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Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter Variety has promoted Michelle Fine-Smith to Senior VP of Global Consumer Partnerships. Based in New York, Fine-Smith manages Variety’s consumer teams on both coasts, overseeing sales across digital, social, branded content, print and live and virtual events. She has driven multiplatform programs for such top brands as Audible, DirecTV, Cadillac, City National Bank, Chanel, Google, Meta, TikTok and United Airlines. She joined Variety in 2008 and continues to report to Michelle Sobrino-Stearns, CEO and Group Publisher of Variety. “Michelle has transformed consumer brand partnerships for Variety with creative initiatives that integrate our diverse portfolio,” Sobrino-Stearns said. “Her passion, leadership and collaborative approach drove Variety in 2022 to the most successful year ever for our global consumer business.”

Penske Media Corporation, Deadline’s parent company, has made a strategic investment in Vox Media and is now its largest shareholder.

Today, Penske Media Eldridge (PME) announced its acquisition of Dick Clark Productions (dcp), the live events and alternative media producer, as part of a larger strategic alliance with Eldridge augmenting its existing partnership with Penske Media’s (PMC’s) entertainment media brands and SXSW. PME is a PMC subsidiary and joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge.

Penske Media Corporation said Wednesday that it has acquired Artforum International Magazine, a leading voice in the contemporary art world.

Penske Media Corporation has acquired ATX TV, the parent company of the ATX Television Festival, which takes place every June in Austin, TX. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

. The site was dedicated to Finke’s firsthand accounts of how she saw the entertainment business.  Deadline was founded in 2006, and later purchased by Penske in 2009.

Thania Garcia Maluma and Megan Thee Stallion are set to headline Penske Media Corp.’s first-ever culture and creativity festival, LA3C. The two-day event is set to take place on Dec. 10 and 11 at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. Megan will headline the show on the 10th, while Maluma will headline on the 11th. The festival will welcome Seventeen and Snoop Dogg as guest performers. Both are part of LA3C’s full talent lineup, which is set to showcase musicians, chefs and visual artists. Full programming details will be unveiled in the coming weeks. The event, staged by the parent company of Variety, aims to connect people and communities by showcasing LA’s range of multicultural food and art from some of the world’s most talented artists. The festival’s moniker, LA3C, stands for Los Angeles, the Capital of Culture and Creativity.

William Earl Penske Media Corp. and Getty Images have set a partnership for photographs that will include Getty representing PMC’s growing collection of exclusive images from Variety, WWD, Rolling Stone, Billboard and other brands.The deal also gives PMC brands broad access to Getty Images’ expansive archive of more than 5 million images.

An all-time finish in the Indianapolis 500 saw a red flag halting the race with just four laps to go, setting up a sprint to the finish that saw Sweden’s Marcus Ericsson fend off a late charge to win.

Sasha Urban editorMike Van has been promoted to President of Billboard while Dana Droppo has been named its first Chief Brand Officer. Both positions are effective immediately.“We are thrilled to elevate two extremely talented executives, Mike and Dana, into the roles of President and Chief Brand Officer,” said Jay Penske, Chairman and CEO of Penske Media. “The spirit of collaboration and teamwork they have helped to build has yielded incredible results and creativity over many years at Billboard.

a splashy New York Times exclusive this week. On Thursday, Variety reported that Siegel had decided to take an offer at Rolling Stone instead of joining The Ankler.

was published in Variety, a publication owned by Boehly’s business partner Jay Penske, but no details were provided.The only detail was a statement from Boehly’s Eldridge Enterprises: “While we recognize that this is ultimately an HFPA membership decision, we look forward to investing time and resources to ensure that essential reforms – prioritizing inclusion, transparency, and governance – are implemented, creating meaningful change and long term, sustained success.”Boehly sold The Hollywood

Also Read: Hollywood Reporter Parent Meddled in Explosive Story on NBC Chief, Insider Says (Exclusive)In a statement, PMC CEO Jay Penske said he has “long admired” MRC brands like The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard, adding that they “have contributed immensely to the heightened quality of journalism covering entertainment and music today.”MRC CEOs Asif Satchu and Modi Wiczyk released their own statement, saying, “”We have a great deal of respect for Variety, Rolling Stone and Music Business

Dade Hayes Finance EditorSeasoned executive Paul Rainey has joined Deadline’s parent company, Penske Media Corp., as EVP of Operations and Finance.He will work across PMC’s portfolio of award-winning brands, which also includes Rolling Stone, Variety, Robb Report, SHE Media, ARTnews and WWD.

Claudia Eller, the editor-in-chief at Variety, is leaving her position following complaints made against her during a company town hall meeting on Thursday, TheWrap has learned.

Penske Media Corporation, owner of Variety and Rolling Stone, announced today a strategic investment in the British trade publication Music Business Worldwide, which first entered into a global content partnership with Rolling Stone and PMC in November 2018.