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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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CNN Takes a Left Turn (and a Right Turn)
The network gives in to the tide of politically opinionated hosts
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Lionsgate Ups ‘Change of Control’ Threshold
Now requires in excess of 50% control or ownership of company’s equity securities
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Yawn: Would Somebody Buy a Movie Library Already?
Am I the only one tired of waiting for an outcome of these Hollywood fire sales?
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Report: Spyglass Is Leading Contender for MGM
The independent’s co-heads would run the studio if takeover plan succeeds
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Lionsgate Shareholders Reject Latest Icahn Offer
Studio: “Carl Icahn has no coherent strategy for the company”
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Carl Icahn Arrives at Deadline With 31% of Lionsgate
Studio is unconcerned; until he gets 51 percent, it’s “business as usual”
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No Bergstein Deal for Miramax as Deadline Looms
Disney’s exclusive negotiating window with the financier ends Thursday, and no word that the sale has closed
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New Jackson Doc to Debut in Japan
Exclusive: Never-before seen footage will debut on June 25, the year-anniversary of singer’s death
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Bob Berney Joining Graham King’s GK Films
Exec had abruptly exited company he founded, Apparition Films, on the brink of Cannes
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Lionsgate: Don’t Be Fooled by Carl Icahn
Corporate raider has a long history of failures, value destruction
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Carl Icahn Stalks Lionsgate: His Next Steps
Corporate raider is getting closer to ending what he calls “the party in the management suite”
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Lunch With Queen Noor: Turkey and Israel Need to “Repair Relations”
The queen touts an anti-nuclear agenda for “Countdown to Zero”
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Icahn Threatens Lionsgate With Bankruptcy (updated)
Lionsgate says it’s working with creditors to avoid the default Icahn invokes
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Cuban, Icahn Play Cat-and-Mouse With Lionsgate
But why would the investor sell to Icahn for less than he can get on the open market?