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January 01, 1990 - October 12, 2012 + The Business
Hollywood's Bump from the Economic Slump; Strike TV; Titles

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Do sky-high gas prices mean boffo box office? Plus, first there was the writers' strike and now there's strike TV. Plus, the Zen of making...
TV Across the Pond; The Day the Creatures Cried

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The two-way street between American television and British telly. We talk to TV producer extraordinaire Caryn Mandabach about her dealings across the pond. Plus, last...
MySpace Makeover

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A makeover at MySpace continues to transform Hollywood into your space. We chat with MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe. Plus SAG and AFTRA's battle over the...
Rating the Ads; Weather to Shoot or Not to Shoot

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How will rating ads instead of programs change what you see on your TV? Plus, whether or not to shoot a scene often depends on...
Runaway Production Runs Faster

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A hit network TV show picks up, moves to New York and stirs up the enduring question: why doesn't California do something to staunch the...
Everything You Wanted to Know about Being an Assistant

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This week on The Business, everything you wanted to know about being an assistant, but were too terrified to ask. We talk with the authors...
TV's 'Unfronts;' Popcorn Prices Pop

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Indie Film Shake-up; Hollywood on the Couch, Part II

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A major studio is getting out of the indie business and one stalwart indie distributor is rumored to be having serious money problems. The two...
Hollywood on the Couch

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We put Hollywood on the couch with writer-turned-therapist Dennis Palumbo.
Another Visit with Pixar's Big Bird

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Pixar's Brad Bird just received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Writers' Guild. So this week we revisit our conversation with the creator of...
Why Can't SAG and AFTRA Get Along?

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The uneasy alliance between the two actors' unions has turned into outright hostility. Plus, the unions want money from the digital future. When will that...
Everything You Wanted to Know about Agents

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There's been a mad game of musical chairs in the agency business in the last few of weeks. The agency business is changing, but the...
Celebrities Can Be Taxing

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Using Tax Day as a very weak hook, we talk to the man who helped clear Wesley Snipes of tax fraud conspiracy charges. The question:...
AFTRA-SAG Split; a 'Miss Guided' Novice Writer

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Hollywood's actors' unions file for an untimely divorce. Then, what happens when a novice TV writer gets her own show?
Qualified to Act?; The ShoWest Goes On

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In a town where actors are more likely to wait tables than wait in the wings, how do you define a working actor? That's the...