The digital news outlet Axios is making a big bet in the entertainment space, launching a new studio division that will develop and produce original nonfiction film and series programming.
The new division, Axios Entertainment, is led by Erica Winograd and has projects in development with Tom Brady’s Shadow Lion, Chrissy Teigen‘s Huntley Productions, Guy Ritchie, Mark Wahlberg’s Unrealistic Ideas, Ample Entertainment and Maven, the company says.
Other members of the Axios Entertainment team include editorial director Raisa Zaidi and director of development Juliet Bartz.
“Entertainment programming is a natural next step for Axios, using engaging documentary storytelling to make audiences smarter, faster about the ever-changing world around them,” says Axios co-founder and CEO Jim VandeHei.
It also has its first series pickup: The Money Game, at Prime Video. Produced in partnership with Campfire Studios and Shaquille O’Neal’s Jersey Legends, The Money Game will look at the impact of Name,...
The new division, Axios Entertainment, is led by Erica Winograd and has projects in development with Tom Brady’s Shadow Lion, Chrissy Teigen‘s Huntley Productions, Guy Ritchie, Mark Wahlberg’s Unrealistic Ideas, Ample Entertainment and Maven, the company says.
Other members of the Axios Entertainment team include editorial director Raisa Zaidi and director of development Juliet Bartz.
“Entertainment programming is a natural next step for Axios, using engaging documentary storytelling to make audiences smarter, faster about the ever-changing world around them,” says Axios co-founder and CEO Jim VandeHei.
It also has its first series pickup: The Money Game, at Prime Video. Produced in partnership with Campfire Studios and Shaquille O’Neal’s Jersey Legends, The Money Game will look at the impact of Name,...
- 1/26/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cox Enterprises has unveiled a $525 million deal to acquire Axios Media Inc.
Terms of the Axios deal were not disclosed, but Cox Enterprises said it will look to grow and expand the media startup for political and business news into more cities, covering more national topics and more premium news niches.
Cox Enterprises picked up a minority stake in Axios in fall 2021 and has now made a play for overall ownership. “Our company started in the media business, and we have always had a passion for journalism. Bringing a forward-thinking organization like Axios into Cox Enterprises is exciting for us on many levels, and we look forward to helping them continue to scale and grow,” Cox Enterprises chairman and CEO Alex Taylor, who will join the Axios board, said in a statement.
Axios co-founders Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz will retain unspecified minority ownership stakes in the company...
Terms of the Axios deal were not disclosed, but Cox Enterprises said it will look to grow and expand the media startup for political and business news into more cities, covering more national topics and more premium news niches.
Cox Enterprises picked up a minority stake in Axios in fall 2021 and has now made a play for overall ownership. “Our company started in the media business, and we have always had a passion for journalism. Bringing a forward-thinking organization like Axios into Cox Enterprises is exciting for us on many levels, and we look forward to helping them continue to scale and grow,” Cox Enterprises chairman and CEO Alex Taylor, who will join the Axios board, said in a statement.
Axios co-founders Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz will retain unspecified minority ownership stakes in the company...
- 8/8/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Axios, the digital media startup covering politics, technology and media, has agreed to be purchased by Cox Enterprises, the communications, automotive and media company.
The value of the deal for Axios Media was 525 million, according to a source familiar with the transaction and other reports. Cox Enterprises bought a stake in Axios last year.
Alex Taylor, Cox Enterprises chairman and CEO, said that “bringing a forward-thinking organization like Axios into Cox Enterprises is exciting for us on many levels, and we look forward to helping them continue to scale and grow.”
Axios co-founders Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz will continue to have stakes in the company, and will still lead editorial and day-to-day business decisions. Taylor will take one of four board seats controlled by Cox, with the three Axios founders remaining, Axios reported.
VandeHei said that they “have found our kindred spirit for creating a great, trusted,...
The value of the deal for Axios Media was 525 million, according to a source familiar with the transaction and other reports. Cox Enterprises bought a stake in Axios last year.
Alex Taylor, Cox Enterprises chairman and CEO, said that “bringing a forward-thinking organization like Axios into Cox Enterprises is exciting for us on many levels, and we look forward to helping them continue to scale and grow.”
Axios co-founders Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz will continue to have stakes in the company, and will still lead editorial and day-to-day business decisions. Taylor will take one of four board seats controlled by Cox, with the three Axios founders remaining, Axios reported.
VandeHei said that they “have found our kindred spirit for creating a great, trusted,...
- 8/8/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Alexi McCammond, who was ousted as editor at Conde Nast’s Teen Vogue before she started the job after some insensitive past tweets resurfaced, has returned to her former home at Axios.
Axios announced on Thursday that McCammond, who was previously hired by the outlet in 2017, would rejoin its team as a national political reporter and will work on the 2022 midterm elections.
“Alexi McCammond is an accomplished journalist and professional. We’re excited and proud that she is returning to Axios,” Axios co-founder and CEO Jim VandeHei said in a statement.
