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Ankler Media

Ankler Media

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Ankler Media is an American digital media company owned by the Ankler Media Group. In 2021, its Hollywood newsletter, The Ankler, was listed as one of the top three business publications on Substack and has been nominated for two Webby Awards.

History

In February 2017, Richard Rushfield founded The Ankler, a Hollywood newsletter about the entertainment industry, which he then moved to the Substack platform two years later.

In January 2022, Janice Min, former co-president of Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter, joined the company to form Ankler Media. Min joined as co-owner and CEO, with Richard Rushfield taking the role of editorial director. In June 2022, the company raised $1.5 million at a $20 million valuation through Y Combinator. In 2024, The Ankler signed a radio deal with NPR's LAist.

In 2024, Min expanded Ankler Media's live events including the "Documentary Spotlight with Raoul Peck" at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) as well as "The Ankler x Pure Nonfiction's Documentary Spotlight" which featured panelists and keynote speakers, Andrew Jarecki, James Carville, and Matt Tyrnauer, among others, in Los Angeles.

The Ankler was nominated for a Webby Award for "Best Independent Publisher" for "Websites and Mobile Sites" in 2023 and 2024. Subscribers have included David Zaslav, Patrick Whitesell, Kathleen Kennedy, Donna Langley, and Maureen Dowd.

The New York Times stated, "A focus of Ankler Media's coverage will be the clashes between the tech executives now making big decisions in Hollywood and the ones who have been around since moviegoers waited in line to buy tickets."

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https://www.theankler.com

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John Malkovich Wins Best Actor at Venice Film Festival Amid Oscar Buzz

MALKOVICH John
MALKOVICH John

I am humbled to be chosen for this award, which has been given to so many wonderful actors over the past 83 iterations of the Venice Film Festival

Jimmy Kimmel Slams FCC ‘Threats’ as White House Fires Back

KIMMEL James
KIMMEL James

This is yet another attack on free speech, something that has become all too familiar for us at the show, for us in the country

BBC Line of Duty star Martin Compston teases new series and says 'this is the end'

COMPSTON Martin
COMPSTON Martin

It's for Jed to say, it's not for me to say whether the show will ever end but I think it's fair to say that this is the end of the story arc that's been building since series one. Everything will come to a head on this one.

Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams Addresses Arya Stark Spinoff Rumors and Possible Return

WILLIAMS Margaret
WILLIAMS Margaret

I don’t know, really. She would have to be developed in some way because I feel like I’ve changed so much

Mariska Hargitay Honors Gloria Steinem in Emotional Emmys Speech for ‘My Mom Jayne’

HARGITAY Mariska
HARGITAY Mariska

I just want that invitation to go out, especially to women