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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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Weinstein Company Buys 25% of Starz Media
The deal gives Weinsteins a new home entertainment deal with Anchor Bay as Liberty Media continues to reduce its stake in the movie business
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Calling Netflix or Huffpo: After 2010, Hollywood Needs a Game-Changer
The entertainment industry remains at a critical inflection point, and needs the vision of a game-changing move
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Rupert Everett Lashes Hollywood as Homophobic, Jennifer Aniston as Protected
The outspoken actor said that Hollywood is “very, very conservative” rather than liberal, and that staying in the closet is the right choice for many gay actors.
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Golden Globes Tension as Dick Clark and HFPA Feud Over Contract
Tensions between dick clark productions and the HFPA run high amid expiring contract, divisive lawsuit
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Columbia U Should Clean Up Mess Revealed by ‘Inside Job’
‘Inside Job’ revealed that professors take money to have opinions that please their private clients; it’s time for that practice to end
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Exclusive: Oren Aviv in Talks to Take Fox Marketing Position
The former Disney chief of production and marketing would have an expanded marketing role on the heels of Pam Levine’s departure
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MGM Exits Bankruptcy, Barber and Birnbaum Assume Control
Studio emerges with $500 million in exit funding
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Jeff Bewkes on Netflix? Old Media Protests Way Too Much
The CEO of Time-Warner has been dismissing Netflix in a sotto voce that is beginning to resemble a primal scream
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TheWrap Partners in Launch of Reuters America
TheWrap has joined forces with Reuters to be an anchor partner in its launch of Reuters America, an alternative to the AP
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Who Left Variety, and Where They Went
Variety has hemmoraghed so much editorial talent over the past year that it’s hard to keep track. Here’s a tally
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Variety Bleeds Talent, While Newsroom Morale Suffers
Beset by aggressive competitors and shackled by a paywall, Variety has become a shadow of its former dominant self
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Universal in Preliminary Talks to Sell Focus; Gores Bros. Interested
Universal would like to sell the arthouse division if it can get the right price, but it’s unclear whether Comcast would bless a deal
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Icahn vs. Lionsgate: Takeover King Loses in Court
Billionaire investor’s bid to overturn debt for equity swapped denied
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Advisory Firms Differ Over Icahn’s Board Nominees (update)
One major shareholder advisory firm recommends parts of the rebel slate, while another endorses the studios candidates
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Lionsgate: Icahn Group Has a Record of Value Destruction
Studio urges stakeholders to reject billionaire’s board slate and vote for its own nominees