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Barry Diller

  1. the media
    Joanna Coles in New York, on April 14, 2024.
    Can Joanna Coles Tame the Daily Beast?The uneasy marriage of a magazine legend and a scoop machine.
    By Justin Miller
  2. stop the presses
    Manhattan’s Maskless Machers Love The Music Man — and The MayorEric Adams is getting raves: “Hot, compassionate, strong, determined” — Diane von Furstenberg; “Pitch-perfect” — Barry Diller.
    By Shawn McCreesh
  3. the money game
    A Tinder Revenge StoryThe revolutionary dating app made a lot of people rich. Co-founder Sean Rad didn’t feel rich enough.
    By Jesse Barron
  4. Governor Cuomo Saved the Hudson River Floating ParkCanceled last month, plans for the park are back on.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  5. parks and recreation
    That Plan for a Floating Park on the Hudson River? It’s DeadMedia mogul Barry Diller has withdrawn his support after years of litigation that tied up Pier55, effectively killing the project.
    By Jen Kirby
  6. Who’s Fighting the Construction of the Floating Park on the Hudson River?A real-estate mogul, speculates Barry Diller and the New York Times.
    By Jen Kirby
  7. parks and recreation
    Here Are Some New Images of Barry Diller’s Floating Park on the Hudson RiverMore detailed renderings of Pier55.
    By Jen Kirby
  8. parks and recreation
    Billionaire’s Floating Park Coming to a River Near YouConstruction should begin next year.
    By Jen Kirby
  9. tech
    Supreme Court to Hear Aereo CaseBarry Diller’s TV start-up has a moment of truth on the schedule.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  10. blog-stained wretches
    Daily Beast Will ‘Roar’ at Least Until OctoberThen it might be for sale.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  11. blog-stained wretches
    Tina Brown Is on Her Way Out at the Daily Beast [Updated]The future of the site is uncertain, according to a new report.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  12. ink-stained wretches
    Why in the World Would Anyone Buy Newsweek?It could happen.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  13. the media
    Zombie Newsweek Is Apparently for SaleThe magazine’s owner is seeking offers.
    By Adam Martin
  14. tablet-stained wretches
    Zombie Newsweek Also Probably Doomed, Says Newsweek Owner“I wish I had not bought Newsweek. It was a mistake.”  
    By Joe Coscarelli
  15. adventures in broadcasting
    Fox, Univision Threaten to Switch to Paid Model After Aereo’s Court WinThey’re talking about an end to free broadcasts, but not very enthusiastically.
    By Adam Martin
  16. hacktivist judges
    Aereo’s Absurd ‘Tiny Antennas’ Strategy Wins in CourtA testament to the power of creative lawyering.
    By Kevin Roose
  17. ink-stained wretches
    Tina Brown Spins Newsweek News, Diller Doesn’tTina Brown is spinning, but Barry Diller doesn’t bother.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  18. ink-stained wretches
    Newsweek Is Not Going Online-Only Just YetBut Barry Diller indicated that it could happen soon-ish.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  19. neighborhood news
    Barry Diller and Diane Von Furstenberg Really Like the High LineTo the tune of $20 million.
    By Noreen Malone
  20. chelsea clinton
    Chelsea Clinton Joins IAC BoardThe former First Daughter has added another line to her résumé.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  21. ink-stained wretches
    Tina Brown Poaches Leslie Bennetts From Vanity FairJust like she poached her back in 1988.
    By Chris Rovzar
  22. ink-stained wretches
    Former U.S. Rep Jane Harman Appointed to Newsweek/Daily Beast BoardAfter the death of her husband, someone in the family was bound to take the role.
    By Chris Rovzar
  23. ink-stained wretches
    Newsweek’s Future: Sidney’s Gone, What About Barry?Is the Harman half of the Newsbeast company the only one worried employees should be looking at?
    By Chris Rovzar
  24. obits
    Newsweek Owner Sidney Harman Dies After ‘Brief Battle With Leukemia’The stereo magnate learned he was ill only a month ago.
    By Chris Rovzar
  25. ink-stained wretches
    Tina Brown’s Extravagant Party Days Are OverIt’s a new, austere era.
    By Julie Gerstein
  26. post-modern love
    Will OkCupid Change Now That It’s Owned by Match.com?Dating sites get maaaaaarried.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  27. photo op
    Katie Couric and Barry Diller Thought It Would Be Cute to Fake Had a Snowmergency [Updated!]Aw, adorable!
    By Nitasha Tiku and Chris Rovzar
  28. white men with money
    Barry Diller Steps Down as CEO of IACAnd with this move, his decades-long partnership with John Malone is effectively over.
