Sharon Waxman, is the founder, CEO and Editor in Chief of TheWrap. She is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, and was a Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times. Twitter: @sharonwaxman
Experience:
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EXCLUSIVE: Disney Agrees to Sell Miramax to Tutor for $675M
Miramax deal involves the L.A. billionaire, Morgan Creek, Colony Capital and David Bergstein
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Sun Valley Mogul List: Are You on It?
TheWrap got hold of the full list of media, entertainment and tech bigwigs attending Herb Allen’s annual high-powered conference
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Introducing ‘TheGrill’: Thought Leadership for Hollywood
We think it’s time for a high-level conversation about the future of the entertainment industry. Mark your calendars: TheGrill, Sept 20 and 21
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Bergstein Nears Miramax Purchase from Disney
David Bergstein and his backer Ronald Tutor are closing in on a deal to buy Miramax this week, ending the Weinsteins’ hopes to reclaim the studio they founded
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Exclusive: Relativity + Netflix Stream Pact Pushes Pay TV
The deal makes Netflix a player in the pay TV window, competing with HBO, Showtime and Starz
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Hollywood Talent Giant Ed Limato Dies at 73
The agent was a towering figure in the talent world for three decades, representing such stars as Denzel Washington, Richard Gere and Mel Gibson
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Blow-Up at Overture Leads to McGurk and Rosett Resignations
In an escalating battle, the Overture executives demanded $50 million to take two movies wide; Albrecht said no
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TheWrap Named to ‘100 Most Important Online’ List
The magazine for online media says we have managed to “disintermediate the industry heavy-hitters.” We say: darn tootin’.
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Pohlad’s Apparition Cuts Staff, Restructures
In the wake of the departure of Bob Berney, Apparition announced cutbacks and restructuring plans.
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Miramax and Ron Tutor at Turning Point: Cash, or Bail
Exclusive: The billionaire backing David Bergstein can’t get banks to finance his bid. So it’s cash — or pass
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Weinstein Debt Wiped Clean in Deal with Goldman, Ambac
In a move that hands 200 Weinstein films to Goldman Sachs in exchange for forgiving debt, the independent film company gets a new lease on life (UPDATED)
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CNN Takes a Left Turn (and a Right Turn)
The network gives in to the tide of politically opinionated hosts
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Yawn: Would Somebody Buy a Movie Library Already?
Am I the only one tired of waiting for an outcome of these Hollywood fire sales?
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No Bergstein Deal for Miramax as Deadline Looms
Disney’s exclusive negotiating window with the financier ends Thursday, and no word that the sale has closed