McCammond, who was named “Emerging Black Journalist of the Year” by the National Association of Black Journalists in 2019, saw her Teen Vogue hire being met with internal resistance, with staffers condemning past anti-Asian tweets by McCammond she had written as a teenager and has previously apologized for.
“I became a journalist to help lift up the stories and voices of our most vulnerable communities,...
Axios announced on Thursday that McCammond, who was previously hired by the outlet in 2017, would rejoin its team as a national political reporter and will work on the 2022 midterm elections.
“Alexi McCammond is an accomplished journalist and professional. We’re excited and proud that she is returning to Axios,” Axios co-founder and CEO Jim VandeHei said in a statement.
McCammond, who was named “Emerging Black Journalist of the Year” by the National Association of Black Journalists in 2019, saw her Teen Vogue hire being met with internal resistance, with staffers condemning past anti-Asian tweets by McCammond she had written as a teenager and has previously apologized for.
“I became a journalist to help lift up the stories and voices of our most vulnerable communities,...
- 7/3/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Axios and The Athletic have held serious discussions in recent days about a merger of their digital operations, the Wall Street Journal reported.
No financial terms were revealed in the account of the talks, but part of the talks is said to include a scenario in which the companies would anchor a portfolio of digital brands. That entity would then seek to go public via a special-purpose acquisition company, or Spac, a popular investment vehicle also known as a “blank-check” company.
Both organizations have gained prominence a few short years after their founding, but via distinctly different routes. Axios, whose main focus is politics but also includes business and other categories, was launched in 2016 by former Politico staffers Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz. The company relied on free newsletters and online news to establish its brand, making money on events and, eventually, a TV deal with HBO. It...
No financial terms were revealed in the account of the talks, but part of the talks is said to include a scenario in which the companies would anchor a portfolio of digital brands. That entity would then seek to go public via a special-purpose acquisition company, or Spac, a popular investment vehicle also known as a “blank-check” company.
Both organizations have gained prominence a few short years after their founding, but via distinctly different routes. Axios, whose main focus is politics but also includes business and other categories, was launched in 2016 by former Politico staffers Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz. The company relied on free newsletters and online news to establish its brand, making money on events and, eventually, a TV deal with HBO. It...
- 3/26/2021
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Jonathan Swan’s interview with Donald Trump for Axios on HBO is getting a lot of attention for what the president says about the rising number of coronavirus cases, claims of Russia funding of the Taliban and what he thinks of the late John Lewis, among other things.
What also stands out, though, is Swan’s willingness to challenge Trump on some of his most common pronouncements. Watch the interview below.
The president has a gift for repeating exaggerated, misleading and false claims, to the point where they have become just a routine part of discourse. He often answers questions with a fusillade of assertions, making it difficult for any reporter to know how and when to interrupt and when to just let him speak.
Swan, though, countered Trump on some of his oft-repeated lines at some key moments. Example: Trump’s frequent attacks on mail-in voting as fraudulent.
Trump:...
What also stands out, though, is Swan’s willingness to challenge Trump on some of his most common pronouncements. Watch the interview below.
The president has a gift for repeating exaggerated, misleading and false claims, to the point where they have become just a routine part of discourse. He often answers questions with a fusillade of assertions, making it difficult for any reporter to know how and when to interrupt and when to just let him speak.
Swan, though, countered Trump on some of his oft-repeated lines at some key moments. Example: Trump’s frequent attacks on mail-in voting as fraudulent.
Trump:...
- 8/4/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
CNN staffers were told Thursday night to begin capitalizing not only “Black,” in reference to race, but “White,” too.
“When referring to the racial categories of Black and White, CNN style is changing to capitalizing both words,” wrote Tim Langmaid, vice president and senior editorial director, in an evening email to staffers.
“Both words denote a racial or ethnic identity and therefore should be upper case when referring to a person, community, culture, etc., in the same way CNN capitalizes other descriptors of race, ethnicity and shared identity, including African American, Native American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Asian American, African, and other terms,” he explained.
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Finally, he added, “Please make a note of this change. It is effective immediately.”
The decision comes one week after NBC News and MSNBC issued guidance to staffers that they should begin capitalizing “Black.
“When referring to the racial categories of Black and White, CNN style is changing to capitalizing both words,” wrote Tim Langmaid, vice president and senior editorial director, in an evening email to staffers.
“Both words denote a racial or ethnic identity and therefore should be upper case when referring to a person, community, culture, etc., in the same way CNN capitalizes other descriptors of race, ethnicity and shared identity, including African American, Native American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Asian American, African, and other terms,” he explained.
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Finally, he added, “Please make a note of this change. It is effective immediately.”
The decision comes one week after NBC News and MSNBC issued guidance to staffers that they should begin capitalizing “Black.
- 6/19/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
CNN chief Jeff Zucker reminded staffers in an email Friday that they’re still not permitted to protest or donate to any “groups that have more leeway to engage in political activities and lobbying.” Approved donations were outlined in the memo, as well.
