Insider: Variety acquisition cost will far exceed a $40M price tag

Jul. 12, 2012 - 3:55 PM PDT Jul. 12, 2012 - 3:55 PM PDT

Whoever ends up buying Variety will have to make up for “a decade of deferred maintenance” after they’ve coughed up $40 million or more, said a media executive who recently kicked the tires on the venerable trade pub’s sales book. Read more at paidContent »

‘Hot News’ Returns In Hollywood Publisher Catfight

By Jeff John Roberts

Jan. 31, 2012 - 7:15 PM PDT Jan. 31, 2012 - 7:15 PM PDT

photo: Justin Jibbs

For decades, publishers have tried and failed to use the law of “hot news” to chase competitors from their stories. This hasn’t dissuaded Pe… Read more at paidContent »

You Can’t Play a New Media Game By Old Media Rules

By Mathew Ingram

Feb. 24, 2011 - 9:02 AM PDT Feb. 24, 2011 - 9:02 AM PDT

The web has turned breaking news into something that lasts a matter of minutes — or even seconds — rather than hours. If your business is to break news, your job is becoming harder every day, as Deadline Hollywood blogger Nikki Finke is only the latest to discover. Read more »

Vid-Biz: thisMoment, Deadline Hollywood, Qik

By Chris Albrecht

Jun. 23, 2009 - 12:06 PM PDT Jun. 23, 2009 - 12:06 PM PDT

thisMoment Raises $3 Million; service lets users combine their photos and videos with other publisher-licensed content to create shareable “moments.” (Digital Media Wire) Mail.com Acquires Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Blog; terms not disclosed, Finke’s blog to expand and is looking to hire a senior journalist in […] Read more »

Karina’s Capsule: Speechless

By Karina Longworth

Nov. 25, 2007 - 9:00 PM PDT Nov. 25, 2007 - 9:00 PM PDT

Over Thanksgiving weekend, Hollywood blogger Nikki Finke exclusively hosted Speechless, a series of short videos starring A-list talent that was produced and conceived by B-list talent and designed to promote United Hollywood‘s position by dramatizing the impact of the writers’ strike on the art form. “For […] Read more »

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