HitFix

HitFix, Inc.
Type of business Wholly owned brand of Woven Digital
Type of site
 Entertainment news
Available in English
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, United States
Area served Worldwide
Website www.hitfix.com
Alexa rank Decrease 423,782 (June 2017)[1]
Registration Optional
Launched December 2008
Current status Online

HitFix, or HitFix.com, is an entertainment news website that launched in December 2008 specializing in breaking entertainment news, insider information, and reviews and critiques of film, music, and television.[2] In mid-2010 HitFix crossed the 1,000,000 unique users per month milestone.[3] As of June 2017, HitFix was ranked 37th among all entertainment news websites by web traffic analyser Alexa Internet.[4] HitFix has been cited as a source by such publications as Time, Los Angeles Times, The Huffington Post, E! Online, and The Daily Herald. In April 2016, it became a brand of Woven Digital.[5][6][7][8][9]

Founders

HitFix was founded by ex-Reed Business Information Development executive Jen Sargent and former L.A. Times and MSN.com film editor Gregory Ellwood. Sargent and Ellwood's goal was to create a site that fit into the gap between trade publications and gossip- or celebrity-scandal-driven sites, such as TMZ, and to target an audience slightly skewed towards males – a unique approach in a female-driven industry[10] – while catering to 18- to 34-year-olds.[11]

Angel investment

HitFix received its first funding from Golden Seeds, the fourth largest angel investment group in the United States, in 2009. Since then, HitFix has twice benefited from investment from the Tech Coast Angels, one of the largest angel investment networks in Southern California.[12] The first such investment came in February 2009 in the amount of $850,000. In June 2010, the Angels added to their commitment investing an additional $1,600,000.[13] In addition to Golden Seeds and Tech Coast Angels, HitFix investors include HBS Angels, Liquid Capital, and Gordon Crawford.

Contributors

Gregory Ellwood

In addition to being one of its co-founders, Ellwood reports on movies and awards for HitFix.[10]

Drew McWeeny

Formerly known as “Moriarty”, McWeeny previously wrote for Ain't It Cool News. In addition to being a screenwriter and movie critic, McWeeny now covers the movie industry for HitFix. McWeeny announced his move to HitFix in 2008 in a review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.[14]

On September 20, 2016, McWeeny announced via Twitter that he would no longer be working for Hitfix.[15]

Alan Sepinwall

After 14 years at the New Jersey Star-Ledger, Sepinwall—also known for his blog, "What's Alan Watching"—moved to HitFix full-time in April 2010. Last spring, NBC executives went so far as to credit Sepinwall by name for his role in earning a renewal for Chuck.[16] Slate Magazine credited Sepinwall with having "changed the nature of television criticism".[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hitfix.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  2. ↑ "Hitfix.com - HitFix - Entertainment News, Events, Exclusives & Reviews for Movies, Film, Television, Music". Site Info Tool. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  3. ↑ Jones, Deborah (June 28, 2010). "Tech Coast Angels Joins $1.6m Investment in Hitfix, Unique Content-Driven Entertainment Website". Tech Coast Angels. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Top Sites by Category: Arts/Entertainment/News and Media". Alexa Internet. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ Carbone, Nick (August 14, 2011). "Groovy, Baby! Mike Myers Will Return for 'Austin Powers 4′". TIME. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  6. ↑ Boucher, Geoff (December 13, 2009). "'Avatar' weekend roundup and fearless predictions". Lost Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  7. ↑ "'Austin Powers 4': Mike Myers Signs For New Sequel". The Huffington Post. August 13, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  8. ↑ Malkin, Marc (July 14, 2010). "The Hulk: Is Mark Ruffalo Replacing Ed Norton?". E!. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Contestants? It's TV talent judges basking in fame, cash". The Daily Herald. May 17, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  10. 1 2 Article on Variety.com Archived November 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ socaltech.com Archived May 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ↑ "Venture Capital Totals $603.2M In Southern California In Q3". socaltech.com. October 18, 2011.
  13. ↑ Tech Coast Angels Joins $1.6M Investment in HitFix, Unique Content Driven Entertainment Website Archived 2013-07-23 at the Wayback Machine.
  14. ↑ McWeeny, Drew (7 December 2008). "Moriarty Has Seen The Curious Case of Benjamin Button!!". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  15. ↑ DrewMcWeeny [@DrewMcWeeny] (20 September 2016). "I appreciate every one of you who reads my work. I'm not sure where you'll read it next, but it is no longer at HitFix" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ Georgian, Laura (April 26, 2010). "The Star-Ledger's Alan Sepinwall Moves to HitFix.Com". Business Wire. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  17. ↑ Levin, Josh (February 14, 2011). "The TV Guide". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
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