New Rockstars

NewMediaRockstars (NMR) was an online magazine which was launched in December 2011 and primarily covered YouTube performers, entrepreneurs, and artists with videos and interviews.[1] In 2013, NewMediaRockstars closed because of lack of funding,[2] but was subsequently acquired by Danny Zappin (former CEO of Maker Studios) with the aim of building an online entertainment weekly. In 2014, Filup Molina took over all operations for NewMediaRockstars and rebranded the company as NewRockstars. The company switched focus to film and television analysis and the company's YouTube channel became its primary publication platform.[3][4][5][6]

NewMediaRockstars
EditorJeff Klima
Staff writersEvan DeSimone
FormatOnline magazine
FounderBenny Luo
First issueDecember 6, 2011 (2011-12-06)
CountryUnited States
Based inDowntown Los Angeles, California
LanguageEnglish
Websitenewmediarockstars.com

History

The online magazine was started by Benny Luo towards the end of 2011. At that time, the stated aim was to cover new media primarily on YouTube.[2][4][6] In August, 2013, NewMediaRockstars' investor pulled funding and it had to shut down.[2][6] Two months later, in October 2013, the online magazine was acquired by Danny Zappin. His goal in acquiring it was to broaden its coverage of new media.[4]

Content

When Danny Zappin acquired NewMediaRockstars in 2013, his stated aim was to make the magazine the leader in covering new media: "The plan is to broaden NMR's business model so that it can be to new media and online video what Entertainment Weekly was to the film, TV, and book business when EW launched in the early 1990s."[4] In 2014, screenwriter and producer, Rory Haines was appointed CEO with the aim of expanding NMR into producing more video content.[7]

References
  1. O'Leary, Amy (12 April 2013). "The Woman With 1 Billion Clicks, Jenna Marbles". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. "Best Blog That Shuttered in 2013 Orange County 2013 - New Media Rockstars". OC Weekly. 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. Molina, Filup (October 10, 2022). "Filup Molina on Twitter". Twitter (Primary source, company executive).
  4. Spangler, Todd (17 October 2013). "Maker Studios Founder Danny Zappin Buys Website NewMediaRockstars". Variety. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  5. Shaw, Lucas (17 October 2013). "Ousted Maker Studios CEO Buys News Site – That Covers Maker". TheWrap. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  6. Kafka, Peter (2013-10-17). "Former Maker Studios CEO Danny Zappin Buys NewMediaRockstars". AllThingsD. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  7. "Who We Are". NewMediaRockstars. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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