EXCLUSIVE: Following months of going through dozens of audition tapes, Warner Bros and DC Films look to be getting closer to finding the stars of their Superman: Legacy movie as a second round of testing looks to be imminent.
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Finkelstein told Vanity Fair. “The Hill made about $18 million [in profit]. We had 120 million visits on average a month, with about 70 reporters and 90 people in the editorial department.
Clearly, it wasn’t impossible, because we did it. Now we’re not only gonna have as large, if not larger, a political [audience], but we’re also gonna have sports and business and general news. So, I mean, it’s hard to imagine that we can’t do it.”In 2021, Finkelstein’s The Hill was sold to Nextstar Media Group for $130 million.
Two years later, its former owner has launched the ambitious The Messenger. The digital news media company launched with $50 million in funding and has projected that it will generate $100 million in revenue for 2024. The site also has plans for an expansive 550-person newsroom.
In the past the company has said that it plans to reach these lofty goals through “a mix of direct advertising, programmatic and sponsorship revenue across multiple platforms.”The startup has drawn the ire of the media world. The revenue goal has been described as “delusional” and “wishful thinking.” Since its launch, the site has been described as a “bad pitch from ‘Succession,'” and business reporter Scott Nover even said, “I would dunk on The Messenger but I googled the site’s name and cannot find it.” But in his interview with Vanity Fair, Finkelstein explained the business model “nobody bothered” to ask him about.“It is a very serious publication that will also have lots of fun articles in it,” Finkelstein said. “It won’t be like the Daily Mail.”According to the chairman and CEO of the site, The Messenger will combine programmatic advertising with direct sales targeting “very large advertisers.” “We expect to have tens of millions
.EXCLUSIVE: Following months of going through dozens of audition tapes, Warner Bros and DC Films look to be getting closer to finding the stars of their Superman: Legacy movie as a second round of testing looks to be imminent.
's Tom Holland, 's Amanda Seyfried and actress Emmy Rossum, is jam-packed with our favorite stars.Set in 1979, the 10-episode limited series follows Danny Sullivan (Holland) who is arrested after a shooting. He is interrogated by Rya Goodwin (Seyfried) who realizes things may not be as they seem when it comes to his past and the people in it. The first episode premieres on Apple TV+ this Friday, June 9.Rossum spoke exclusively to ET about her role as Holland's Mom, «I was so taken with the series and really just loved all my scenes, especially with young Danny.
The 1975 are back at, by their own admission, their very best.
The 1975 are back at, by their own admission, their very best.
The 1975 are back at, by their own admission, their very best.
Brittany Cartwright is ready to be back on Vanderpump Rules.
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Chris Hemsworth is firing back at Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino and defending the superhero realm against their scathing critiques.
Brittany Furlan doesn’t understand why fans refuse to let go of the past.
With millions of viewers each year, Love Island is arguably one of the most popular dating TV shows around. But as well as its popularity with the public, many contestants of the ITV dating show have found success when it comes to their relationships.
Chris Pratt has big plans for his fourth wedding anniversary. ET's Rachel Smith recently spoke to the 43-year-old actor in New York City, and he revealed how he and wife Katherine Schwarzenegger plan to celebrate their marriage milestone.We're going to take a little time away.
Criminal profiling introduced new monsters into the cultural lexicon in the 1970s when the “serial killer” concept entered the conversation. Television has long been fascinated by these types of criminals, from the long-running “Criminal Minds” to David Fincher’s brilliant “Mindhunter.” Now, Apple TV+’s latest limited series, “The Crowded Room” is taking a stab (excuse the pun) at psychological thriller territory.
Prince William, Kate, Princess of Wales and Princess Beatrice, demonstrating the strength of the ongoing friendship between the British and Jordanian Royal Families. In turn King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, Crown Prince Hussein's parents, were in attendance both at the King's Coronation in May and Queen Elizabeth's state funeral last September. Here Express.
Taking time for herself. Scheana Shay reflected on how Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval‘s cheating scandal affected her mental health after watching the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion.
Playing favorites? Jax Taylor weighed in on Lisa Vanderpump’s support of Tom Sandoval during the Vanderpump Rules reunion following his affair with Raquel Leviss.
She’s growing up on her own terms. Billie Eilish slammed haters who criticized her fashion choices.
Billie Eilish went scorched Earth on haters labeling her a “sellout” simply because she chooses to express her femininity, blasting critics as “true idiots” and “f**king bozos” who need to “let women exist!”
Billie Eilish went scorched Earth on haters labeling her a «sellout» simply because she chooses to express her femininity, blasting critics as «true idiots» and «f***ing bozos» who need to «let women exist!»The GRAMMY-winning singer took to her Instagram Stories on Saturday and addressed «some comments I be seeing sometimes,» which includes people, for whatever reason, hating on the «Ocean Eyes» singer's evolving style.«I spent the first 5 years of my career getting absolutely OBLITERATED by you fools for being boy ish and dressing how I did & constantly being told I’d be hotter if I acted like a woman and now when I feel comfortable enough to wear anything remotely feminine or flirting, I CHANGED and am a sellout… and ‘what happened to her’ oMg iT’s nOt thE sAmE biLlie she’s just like the rest bla blah,» she wrote in her Story to a photo of her rolling her eyes. "[Y]ou guys are true idiots.
came to an end with a bloody and violent series finale that also closed out the true-crime saga about accused axe murderer Candy Montgomery and the death of friend Betty Gore with an unexpected emotional touch. In an interview with ET, director and executive producer Lesli Linka Glatter breaks down the stunning episode and reflects on Elizabeth Olsen's award-worthy performance as Candy. Adapted from the book,, and a collection of articles by executive producer David E. Kelley, the limited Max series recounted the unbelievably true story about the infamous housewife and her neighbor who was left dead after the two got into an altercation over the fact that Candy had an affair with Betty's husband, Allan. In addition to Olsen, the star-studded cast includes Lily Rabe as Betty, Jesse Plemons as Allan and Patrick Fugit as Candy's husband, Pat. In the finale, audiences saw Candy take the stand after being arrested and tried for Betty's grisly death.
Scheana Shay, «It's all happening.»And it quite literally did, in part one of the three-part reunion Wednesday.