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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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Flushed! Jeff Gaspin, Steve Burke and the $200,000 Bathroom
Gaspin’s overpriced bathroom started Steve Burke’s dissaffection with the executive, who will leave his job at the top of NBCU next week
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Will Tribune Co. Sell its Newspapers Post-Bankruptcy?
The bloodletting at L.A. Times, Chicago Tribune has been staunched, but the money guys who are likely to take over may not care
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Exclusive: Comcast-NBCU Merger Expected to Close Jan. 28
The Comcast-NBCU merger is poised to get FCC approval this week, with a final close of the deal planned for January 28, TheWrap has learned.
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Exclusive: HFPA’s Phil Berk Denies Personal Gain from NBC with Chrysler Ad Buy on Golden Globes
In a statement to TheWrap, Berk denies demanding a kickback from NBC for Chrysler, saying it was a commission to the HFPA
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Dick Clark to HFPA: ‘Our Contract Is in Force’
Exclusive: On eve of Golden Globes, the CEO of Dick Clark Productions says its contract with HFPA has automatically renewed — HFPA says no it hasn’t
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Charlie Sheen’s Earache Pales Next to Warner Bros.’, CBS’ Headache
While Sheen nursed an earache, executives close to the show – and his own team – continue to worry over the hard partying actor’s behavior
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Oren Aviv Grilled: ‘Harness Technology, Information to Market Movies’
“Marketing is the most dynamic area of the business right now — it’s where innovation and breakthrough thinking is happening most frequently and to greatest effect”
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Fox Taps Oren Aviv as Chief Marketing Officer
The former Disney executive named to head up studio’s domestic theatrical marketing, as we reported last month he would be
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FCC Chief Genachowski: ‘Tablet Technology Is Revolutionary’
“They’re a revolutionary, breakthrough device,” says the chairman, and will drive innovation and economic growth
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At CES: Stuff You Need & Stuff You Don’t — Lady Gaga, Tablets & Smart TVs
Walking the floors of the three-day tsunami of 130,000 tech and retail professionals
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At CES: Fox’s Pete Levinsohn Says Studios Need Windows and a “Balanced Marketplace”
In seeking the right business model for film in the digital age, says Levinsohn, studios need to find “the right price value relationship for the customer so you can hit them in different windows.”
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CES: Ballmer Tries Harder, Sony Neglects Digital Upgrade to Catalogue
Microsoft CEO puts Netflix and Hulu on the Xbox and introduces a cool new screen; meanwhile, Sony lags in making its catalogue digital
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Harvey Weinstein Grilled: ‘I’m Loving Playing Inside the Box’
“I’m interested in making the best possible movies we can. And I’m having a helluva good time doing it”
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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