Hollywood Mulls Bid; CEO Quits
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Hollywood Entertainment Corp. HLWY.O  on Thursday said founder and Chief Executive Mark Wattles has  resigned, and the movie rental chain is considering a takeover  bid from rival Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N.
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On Monday, Office Depot Chairman and CEO Bruce Nelson quit âby mutual agreement.â The decision has come after his four years being a chairman.
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Owen Wilson's hospitalization has left Hollywood executives in a quandary over how to move forward with movies starring the highly bankable actor.
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By Bruce V. Bigelow, The San Diego Union-Tribune  Dec. 7--A Los Angeles hedge fund yesterday demanded the resignation of  San Diego venture capitalist James A.
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Hollywood Entertainment Corp. discovered Friday that it might have another suitor in the suddenly crowded field bidding to take over the Wilsonville-based video rental chain.
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(200 sec.) The resignation of its chief sales officer begs the question: Who's next?
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Walt Disney Co. chief executive Michael Eisner plans to quit the company's board when his contract expires in 2006, but said he won't leave Disney before then as some prominent shareholders have demanded.
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Hollywood actors, producers and  musicians on Tuesday crowded into a Federal Communications  Commission public hearing to clamor for a halt to media  conglomerates growing bigger, as the agency considers  overhauling its ownership limits.
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Two weeks after leading television producer Carsey-Werner-Mandabach opted to remain independent in a field dominated by corporate giants, one of its partners will quit the company, Hollywood trade paper Daily Variety reported in its Wednesday edition.
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The head of Hollywood Entertainment Corp.'s abruptly resigned a day after Blockbuster Inc. announced a hostile bid of nearly &#36;1 billion for its smaller movie rental rival, which has already agreed to be acquired for less by a third rental industry player, Movie Gallery Inc.
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Michael Eisner indicated that he wants to stay on as chairman of the Walt Disney Company after he steps down as chief executive in September 2006.
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Michael Eisner, the embattled chief executive of Walt Disney, is to quit the media giant when his contract expires in two years. The decision heralds the end of his 20
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The country&#39;s largest video store chain made an offer to buy arch rival Hollywood Entertainment yesterday. It&#39;s a risky effort to stave off competition from online DVD rental services like
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As a bidding war raged Thursday for Hollywood Entertainment Corp., the founder and CEO of the nation's No. 2 movie rental chain abruptly resigned.
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Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner said he expects to leave the board when he steps down as CEO in 2006, ending speculation that he would switch roles and become chairman of the company.
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With Pixar Animation Studios&#39; joint venture with the Walt Disney Company set to expire next year, executives in Hollywood have been speculating for months about when
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The now 3-month-old Hollywood writers strike could enter its final chapter Saturday when guild members gather in Los Angeles and New York to consider a proposed contract