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

October 18, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 31 weeks ago

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

  

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

October 9, 2012 By Brent Lang 32 weeks ago

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

  

Deadline Owner Penske Media Buys Variety

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?

  

Show Some Respect: Sports Leagues, ESPN Give Hollywood a Blueprint for Success

October 2, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 33 weeks ago

"I don’t know that [sports] gets its full appreciation and credit for both ground it broke and the size of its influence on the market,” Geoff Reiss, CEO of the professional bowlers’ association, tells TheGrill

  

Kara Swisher & Sharon Waxman at TheGrill: Silicon Valley and Hollywood Face Off (Video)

October 2, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 33 weeks ago

AllThingsD’s Kara Swisher and TheWrap's Sharon Waxman size up the relationship between the epicenters of technology and entertainment and what "content" means in both realms

  

Where Hollywood Sees Art, Silicon Valley Sees 'Bits & Bytes'; Who's Winning?

October 2, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 33 weeks ago

Studios still play a critical role in the media ecosystem, just not as large and domineering a position as in the past, AllThingsD's Kara Swisher tells TheWrap's Sharon Waxman at TheGrill

  

Chris Sacca and Jeff Jordan Talk Smart Venture Capitalism at TheGrill (Video)

October 1, 2012 By Wrap Staff 33 weeks ago

Sacca, founder of Lowercase Capital, and Jordan, a director of Pinterest and OpenTable talk about why it's a great time to be a content producer

  

Gov. Brown Signs California TV, Film Tax Credit Extension

September 30, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 33 weeks ago

California's $100 million film and TV production tax credit program is extended for two years as Gov. Jerry Brown signs the bills into law

  

Brad Pitt Talks Big Hollywood Salaries: 'Yeah, That Thing Died'

September 11, 2012 By Danielle Paquette 36 weeks ago

Brad Pitt said today's movie actors shouldn't count on big salaries 

  

Jon Voight at the RNC: Obama Administration's 'Propaganda' Has Taken Over U.S. Media

August 28, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 38 weeks ago

Jon Voight holds forth about the liberal bias in the U.S. media, "2016: Obama's America," Mitt Romney and George Soros

  

Tony Scott Death: Hollywood Reacts

August 20, 2012 By Brent Lang 39 weeks ago

Samuel L. Jackson, Ron Howard and Justin Timberlake express their grief after Tony Scott's apparent suicide

  

Avenue Capital Said to Be Near Deal to Buy Variety

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

  

If Women Ran Hollywood: 2012 Edition

July 26, 2012 By Martha Lauzen 43 weeks ago

Guest Blog: If women ran Hollywood, Wanda Sykes would reign as a long-term host on late-night network television, for starters

  

Comic-Con 2012: Sexism in Hollywood: How Far Have We Come?

July 13, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 45 weeks ago

Kristin Kreuk would love to retire from acting to produce female-driven movies

  

Hollywood’s New Status Symbol: Surrogate for Obama 2012

July 9, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 45 weeks ago

Obama surrogates are Hollywood's secret status symbol: They blog on HuffPo. They drop key White House accomplishments in movie interviews -- here's how it works

  

Opportunity Will Knock - If You Drag it to the Door Step

June 24, 2012 By Keith Fenimore 47 weeks ago

Guest Blog: There are plenty of opportunities in Hollywood -- you just have to create them with hard work, persistence and countless hours 

  

Anthony Pellicano Files to be Freed on Bail Pending Appeal (Exclusive)

June 12, 2012 By Frank Swertlow 49 weeks ago

Attorneys for Hollywood's "detective to the stars" Anthony Pellicano ask for his release on bail from a Texas prison while he appeals his racketeering convictions

  

Filmmakers Take Their Shot at the Tax Credit Lottery

June 1, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 51 weeks ago

The deadline for applications for state tax credits has passed, and now the lottery for that funding begins

  

President Obama Snags Record $15M At Star-Studded Clooney Fundraiser

May 10, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 1 year ago

Barbra Streisand, Stacy Kiebler, Robert Downey Jr., Salma Hayek, Billy Crystal and Diane von Furstenberg joined Barack Obama at Clooney’s palatial Studio City pad

  

Google Co-Founder Rips Hollywood on Anti-Piracy Efforts

April 15, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 year ago

Google co-founder Sergey Brin says that Hollywood "is shooting itself in the foot, or maybe worse" with its current anti-piracy lobbying

  

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

March 23, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

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

  

What 'I Don't Disagree' Really Means in Hollywood

March 21, 2012 By Seth Jaret 1 year ago

GUEST BLOG: “I don’t disagree” usually plants our flag in that slice of sand that exists between agreeing and disagreeing with someone. In Hollywood, it means something else altogether

  

Hollywood Republicans Keeping Their Wallets Shut for Presidential Hopefuls

February 27, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Mitt Romney has the support of moguls such as Terry Semel, Michael Burns and Harry Sloan, but after that the list of donors is small

  

Movie and TV Employment Jumped 10% in California Last Year

February 15, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Report says that the industry continues to struggle with declining movie attendance and the rise of digital platforms

  

Spec Market Roundup - January 2012's Sales

February 7, 2012 By Jason Scoggins & Cindy Kaplan 1 year ago

With buyers continuing their 2011 streak, January's spec sale total is unprecedented

  

Viacom's Philippe Dauman: Anti-Piracy Push Done for Year

January 31, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Hollywood is unlikely to go forward with anti-piracy legislation this year, Viacom's Philippe Dauman tells Dive Into Media Conference

  
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