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The Story Next Door
Our productions are rooted in award-winning local journalism—where stories are born.
Headline Entertainment collects narratives—both scripted and unscripted—and brings them to new audiences via film, TV, and podcasts. Rooted in the power of Advance Local’s regional and national reporting, we craft universal stories that range from insightful reporting to joyful entertainment. In everything we do, the power of journalism fuels our purpose and passion.
Headline Entertainment is part of Advance Local, which is under the umbrella of ADVANCE, one of the largest media groups in the United States. We operate the leading news and information companies in more than 20 cities, reaching more than 100 million people monthly with our quality journalism and community engagement.
Our mission at Headline Entertainment is simple: We bring the award-winning journalism from more than 800 reporters to life with scripted and unscripted narratives that connect, reveal, and inspire. Our reporters live in ordinary towns where extraordinary happens, working in newsrooms across the country.
With seven of the top 25 news sites in the U.S., our reach through Advance Local provides a unique advantage for our partners with our ability to promote what we produce on our sites and social channels. Plus, our Pulitzer Prize–winning coverage and decades of audience data gives us unique expertise into which stories connect and how best to share them.
Our Journalistic Reach
Third-largest digital publisher in the U.S.
100,000,000 monthly uniques
22,000,000 social media followers
25,000,000+ YouTube unique viewers monthly
2,000,000+ email & newsletter subscribers
1,400 new stories published daily
Our Pipeline
True Crime
Advance Local’s journalists know where the stories are buried, using deep-dive reporting to untangle the most compelling crime cases in the country.
Investigative
Our journalists have won four Pulitzer Prizes over the past five years,writing stories with high impact and deep connection.
Sports
Advance Local’s sportswriters cover it all: from youth to high school, from college to the pros, with journalists who have access to the most compelling and inspirational stories in the game.
Our Partners
When you work with Headline Entertainment, you’re joining our family. Here’s who we partner with:
Our Leadership
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Richard Diamond
Part of the third generation of family leadership at Advance, Richard has more than 30 years of experience in digital and print media. He began his career at The Times-Picayune in New Orleans in 1990, learning the business by gaining hands-on experience across the entire organization.
In his current role as an executive at Advance, Richard works with Advance Local’s media groups across the country. He takes great pride in carrying on a family tradition of working closely with our best partners to help to grow their businesses.
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Selena Roberts
Selena is the Head of Entertainment at Headline Group. Previously, she was a bestselling author and an award-winning journalist who spent 15 years at The New York Times, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated.
In 2012, Selena launched a production company to tell stories through a different window. Her work includes documentaries such as the festival award-winner Gored (Netflix) as well as Bannister: Everest on the Track (BBC); The Stand (Amazon); and Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story (Showtime). She is currently developing a biopic on Lopez Lomong for Imagine Entertainment.