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Oprah Winfrey has been the queen of all media for most of the 23 years she's been on the air. But it looks like she's about to pull a Howard Stern -- packing up her free, over-the-airwaves broadcast and taking it to a more exclusive venue. According to Hollywood blogger Nikki Finke, Winfrey is...

Just about every major periodical is pondering a move to paid digital content, but most are taking an oh-so-gingerly approach, trying to figure out how to coax some fresh revenues out of readers without taking a big hit in traffic and advertising. Not Variety, though. The Hollywood trade paper is...

It wouldn't be terribly surprising to see one or more entertainment trade papers retreat from print or disappear entirely; indeed, some of the participants in the DailyFinance Media Brain Trust poll predicted just that. But is it happening already? Hollywood blogger (and newly-minted millionaire)...

A media industry observer who fell asleep seven years ago and woke up last week would've had a hard time believing Friday's newspapers. That was the day that celebrity editor Bonnie Fuller publicly gave up her plans to start her own women's media company, while Quadrangle Group washed its hands of...

Who says you can't get rich blogging? Showbiz reporter extraordinaire Nikki Finke did -- to the tune of eight figures. After fielding "many offers from major corporations and media companies," Finke, a former reporter for Newsweek, the New York Post and the Los Angeles Times, among others, has...