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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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How Haim Saban Pulled Off the Deal of a Lifetime
Connie Bruck’s New Yorker piece is out, and endless. By far the most interesting aspect involves the backstory to Haim Saban’s sale, with Rupert Murdoch, of the Fox Family Channel to the Walt Disney Company in 2001 for $5.2 billion. The piece details Disney chief Michael Eisner’s getting cold feet because he overpaid, and trying to…
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Enquirer Cloud Skips White House Dinner
Mainstream media gets a reprieve for delving in dirty laundry as Enquirer stumbles
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Exclusive: Battle at the New Yorker Over Haim Saban Profile
Lawyers for Saban have been hammering magazine fact-checkers and sent a letter of warning
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Todd McCarthy Goes Digital, Joins IndieWire Network
Longtime Variety critic, dumped abruptly in March, launches blog with IndieWire
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Robert Greenwald Challenges JFK Actors Kinnear, Holmes to Vet Script
Left-wing documentarian still worried that History Channel miniseries will be politically motivated
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Lions Gate: We Had a Better Fiscal Year Than We Thought
Studio, in fight with Carl Icahn, revises preliminary 2010 results
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Peacemaker? Troubled MPTF Names Pisano Board Chair
Acting Chairman of MPAA will replace Frank Mancuso in likely bid to reach out to angry families
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Watch Livestream of Our Tribeca Event
Indie veteran Ted Hope and new media whiz kid Chris Hyams debate independent film
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TheWrap Secures $2M in Series B Funding
The new capital will go toward expansion of editorial and technical resources and to expand our revenue streams
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Miramax Update: Deadline Extended, Deal by Monday?
Lawyers continue to work through the weekend to get it done before the new window closes
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Dave Eggers, Kevin Starr Win at L.A. Times Book Prizes
Rafael Yglesias wins fiction for ‘A Happy Marriage’
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TheWrap Announces Partnerships With CNN, KPCC
We’ll be appearing regularly on “Reliable Sources” and Patt Morrison’s show
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Lionsgate to Let Icahn Vote on His Own Takeover Offer
Amends Shareholders Rights Plan to change voting rules, but still urges shareholders to vote against offer
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TheWrap Wins for Motion Picture Home Coverage
Wins top online news story at the LAPC’s National Entertainment Journalism Awards
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‘South Park’ Creators: Censored Muhammad Ep Not a Joke (updated)
The animated show depicted the prophet in a bear suit