SXSW, the largest cultural event in the United States, today announced that Penske Media Corporation has transitioned from a majority stakeholder to full owner. The move represents a seamless evolution of a multi-year strategic partnership built on shared ambition, strong financial growth, and international expansion. SXSW will remain headquartered in Austin, where its flagship Conference & Festivals and SXSW EDU will continue to take place. SXSW 2027 runs March 15–21, preceded by SXSW EDU, March 13–16.
The partnership began in 2021, when PMC invested in SXSW following the severe financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing critical capital that helped secure the event’s future. Over the past several years, PMC and SXSW have worked together to strengthen the company’s long-term foundation, expand opportunities for programming, partnerships, and community building, and grow its global presence in Europe. SXSW will continue to be led from Austin, with a focus on preserving the deep community relationships that have long defined the event.
Founded by Roland Swenson, Nick Barbaro, Louis Jay Meyers and Louis Black, SXSW has played a central role in Austin’s evolution as an international destination for music, film, technology and the creative industries. Under their leadership, SXSW created a new model for bringing different industries and communities together and established a global event that remains deeply connected to its hometown.
“It's been a great joy and honor to help build this company from the ground up,” said Nick Barbaro, SXSW co-founder. “We could never have done this anywhere but Austin, and thanks to the hard work and dedication of so many talented people who’ve cared deeply about its purpose over the years, SXSW continues to impact the lives of countless artists and innovators around the world. It’s been a great ride and we look forward to watching SXSW continue to grow in vibrant new ways while remaining focused on helping creative people achieve their goals.”
"SXSW combines exceptional leadership and a proven playbook with a live event experience that is second to none." said Jay Penske, Chairman and CEO, Penske Media Corporation. “Premium live experiences are central to Penske Media’s future, and we are thrilled to increase our stake in SXSW, and provide the company with further backing and together write the most expansive chapter in its history."
The transaction reflects PMC’s continued investment in global live events that convene influential communities across entertainment, media, music, technology, fashion, art and culture. PMC’s portfolio of events and experiences already includes the Golden Globes, Latin Music Week, the Academy of Country Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, and New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, and over 315 additional live experiences produced and built by PMC brands including Billboard, Rolling Stone, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, WWD and Sportico.
Since its founding in 1987, SXSW has grown from an Austin music event into an internationally recognized destination for discovery and connection across technology, film and television, music, education, comedy, culture and business. Each year, SXSW brings global creative and professional communities to Austin while providing a platform for the artists, entrepreneurs, innovators, and organizations that make the city distinctive.
New York, NY – August 13, 2026 – Today, global music authority Billboard announced its R&B Hip-Hop Live concert, a celebration of noteworthy and rising talent, on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at the iconic Brooklyn Steel in New York City. Sponsored by Rotation, the home of Hip-Hop and R&B on Amazon Music, this event is a centerpiece of Billboard’s R&B Hip-HopWeek and will feature electrifying performances by Lucky Daye, Yung Miami, and sets from the genre’s brightest rising stars: Destin Conrad, Samara Cyn, and Skippa.
Billboard R&B Hip-Hop Live tickets are available starting August 13, 2026 at 10am ET at the link HERE. Concertgoers who have downloaded and are signed into the Amazon Music app will be able to use an exclusive “Fast Entry Lane” onsite that allows them to skip to the front of the line. QR codes will also be available for those that do not have an account and wish to sign-up and utilize this perk.
“Billboard has always been at the epicenter of music and culture,” said Mike Van, CEO of Billboard. “As hip-hop, R&B and Caribbean music continue to shape culture around the world, we're committed to championing the emerging voices, generational artists and passionate fans driving these genres forward."
EVENT DETAILS:
- Event Name: Billboard R&B Hip-Hop Live
- Date: September 10, 2026, Doora at 8pm
- Location: Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
- Admission: Tickets on sale now HERE, show is 18+
For more updates on the concert lineup, activities, and ticket information, please visit https://live.billboard.com/rbhh
ABOUT BILLBOARD
Billboard is the ultimate barometer of success in music. Through its iconic charts, breaking news, thought leadership, multi-platform storytelling and world class events, Billboard tracks the world’s top musicians and the business that powers them. Since its origin in 1894, music leaders and fans across the world look to Billboard as the most trusted source for music information, spanning more than a dozen countries and published in 10 languages. The prestigious BillboardMusic Awards are the only premium awards ceremony that recognize musicians for their undeniable achievements on the Billboard charts, using pure data to determine the winners, rather than relying on opaque committees or undisclosed voters to select the honorees giving fans maximum impact at each year's ceremony, as Billboard's chart data measures fans' engagement with their favorite music. Billboard’s other premium experiences range from the Billboard Power 100 to Billboard Women in Music, Billboard Latin Music Week, and BillboardLive, which connects the most impactful artists and industry leaders with fans from all cultures and corners of the globe.
ABOUT AMAZON MUSIC
Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that connects fans, artists, and creators through music, podcasts, and culture. Amazon Music brings fans closer to what they love, with curated and personalized playlists, artist livestreams, artist merch, and Amazon Exclusive podcasts. Prime members get access to over 100 million songs in shuffle mode, All-Access playlists, plus the largest catalog of top ad-free podcasts, included with their membership. Customers can subscribe to Amazon Music Unlimited for full, on-demand access to 100 million songs in HD, a growing catalog of Ultra HD and Spatial audio, and one audiobook a month from the world’s largest selection of audiobooks from Audible. Anyone can listen to Amazon Music by downloading the free Amazon Music app, or wherever they listen to music including Alexa-enabled devices. Learn more at amazon.com/music.
Today, Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) proudly announces Bernard Arnault as the recipient of the 2026 John B. Fairchild Honor, WWD’s highest distinction. The award will be presented live during the WWD Honors ceremony on October 27, 2026, in New York City.
Presented annually at the WWD Honors ceremony, the John B. Fairchild Honor recognizes individuals whose creativity, vision, and leadership have left an enduring impact on the global fashion industry. Named for WWD’s legendary publisher, the John B. Fairchild Honor celebrates transformative careers that have shaped fashion and business on a global scale. Past recipients include Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, Karl Lagerfeld, Leonard Lauder, Miuccia Prada, Tommy Hilfiger, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Brunello Cucinelli, Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti.
The WWD Honors event, a star-studded gathering in New York City, brings together the industry's leading executives, creatives, and changemakers for an evening honoring those whose work continues to define the future of fashion, beauty, and retail, culminating with the presentation of the John B. Fairchild Honor.
“WWD’s John B. Fairchild Award honors an industry-defining legacy, and few leaders have shaped global luxury on the scale of Bernard Arnault,” said Amanda Smith, CEO, Fairchild Media Group. “Presenting him with this recognition is a watershed moment not only for WWD, but for the global fashion community. It is a testament to the very definition of leadership and to an individual with the rare ability to redefine the boundaries of vision, scale, and craftsmanship.”
“I am honored to receive the John B. Fairchild Award," said Arnault, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. "I knew well and respected John and his approach to talking about creativity. He broadened WWD’s coverage to go beyond fashion into the people behind the business as well as expanding into beauty and culture, all areas that are important to LVMH.”
“Mr. Fairchild met scores of designers and executives throughout his legendary and groundbreaking career yet admired and spoke fondly of few, and one of those was Bernard Arnault. He lauded him of course for his business acumen but, above all, for his passion for creativity, one he shared with Mr. Fairchild.” said James Fallon, Chief Content Officer, Fairchild Media Group. “He would always talk excitedly about touring stores in Paris with him, and of course offering his honest and unfiltered opinions! It is an immense privilege to present this year’s WWD John B. Fairchild Honor to Mr. Arnault, one that I am sure would thrill Mr. Fairchild himself.”
"I am grateful to the teams at WWD for maintaining his legacy, for their ongoing support to our maisons and for keeping us informed and inspired,” Arnault added. “Thank you for giving me an honor bearing a legend’s name.”
WWD Honors is held in conjunction with the WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit, taking place October 27-28, 2026.
The 2026 WWD Honors event is sponsored by Presenting Partner: Aily Labs. Event Partners also include Aetrex, Boston Consulting Group, Google, Katten, Pixel Moda, Saudi Fashion Commission and more to follow.
About WWD
Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) provides a balance of timely, credible business news and key fashion trends for leading retailers, designers, manufacturers, marketers, financiers, Wall Street analysts, international moguls, media executives, ad agencies, trend-makers, and global consumers. Founded in 1910 by Edmund Fairchild and helmed for over two decades by legendary publisher John B. Fairchild, WWD has been the daily media of record and the industry voice of authority for over 115 years. Operated and published by Penske Media Corporation under Fairchild Media Group, WWD reaches a global audience of nearly 16 million+ every month across print, digital, mobile, video, social, and events, including the annual WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit and Global Summits in 3 international markets. As an increasingly complex marketplace heightens the need for information and competitive intelligence, WWD delivers spirited coverage with frequency, integrity, and a legacy of getting it right and getting it first.
Today, Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) proudly announces Bernard Arnault as the recipient of the 2026 John B. Fairchild Honor, WWD’s highest distinction. The award will be presented live during the WWD Honors ceremony on October 27, 2026, in New York City.
Presented annually at the WWD Honors ceremony, the John B. Fairchild Honor recognizes individuals whose creativity, vision, and leadership have left an enduring impact on the global fashion industry. Named for WWD’s legendary publisher, the John B. Fairchild Honor celebrates transformative careers that have shaped fashion and business on a global scale. Past recipients include Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, Karl Lagerfeld, Leonard Lauder, Miuccia Prada, Tommy Hilfiger, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Brunello Cucinelli, Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti.
The WWD Honors event, a star-studded gathering in New York City, brings together the industry's leading executives, creatives, and changemakers for an evening honoring those whose work continues to define the future of fashion, beauty, and retail, culminating with the presentation of the John B. Fairchild Honor.
“WWD’s John B. Fairchild Award honors an industry-defining legacy, and few leaders have shaped global luxury on the scale of Bernard Arnault,” said Amanda Smith, CEO, Fairchild Media Group. “Presenting him with this recognition is a watershed moment not only for WWD, but for the global fashion community. It is a testament to the very definition of leadership and to an individual with the rare ability to redefine the boundaries of vision, scale, and craftsmanship.”
“I am honored to receive the John B. Fairchild Award," said Arnault, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. "I knew well and respected John and his approach to talking about creativity. He broadened WWD’s coverage to go beyond fashion into the people behind the business as well as expanding into beauty and culture, all areas that are important to LVMH.”
“Mr. Fairchild met scores of designers and executives throughout his legendary and groundbreaking career yet admired and spoke fondly of few, and one of those was Bernard Arnault. He lauded him of course for his business acumen but, above all, for his passion for creativity, one he shared with Mr. Fairchild.” said James Fallon, Chief Content Officer, Fairchild Media Group. “He would always talk excitedly about touring stores in Paris with him, and of course offering his honest and unfiltered opinions! It is an immense privilege to present this year’s WWD John B. Fairchild Honor to Mr. Arnault, one that I am sure would thrill Mr. Fairchild himself.”
"I am grateful to the teams at WWD for maintaining his legacy, for their ongoing support to our maisons and for keeping us informed and inspired,” Arnault added. “Thank you for giving me an honor bearing a legend’s name.”
WWD Honors is held in conjunction with the WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit, taking place October 27-28, 2026.
The 2026 WWD Honors event is sponsored by Presenting Partner: Aily Labs. Event Partners also include Aetrex, Boston Consulting Group, Google, Katten, Pixel Moda, Saudi Fashion Commission and more to follow.
About WWD
Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) provides a balance of timely, credible business news and key fashion trends for leading retailers, designers, manufacturers, marketers, financiers, Wall Street analysts, international moguls, media executives, ad agencies, trend-makers, and global consumers. Founded in 1910 by Edmund Fairchild and helmed for over two decades by legendary publisher John B. Fairchild, WWD has been the daily media of record and the industry voice of authority for over 115 years. Operated and published by Penske Media Corporation under Fairchild Media Group, WWD reaches a global audience of nearly 16 million+ every month across print, digital, mobile, video, social, and events, including the annual WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit and Global Summits in 3 international markets. As an increasingly complex marketplace heightens the need for information and competitive intelligence, WWD delivers spirited coverage with frequency, integrity, and a legacy of getting it right and getting it first.
Today, Penske Media Corporation (PMC) announced the appointment of Brent Lang to Editor-in-Chief of IndieWire, effective August 17. Based in New York City, Lang will report to Jerry Ruiz, Senior Vice President, Operations & Finance, PMC.
A widely respected journalist and editor, Lang brings a distinctive combination of editorial leadership, industry expertise, and a deep commitment to ambitious, high-quality storytelling to IndieWire.
Lang most recently served as Executive Editor of Variety, where he covered the major Hollywood studios and their corporate parents. During his tenure, he wrote cover stories on many of the industry’s most notable figures, including Christopher Nolan, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Kevin Hart, George Clooney, Mindy Kaling, Michelle Williams, Michael J. Fox, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Since joining Variety in 2014 as a Senior Film and Media Reporter, he rose through a series of leadership roles, including New York Bureau Chief and Executive Editor, Film and Media. In 2024, he was named Entertainment Journalist of the Year by the Los Angeles Press Club.
Before Variety, Lang was a Senior Reporter at TheWrap, and his work has also appeared in The Patriot-Ledger, The Providence Journal, CBSNews.com, and Forbes. He is a graduate of Brown University and the Columbia University School of Journalism.
“Brent is a dynamic and deeply respected editor whose experience, instincts, and creativity make him exceptionally well-suited to lead IndieWire,” said Ruiz. “He brings a sophisticated understanding of the entertainment industry, a strong editorial point of view, and a clear sense of where media is headed. Just as importantly, he understands what has always made IndieWire unique with its intelligence, its authority, and its commitment to championing bold voices and original storytelling. We are thrilled to welcome Brent to IndieWire and excited for the future of the brand under his leadership.”
“I’m deeply honored to take the editorial helm of a brand I’ve admired for many years,” said Lang. “IndieWire has long stood for smart, distinctive, and fearless journalism, and it has built an extraordinary legacy by championing artists, elevating emerging voices, and covering the industry with depth and conviction. I have enormous respect for IndieWire’s founder, Eugene Hernandez, and for Dana Harris-Bridson’s profound contributions. They are responsible for building a world-class brand. I’m also incredibly grateful to Jay Penske, Michelle Sobrino, Dea Lawrence, Ramin Setoodeh, and Cynthia Littleton for the opportunities they have given me over the years. At a time of great change across media and entertainment, I believe there is tremendous opportunity ahead for a brand that has always believed in bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and the enduring power of great storytelling.”
Lang succeeds Dana Harris-Bridson, whose 15 years of editorial leadership helped to shape IndieWire into the expansive and highly regarded brand it is today. During her tenure, IndieWire broadened its focus beyond independent film into television, blockbusters, and the crafts that define the industry, while also launching standout editorial franchises including Future of Filmmaking and the In Development newsletter. Harris-Bridson is stepping down to focus on building her own projects, an exciting next chapter that reflects both the depth of her experience and her genuine desire to devote her time and energy to work she’s passionate about.
“Dana has been instrumental in shaping IndieWire into the exceptional brand it is today,” said Ruiz. “Her leadership, editorial vision, and deep commitment to the brand have left a lasting mark on IndieWire and on the many people who have had the opportunity to work alongside her. We are deeply grateful for all she has contributed and for the strong foundation she leaves behind.”
“Dana’s contributions to IndieWire have been extraordinary,” said James Israel, Publisher of IndieWire. “Her leadership helped shape the brand’s editorial identity, expand its reach, and strengthen its standing within the entertainment community. We are deeply grateful for all she has done to help build IndieWire into what it is today. At the same time, I’m excited to work alongside Brent as we begin this next chapter and continue building on that foundation with energy, ambition, and optimism for what lies ahead.”
