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The Business

Lively banter about entertainment industry news and in-depth interviews with directors, producers, writers and actors, hosted by award-winning journalist Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter.

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29:59

Everything You Wanted to Know about Being an Assistant

The Business ·

2008/06/02

This week on The Business, everything you wanted to know about being an assistant, but were too terrified to ask. We talk with the authors of The Hollywood Assistants Handbook. Plus, an update on the actors' negotiations for a new contract.

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29:59

TV's 'Unfronts;' Popcorn Prices Pop

The Business ·

2008/05/26

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Indie Film Shake-up; Hollywood on the Couch, Part II

The Business ·

2008/05/19

A major studio is getting out of the indie business and one stalwart indie distributor is rumored to be having serious money problems. The two indie film TV channels may roll into one. Is Hollywood going to give indie the bum's Rushmore? We talk to esteemed indie producer Christine Vachon and uber-salesman John Sloss. Plus, 'Hollywood on the Couch,' Part II, with writer-turned-therapist Dennis Palumbo.

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29:40

Hollywood on the Couch

The Business ·

2008/05/12

We put Hollywood on the couch with writer-turned-therapist Dennis Palumbo.

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30:13

Another Visit with Pixar's Big Bird

The Business ·

2008/05/05

Pixar's Brad Bird just received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Writers' Guild. So this week we revisit our conversation with the creator of The Incredibles and Ratatouille. Plus, the entertainment industry home team.

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29:59

Why Can't SAG and AFTRA Get Along?

The Business ·

2008/04/28

The uneasy alliance between the two actors' unions has turned into outright hostility. Plus, the unions want money from the digital future. When will that future arrive? Finally, who gets credit before the credits roll?

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Everything You Wanted to Know about Agents

The Business ·

2008/04/21

There's been a mad game of musical chairs in the agency business in the last few of weeks. The agency business is changing, but the relationship between agents and clients seems to be as quirky as ever.

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29:59

Celebrities Can Be Taxing

The Business ·

2008/04/14

Using Tax Day as a very weak hook, we talk to the man who helped clear Wesley Snipes of tax fraud conspiracy charges. The question: what are the special challenges of representing a celebrity in court?

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30:13

AFTRA-SAG Split; a 'Miss Guided' Novice Writer

The Business ·

2008/04/07

Hollywood's actors' unions file for an untimely divorce. Then, what happens when a novice TV writer gets her own show?

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29:59

Qualified to Act?; The ShoWest Goes On

The Business ·

2008/03/31

In a town where actors are more likely to wait tables than wait in the wings, how do you define a working actor? That's the central question in our lively conversation with two actors. How SAG answers that question may determine if there's a strike. Plus, this year's ShoWest movie exhibitors' conference.

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30:00

Big Gulp to Blockbuster

The Business ·

2008/03/24

Jim Keyes was the former CEO of 7-11 stores. Now he's applying the lessons of the Big Gulp to the small screen at the troubled video-rental giant Blockbuster. Plus, Variety game reviewer Ben Fritz asks, "Why are hardcore video gamers so sensitive?" And good agentry with writer and producer Rob Long.

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30:13

Gaming Goes Casual; Pilot(Less?) Season

The Business ·

2008/03/17

Video games are an $18 billion business in the US, and they just keep growing. Will Hollywood studios get in on some of that interactive action? Plus, will TV's increasingly pilotless way of making shows crash and burn?

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29:29

A Studio Executive 'Wants to Direct;' Goodbye, HD-DVD

The Business ·

2008/03/10

What happens when a studio executive comes out from behind his desk to direct a major motion picture? We talk to Kent Alterman, formerly New Line Cinema's EVP of Production and now the Director of Semi-Pro. Plus, we say goodbye to HD-DVD.

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30:13

Variety up for Sale; Oscar Prognosticators

The Business ·

2008/03/03

The venerable Hollywood trade paper, Variety, is up for sale. What will a new owner mean to the business? We'll have a lively conversation with blogger extraordinaire Nikki Finke and PR veteran Howard Bragman. Plus, which Oscar prognosticators predicted with paramount precision?

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29:59

How Green Is My Oscar?

The Business ·

2008/02/25

The divide between movies that make money and movies that get awards has been growing in the last few years. Why? And what does that say about how Hollywood is changing? Plus, the 1967 Oscars signaled a coming cinematic revolution. Is this year's crop of best picture nominees the harbinger of another?

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29:29

Ding Dong the Strike Is Dead!

The Business ·

2008/02/18

The writers' strike has meant reruns, reality and rankor. So how will things change now that the strike is over? Plus, when will the digital pie that the writers want a piece of actually be out of the oven?

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30:01

So Much Reality TV It's Unreal!

The Business ·

2008/01/28

TV was already getting more and more into unscripted fare before the strike. Now, there's so much reality programming it's unreal! We get the lay of the unscripted landscape with Joel McHale of E! Entertainment's show The Soup. Plus, while most of the industry suffers, video games rock on (redux).

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Will Striking Writers Take a Page from Directors' Deal?

The Business ·

2008/01/21

The directors seem to have made a deal with producers. Will the writers follow suit? Should they? We're live today with TV writer/producer David Milch and Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis to answer these questions and more. First, what exactly did the DGA agree to? Joe Adalian has been one of the team of reporters covering the strike for Variety. NOTE: Today's special LIVE edition of The Business is broadcast locally in the Los Angeles area only, but will be archived online.

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30:00

Will Boston Real Estate Guy Steve Samuels Get Scrod...

The Business ·

2008/01/21

Steve Samuels is the third generation of successful Boston-based real estate developers. He's also one of many outsiders who've brought their fat wallet to Hollywood. Will he get his pocket picked or make the show business sit? (National broadcast)

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29:59

DRM; Awards; Swag

The Business ·

2008/01/14

The big four record labels are finally offering some music free of copyright protection. Is it too little too late? And, no Globes, no Oscars = no box office? Plus, swag--Hollywood's silent scourge.

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