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Sharon Waxman On the Business of Entertainment
The founder and editor of TheWrap’s take on life on the left coast, high culture, low culture and the business of entertainment and media. Waxman writes frequently on the inside doings of Hollywood, and is is also the author of two books, Rebels on the Back Lot and Loot
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Jim Wiatt Lands — on AOL Board
Banished to that dark place where former power brokers go, Wiatt lands on the board of spun-off AOL
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Uni Production Chief? Not Richard Brener
New Line production head turns down offer from Donna Langley
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Comcast Update: Due Diligence at 30 Rock With NBCU
Brian Roberts and his father, Comcast founder Ralph, met yesterday with top NBCU executives.
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Variety’s Stiles: ‘I’m Not Optimistic About This Habit Called Journalism’
The trade publisher says content ain’t king anymore. I beg to differ.
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Digital Hollywood: ‘Family Guy’ and Windows 7 Is the Future
“These days, the message is more important than the medium,” said Microsoft’s Vince Messina
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Spielberg Passes on His ‘Put’ for Universal Parks
Filmmaker makes an incredible $30 million a year for his “consulting” to the theme parks.
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Weinstein Co. Merges Publishing Division With Perseus
Studio and publisher in joint venture to develop books
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Ya Think Sony Plans to Make Some Money on Jackson?
The invite to the premiere came in a heavy black envelope that isn’t quite vellum, no it’s more like actual suede.
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Why Bloomberg Bought BusinessWeek (updated with counter view)
An insider explains: brand extension, and a 1 million customer base – for free
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Toldja Truth-Squad: From Dismissal to ‘Exclusive!’ in 2 Short Weeks
Maybe we should get The New Yorker to order up a fact-check?
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Ad Age Offers 4 Marketing Lessons from ‘Paranormal’
“Don’t waste money on large-scale TV campaigns when you can talk directly to your fans.”
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CNN’s ‘Reliable Sources’: Is Letterman a Cad?
Sharon debates the harsh truth about late-night talk show host sex, with Howard Kurtz
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Comcast & NBC-U: ‘They’ve All Agreed to Agree’
And GE’s Immelt calls Zucker “as good as anyone running a media company today.” Seriously?
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Distributors Circling Oren Peli’s ‘Area 51’
As ‘Paranormal’ takes big bucks, distribution rights are up for the director’s next project