In the email reviewed by TheWrap, Zucker told worldwide staff that amid the ongoing national conversation around systemic racism, “no one can say that CNN has pulled any punches or sat on the sidelines of these stories,” but added, “With that in mind, there have been a number of conversations around the company about our own policies and practices.”
He reminded his employees that there are reasons for CNN’s policies, which are designed to maintain objectivity as well as protect the health and safety of staffers.
Also Read: Jeff Zucker: CNN Staff Can Say 'Black Lives Matter' on Social, but Not 'Defund the Police'
“I fully...
In the email reviewed by TheWrap, Zucker told worldwide staff that amid the ongoing national conversation around systemic racism, “no one can say that CNN has pulled any punches or sat on the sidelines of these stories,” but added, “With that in mind, there have been a number of conversations around the company about our own policies and practices.”
He reminded his employees that there are reasons for CNN’s policies, which are designed to maintain objectivity as well as protect the health and safety of staffers.
Also Read: Jeff Zucker: CNN Staff Can Say 'Black Lives Matter' on Social, but Not 'Defund the Police'
“I fully...
- 6/12/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Axios co-founder and CEO Jim VandeHei told employees Monday they can join Black Lives Matter protests, crossing what is usually a stark line stopping journalists from demonstrating or holding public opinions on contentious social issues.
“First, let me say we proudly support and encourage you to exercise your rights to free speech, press, and protest. If you’re arrested or meet harm while exercising these rights, Axios will stand behind you and use the Family Fund to cover your bail or assist with medical bills,” VandeHei said in the email, sent to the news site’s staff of just under 200 and first obtained by the New York Times.
VandeHei told TheWrap Tuesday, “We haven’t changed our policy on demonstrations by reporters. We trust our colleagues to do the right thing, and stand firmly behind them should they decide to exercise their constitutional right to free speech.”
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“First, let me say we proudly support and encourage you to exercise your rights to free speech, press, and protest. If you’re arrested or meet harm while exercising these rights, Axios will stand behind you and use the Family Fund to cover your bail or assist with medical bills,” VandeHei said in the email, sent to the news site’s staff of just under 200 and first obtained by the New York Times.
VandeHei told TheWrap Tuesday, “We haven’t changed our policy on demonstrations by reporters. We trust our colleagues to do the right thing, and stand firmly behind them should they decide to exercise their constitutional right to free speech.”
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- 6/9/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Axios, the digital news brand whose backers include Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo and Greycroft Partners, is returning a $4.8 million loan it secured as part of the troubled Paycheck Protection Program.
In a blog post, founder Jim VandeHei said the decision was made to give back the funds because “the program has become much more politically polarized since its inception.” He said the company is exploring other avenues to shore up its business. “Over the past week, a new alternative source emerged, giving us the confidence to return the Ppp funds,” he said.
Ppp funding has been mobilized as a way to help small businesses survive Covid-19 and pay workers, but more than two dozen companies have had to return funds after being criticized for crowding out more deserving recipients. Several companies and organizations, including Shake Shack and the Los Angeles Lakers, have opted to give back the Paycheck Protection Program loans after incurring a backlash.
In a blog post, founder Jim VandeHei said the decision was made to give back the funds because “the program has become much more politically polarized since its inception.” He said the company is exploring other avenues to shore up its business. “Over the past week, a new alternative source emerged, giving us the confidence to return the Ppp funds,” he said.
Ppp funding has been mobilized as a way to help small businesses survive Covid-19 and pay workers, but more than two dozen companies have had to return funds after being criticized for crowding out more deserving recipients. Several companies and organizations, including Shake Shack and the Los Angeles Lakers, have opted to give back the Paycheck Protection Program loans after incurring a backlash.
- 4/29/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
The March 15 episode of documentary-news series “Axios” on HBO featured an interview with congressman James Clyburn that was notable not just for its newsiness — the South Carolina Democrat likened Republicans’ relationship with President Trump to that of Germans with Adolf Hitler — but also for its intimacy. Clyburn and Axios CEO Jim VandeHei demonstrated a rapport as they sat on the same side of a conference table in the news organization’s office, facing one another, discussing the Democratic primary and political landscape. When the interview ended, they shook hands.
It was a stark contrast to the lead interview on “Axios” a week later. Sunday night’s episode kicked off with reporter Jonathan Swan interviewing China’s ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai about the novel coronavirus. The occasionally combative exchange took place via Zoom, the videoconference software that has become a sudden staple of many U.S. businesses that...
It was a stark contrast to the lead interview on “Axios” a week later. Sunday night’s episode kicked off with reporter Jonathan Swan interviewing China’s ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai about the novel coronavirus. The occasionally combative exchange took place via Zoom, the videoconference software that has become a sudden staple of many U.S. businesses that...
- 3/23/2020
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
HBO announced its documentary slate for the first half of 2020 at TCA today, including films about three-time Oscar nominee Natalie Wood, Muhammad Ali’s relationship with talk show host Dick Cavett, “fake news,” Roy Cohn, cyberwarfare, autism, Lgtbq issues and more. Read details about all of the projects below.
