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    The Business

    Hollywood news banter: Warner Bros. names new CEO

    Ann Sarnoff is the new head of Warner Bros . She has a lot of diverse experience in the industry, but not so much on the film side of things. Plus there’s the issue of...what exactly does being the CEO of Warner Bros. in 2019 even mean?

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    By Kim Masters • Jul 3, 2019 • 1 min read

    • Ann Sarnoff is the new head of Warner Bros. She has a lot of diverse experience in the industry, but not so much on the film side of things. Plus there’s the issue of...what exactly does being the CEO of Warner Bros. in 2019 even mean?

    • As the box office blues continue, movie theaters struggle.

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    Revisiting Elizabeth Banks on blazing a trail in the big leagues
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      Kim Masters

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

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      Kaitlin Parker

      Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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      Matthew Belloni

      founding partner of Puck News

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    The full episode

    1 of 2
    Revisiting Elizabeth Banks on blazing a trail in the big leagues
    1. 1:00Hollywood news banter: Warner Bros. names new CEOYou’re reading this
    2. 7:02Actress, producer, director Elizabeth Banks on making it in the mainstream
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