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Variety up for Sale; Oscar Prognosticators

Hosted by Claude Brodesser-Akner Mar. 03, 2008 Entertainment
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 blogger extraordinaire Nikki Finke and PR veteran Howard Bragman.  Plus, which Oscar prognosticators predicted with paramount precision?

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 blogger extraordinaire Nikki Finke and PR veteran Howard Bragman.  Plus, which Oscar prognosticators predicted with paramount precision?

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Variety up for Sale; Oscar Prognosticators

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Host:

Claude Brodesser-Akner

Producer:

Matt Holzman

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