The premium cabler also set premieres for the previously announced Atlanta Child Murders (working title), Welcome to Chechnya and others.
Here is the list of upcoming HBO docus and their premiere dates ranging from February to June, with synopses provided by HBO:
McMillion$ (Feb. 3)
The six-part documentary series, is the incredible true story of how $24 million-dollars was stolen from the McDonald’s Monopoly game of the 1990s, the mystery mastermind behind the scam and the intrepid FBI agents on his trail. For over a decade, McDonald’s fast-food empire awarded prizes in its Monopoly promotional game tie-in, unaware that the biggest winning...
The premium cabler also set premieres for the previously announced Atlanta Child Murders (working title), Welcome to Chechnya and others.
Here is the list of upcoming HBO docus and their premiere dates ranging from February to June, with synopses provided by HBO:
McMillion$ (Feb. 3)
The six-part documentary series, is the incredible true story of how $24 million-dollars was stolen from the McDonald’s Monopoly game of the 1990s, the mystery mastermind behind the scam and the intrepid FBI agents on his trail. For over a decade, McDonald’s fast-food empire awarded prizes in its Monopoly promotional game tie-in, unaware that the biggest winning...
- 1/15/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO announced its documentary slate for the second half of 2019 during its TCA panel today and also revealed a new documentary series about the Atlanta child murders of the late 1970s and early ’80s. Read details about all of the projects below.
HBO Documentary Films, Show of Force, Roc Nation and Get Lifted Film Co. are in production on the Atlanta docuseries. It will offer a never-before-seen look at the killings of at least 30 African-American children and young adults that occurred over a two-year period in the Georgia capital — from the initial disappearance and discovery of two slain teenage boys and the fear that gripped the city to the prosecution and indictment of 23-year-old local native Wayne Williams and the rush to officially shut down the case.
Four decades after the killing spree began, evidence has come into question and decades of pressure from the community has prompted Atlanta’s...
HBO Documentary Films, Show of Force, Roc Nation and Get Lifted Film Co. are in production on the Atlanta docuseries. It will offer a never-before-seen look at the killings of at least 30 African-American children and young adults that occurred over a two-year period in the Georgia capital — from the initial disappearance and discovery of two slain teenage boys and the fear that gripped the city to the prosecution and indictment of 23-year-old local native Wayne Williams and the rush to officially shut down the case.
Four decades after the killing spree began, evidence has come into question and decades of pressure from the community has prompted Atlanta’s...
- 7/24/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO has picked up a second season of the news documentary series “Axios.”
The new season will feature eight half-hour episodes, with four airing this spring and another four airing this fall. HBO has also ordered four specials, reacting to the most consequential news of the moment with shorter, interview-based programs.
The Axios news website was co-founded in 2016 by Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei and Roy Schwartz. The first season of the show featured four episodes, highlighted by revealing with: President Donald J. Trump; Tesla CEO Elon Musk; Apple CEO Tim Cook; and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
The Axios news website was co-founded in 2016 by Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei and Roy Schwartz. The first season of the show featured four episodes, highlighted by revealing with: President Donald J. Trump; Tesla CEO Elon Musk; Apple CEO Tim Cook; and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz will return to direct and produce the show.
The new season will feature eight half-hour episodes, with four airing this spring and another four airing this fall. HBO has also ordered four specials, reacting to the most consequential news of the moment with shorter, interview-based programs.
The Axios news website was co-founded in 2016 by Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei and Roy Schwartz. The first season of the show featured four episodes, highlighted by revealing with: President Donald J. Trump; Tesla CEO Elon Musk; Apple CEO Tim Cook; and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
The Axios news website was co-founded in 2016 by Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei and Roy Schwartz. The first season of the show featured four episodes, highlighted by revealing with: President Donald J. Trump; Tesla CEO Elon Musk; Apple CEO Tim Cook; and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz will return to direct and produce the show.
- 2/26/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
HBO is bringing back its news documentary series Axios for a second season.
The premium broadcaster is returning to the show, which is produced by Mike Allen’s digital news start up and Dctv, for eight half-hour episodes and four specials. Four episdoes will air this spring and four will air in the fall, with the four specials launching around the hot stories of the moment.
Matthew O’Neill, who is behind HBO’s Baghdad ER, and Perri Peltz, responsible for HBO’s Warning: This Drug May Kill You, return to direct and produce the series, as they did during the 2018 season. They will continue to work with Axios journalists to highlight the week ahead in politics, business and technology.
The company, set up in 2016 by Allen, Jim VandeHei and Roy Schwartz, moved into long-form docuseries with the HBO specials last year. The first season included interviews with President Donald Trump,...
The premium broadcaster is returning to the show, which is produced by Mike Allen’s digital news start up and Dctv, for eight half-hour episodes and four specials. Four episdoes will air this spring and four will air in the fall, with the four specials launching around the hot stories of the moment.
