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Activist investor bids for a Disney board seat, threatens Bob Iger’s kingdom Jan 20, 2023

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Two 80-year old corporate raiders are wreaking havoc on Disney, with one of them bidding for a board seat at the company and threatening Bob Iger’s post.

The Golden Globes need a new home: 'Someone will pick up this show' Jan 13, 2023

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After last year's hiatus, the Golden Globes are back, so what’s next for the awards show? Will a streaming service pick it up in 2023?

‘Avatar,’ ‘Top Gun’ sequels deliver at the box office in 2022 Jan 06, 2023

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Though the “Top Gun” and “Avatar” sequels provided Hollywood some relief, the industry is not back to normal, and studios have adopted different strategies for survival.

Will writers strike, and will there be a mega studio deal in 2023? Dec 30, 2022

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On this special edition of the Hollywood Breakdown, we take a look ahead on whether writers will strike and whether there will be a mega-studio deal in 2023.

Top 2022 stories: Netflix morphs, WB’s head cuts, Disney undergoes a shakeup Dec 23, 2022

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Hollywood’s top 2022 stories: Netflix changing strategies, the troubled tenure of David Zaslav heading Warner Bros. Discovery, plus Disney’s management shakeup.

‘Avatar’ sequel needs over $2 billion at the global box office to break even Dec 16, 2022

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“Avatar: The Way of Water” opens in the United States and China. With a budget north of $350 million, can it surpass $2 billion at the global box office to succeed?

Could Netflix’s new ‘Knives Out’ have done better in theaters? Dec 09, 2022

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Netflix’s decision to release “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” to 600 theaters for only a week, brings about the question, “Could it have done better?”

Mark Burnett departs MGM-Amazon. What does it mean for the merger? Dec 02, 2022

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Mark Burnett, the well-known reality TV producer, is departing from his chairman role at MGM months after Amazon acquired the company for $8.5 billion. What’s next?

Bob Iger is back. Can he cope with Disney’s many challenges? Nov 25, 2022

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The Walt Disney Company board of directors reinstated Bob Iger as CEO and ousted Bob Chapek on Sunday. Can Iger cope with Disney’s many challenges?

Eric Weinberg’s network looked the other way on his bad behavior, vouched for him Nov 18, 2022

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For two decades, producer Eric Weinberg moved from one job to the next. A Hollywood network vouched for him even after he was fired for repeated bad behavior.

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