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    The Business

    The Banter

    Kim Masters and John Horn-- Film Writer for the Los Angeles Times-- banter about some of this week’s top Hollywood News stories.

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

    Kim Masters and John Horn-- Film Writer for the Los Angeles Times-- banter about some of this week’s top Hollywood News stories.

    • Netflix strikes a huge deal with The Walt Disney Company for that studio’s content. To go into effect in 2016. How this will transform the landscape of video-on-demand and cable.

    • Celador, the company that created and owns Who Wants to Be a Millionaire wins a legal fight with The Walt Disney Company over reported unpaid fees from when the show aired on Disney-owned ABC.

    • Studios send swag to woo voters-- critics, guild and academy members alike.

    Netflix takes Disney pay-TV rights from Starz

    Disney Loses Appeal of Massive $319 Million 'Millionaire' Verdict

    Oscar Excess: Lincoln Cookbooks and Haggis Chips

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      Kim Masters

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

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      Darby Maloney

      Producer

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      John Horn

      Los Angeles Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Illeana Douglas's Webseries; Make-up Artist Lois Burwell
    1. 0:00The BanterYou’re reading this
    2. 6:00Illeana Douglas
    3. 16:00Lois Burwell
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