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Also known as Variety (newspaper), Variety Magazine, Variety.com, Variety magazine, Weekly Variety, Variety (New York, N.Y.), Variety (magazine), Variety : the international entertainment weekly

American weekly entertainment trade magazine

AI overview

Variety is an American weekly magazine that covers the entertainment industry, reporting on movies, television, music, and related business news. It matters because it's a major source of industry news and information that shapes conversations about entertainment and helps professionals in the field stay informed about trends and developments.

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Wikidata facts

Headquarters
Los Angeles
Country of origin
United States
Main subject
film
Official website
variety.com
Image
Variety 16 December 1905 first issue.jpg
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Category:Variety (magazine)
title
Variety
place of publication
Los Angeles
inception
1905-12-16
language of work or name
English language
start time
1933-00-00
social media followers
1460000
Library of Congress Classification (works and editions)
PN2000 .V3
Dewey Decimal Classification (works and editions)
790.205
publication interval
1
Commons category
Variety (magazine)
different from
Variety
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Encyclopedic overview

Variety is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, Daily Variety was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. Variety's website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar.

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