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Advertisers flee Bill O'Reilly's Fox News show Apr 06, 2017

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Fifty advertisers have now dropped their ads from Bill O'Reilly's show after learning that the Fox News network paid out $13 million in settlements among to five women who alleged O'Reilly sexually harassed them.

At CinemaCon, lots of debate about theatrical windows Mar 30, 2017

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The annual gathering of movie theater owners wraps up today in Las Vegas. The hot topic of this years event was theatrical windows -- how long a movie should have to wait after being in theaters before becoming available in homes.

Bob Iger's contract extended at Disney, yet again Mar 23, 2017

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Disney CEO Bob Iger will remain at his post until July 2019. In the absence of a successor, Disney has renewed Iger's contract four times.

Ramifications of Trump's budget in the entertainment industry Mar 16, 2017

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Trump's proposed budget would eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and the Corporation forPublic Broadcasting.

Hollywood in a state of disarray Mar 10, 2017

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This week on the Hollywood Breakdown, we talk about an actual Hollywood breakdown. Two of the major film studios are leaderless at the moment, and the list of people who could possibly step up is a very short one.

Oscars blunder continues to resonate Mar 03, 2017

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By now, the basics of the mix-up that led to presenter Warren Beatty announcing the wrong best picture are well-known, but the Academy is still in the process of evaluating its relationship with accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Brad Grey leaves Paramount, who will take his place? Feb 24, 2017

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After a tough year of losses at the box office, Brad Grey is exiting as CEO of Paramount. But finding a replacement may not be easy. The role of a studio head is very different now than when he first took the job 12 years ago.

New allegations emerge around Fox News harassment scandal Feb 17, 2017

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While the situation at Fox News over several women's allegations of sexual harassment by former chairman Roger Ailes seemed to have died down, it came roaring back to life in a New Your state court yesterday. Lawyer Judd Burstein, who is representing suspended Fox host Andrea Tantaros, claims that Fox News is now under investigation by federal prosecutors for possibly breaking SEC laws when making payments in the sexual harassment scandal. In court, Burstein also said he had evidence that Fox monitored Tantaros using electronic surveillance. This allegation has echoes of the previous Murdoch hacking scandal in the UK.

Talent agencies respond to Trump Feb 10, 2017

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Some of the major agencies in liberal Hollywood are starting to respond to policies put in place by the Trump Administration. So far the move that's gotten the most attention is UTA's decision to cancel their Oscars party and give $250,000 to the ACLU.

Hollywood grapples with the advent of Trump Feb 03, 2017

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Disney chief Robert Iger will not attend a White House forum planned for this week. The gathering is a meeting of CEOs and business leaders, and Iger was one of the only entertainment executives slated to appear at the end.

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