The trade faces the same conundrum as other print publications moving to online, Stiles said. That is that the rising traffic online cannot be monetiz...
AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 11.17.2009 | Media
LOS ANGELES — Ending a three-year flirtation with free online content, Variety newspaper plans to put some of its Web site content behind a "pay...
Alex Pattakos | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living
Swayze's words and actions throughout his very personal and, unfortunately, sometimes very public ordeal underscore that, in all situations, no matter how desperate they may appear or actually be, you always have the ultimate freedom to choose your attitude.
Liz Smith | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment
I am still working for a living because I like to work and I am not rich enough to retire. Maybe that's what you find "unseemly."
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics
A lot of people who helped Obama get elected are going to start to be disappointed, simply because only so much is politically viable. Obama's trying to put together a consensus, but that's not going to happen here.
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics
what about the Wanda Sykes roast? Was she out of bounds? Can a joke about 9/11 be funny, even if it's tasteless?
Rex Weiner | Posted 06.12.2009 | Media
The fact that the venerable entertainment industry trades are sending fewer reporters to Cannes marks the end of one of the juicier assignments in the field of journalism.
The New York Observer | John Koblin | Posted 05.23.2009 | Media
"Along come the blogs, and now they share that agenda with us," said Neil Stiles, the publisher of the Variety Group. "There's no question about that....
Portfolio | Amy Wallace | Posted 05.09.2009 | Media
Eight years ago, I wrote a lengthy profile of Peter Bart, the long-standing and powerful editor of the entertainment trade paper Variety, for Los Ange...
Deadline Hollywood Daily | Nikki Finke | Posted 05.07.2009 | Media
Last night, I received word that Peter Bart was being move aside at Variety after 20 years. Naturally, I fanned out calls to all the trade bigwigs. To...
Deadline Hollywood Daily | Nikki Finke | Posted 04.24.2009 | Media
Since I did not sign a non-disclosure agreement, I am free to tell Hollywood the following: On February 27th, Neil Stiles, the president and publisher...
Huffington Post | Posted 03.02.2009 | Media
Below, a collection of the various media cuts, layoffs, ousters, and other doom and gloom news to hit the industry in the last day or so: The Baltimo...
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics
Campaigns are focusing huge resources on turning out the youth vote, but this segment of the population always lags behind in voter percentages. Will this year be any different?
Variety | Ted Johnson | Posted 10.09.2008 | Media
Surrounded by police in riot gear on the Marion Street bridge in St. Paul on Thursday night, along with about 300 protesters and members of the media,...
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 07.17.2008 | Media
Wilshire & Washington, the weekly Blog Talk Radio program that explores the intersection of politics, entertainment, and new media, launched this morning.
Deadline Hollywood Daily | Nikki Finke | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media
Who wasn't gobsmacked by Reed Elsevier's announcement this AM that it plans to sell Reed Business Information, the magazine publishing division that i...
New York Times | Brooks Barnes | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media
Which top television writers are the least supportive of a strike? Some people in Hollywood are wondering if an unusual advertisement holds the answer...
The Wrap | Sharon Waxman | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media