Twenty-two people have lost their jobs at Billboard and its corporate parent, Valence Media, in a restructuring of business operations.
The reductions were designed to streamline the media company’s business operations and eliminate duplicated positions. Dana Miller, chief marketing officer for Billboard and its sister publication, The Hollywood Reporter, is out, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The editorial staff of Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter were not impacted by the cuts, the source said.
Valence Media was formed last year through the combination of three media companies: Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, dick clark productions and Mrc.
The company, with divisions or investments in premium television, wide release film, specialty film, live entertainment and digital media, had a reported enterprise value approaching $3 billion last year. It’s led by Asif Satchu and Modi Wiczyk, the co-founders and co-CEOs of Mrc.
The reductions were designed to streamline the media company’s business operations and eliminate duplicated positions. Dana Miller, chief marketing officer for Billboard and its sister publication, The Hollywood Reporter, is out, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The editorial staff of Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter were not impacted by the cuts, the source said.
Valence Media was formed last year through the combination of three media companies: Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, dick clark productions and Mrc.
The company, with divisions or investments in premium television, wide release film, specialty film, live entertainment and digital media, had a reported enterprise value approaching $3 billion last year. It’s led by Asif Satchu and Modi Wiczyk, the co-founders and co-CEOs of Mrc.
- 1/11/2019
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
Roughly 22 people have been affected by layoffs at the Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group, as well as its corporate owner Valence Media, individuals familiar with the staff reduction told Variety.
Dana Miller, chief marketing officer for both the show business and music trade publications, was cut — as well as several of her New York-based staff, the insiders said. Miller departs in the middle of the hectic awards season at THR. Her duties included programming Billboard’s annual Women in Music event.
Billboard magazine managing editor Jayme Klock was also laid off, according to multiple people with knowledge of the newsroom. As many as five departments lost employees in an ongoing reorganization, another person with knowledge of the company said.
THR-Billboard was acquired and folded into Valence last February, along with Dick Clark Productions and “House of Cards” producer Media Rights Capital.
While those close to Valence say the reorganization will...
Dana Miller, chief marketing officer for both the show business and music trade publications, was cut — as well as several of her New York-based staff, the insiders said. Miller departs in the middle of the hectic awards season at THR. Her duties included programming Billboard’s annual Women in Music event.
Billboard magazine managing editor Jayme Klock was also laid off, according to multiple people with knowledge of the newsroom. As many as five departments lost employees in an ongoing reorganization, another person with knowledge of the company said.
THR-Billboard was acquired and folded into Valence last February, along with Dick Clark Productions and “House of Cards” producer Media Rights Capital.
While those close to Valence say the reorganization will...
- 1/10/2019
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
The Fyre Festival was a disaster on such an epochal scale that it’s become an adjective for abject failure: The heavily hyped “luxury concert” — taking place in April of last year on a small island in the Bahamas and scheduled to feature Blink-182, Migos and Disclosure — collapsed before it had even started. Far from the luxury accommodations and celebrity-chef-prepared meals promised by its producers — entrepreneur Billy McFarland and rapper Ja Rule — concertgoers were met with flimsy tents, boxed lunches, near-total disorganization and long waits for flights to return to the mainland.
Just two days after McFarland, who pleaded guilty to two counts wire fraud in March, was arrested for running a fraudulent ticket-selling operation while he was out on bail, a docuseries on the event has been announced. Premiering on Hulu in 2019, the series is a collaboration between The Cinemart, Billboard, Hulu and Mic and will tell the story of the failed festival,...
Just two days after McFarland, who pleaded guilty to two counts wire fraud in March, was arrested for running a fraudulent ticket-selling operation while he was out on bail, a docuseries on the event has been announced. Premiering on Hulu in 2019, the series is a collaboration between The Cinemart, Billboard, Hulu and Mic and will tell the story of the failed festival,...
- 6/14/2018
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
The Tj Martell Foundation for Cancer Research will hold its annual 2018 Women of Influence Awards which will be held Friday, May 11, 2018 at The Plaza Hotel, Grand Ballroom located at 768 5th Avenue in New York.
T.J. Martell Foundation 2018 Women of Influence Awards in New York
The reception will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a luncheon and awards to follow from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The awards celebration will honor five outstanding women who have achieved tremendous goals in business and inspire other women around the globe to live their dreams while balancing work, family, home and health.
The 2018 Women of Influence honorees include Mindy Greenstein, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Psycho-Oncologist and Author; Elizabeth Matthews, CEO, Ascap; Dana Miller, Cmo, The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard; Mary Pierson, Vice President of Denim Design, J Crew; and Rachael Ray, Television Host and Philanthropist. The event will be hosted Mary Calvi,...
T.J. Martell Foundation 2018 Women of Influence Awards in New York
The reception will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a luncheon and awards to follow from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The awards celebration will honor five outstanding women who have achieved tremendous goals in business and inspire other women around the globe to live their dreams while balancing work, family, home and health.
The 2018 Women of Influence honorees include Mindy Greenstein, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Psycho-Oncologist and Author; Elizabeth Matthews, CEO, Ascap; Dana Miller, Cmo, The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard; Mary Pierson, Vice President of Denim Design, J Crew; and Rachael Ray, Television Host and Philanthropist. The event will be hosted Mary Calvi,...
- 5/1/2018
- Look to the Stars
The 2017 luxury music festival that seemed too good to be true and ultimately became a disaster is the subject of a new Hulu docuseries. It will stream the untitled project about the Fyre Festival and produce along with the Cinemart, Billboard and Mic.
Set for a 2019 premiere, the series recounts the events leading up to and during the Bahamian festival, as well as its eventual collapse and aftermath. The show will feature interviews with inside sources ranging from local Bahamians and stranded festivalgoers to vendors, investors and others.
Organized by Fyre Media founder Billy McFarland and rapper Ja Rule, the Fyre Festival was supposed to be an ultra-luxury concert experience that was plagued from the get-go by myriad problems with security, accommodations and fan and artist relations. It descended into chaos, leaving its attendees furious and spawning numerous lawsuits. Hulu said the docuseries will serve as a cautionary tale for...
Set for a 2019 premiere, the series recounts the events leading up to and during the Bahamian festival, as well as its eventual collapse and aftermath. The show will feature interviews with inside sources ranging from local Bahamians and stranded festivalgoers to vendors, investors and others.
Organized by Fyre Media founder Billy McFarland and rapper Ja Rule, the Fyre Festival was supposed to be an ultra-luxury concert experience that was plagued from the get-go by myriad problems with security, accommodations and fan and artist relations. It descended into chaos, leaving its attendees furious and spawning numerous lawsuits. Hulu said the docuseries will serve as a cautionary tale for...
- 4/17/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
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