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CAA’s Acquisition of ICM Is Driven by Hollywood’s Race to Consolidate | Analysis
CAA’s “double down on representation” signals a survival tactic, not just a talent-first philosophy, experts say
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Can Elizabeth Holmes’ Domestic Abuse Defense Work in Theranos Fraud Trial? | Analysis
The disgraced leader faces an uphill battle, but “there’s a lot of things going for her as a defendant,” one expert says
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Beautycon Comes to Ugly End: CEO Moj Mahdara Out, Website Dark, Assets Sold in Foreclosure (Exclusive)
Richelieu Dennis’ Essence Ventures has taken over the media darling plagued with financial trouble and layoffs
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‘Barbie Universe’: Inside the 62-Year-Old Doll’s Expansion Into Movies, Streaming and Instagram
“We are always looking for new expressions of the brand … everything is on the table,” one Mattel executive says
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Are COVID Delta Variant Fears Killing the Live Concert Comeback?
“Shows are happening all over the country, and people are going to them, I know that much,” one music executive insists
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WrapPRO Roundtable: Is Tech Blasting Age Barriers in Hollywood?
“I’ll change brands in a heartbeat. I went from PC to Mac when I was 60,” says one writer-producer
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Hungarian HFPA Member Admits Plagiarizing, Recycling Quotes in Scarlett Johansson Profile (Exclusive)
Magazine Nok Lapja says it has severed ties with Anikó Navai following an investigation
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Live Concerts Heat Up This Summer After COVID Shutdowns
“I don’t think you are going to find many venues that have holes in their calendar by September,” says one music executive
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Champagne Truffles and Filet Mignon Deliveries: Hollywood’s New Gifting Explosion
“Pandemic gifts have gone crazy,” says an entertainment marketing executive
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Hotel Rooms Are Scarce at This Year’s Cannes Film Festival, but There’s Room For Your Yacht
Expect only 25% of the usual number of big boats docking at the annual fest, one broker says
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Inside Book Publishing’s Merger Mania – and Why Antitrust Laws Won’t Slow It Down
“A lot of the talk and the fear and the anger is about things that are none of the business of the law,” one merger expert says
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Congress Approved $15 Billion to Save Entertainment Venues – Why Has Not a Penny Been Spent So Far?
Indie cinemas, music venues and museums have waited two months and counting for the Small Business Administration to start sending out grants
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Are Twitter and Netflix Taking a Hit for Overperforming in New Subscribers Early in the Pandemic?
The social media app’s Q4 user growth falls short of Wall Street’s expectations
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Inside ‘Tidal Wave’ of Song Catalog Sales: Why Neil Young, Bob Dylan and More Are Cashing in
“People are almost treating catalogs like they would treat bonds,” lawyer James Sammataro says
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Journalist Gulchehra Hoja on the ‘Incredibly High Price’ of Reporting on China’s Uyghur Oppression | PRO Video
Hoja and Syrian reporter Yakeen Bido discuss the personal and professional risks that come with reporting on global atrocities — and why they have to persist
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