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Chelsea Clinton Joins Team Barry Diller

Ryan Tate — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:27:25 EDT

Chelsea Clinton is joining the board of Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp, according to an SEC filing, in between working toward an Oxford doctorate and helping with father Bill Clinton's philanthropic endeavors. More »

Arianna Huffington Rival: 'Shut Up and Go Back To Your Room'

Ryan Tate — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:15:00 EDT

Leave it to seasoned mogul Barry Diller to have the smartest take on the cashiering of TechCrunch founder Mike Arrington: AOL "destroyed" TechCrunch's voice, the IAC chairman said, and editorial director Arianna Huffington should have been told to "shut up and go back to your room" when she raised concerns about Arrington's ethics. More »

Barry Diller Is Excited To Build Intimate Youth-Senior Bonds

Ryan Tate — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:49:46 EDT

Barry Diller's new website Proust.com connects seniors with young "family members and close friends" who want to interact with them. This is a type of situation Barry Diller is something of an expert on! More »

Meet Barry Diller's Hot Gay Facebook Friend

Brian Moylan — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:58:15 EST

Recently departed IAC chairman Barry Diller only has 57 Facebook friends, mostly CEOs and moguls. He defriended two people yesterday, including one of his pretty boy travel companions, Bryan Fox. But one comely gay made the cut. Meet Arturo Diaz. More »

Barry Diller Steps Down as Head of IAC

Hamilton Nolan — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:07:21 EST

Barry Diller—a man who seemed positioned to reign opulently over his IAC media empire for years to come—announced this morning that he's stepping down as CEO of IAC. More »

Barry Diller's Sexy All-Boy Thanksgiving

Ryan Tate — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:50:26 EST

Credit where it's due: Barry Diller knows how to vacation. The IAC boss is tightfisted at headquarters, but his holidays are plenty decadent. There's the corporate jet; the giant boat; tropical beaches; and a set of young blonde twins. More »

Barry Diller's Secret Opulence

Ryan Tate — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:31:29 EST

Managers at IAC aren't feeling very thankful toward their happy-go-lucky leader right now: They found out just this week there will be no raises or bonuses for the third year in a row. So now they're dishing about his perks. More »

Barry Diller Surrenders to Googlers Who Dissed Him

Ryan Tate — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:40:41 EST

Ask Jeeves has been dismissed from the search business. The virtual internet butler can at least share his shame with overlord Barry Diller, who is surrendering to a company that treated him little better than a servant. More »

Tech's Obscenely Paid Sugar Daddies

Ryan Tate — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:21:09 EDT

Best paid CEOs of the decade: Larry Ellison and Barry Diller. Best performing: Not them. More »

Barry Diller's Internet Date

Ryan Tate — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:58:20 EDT

Barry Diller runs a virtual harem of internet properties at his IAC, but every year he flirts with other startups at the Sun Valley mogulfest. The question this year: Will Diller finally dump Ask.com — and who will he insult? More »

Janice Min's Internet Future

Hamilton Nolan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:52:01 EST

Former Star editor Bonnie Fuller left the celeb magazine world to start a wondrous vapid celeb website. Now, WWD says former Us Weekly editor Janice Min is working on a website of her own. Can she avoid post-magazine online doom? More »

From the Belly of the Daily Beast: The Onerous Apparatus of Tina Brown's Website

Ryan Tate — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST

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Tina Brown, legendary magazine editor, rules over the Daily Beast just like she did her magazines: arbitrary deadlines, grueling "closings" and reams of printed proofs. Her glossy approach to the Web is, naturally, driving staff insane. More »

The Media Holiday Party Circuit: Drunken Ragers, Danceoffs, and Food at the ______ Party

Foster Kamer — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:15:00 EST

Everyone got crunk at the IAC/College Humor/Daily Beast X-Mas party. Did you? Did Julia Allison? Know what a "walk off" is? The Elle party apparently does, so suckit, Vogue. VICE/VBS.tv? And what about this here website's shindig? Party roundup time! More »

Is Ricky Van Veen Spending Too Much Time with Ben Silverman?

