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AMC (American Movie Classics)
Main Event has been creating memorable events for this popular cable channel, dedicated to American movie fans featuring popular movies and original productions, since 1999. From the MonsterFest Hot Air Balloon Tour to Upfront Events, from the TriBeCa Film Festival to the Golden Globes, we have been dedicated to supporting AMC's slogan, Long Live Cool.
Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group (now Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, Inc.)
Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, Inc. (formerly known as Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group is a corporation which develops scripts and overseas theatrical film production for The Walt Disney Company's production companies and imprints.
Court TV (now TruTV)
From March 2005 until June, 2006, Diane Rohan headed up the Special Events department, coordinating 49 events in 14 months for the CEO (Henry Schleiff), the PR department, the Ad Sales Department, the Affiliates Department and the Human Resources Department, coming in hundreds of thousands of dollars under budget, including events with Colin Powell, Nancy Grace, Eddie Hayes and Dominick Dunne, as well as screenings for "Unknown White Male" and "On Native Soil," as well as participation in the Toronto and Sundance Film Festivals.
Downtown Little League
Downtown Little League (DLL) is an all-volunteer baseball league for the benefit of kids 5-16 in lower Manhattan, with a player population of approximately 900 kids. My family has supported the DLL since our son hit his first t-ball in 2004, and in 2011, I planned an exciting opening day event for the league.
For this national music-video network, Main Event coordinated first class travel and activities for 70 guests to the first annual Fuse/Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Show in Los Angeles.
Lifetime Television Networks
n October of 2009, Main Event coordinated travel and activities for the Affiliate Marketing Group's "New York Experience" Event. Highlights included negotiating a room block with the Ritz-Carlton, Battery Park for over 40 guests, coordinating a VIP lunch with Tim Gunn and Nina Garcia (and most of the season 6 designers) at the Hearst Tower, planning a shopping trip which included a visit to Mood Fabrics with Kara Janx, and procuring items for nightly room drops.
Manhattan Youth (a non-profit organization)
Created over 20 years ago by Bob Townley, Manhattan Youth provides childcare, academic, recreational and cultural activities to Lower Manhattan community members. Main Event coordinated the grand opening party for the long-awaited Downtown Community Center.
Newman's Own
Main Event has had the privilege of coordinating two events for this charity, whose motto is "Shameless Exploitation in Pursuit of the Common Good." Since 1982, over $250 million has been given to thousands of charities by this company, founded by the late, great Paul Newman.
Notre Dame Preparatory (Towson, MD)
In less than a decade, NDP has grown into one of the nation’s leading college preparatory high schools.
Outdoor Channel
Founded by outdoorsmen for outdoorsmen, Outdoor Channel features quality programming designed to educate and entertain sportsmen of all skill levels. Main Event coordinated their first annual Video Game Challenge for Ad Sales clients, which supported the channel's desire to promote the traditional outdoor activities that are a vital part of our national heritage including fishing, hunting and shooting sports.
Rainbow Media
Rainbow Media is the umbrella company overseeing AMC, We, IFC, Sundance Channel and VOOM. Since December, 2003, Main Event has been working with the support group for Josh Sapan, CEO of Rainbow, to elevate the quality of events and promote their "moving entertainment forward" theme. Highlights include a reception at CTAM, several holiday dinners for the CEO's direct reports, and a celebration of AMC's 8 Emmy's in 2008.
Travel Channel
A satellite and cable channel headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD, Travel Channel features documentaries related to travel and leisure all over the world. Travel Channel is owned by Scripps Networks Interactive and Cox Communications.
WEtv (Women's Entertainment Television)
WEtv is the premier source for women looking to satisfy their curiosity with fascinating, original stories and entertaining, informative content that is relevant to key stages of their lives. Since 2003, Main Event has not only coordinated Upfront presentations for this sister network of AMC, but Diane served as the spokesperson for the reality series "Bridezillas" in 2004.
"We've never had such unique or memorable events at Court TV Each event was made special with Diane's uniquely talented vision."
Henry S. Schleiff, Chairman & CEO, Court TV