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Showbiz Sandbox 580: Warner Bros. Enters Its Discovery Phase
Last week Discovery closed its $43 billion deal to acquire WarnerMedia from telecom giant AT&T. Discovery topper David Zaslav immediately installed his own executive team to run Warner Bros. Discovery
Showbiz Sandbox 579: The Award For Best Awards Show Goes To The Grammys!
The coronavirus pandemic once again nearly foiled the Grammy Awards, delaying the ceremony and forcing the event to relocate to Las Vegas. Yet once again, the show’s producers managed to do a stellar
Showbiz Sandbox 578: The Oscars Get Slappy With It
If there was ever a year to speak with Indiewire Editor-at-Large Anne Thompson the day after the Oscars it would be this one. In what should have been a celebration of first’s; from the first deaf act
Showbiz Sandbox 577: Why The Biggest Japanese Game Is Actually Chinese
Over the last year the mobile video game “Genshin Impact” has earned over $2 billion. From its anime-like visuals to its bug-eyed characters the role-playing game appears to be Japanese in every way.
Showbiz Sandbox 576: Director Frank Marshall Strikes A New Note With Jazz Fest
Frank Marshall is probably best known as a producer of some of Hollywood’s biggest films, but he has also directed four successful narrative features throughout his career. More recently he has turned
Showbiz Sandbox 575: Should Movie Theaters Charge More For Blockbusters?
The opening weekend of “The Batman” was the anticipated blockbuster everyone was expecting, though an ongoing pandemic and a political crisis in Europe softened its global take. AMC Theatres on the ot
Showbiz Sandbox 574: Entertainment Industry Shuns Russia
After Russia invaded Ukraine it didn’t take long for various sectors of the global entertainment industry to respond by canceling concerts, sporting events and film releases in the territory. While th
Showbiz Sandbox 573: Paramount Takes A Global Approach to Streaming
During its most recent earnings call ViacomCBS outlined how they plan on reorganizing the media giant to compete with streaming leaders such as Netflix. First they are bringing content from all of the
Showbiz Sandbox 572: Picking The Best Music From The Past Year
In an age when everyone with GarageBand and a kazoo is releasing a record, finding good new music isn’t always easy. Sal Nunziato, the curator of the Burning Wood music blog and the drummer for The Jo
Showbiz Sandbox 571: Want Ratings? Get Joe Rogan To Host The Oscars!
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences brought an end to the endless speculation of countless awards pundits by announcing this year’s Oscars nominations. Now we’ll all have to deal with the