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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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Tune in to California Debate, or Watch It Here
Bloomberg TV will air the debate all this week, but I’ve got the vimeo version here
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MGM Bids: Time-Warner, Lionsgate, Reliance, Elliott Associates
The first bids are in, all non-binding and believed to be in the $1.6 to $1.7 billion range
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Glickman Leaves MPAA, Pisano Interim Chief
Glickman, in lame-duck status, to head up Refugees International
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How Long Before Jeff Zucker Goes?
It’s the talk of both coasts, that Zucker’s luck outstrips the deepest depths of public ineptitude
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Debating Gray Davis in New York: California Fails, Wins
You could say it wasn’t a fair fight, but we argued that the state doesn’t function
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At Globes After-Parties, the Talk Is of Conan
“It’s like having two girlfriends and refusing to choose between them”
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Conan: Report He Stiffed Staff is ‘Outrageous Lie’
Late night host’s manager responds to Page Six, exit deal expected to be announced on Sunday
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MPAA Mends Fences With Sony, Fox After Net Neutrality Blow-Up
New statement to FCC meant to quietly placate at least two studio chiefs
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Rich Ross and the High-Stakes Gamble at Disney
Rich Ross, like Bob Iger, is playing a high-stakes game at the studio that he now runs. With the ouster of studio president Oren Aviv on Tuesday, Ross has made a clean sweep of the regime that thrived for many years under studio chairman Dick Cook. The head of marketing is gone, the head of…
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Amy Pascal Makes the Tough Call on ‘Spider-Man’
In taking a deep breath and pulling the plug on "Spider-Man 4," Sony Pictures chairman Amy Pascal resolved a host of problems. They included: making a movie with a 35-year-old actor in the role of teenager Peter Parker, sidestepping huge, certain blockbuster costs in a declining DVD market and – most of all – avoiding…
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Leno: Anatomy of a Late-Night Meltdown
It started with an affiliate phone call on Monday, and quickly unraveled from there
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Fleming Dumps Variety for Deadline
Good news for Finke, who has been trying to fill an east coast slot for months, more bad news for the trade
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MGM Library Cash Flow Underwhelms Potential Bidders
“The numbers are falling off a cliff, library-wise. They’re lousy”