#How Hollywood’s Favorite Charity Went Broke

#How Hollywood’s Favorite Charity Went Broke

How Hollywood’s Favorite Charity Went Broke On Oct. 24, the head of Hollywood’s most beloved charity, the century-old Motion Picture & Television Fund, warned of its “imminent demise” if it didn’t raise at least $10 million by the end of this year. CEO Bob Beitcher wrote in an open letter sent to industry members the next day that,…

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#Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi takes shot at billionaire’s personal life

#Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi takes shot at billionaire’s personal life

“#Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi takes shot at billionaire’s personal life” Quibi, the defunct streaming service founded by Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, wants to know whether Elliott Management’s financing of a patent lawsuit against it was motivated by a personal relationship between the hedge fund’s billionaire founder and a top executive. In a brief filed late Thursday,…

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#Roku buys majority of Quibi shows, will stream them for free

#Roku buys majority of Quibi shows, will stream them for free

“#Roku buys majority of Quibi shows, will stream them for free” Jeffrey Katzenberg’s video streaming startup may be dead, but its shows will live on. Streaming-device maker Roku has snapped up the majority of Quibi’s multi-million dollar library of original short-form programming in a deal that will give new life to its star-studded library of…

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#Quibi rival demands asset freeze in patent-infringement claim

#Quibi rival demands asset freeze in patent-infringement claim

“#Quibi rival demands asset freeze in patent-infringement claim” Eko — a tech startup that has accused Jeffrey Katzenberg’s ill-fated video-streaming app Quibi of infringing on its patented technology — is asking the court to freeze Quibi’s assets as it winds down its business. Quibi, which is shutting down just six months after its launch, said…

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