Ryan Tate — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:34:43 EST

Ricky Van Veen announced the production schedule for his brand-new TV studio, and it would appear the CollegeHumor founder believes the future of the small screen lies in the past, because he's unleashing a mess of game shows. More »

Ben Silverman's New College Buddy

Ryan Tate — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:08:17 EST

As an NBC chairman, Ben Silverman once mingled with true media titans. But now the fallen mogul rolls with a different crowd; we hear he's besties with CollegeHumor editor-in-chief Ricky Van Veen. Now they might be in business together. More »

Shimmer Shimmer Ya

Brian Moylan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:29:54 EST

A close-up view of Barry Diller's palace, the IAC Building in West Chelsea, makes things look a little shaky. Image via Bob Jagendorf's Flickr] More »

• The cuts continue at Time Inc. Fortune...

cityfile — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:25:00 EST

• The cuts continue at Time Inc. Fortune Small Business was shuttered today. And as many as 500 employees may lose their jobs when all is said and done. Meanwhile, parent company Time Warner reported a drop in revenues and earnings in the third quarter, as expected. [NYT, WWD, AdAge, NYP] More »

• Nell Scovell, a writer on Dave Letterman's...

cityfile — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:52:00 EDT

• Nell Scovell, a writer on Dave Letterman's show in the late '80s, has stepped forward to detail the show's "hostile, sexually charged atmosphere." [VF] More »

Time Warner's Loss, IAC's Gain & The McKinsey Mystery

cityfile — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:16:00 EDT

• Time Warner sucked wind in the second quarter as profits fell 34%. Newly-independent Time Warner Cable, however, posted a profit. [AP, Reuters] More »

Ben's Big New Deal, Another Rough Quarter For Viacom

cityfile — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:45:00 EDT

• Ben Silverman didn't have much success during his two-year stint at NBC, but that didn't stop him from scoring a super-sweet deal with Barry Diller's IAC. His new venture will reportedly give him $100 million to play with. [NYP] More »

Barry Diller Just Bought This Kid a TV Studio

Ryan Tate — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:57:51 EDT

At the ripe old age of 28, Ricky Van Veen is finally putting CollegeHumor.com behind him. He's leaving the site he co-founded and starting a production company called Notional. But the young man remains in Barry Diller's well-padded nest. More »

Diane Von Furstenberg's Secrets To Success: 'Independence,' Sugar Daddies, Sheer Delusion

Foster Kamer — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:00:45 EDT

You know when the Sunday New York Times profiles Diane Von Furstenberg - fashion designer, wife of heterosexual business owner Barry Diller - they're going to deliver. And oh, did they. Welcome to Diane Von Furstenberg's Secrets to Success. More »

Syfy's Arrival, Timberlake's Book & TMZ's Big Win

cityfile — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:21:00 EDT

• The Sci Fi Channel is now called Syfy. It's pronounced the same way, except it's less science fiction-y, which is why it was changed to begin with. [THR] More »

Barry Diller Will Cater to Very Specific Sexual Tastes

Ryan Tate — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:00:09 EDT

After pawning off his highbrow cultural shopping newsletter on the New York Observer, what does Barry Diller buy? Sites for people with fetishes for the "Big and Beautiful," Black Baby Boomers and Italians. Diller, after all, knows from picky. (Pic) More »

Typo, Filler Ad, Mainstream Movie Herald New York Observer's Second Very Short List

Ryan Tate — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:32:18 EDT

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How is shopping newsletter Very Short List doing on the second day under the New York Observer's ownership? Poorly enough to motivate mogul wannabe Jared Kushner to hire some dedicated staff, perhaps. More »

Gisele's Covers, Forbes's Struggle, IAC Sells VSL

cityfile — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:35:00 EDT

• The curse of Gisele: Both Vanity Fair and Harper's Bazaar put supermodel Gisele Bundchen on the covers of their mags this year, and both have turned out to be their worst-selling issues thus far in 2009. [NYO] More »

'The Observer's Very Short List' Proudly Brought to You by the New York Observer

Ryan Tate — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:41:49 EDT

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The first edition of email newsletter Very Short List is out for the first time under the control of New York Observer publisher Jared Kushner. What advertiser do you think he lined up? More »

This Email Will Tell You To Read This Website That Comes From A Pink Paper

Foster Kamer — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:29:40 EDT

Our earlier post on Very Short List being sold is now confirmed via official email. More »

'Very Short List's Been Sold To Jared Kushner, We're All Fired.'