“It’s been the privilege of my career to help lead this team and this brand to where it is today,” said Harris-Bridson. “I’m proud of everything we built together, and I’m energized by what’s next.”
The transition comes at a moment of strong momentum for IndieWire. The brand recently earned two Daytime Emmy Award nominations for its inaugural Craft Roundtables series, and Lynne Howard was recently promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations, reporting to James Israel.
Together, these leadership appointments reflect IndieWire’s continued growth, as well as a shared commitment to the values that have long defined the brand: bold journalism, authoritative storytelling, and an enduring belief in the power of original voices and ambitious editorial vision.
About IndieWire IndieWire is the leading digital publication devoted to curating, reporting on, and celebrating the best in film, television, and entertainment. Called the “online heartbeat of the world’s independent film community” by Forbes and the “best indie crossroads” by Roger Ebert, IndieWire is a two-time Webby Award winner for Best Entertainment Website. Founded in 1996, IndieWire joined Penske Media Corporation in 2016.
About Penske Media Corporation (PMC)
Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading global media and information services company whose award-winning content attracts a passionate monthly audience of more than 500 million people. Since 2004, PMC has been a pioneer in digital media and owns over 300 live events, while reaching audiences across all screens. Penske Media is recognized, as one of the Top 100 Private Companies in the United States and North America.
Our Companies & Brands
Iconic Media Brands (PMX): Variety, Rolling Stone, The Verge, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, WWD, SHE Media, Robb Report, Deadline, Eater, Sportico, ARTnews, Fairchild Media, VIBE, IndieWire, SB Nation, ARTFORUM, POPSUGAR, Gold Derby, BEAUTY INC, Art in America, Punch, The Dodo, and more.
Live Events & Experiences: The Golden Globes, SXSW, Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMs), Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), Dick Clark's New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, SXSW London, American Music Awards (AMAs), and Latin Music Week.
Data & Analytics: Luminate, the premier music and entertainment data and analytics company.
Global Footprint
PMC and its subsidiaries are co-headquartered in New York and Los Angeles, with additional offices spanning 14 countries worldwide.
Fresh off a history-making run that saw him earn a Guinness World Record at BST Hyde Park in London for the largest gathering of people wearing bald caps, perform before a record-breaking crowd of nearly 70,000 fans, and complete sold-out I Am Back tours across North America and Europe, global superstar Pitbull is bringing his momentum to Billboard Latin Music Week 2026.
Today, Billboard, the global authority in music, announced that the GRAMMY® Award-winning global recording artist will join the 2026 edition of Billboard Latin Music Week. Taking place October 19–22, 2026, at the iconic Faena Forum Miami Beach, the event will once again serve as the industry’s premier gathering celebrating the power, influence, and future of Latin music and culture. Tickets are on sale now at BillboardLatinMusicWeek.com.
Armando Christian Pérez, globally known as Pitbull, is a GRAMMY Award-winning independent international superstar, entrepreneur, education ambassador, and motivational speaker whose influence extends far beyond music. Currently on his global I'm Back Tour with Lil Jon, Pitbull continues to captivate audiences around the world. With billions of audio streams and video views, hundreds of gold and platinum certifications, and a career that has redefined global crossover success, he remains one of the most influential artists in music.
Beyond the stage, Pitbull has built a thriving business portfolio as the founder of the Mr. 305 record label and Voli 305 Vodka, while also launching Globalization, his SiriusXM channel dedicated to global rhythmic hits. A passionate advocate for education, he co-founded SLAM! (Sports Leadership Arts Management), a nationally recognized tuition-free public charter school network that now serves more than 10,000 students across 14 campuses throughout the United States, empowering the next generation through innovative learning and leadership.
Recognized as the longest-running, highest-profile, and most influential gathering in the Latin music industry, Billboard Latin Music Week is hailed as the birthplace for some of the industry's biggest stars. The event features multiple days of can't-miss programming, including show-stopping performances, exclusive panels, interactive workshops, and curated showcases, bringing together leading artists, creators, and executives shaping the future of Latin music with fans across the globe, including:
Exclusive conversations with today's biggest Latin music stars and emerging voices.
Industry panels with leaders shaping the future of Latin entertainment.
Dynamic live performances and fan events.
Networking opportunities with top executives, artists, and tastemakers.
Additionally, this year’s lineup includes, Greeicy, Jay Wheeler, Jessi Uribe, Kany García, Lola Indigo, Paola Jara, RaiNao, Rawayana, Ryan Castro, Trueno, and Zhamira, with additional talent to be revealed in the coming weeks., with many more to be revealed soon. Executives panelists include Nat Pastor, Tommy Mottola, and Victor Gonzalez, alongside many more industry leaders to be announced soon.
Billboard Latin Music Week has been the driving force behind the most impactful conversations and cultural moments across Latin music for over three decades, connecting generations of artists, industry leaders, and fans alike. Each year, the event continues to shape the future of the genre on a global stage, solidifying its place as one of the most influential celebrations in entertainment. Last year’s sold-out events brought together some of the biggest names in Latin music, featuring star-studded conversations with artists like Anuel AA, Carín León, Carlos Vives, Daddy Yankee, Danny Ocean, DJ Khaled, Gloria & Emilio Estefan, Emilia, Ivy Queen, Kali Uchis, Laura Pausini, Myke Towers, Ozuna, Rawayana, Tokischa, and many more. This year’s edition will once again spotlight the continued global rise and influence of Latin sounds and storytelling.
The 2026 Billboard Latin Music Week kicks off Monday, October 19th, 2026, with a packed week of programming that includes artist conversations, panels, live performances, hands-on workshops, brand activations, networking opportunities, and more.
Billboard Latin Music Week will coincide with the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards, taking place in Miami on Thursday, October 22, and will broadcast live on Telemundo and Peacock. More details about the event to be announced soon.
For more information on Billboard Latin Music Week and the latest updates, visit BillboardLatinMusicWeek.com.
Sponsors include Harbourview Equity Partners, HYBE Latin America, Sonesta International Hotels, the official hotel sponsor of Billboard Latin Music Week, and Lincoln, the official auto partner of Billboard Latin Music Week.
Follow the event on social media:
Facebook: @Billboard and @BillboardLatin
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Instagram: @Billboard and @BillboardLatin
TikTok: @Billboard
Join the conversation: #BillboardLatinWeek
For sponsorship opportunities please reach out to:
Ed Stepankovsky: estepankovsky@billboard.com
Pam Sturchio: psturchio@billboard.com
Joe Maimone: joe.maimone@billboard.com
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ABOUT BILLBOARD:
Billboard is the ultimate barometer of success in music. Through its iconic charts, breaking news, thought leadership, multi-platform storytelling and world class events, Billboard tracks the world’s top musicians and the business that powers them. Since its origin in 1894, music leaders and fans across the world look to Billboard as the most trusted source for music information, spanning 15 countries and published in 10 languages. The prestigious Billboard Music Awards are the only premium awards ceremony that recognize musicians for their undeniable achievements on the Billboard charts, using pure data to determine the winners, rather than relying on opaque committees or undisclosed voters to select the honorees giving fans maximum impact at each year's ceremony, as Billboard's chart data measures fans' engagement with their favorite music. Billboard’s other premium experiences range from the Billboard Power 100 to Billboard Women in Music, Billboard Latin Music Week, and Billboard Live, which connects the most impactful artists and industry leaders with fans from all cultures and corners of the globe.
ABOUT HARBOURVIEW EQUITY PARTNERS
HarbourView Equity Partners is an investment firm focused on opportunities to support content across the entertainment, sports, and media markets. The firm seeks businesses or assets powered by IP and investment opportunities that aim to build enduring asset value and returns. HarbourView has been extremely active since launching in 2021, amassing roughly $3.88 billion* in regulatory assets under management including over 70+ music catalogs to date and investments in various portfolio companies with management teams in its core industries. The firm's distinctly diverse music portfolio features thousands of titles spanning numerous genres, eras, and artists, amounting to a diversified catalog of ~41,000+ songs across both master recordings and publishing income streams. The company is headquartered in Newark, NJ.
ABOUT HYBE LATIN AMERICA
HYBE Latin America is the regional arm of HYBE, dedicated to amplifying the vibrant voices and diverse talents of Latin American artists on the global stage. Rooted in a deep appreciation for the region's cultural richness, HYBE Latin America blends traditional rhythms with cutting-edge artistry, creating a dynamic platform where innovation meets heritage.
Committed to empowering artists with creative autonomy and state-of-the-art resources, HYBE Latin America fosters a collaborative environment that transcends borders and unites fans worldwide. Through groundbreaking music, unforgettable live experiences, and meaningful cultural exchanges, HYBE Latin America redefines Latin music’s global identity, shaping the future of entertainment while celebrating the heart of the region.
ABOUT LINCOLN
Lincoln is the luxury automotive brand of Ford Motor Company, committed to creating compelling vehicles with an exceptional ownership experience to match. For more information about Lincoln, please visit media.lincoln.com or www.lincoln.com.
ABOUT SONESTA:
Sonesta is the 8th largest hotel company in the U.S. according to Smith Travel Research (STR) with approximately 1,100 properties totaling 100,000 guest rooms across 13 brands in 11 countries. Sonesta owns, manages and/or franchises under The Royal Sonesta®, The James™, Classico Collection by Sonesta™, Sonesta Hotels, Resorts & Cruises®; MOD Collection by Sonesta™, Sonesta Select®; Sonesta Essential®, Sonesta ES Suites®, Sonesta Simply Suites®, Red Lion Hotels, Inns & Suites by Sonesta®; Signature Inn® by Sonesta; Americas Best Value Inn by Sonesta™ and Canadas Best Value Inn by Sonesta™. Redefining hospitality through its award-winning Sonesta Travel Pass loyalty program, Sonesta offers guests the opportunity to earn and redeem points for unparalleled value and personalized experiences. Sonesta Travel Pass members receive the best rates, earn immediate points towards free nights, and accelerated status progression based on stays. Join now at sonesta.com/join-travel-pass. For more information about Sonesta visit Sonesta.com.
Sourcing Journal (SJ), the premier voice for sourcing community thought leaders, introduces Visions of Tomorrow, a new flagship event celebrating the innovators, technologies and ideas redefining the global supply chain. Taking place on Monday, July 27, 2026, in New York City, the inaugural gathering will bring together executives from across fashion, retail and technology for an evening of panel discussions, industry recognition and networking focused on the future of sourcing.
As sourcing has evolved from a back-office function into a strategic driver of brand transformation, Visions of Tomorrow reflects the growing influence of supply chain leaders in shaping business strategy, product development and operational excellence. Through conversations exploring artificial intelligence, digital product creation, and next-generation logistics, the event will examine the strategies transforming the industry while honoring the visionaries driving its future.
“Visions of Tomorrow is a testament to the enduring strength and authority of the Sourcing Journal brand,” said Amanda Smith, CEO, Fairchild Media Group. “As the definitive leader in the supply chain and manufacturing space, our role is not just to report on the industry, but to champion the pioneers who are actively redefining the future of the industry. This year’s event honoring visionaries across fashion technology, product and AI innovation is a vital investment in our continued growth, reinforcing Sourcing Journal as the essential, forward-looking voice driving our community's global conversation.”
This year's honorees and speakers include:
- Meg Ball, Senior Director, Creative Technology & AI Enablement, Centric Brands
- Beth Esponnette, Co-founder, Chief Product Officer & Chair, Unspun
- Sandra Gagnon, Senior Director, 3D Digital Product Creation, Target
- Carmen Gama, Director, Circular Design, Eileen Fisher
- Jessica Murphy, Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, True Fit
“Visions of Tomorrow is designed to challenge assumptions, spark new ideas and bring the industry together to explore the innovations shaping the future of sourcing. We're excited to recognize the leaders driving meaningful change while creating a forum for conversations that will help shape what's next,” said Kate Nishimura, Deputy Editor, Sourcing Journal, and Angela Velasquez, Executive Editor, SJ Denim, who will cohost Visions of Tomorrow.
Presented with support from Centric Software and PI Apparel, Visions of Tomorrow reflects Sourcing Journal's commitment to convening the leaders and ideas shaping the future of global sourcing.
Event Details
Sourcing Journal: Visions of Tomorrow
Date: Monday, July 27, 2026
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET
Location: SECOND, 849 6th Ave., New York, NY 10001
Media Credentials: MEDIA RSVP / Abby Kalicka, akalicka@pmc.com
For additional event information, the latest agenda and speaker updates, see HERE.
About Sourcing Journal
Since its founding in 2009, Sourcing Journal (SJ) has become the premier voice for sourcing community thought leaders. Sourcing Journal’s expert editorial team leads the industry conversation with smart investigative journalism, breaking news, analysis of global market conditions. Sourcing Journal reaches a digital audience of 500K+, offers a daily newsletter featuring vital updates on global market conditions, publishes a series of white papers and reports that tackle major global business news and topics throughout the year and hosts 3 thought leader events including the annual SJ Summit in NYC. Published by Penske Media Corporation and part of Fairchild Media Group, Sourcing Journal leads the trade as the destination for apparel and textile executives looking to make sense of an increasingly complex sourcing landscape.
61ST ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS GENERATES $53 MILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THE LAS VEGAS REGION
The 62ND ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS WILL RETURN TO THE WORLD-RENOWNED MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS ON SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2027
61st ACM Awards Performances Drove Significant Streaming Gains Across U.S. and Global Markets for Ella Langley, Avery Anna, Carter Faith, Blake Shelton, Dan + Shay and Parker McCollum
Media and Social Assets HERE
NASHVILLE, TN — JUNE 25, 2026 — Today, the Academy of Country Music® (ACM), Prime Video, and Dick Clark Productions (DCP) announced that the 62nd Academy of Country Music Awards will return to MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, May 16, 2027 following the record-setting success of the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday, May 17, 2026 which drove an estimated $53 million in total economic impact for the Las Vegas region. The result underscores the event’s spectacular return to the city after a three-year absence and an +85% Year-over-Year increase in economic impact from the 2025 show in Frisco, TX, delivering both a global entertainment showcase and a substantial economic boost to Southern Nevada.
Economic Impact
- According to Greyhill Advisors, a leading economic analysis consulting firm, the 61st ACM Awards on May 17, 2026 generated an estimated $53 million in total economic impact for the Las Vegas region, underscoring the event’s spectacular return to the city after a three-year absence and an +85% Year-over-Year increase in economic impact from the 2025 show in Frisco, TX, delivering both a global entertainment showcase and a substantial economic boost to Southern Nevada.
- The event generated $15.7 million in increased employee earnings and supported approximately 290 full-time equivalent jobs across industries ranging from television production and event operations to hospitality and transportation.
- Visitor spending alone accounted for $24.3 million of the total economic impact and generated $7.8 million in worker earnings and 147 full-time equivalent jobs.
- A full week of related concerts, brunches, dinners, pre-parties, after-parties, and fan and industry events generated an additional $4.5 million in economic activity for local hotels, restaurants, venues, and businesses throughout Las Vegas.
Streaming Increases
- According to Luminate, the entertainment industry’s leading data and insights company, streaming analysis reveals significant audience growth across major streaming platforms, with both established stars and emerging artists experiencing notable increases in on-demand audio and video consumption in the United States and internationally.
- The results underscore the enduring influence of the ACM Awards as a catalyst for artist discovery, fan engagement, and audience growth, driving both breakout moments for rising talent and renewed interest in established artists’ catalogs.
- Ella Langley led all artists with a +10% increase and more than 1.8 million additional U.S. On-Demand Audio streams after one day. Langley dominated short-term global growth, leading 1-day volume +2.24 million Total On-Demand stream (audio + video) increase and ranking second after 3-day volume comparison (+1.5 million increase).
- Parker McCollum delivered one of the strongest next-day streaming percentage gains, increasing nearly +14% both in the U.S. and worldwide.
- Dan + Shay saw significant global gains in absolute on-demand volume week-over-week with +1.43 million in Total On-Demand (audio + video) streams.
