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    The Business

    Hollywood News Banter

    Kim Masters and John Horn of the Los Angeles Times discuss some of this week's top entertainment news stories.

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    By Kim Masters • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Kim Masters and John Horn of the Los Angeles Times discuss some of this week's top entertainment news stories.

    - Universal Studios shakes up their executive branch generating drama behind the scenes.

    - Warner Bros strikes deal with J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, for an extension of the Potter universe that will include movies, video games, theme park attractions plus a TV show based on one of her adult novels.

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      Kim Masters

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

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      Los Angeles Times

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