Foster Kamer — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:30:08 EDT

A source writes in: ink on the long-rumored deal selling IAC property Very Short List to Jared Kushner and The New York Observer's dry. VSLers have been fired, and the property's clumsily fallen into the Observer's hands, now. Update: confirmed. More »

The Very Long Con of a Very Short List

Ryan Tate — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:36:35 EDT

Barry Diller's effort to pawn off Very Short List, his failed shopping newsletter for the rich, is turning into a classic New York media folly — a big drama over a puny digital property. More »

Barry Diller's Not-So-Exclusive 'Very Short List'

Ryan Tate — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:54:45 EDT

Very Short List has been a favorite bauble of Barry Diller since the IAC chief established it nearly three years ago, after failing to buy Daily Candy. He envisioned VSL as a smart, tidy newsletter. But it looks worrisomely distended. More »

Good News for Neocons, Long Islanders, Al Roker Fans

cityfile — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:35:00 EDT

• More trouble at Condé Nast: Ad pages at Vogue are down 31 percent this year and Vanity Fair experienced a 52 percent drop in May alone. The silver lining: Graydon Carter's lavish expense account remains unaffected. [NYP] More »

Media Companies Lick the Dirt

Hamilton Nolan — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:12:09 EDT

It's not a great time to be a media conglomerate. Time Warner and Barry Diller's IAC both put out earnings this morning that are pretty painful. Especially for Time Inc. More »

Tina Brown Terrified That Burning Money Now Frowned Upon

Ryan Tate — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:02:23 EDT

When Tina Brown looks at the closure of Portfolio, she must worry for her future. Publications are now expected to turn a profit? Time for the notorious spendthrift to panic. More »

Splits at the NYO and MySpace; Viacom's New Channel

cityfile — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:14:00 EDT

• Chris DeWolfe is out as the CEO of News Corp.-owned MySpace. [CNN] More »

Barry Diller: No Longer Bullish on Camping

cityfile — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:38:00 EST

Despite the fact it's a subject that is undoubtedly very close to his heart, we regret to inform you that Barry Diller will no longer be providing the public with advice on where to park their RVs or pitch their tents: Diller's IAC announced today that it's selling off its campground information site ReserveAmerica. Makes sense to us: We can't imagine Diane was ever any good at hunting down deer and finding sources of fresh drinking water. [Crain's] More »

Barry Diller's Funny Business

Owen Thomas — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:45:15 EST

Just last month, IAC chief Barry Diller was chiding his fellow moguls for laying workers off in a recession and spending indiscriminately. So how does he explain getting rid of 23/6, his humor site? More »

Tina Brown's 'Reinvention' Is Wearing Thin

Owen Thomas — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:59:24 EST

Tina Brown — who once edited Tatler, Vanity Fair, and the New Yorker and Talk — has reinvented herself by editing a website that mixes high and low culture. Where have we heard that before? More »

Barry Diller: The Recession's Daddy Warbucks

Hamilton Nolan — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:13:18 EST

IAC boss Barry Diller could not give a fluff about this "recession" you speak of! While pessimists like our own boss here are laying people off in anticipation of economic doom for media companies in the coming year, Diller is prescribing just the opposite strategy. Yesterday he slammed profitable companies for making layoffs and throwing workers out into an unforgiving environment, and said now is a great time to buy companies. He also railed against "indiscriminate spending." So does Diller measure up to his own expectations? Ehhh... More »

Diller Downsizes

cityfile — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:06:00 EST

Changes are afoot at IAC, the media giant operated by Barry Diller. AdAge reports that Diller plans to scale back the company's collection of online content properties and possibly sell off or shut down underperforming sites like 236.com. The man Diller tapped to head up online programming, Michael Jackson, is expected to stay at IAC. And the changes, you'll be happy to hear, should have no impact on Tina Brown's extravagant new site, The Daily Beast. [AdAge] More »