NIKKI-ISMS | Nikki signs first look deal with HBO | Nikki and Penske make up, she will return to reporting on the entertainment industry

[GiantCALBears]

I think they do. But we'll see when she launches her new site. She founded Deadline so she has connects.

When you get kicked out of the site you started, you better be Steve Jobs brilliant because that says a lot about the people you worked for and worked with you.

[ecstasy]

When you get kicked out of the site you started, you better be Steve Jobs brilliant because that says a lot about the people you worked for and worked with you.

 

Not necessarily though. But in her case I tend to agree. But she's been in the business a long time. She probably has a lot of dirt on a lot of people and even beyond that. Deadline has competitors that are probably willing to take her on to take some of the market share. She is a loose cannon though so it will be interesting to see who her investors will be.

[rockNrollaDIM]

Nikki Finke ‏@NikkiFinke6s

No box office update on Deadline Hollywood this morning or last night. Not so easy as it looks, huh? I beat DH & Variety & THR on Twitter.

Yes Nikki! Get those Twitter hits.

[Talkie]

Yes Nikki! Get those Twitter hits.

 

I just followed Nikki. Girlfriend is bringing it on Twitter the way she used to at Deadline. She claims that Harvey Weinstein spent the weekend feeding Deadline fake box office numbers.  Her tagline says it all: "There. Will. Be. Showbiz. Blood."  

 

I would not bet against Nikki's new site being bigger and better than Deadline. It would be hilarious if she manages to surpass her old site with her new one. Jay Penske should have gotten a non-compete clause in the contract when he bought the site. 

[A Marvel Fanboy]

When Nikki Finke Leaves Deadline … Whose Brand Is Stronger? A Quick Study

[Dementeleus]

But Deadline isn't even Deadline anymore. I know they retain the name, but they're owned by Daily Variety.

[Talkie]

But Deadline isn't even Deadline anymore. I know they retain the name, but they're owned by Daily Variety.

 

No, both Deadline and Variety are owned by Jay Penske/Penske Media. Penske acquired Deadline first, then bought out Variety last year.

 

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/oct/09/entertainment/la-et-ct-penske-variety-20121009

[ecstasy]

Nikki Finke ‏@NikkiFinke 5m

Gotta say never been happier in my career than right now. Freedom. Money. I started something from nothing and said goodbye. #Contented

[Dementeleus]

Nikki Finke ‏@NikkiFinke 5m

Gotta say never been happier in my career than right now. Freedom. Money. I started something from nothing and said goodbye. #Contented

 

This doesn't exactly sound like bliss.

 

http://nypost.com/2013/11/12/nikki-finke-demands-3-5m-for-breakup-with-deadline/

[Dementeleus]

No, both Deadline and Variety are owned by Jay Penske/Penske Media. Penske acquired Deadline first, then bought out Variety last year.

 

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/oct/09/entertainment/la-et-ct-penske-variety-20121009

 

I know, but that's basically splitting hairs, no? Either way, Penske runs the show.

[ecstasy]

This doesn't exactly sound like bliss.

 

http://nypost.com/2013/11/12/nikki-finke-demands-3-5m-for-breakup-with-deadline/

 

 

Damn HOT MESS!

 

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Finke plans to launch a new site and claims there is no noncompete clause prohibiting her from doing so.

 

But she said Penske has sent cease-and-desist letters to companies that may or may not have talked to her about partnering on the launch. Penske couldn’t be reached for comment.

For months, Finke has been trying to take back control of Deadline, while Penske has been seeking to hold her to the term of her contract, which runs through 2016.

 

“I warned him that I would be his worst employee and that I hate authority and I didn’t want a boss, and I kept trying to get out of the sale,” she said.

 

Penske Media maintains it has the right to terminate people who disparage the company, sources close to the situation said, disputing Finke’s version of events. Finke, the sources added, signed a noncompete.

 

Penske is set to name a host of new heavyweight writers to bolster Deadline in the coming weeks, sources noted.

During mediation, both parties alleged breach of contract, prompting the mediator to call for a 20-day cooling-off period.

[Mojoguy]

Can someone tell me why Nikki sold her original website in the first place? Should have just kept it and all this nonsense could have been avoided.

[ecstasy]

Can someone tell me why Nikki sold her original website in the first place? Should have just kept it and all this nonsense could have been avoided.

 

Rumor is she thought she would run Variety once Penske acquired it.  But that could be just part of it. I'm sure she made a handsome sum for it.

[druv10]

Nikki Finke ‏@NikkiFinke9h

Harvey Weinstein spoonfeeding Top 10 box office numbers for 2nd weekend in a row to Deadline Hollywood. Copy/Paste/Post.

 

I love following the Queen on Twitter. My god she's hilarious, vindictive and bitchy all at the same time.    

[grim22]

http://www.deadline.com/2013/11/funny-or-die-spoofs-deadline-hollywood-nikki-finke-photo/

 

In case you haven’t noticed, Deadline Hollywood and Nikki Finke have been a lot in the news lately. Now we are getting the Funny Or Die treatment. Here is a great photo we’ve obtained from the set of the spoof, which filmed yesterday.

 

 

Edited November 17, 2013 by grim22

[Chewy]

There's no way a spoof can be as hilarious as the real Nikki

[A Marvel Fanboy]

what does this piece of news even mean ? Make fun of Nikki ?

[Chewy]

what does this piece of news even mean ? Make fun of Nikki ?

 

Someone is making a video that makes fun of Nikki. Basically they are just whoring for hits

[A Marvel Fanboy]

Someone is making a video that makes fun of Nikki. Basically they are just whoring for hits

Must be getting finance from Penske ...

[A Marvel Fanboy]

I still dont know what Nikki looks like. Maybe they will include her in the TV video lol.