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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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Hollywood’s Streaming Pile-Up: Should Netflix Be Running Scared From HBO, CBS, Starz?
“This is one of the strategic moves you can make when you control your own destiny,” CBS’s Jim Lanzone tells TheWrap
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Time Warner’s Vision: How Media Giant Wants to Do More With Less
The company unrolled an execution strategy in a remarkable display of growth plans while slimming down
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CAA Close to Selling Majority Stake to TPG Capital
The private equity firm already owns 35 percent but wants more of the talent agency
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‘Black Swan’ Producer on Why His Chilean Miner Movie Will Make $300 Million
After watching “The 33,” Mike Medavoy said, “I cried because I knew I’d pulled it off”
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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
