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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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Canadian Regulator Approves Icahn’s Lionsgate Bid
Billionaire agrees to keep Canadian control of Maple Pictures
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Calling Harvey Weinstein: Miramax-Bergstein Deal Tough for Banks
Banks are balking at loaning Bergstein’s partners debt because the Weinsteins are still a wild card
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Lionsgate Board Urges Shareholders to Reject Icahn Offer … Again
Missive comes after $7-share-bid was voted down earlier in the week
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Disney, Bergstein Negotiating Exclusively Over Miramax
Bergstein had previously bid $650 million for the studio
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James Cameron to Submit Report on Oil Spill
The director says he will advise the Dept of Energy and EPA
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Facebook’s Zuckerberg Has Meltdown Over Privacy at AllThingsD
The CEO stammered and sweated and spoke in circles over the privacy issue
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FCC’s Genachowski: Lobbyists at Fault for Broadband Limbo
Lobbyists “surround many buildings in Washington,” he says at AllThingsD conference
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No Zucker ‘Exit Package,’ But What a Bonus
TheWrap has obtained details of the NBCU’s chief $30M contract
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Steve Jobs on Letting Gizmodo’s Leak Slide: ‘I’d Rather Quit’
The Apple CEO gives advice to publishers, and explains why he couldn’t let the Gizmodo leak go
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Lionsgate Shareholders Reject Icahn Offer; Proxy Fight Looms
Activist shareholder attempt to buy control of the independent studio fails, so he’s aiming at the board
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Tears on Spring Street Over Segall Ouster: ‘I’m Despondent’
Why was the big personality, revenue-driver suddenly axed? The newsroom wants to know
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Universal Strikes 5-Year Deal to Distribute MRC Films
Media Rights Capital will distribute 20 films through the studio
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Miramax Deal-Killer: Burkle Cut the Offer Price
Discrepancies in the revenues led Burkle to cut his bid by $60 million
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New Editor Janice Min Grilled: No Lindsay Lohan in Revamped THR
“The opportunity is to help set the news agenda for the industry instead of covering picky details”
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Hollywood for Sale … But No One’s Buying
The collapse of the Miramax deal underscores the disconnect between buyers and sellers: The deals aren’t closing