Hogan was awarded 140 million dollars, putting an end to Gawker. Gawker was shut down in 2016 after filing bankruptcy due to a lawsuit filed by Hulk Hogan for publishing a sex tape featuring Hulk Hogan, which led Hogan to sue the company for invasion of privacy. ETC acts as a convener and accelerator for entertainment technology and commerce through: Research, Publications, Events, Collaborative Projects and Shared Exploratory Labs and Demonstrations.Launched in 2002, Gawker is an American website covering celebrities and the media industry. As an organization within the USC School of Cinematic Arts, ETC helps drive collaborative projects among its member companies and engages with next generation consumers to understand the impact of emerging technology on all aspects of the entertainment industry, especially technology development and implementation, the creative process, business models, and future trends. The Entertainment Technology Center at the University of Southern California is a think tank and research center that brings together senior executives, innovators, thought leaders, and catalysts from the entertainment, consumer electronics, technology, and services industries along with the academic resources of the University of Southern California to explore and to act upon topics and issues related to the creation, distribution, and consumption of entertainment content. Last week,В BDG acquired вЂњSome Spider Studios, the holding company of parentingВ content brands Scary Mommy, Fatherly and The Dad, in a stock deal said to be worth around $150 million.вЂќ

And if you donвЂ™t, thatвЂ™s really more of a вЂyouвЂ™ problem, I think.вЂќ When asked about the siteвЂ™s вЂњfrenetic design, which among things crops off much of the siteвЂ™s logo on the homepage,вЂќ Finnegan said: вЂњYou might notice it all looks a little different, and to that I say вЂa change of scenery enriches the soul.вЂ™ So, I hope you like it. Variety reports that, вЂњBDGВ had planned to relaunch Gawker in 2019 butВ Goldberg aborted the plansВ and laid off the staff heвЂ™dВ hired after logistical challenges and reported clashes among employees.вЂќ With a new staff and Finnegan at the helm, the new version is now up and running. But he admitted that it was unlikely it would вЂњpick a petty and ill-conceived fight with a deca-billionaire,вЂќ and Finnegan added that, due to вЂњthe current laws of civility вЂ¦ canвЂ™t be exactly what it once was.вЂќ

Gawker was relaunched with coverage of celebrities, the universe and Gawker itself, with Goldberg вЂњsubmit himself to an email interview in a new series, вЂHow Much Money Do You Have?вЂ™.вЂќ вЂњIf there is one website that could get me sued into oblivion, then it is almost certainly Gawker,вЂќ he said. When BDG approached Finnegan last year to lead a relaunch, she said, вЂњabsolutely no way in hell.вЂќ But, approached again in January, she said yes, noting wryly that her вЂњselling points as a potential editor-in-chiefвЂќ in addition to previous work at Gawker and Bustle and being unemployed was that she was вЂњalso willing to do it, which not many people can say.вЂќ Its brands include Bustle, Elite Daily, Input, Inverse, Mic, Nylon, Romper, W and TZR. According to the BDG site, the company is вЂњthe fastest growing publisher in modern mediaвЂќ with 84 million readers and 55 million social fans. In 2018, Bustle Digital Group (BDG) chief executive Bryan Goldberg paid $1.35 million for the Gawker name at a bankruptcy auction. The New York Times reports that ThielвЂ™s suit was sparked вЂњby a Gawker post that reported, without his permission, that he is gay.вЂќ Gawker Media sites (not including Gawker) were sold to Univision for $135 million вЂњDenton departed and the flagship site shut down.вЂќ The company was brought down by a 2016 invasion-of-privacy lawsuit filed by Hulk Hogan (and bankrolled by Silicon ValleyвЂ™s Peter Thiel).

Started by journalist Nick Denton in 2002, Gawker became an irreverent digital destination and the base of Gawker Media, which also included Deadspin for sports, Gizmodo for technology and Kotaku for gaming. GawkerВ - the former online site covering news related to celebrities, media figures and tech entrepreneurs -В is live again, headed by Leah Finnegan who has held editing positions with The Outline, The New York Times and The Huffington Post.

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