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January 01, 1990 - January 24, 2013 + The Business
Big Gulp to Blockbuster 
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Jim Keyes was the former CEO of 7-11 stores. Now he's applying the
lessons of the Big Gulp to the small screen at the troubled
video-rental giant...
Gaming Goes Casual; Pilot(Less?) Season
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Video games are an $18 billion business in the US, and they just keep growing. Will Hollywood studios get in on some of that interactive...
A Studio Executive 'Wants to Direct;' Goodbye, HD-DVD
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What happens when a studio executive comes out from behind his desk to direct a major motion picture? We talk to Kent Alterman, formerly New...
Variety up for Sale; Oscar Prognosticators
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The venerable Hollywood trade paper, Variety, is up for sale. What will a new owner mean to the business? We'll have a lively conversation with...
How Green Is My Oscar?
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The divide between movies that make money and movies that get awards has been growing in the last few years. Why? And what does that...
Ding Dong the Strike Is Dead!
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The writers' strike has meant reruns, reality and rankor. So how will things change now that the strike is over? Plus, when will the digital...
Wilshire and Washington
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In the wake of Super Tuesday, The Business broadcasts from the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Pennsylvania Avenue. We talk to Variety's political guru, Ted...
Pixar's Big Bird
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Animation had lost its luster until Pixar came on the scene and shined it up. We talk to one of their chief polishers, writer and...
So Much Reality TV It's Unreal!
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TV was already getting more and more into unscripted fare before the strike. Now, there's so much reality programming it's unreal! We get the lay...
Will Striking Writers Take a Page from Directors' Deal?
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The directors seem to have made a deal with producers. Will the
writers follow suit? Should they? We're live today with TV
writer/producer David Milch and Oscar-winning...
Will Boston Real Estate Guy Steve Samuels Get Scrod in Hollywood?
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Steve Samuels is the third generation of successful Boston-based real estate developers. He's also one of many outsiders who've brought their fat wallet to Hollywood....
DRM; Awards; Swag
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The big four record labels are finally offering some music free of copyright protection. Is it too little too late? And, no Globes, no Oscars...
That Was the Hollywood Year That Was!
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From scandals to the strike to the surprise success of mega-sequels it's the Hollywood year that was! We get ready for the year ahead with...
Best of The Business: On the Bubble
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This week, it's the Best of The Business. The strike will put a gaggle of TV shows "on the bubble," and we're not talking about...
Best of The Business: All about Writers; Gifting in Hollywood
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This week we present the best of The Business. In honor of
the writers' strike and celebrating his hit new movie, I Am Legend, we
revisit our...