Matthew O’Neill, who is behind HBO’s Baghdad ER, and Perri Peltz, responsible for HBO’s Warning: This Drug May Kill You, return to direct and produce the series, as they did during the 2018 season. They will continue to work with Axios journalists to highlight the week ahead in politics, business and technology.
The company, set up in 2016 by Allen, Jim VandeHei and Roy Schwartz, moved into long-form docuseries with the HBO specials last year. The first season included interviews with President Donald Trump,...
- 2/26/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO announced plans Tuesday for a second season of the documentary series Axios on HBO, which launched last November with four episodes.
The show's second season will include four specials and eight 30-minute episodes, half to air in the spring and half to air in the fall.
"The second season of Axios will feature more breaking news and more interviews with dominant personalities and definitive trends shaping our future," Axios CEO Jim VandeHei said in a prepared statement. "The series will look beyond the news of the day and illuminate and reveal how the collision of industries like ...
The show's second season will include four specials and eight 30-minute episodes, half to air in the spring and half to air in the fall.
"The second season of Axios will feature more breaking news and more interviews with dominant personalities and definitive trends shaping our future," Axios CEO Jim VandeHei said in a prepared statement. "The series will look beyond the news of the day and illuminate and reveal how the collision of industries like ...
- 2/26/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Nov. 4 saw the debut of HBO’s four-part series of specials “Axios,” which takes its name from the access-driven website that thrives on scoops delivered with limited adornment. Indeed, the website prides itself on drilling down stories to, effectively, headlines.
This all makes for unfortunate timing, as Nov. 6 marks the midterms, a story encompassing 435 House elections and many contested Senate and statehouse races, all occurring against the backdrop of ongoing anger and roiling contempt against the president from the left. But the website on a mission to boil the world down into its grabbiest iteration is obliged to tell the story with the biggest names possible; the “Axios” episode before an election that has made various candidates into national names focused relentlessly on the president.
As became widely known even before the episode aired, the episode concluded with an interview of Donald Trump. A clip of Axios reporter Jonathan Swan...
This all makes for unfortunate timing, as Nov. 6 marks the midterms, a story encompassing 435 House elections and many contested Senate and statehouse races, all occurring against the backdrop of ongoing anger and roiling contempt against the president from the left. But the website on a mission to boil the world down into its grabbiest iteration is obliged to tell the story with the biggest names possible; the “Axios” episode before an election that has made various candidates into national names focused relentlessly on the president.
As became widely known even before the episode aired, the episode concluded with an interview of Donald Trump. A clip of Axios reporter Jonathan Swan...
- 11/5/2018
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Axios, the politically-focused digital outlet, is teaming with HBO to deliver a series of documentaries during the 2018 election season.
The series, titled “Axios,” pairs Emmy-winning documentarian Matthew O’Neill (“Baghdad ER”) and Perri Peltz with Axios journalists as they explain the latest big stories in business, technology, and politics.
“The world needs new, smarter ways to better understand the dominant personalities and definitive trends changing politics, business, technology and our lives,” said Axios CEO and co-founder Jim VandeHei in a statement. “We see this combination of HBO, Axios and award-winning storytellers as a powerful way of bringing clarity and meaning to the most consequential topics.”
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The company and HBO did not share financial terms of the deal.
Axios co-founder Mike Allen — whose Washington connections made him a must-read for politics-obsessed readers while at Politico...
The series, titled “Axios,” pairs Emmy-winning documentarian Matthew O’Neill (“Baghdad ER”) and Perri Peltz with Axios journalists as they explain the latest big stories in business, technology, and politics.
“The world needs new, smarter ways to better understand the dominant personalities and definitive trends changing politics, business, technology and our lives,” said Axios CEO and co-founder Jim VandeHei in a statement. “We see this combination of HBO, Axios and award-winning storytellers as a powerful way of bringing clarity and meaning to the most consequential topics.”
Also Read: LeBron James' Barbershop Talk Show 'The Shop' Picked Up at HBO
The company and HBO did not share financial terms of the deal.
Axios co-founder Mike Allen — whose Washington connections made him a must-read for politics-obsessed readers while at Politico...
- 8/8/2018
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
Digital news startup Axios is moving into longform television after striking a deal with HBO to produce documentary specials.
The company, which was set up in 2016 by Mike Allen (pictured), Jim VandeHei and Roy Schwartz, is to produce a limited documentary series of news-oriented specials, starting with the midterm elections.
Emmy winner Matthew O’Neill (Baghdad ER) and Perri Peltz (Warning: This Drug May Kill You) will direct and produce and work with Axios journalists to highlight the week ahead in politics, business and technology – and the big topics shaping the future.
The docs will be HBO’s latest move to cover the news and politics; it has aired over 250 episodes of Vice News Tonight and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is in its fifth season.
“The world needs new, smarter ways to better understand the dominant personalities and definitive trends changing politics, business, technology and our lives,” said Axios CEO Jim VandeHei.
