Help: Frequently Asked Questions

What is Variety.com?
Variety.com is the online news service for the entertainment industry insider. It offers the full text of every current article in Daily Variety and Variety (not including some of the special reports). It also offers tremendous research tools, like a searchable credits database, a global showbiz events calendar, interactive box office charts, classifieds, video clips, extended event photo coverage and more. Every day, stories appear on Variety.com before the paper hits the street. Click here to subscribe to Variety.com now!

Variety.com also includes searchable archived content within the following timeframes:

When is Variety.com updated?




Which print articles appear on the Web site?
All articles, reviews, announcements and columns from Daily Variety's Los Angeles and Gotham editions, and the Weekly edition, are posted to the Web site. Some may appear with different headlines, or may appear in a slightly differnt version, than what appears in print. Collections of news briefs are split into individual items. Only selected special report / spotlight content is found online. Some, but not all, charts from the paper are found online; on the other hand, some appear with more information than appears in print, or are searchable and sortable online.

When is Daily Variety and Variety published?
Variety is published weekly, except one week in July and one week in December.
Daily Variety Los Angeles and Gotham editions are published daily except weekends and holidays, with two special issues in March and one special issue in July, October, November and December.

Holidays are: New Year's, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Which browser should I use to access Variety.com?
The site looks best with Internet Explorer 6.0 and Netscape 7.0, but is fully functional in both browsers, versions 4.0 and higher. We strive for, but do not guarantee, compatibility with other browsers.




What software do I need to watch Variety Vision?
Variety Vision is Variety.com's streaming video offering. Users currently require Windows Media Player to watch these clips. This software should be built in to the Windows operating system for PC users. Mac users can play Windows Media files in Quicktime after installing Windows Media Components for QuickTime (requires Mac OS X version 10.3.9 or later). Users with an older Mac OS should download the Mac version of Windows Media Player.




How do I find a particular article?
The article you are looking for may be found through our online searchable archives, but please remember that stories often appear on the Web site earlier than they appear in a particular edition of the newspaper, sometimes by more than a day. Access to the full text of articles is restricted to Variety.com subscribers only. You can subscribe here.



How can I get printed issues of Daily Variety and Weekly Variety?
Archives of Daily Variety and Weekly Variety print issues date back two years. If the issue you want falls within these dates, please call our circulation desk to check availability. The cost is $6.95 (including shipping and handling) for Daily Variety and $10 (including shipping and handling) for Weekly Variety. Special issues (such as our Oscar specials) are individually priced. Priority shipping is available for an additional charge. You will need to specify the exact date of the issue when ordering -- the operators cannot search for the proper issue. To order, please call circulation. For Daily Variety: (800) 552-3632. For Weekly Variety: (800) 323-4345. International subscribers should call 1-515-247-2993.


How can I get printed issues of Daily Variety and Weekly Variety older than two years?
If the print issue you desire dates back more than two years, you will have to check with your local library in order to obtain a copy.

For custom reprints, please use this page to contact us.


How much does a subscription to Variety.com cost?
A subscription to Variety.com is included with every print subscription. To subscribe to the web site only, please see the Subscribe section. We offer yearly, monthly and daily rates. You can also call toll free 1-866-MY VARIETY (U.S. and Canada) or 1-515-247-2993 (International).



How do I subscribe to Daily Variety or Weekly Variety?
You can subscribe to the print version of Daily Variety or Weekly Variety online by entering in the necessary information on the print subscription page or by calling toll free 1-866-MY VARIETY (U.S. and Canada) or 1-515-247-2993 (International).



Why should I subscribe to both the print version and the online version of Variety?
The online and print versions of Variety complement each other nicely. The print version offers complete coverage of the day's news, plus charts and graphics and photos that don't display as well online. The paper edition is light, portable, and doesn't smudge your fingers like some other newspapers. Variety.com, on the other hand, provides access to stories the night before the print version hits the street, along with searchable archival data, and is an invaluable tool when you're traveling or on location. It also offers some additional articles and reviews, and has deep, rich data tools like the production charts and the box office section. Besides, access to Variety.com is included with your newspaper subscrption.