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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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Digital Media Veteran Alan Citron Joins TheWrap as General Manager
Leading Hollywood News Site Hires For New Phase of Expansion
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Oscar Nail-Biter – ‘Birdman or ‘Boyhood’
The chatter in, around and after the Independent Spirit awards on Saturday was how the vote might split for the Oscars on Sunday
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David Carr, Jon Stewart, Brian Williams and Journalism’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
The media machine was running at full steam, with the 24-hour cable news bulldozer fed by nonstop buzzing on Twitter and Facebook
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Inside Brian Williams Camp: Anchor Mulls Redemption, Apology Tour (Exclusive)
Williams and his advisors are working on a strategy that would involve coming clean about mistakes and apologizing fully to the public
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After Colbert, Jon Stewart Leaving ‘The Daily Show’ Deals a Double Blow to Comedy Central
Cable channel knew the announcement was coming, but can it cope with the “brutal” loss?
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Sony Pictures Likely to Choose Amy Pascal Successor From Within, Insiders Say (Exclusive)
CEO Michael Lynton is looking at structure before making a decision, they tell TheWrap
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TheWrap Celebrates With 74 Oscar Nominees at Pre-Awards Event
With Acoustic Performances of Best Songs “Grateful,” “Lost Stars”
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Vice, Disney at Impasse in TV Channel Talks Over ‘Sony Hack’ Clause (Exclusive)
Disney and Hearst, which co-own A&E, are insisting on a clause in the Vice contract that has angered CEO Shane Smith
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‘Selma’ Snub Means Diversity Is Still Sparse in a White Hollywood
Clint Eastwood has justifiably won many, many awards, but this is also true: he is part of the Hollywood club. Ava DuVernay is not
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CES 2015: The Internet of Things Overtakes the Ubiquity of Content
The annual Vegas convention shifts from phones and tablets to much bigger things
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In the Face of Attack on French Newspaper Charlie Hebdo: We Must Publish, Print, Stand Our Ground
Terrorist shooting at the publication’s headquarters leaves 12 dead and the world in shock
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In 2014, Hollywood Hubris Met Media Mayhem
Brace yourselves, the future was forced upon the industry by way of the Sony hack attack
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From the Ashes of Sony Hack, Momentum Grows for ‘Interview’ Release
Is it still possible to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat?
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How Sony, Suddenly Object of Global Scorn, Bungled Response to Hack Attack
Studios moves have outraged everybody
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Sony Hack: Guess How Much Pulling ‘The Interview’ Will Cost the Studio? (Exclusive)
The decision to skip VOD and DVD releases means studio won’t see a penny in returns