- Blake Shelton, who paid tribute to Kenny Rogers with a performance of his Amazon Music Original cover of "The Gambler," gained +1.3m U.S. on-demand audio streams in week-over-week growth.
- The data also highlights the growing impact of emerging artists on the country music landscape. Avery Anna recorded the strongest three-day growth performance, increasing U.S. audio streaming activity by more than +23% and global streaming (audio + video) by nearly +25%. Amazon Music Breakthrough artist Carter Faith posted the largest week-over-week gains, growing U.S. streams by more than +61% and global streams by more than +35%.
Social Media and Digital Engagement
- The ACM Awards social accounts garnered over 153M video views (+35% YoY) across Instagram, Tiktok, X, Threads and Facebook. [Source: Listenfirst]
- Impressions across owned platforms increased +85% YoY, while engagements grew +39% YoY, delivering the highest engagement volume and the strongest Impressions performance in four years. [Source: Listenfirst]
- Total social interactions grew +27% YoY on 5/17/26. [Source: Social Content Ratings]
- The Billboard x ACM Awards Red Carpet Livestream, which streamed across Billboard’s YouTube and X channels and Billboard TV's FAST channel on Amazon Fire TV and Samsung TV+, generated 5.4 million live and video-on-demand views platforms.
Streaming exclusively on Prime Video to audiences in more than 240 countries and territories, the show was hosted by Shania Twain at MGM Grand Garden Arena and featured 17 performances from many of country music’s biggest stars. On stage, Cody Johnson earned his first ACM Entertainer of the Year award, while Ella Langley led all winners with a record-breaking seven trophies, setting a new benchmark for the most ACM wins by a single artist in one year. Additional multiple-award winners included Miranda Lambert and Stephen Wilson Jr., while standout honorees also included Parker McCollum, Brooks & Dunn, Riley Green, Avery Anna, Tucker Wetmore, and The Red Clay Strays, showcasing both established stars and the next generation of country music talent. The rebroadcast of the 61st ACM Awards remains available on Prime Video, and fans can also relive the celebration with the Official ACM Awards Playlist on Amazon Music, featuring this year's nominees and country music's biggest stars, including Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, and Lainey Wilson.
Established in 1966, the Academy of Country Music Awards is the longest-running Country Music awards show and made history in 2022 as the first major awards ceremony to exclusively livestream, in collaboration with Prime Video, and is the first Country Music awards show to be nominated for an Emmy® Award. The 61st Academy of Country Music Awards was produced by Dick Clark Productions (DCP). Raj Kapoor and Patrick Menton were executive producers, with Kapoor also serving as showrunner. Damon Whiteside served as executive producer for the Academy of Country Music, and Jay Penske and Barry Adelman served as executive producers for DCP. John Saade also served as consulting producer for Amazon MGM Studios.
Tickets for the 62nd ACM Awards will be available in fall 2026. To gain access to presale tickets fans can sign up for the ACM A-List free email newsletter and will be sent a pre-sale code that will grant access to purchase tickets in advance of the public on-sale.
Follow the Academy of Country Music on Facebook, X, Instagram, and TikTok, join the conversation with #ACMawards, and sign up for the FREE ACM A-List to be the first to know the latest news and for exclusive pre-sale opportunities.
*ACMs streaming performance reports evaluate artist momentum across U.S. and global platforms using On-Demand Audio and Total OD (Audio + Video) data. Growth is measured through a combined assessment of percentage change and absolute stream volume across multiple time windows.
About the Academy of Country Music:
Founded in Southern California in 1964 as a regional trade organization, the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC (ACM) has grown over the past 60 years into a leading association for the Country Music industry. Headquartered in Nashville, TN and boasting record-high membership of more than 5,000 worldwide, the Academy serves as a powerhouse advocate for Country fans, artists, and all facets of the business, as well as a supporter of philanthropic work through charitable partner ACM LIFTING LIVES, dedicated to improving lives through the power of music and providing aid in times of need, with a focus on health initiatives. 2026 continues to be a landmark year for the Academy, and streamed live to a global audience on Prime Video. The Academy also remains relentlessly committed to creating a more inclusive environment for underrepresented groups in Country Music, from the boardroom to the stage, and proudly presents ACM Level Up, a two-year professional development and enrichment curriculum for rising leaders, among other initiatives. For more information, visit ACMcountry.com or ACMLiftingLives.org.
About Dick Clark Productions:
Dick Clark Productions (DCP) is the world’s largest owner and producer of televised live event entertainment programming including “The Golden Globes,” the largest awards show in the world to celebrate the best of film, television and podcasting, “American Music Awards,” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” the No. 1 entertainment special in America, “Golden Eve,” “Academy of Country Music Awards,” “Billboard Music Awards,” “Rising Stars of Country Music,” Emmy®-winning series “So You Think You Can Dance,” and “American Bandstand,” the iconic and groundbreaking cultural phenomenon that defined a generation. Dick Clark Productions also possesses one of the world’s most extensive and unique entertainment archive libraries with more than 60 years of award-winning shows, historic specials, performances, and legendary programming. Dick Clark Productions is owned by Penske Media Corporation. For more information, please visit DickClark.com.
About Prime Video:
Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. On Prime Video, customers can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports – including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies Red One, Road House, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Fallout, Reacher, The Boys, Cross, and The Idea of You; licensed fan favorites; Prime member exclusive access to coverage of live sports including Thursday Night Football, WNBA, and NWSL, and acclaimed sports documentaries including Bye Bye Barry and Kelce; and programming from partners such as Apple TV+, Max, Crunchyroll and MGM+ via Prime Video add-on subscriptions, as well as more than 500 free ad-supported (FAST) Channels. Prime members in the U.S. can share a variety of benefits, including Prime Video, by using Amazon Household. Prime Video is one benefit among many that provides savings, convenience, and entertainment as part of the Prime membership. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store and can enjoy even more content for free with ads. Customers can also go behind the scenes of their favorite movies and series with exclusive X-Ray access. For more info, visit www.amazon.com/primevideo.
About Greyhill Advisors:
Greyhill Advisors is an economic analysis, economic development and site selection consulting firm with offices in Austin, TX. Greyhill represents a team of seasoned professionals with hands-on experience performing economic analysis, assisting leading companies in their location decisions and working with communities to expand their economic potential. For more information, visit www.greyhilladvisors.com.
About MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA:
The MGM Grand Garden Arena is home to concerts, championship boxing and premier sporting and special events. The Arena offers comfortable seating for as many as 16,800 with excellent sightlines and state-of-the-art acoustics, lighting and sound. Prominent events to date have included world championship fights between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson as well as Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez as well as Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao; and concerts by The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Bette Midler, George Strait, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, U2, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Coldplay, Alicia Keys, Jimmy Buffett and the Barbra Streisand Millennium Concert. The MGM Grand Garden Arena also has been home to annual events including the Academy of Country Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, the Latin GRAMMY Awards, iHeartRadio Music Festival, Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Championship and Frozen Fury NHL pre-season games hosted by the Los Angeles Kings. For more information, visit GrandGardenArena.com.
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61st ACM Awards Electronic Press Kit
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June 11, 2026: New York, NY: Today, two of the art world's leading authorities, Artforum and ARTnews, unveiled the launch of the first ever Art Week NYC, set to take place November 11–14, 2026, in New York City. This inaugural four-day event invites collectors, patrons, and art enthusiasts to experience the city’s vibrant art landscape through gallery openings, exhibition walkthroughs, artist talks, public programming, neighborhood walking tours, and retail experiences, all woven into the fabric of New York’s most distinct neighborhoods and cultural institutions.
Highlights include three days of openings and activations with gallery participants invited by Artforum, organized by neighborhood. A full day of public programming, hosted jointly by the New Museum and Artforum, will spotlight artists, curators, writers, and other key voices discussing the forces shaping art and culture today. Additionally, ARTnews will host editor led gallery tours throughout each neighborhood and present conversations exploring the top issues driving the art world today. Art Week NYC will center around a dynamic Midtown hub programmed by ARTnews and Art in America, featuring sponsor activations and conversations with luminaries and leading figures from the art world and beyond.
“We are thrilled to finally bring a dedicated Art Week to the city focused on the galleries. New York City has long been a beacon of creativity and innovation and is home to an unparalleled ecosystem of galleries of all scales with an incredible breadth of expertise,” says Danielle McConnell, Publisher of Artforum. “We’re profoundly grateful to the galleries, museums, and cultural partners for opening their doors to welcome audiences into the spaces where art is best experienced. This week is a celebration of their commitment to keeping art at the center of our city’s cultural heartbeat.”
“Art is more important to more people than ever before, and I’m excited to see Art Week activate the city and its cultural institutions,” said Sarah Douglas, Editor-in-Chief of ARTnews and Art in America. “Every day ARTnews and Art in America bring audiences news from and commentary on the global art world; Art Week will remind us that that world is, at its heart, about community.”
“New York and its incredible institutions, like the New Museum, are offering something truly unprecedented,” says Luke Bahrenburg, President, Art and Luxury Group, Penske Media Corporation. “For one transformative week, we’re inviting art enthusiasts not just to view art but to engage with the ideas, creators, and communities shaping its future. We’re building a platform where deeper dialogues about art and its broader cultural connections can thrive.”
Stay tuned for detailed updates on programming announcements, gallery participation, museums, ticket releases, and more by signing up https://www.art-week.com.
About Artforum
Artforum is the magazine of record for the contemporary art world and holds the unique roles of institution and foremost tastemaker in the industry. Established in 1962, it is often the first to identify artists whose work comes to define eras, delivering the highest level of critical discourse to an international audience. Artforum’s artists’ projects, reviews, and critical essays on contemporary visual culture, including coverage of film, music, architecture, performance, and media, provide rigorous, diverse, and provocative perspectives on the cultural trends of our time.
About ARTnews
Founded in 1902, ARTnews is the oldest and most widely circulated art magazine in the world. Its readership of 180,000 in 124 countries includes collectors, dealers, historians, artists, museum directors, curators, connoisseurs, and enthusiasts. ARTnews covers the artists, institutions, market forces, ideas, and cultural developments shaping the global art world.
About Art in America
Established in 1913, Art in America is a leading magazine and digital platform covering the contemporary global art world. Art in America features critical essays, in-depth profiles of established and emerging artists, exhibition reviews, and original artist projects. The publication serves as an essential resource for collectors, curators, artists, and art professionals worldwide.
Footwear News (FN) and the Two Ten Footwear Foundationwill convene industry leaders, executives and changemakers on June 3 for the 2026 FN x Two Ten Women Who Rock event, an annual forum and celebration honoring influential women and advancing conversations around leadership, opportunity and progress. Held during market week in New York, the event will bring together influential voices from across the industry for an evening of cocktails, networking and conversation.
The event takes place in tandem with FN’s annual Women Who Rock issue, which features Olympic gold medalist, New Balance athlete and mom-to-be Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone on the cover and spotlights the changemakers shaping the future of footwear, fashion, sports and business. The complete Women Who Rock Class of 2026 can be viewed here.
At this year's Women Who Rock event, themed "Tipping Points: Redefining Progress in an Era of Disruption," six boundary-breaking leaders will take the stage to share valuable career lessons and discuss mentorship, sponsorship, and strategies for success during a period of significant change across the industry.
“Footwear News has always been a champion of the visionary leaders shaping our industry, and the Women Who Rock initiative is among its most powerful statements surrounding that mission,” said Amanda Smith, CEO of Fairchild Media Group.“This year's honorees represent a masterclass in resilience, disruption, and intentional leadership. By spotlighting their impact and bringing the industry together for meaningful conversation around our community of women, we are not only celebrating achievement, we are honoring a collective force that is actively driving the future of the business.”
The 2026 Women Who Rock speaker lineup includes:
• June Ambrose, Creative Director, Fashion Designer & Cultural Architect
• Emily Cole, Executive Vice President, Chief Product Officer & CreativeDirector, Kenneth Cole Productions
• Brandice Daniel, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Harlem's Fashion Row
• Jennifer Jones, Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager, Women'sAccessories, Bloomingdale's
• Tracy Knauer, Senior Vice President, North America, New Balance Athletics,Inc.
• Kate Pinkham, Vice President & General Manager, Chaco and The Collectiveat Wolverine Worldwide
“This year's Women Who Rock honorees represent a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and career paths, but they share a common commitment to driving progress within their organizations and communities,” said Katie Abel, Executive Editor, FN. “Together, their stories offer a compelling snapshot of what leadership looks like today, and where the industry is headed next.”
The event is presented in partnership with the Two Ten Footwear Foundation and supported by Caleres, Ecco, Foot Locker, New Balance, Puma, Rack Room Shoes, Steve Madden, Toms Shoes and Wolverine Worldwide.
About FN
Footwear News (FN) is the premier destination forindustry insiders and shoe lovers alike. From power players to style stars, FNdraws on decades of history to offer an inside look at what's new and what'snext in shoes and head-to-toe style. Through breaking stories, expert analysis,and on-trend seasonal coverage, FN connects its engaged audience with thedesigns, drops, and deals that define the global footwear industry.
About TwoTen
The Two TenFootwear Foundation is an independent nonprofit with a unique mission: liftinglives in footwear. Since its founding in the 1930s, Two Ten has offered hope,opportunity, and community to generations of footwear employees and theirfamilies. The Foundation provides emergency assistance in times of disaster orhardship, awards higher education scholarships, supports employee upskillingand professional development, and convenes industry councils andnetworking/affinity groups. Two Ten brings people working in footwear togetherto support each other, building a sense of community and strengthening theindustry workforce. Visit twoten.org to learn more about Two Ten and itsimpact.
Today, Rolling Stone announces The Rolling Stone Residency, an exclusive series of intimate events at New York City’s iconic Cherry Lane Theatre, presented by Delta Air Lines, with premier access offered to Delta SkyMiles Members and Delta SkyMiles® American Express Card Members. Located in the heart of the West Village, the historic venue will play host to six unforgettable “secret” shows throughout 2026.
Each night at The Rolling Stone Residency is a journey into the heart of music, pairing live, acoustic performances with in-depth conversations led by a Rolling Stone editor. These exclusive events will spotlight the stories behind the songs, offering a never-before-seen side of the world’s brightest stars. With the artists revealed just weeks before each show, fans are in for a one-of-a-kind celebration of music and storytelling, where no two evenings will ever be the same.
“The Rolling Stone Residency is a true reflection of our core mission and legacy offering fans deeper experiences with artists,” said Julian Holguin, CEO of Rolling Stone. “Conversation and music have the power to connect people, and this series demonstrates the magic that happens when we collaborate with like-minded artists and partners to deliver extraordinary experiences for fans.”
“At Delta, we believe the most powerful connections are created through experiences that move people,” said Shannon Womack, Managing Director of Global Brand and Creative at Delta. “The Rolling Stone Residency reflects how SkyMiles Membership and partnerships with iconic brands like Rolling Stone unlock moments that bring people closer – to culture, to each other and to the things that inspire them.”
Residency Dates:
- June 11, 2026
- July 9, 2026
- September 22, 2026
- October 21, 2026
- November 12, 2026
- One additional date – to be announced in the coming weeks
Set in the legendary Cherry Lane Theatre, New York’s oldest continuously operating Off-Broadway venue, The Rolling Stone Residency continues Rolling Stone’s commitment to creating unforgettable experiences that connect fans with the music and artists they love. Presented by Delta, a brand committed to connecting people to elevated experiences that inspire them, this collaboration offers SkyMiles Members and Delta SkyMiles American Express Card Members exclusive access to some of the most intimate and exciting live music moments of the year.