The company, which was set up in 2016 by Mike Allen (pictured), Jim VandeHei and Roy Schwartz, is to produce a limited documentary series of news-oriented specials, starting with the midterm elections.
Emmy winner Matthew O’Neill (Baghdad ER) and Perri Peltz (Warning: This Drug May Kill You) will direct and produce and work with Axios journalists to highlight the week ahead in politics, business and technology – and the big topics shaping the future.
The docs will be HBO’s latest move to cover the news and politics; it has aired over 250 episodes of Vice News Tonight and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is in its fifth season.
“The world needs new, smarter ways to better understand the dominant personalities and definitive trends changing politics, business, technology and our lives,” said Axios CEO Jim VandeHei.
- 8/8/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
News start-up Axios has completed a new round of fundraising, revealing a $20 million new injection of capital to fund an expansion of newsroom staff, the Wall Street Journal reported. The cash is the second time the company has gone to the bank and was led by Greycroft Partners and Lerer Hippeau Ventures. The pair of firms were both financiers of Axios’ first round of funding last year which raised $10 million. Also Read: Politico Founders Launch Axios, Land Donald Trump Interview on Day 1 The one-year-old Axios — a creation by Politico alumni Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei — plans to use the...
- 11/17/2017
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Working across the aisle isn’t so bad on Trump’s psyche, after all. Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei was a guest on “Morning Joe” Friday to give the scoop on President Trump’s jubilant attitude after he reached an agreement with Congressional Democrats about Hurricane relief and raising the debt ceiling. Axios reported Friday that Potus was seen “hate-watching” the MSNBC show at the White House residence and “feeling cocky.” “Trump was on cloud nine yesterday,” VandeHei told Joe Scarborough. “He was so jazzed that he watched your show, watched others, saw people praising him, got on the phone with Nancy Pelosi,...
- 9/8/2017
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei appeared on MSNBC Friday morning to discuss new reports that President Donald Trump has inquired about his pardoning powers with respect to the special investigation into ties between his 2016 campaign and Russia.
- 7/21/2017
- by Aidan McLaughlin
- Mediaite - TV
The people behind Politico have launched a new website that aims to transform the way we consume news. And they landed an interview with President-elect Donald Trump on Day 1. “You know, I’m not really a divisive figure,” Trump told Axios. (Read the interview here.) “We’re probably the only not-yet-launched outlet to ever get a presidential interview,” Axios co-founder and president Roy Schwartz told TheWrap. “We’re super excited about that.” Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei and Schwartz changed the way politics were covered when Politico launched back in 2007 and the trio has similar expectations for Wednesday’s launch of Axios.
- 1/18/2017
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen have finally unveiled their new media venture’s name — and its grand plan. First of all, the Politico duo’s soon-to-launch company is called “Axios,” which means “worthy” in Greek. Axios has a pretty brief mission statement: “Media is broken — and too often a scam,” per a Hive interview with VanderHei. The Politico co-founder has reportedly further described his new offering in pitches to potential investors as if “ Economist mated with Twitter” and “smartly narrated all the good stuff its own reporters missed.” Also Read: Trevor Noah Thinks Media Should Treat Donald Trump Like a...
- 11/30/2016
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Politico co-founder Jim VandeHei’s next venture will be a website targeting corporate executives and other professionals with both business and political news, according to the Wall Street Journal. The yet-to-be named company will launch in early 2017, has secured about $10 million in financing, and has already hired 17 staffers, the paper reported, citing “people familiar with the matter.” NBC News has invested and will be the site’s media partner while NBC News chairman Andy Lack will sit on the company’s board. “Our talent will appear on NBC and MSNBC and we will collaborate on other projects,” VandeHei told the WSJ.
- 9/7/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
Politico’s “Off Message” podcast is driving segments on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC and keeping Politico in the news for the right reasons. Less than a month ago, the D.C. site was all over the news following a mass exodus of high-level employees, rumors of a battle for control between CEO Jim VandeHei and publisher Robert Allbritton and even allegations of ghostwriting. But over the past few weeks, guests like Ben Carson and Al Sharpton have made waves on Politico’s “Off Message” podcast, turning it into a news-making event. The earned media is a result of the...
- 2/29/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
Politico CEO Jim VandeHei and publisher Robert Allbritton’s “bromance” may have ended when the duo battled over control and credit. The Washington Post reported late Sunday that the blowup was “long on the boil” and that VandeHei “contemplated quitting three years ago.” VandeHei reconsidered and stayed but “never resolved his differences” with Allbritton, according to the Post, which wrote: The publisher-owner who had his own ideas about how to expand the Politico brand. One point of strategic contention, according to intimates: Allbritton conceived and championed Politico’s expansion into Europe two years ago, a project that VandeHei had criticized...
