Nikki Finke/Deadline Spat Tarnishes Powerful Media Brand

Deadline founder Nikki Finke is unquestionably one of the most powerful trade reporters in showbiz. She’s like Mashable for movies and TV: she always gets the scoop, and while publicists have learned to both love and fear her, they turn to her first to get breaking news out.

She’s also spent much of the past year in a very public disagreement with her publisher, Jay Penske—and it may have damaged the value of her brand. According to The New York Times, some film studio execs have even “pressed Mr.

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