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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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HBO NOW’s Standalone Service – Cable and Content Companies Face the Watershed
Content providers need to move fast since cable companies are starting to push back against networks that are not delivering the audience
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NBC Investigation Into Ex-PR Chief Abuse Claims Exposes Unusually Strong Ties to Bob Greenblatt
Insiders say staff asked NBC not to hire Licata, dismissed in October, because of his track record
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Former NBC Exec Richard Licata Responds to Abuse Claims: ‘It’s Character Assassination’ (Exclusive)
“Have I pushed people? Absolutely. I have never, ever done it abusively”
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Hollywood Mogul Ryan Kavanaugh Witnessed Harrison Ford Crash: ‘He Had a Five-Second Decision to Make’ (Exclusive)
“As the pilot, when an engine goes out it’s pure instinct,” Kavanaugh tells TheWrap
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What I Saw at The Oscars: A Love Story
Sometimes you learn to appreciate life in the unlikeliest of places
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Digital Media Veteran Alan Citron Joins TheWrap as General Manager
Leading Hollywood News Site Hires For New Phase of Expansion
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Oscar Nail-Biter – ‘Birdman or ‘Boyhood’
The chatter in, around and after the Independent Spirit awards on Saturday was how the vote might split for the Oscars on Sunday
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David Carr, Jon Stewart, Brian Williams and Journalism’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
The media machine was running at full steam, with the 24-hour cable news bulldozer fed by nonstop buzzing on Twitter and Facebook
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Inside Brian Williams Camp: Anchor Mulls Redemption, Apology Tour (Exclusive)
Williams and his advisors are working on a strategy that would involve coming clean about mistakes and apologizing fully to the public
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After Colbert, Jon Stewart Leaving ‘The Daily Show’ Deals a Double Blow to Comedy Central
Cable channel knew the announcement was coming, but can it cope with the “brutal” loss?
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Sony Pictures Likely to Choose Amy Pascal Successor From Within, Insiders Say (Exclusive)
CEO Michael Lynton is looking at structure before making a decision, they tell TheWrap
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TheWrap Celebrates With 74 Oscar Nominees at Pre-Awards Event
With Acoustic Performances of Best Songs “Grateful,” “Lost Stars”
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Vice, Disney at Impasse in TV Channel Talks Over ‘Sony Hack’ Clause (Exclusive)
Disney and Hearst, which co-own A&E, are insisting on a clause in the Vice contract that has angered CEO Shane Smith
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‘Selma’ Snub Means Diversity Is Still Sparse in a White Hollywood
Clint Eastwood has justifiably won many, many awards, but this is also true: he is part of the Hollywood club. Ava DuVernay is not
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CES 2015: The Internet of Things Overtakes the Ubiquity of Content
The annual Vegas convention shifts from phones and tablets to much bigger things
