Disney Buys Marvel; Hollywood Labor Strife, Part ?
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Disney buys Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion. Is it a super deal or super dud? Plus, the division and drama continues in Hollywood's labor unions, and two top TV producers and their money-making program they call the "total engagement experience."
Programming note: This program will be not air on KCRW as it will be pre-empted by special Labor Day programming. It will be available as a podcast and on demand, and will be archived online.
Guests:
- Jonathan Handel: Of Counsel, TroyGould Attorneys
- Ian Sander: Producer, 'Ghost Whisperer'
- Kim Moses: Producer, 'Ghost Whisperer'
Links:
- Nikke Finke's article on the behind-the-scenes of the Disney-Marvel deal
- The Ghost Whisperer's 'Other Side,' part of the show's total engagement experience
- 'Ghost Whisperer' Beats the Odds: CBS Fantasy Drama Proves Naysayers Wrong (Variety, 3/27/09)
- Los Angeles Times on the purchase
- Variety on Disney's purchase of Marvel
- Wall Street Journal on Disney-Marvel 'mash-ups'
- Kim Masters' Daily Beast piece on Marvel's reclusive CEO
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