How to Access Tickets:
Opportunities to attend The Rolling Stone Residency will be available to Rolling Stone Readers as well as for redemption through SkyMiles Experiences, Delta’s platform that gives its loyalty Members access to once-in-a-lifetime experiences. A limited number of tickets will be released ahead of each show and available for redemption using Delta miles. Delta SkyMiles American Express Card Members who redeem their miles for this experience will also have access to exclusive on-site perks, including a dining experience at Cherry Lane’s coveted Wild Cherry restaurant, and more
About Rolling Stone
Five decades since its founding, Rolling Stone today has evolved into a multi-platform content brand with unrivaled access and authority, reaching a global audience of over 60 million people per month. Staying true to its mission to tell exceptional stories that illuminate the culture of our times, Rolling Stone is an authority for music reviews, in-depth interviews, hard-hitting political commentary and award-winning journalism across print, digital, mobile, video, social and events. Operated and published by Penske Media Corporation, Rolling Stone provides “all the news that fits.”
About Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) uniquely connects the people, places and communities of the world through the power of flight. Guided by a people-first culture and a belief in the power of connection, Delta never stops looking for ways to elevate the customer experience – from exceptional service to innovative moments that bring people closer to what matters most. Through SkyMiles Membership and an industry-leading cobrand partnership with American Express, that commitment extends beyond travel, unlocking access to meaningful, culture-defining experiences. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Delta serves customers across a global network spanning six continents.
ABOUT AMERICAN EXPRESS
American Express (NYSE: AXP) is a global payments and premium lifestyle brand powered by technology. Our colleagues around the world back our customers with differentiated products, services, and experiences that enrich lives and build business success.
Founded in 1850 and headquartered in New York, American Express’ brand is built on trust, security, service, and a rich history of delivering innovation and Membership value for our customers. We seek to provide the world’s best customer experience every day to a broad range of consumers, small and medium-sized businesses, and large corporations, and we build and manage relationships with millions of merchants across our global network.
For more information about American Express, visit americanexpress.com, americanexpress.com/en-us/newsroom/, and ir.americanexpress.com.
About Cherry Lane Theater
As the oldest Off-Broadway theatre in New York City, the century-old Cherry Lane Theatre has long been a staple in New York’s cultural landscape. Acquired by A24 in 2023, the theatre has undergone a multi-year renovation and reopened in September 2025. Its programming includes theater, as well as comedy, music and film. A new addition to the theatre is Wild Cherry, the latest bar restaurant from Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, the team behind Frenchette, Le Rock, and Le Veau d’Or.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE 84TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES TIMETABLE, ELIGIBILITY RULES AND CAMPAIGN GUIDELINES ANNOUNCED
Awards Timetable, Eligibility Rules and Categories HERE
LOS ANGELES, CA – May 7, 2026 – Today, the Golden Globes® released its awards timetable, eligibility rules and campaign guidelines for the 84th Annual Golden Globes®, the first major award show of the season. Hosted by acclaimed Golden Globe, Grammy® and Emmy®-nominated comedian, writer, and actress Nikki Glaser, the ceremony will broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton on Sunday, January 10, 2027 on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S.
Nominations for the Golden Globes will be announced on Monday, December 7, 2026. The Awards timetable is outlined below, and complete rules and categories can be found HERE.
84th Annual Golden Globes Timetable
Monday, June 1, 2026
Submission website opens for 84th Annual Golden Globes Motion Picture, Television and Podcast
Entries for the official Golden Globes Submissions must be completed online at https://goldenglobes.submit.live/
Friday, October 30, 2026
Deadline for Motion Picture, Television, and Podcast submissions
Monday, November 16, 2026
Television and Podcast nomination ballots to be sent to all voters
Sunday, November 22, 2026
Final date for Television and Podcast press conferences
Final date for Television and Podcast programs to be uploaded to the Golden Globes Indee Viewing Platform at https://goldenglobes.indee.tv
Monday, November 23, 2026 by 5:00 p.m. PST
Deadline for receipt of Television and Podcast nomination ballots to KMPG
Tuesday, November 24, 2026
Motion Picture and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement nomination ballots to be sent to all voters
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
Final date for Motion Picture and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement press conferences
Final date for Motion Picture and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement titles to be uploaded to the Golden Globes Indee Viewing Platform at https://goldenglobes.indee.tv
Friday, December 4, 2026 by 5:00 p.m. PST
Deadline for receipt of Motion Picture and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement nomination ballots to KPMG
Monday, December 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. PST
Announcement of nominations for the 84th Annual Golden Globes
Friday, December 18, 2026
Final ballots sent to all voters by KPMG
Saturday, January 2, 2027 by 5:00 p.m. PST
Deadline for receipt of final ballots to KPMG
Sunday, January 10, 2027 at 5:00 p.m. PST
Presentation of the 84th Annual Golden Globes
The Golden Globes, “Hollywood’s Party of the Year®,” is the largest awards show in the world to celebrate the best of film, television, and podcasting. Dick Clark Productions will plan, host and produce the annual Golden Globes, which has been viewed in more than 185 countries and territories worldwide.
About Golden Globes®
As a premier entertainment awards show since 1944, the annual Golden Globes has honored achievements in both television and film. Over the last three decades, the Golden Globes has enabled donations of more than $55 million to entertainment-related charities including scholarship programs, film restoration projects and humanitarian efforts. This funding has also supported diverse programs in partnership with advocacy groups aimed at promoting greater access in Hollywood for underserved communities. Dick Clark Productions is the owner and producer of the Golden Globes. For more information on the Golden Globes, please visit GoldenGlobes.com and follow us on X, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and TikTok.
About Dick Clark Productions
Dick Clark Productions (DCP) is the world’s largest owner and producer of televised live event entertainment programming including “The Golden Globes,” the largest awards show in the world to celebrate the best of film, television and podcasting, “American Music Awards,” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” the No. 1 entertainment special in America, “Golden Eve,” “Academy of Country Music Awards,” “Billboard Music Awards,” “Rising Stars of Country Music,” Emmy®-winning series “So You Think You Can Dance,” and “American Bandstand,” the iconic and groundbreaking cultural phenomenon that defined a generation. Dick Clark Productions also possesses one of the world’s most extensive and unique entertainment archive libraries with more than 60 years of award-winning shows, historic specials, performances, and legendary programming. Dick Clark Productions is owned by Penske Media Corporation. For more information, please visit DickClark.com.
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Taboola’s Personalized Content Recommendations Now Across Three PMC Entertainment News Sites on Desktop and Mobile to Help Boost Engagement and Increase Revenue
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – November 06, 2014) – Taboola, the leading content discovery platform, today announced an exclusive, multi-year strategic partnership with Penske Media Corporation (PMC), a leading digital media and publishing company. Taboola’s personalized and relevant content recommendations are currently on three of PMC’s prime entertainment news desktop and mobile websites: Variety.com, TVLine.com and Deadline.com. Reaching more than 28 million consumers across all three digital properties each month, PMC is leveraging Taboola’s content discovery platform to help develop their audience, boost engagement, and generate revenue.
“At PMC, we are always looking for unique ways of keeping our audience fully engaged while driving robust monetization for our content,” said Craig Perreault, SVP of Business Development at PMC. “Taboola’s discovery platform connects our users to high-quality content from around the web, including our premium websites, and we look forward to continue innovating with Taboola.”
Variety, TVLine and Deadline serve as premier online destinations for entertainment news and are visited regularly by influential entertainment industry thought leaders and key decision makers as well as film and television insiders and fans. By integrating Taboola’s content discovery platform, which indexes over five million pieces of content, PMC has the opportunity to further serve and develop their audience, increase user engagement, and generate revenue.
The Taboola / PMC partnership will likely influence the way many Americans discover content. According to a 2014 report conducted by the Media Insight Project, an initiative of the American Press Institute and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 58 percent of 18-29 year olds and 46 percent of 30-39 year olds say they follow news about entertainment and celebrities. As mobile traffic grows, so do news consumption trends, adding significance to the mobile aspect of this partnership. Among all adult Americans surveyed, 78 percent of smartphone owners used a cell phone to consume news the week before the survey while 73 percent of tablet owners used a tablet to access news within the same time frame.
“We’re honored to be partnering with such an iconic entertainment publisher as PMC and to work with the teams at Variety, TVLine and Deadline on connecting people with content they may like but never knew existed,” said Adam Singolda, founder and CEO of Taboola. “We look forward to helping them grow their audience and together, unlocking the full potential of Content Marketing.”
About Taboola
Taboola is the leading discovery platform, serving over 150 billion recommendations to over 400 million unique visitors every month on some of the Web’s most innovative publisher sites, including USA TODAY, Time, Business Insider, Chicago Tribune, FOX Sports, and The Weather Channel. Headquartered in New York City with R&D in Israel, Taboola also has offices in Pasadena, London, and Bangkok. Publishers, marketers, and agencies leverage Taboola to retain users on their sites, monetize their traffic, and distribute their content to drive high-quality audiences. Learn more at www.taboola.com and follow @taboola on Twitter.
About Penske Media Corporation (PMC)
Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading digital media, publishing, and information services company founded in 2003. PMC engages with thriving audiences across the web, television, mobile, print and social media — reaching more than 140 million consumers monthly (comScore, 2014), and was recently named one of the Top 100 Private Companies in the United States & North America. With the preeminence of its brands, PMC is one of the largest digital media companies in the world, publishing more than 22 digital brands, including an extensive joint venture in India with ZEE TV, as well as more than 50 annual events/conferences and a dynamic research and emerging data business. PMC brands include PMC Studios, WWD, Footwear News, M, Deadline.com, Variety magazine, Variety.com, CricketCountry.com, HollywoodLife, Beauty Inc, ENTV, India.com, Movieline, TVLine, BGR, AwardsLine, @hollywood, LA411, NY411, Young Hollywood Awards, The Style Awards, and Breakthrough of the Year Awards. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and 11 offices around the world.
Publishing and Advertising Partners to Roll Out AdShops™ for Holiday 2014 Enabling Shoppable Holiday Gift Guides and One-Time Check Out for All Your Holiday Shopping
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Today from ad:tech New York,SHOPBEAM introduces AdShops™, the first suite of advertising tools that make digital banner ads shoppable directly on any publisher site. AdShops launches today with two powerful publishing partners: Condé Nast and Penske Media Corporation (PMC). In the coming days, AdShops will be deployed on the pages of Condé Nast digital publications featuring multiple luxe fragrances, made shoppable, coming from one of the world’s largest digital advertisers and consumer brands. SHOPBEAM’s platform allows readers to shop across the web and on mobile from any AdShops-enabled page in a single, universal shopping bag with the convenience of one-time check out.
Publishers, advertisers, and consumers benefit from AdShops through a unique experience that bridges reading and shopping and could change the way people shop this holiday season on the web’s top lifestyle and fashion sites. Key benefits and features of AdShops include:
- Readers shop directly from banner ads, holiday gift guides, and other curated content without leaving the site
- Multiple products can be purchased in a single checkout through SHOPBEAM’s Universal Shopping Bag
- Ads become shoppable on any publisher site or social media channel with a simple, fast setup process
- AdShops increases conversions and enables a deeper connection with consumers; rich data and analytics track campaign progress in real-time
“SHOPBEAM is thrilled to announce AdShops with esteemed partners Condé Nast and Penske Media Corporation,” said Jimmy Donlon, SVP Business Development of SHOPBEAM Inc. “Just in time for the holiday 2014 season, our publisher and advertising partners will be able to launch shoppable holiday gift guides and other seasonal campaigns, presenting their readers with curated product recommendations from many of the world’s largest consumer brands, while offering their advertisers an unparalleled opportunity to place their seasonal collections front and center in turbo-charged branded ads.”
“AdShops represents an exciting opportunity for publishers like PMC. With shoppable ads, our readers have the option to react to interesting products and offers without being pulled away from the editorial content that brought them to our sites, like HollywoodLife.com, Variety and WWD, in the first place,” said PMC Senior Vice President of Business Development Craig Perreault. “We’re also able to incorporate highly relevant ads and shopping options right into our stories and gift guides for added engagement and convenience for our readers, making the deployment of AdShops across our portfolio of sites an exciting evolution.”
SHOPBEAM will demo AdShops for attendees at ad:tech New York from booth #739 and during a media conference today at 10:30am EDT in Sponsored Workshop Room, Level 1, Hall E, Room 7. Images and additional information can be requested at www.shopbeam.com or through the contacts.
About SHOPBEAM Inc.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York, NY, October 31, 2014 – FN (Footwear News) has announced the honorees for the 2014 FN Achievement Awards and Hall of Fame. This is the 28th annual presentation of the awards, which have become known as the “Shoe Oscars,” with 11 categories for the honorees and two Hall of Fame inductees.
The awards will be presented at a special, invitation-only event on Wednesday evening, December 3, 2014, at the IAC Building in Manhattan. All the winners will also be profiled in the special FN Achievement Awards issue, to be published December 1, 2014.
The 2014 FN Achievement Awards:
- Person of the Year – Kevin Plank, Under Armour Inc.
- Company of the Year – Skechers USA Inc.
- Designer of the Year – Guiseppe Zanotti
- Retailer of the Year – Level Shoe District
- Launch of the Year – Sarah Jessica Parker/SJP Collection
- Newsmaker of the Year – Jimmy Choo
- Brand of the Year – Vans
- Marketer of the Year – Stuart Weitzman
- Vivian Infantino Emerging Talent Award – Alessandra Lanvin of Aperlaï
- Style Influencer Award – Nicole Richie
- Shoe of the Year – Adidas Stan Smith
The 2014 Hall of Fame:
- Sonny Shar – Pentland Group Plc
- Joe Moore – FFANY
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FN (Footwear News) is the publication of record for senior footwear and fashion executives, providing an insider’s perspective on the top news, trends and strategies they need to run their businesses.
Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading digital media, publishing and information services company founded in 2003. PMC engages with thriving audiences across the web, television, mobile, print and social media-reaching more than 140 million consumers monthly (comScore, 2014), and was recently named one of the Top 100 Private Companies in the United States & North America. With the preeminence of its brands, PMC is one of the largest digital media companies in the world, publishing more than 22 digital brands, including an extensive joint venture in India with ZEE TV, as well as more than 50 annual events/conferences and a dynamic research and emerging data business. PMC brands include PMC Studios, WWD, Footwear News, M, Deadline.com, Variety magazine, Variety.com, CricketCountry.com, HollywoodLife, Beauty Inc., ENTV, India.com, Movieline, TVLine, BGR, AwardsLine, @hollywood, LA411, Young Hollywood Awards, The Style Awards, and Breakthrough of the Year Awards, The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and 11 offices around the world.
PRESS CONTACT:
Christina Mastroianni, Fairchild Fashion Media-PMC
(212) 630-4132, Christina_Mastroianni@fairchildfashion.com
16th ANNUALYOUNG HOLLYWOOD AWARDS ANNOUNCE 2014 NOMINEES FOR JULY 28 BROADCAST ON THE CW
Fashion Designer and Actress Kelly Osbourne to Host from Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA, JUNE 26, 2014 – The 16th Annual Young Hollywood Awards, which will air on The CW for the second consecutive year, today announced the nominees for this year’s star-studded event honoring and celebrating the accomplishments of the entertainment industry’s rising young stars. Fashion designer, critic, musician and actress Kelly Osbourne will host this year’s event from Los Angeles, airing on Monday, July 28, from 8:00-10:00p.m. (ET/PT). The announcement was made today by Jay Penske, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Penske Media Corporation (PMC), owner and Executive Producer of the award show.
“We’re thrilled to see the Young Hollywood Awards, now in its 16th year, continue to ascend to its biggest show ever,” said Jay Penske. “And to again be partnering with the CW, which is a preeminent TV destination for young talent to launch their careers, is more than fitting for the show’s propensity for being the first to debut current emerging talent at the start of notable careers.”
“I am so excited and honored to be hosting this year’s Young Hollywood Awards,” said Kelly Osbourne. “They probably heard I was turning 30 this year and thought we better ask her now. Let me set you all straight and listen you agents, managers, focus pullers, casting agents, producers, the drag queen behind the M.A.C. counter, network executives, plastic surgeons, craft service, columnists, the whole lot of you — 30 is still f**king young! 30 is the new 20 or is it lavender is the new black.”