- 2/1/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
The future of Politico is in question after the bombshell news that five of its top figures are leaving — including co-founder and CEO Jim VandeHei and top political columnist Mike Allen. The question burning across media insiders’ email and Twitter today: Why? And what next? The company, which revolutionized news coverage in Washington with its fast, obsessive coverage of backroom dealings and D.C. personalities, had been expanding at a steady pace under VandeHei’s leadership. But it also suffered from editorial staff exits in the brutally competitive news market. And it is growing far more slowly than competitors The Washington Post.
- 1/29/2016
- by Brian Flood and Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
Politico, the influential political news site, will lose co-founder Jim VandeHei, leading political columnist Mike Allen and several other key figures later this year, the company’s owner said on Thursday. Others who will step down include Kim Kingsley, the chief operating officer; Roy Schwartz, the chief revenue officer; and Danielle Jones, an executive vice president. Susan Glasser, the top Washington editor, will transition to a strategic role with Politico as director of editorial innovation from Jerusalem, where her husband is being transferred. Also Read: Politico's Mike Allen Apologizes for Proposing Softball Chelsea Clinton Interview Publisher and chief owner Robert Albritton told the staff.
- 1/29/2016
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
Politico unveiled plans to expand to “every state and country of consequence by 2020,” as detailed in a memo to staffers on Monday. “Our dream is a Politico journalistic presence in every capital of every state and country of consequence by 2020,” co-founders Jim VandeHei and John Harris wrote in an e-mail to employees. “With each passing month, we grow more confident our model can save journalism in state capitals and spread it in new countries.” Huffington Post reported the plan, which has gained steam with the rebranding of 2013 acquisition Capital New York to Politico New York. Also Read: Donald Trump...
- 9/28/2015
- by Jordan Burchette
- The Wrap
Capital New York is rebranding itself as Politico New York, while Politico will also launch in New Jersey and Florida this year, chief executive Jim VandeHei announced Wednesday in a memo to staff. “We have decided all expansion will take place under the Politico banner in the states and overseas,” Vandehei wrote. “We will have lots of outposts but all will fall under one name.” Politico, which acquired Capital in 2013, is also debuting Politico Europe on April 21 in partnership with German media company Axel Springer. However, VandeHei told Capital there is no set launch date for the New York, New Jersey.
- 4/15/2015
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
Susan Glasser has ascended to the top job at Politico. Already the editor of Politico Magazine, she will oversee the entire organization's “core coverage, magazine and Pro verticals,” the company announced on Thursday morning. Also read: Politico Executive Editor Rick Berke Resigns “Susan is among the smartest, most innovative and creative editors around. We are confident you will be very inspired by her passion and vision for the next phase of our journalism,” founders Jim VandeHei and John Harris, and COO Kim Kingsley, wrote. “Her thinking − and portfolio in this newly designed job transcends the writing and editing. Susan will help us.
- 9/18/2014
- by Jordan Zakarin
- The Wrap
Rick Berke, executive editor of Politico resigned Sunday, according to multiple media reports. Berke cited the reason for his resignation as disagreements with co-founders John Harris and Jim VandeHei over how to run the online news organization. “While our overarching goals are similar, Jim, John and I have agreed to disagree over the strategy for achieving those goals,” Berke wrote in an email to Politico's staff. Also read: Rick Berke Leaving New York Times to Run Politico The veteran journalist spent 27 years as a political reporter, editor and assistant managing editor at the New York Times before joining Politico last fall.
- 9/7/2014
- by Anita Bennett
- The Wrap
Politico will relaunch Capital New York on December 3, promising a deeper roster of journalists and a flashier website. It’s part of the political news organization’s attempts to extend its influence beyond the Beltway and into the Big Apple, where it has promised to cover media barons and Albany power players with the same aggressive approach it has applied to legislators and D.C. insiders. In September, Politico publisher Robert Allbritton purchased the New York City-centric website. “We’re going to do in New York what we’ve done in Washington,” Capital New York CEO Jim VandeHei, who was...
- 11/20/2013
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
Politico hired Rick Berke away from the New York Times to serve as its executive editor, the site announced on Thursday. Berke, a nearly 30-year Nyt vet who most recently served its senior editor and director of video content development, will replace Jim VandeHei, who was recently promoted to CEO of the site. Politico editor-in-chief and co-founder John Harris wrote in a memo to staff that in looking for a new executive editor, he and senior management wanted a “Rick Berke-type.” Also read: Politico CEO Jim VandeHei Talks Capital New York Relaunch, Jeff Bezos’ WaPo Purchase “Robert Allbritton directed us to go find.
- 10/24/2013
- by Sara Morrison
- The Wrap
Jim VandeHei will bring his 15 years of covering Beltway wheeling and dealing to helping Politico and its new Big Apple bauble Capital New York in its quest to become the dominant force in political journalism. VandeHei on Monday was elevated to president and chief executive officer of the site he co-founded in 2007 and Capital, a recent acquisition by publisher Robert Allbritton. VandeHei, formerly executive editor of Politico, told TheWrap that he will be focused on the business and not the editorial end of the digital publications in his new role. John Harris, who left the Washington Post with...