    By Chris Rovzar
  29. twins!
    For Thanksgiving Last Year, Barry Diller Had BoysWith a side of Jet Skis.
    By Chris Rovzar
  30. ink-stained wretches
    Passive-Aggressive Notes From the Online Staff at Newsweek“It’s always nice to wake up and find out in the ‘Times’ that your job is doomed.”
    By Nitasha Tiku
  31. ink-stained wretches
    What a Difference a Day Makes for Newsweek Owner Sidney HarmanThe 92-year-old stereo mogul and media newbie was more perceptive about his own limits than it first appeared.
    By Steve Fishman
  32. ink-stained wretches
    Tina Brown to Run Merged Daily Beast and NewsweekTina Brown returns to the world of print.
    By Steve Fishman and Adam Pasick
  33. ink-stained wretches
    Tina Brown on Failed Newsweek–Daily Beast Merger: ‘The Engagement Was Fun But the Pre-Nup Got Too Complex’The merger talks just got to be too tough.
    By Chris Rovzar
  34. ink-stained wretches
    Journal: The Problem With a Daily Beast/Newsweek Merger Is ‘Three Outsize Personalities’Namely: Barry Diller, Tina Brown, and Sidney Harman.
    By Chris Rovzar
  35. ink-stained wretches
    What Would a Tina Brown–Helmed Daily Beast–Newsweek Hybrid Look Like?We talked to some people who might know.
    By Chris Rovzar
  36. ink-stained wretches
    What If Newsweek and the Daily Beast Became One and the Same?That might be an intriguing solution.
    By Chris Rovzar
  37. bright ideas
    Andrew Ross Sorkin Knows What Wall Street Needs to Do to Fix Its ReputationIt starts with one man.
    By Jessica Pressler
  38. do-gooders
    Bill Gates and Warren Buffett Convince Other Billionaires to Follow SuitThirty-eight billionaires have signed on to give away half their wealth.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  39. gossipmonger
    Larry King and Shawn Southwick Were Basically SwingersAnd other stories of Wednesday horror.
  40. gossipmonger
    Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall Ready to Pull Each Other’s Hair Extensions OutPlus, Patrick Swayze takes a swipe at Jennifer Grey from beyond the grave, and more celebrity feuds, in our daily gossip roundup.
    By Katie Goldsmith
  41. gossipmonger
    Rihanna Having Secret Dates on City RooftopsThat, and the rest of today’s low-filled gossip fest.
    By Katie Goldsmith
  42. gossipmonger
    Angelina Jolie Is the Most Important Celebrity in the WorldTake that, Oprah. Plus, ‘Laguna Beach’ star Kristin Cavallari is attacked by models, and more, in our daily gossip roundup.
    By Katie Goldsmith
  43. let’s get civical
    Diane Von Furstenberg and Barry Diller Give $10 Million Challenge Gift to High LineThe couple adds a bundle to their already-generous donations to the new park.
    By Chris Rovzar
  44. good luck with your head demons
    Barry Diller Is Not Eating ThatBecause if he does, “they” will come to get him.
    By Jessica Pressler
  45. gossipmonger
    Everyone Studiously Avoided Their Exes at the OscarsThe Academy Awards were fraught with peril for Tom and Penélope, Jen and Brad, and Chace and Carrie. Anne Hathaway, on the other hand, was fine.
    By Katie Goldsmith
  46. in other news
    The ‘Beast’ Has Awoken!Tina Brown’s IAC-sponsored news aggregator and blog launched last night — and it’s not the Huffington Post Redux.
    By Chris Rovzar
  47. in other news
    Tina Brown Resurrects Waugh’s ‘Daily Beast’Her new Website venture will take the name of the British scribe’s famous literary newspaper. But does this tell us anything new about the secretive site?
  48. company town
    Tom Wolfe Still Making Sweeping, Mostly True GeneralizationsThe writer predicts “the end of capitalism,” and may be right; Ariana Huffington talks about her beef with Tim Russert; and a Manhattan lawyer does due diligence with the Other Side, all in our daily rundown of weird, wonderful finance, media, law and real-estate news.
  49. company town
    ‘Words Can’t Describe’ How Jimmy Cayne Feels About Bear’s Collapse. Fortunately, Figures Can.Also, more news on Bear Stearns, the MTA, and Betsey Johnson, in our daily industry roundup.
  50. company town
    JPMorgan Will Take On Half of Bear Stearns StaffOr you could say JPMorgan will FIRE half of Bear Stearns staff. It’s all how you look at it, really. Plus! The GM building may have a new owner, ‘People’ people get a hairy new deadline, and a lawyer’s advice for tax dodgers in our daily roundup of industry news.
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