Since its inception, the Young Hollywood Awards has served as a launch pad for the future careers of many of today’s top entertainers and is a must-attend for Hollywood’s A-list, industry executives and fans alike. The list of previous Young Hollywood Awards recipients and presenters includes a renowned group of stars such as Scarlett Johansson, Armie Hammer, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Swift, Ryan Gosling, Justin Bieber, Jake Gyllenhaal, Dakota Fanning, Jessica Alba, Ashley Greene, Emma Stone, Nick Jonas, Mila Kunis, and Shia LaBeouf, among many others. This year’s show will be presented in part by Bongo. Bongo, the show’s exclusive apparel sponsor, has long been associated with Hollywood’s hottest stars including past spokespeople Kim Kardashian, Nicole Richie, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale and most recently Vanessa Hudgens.
This year’s nominees across film, music, television, fashion and social media include Shailene Woodley, Ariana Grande, Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan, Liam Hemsworth, Iggy Azalea, Kendall Jenner, Lea Michele and many more.
The full list of nominees for the 16th annual Young Hollywood Awards are:
Fan Favorite Actor – Male (VOTE @ www.yhawards.com):
- Adam Driver
- Ansel Elgort
- Andrew Garfield
- Liam Hemsworth
- Jonah Hill
- Josh Hutcherson
- Theo James
- Michael B. Jordan
- Taylor Lautner
- Aaron Paul
- Andy Samberg
- Channing Tatum
Fan Favorite Actor – Female (VOTE @ www.yhawards.com):
- Emilia Clarke
- Kaley Cuoco
- Zooey Deschanel
- Nina Dobrev
- Jennifer Lawrence
- Chloe Grace Moretz
- Emma Roberts
- Emmy Rossum
- Taylor Schilling
- Emma Stone
- Allison Williams
- Shailene Woodley
Coolest Crossover Artist:
- Ariana Grande
- Nick Jonas
- Lea Michele
- Kate Upton
- Shaun White
Breakthrough Actor:
- Sam Claflin
- Ansel Elgort
- Dylan O’Brien
- Miles Teller
- Nat Wolff
Breakthrough Actress:
- Danielle Brooks
- Elle Fanning
- Dakota Johnson
- Nicola Peltz
- Margot Robbie
#SocialMediaSuperstar
- Ariana Grande
- Austin Mahone
- R5
- Chrissy Teigen
- Bella Thorne
- Ashley Tisdale
Best Threesome:
- The Hunger Games (Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson)
- Neighbors (Zac Efron, Dave Franco, Christopher Mintz-Plasse)
- That Awkward Moment (Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan)
- The Vampire Diaries (Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley)
- Workaholics (Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, Blake Anderson)
Hottest Body (of work):
- Derek Hough
- Kellan Lutz
- James Maslow
- Chrissy Teigen
- Kate Upton
Best On-Screen Couple:
- Mayim Bialik/Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
- Chris Colfer/Darren Criss (Glee)
- Emma Stone/Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
- Shailene Woodley/Ansel Elgort (The Fault in Our Stars)
- Shailene Woodley/Theo James (Divergent)
Best Bromance:
- Mark Ballas & Derek Hough
- Jonah Hill & Channing Tatum
- Key & Peele
- Adam Levine & Blake Shelton
- Seth Rogen & James Franco
Super Superhero:
- Stephen Amell (Arrow)
- Chris Evans (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)
- Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
- Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: Days of Future Past)
- Kellan Lutz (The Legend of Hercules)
- Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Cuz You’re Funny:
- Aziz Ansari
- Adam DeVine
- Aubrey Plaza
- Amy Schumer
- Kenan Thompson
- Rebel Wilson
We Love to Hate You:
- Dane DeHaan (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
- Jack Gleeson (Games of Thrones)
- Sam Riley (Maleficent)
- Pablo Schreiber (Orange Is the New Black)
- Zombies (The Walking Dead)
Best Cast Chemistry – Film:
- Divergent
- The Fault in Our Stars
- The Hunger Games
- Neighbors
- Veronica Mars
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
Best Cast Chemistry – TV:
- The Big Bang Theory
- Girls
- Modern Family
- Orange Is the New Black
- Pretty Little Liars
- The Vampire Diaries
Hottest Music Artist:
- Iggy Azalea
- Ariana Grande
- Demi Lovato
- One Direction
- Ed Sheeran
- Sam Smith
Breakout Music Artist:
- 5 Seconds of Summer
- Martin Garrix
- HAIM
- Rita Ora
- Rixton
- Sam Smith
Song of the Summer/DJ Replay:
- “Fancy” Iggy Azalea ft. Charlie XCX
- “Problem” Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea
- “Really Don’t Care” Demi Lovato ft. Cher Lloyd
- “Rude” MAGIC!
- “Stay With Me” Sam Smith
- “Wiggle” Jason Derulo ft. Snoop Dogg
You’re So Fancy
- Cara Delevingne
- Kendall Jenner
- Rita Ora
- Emmy Rossum
- Kiernan Shipka
- Bella Thorne
Most Awesome Athlete:
- Kolohe Andino
- Nyjah Huston
- LA Kings
- Chris Paul
- Richard Sherman
- Louie Vito
Bingeworthy TV Show:
- Awkward.
- Game of Thrones
- Orange Is The New Black
- Pretty Little Liars
- Teen Wolf
- The Walking Dead
Favorite Flick:
- 22 Jump Street
- Divergent
- The Fault in Our Stars
- The Hunger Games
- Maleficent
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
Viral Superstar:
- Christina Grimmie
- Ryan Higa
- Jenna Marbles
- Bethany Mota
- Tyler Oakley
Reality Royalty
- America’s Next Top Model
- The Bachelor and The Bachelorette
- The Real Housewives
- So You Think You Can Dance
- The Voice
ABOUT PENSKE MEDIA CORPORTATION (PMC)
Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading digital media, publishing, and information services company founded in 2003. PMC engages with thriving audiences across the web, television, mobile, print and social media – reaching more than 140 million consumers monthly (comScore, 2014), and was recently named one of the Top 100 Private Companies in the United States. With the preeminence of its brands, PMC is one of the largest digital media companies in the world, publishing more than 20 digital brands, including an extensive joint venture in India with ZEEtv, as well as 40 annual events/conferences and a dynamic research and emerging data business. PMC brands include PMC Studios, Deadline.com Variety Magazine, Variety.com, CricketCountry.com, HollywoodLife, ENTV, India.com, Movieline, TVLine, BGR, AwardsLine, @hollywood, LA411, NY411, Young Hollywood Awards, The Style Awards, and Breakthrough of the Year Awards. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
ABOUT THE CW
THE CW TELEVISION NETWORK, a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corporation, made its debut on September 20, 2006 as America’s fifth broadcast network and is the only network specifically targeting viewers ages 18-34, a demographic highly sought after by advertisers. Delivering a total of 30 hours of programming a week, The CW offers a five-night, 10-hour primetime lineup that runs Monday through Friday. In daytime, The CW broadcasts a Monday through Friday afternoon block, and a five-hour Saturday morning animation block. For more information, visit www.cwtv.com
ABOUT BONGO
Bongo, established in 1982, is a junior lifestyle brand with over 10 product categories including apparel, footwear, accessories and beauty. Bongo is available exclusively at Sears and Kmart stores nationwide, at www.sears.com and www.kmart.com and on shopyourway.com. Past Bongo spokespeople include Kim Kardashian, Nicole Richie, Rachel Bilson, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale and most recently Vanessa Hudgens. Stay up to date with the latest news from Bongo, visit Bongo.com and get in on the conversation @BongoJeans on Twitter and Instagram. Become a fan of Bongo on Facebook at facebook.com/Bongo
THE REAL ESTALKER JOINS VARIETY AS REAL ESTATE EDITOR
Variety Launches Dirt, A New Section Focused On High-End Digs
June 18, 2014 (Los Angeles, CA) – Variety, the entertainment industry’s leading source of news and analysis in print and online, has hired Mark David, aka The Real Estalker, as the publication’s real estate editor. Under the new Dirt umbrella, David will provide up-to-the-minute news on high-end industry-centric real estate transactions across the country. His popular Real Estalker column will appear exclusively on Variety.com as news breaks, and in the weekly Variety magazine, providing fresh content and recapping the week’s biggest sales and hottest real estate news.
Enlisting the voice of the mysterious and sometimes acid-tongued “Your Mama,” The Real Estalker will feed the voracious appetites of today’s entertainment industry watchers with glimpses into the finest properties owned by celebrities and industry executives, highlighting major selling points and property values, and, when called for, snarking about poor décor choices or the sordid details of why certain individuals might be selling or moving.
“I couldn’t be more excited and gratified to dish celebrity real estate dirt alongside the top notch team of showbiz reporters at Variety,” said The Real Estalker, Mark David.
The Real Estalker is a fun and juicy read, meant to entertain above all else, and will bring a new boldness, energy and edgy voice to Variety’s long-standing coverage of the entertainment real estate market. The addition of The Real Estalker marks yet another addition to the growing Variety editorial team and coverage since it was acquired by PMC in October 2012.
“There are very few people in Hollywood who aren’t keenly interested in high-profile real estate transactions,” says Variety’s Editors-in-Chief Claudia Eller, Andrew Wallenstein and Cynthia Littleton. “And there’s no one who has better intel and a more distinctive voice on the subject than Mark David. We are thrilled that he has joined our Variety family.”
About Variety
Variety and Variety.com provide the industry with the most comprehensive coverage of motion pictures, television and the digital space. With respected and experienced news reporters in Los Angeles, New York and around the world, Variety marries its historic coverage of entertainment business with technologically advanced website and new weekly print edition, offering readers the in-depth news coverage needed to remain competitive in the ever-changing entertainment industry. The Variety Group – Variety, Variety.com, Variety Insight, LA 411, NY 411 – is owned by Variety Media, LLC, a division of Penske Media Corporation.
About PMC
Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading digital media, publishing, and information services company founded in 2003. PMC engages with thriving audiences across the web, television, mobile, print and social media – reaching more than 140 million consumers monthly (comScore, 2014), and was recently named one of the Top 100 Private Companies in the United States. With the preeminence of its brands, PMC is one of the largest digital media companies in the world, publishing more than 20 digital brands, including an extensive joint venture in India with ZEEtv, as well as 40 annual events/conferences and a dynamic research and emerging data business. PMC brands include PMC Studios, Deadline.com Variety Magazine, Variety.com, CricketCountry.com, HollywoodLife, ENTV, India.com, Movieline, TVLine, BGR, AwardsLine, @hollywood, LA411, NY411, Young Hollywood Awards, The Style Awards, and Breakthrough of the Year Awards. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
VARIETY AND VARIETY LATINO TO POWER REUTERS ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Los Angeles, June 12, 2014—Penske Media Corporation (PMC), the owner of Variety Media LLC, has entered into an agreement with Reuters to syndicate the leading entertainment news content from both Variety and Variety Latino–Powered by Univision for seamless distribution to the international news agency’s readers around the world.
“This new alliance with Reuters is a hugely significant deal for Variety,” said the publication’s Editors-In-Chief Claudia Eller, Andrew Wallenstein and Cynthia Littleton. “Over the past year and a half we have redoubled our efforts to produce bold, thought-provoking content, and this arrangement enables us to widely distribute our fast-breaking entertainment news and analysis to hungry outlets all over the globe.”
Under this landmark syndication agreement, Variety will provide its renowned entertainment coverage in the form of columns, news stories, images, videos and data-focused products to Reuters for worldwide distribution. Reuters will begin utilizing news from Variety’s website and magazine in August.
“This fantastic partnership emphasizes the powerful combination of Variety and Variety Latino’s industry-leading journalistic content with Reuters preeminent global news platform,” said Variety Publisher Michelle Sobrino-Stearns. “We are excited that our best-in-class news coverage will reach the broadest possible audience.”
“Reuters is committed to providing our customers around the world with real-time, high impact multimedia news. As a leading provider of quality entertainment news, Variety and Variety Latino are natural partners to help Reuters deliver unparalleled entertainment coverage to our clients,” said Reuters SVP of Business Development Daniel Mandell.
In February of this year, Variety partnered with Univision Communications, Inc, the leading media company serving Hispanic America, to launch the groundbreaking entertainment news brand Variety Latino–Powered by Univision, aimed at providing Spanish speakers across the U.S. with unparalleled coverage of all aspects of the global entertainment industry. Leveraging Variety’s unequaled access to inside information on the world of entertainment and Univision’s unique understanding of the Hispanic consumer, the two media giants joined forces to produce and distribute original Spanish-language multiplatform content focused on entertainment news.
About Variety & Variety Latino
For more than 100 years, Variety has been the premiere sources of news, reviews and analysis of the business of entertainment. With a focus on film, television and the digital space, and under the direction of three of theindustry’s most respected editors—Claudia Eller, Cynthia Littleton and Andrew Wallenstein—and publisher Michelle Sobrino, Variety and Variety.com provide those inside the industry with news and information needed to remain competitive in the ever-changing business of entertainment, while offering those outside the industry an insider’s access to their favorite actors, filmmakers and television producers. Variety Latino–Powered by Univision launched in February 2014 to bring Variety’s iconic entertainment coverage to Spanish-speakers across the U.S. Variety, Variety.com and Variety Latino–Powered by Univision are all part of the Penske Media Corporation portfolio of media brands.
About Reuters
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is one of the world’s largest international multimedia news providers, reaching more than one billion people every day. Reuters 2,600 journalists in nearly 200 locations around the globe deliver unparalleled international and national news coverage with speed, impartiality and insight to professionals via Thomson Reuters desktops, the world’s media organizations and directly to consumers on Reuters.com.
About PMC
Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading digital media and publishing company founded by Jay Penske in 2004. One of the world’s largest digital media companies in the world, PMC operates more than 20 websites as well as 40 annual events and conferences. PMC’s unique and growing portfolio of brands publishes the web’s best original content in entertainment, sports, breaking news, media, finance, technology, fashion, beauty, and health. PMC Studios, Deadline.com, Variety, OnCars, HollywoodLife, ENTV, India.com, Movieline, TVLine, BGR, AwardsLine, LA411, NY411, Young Hollywood Awards, The Style Awards, and Breakthrough of the Year Awards are all part of the expanding PMC portfolio. For more information on PMC and its brands, please visit: www.PMC.com or its digital properties directly.
About Univision Communications Inc.
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) is the leading media company serving Hispanic America. Its assets include Univision Network, one of the top five networks in the U.S. regardless of language and the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the country reaching approximately 96% of U.S. Hispanic television households; UniMás, a leading Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching approximately 89% of U.S. Hispanic television households; Univision Cable Networks, including Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network, as well as Univision telenovelas, a 24-hour cable network dedicated to novelas, Univision Deportes Network, a 24-hour cable network dedicated to sports, ForoTV, a 24-hour Spanish-language cable network dedicated to news, and an additional suite of six cable offerings – De Película, De Película Clásico, Bandamax, Ritmoson, Telehit and Distrito Comedia; Univision Studios, which produces and co-produces reality shows, dramatic series and other programming formats for the Company’s platforms; Univision Television Group, which owns and/or operates 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Hispanic radio group which owns and/or operates 69 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; UVideos, the first bilingual digital network serving Hispanic America offering popular Univision and new original and third-party programming, to be an on-demand service on whatever device audiences choose; and Interactive, a network of digital products and offerings including Univision.com, which continues to be, the No. 1 most-visited Spanish-language website among U.S. online Hispanics, Univision Móvil, a longstanding industry-leader with unique, relevant mobile products and services; and Univision Partner Group, a specialized advertising and publisher network. Headquartered in New York City, UCI has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States. For more information, please visit Univision.net.
