World Entertainment News Network
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Company type | wire service |
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Founded | London, United Kingdom (1989 ) |
Headquarters | |
Owner | private, Beiny Family |
Website | wenn.com |
World Entertainment News Network (commonly known as WENN) is an entertainment text, photo and video wire service headquartered in London with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas and Berlin.
WENN's subscribers include newspapers, magazines, radio stations,
History
WENN was launched as an entertainment news wire service in London in 1989 by UK newspaper journalist and
A year later, WENN opened a TV operation and spent 18 months interviewing international celebrities for global clients throughout Europe and in Japan and South Africa. Satellite offices followed in Eastern Europe, Japan, Australia and South America.
In 2000, WENN sales director Lloyd Beiny became CEO after Ashby retired. Under Beiny's, WENN opened bureaus hubs in New York City and Berlin, Germany.
In 2016, WENN founded a second
Former employees
References
- ^ "WENN Entertainment News".
- ^ "News from WENN". Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Cover Images". www.cover-images.com. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ "Third London picture agency launch in recent weeks as new ventures take on Getty and Shutterstock – Press Gazette". www.pressgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ Martin Lewis (3 August 2001). "The art of lying". Salon.com. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ Topping, Alexandra (24 July 2011). "Amy Winehouse's family pay tributes as album sales surge". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
External links
- WENN.com (official website)