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American entertainment news websites

  • Comic Book ResourcesJonah Weiland launched Comic Book Resources in 1995 as a direct extension of the Kingdom Come Message Board. This forum existed to discuss DC Comics'…
  • Dread CentralThe 4th of July 2006 marked the birth of Dread Central. A planned horror-themed cable television channel had stalled before it could launch.
  • ComicBook.comIn 1996, a digital holding page appeared online under the domain ComicBook.com. American Entertainment used this space to host sales links and press releases…
  • ComicsAllianceComicsAlliance opened its digital doors in 2007 as part of a larger online network owned by AOL. John Anderson and Chris Dooley served as the initial…
  • Screen RantVic Holtreman launched Screen Rant in 2003 as a new voice for entertainment news. The website began by covering stories about television, films, video games…
  • HitFixJen Sargent and Gregory Ellwood launched HitFix in December 2008 to fill a specific gap in the media landscape. They wanted to create an entertainment news…
  • NewsaramaIn mid-1995, a fan named Mike Doran began posting news items on the Prodigy comic book message boards. These early posts shared information found across the…
  • MetacriticJason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts launched Metacritic in January 2001 after two years of development. The trio had been working on the project…
  • Hollywood.comHollywood.com emerged from the digital landscape of the 1990s as a new voice in entertainment news. The website launched during an era when online media was…
  • Deadline HollywoodNikki Finke launched the Deadline Hollywood Daily blog in March 2006. This online version of her LA Weekly column arrived just four years after she began…