- 10/14/2013
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
Jim VandeHei has been named president and chief executive officer of Politico and its new acquisition Capital New York. The publication’s co-founder has served as executive editor of Politico since its inception in 2006. VandeHei succeeds Fred Ryan, who will be stepping down as Politico’s president and CEO later this year when the sale of the Allbritton-owned television properties is complete. The company is divesting itself from local broadcast hubs in favor of online investments. John F. Harris, who left the Washington Post along with VandeHei to help speed up the Beltway’s news metabolism, will continue in his role as editor-in- chief.
- 10/14/2013
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
Today might just be my proudest day as a cable news consumer. Despite Politico editor Jim VandeHei's prediction that "cable TV is not going to be able to resist the incendiary things that Ted Nugent" would say after Tuesday night's State of the Union Address, the cable news networks have, so far, maintained a near-blockade on Nugent clips, and according to Bill Press, wasn't featured in any of the crowd shots from the speech. The only exceptions, so far, have been CNN and MSNBC, who each aired Nugent snippets during the 5 am hour Wednesday morning, one of which, naturally, contained the word "fecal."...
- 2/13/2013
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Although news organizations are reporting that Rep. Steve Stockman (R-tx) invited gun enthusiast and presidential quasi-threatener/treason aficionado/fecal fashionista Ted Nugent to attend Tuesday night's State of the Union Address, the real force behind Nugent's guest shot is the Jedi mind-trickery of President Obama. So says Politico Executive Editor Jim VandeHei, who told Morning Joe's Joe Scarborough, this morning, that the President wants to see images of gun violence victims "sitting in the chamber side by side with Representative Stockman and Ted Nugent" in order to "continue to make Republicans look cartoonish with gun control."...
- 2/12/2013
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
On Wednesday, the folks at Morning Joe -- joined by Politico's Jim VandeHei -- turned their attention to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's respective reactions to President Barack Obama in the midst of dealing with the impact of Hurricane Sandy. Host Joe Scarborough pointed out that Christie will be running for re-election in the "bluest of blue states" next year, so it benefits him, politically, to act graciously towards Obama.
- 10/31/2012
- by Alex Alvarez
- Mediaite - TV
Friday night is owned by HBO's Bill Maher, who speaks truth to power and holds court with liberal to conservative pundits and celebrities as they dissect the headlines and trends of the moment. On Sept. 7, the roundtable guests are political strategist Steve Schmidt, Politico co-founder Jim VandeHei and Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation; former Senate candidate Christine O.Donnell and David Simon, creator of .The Wire. and co-creator of .Treme,. are interview guests. The series continues its tenth season on Friday (10:00-11:00 p.m. live Et/tape-delayed Pt), exclusively on HBO, with an instant replay at 11:00 p.m. following the live presentation. Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show includes an opening monologue, roundtable discussions...
- 9/6/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Coming up on MSNBC: guests/topics Thursday, August 23, 2012 .Morning Joe. (Live, 6-9 A.M. Et) Guests: Mike Barnicle, MSNBC Contributor; Harold Ford Jr., NBC News Political Analyst; Jim VandeHei, Politico; Mark McKinnon, Republican Strategist; Jill Abramson, The New York Times; Mallory Factor, Author, .Shadowbosses: Government Unions Control America and Rob Taxpayers Blind;. Rick Stengel, Time; Boone Pickens, Oil Tycoon & Bp Capital; Richard Belzer, Actor and Comedian; Brian Sullivan, CNBC; James Fallows, The Atlantic For videos and additional information: www.joe.msnbc.com .The Daily Rundown. (Live, 9-10 A.M. Et) Guests: Paul Kane, Washington Post; Susan David, USA Today; Jackie Kucinich, USA Today; Patti Solis Doyle, Fmr. Chief of Staff, Obama for America; Robert Costa, National Review For videos and additional information: www.rundown.msnbc.com...
- 8/23/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
On Friday morning, Poynter reports that Politico has suspended its veteran White House correspondent Joe Williams for racially-tinged remarks he made on Martin Bashir's MSNBC program Thursday afternoon. Williams’ “comment about Governor Romney earlier today on MSNBC fell short of our standards for fairness and judgment in an especially unfortunate way,” Politico editors John Harris and Jim VandeHei wrote in a memo to Politico staff yesterday.
- 6/22/2012
- by Andrew Kirell
- Mediaite - TV
Kendra Marr, a reporter for D.C.-focused Politico, resigned Thursday due to a series of stories she wrote that plagiarized from other outlets. Marr’s actions were brought to Politico's attention by New York Times reporter who e-mailed an editor, prompting an internal investigation and resulting in both Marr’s resignation and a note published online from editor-in-chief John Harris and executive editor Jim VandeHei Thursday evening. “One of the inviolable principles of journalism, one we live by at Politico, is that the work we publish must be genuinely our own,” Harris and VandeHei wrote.
- 10/14/2011
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
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