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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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My Top 7 Takeaways From TheGrill 2014: Data Science, Social Media and Charm Go a Long Way
Here’s what we learned from the interactions onstage and off
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Why Bob Iger Reconsidered His Retirement From The Walt Disney Co.
It’s a stunning turnabout that makes eminent sense: The 63-year-old CEO looked around — and decided he’d rather stay
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DreamWorks Animation Purchase by SoftBank Is ‘Bad Business,’ Leading Analyst Says
“The question is why buy a studio with such limited output?” asks BTIG’s Rich Greenfield
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Starz Puts Itself Up For Acquisition, Meets With Fox for Potential Bid
The premium cable company’s market value is currently $3.2 billion, Discovery is said to be interested
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A Steve Jobs Effect at Toronto? Brains Over Brawn Define Heroes of Oscar-Bound Movies
In at least three major films at the Toronto festival, the life of the mind creates the context for the film’s drama
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Hey, New York Times ‘Vows’ Section: Who Cares If ‘The Bride is Keeping Her Name’?
This editorial tic would seem like a quaint throwback if it didn’t sound so sexist
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Future of Broadcast TV Under Scrutiny: ‘Everyone Should Be Reevaluating’
The conclusion emerging is that over the long-term network television is a challenged business
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Do Print Spinoffs Spell Death of U.S. Newspapers? No and Here’s Why
Newspapers are looking at their future with a more realistic set of expectations and goals
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TheWrap Announces 12 Finalists for 2014 ShortList Film Festival
Finalists Include Winners of Sundance, SXSW, Clermont-Ferrand, Aspen, Toronto, LAFF
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George Pyne To Leave WME-Owned IMG, Seeks Financing For New Venture (Exclusive)
The president of IMG Sports and Entertainment is the latest on the way out
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Chasing the Truth in Gaza – Fiction, Reality and Outright Lies
It is all too difficult for us to know how to evaluate the images we are being sent, where to stand, how to think
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Another Exec Leaves Ari Emanuel’s IMG: Growing Pains or a ‘Slow-Motion Car Crash’?
David Abrutyn, a 15-year veteran of IMG and their global head of consulting, is leaving
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Inside Details of Sun Valley’s Hollywood Panel – Harvey Said What?
That Martin Scorsese story went down like a lead balloon in the mountains of Idaho
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Ari Emanuel’s Bad Week at IMG: CFO Peter Klein Exits, Multimillion-Dollar Kentucky Deal Flames Out
Klein was IMG’s banking contact for the $2.4 billion raise that financed the takeover
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Collapse of Hollywood Sex Abuse Cases Raises Questions About Ethics, Legality
“It’s a disgusting abuse of my client,” Patty Glaser, lawyer for former Disney executive David Neuman, told TheWrap
