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Diane Haithman

Diane Haithman

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Senior Contributing Business Reporter

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Senior Entertainment Business Reporter • diane@thewrap.com • @dhaithman

Diane came to TheWrap from a position as Staff Reporter at The Los Angeles Business Journal, covering Entertainment/Media, Philanthropy and Style. Diane was a Los Angeles Times Staff Writer for two decades, covering arts, culture and the TV industry. Her novel Dark Lady of Hollywood was published to critical acclaim by Harvard Square Editions in 2014. She serves on the adjunct faculty of Emerson College Los Angeles and has taught feature writing at USC. Diane is co-author of the nonfiction book The Elder Wisdom Circle Guide for a Meaningful Life (Penguin/Plume 2007) and is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists-Los Angeles Chapter.

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Los Angeles

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University of Michigan Ann Arbor

  • Discovery Closes $43 Billion Merger With WarnerMedia to Form Warner Bros. Discovery

    The new company will be headed up by CEO David Zaslav and has an estimated worth of $130 billion

    By

    Diane Haithman
    April 8, 2022 @ 2:40 PM
    News
    2:40 PM
    Discovery Closes $43 Billion Merger With WarnerMedia to Form Warner Bros. Discovery
  • ‘Paranoia’ Felt by WarnerMedia Staff Amid Looming Layoffs in Discovery Merger: ‘It’s Bad, It’s Crazy’

    “Everybody has merger fatigue and it hasn’t happened yet,” one employee tells TheWrap

    By

    Diane Haithman
    April 6, 2022 @ 5:53 PM

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    5:53 PM
    ‘Paranoia’ Felt by WarnerMedia Staff Amid Looming Layoffs in Discovery Merger: ‘It’s Bad, It’s Crazy’

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  • CAA Acquires Full Ownership of Joint Venture With Global Brands

    Newly named CAA Brand Management division will be integrated into day-to-day operations, the agency says

    By

    Diane Haithman
    April 6, 2022 @ 11:30 AM
    Business
    11:30 AM
    CAA Acquires Full Ownership of Joint Venture With Global Brands
  • Jason Kilar Says He Decided to Leave WarnerMedia Less Than 2 Weeks After Discovery Merger Set in Motion

    “I understood that was going to happen in the transaction” when it was announced in May, the CEO told TheWrap

    By

    Diane Haithman
    April 5, 2022 @ 12:43 PM

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    12:43 PM
    Jason Kilar Says He Decided to Leave WarnerMedia Less Than 2 Weeks After Discovery Merger Set in Motion

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  • New York Times Games Chief Insists Wordle Is at No Loss for Words – at Least, Not Yet

    Jonathan Knight debunks other rumors and insists the puzzle’s word list is long enough to last for “a couple of years”

    By

    Diane Haithman
    April 4, 2022 @ 6:00 AM

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    6:00 AM
    New York Times Games Chief Insists Wordle Is at No Loss for Words – at Least, Not Yet

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  • Amazon’s Andy Jassy Receives $212 Million Pay Package in First Year as CEO

    The big payday was largely due to a stock grant tied to his promotion to chief executive in July

    By

    Diane Haithman
    April 1, 2022 @ 11:30 AM
    Business
    11:30 AM
    Amazon’s Andy Jassy Receives $212 Million Pay Package in First Year as CEO
  • Former Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs and Partners Offer to Help Rehabilitate ‘Tarnished’ HFPA

    Pacific Coast Entertainment proposes partnership to further “transformation, greater diversity and inclusion” in Golden Globes group

    By

    Diane Haithman and Anita Bennett
    March 31, 2022 @ 1:58 PM
    Awards
    1:58 PM
    Former Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs and Partners Offer to Help Rehabilitate ‘Tarnished’ HFPA
  • Why Disney CEO Bob Chapek Gets Both an A and an F on His 2nd-Year Report Card

    Despite the exec’s recent LGBTQ gaffe, “his PR problem is not a business problem,” one entertainment attorney says

    By

    Diane Haithman
    March 30, 2022 @ 6:00 AM

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    Business
    6:00 AM
    Why Disney CEO Bob Chapek Gets Both an A and an F on His 2nd-Year Report Card

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  • How Much an Oscar Is Worth to This Year’s Winners

    Experts explain why Jessica Chastain could earn millions more for her next project but Will Smith won’t

    By

    Diane Haithman and Umberto Gonzalez
    March 29, 2022 @ 6:15 AM

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    6:15 AM
    How Much an Oscar Is Worth to This Year’s Winners

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  • People of Color Drove Movie Box Office Revenue and At-Home Viewing in 2021, New Study Says

    POC box office dollars and streaming views largely supported films with diverse casts, according to UCLA report

    By

    Diane Haithman
    March 24, 2022 @ 2:00 AM
    Movies
    2:00 AM
    People of Color Drove Movie Box Office Revenue and At-Home Viewing in 2021, New Study Says
  • Why MGM’s Top Execs Face an Uphill Battle Under Amazon Leadership

    “Amazon is in the driver’s seat. And MGM just goes along for the ride,” entertainment attorney Bryan Sullivan says

    By

    Brian Welk and Diane Haithman
    March 23, 2022 @ 6:00 AM

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    6:00 AM
    Why MGM’s Top Execs Face an Uphill Battle Under Amazon Leadership

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  • How Ariana DeBose’s Yellow Dress Brought ‘West Side Story’ Into a New Era (Video)

    TheWrap Screening Series: “There was a great love for the purple dress Rita Moreno wears in the original film. My task was to create a design (with) that same kind of energy,” says costume designer Paul Tazewell

    By

    Diane Haithman
    March 19, 2022 @ 3:11 PM
    News
    3:11 PM
    How Ariana DeBose’s Yellow Dress Brought ‘West Side Story’ Into a New Era (Video)
  • What A24’s Whopping $2.5 Billion Valuation Says About the Indie Darling – and the Movie Business

    A $225 million investment “signals that the film business is back in the eyes of investors,” one prominent entertainment attorney says

    By

    Diane Haithman
    March 18, 2022 @ 12:17 PM

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    12:17 PM
    What A24’s Whopping $2.5 Billion Valuation Says About the Indie Darling – and the Movie Business

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  • UTA Adds 3 New Music Agents

    The three new hires join different teams within the company’s music division

    By

    Diane Haithman
    March 17, 2022 @ 10:00 AM
    News
    10:00 AM
    UTA Adds 3 New Music Agents
  • Endeavor Beats Expectations for First Year as Public Company Despite $468 Million in Losses

    Ari Emanuel’s company also reports $16.7 million net loss for last quarter after posting profit the previous quarter

    By

    Diane Haithman
    March 16, 2022 @ 1:58 PM
    Business
    1:58 PM
    Endeavor Beats Expectations for First Year as Public Company Despite $468 Million in Losses
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