Barry Diller Says Netflix Has Conquered the Studios: ‘Hollywood Is Now Irrelevant’
“Those who chase Netflix are fools,” IAC chairman says in Recode interview
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Propagate Acquires Indie Production Company Electus and Majority Stake in Artist First
The independent content creation and distribution company is looking to expand its full-service global studio
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12 ‘American Idol’ Secrets: Courting Simon Cowell, House Party Disasters and the Right Name
Former Fox Television Entertainment Group chairman Sandy Grushow gives TheWrap behind-the-scenes look at show’s inception
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Barry Diller Calls ‘Total Bulls—‘ on MGM’s Claims It Can’t Release Trump’s ‘Apprentice’ Footage
“There are no legal obligations,” says the IAC/InterActiveCorp chairman
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Hillary Clinton’s Hollywood Fundraisers Still On, With Bill Subbing for Candidate
Democratic presidential nominee canceled her scheduled Tuesday appearances after being diagnosed with pneumonia
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Hillary Clinton Heads Back to LA for Seth MacFarlane, Barry Diller Fundraisers
Eva Longoria and UTA’s Jay Sures host Tim Kaine
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Left Out of Allen & Co.’s ‘Summer Camp for Billionaires’
Mayer’s name is not on the list of invites
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Sundance 2016 Scene and Heard: Nick Jonas, Judd Apatow, Helicopter Shuttles (Photos)
A continually updating report on the scene from Park City
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Barry Diller’s IAC Merges Daily Beast, About.com in New Publishing Group
Doug Leeds will oversee the combined Daily Beast-About.com unit, IAC Publishing
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ESPN President John Skipper Rips IAC Chair Barry Diller for ‘Flapping His Lips’
“That is wrong. And I believe at this point it is willfully inaccurate,” Skipper says of Diller’s charges that ESPN promotes a “false economy”
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Donald Trump Attacks Barry Diller Over Newsweek, Love Life
“He is a sad and pathetic figure,” candidate tweets of IAC chairman
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Focus Revives Gramercy Label for Sci-Fi, Action and Horror Movies
The decision draws a distinction between genre films and the arthouse fare handled by Focus, especially for video on demand
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Fox Promotes Missy Halperin to EVP, Talent Relations
Halperin has been with Fox since 1989 — just after the network’s inception
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NBCU Cable Chief Bonnie Hammer Disappointed Over E!’s ‘House of DVF’ Ratings, Insiders Say (Exclusive)
In the show’s defense, Lifestyle Networks president Frances Berwick tells TheWrap, “It’s exactly where we would expect the show to be at this time”
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FilmOn X Founder Alki David Sued for Alleged Battery and Fraud
David calls the plaintiff a “terrible opportunist who stalked me”
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Aereo Supreme Court Ruling: Fox, Disney and Others React
Opinions are divided on the online television service’s legal defeat
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Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia: ‘Our Work Is Not Done’
Company founder speaks out moments after chief investor declares Aereo “over”
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Broadcasters’ Stocks Rise on Aereo Victory
Supreme Court ruling boosts share prices for CBS, Fox, ABC and NBC
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Aereo Investor Barry Diller Says Company ‘Is Over’
Diller doesn’t mince words after investing millions
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Supreme Court Sides With Broadcasters Against Aereo
Court rules 6-3 service violates copyright law
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Ousted IAC Publicist Justine Sacco Lands at Hot or Not Following AIDS Tweet Controversy
The former IAC flack rebounds after being fired from Barry Diller’s company
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Barry Diller: Shutting Down Aereo Would Have ‘Profound Effect’ on Technology (Video)
“What if there was no telephone?” asks the IAC chairman, an investor in TV streaming service targeted by networks in Supreme Court case
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Why Aereo’s Supreme Court Case Matters
An upstart company that wants to change how you watch TV vs. broadcasters protecting billions
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Barry Diller: Aereo ‘Finished’ If It Loses Supreme Court Case (Video)
Online video company “probably would not be able to continue,” Diller tells Bloomberg
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Aereo Expands to Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and San Antonio
New markets include eight million potential consumers
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Daily Beast Will Continue Post-Tina Brown, Embrace Digital (Exclusive)
Owner Barry Diller “plans to dig into digital, expected to promote from within,” an insider tells TheWrap
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Tina Brown to Write Memoir Called ‘Media Beast’
The book will trace triumphs at Vanity Fair and the New Yorker and low points like Newsweek
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John McCain Makes the Case for A La Carte Cable (Q&A)
Senator talks “House of Cards” and football… and mentions this may be his last term
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Future of Daily Beast in Doubt, Decision in October
“It’s definitely been a ride,” Barry Diller said in a staff memo obtained by TheWrap
