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July 2011: a Hollywood Reporter parent-company CEO denies his days are numbered
By Owen Reyes · Republished 2026-05-16 · Originally reported by Richard Horgan on FishbowlLA, July 2011 In late July 2011, FishbowlLA covered a piece of trade-press inside baseball: a reported internal memo at Prometheus Global Media — parent of The Hollywood Reporter, Adweek, and Billboard — said CEO Richard Beckman was giving up day-to-day duties,…
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July 2012: a TV director answers Kim Dotcom’s open letter to Hollywood
By Maya Trent · Republished 2026-05-16 · Originally reported by Richard Horgan on FishbowlLA, July 2012 In late July 2012, FishbowlLA covered a satirical exchange in The Hollywood Reporter: TV writer-director Bruce Leddy had published a tongue-in-cheek response to Kim Dotcom’s open letter to Hollywood. The original framing noted that, video piracy being no laughing…
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March 2013: a Yahoo Movies GM moves over to The Hollywood Reporter
By Owen Reyes · Republished 2026-05-16 · Originally reported by Richard Horgan on FishbowlLA, March 2013 In mid-March 2013, FishbowlLA covered Sean Phillips — a Yahoo Movies general manager and editor-in-chief — moving over to The Hollywood Reporter, joining the trade’s film team alongside Gregg Kilday, Alex Ben Block, Borys Kit, and the rest of…
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February 2012: the AP picks up a Hollywood Reporter and Billboard news feed
By Jordan Vega · Republished 2026-05-16 · Originally reported by Richard Horgan on FishbowlLA, February 2012 In mid-February 2012, FishbowlLA covered an Associated Press announcement: the wire service had partnered with Prometheus Global Media to distribute an entertainment-industry news feed drawing on The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard. The original framing noted it added competition to…
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October 2012: Jay Penske names Variety’s first female publisher
By Sasha Park · Republished 2026-05-16 · Originally reported by Richard Horgan on FishbowlLA, October 2012 In mid-October 2012, FishbowlLA covered a notable promotion at Variety: new owner Jay Penske had named Michelle Sobrino-Stearns — a 15-year veteran of the trade — its first-ever female publisher. The original framing tracked both the milestone and Penske’s…
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March 2011: Variety hires Andrew Wallenstein as its new TV editor
By Jordan Vega · Republished 2026-05-16 · Originally reported by Matthew Fleischer on FishbowlLA, March 2011 In early March 2011, FishbowlLA covered a trade-press hire: Andrew Wallenstein was leaving PaidContent to become Variety’s new TV editor. The original framing flagged the subtext — a Hollywood Reporter alum landing at the archrival trade. Then Andrew Wallenstein…
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March 2013: Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva gets the Barbara Walters retirement scoop
By Owen Reyes · Republished 2026-05-16 · Originally reported by Richard Horgan on FishbowlLA, March 2013 In late March 2013, FishbowlLA tracked a substantial entertainment-news scoop: Deadline.com’s Nellie Andreeva — the site’s TV editor — had been first to report that Barbara Walters was planning to retire. Then Barbara Walters was, by 2013, one of…
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January 2013: THR’s parent company becomes Guggenheim Digital Media, with Ross Levinsohn at the helm
By Owen Reyes · Republished 2026-05-16 · Originally reported by Richard Horgan on FishbowlLA, January 2013 In mid-January 2013, FishbowlLA covered a corporate rebrand: The Hollywood Reporter’s parent company, Prometheus Global Media, was getting a new name — Guggenheim Digital Media — and a new leader, former Yahoo and Fox Interactive Media executive Ross Levinsohn.…
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April 2013: The Hollywood Reporter launches ‘Behind the Screen,’ Carolyn Giardina’s tech blog
By Owen Reyes · Republished 2026-05-16 · Originally reported by Richard Horgan on FishbowlLA, April 2013 In early April 2013, FishbowlLA covered the launch of “Behind the Screen” — a new hollywoodreporter.com blog curated by contributing editor Carolyn Giardina, dedicated to film-and-entertainment technology. Then Carolyn Giardina was — and is — one of the most-cited…
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Pete Hammond’s Cannes Great Gatsby coverage — May 2013, Deadline vs TheWrap vs the Drudge boost
By Owen Reyes · Republished 2026-05-16 · Originally reported by Richard Horgan on FishbowlLA, May 2013 In mid-May 2013, Deadline.com’s Pete Hammond produced an opening-night-at-Cannes piece on The Great Gatsby’s festival debut. The original FishbowlLA framing flagged a specific editorial-methodology issue. TheWrap had Alonso Duralde’s parallel coverage; the Drudge Report boost amplified the broader Cannes-press…