• by Ray Schultz , January 12, 2023

Dance Media, publisher of Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Pointe, Dance Teacher and The Dance Edit, has merged with Hollywood.com. Details were not disclosed.  

Hollywood.com. is an entertainment platform led by Mitch Rubenstein and Laurie Silvers, the founders of the Syfy Channel, Broadway.com, Movietickets.com, and co-founders of Misfits, an e-sports organization. 

Dance Media serves dance students, dance professionals and dance lovers via digital, print, audio and social events. 

“This powerful combination of these two great brands strengthens our entertainment platform which will yield benefits for our customers and suppliers,” Silvers states. “Hollywood.com and Dance Media will continue to provide the same great content and service you’ve come to love with big plans to grow together in the future.” 

Fred Seegal, previous owner of Dance Media, will stay on as chairman of the Dance Magazine Awards. Seegal is now vice chair of investment banking at Cowen. 

“The synergy between Dance Media and Hollywood.com will propel the dance brands forward, particularly where dance and entertainment intersect,” adds Joanna Harp, President of Dance Media. “There is tremendous potential for new ideas, partnerships, audience cross-over, and leveraging this thoughtful connection.”

The message announcing the merger appeared in the publications on Thursday.