Variety

Variety to Publish Final Print Edition on Tuesday

Media
 March 18, 2013 By Steve Pond 9 weeks ago

Variety's signature daily publication will end after 80 years, with a rebooted weekly magazine launching on March 26

  

Variety Makes a Necessary Change – Here Are the Risks

Media
 February 26, 2013 By Sharon Waxman 12 weeks ago

Variety's new owner has picked a strategy, and it is one fraught with risk

  

Chris Connelly Chosen as the Academy's Red Carpet Greeter at the Oscars

Awards | Oscars
 February 20, 2013 By Greg Gilman 12 weeks ago

Chris Connelly replaces Dave Karger, who greeted Oscar guests on the red carpet at the last two ceremonies

  

Variety Fires Reporter Jeff Sneider (Exclusive)

Media
 January 29, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 16 weeks ago

Jeff Sneider is leaving the paper but said he is unsure of his next career move

  

Is Variety Moving to Penske Media Headquarters on the 405? (Eeew!)

Media
 December 20, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 21 weeks ago

EXCLUSIVE: Variety may be moving from its iconic Wilshire Boulevard headquarters to Penske Media Corporation's Inglewood hub

  

New Variety Owner Jay Penske Slashes One-Quarter Staff

Media
 November 15, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 26 weeks ago

Penske is cutting back print circulation and slashing jobs to boost his investment in Variety's editorial and digital departments

  

Variety: Michelle Sobrino-Stearns Named Publisher, Brian Gott Ankles (Updated)

Media
 October 18, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 30 weeks ago

Variety, now owned by Penske Media Corporation, showed publisher Brian Gott the door and promoted Michelle Sobrino-Stearns to publisher

  

Mailbag: What’s Jay Penske Up To? His Latest Legal Threat

Media
 October 18, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 30 weeks ago

The mail brought a letter from Jay Penske on Thursday “a courtesy due to the recent events involving the ‘poaching’ of employees in this industry” - thanks Jay!

  

Penske to Tear Down Variety Paywall, Keep Print Edition - And Deadline Not Welcome

Media
 October 10, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 31 weeks ago

Jay Penske, the new owner of Variety, told his new staff of reporters that the paywall would go, but the print edition was here to stay -- for now

  

Hollywood Asks: Will Jay Penske Polish Up Variety or Tarnish the Brand?

Media
 October 9, 2012 By Brent Lang 32 weeks ago

Industry insiders believe Variety has lost ground but its name may still have value

  

Why Nikki Finke + Variety = A Business Dilemma for Jay Penske

Media | Movies
 October 9, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 32 weeks ago

Jay Penske appears to have shut out Nikki Finke from having much to do with Variety -- which creates the challenge going forward: owning two competing brands that cover the same subject matter

  

Deadline Owner Penske Media Buys Variety

Media
 October 9, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman & Brent Lang 32 weeks ago

Deadline and Variety will now have the same corporate parent - but what role for Nikki Finke?

  

Emmy Parties 2012: The Full List and Who's On It

Awards | Emmys
 September 14, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 35 weeks ago

A ranking of Emmy week's best invites, scenes, intimate concerts with John Legend, and free trips to Tahiti 

  

Variety Lowers Selling Price 25% as Jay Penske, Marc Lasry Circle (Report)

Media
 September 10, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 36 weeks ago

Variety may sell to Jay Penske's Penske Media Corp. or Marc Lasry's Avenue Capital

  

Avenue Capital Said to Be Near Deal to Buy Variety

Media
 August 13, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 40 weeks ago

Avenue Capital, a New York hedge fund, is reportedly near a deal to buy Variety, the Hollywood trade publication

  

RBI Sells MarketCast to Shamrock Holdings, Variety Is Next

Media | Movies
 June 8, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 49 weeks ago

MarketCast, one of three leading entertainment research firms in Hollywood, has been sold by Reed Business Information to Shamrock Holdings, the companies announced on Friday

  

Is There a Buyer That Can Steer Variety Into the Fast Lane?

Media
 March 27, 2012 By Lucas Shaw & Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Variety is on the block, but neither analysts nor consultants see an easy fit for the struggling Hollywood trade

  

What’s Variety Worth and Who Will Buy It?

Media
 March 23, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

My insiders say the trade makes about $45 million a year and is profitable. Who still likes content?

  

Variety for Sale as Hollywood Trade Struggles in Digital Era (Updated)

Media
 March 23, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The 100-plus-year-old trade is up for sale, says Reed Business Information

  

Struggling on Digital Revenue, L.A. Times Overhauls Team (Updated)

Media
 November 23, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

HBO's Andrea Nunn comes aboard as vice president, media and business development, along with several other new hires

  

Nikki Finke to THR: 'Get the F--- Out of My Face'

Media
 September 9, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

After a letter from THR's law firm hinting at a possible lawsuit, Finke responded with one of her most acerbic posts to-date

  

The Daily Taps Variety's Tom Lowry as Business Editor

Media
 June 17, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The former BusinessWeek editor was tapped by the Hollywood trade a year ago to ramp up its New York presence

  

Variety's Copyright Case Against Punk Band Moved to L.A.

Media | Music
 April 18, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

The Vandals and bassist Joe Escalante claims first round victory over decision

  

Variety Peeks Out From Behind the Paywall – News Blog to Debut

Media | Movies
 February 26, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

Exclusive: The trade, behind a paywall for more than a year, decides it wants people to know when it breaks stories

  

Update: Variety Threatens FilmNewsBrief.com Over Copyright

Media
 February 15, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Hollywood trade flexes legal muscle against ex-Weinstein newsletter and film industry aggregator; web host pulls site offline temporarily

  

Variety's Schneider Joins TV Guide as L.A. Bureau Chief

Media
 January 5, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

TV editor becomes the latest to leave the paywalled trade

  
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