Nikki Finke's Courtroom Battle With the Hollywood Reporter Set for July, 2013

January 31, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 week ago

Penske Media Corp., which owns Nikki Finke's website, is suing the parent company of the Hollywood Reporter over copyright infringement

  

Nikki Finke Exposed, Part 1: Desperate, and Out of Control

October 1, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 18 weeks ago

WaxWord will be exposing Finke’s poisonous maneuvers going forward in this space - here's the latest one

  

Michael Wolff Shrugs Off Ouster Report in Latest Prometheus Drama

September 15, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 20 weeks ago

Adweek's editorial director suggests that the New York Post may be "making bread from crumbs" in story reporting that his parent company is seeking a replacement

  

Legal Experts: Deadline Faces Uphill Fight To Make THR Lawsuit Stick

September 14, 2011 By Lucas Shaw & Brent Lang 21 weeks ago

Attorneys will have a hard time proving that the Hollywood trade stole content by confirming the news stories her site broke

  

Hollywood Reporter Calls Bull on Nikki Finke News Theft, Will Check on Copied Code

September 14, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 21 weeks ago

"It is not copyright infringement to report these stories, even if on occasion Deadline.com posts them first"

  

Why Nikki Finke’s Content Theft Lawsuit Is Interesting, If Still Batty

September 14, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 21 weeks ago

Finke is attempting something that is almost certainly impossible: Stopping reporters from picking up the phone and confirming news that her site has published

  

Suedja! Nikki Finke Sues the Hollywood Reporter -- It Removes 'Stolen' Code (Updated)

September 14, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 21 weeks ago

After telling the trade to "f--- off" last week, Finke and her parent company have actually filed suit and demanded $5 million

  

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

September 9, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 21 weeks 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

  

Nikki Finke and Ari Emanuel: Lover's Spat or Divorce?

July 27, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 28 weeks ago

The Deadline editor and founder posted a vulgar screed against WME head Ari Emanuel -- with whom she'd had good relations

  

Jilted! Nikki Finke Blasts Lynne Segall as She Exits for THR, Segall Confused

June 14, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein & Sharon Waxman 34 weeks ago

Finke lashes out at Segall, saying she was "ruining the integrity of Deadline" -- and made her diabetes worse. Segall denies

  

HBO's 'Tilda' Pilot Script is Partially Leaked, Totally Dull

May 9, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 39 weeks ago

Nikki Finke-inspired show won't make it to air, but some dialog makes its way to the Web

  

David Edelstein Thinks He Saw Elvis Mitchell at 'Source Code' Screening

April 26, 2011 By Brent Lang 41 weeks ago

New York Magazine critic comes to the defense of ousted Movieline writer

  

Deadline Hires USA Today's Lieberman as Executive Editor

March 28, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 45 weeks ago

Penske poaches 17-year veteran of paper to cover big media, corporate finance for Nikki Finke

  

TheWrap's Counsel Bert Fields Responds to Nikki Finke

February 28, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 49 weeks ago

"MMC has demonstrably and repeatedly violated my client’s rights, including but not limited to violations of the antitrust laws, as well as unfair competition and trade libel"

  

Academy Yanks Credentials After Nikki Finke Spoils Oscars

February 26, 2011 By Steve Pond 49 weeks ago

After website publishes entire lineup of Oscar show, reporter Mike Fleming's credentials are revoked

  

HBO Drops Its Nikki Finke-Alike Comedy, 'Tilda'

February 25, 2011 By Lew Harris 49 weeks ago

But the network is “still interested in a show about her, this time with her on board from the beginning”

  

The Daily’s Richard Johnson Flops With Nikki Finke Photo

February 10, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 52 weeks ago

It's not even the Deadline founder -- after two months in Hollywood, this is the best the iPad-only publication's entertainment editor has got?

  

The Daily Publishes its Nikki Finke Photo, But Is It Really Her?

February 10, 2011 By Dylan Stableford & Brent Lang 52 weeks ago

Finke tells Gawker she doesn't have that lady's "mouthlines"; we agree

  

No Nikki Finke Photo From The Daily ...Yet

February 9, 2011 By Dominic Patten 52 weeks ago

In a Hollywood standoff with Deadline founder, Richard Johnson is keeping his mouth shut for the moment

  

Hollyblog: Make Your Own Nikki Finke Photo

February 9, 2011 By Temp X 1 year ago

Can't wait for The Daily to post her photo? Use this handy drawing tool!

  

The Nikki Finke Photo: The Daily vs. Deadline (updated: Nikki responds)

February 8, 2011 By Dominic Patten & Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

The blogger faces the thing she fears most: a photo, in Rupert Murdoch's new Daily. Now it's war

  

The Internet Remembers: Nikki Finke's DOA Verdict on HuffPo (updated)

February 7, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

In 2005, Finke called HuffPo -- which sold on Sunday for $315 million -- "the sort of failure that is simply unsurvivable"

  

Michael Ausiello Joins Team Finke

October 4, 2010 By Hunter Walker 1 year ago

Entertainment Weekly columnist is the latest hire for the network of Hollywood sites run by Jay Penske's MMC Corporation

  

Attention People Mag: Nikki Finke Doesn't Work Here

September 6, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

This is the first time anyone has confused me for Nikki. But is it the last?

  

Trouble on HBO's 'Tilda': Showrunner Mort Is Out

August 23, 2010 By Hunter Walker 1 year ago

Showrunner allegedly sent a nasty email rant

  

To Nikki Finke: Come Speak at TheGrill

August 19, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

People will say you won't come. But I know you better. Come on stage and offer the industry some unvarnished truth

  

Lynne Segall Lands at MMC

August 3, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Recently-ousted L.A. Times ad VP joins Deadline parent

  

Nikki Finke Finally Breaks Silence on HBO's 'Tilda'

July 13, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Editor says she "never encouraged Deadline.com journalists to write about the show"

  

'Tildja!' Inside Details of HBO's Finke-ian Pilot

June 17, 2010 By Hunter Walker 1 year ago

Nikki Finke is throwing her weight around on the set of the show she supposedly inspired

  

Deadline 'Exclusives' Dripping in Nikki Finke Meta-Goo

June 3, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Reported involvement in HBO project sparks disclosure debate

  

Is Nikki Finke in Violation of FTC Blogger Laws?

June 1, 2010 By Anonymous 1 year ago

Nikki Finke's role as a paid consultant on the upcoming HBO series "Tilda" puts her in a legal gray area.

  

Where the Hell Is Finke? On Medical Leave Until Friday

May 30, 2010 By Wrap Staff 1 year ago

Deadline Hollywood posts Saturday update explaining missing founder's whereabouts