Jeff Roberts
Jan 31, 2012 3:15 PM
For decades, publishers have tried and failed to use the law of “hot news” to chase competitors from their stories. This hasn’t dissuaded Penske Media and its controversial editor, Nikki Finke, from trying again.
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Ken Sonenclar
Jan 27, 2010 9:00 AM
Ken Sonenclar is a Managing Director at DeSilva + Phillips, LLC, a New York investment bank specializing in media. After decades with less disruption than a German train schedule, Hollywood media is rocking from a tumultuous year of deals and reinvention. Nothing less than the future of B2B publishing is…
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Rafat Ali
Sep 4, 2009 12:10 AM
Jay Penske, the CEO of MMC, the LA-based online media network, has managed to do the impossible: convince Nikki Finke to, well, change anything. The company recently acquired her powerhouse blog DeadlineHollywoodDaily, and is now implementing the expansion strategy for it: rebranding the network under Deadline.com with a view to…
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Staci D. Kramer
Jun 23, 2009 8:56 AM
Nikki Finke (pictured), who delights in Hollywood scoops and gigging the entertainment establishment, has sold her one-woman DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com to Mail.com Media Corp., ending considerable speculation about where the site would wind up. In addition to the sale, Finke has a partnership agreement for exclusive distribution via MMC; she maintains “complete’…
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