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For more information, please contact:
Lauren Gullion
Penske Media Corporation
310-484-2540
Deadline Names Jeremy Gerard Executive Editor And Chief Theater Columnist
April 24, 2014 (Los Angeles, CA) – Penske Media Corporation’s Jay Penske and Deadline.com co-editors Mike Fleming Jr and Nellie Andreeva announced today the hiring of veteran New York journalist Jeremy Gerard as Executive Editor and Chief Theater Columnist. He will spearhead the expansion of Deadline’s Gotham coverage of media and the theater and lend his vast experience to the editing team on special projects. He starts immediately and can be reached at jeremy@deadline.com.
“We are thrilled and honored to have Jeremy join our talented team at Deadline.com—and with this significant hire, we extend our coverage of theatre, publishing, and NY media,” commented Jay Penske, Chairman and CEO of PMC.
“After making excuses to Deadline readers in legit, publishing, media and other New York-based media businesses about not having the resources to cover them as aggressively as we do Hollywood, Nellie and I feel we have found the perfect guy to give these businesses their due,” Fleming said. “I’ve worked with Jeremy several times over our careers and have found him as skillful a writer as he is an editor. Teaming Jeremy with our ace business/finance guy David Lieberman gives us an opportunity to give New York the full Deadline treatment the town deserves.”
Gerard brings to Deadline a most respected byline in entertainment journalism. Most recently the chief drama critic and senior editor at Bloomberg News, Gerard has been the Broadway reporter at The New York Times, chief critic and New York Editor at Variety, and Features Editor and Culture columnist at New York magazine. A Pulitzer Prize jurist and former president of the New York Drama Critics Circle, Gerard breaks news as well as covers it: At Bloomberg, he was the first critic to review Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark and to write that the $80 million Broadway musical would never see red ink turn black. While at Variety, he was the first to question empire-builder Garth Drabinsky’s claims of box-office success at his now defunct Livent.
Most recently, Gerard’s lead op-ed column in the New York Daily News called on the city’s new mayor to divert the previous administration’s $50 million budget line for an unneeded performing arts complex in the Hudson Yards development to arts groups and education. His columns and profiles have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair and Esquire as well as major newspapers around the U.S. and abroad. His latest book Wynn Place Show, a history of off-Broadway, has been earning rave reviews since its publication in December.
He will join Deadline.com’s senior management team and be based in the New York office.
“Deadline has an infectious dynamism that’s irresistible,” Gerard said. “With Broadway’s Tony Awards season just getting underway, I can’t wait to add my voice and experience to the great talents already in place at this young, forward-moving institution.”
About Deadline
Deadline Hollywood (Deadline.com) first began in March 2006 as Deadline Hollywood Daily. The site was purchased by PMC in 2009, and it has since become an authoritative source for breaking news in the entertainment industry, regularly included on lists of top entertainment websites. Avid readers, influential industry leaders and key decision-makers across many fields track Deadline many times a day and its postings regularly receive more reader comments than all entertainment industry news sites combined.
About PMC
Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading digital media, publishing, and information services company founded in 2003. PMC engages with thriving audiences across the web, television, mobile, print and social media – reaching more than 140 million consumers monthly (comScore, 2014), and was recently named one of the Top 100 Private Companies in the United States. With the preeminence of its brands, PMC is one of the largest digital media companies in the world, publishing more than 20 digital brands, including an extensive joint venture in India with ZEEtv, as well as 40 annual events/conferences and a dynamic research and emerging data business. PMC brands include PMC Studios, Deadline.com Variety Magazine, Variety.com, CricketCountry.com, HollywoodLife, ENTV, India.com, Movieline, TVLine, BGR, AwardsLine, @hollywood, LA411, NY411, Young Hollywood Awards, The Style Awards, and Breakthrough of the Year Awards.
The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
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Press Contact:
Lauren Gullion
Penske Media Corporation
310-484-2540
This Alliance Brings Unprecedented Access and Leading Spanish-Language Entertainment Coverage to Hispanic America; The New VarietyLatino.com Digital Publication Launches February 27, 2014
February 3, 2014
MIAMI, Florida – Univision Communications, Inc, the leading media company serving Hispanic America, and Variety Media LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Media Corporation and the world’s premier provider of entertainment news, today announced a new partnership to launch a groundbreaking entertainment news brand, “Variety Latino–Powered by Univision,” aimed at providing Spanish speakers across the U.S. with unparalleled coverage of all aspects of the global entertainment industry.
The two media giants have joined forces to produce and distribute original Spanish-language multiplatform content focused on entertainment news. Leveraging Variety’s unequaled access to inside information on the world of entertainment and Univision’s unique understanding of the Hispanic consumer, the content will be available through an exclusive “Variety Latino– Powered by Univision” digital publication, http://www.VarietyLatino.com, slated to launch on February 27, as well as across Univision’s digital platforms, television networks, and local stations. Addressing two of Latinos’ hottest passion points –show business and celebrities– the multiplatform co-branded offering expands Univision’s 360º strategy of providing the Univision experience everywhere its audience is. Currently, Univision and Variety Media collaborate on a multiplatform entertainment segment for the Univision television network’s top-rated newsmagazine “Primer Impacto.”
“I am proud that Variety, an iconic brand in entertainment, is partnering with the most powerful voice for Hispanic content in America to deliver in-depth coverage and access to the biggest stories in the world of entertainment, all day on every device,” said Michelle Sobrino, publisher of Variety. “And as the first Hispanic Publisher of Variety, I am gratified to be part of an organization that continues to break ground in its coverage of the industry.”
“This partnership brings together two trusted brands,” said Isaac Lee, president of News for Univision Communications Inc. and CEO of Fusion. “No one knows show business better than Variety, and no other media company can even come close to Univision’s undisputed ability to connect with and engage Hispanic audiences. We couldn’t be more excited about the new ‘Variety Latino – Powered by Univision’ brand, which will bring millions of Spanish speakers the most comprehensive entertainment content available anywhere.”
“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Univision on the creation of Variety Latino,” said Jay Penske, founder and CEO of PMC, the owner of Variety. “The ‘Variety Latino–Powered by Univision’ brand signals the opportunity of bringing multiplatform entertainment news to the fastest growing digital demographic of entertainment enthusiasts in the United States. And PMC couldn’t be more honored to do so with America’s leading Hispanic media company.”
Univision and Variety have hired a dedicated team to lead the industry on Spanish-language entertainment news at VarietyLatino.com. This pioneering entertainment and media alliance is set to launch in time for the 2014 Oscars and will offer the most comprehensive coverage of the event in Spanish, leveraging Variety’s access and Univision’s platforms. The new venture will be introduced to the industry at an event in Los Angeles on February 27.
CONTACTS:
Jose Zamora
Univision Communications
(305) 925-8835
josezamora@univision.net
Lauren Gullion
Penske Media Corporation
(310) 484–2540
lgullion@pmc.com
About Univision Communications Inc.
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) is the leading media company serving Hispanic America. The Company, a leading content creator in the U.S., includes Univision Network, one of the top five networks in the U.S. regardless of language and the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the country reaching approximately 96% of U.S. Hispanic television households; UniMás, a leading Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching approximately 89% of U.S. Hispanic television households; Univision Cable Networks, including Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network, as well as Univision tlnovelas, a 24-hour cable network dedicated to novelas, Univision Deportes Network, a 24-hour cable network dedicated to sports, ForoTV, a 24-hour Spanish-language cable network dedicated to news, and an additional suite of six cable offerings – De Película, De Película Clásico, Bandamax, Ritmoson, Telehit and Distrito Comedia; Univision Television Group, which owns and/or operates 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Hispanic radio group which owns and/or operates 69 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico, as well as Uforia, the leading Hispanic digital music service; UVideos, the first bilingual digital video network serving Hispanic America; an Interactive network of online and mobile apps and products including Univision.com, which continues to be the No. 1 most-visited Spanish-language website among U.S. online Hispanics, and Univision Partner Group, a specialized advertising and publisher network. UCI’s assets also include a minority stake in El Rey Network, a new 24-hour English-language network founded by maverick filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, and a joint venture with Disney/ABC Television Network for Fusion, a news, pop culture and satire TV and digital network. Headquartered in New York City, UCI has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States. For more information, please visit Univision.net.
About Variety and Variety.com
Variety and Variety.com are the premiere sources of news, reviews and analysis of the business of entertainment. With a focus on film, television and the digital space, and under the direction of three of the industry’s most respected editors—Claudia Eller, Cynthia Littleton and Andrew Wallenstein—and publisher Michelle Sobrino, Variety and Variety.com provide those inside the industry with news and information needed to remain competitive in the ever-changing business of entertainment, while offering those outside the industry an insider’s access to their favorite actors, filmmakers and television producers. Variety and Variety.com are part of the Penske Media Corporation portfolio of media brands.
About Penske Media Corporation (PMC)
PMC is a leading digital media and publishing company founded by Jay Penske in 2004. Today, PMC engages with audiences across the web as well as television, mobile, print and social media to reach more than 115 million consumers monthly, according to Comscore. PMC owns a unique and growing portfolio of lifestyle brands that provide the web’s best original content in categories including entertainment, sports, breaking news, media, finance, tech, health, shopping, fashion, beauty, and automotive. Variety, PMC Studios, Movieline, Deadline Hollywood, OnCars, Hollywood Life, ENTV, India.com, BGR, TVLine, AwardsLine, Young Hollywood Awards, The Style Awards, and Breakthrough of the Year Awards are all part of the expanding PMC portfolio. For more information on PMC and its brands, please visit http://www.PMC.com or its digital properties directly.
10th Annual Style Awards Will Kick Off Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York on September 4, 2013; Airdate September 14th at 7pm ET/4pm PT on CNN
August 29, 2013
NEW YORK, New York – The 10th Annual Style Awards will honor top talent in the fashion and entertainment industries on September 4, 2013, kicking off the world’s most prestigious fashion event, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, at Lincoln Center. Ten awards will be announced at the show, which will be hosted by fashion icon Nicole Richie. Honorees will include Zac Posen, Kate Upton, Victor Cruz, Frederic Fekkai, Patrick DeMarchelier, Rachel Zoe, John Varvatos, Trish Summerville, Janie Bryant and Victoria’s Secret, among others, who will each receive a Tiffany & Co. designed award for their significant contributions to the fashion community. Joe Zee will be reporting on the night’s fashion as Red Carpet Correspondent and Ariana Grande will be giving a special performance to celebrate the honorees. This is a partnership between Penske Media Corporation (PMC), IMG Fashion and SWW Creative. This year, Style Awards are scheduled to air on CNN September 14th at 7 PM, Eastern.
The 2013 Style Awards will be celebrating and recognizing the artistic accomplishments of the community’s top designers, athletes, costume designers, stylists, models, photographers, makeup artists, hair stylists and more.
Jay Penske, Chairman and CEO of Penske Media Corporation, owner of the Style Awards, said, “Building on the tremendous success of last year’s show, we’re excited to announce our media and style partner for 2013 and look forward to an outstanding program.”
“We are extremely excited to honor and celebrate the incredible talent at this year’s show. We have truly merged the worlds of fashion and entertainment.” said Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, President and Executive Producer of the Style Awards and founder of SWW Creative.
“As the world’s eyes turn to New York City to kick off the research paper statistical analysis Spring 2014 Collections, IMG Fashion is honored to host the 10th anniversary of the Style Awards at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week,” says Jarrad Clark, Global Creative Director, IMG Fashion Events and Properties. “Style and design is a universal language and we can’t think of a better way to start the Event than with the red carpet glamour of the Style Awards.”
The 2013 honorees were chosen by the Style Awards’ Nominating Committee and Style Committee, comprised of esteemed individuals in the entertainment and fashion communities, including Alexis Welch, Amare Stoudemire, Anne Fulenwider, Ariel Foxman, Brian Atwood, Catherine Malandrino, Cristina Ehrlich, Dennis Basso, Derek Blasberg, Iman, Jay Fielden, John Demsey and Prabal Gurung, among others.
This year’s categories include:
- Designer of the Year
- Model of the Year
- Most Stylish Athlete of the Year
- Photographer of the Year
- Hairstylist of the Year
- Costume Designer of the Year – Film
- Costume Designer of the Year – TV
- Celebrity Stylist of the Year
- Menswear Designer of the Year
- Most Visible Brand
Winners and presenters of past Style Awards include: Allison Williams, Amy Adams, Christina Ehrlich, Cindy Crawford, David Duchovny, David LaChappelle, Emily Blunt, Eva Longoria, Iman, Jeff Gordon, Joan Smalls, Katherine McPhee, Katie Holmes, Nina Dobrev, Prabal Gurung, Rachel Taylor, Rachel Zoe, Selena Gomez, Selma Blair, and Simon Spurr. Last year, designer Carolina Herrera and athlete Henrik Lundqvist were amongst Style Award winners, and for the last nine years, such extraordinary and diverse talents have emphasized the importance of the show in recognizing style and talent at every stage in its development and achievement.
About Penske Media Corporation (PMC)
PMC is a leading digital media and publishing company founded by Jay Penske in 2004. Today, PMC engages with audiences across the web, television, mobile, print and social media—reaching more than 119 million consumers monthly according to Comscore. PMC owns a unique and growing portfolio of lifestyle brands that provide the web’s best original content in categories including entertainment, sports, breaking news, media, finance, tech, health, shopping, fashion, beauty, and automotive. PMC Studios, Deadline.com, Variety, OnCars, HollywoodLife, ENTV, India.com, Movieline, TVLine, BGR, AwardsLine, LA411, NY411, Young Hollywood Awards, The Style Awards, and Breakthrough of the Year Awards are all part of the expanding PMC portfolio. For more information on PMC and its brands, please visit: http://www.PMC.com or its digital properties directly.
About Stephanie Winston Wolkoff
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff is widely recognized for her contributions to the American fashion industry. In June 2012, Wolkoff announced the launch of SWW Creative, a new agency that provides innovative collaborations within the spheres of fashion, beauty, sports, entertainment, and technology. Clients include IMG Fashion Worldwide, Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), Hermes, and Penske Media Corporation (PMC). SWW Creative will forge personal and professional relationships across global power industries; advising brands, companies and individuals as they seek to build advantageous ventures and superlative initiatives. Prior to SWW Creative, in November 2009, Wolkoff became the founding Fashion Director of Lincoln Center and oversaw the relocation of New York City’s biannual Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week from Bryant Park to Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park. Former Director of Special Events at Vogue Magazine where she produced major events such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit, and the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.
About IMG Fashion
IMG Fashion is the world’s leading producer, marketer and partner to the international fashion community. Its various properties, consisting of industry fashion weeks, governing association partnerships, designer discovery platforms and consumer focused festivals, open the gateway to Style, Innovation and Trends. IMG Fashion’s presence is felt in established and emerging fashion capitals across the globe including Berlin, Istanbul, London, Mumbai, Miami, Milan, Moscow, New York, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto and Zurich. With a focus on spotlighting these stylish destinations and their local talent, IMG Fashion aims to inspire, showcase and unite fashion’s key creators, communicators and consumers.
Star-studded awards show will highlight breakthrough achievements in various fields
July 2, 2013
ARLINGTON, Virginia – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® and Penske Media Corporation (PMC), a leading digital media and publishing company, today announced a formal partnership to bring PMC’s Breakthrough Awards to the 2014 International CES, to take place at the Las Vegas Hotel (LVH) Theater on Thursday, January, 9, 2014. Owned and produced by CEA, the 2014 International CES, the world’s leading innovation event attracting over 150,000 attendees and over 3,000 exhibitors annually, will be held January 7-10, 2014 in Las Vegas.
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® and Penske Media Corporation (PMC), a leading digital media and publishing company, today announced a formal partnership to bring PMC’s Breakthrough Awards to the 2014 International CES, to take place at the Las Vegas Hotel (LVH) Theater on Thursday, January, 9, 2014. Owned and produced by CEA, the 2014 International CES, the world’s leading innovation event attracting over 150,000 attendees and over 3,000 exhibitors annually, will be held January 7-10, 2014 in Las Vegas.
