Todd Boehly and Jay Penske, owners of Variety, THR, Deadline, and IndieWire, have Variety pitch studios on “a series of intimate, curated dinners” with Golden Globe voters. Penske and Boehly acquired all the Globe’s assets and rights from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in June 2023.

Jay Penske, son of Roger Penske, is CEO and Chairman of Penske Media Corporation that owns events such as South by Southwest (SXSW), and media brands Billboard, and Rolling Stone.

The report, linked below, claims Variety pitched six-figure prices to studios to get a panel conversation with contending talent, followed by a curated dinner with a guest list of up to 40 Golden Globe voters.

Variety, THR, Deadline, and IndieWire have always been studio mouthpieces, and it seems the remaining players in the Hollywood press media are tightening their grip on controlling film journalism.

Initial reporting here: https://puck.news/newsletters/what-im-hearing/?_cio_id=f6c60614929c01d3eb25