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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What’s Going on at Relativity Media?

    Relativity Media is the biggest Hollywood studio you’ve probably never heard of—it’s made and distributed a lot of movies and TV in the past 10 years, but there haven’t been many hits. However, the company has managed to raise a lot of money.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 28, 2015 • 1 min read

    Relativity Media is the biggest Hollywood studio you’ve probably never heard of—it’s made and distributed a lot of movies and TV in the past 10 years, but there haven’t been many hits. However, the company has managed to raise a lot of money. There have been whispers in Hollywood that the company’s CEO, the charismatic Ryan Kavanaugh, was operating a sophisticated, high-stakes shell game. Now, Relativity is facing several lawsuits and possible bankruptcy.

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    Should LA Host the 2024 Olympics?, Relativity Media, and 'Best of Enemies'
    1. 0:00Should LA Host the Olympics?
    2. 12:00What’s Going on at Relativity Media?You’re reading this
    3. 20:30Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley, Jr. Spar in 'Best of Enemies'
    4. 38:32Warning: Killer Robots
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Should LA Host the 2024 Olympics?, Relativity Media, and 'Best of Enemies'
    1. 0:00Should LA Host the Olympics?
    2. 12:00What’s Going on at Relativity Media?You’re reading this
    3. 20:30Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley, Jr. Spar in 'Best of Enemies'
    4. 38:32Warning: Killer Robots
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