The gold diggers

Article Abstract:

Sony Corp's unsuccessful venture into the Hollywood movie industry began when they hired free-spending production partners Jon Peters and Peter Guber to be in charge of Columbia Pictures. The Japanese conglomerate ended up losing as much as $3.4 billion under the management of Peters and Guber.

Practice, Biography, Sony Corp., Filmmakers, Movie directors, Movie producers (Persons), Excerpt, Guber, Peter, Hit and Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood (Book), Peters, Jon

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Where there's smoke...

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The popularity of expensive cigars among the Hollywood elite seems fitting for the times. The film industry is currently in a serious slump, with most studios except for Disney doing poorly. Personnel changes and industry executives are profiled.

Management, Humor and anecdotes, Eisner, Michael D., Cigars, Ovitz, Michael, Walt Disney Co. Walt Disney Studios

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The last emperors

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Bob Daly and Terry Semel resigned from from their posts as co-chairmen of Warner Bros on Jul 14, 1999. Their decision shocked the film industry and raised different speculations on what is the real reason behind their resignation.

Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Warner Bros., Daly, Robert A., Semel, Terry

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