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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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As Deal With Spyglass Looms, MGM Gets 7th Debt Extension
Studio has until Oct. 29 to make a $450 million payment to 100 lenders
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Former Quellos Group Execs Plead Guilty in Tax-Shelter Scheme
Jeffrey Greenstein and Charles Wilk copped to charges that came after Hollywood lawyer Matthew Krane agreed to participate in a federal investigation
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MGM Creditors Set to Approve Bankruptcy Plan: Report
Creditors would exchange their debt for equity with Spyglass taking over
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Jim Wiatt, ex-William Morris Chief, Takes Content Strategy Job With AOL (updated)
The ex-chairman of William Morris finds a new perch helping AOL shape its content strategy, exits board of directors
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The New Hollywood Reporter: ‘Team Janice’ and … Everyone Else
Janice Min and her team ignore the older staff, including editor Elizabeth Guider. The untermenschen have a secret name for them…
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Attention People Mag: Nikki Finke Doesn’t Work Here
This is the first time anyone has confused me for Nikki. But is it the last?
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Updated: Eminem Wins Royalties from Universal, UMG Will Fight It
Court rules that the rapper is owed money for music downloaded over iTunes; update: UMG vows to file for new hearing
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Aramid Investors Sue Film Financier David Molner
Accused of looting companies for $60 million, using funds as his own “personal piggy bank”
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Tutor Hits Back: Miramax Deal ‘on Track’
Philanthropist Jerome Swartz is still a minority investor in the studio
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Spending Stories: Richard Johnson and Other $1M Offers at THR
The Hollywood Reporter is spending like mad — now come details of how they tried to lure the Page Six editor for a cool million. Is there a business model that supports this?
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Tutor’s Miramax Group Loses 2 Big Investors
Morgan Creek’s James Robinson and philanthropist Jerome Swartz drop out of the bid for the indie studio
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Latest: Icahn Increases Tender Offer to Lionsgate; Now at $7.50
Offer is contingent on the shares issued in July to Lionsgate director Mark Rachesky being rescinded or converted into non-voting shares
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Janice Min’s Hollywood Reporter: A Bitchy Switch
The new editor at the Reporter has shifted to a nastier, more celebrity-focused tone, jarring those more accustomed to a friendlier trade paper
