“Auction house Sotheby’s yesterday posted record results after bumper sales in the first six months of this year. The auctioneer generated income of $132m (about £65m) in the first half, 92% higher than a year earlier and more than any full year in its history.”
Tag: 08.09.07
What Can ITV Do To Regain Its Footing?
The head of a UK television network says that the industry has a lot of work to do to win back viewers’ trust following a series of high-profile scandals involving doctored footage and faked phone-in contests. ITV chief Michael Grade spoke of an “apparent and casual contempt towards viewers” that needs to be overcome.
Dallas Opera Chief Resigns
The general director of the Dallas Opera has stepped down unexpectedly, prompting a fast-tracked search for a successor as the company prepares to make a big move to a new home in 2009. There are few clues as to why Karen Stone decided to depart early, except for a prepared statement in which she said that she was a bit fatigued with the fund-raising aspect of her job.
Legendary Acoustician Dies At 83
“Russell Johnson, the acoustical consultant whose design for Dallas’ Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center helped revolutionized thinking about concert hall sound, died Tuesday at his home in New York. He was 83 and was on the job through Monday… In addition to the Dallas hall, Artec has been acclaimed for its work on the Culture and Congress Center in Lucerne, Switzerland; Symphony Hall in Birmingham, England; and many other facilities around the world.”