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Struggling Playboy Cuts a Deal with American Media

American Media Inc., publisher of the National Enquirer and Star magazines, has struck a deal with Playboy Enterprises to manage major parts  its struggling flagship magazine, according to a knowledgeable individual. As recently as last week, ...

From SHARON WAXMAN, The Wrap,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Enquirer,  Playboy Enterprises, Inc.,  Hugh Hefner,  Playboy Magazine,  Unbeige

Nielsen THR Sale Approaches; Is Lachlan Murdoch Involved?

On the heels of WaxWord's reports that Jimmy Finkelstein's News Communications Inc would be buying The Hollywood Reporter and numerous other entertainment titles from Nielsen Business Media , comes the news that a number of other buyers are involved in ...

From SHARON WAXMAN, The Wrap,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Lachlan Murdoch,  WIRED Magazine,  George Green,  Carlyle Group,  News Corporation Limited

Taylor Swift and MJ Take Top Awards at AMAs

Michael Jackson, post-mortem, took home top awards at the 37th Annual American Music Awards on Sunday, as did Taylor Swift, who won five awards including Artist of the Year. Michael Jackson, who died at age 50 this fall just days before he was meant ...

From SHARON WAXMAN, The Wrap,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Taylor Swift,  Michael Jackson,  Conrad Murray

California Tightens Energy Rules for Flat-Screen TVs

The L.A. Times and everyone else is reporting on California's Energy Commission cracking down on those energy-bloodsuckers -- big, flat-screen TVs. Almost nobody has one of those. Here's what happened in Sacramento today: the commission voted 5-0 in ...

From SHARON WAXMAN, The Wrap,  19 Nov 2009

Inside Word: Hollywood Reporter Deal May Close Friday

The word from my inside source is that the deal to sell The Hollywood Reporter and several other flagship Nielsen titles -- like Billboard -- may be done by Friday. WaxWord reported a week ago that the ailing trade THR was about to be sold to James ...

From SHARON WAXMAN, The Wrap,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Brian West,  Carlyle Group

KCRW's Ruth Seymour: Grilled

"I became an acquired taste. At the beginning people like me never got near a microphone." Pictures from inside and outside the late pop star's Holmby Hills home, including shots of the bedroom where paramedics tried to resuscitate him, a mannequin ...

From SHARON WAXMAN, The Wrap,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Sharon Waxman

Sony to Distribute CBS Films Abroad

Enough with the deal-making -- bring on the films already. The long-awaited CBS Films announced late Tuesday that it had allied with Sony Pictures Entertainment for international distribution of its films, for both theatrical and home entertainment. A ...

From SHARON WAXMAN, The Wrap,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Sony Pictures,  Jeff Blake,  Les Moonves,  John Crowley,  Harrison Ford

MoJoe MoSick

Note to readers: Joe Adalian is sick and won't be posting until he's better. We'll keep you advised, and send on your good wishes. Renewed deal keeps ratings powerhouse on cable network through 2014. AMC mini-series watched by 2.2 million viewers, ...

From SHARON WAXMAN, The Wrap,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: AMC

A Paramount-American Airlines Junket, Up In the Air

I'm not sure if it's more remarkable that Paramount Pictures managed to pull off a press junket 30,000 feet in the air, or that American Airlines provided the studio with a 767 jet, gratis, to do so. But that's how it rolled this weekend, as the ...

From SHARON WAXMAN, The Wrap,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: American Airlines,  Paramount Pictures,  Jason Reitman,  George Clooney

Deal Nears: NBC-Universal Board Set, With Comcast in Majority

The Comcast deal to buy 51% of NBC-Universal from General Electric inches nearer, with still no clarity on when it will definitively close. Reuters reports that the two sides have agreed on the composition of the new board of directors, in which ...

From SHARON WAXMAN, The Wrap,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Comcast,  General Electric,  Vivendi|VIVEF|other-OTC,  Jeff Zucker

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