The Breakthrough Awards will recognize extraordinary achievements in a number of categories including media and entertainment, environmental work, architecture, athletics and technology. Attendees and presenters for the red carpet event will feature prominent business leaders, activists, executives and celebrities, with a broadcast partner to be revealed at a later date.
“The International CES is where ‘breakthrough announcements’ happen every year and has become a prime destination for the Hollywood community, attracting more than 30,000 entertainment and content professionals to experience the groundbreaking innovations transforming their industry,” said Karen Chupka, senior vice president, International CES and corporate business strategy. “We are thrilled to partner with PMC on this awards program and look forward to honoring innovators across a number of fields, including entertainment and technology.”
“The CES show has always been a platform for innovation, ushering in technologies and standards that define our modern life, said Jay Penske, founder and chairman, PMC. We are excited to work with CEA to bring the Breakthrough Awards to CES, to shine a light on those individuals whose inspirational work across a number of fields and industries is changing our world for the better.”
More details about the Breakthrough Awards and other 2014 CES awards programs will be available soon at CESweb.org/Awards.
The 2014 CES will feature more than 3,200 global technology companies unveiling the latest consumer technology products and services across 15 major product categories including the latest in audio, automotive electronics, connected home technologies, digital imaging/photography, electronic gaming, entertainment/content and more. For more information on the 2014 International CES, visit CESweb.org.
Note to Editors: The official name of the global technology event is “International CES.” Subsequent references to the show can be shortened to “CES.” Please do not use “Consumer Electronics Show” to refer to the International CES.
About Penske Media Corporation (PMC)
PMC is a leading digital media and publishing company founded by Jay Penske in 2004. Today, PMC engages with audiences across the web, television, mobile, print and social media—reaching more than 119 million consumers monthly according to Comscore. PMC owns a unique and growing portfolio of lifestyle brands that provide the web’s best original content in categories including entertainment, sports, breaking news, media, finance, tech, health, shopping, fashion, beauty, and automotive. PMC Studios, Deadline.com, Variety, OnCars, HollywoodLife, ENTV, India.com, Movieline, TVLine, BGR, AwardsLine, LA411, NY411, Young Hollywood Awards, The Style Awards, and Breakthrough of the Year Awards are all part of the expanding PMC portfolio. For more information on PMC and its brands, please visit: http://www.PMC.com or its digital properties directly.
About CEA
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $209 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, technical training and education, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also owns and produces the International CES – The Global Stage for Innovation. All profits from CES are reinvested into CEA’s industry services. Follow CES online at www.CESweb.org and through social media at www.CESweb.org/social.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- CE Week
June 24-28, 2013, New York, NY - CE Week Line Shows and Exhibits
June 26-27, 2013, New York, NY - DMW Video
September 18, 2013, New York, NY - 2013 CEA Industry Forum
October 20-23, 2013, Los Angeles, CA - 17th Annual CEO Summit
October 23-25, 2013, Rancho Palo Verdes, CA - 2014 International CES New York Press Preview
November 12, 2013, New York, NY - 2014 International CES
January 7-10, 2014, Las Vegas, NV
Co-Branded Entertainment Segments Focus on Hollywood’s Most Famous Hispanic Stars and Newsmakers and is Now Available on All Univision Platforms
June 18, 2013
MIAMI, Florida – Univision News, the award-winning news division of Univision Communications, Inc, the leading media company serving Hispanic America, and Penske Media Corporation (PMC), parent company of Variety, the world’s premier source of entertainment news, have joined forces to create a co-branded multiplatform entertainment segment for Univision Network’s “Primer Impacto” (First Impact), one of the highest rated newsmagazine shows in the United States and several Latin American countries. Titled “Variety en Primer Impacto,” the 2.5 minute segment is now available across all Univision platforms—broadcast and digital. It presents the day’s most important entertainment news, focusing on Hollywood’s most prominent Hispanic stars and newsmakers. “Variety’s reputation in the world of show business news and Univision’s unique understanding of the Hispanic audience guarantees a first-rate offering that gives our viewers unparalleled access –on air, online and on mobile– to the lives and careers of their favorite Hispanic celebrities in the Hollywood film and television industries,” said Isaac Lee, president of Univision News. “In addition, this groundbreaking alliance of our two powerful brands offers advertisers new and exciting opportunities for reaching Univision’s highly engaged audience—the fastest growing consumer segment in the U.S.” “PMC’s constellation of multi-platform entertainment brands continues to be a leader in entertainment news. And to align our Variety brand with Univision and their leading news program ‘Primer Impacto’ is the perfect alliance for targeting this critical growth demographic,” said Jay Penske, PMC Founder and CEO. “Variety en Primer Impacto” is being produced by PMC out of its Los Angeles studios and its executive producers are PMC’s Michael Davis and Primer Impacto’s Pilar Campos. “Variety en Primer Impacto” is now available on air, online, and on mobile. CONTACT: Jose Zamora Univision (305) 471-4038 josezamora@univision.net Lauren Gullion PMC (310) 484-2540 lgullion@pmc.com
About Univision News
Univision’s award-winning News division is committed to informing the country’s fastest growing segment across all media platforms, including TV, Radio, and Interactive. Hispanics count on the latest and most relevant content that impacts the community through: “Noticiero Univision,” the Network’s evening, late evening and weekend national newscast; Sunday public affairs program “Al Punto” (To The Point); newsmagazine shows “Aquí y Ahora” (Here and Now) and “Primer Impacto” (First Impact); as well as morning news segments on “Despierta América” (Wake Up America). In the last year, Univision has strengthened its news team and expanded its news operations by adding Investigative and Documentary Units.
About Univision Communications Inc.
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) is the leading media company serving Hispanic America. Its assets include Univision Network, one of the top five networks in the U.S. regardless of language and the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the country reaching 96% of U.S. Hispanic households; UniMás, a leading Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching 89% of U.S. Hispanic households; Univision Cable Networks, including Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network, as well as Univision tlnovelas, a 24-hour cable network dedicated to novelas, Univision Deportes Network, a 24-hour cable network dedicated to sports, ForoTV, a 24-hour Spanish-language cable network dedicated to news, and an additional suite of six cable offerings – De Película, De Película Clásico, Bandamax, Ritmoson, Telehit and Distrito Comedia; UVideos, the first bilingual digital network serving Hispanic America; Univision Studios, which produces and co-produces reality shows, dramatic series and other programming formats for the Company’s platforms; Univision Television Group, which owns and/or operates 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Hispanic radio group which owns and/or operates 69 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Interactive, a network of products and offerings including Univision.com, which continues to be the No. 1 most-visited Spanish-language website among U.S. online Hispanics, Univision Móvil, a longstanding industry-leader with unique, relevant mobile products and services, and Univision Partner Group, a specialized advertising and publisher network. Headquartered in New York City, UCI has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States. For more information, please visit Univision.net.
About Penske Media Corporation (PMC)
PMC is a leading digital media and publishing company founded by Jay Penske in 2004. Today, PMC engages with audiences across the web as well as television, mobile, print and social media to reach more than 115 million consumers monthly, according to Comscore. PMC owns a unique and growing portfolio of lifestyle brands that provide the web’s best original content in categories including entertainment, sports, breaking news, media, finance, tech, health, shopping, fashion, beauty, and automotive. Variety, PMC Studios, Movieline, Deadline Hollywood, OnCars, Hollywood Life, ENTV, India.com, BGR, TVLine, AwardsLine, Young Hollywood Awards, The Style Awards, and Breakthrough of the Year Awards are all part of the expanding PMC portfolio. For more information on PMC and its brands, please visit http://www.PMC.com or its digital properties directly.
About Variety and Variety.com
Variety and Variety.com are the premiere sources of news, reviews and analysis of the business of entertainment. With a focus on film, television and the digital space, and under the direction of three of the industry’s most respected editors—Claudia Eller, Cynthia Littleton and Andrew Wallenstein—and publisher Michelle Sobrino, Variety and Variety.com provide those inside the industry with news and information needed to remain competitive in the ever-changing business of entertainment, while offering those outside the industry an insider’s access to their favorite actors, filmmakers and television producers. Variety and Variety.com are part of the Penske Media Corporation portfolio of media brands.
The CW Network Partners with Penske Media Corporation to Present This Year’s Young Hollywood Awards, Thursday, Aug. 1st, 2013 on The CW
LOS ANGELES, California – As it celebrates its 15th Year, The Young Hollywood Awards, long regarded as the “Oscars of Young Hollywood,” will partner with The CW Network to broadcast this year’s star-studded red-carpet event on Thursday, August 1 (8:00-10:00p.m. ET/PT). The announcement was made today by Jay Penske, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Penske Media Corporation (PMC), owner and Executive Producer of the award show, and Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW.
“I’m so pleased PMC and The CW will partner for our biggest year yet of the Young Hollywood Awards, spotlighting our show’s proven evolution in honoring and celebrating the accomplishments of the entertainment industry’s rising stars,” said Penske. “YHA celebrates emerging young talent, and The CW Network has established the careers of some of the brightest young stars – making this alliance all the more perfect for the significant 15th anniversary of this eminent event.”
“The CW is thrilled to be able to join forces with Jay and PMC to broadcast young Hollywood’s premier award show, as we continue to eventize our summer schedule,” said Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW. "Not only does this allow us to celebrate the year's best emerging talent in film, music and television, but it perfectly fits with The CW’s brand and further establishes us as the place to find many of today and tomorrow’s up-and-coming stars."
Since its inception, this vibrant red carpet show has served as a launch pad for the future careers of many of today’s top actors, directors, and entertainers. A must-attend for Hollywood's A-list talent, industry executives, and fans, the annual Young Hollywood Awards draws extensive media coverage from national and international press. The list of previous Young Hollywood Awards recipients and presenters is a who’s who of Young Hollywood with names such as Scarlett Johansson, Armie Hammer, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Swift, Ryan Gosling, Zac Efron, Justin Bieber, Jake Gyllenhaal, Dakota Fanning, Jessica Alba, Liam Hemsworth, Ashley Greene, Emma Stone, Nick Jonas, Mila Kunis, and Shia LaBeouf, among many others.
The 15th Annual Young Hollywood Awards will be held in Los Angeles and the host and nominees will be unveiled in June 2013.
About Penske Media Corporation (PMC)
PMC is a leading digital media and publishing company founded by Jay Penske in 2004. Today, PMC engages with audiences across the web, television, mobile, print and social media—reaching more than 119 million consumers monthly according to Comscore. PMC owns a unique and growing portfolio of lifestyle brands that provide the web's best original content in categories including entertainment, sports, breaking news, media, finance, tech, health, shopping, fashion, beauty, and automotive. PMC Studios, Deadline.com, Variety, OnCars, HollywoodLife, ENTV, India.com, Movieline, TVLine, BGR, AwardsLine, LA411, NY411, Young Hollywood Awards, The Style Awards, and Breakthrough of the Year Awards are all part of the expanding PMC portfolio. For more information on PMC and its brands, please visit: www.PMC.com or its digital properties directly.
About The CW
THE CW TELEVISION NETWORK, a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corporation, made its debut on September 20, 2006 as America's fifth broadcast network and is the only network specifically targeting viewers ages 18-34, a demographic highly sought after by advertisers. Delivering a total of 30 hours of programming a week, The CW offers a five-night, 10-hour primetime lineup that runs Monday through Friday. In daytime, The CW broadcasts a Monday through Friday afternoon block, and a five-hour Saturday morning block. For more information, visit www.cwtv.com
MEDIA CONTACTS:
For Young Hollywood Awards Public Relation: pmk-bnc.
310.854.4800
For PMC:
Lauren Gullion, PMC
press@pmc.com or 310.484.2540
For CW:
Pam Morrison, CW NETWORK
pamela.morrison@cwtv.com or 818.977.6155
Paul Hewitt, CW NETWORK
paul.hewitt@cwtv.com or 818.977.6171
Leading movie website redefines its future with new course and new type of YouTube product.
NEW YORK, New York – Today, Jay Penske—Founder, Chairman and CEO of Penske Media Corporation (PMC), which owns the Movieline brand—announced website Movieline.com’s reinvention: a bold launch into the online video space. Penske said, “We’re seeing the growing demand for online video and the appetite advertisers have to reach these focused audiences. Over the last year, we’ve had incredible success with our multi-platform video entertainment news network Entertainment News Television (ENTV) and are eager to expand our reach in the field.”
Starting immediately, Movieline will begin producing video content under its distinctive brand. These new segments will be three-fold: Movie Previews, Talent Previews, and News stories. All segments will be hosted by Tatiana Carrier and will run approximately 2 to 3 minutes in length.
PMC’s Chief of Video Strategy and GM of ENTV Michael Davis will executive produce and oversee the Movieline brand moving forward. The first segments to air will be movie previews – essentially a consumer’s “Movieline” for all the latest films slated for upcoming theater release. These videos will include the film’s storyline, scene footage, cast interviews, and red carpet moments. As an added bonus, these Movieline segments will also feature a unique and interesting tidbit about the film – to further pique a potential viewer’s interest in the film and also enhance the eventual movie-going experience.
Said Davis, “We wanted to create the perfect complement to movie trailers – a more dynamic and all-inclusive segment targeted to moviegoers’ interests, delivering them the information they need to make a decision on what to see at the theaters, while also creating a library of evergreen content that works for DVD, VOD, and all other release moments in the life of a movie.”
The next wave of Movieline segments will feature film talent—top actors, directors, and producers—previewing the films and projects each has in the release pipeline. All of these segments will be supported with breaking news updates powered by PMC’s reporting prowess that includes a dynamic range of today’s most respected entertainment brands: Variety, Deadline Hollywood, Hollywood Life, TVLine and more.
Yet another unique aspect of Movieline’s reinvention is that PMC will be launching this experience on the YouTube platform, with syndication to other platforms to follow. Through their YouTube Original Funded Channel ENTV, PMC has seen great success and growth on YouTube, with over 135M views on the channel in its first year. PMC has also expanded its YouTube efforts with the inclusion of a multi-channel network (MCN) called PMC Studios. Movieline will incorporate into its segments the content from its MCN channel partners—including BlackTree Media, Beyond the Trailer, Variety and others—therefore launching a consumer-facing and focused channel for PMC’s entertainment vertical properties.
About Penske Media Corporation (PMC)
PMC is a leading digital media and publishing company founded by Jay Penske in 2004. Today, PMC engages with audiences across the web as well as television, mobile, print and social media to reach more than 115 million consumers monthly, according to Comscore. PMC owns a unique and growing portfolio of lifestyle brands that provide the web's best original content in categories including entertainment, sports, breaking news, media, finance, tech, health, shopping, fashion, beauty, and automotive. PMC Studios, Movieline, Deadline Hollywood, Variety, OnCars, Hollywood Life, ENTV, India.com, BGR, TVLine, AwardsLine, Young Hollywood Awards, The Style Awards, and Breakthrough of the Year Awards are all part of the expanding PMC portfolio. For more information on PMC and its brands, please visit www.PMC.com or its digital properties directly.
PRESS CONTACT:
Lauren Gullion
Showbiz bible offers free access to news after dismantling paywall.
March 1, 2013
LOS ANGELES, California – Variety.com has officially launched, providing free access to all of its content. The site will focus on breaking news and in-depth analysis, and in the coming months, a growing emphasis on video content and interactive user experience.
“We’re glad that the digital evolution of Variety is finally here,” said Jay Penske, chairman and CEO of Penske Media Corporation, parent company of Variety. “We’re confident that the responsive design of the new site, along with our investment in technology, video production and an experienced and varied editorial team to develop content, will make Variety.com a destination of choice for coverage of the entertainment industry.”
