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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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Glickman Argues Back — He Got $480M in the ’08 Stimulus Bill
Wanted: a mogul-wrangler who understands the entertainment business
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Nielsen THR Sale Approaches; Is Lachlan Murdoch Involved?
Finkelstein’s News Communications deal for Billboard, other entertainment titles to close imminently.
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California Tightens Energy Rules for Flat-Screen TVs
California Energy Commission votes 5-0 in favor of the nation’s first efficiency regulations for televisions of up to 58 inches sold in the stat
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Seller Beware: Finkelstein Courted, Dumped IWantMedia
One insider says the Nielsen-owned THR will go to Jimmy Finkelstein by weekend
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A Paramount-American Airlines Junket, Up In the Air
American Airlines provides a 767 jet, gratis, for a promotional party 30,000 feet up.
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Deal Nears: NBC Universal Board Set, With Comcast in Majority
Insiders says deal won’t be done this weekend, but it’s close.
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MGM Buys More Time: Lenders Forbear, Again
December deadline for interest payments get extended until January
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Sale? Nielsen Business Media Aflame With Earnings Down 28%
But CFO Brian West says that “iconic” titles like the Hollywood Reporter should be kept.
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Disney’s Ross Takes Off the Kid Gloves
At a time of tectonic shifts in the industry, Ross’s studio shake-up shows he intends to grease the rusty fulcrum at the studio.
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Hollywood Reporter Set to be Sold to ‘Who’s Who’s’ Finkelstein
The historic Hollywood trade paper would become part of Finkelstein’s News Communications Inc.
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J-Lo Lawyers Aim to Block Movie, Home Video (updated)
Monday she’ll seek restraining order against Cuban ex, Ojani Noa
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Kirk Douglas Steals the Show at Britannia Awards
Robert De Niro, Colin Firth, Emily Blunt and Danny Boyle all get awards too
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Moguls Curse: Why Content Isn’t King (part II)
A new book says overpaid CEOS and acquisition lust hurts Hollywood. But … studio lots?