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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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Walter Isaacson’s Media Blitz Has Me Hooked on Jobs
I heard from Walter Isaacson at least five times today and I’m actually not bored yet
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Mark Wahlberg Falls Out With ‘Fighter’ BFF David O. Russell (Exclusive)
“They went with Brad Cooper because they felt he was hungrier and would work for cheaper”
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Why Hulu Got Yanked Off the Auction Block
The decision to cancel came about gradually, as the bids became more complicated and Hulu continued to drive growth
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Ryan Kavanaugh’s Dilemma: Will ‘Immortals’ Get Him the JP Morgan Deal?
Kavanaugh is waiting for a deal to close in which JP Morgan would buy out the Relativity stake currently held by Elliott Investments
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Michael Ovitz Booted From IMG Board (Exclusive)
Ovitz was asked to resign after maneuvering to take over the company
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Chelsea Handler on Why She’s the Only Woman in Late-Night (Video)
WaxWord catches up with the budding media brandster and grills her on whether women stop being funny late at night
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Meg Whitman: HP’s PC Business Will Be Decided in October
She says: “Uncertainty is not our friend. People are wondering whether to buy HP products”
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Rosie O’Donnell Explains Larry David’s ‘Juicing’ Episode on ‘Curb’ (Video)
WaxWord ran into Rosie at a conference, and got the scoop on "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
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Warren Buffett: I’ll Release My Tax Return if Rupert Murdoch Does
Says the investor and financier: “He and I will meet at Fortune… I’m ready tomorrow morning”
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Publicist Michael Levine to Ronni Chasen Tipster: Leave Me Out of It
Levine said he hoped to raise a reward fund for Chasen, but never did so
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Uncertainty at IMG as Board Wrestles With Removing Ovitz
Senior management conferred with legal counsel over the weekend as to how to remove Ovitz from the board
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New Hulu Bids Due This Week, But Sale Probability Wanes
While bids may be close to the desired $2 billion, the owners are vacillating over whether a sale is the best outcome
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Nikki Finke Exposed, Part 1: Desperate, and Out of Control
WaxWord will be exposing Finke’s poisonous maneuvers going forward in this space – here’s the latest one
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Insiders: Yahoo Sale Needs to Move Fast, or More Losses Are Coming
Who’s the buyer? Ex-News Corp. mogul Peter Chernin is one possibility — so is Marc Andreessen
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Why Haven’t Lionsgate and Summit Merged Yet?
It’s crushingly obvious that this merger is a deal that needs to happen. Both companies are too small to thrive in today’s brutal marketplace