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January 01, 1990 - December 03, 2012 + The Business
Curse of the Mogul; NCIS Spin-off Success 
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A new book argues that media moguls act like spoiled brats, squandering the shareholders' money on toys that they don't really need. Plus, how do...
Writers Face the New Hollywood Economy; Studio Shake-ups
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This week, how the recession and major changes in the entertainment industry are impacting the lives of film and TV writers. Plus, Disney and Universal...
'Paranormal Activity' Gets Life; Thalberg Changed Hollywood
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A producer who was haunted by passing on the Blair Witch Project produces a low-budget horror film with big hopes of redemption. Plus Irving Thalberg...
Disney; D23; Toronto Film Festival
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This week, fans came out in full force to a recent celebration of all things Disney. But major changes are afoot in the Magic Kingdom....
Do the Emmys Matter?; The 'Guiding Light' Goes Out
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Does winning an Emmy matter to you, to me, to the business? And, the Television Academy puts TV legends on-line. Plus after 72 years, Guiding...
Summer Box Office Round-up; A Long Look at Leno
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The summer box office broke records, but was blockbuster season really all that? Plus, what does the Leno prime-time experiment mean for the TV business?
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,...
The Academy's New President; Making Great TV...and a Successful Marriage
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The producers of the hit show Ghost Whisperer on making great TV…and a successful marriage. Plus, we talk to the newly-elected president of the Academy...
Hollywood Bollywood and Vice Versa
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India's Reliance Big just made a major investment in Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks. Has another sucker landed on our shores, or has Hollywood finally met its...
HBO=Doc; Hollywood Back on the Couch
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Documentaries used to be relegated to PBS and college classrooms, but these days, they're just as liable to come to theater near you. We talk...
Movie Speak; Scissorhands Revisited
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This week, we look at the arcane, historical, fantastical and off-color jargon of the movie set. Plus, when good executives recut bad films...inside the mind...
Hollywood Goes to Comic-Con
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This week, The Business goes to "The Con," the annual nerd-fest know as Comic-Con that’s become a major marketing stop for Hollywood. Plus, a new...
Twilight: A New Dawn for Summit
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Twilight gave a faltering new movie studio an extreme makeover. We talk with Rob Friedman, the chief of Summit Entertainment.
The Tax-Incentives Derby Kicks into High Gear!
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From Michigan to New Mexico, the production tax incentives derby is on in a big, big way. We talk to one of the producers of...
Asked to the Academy; Cable Bags the Box
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has inducted 134 new members. We talk to one of funniest, actress Jane Lynch.
Plus, the Supreme Court...