The new Variety.com adapts to the device of choice for any reader—from desktop to tablet to smartphone. There is a greater emphasis on all media including photos and videos to complement the written word. The new technology lends itself to greater use of photo galleries, social media and real-time blogging, which will be used extensively during awards season. The site will continue to evolve in the coming weeks and months, with debuts of additional features like VSCORE, the destination to monitor all of the critical metrics in Hollywood including box office, ratings, financial performances of the industry’s leading companies, etc. VSCORE and other new features will make data a much richer part of the stories Variety will be reporting.
Overhaul of the Variety.com site was months in the making, with PMC immediately securing New York-based Code and Theory—a well known leader in the digital design space—for an accelerated design process that leverages Variety’s heritage while presenting a clean, engaging experience for the reader. Code and Theory’s resume includes design work for Mashable, Comcast, The Verge, Vogue and The Daily Beast. The design phase was followed by a 10-week intense period of development.
“What we’re looking at with Variety.com is a ground-up rebuild,” said Penske. “We changed the entire technological infrastructure.” The new Variety site resides on WordPress VIP, as do all PMC sites.
Earlier this week, Penske announced a number of changes at Variety, which was purchased by PMC in October 2012. Among the changes were naming Claudia Eller, Cynthia Littleton and Andrew Wallenstein as the outlet’s three new editors-in-chief, in addition to bringing on former Ad Age television editor Brian Steinberg as Variety’s new senior television editor. In addition to the new, paywall-free website, the print edition of Variety will move to a weekly, on-Tuesdays publication, supplemented with as many as 75 special issues a year.
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For more information and media assets, contact:
Chelsea Brandon
Prime
Work: 310-841-0800
Claudia Eller, Cynthia Littleton and Andrew Wallenstein serve as editors of film, television and digital, respectively, as well as overseeing all editorial content.
Febrary 12, 2013
LOS ANGELES, California – Jay Penske, chairman and CEO of Penske Media Corporation, and Michelle Sobrino, newly installed publisher of Variety, today named Claudia Eller, Cynthia Littleton and Andrew Wallenstein as the new editors-in-chief of Variety, in addition to overseeing coverage of film, television and digital content, respectively. Tim Gray, who has been with Variety for 31 years, most recently as editor-in-chief, remains in a leadership role, overseeing expansion of international coverage and other special projects.
“Throughout its 100-plus years, Variety has been led by remarkable journalists dedicated to covering the entertainment business in an informative and entertaining way,” said Sobrino. “We are so thrilled to have Claudia Eller, Cynthia Littleton and Andrew Wallenstein continue that tradition and lead Variety through its next evolution.” The installation of Eller and Littleton as two of the three editors-in-chief also marks the first time in the brand’s storied history that women have served in the top editorial role.
Additionally, Penske and Sobrino announced that the current Variety.com paywall will drop March 1, with the debut of a newly designed, technologically advanced site. The easy-to-navigate, easy-to-search site seamlessly adapts to a reader’s choice of device—from desktop to tablet to smartphone. “Internally, we’ve been referring to the paywall dropping as ‘the end of an error,’” said Penske. “It was an interesting experiment that didn’t work. We look forward to welcoming back longtime Variety readers when the paywall drops March 1.”
The new print edition of Variety debuts March 26, and will be published every Tuesday throughout the year. There will also be an expanded schedule of special editions covering everything from awards season to topical issues confronting the industry, such as January’s stand-alone issue examining violence in entertainment.
“We remain committed to a print edition of Variety and are excited that it will expand in size and scope of coverage,” said Sobrino. “The feedback we got from the industry on our recent ultimate awards season guide and violence and entertainment issue tells us we’re headed in the right direction. We’re excited to deliver dozens of special issues to readers throughout the year.” The current daily print edition of Variety will make its final appearance on March 19. Variety originated as a New York-based weekly publication in 1905, expanding to a Hollywood-based daily edition in 1933.
“When PMC purchased Variety last year, we committed to the digital evolution of this great brand,” said Penske. “We’re accelerating this strategy by heavily investing in our editorial staff, technology, video production and responsive design, all with the goal of providing the best experience for our dedicated readers. Having three editors-in-chief—Claudia, Cynthia and Andrew, each renowned for their coverage of film, television and digital/new media, respectively—is an innovative approach to address the quickly changing media landscape. It is designed to foster collaboration in our coverage of these three core areas of entertainment. We’re also very privileged to have longtime editor Tim Gray, with more than three decades at Variety, remain with us as we expand our coverage of the global entertainment business.”
Eller comes to Variety from the Los Angeles Times, where she spent 20 years as a reporter and editor, most recently serving as entertainment news editor. Eller is among the best known and most respected journalists in the entertainment community. She has been a driving force in the Times’ online and print coverage of showbiz, with particular emphasis on the economic aspects of the film industry and how evolving technologies, consumer habits and new delivery systems are reshaping Hollywood’s business models and impacting decision making at the highest levels.
Before joining the Times, Eller worked as a film reporter for Variety from 1989 to 1993. During that time, Eller launched and penned the widely read Dish column. She also held positions at the Hollywood Reporter and On Location magazine.
A graduate of USC, Eller is the recipient of several journalism awards and has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and Gerald Loeb Award.
Littleton, who has covered the television beat for the past 20 years, was most recently the deputy editor of Variety. She began her career at United Press International, followed by stints at Broadcasting & Cable magazine, Variety and the Hollywood Reporter, where she rose to editor before re-joining Variety in 2007. She is the author of “TV on Strike: Why Hollywood Went to War Over the Internet” (Syracuse University Press, 2013), the definitive account of the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike and the impact of the disruptive digital advancements that fueled the labor strife. She also co-authored with Susanne Daniels “Season Finale: The Unexpected Rise and Fall of the WB Network and UPN” (HarperCollins, 2007).
Wallenstein joined Variety in 2011, and most recently served as television editor, covering both the television and tech industries, with focused coverage on companies at the nexus of entertainment and digital media. He was at the Hollywood Reporter from 2002 to 2010, where he held various top posts including editor of THR.com. Wallenstein has been an on-air contributor for NPR’s “All Things Considered” for nearly a decade and also hosted the TV Guide Channel’s “Square Off,” a weekly primetime series about the TV industry, in 2006-07. He has a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and has taught undergraduate journalism at several universities. His work has also appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe and Business Week.
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Multi-Year Deal between Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences and PMC to Co-Produce Annual D.I.C.E. Summit and Awards Show, Distribute Exclusive Content throughout the Year; Machinima to Live Stream 2013 Awards Show.
December 7, 2012
CALABASAS, California – The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) today announced a multi-year, exclusive partnership with Penske Media Corporation (PMC), a leading digital media and publishing company, to co-produce the annual D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit and Awards program. Through the partnership, AIAS will also collaborate with PMC’s entertainment publication Variety on video game industry-related content. Additionally, AIAS and PMC revealed one of the top entertainment networks on YouTube, Machinima, has signed on to live stream the 16th annual D.I.C.E. Awards show. The D.I.C.E. Summit and Awards program, which draws the brightest and most influential interactive entertainment industry leaders, takes place Feb. 5 – 8, 2012, at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas.
With brands across the web, television, mobile and social channels, PMC brings extensive expertise gained from blending traditional entertainment brands, emerging lifestyle brands, and breakout awards shows with new interactive technologies and programming. In the new partnership, PMC will work hand-in-hand with the Academy to enhance the D.I.C.E. Awards show experience to better reflect and celebrate the interactive industry’s tremendous growth, and expansion onto new platforms. PMC will also stream D.I.C.E. Summit sessions live, and share exclusive AIAS content throughout the year via their extensive YouTube network. Kicking off with the upcoming D.I.C.E. Summit, AIAS also will work with PMC’s Variety to expand its coverage of the video games business in order to spotlight the growing influence and importance of the art and craft of the interactive industry. PMC brands – Variety, Deadline, TVLine, MovieLine, BGR and Hollywood Life – reach over 113 million monthly unique US visitors and are ranked number 43 on Comscore (as of September 2012).
“PMC has a compelling grasp of traditional and new media industries that will help elevate the D.I.C.E Summit and Awards show to the next level to celebrate the best our industry has to offer – from console to PC to mobile games. With their recent acquisition of Variety, we’re thrilled to work with them to expand coverage of the video games business,” said Martin Rae, President, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. “And now with Machinima on board to support our awards show with their creative staff, original programming, and network of YouTube affiliates and directors, this will be an exciting year for AIAS and our members.”
“We’ve been eager to expand our entertainment coverage to the gaming industry, but waited for the right opportunity to enter this ascending marketplace—forging a long-term partnership with the AIAS for the 2013 D.I.C.E. Summit and Awards is the perfect way for PMC to make such an entrance, and we’re thrilled with the opportunity,” said Jay Penske, PMC Founder, Chairman, and CEO. “Since our founding in 2004, we’ve watched video games become a multi-billion dollar industry and a hugely influential contributor to the entertainment industry as a whole. Through all of our branded channels and media platforms, including our premier entertainment trade Variety, we’ll be providing the coverage and attention that the gaming industry has deserved for years–as such an incredibly important part of the entertainment ecosystem.”
“The D.I.C.E. Awards are a huge staple among the gaming community, and Machinima is proud to be the exclusive online destination for the show,” said Allen DeBevoise, Chairman, Co-Founder, and CEO of Machinima. “Our network of content creators, combined with our millions of viewers, are a perfect match for the established D.I.C.E. brand and event.”
Machinima, which boasts 253 million visitors each month (as of October 2012), and 2.3 billion video views per month, will deploy dozens of YouTube broadcasters to cover the D.I.C.E Awards show on February 7, 2013, (at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas) with engaging interactive content, exclusive features and retrospectives with The Road to D.I.C.E., as well as interviews with industry luminaries to excite the millions of video game fans who tune into their original online shows each week.
Nominees for the 16th D.I.C.E. Awards will be announced the week of January 21, 2013. Registration for the 2013 D.I.C.E. Summit and the 16th D.I.C.E. Awards is open at www.dicesummit.org.
About the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) was founded in 1996 as a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote, advance and recognize the outstanding achievements in the interactive entertainment industry worldwide. The Academy conducts its annual awards show, the D.I.C.E. Awards, to celebrate and honor creative accomplishments in the field. To further enhance awareness of the Academy’s vision, the organization created the D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit in 2002, a once yearly conference dedicated to exploring approaches to the creative process and artistic expression as they uniquely apply to the development of interactive entertainment. With more than 22,000 members, including Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Google, Bethesda Game Studios, Ubisoft, Epic Games, Double Fine, Gearbox Software, Nexon and Insomniac Games, among others. More information can be found at http://www.interactive.org and http://www.dicesummit.org. Follow the Academy on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or Google+.
About Penske Media Corporation (PMC)
PMC is a leading digital media and publishing company founded by Jay Penske in 2004. Today, PMC engages with audiences across the web, television, mobile, print and social media—reaching more than 113 million consumers monthly according to Comscore. PMC owns a unique and growing portfolio of lifestyle brands that provide the web’s best original content in categories including entertainment, sports, breaking news, media, finance, tech, health, shopping, fashion, beauty, and automotive. PMC Studios, Deadline, Variety, OnCars, HollywoodLife, ENTV, India.com, Movieline, TVLine, BGR, AwardsLine, Young Hollywood Awards, The Style Awards, and Breakthrough of the Year Awards are all part of the expanding PMC portfolio. For more information on PMC and its brands, please visit: http://www.PMC.com or its digital properties directly.
About Variety
Variety is the leading publication for business entertainment news, recognized and respected throughout the world of show business. The Variety Group – Daily Variety, Daily Variety Gotham, Variety, Variety.com, LA 411, NY 411, and Variety Insight – are owned by Variety Media, LLC, a division of Penske Business Media, and a subsidiary of Penske Media Corporation.
About Machinima
Machinima is the dominant video entertainment network for young males around the world. The number one entertainment channel on YouTube, Machinima serves over 2.3 billion video views per month, and reaches over 253 million viewers monthly. Machinima’s global network is the best place for gaming content. The network features official publisher content, gameplay videos, scripted series, and original content, including weekly and daily shows, all aimed at the coveted 18-34 year old male demographic. The company is backed by MK Capital, and Redpoint Ventures, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Penske Media Corporation purchases the world’s most recognizable trade publication.
October 9, 2012 – LOS ANGELES – Penske Media Corporation (“PMC”), a leading digital media and publishing company, announced today it had purchased Variety from Reed Business Information, part of Reed Elsevier. Terms of the asset purchase agreement between the parties were not disclosed.
Jay Penske, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PMC, said, “Since 1905, Variety has been the world’s premier entertainment news source, and is today one of the most recognized global media brands. We are thrilled to welcome Variety and its exceptional team into the PMC organization. As part of this significant acquisition, we plan to rapidly build upon Variety’s foundation while extending this invaluable brand’s presence across the web, broadcast, mobile, and international markets.”
“We are enthusiastic that PMC will become the new steward of the great Variety franchise, which Reed Elsevier has built over the past 25 years, and the Silverman family for the 80 years before that,” said Neil Stiles, President of Variety. He added, “PMC is uniquely positioned to preserve and build the market presence of Variety. Their shared values and complementary assets provides for many new opportunities for the business model and brand.”
For more than a century, Variety has set the standard for comprehensive and relevant entertainment industry news, with resolute attention to the highest journalistic standards. The Variety business today includes Daily Variety, Weekly Variety, Conferences & Events, along with Variety.com’s searchable archives, interactive box office charting, credits database, film and television data business, in-depth industry calendar, and reviews dating back to 1914.
Mark Kelsey, CEO of Reed Business Information, said: “Variety is an iconic title serving the film and entertainment industry for more than 100 years. With RBI’s increasing focus on data services, it makes sense for us to sell the Variety business. Variety has an incredibly talented team who have successfully innovated and expanded the franchise in industry news and analysis. I have no doubt the business will continue to thrive under PMC’s ownership.”
“We couldn’t be more excited to now operate two of the finest brands in business of entertainment category,” said Nic Paul, SVP Entertainment Sales at PMC. He added, “Deadline.com’s supremacy in breaking news, and Variety’s extraordinary content and industry analysis, coupled with readership that combines key industry decision makers and influencers, creates a compelling value proposition for our partners and advertisers.”
Debt and equity financing for the transaction was provided by affiliates of Third Point LLC. Evercore Partners advised Reed Elsevier on the sale transaction.
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About Variety
Recognized and respected throughout the world of show business, Variety is the premier source of entertainment news. Since 1905, the most influential leaders in the industry have turned to Variety for timely, credible and straight forward news and analysis – information vital to their professions.
About Penske Media Corporation (PMC)
PMC is a leading digital media and publishing company founded by Jay Penske in 2004. Today, PMC engages with audiences across the web, television, mobile, print and social media—reaching more than 83 million consumers monthly according to Comscore. PMC owns a unique and growing portfolio of lifestyle brands that provide the web’s best original content in categories including entertainment, sports, breaking news, media, finance, tech, health, shopping, fashion, beauty, and automotive. PMC Studios, Deadline.com, Variety, OnCars, HollywoodLife, ENTV, India.com, Movieline, TVLine, BGR, AwardsLine, Young Hollywood Awards, The Style Awards, and Breakthrough of the Year Awards are all part of the expanding PMC portfolio. For more information on PMC and its brands, please visit: http://www.PMC.com or its digital properties directly.
About Reed Business Information Ltd
Reed Business Information Ltd brings market leading brands to an audience of millions of decision makers worldwide through its multi-platform media of data services, online lead generation services, community websites, magazines and events. Reed Business Information Ltd is part of Reed Elsevier, a world leading provider of professional information solutions in the science, medical, legal, risk management and business to business sectors.
About Reed Elsevier
Reed Elsevier Group plc is a world leading provider of professional information solutions to the science, medical, legal, risk management, and business to business sectors. The group employs more than 30,000 people, including 16,000 in North America. Reed Elsevier Group plc is owned equally by two parent companies, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV; the combined market capitalization of the two parent companies is approximately £13.5bn/€16.6bn. Their shares are traded on the London, Amsterdam and New York Stock Exchanges using the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New York: RUK and ENL.
