TheBacklot.com explained

TheBacklot
Commercial:Commercial
Type:Blog, news
Language:English
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Owner:Logo
Author:Sarah Warn
Launch Date:January 2005
Current Status:Online (under Logo subsidiary NewNowNext.com)

TheBacklot.com (TheBacklot), founded in January 2005 as AfterElton (AfterElton.com), was a culture website that focused on the portrayal of gay and bisexual men in the media, and was the companion site of the lesbian-focused AfterEllen (AfterEllen.com).[1] TheBacklot was dissolved in June 2015, and its content was merged with the website NewNowNext, owned by Logo TV.

History

TheBacklot was originally known under the name AfterElton and was founded by Sarah Warn, Michael Jensen, and Brent Hartinger. Warn initially served as editor-in-chief of both AfterElton and AfterEllen. Jensen became Editor in Chief of AfterElton in November 2005 and served in the position until September 25, 2011. Dennis Ayers, formerly the site's managing editor, took over as Editor in Chief.[2] [3]

The site was not affiliated with Elton John, although its original name refers to the milestone for gay men when John publicly came out. The site featured television, film, music, books, and celebrity news. It published articles, regular columns, reviews, and recaps of television shows with gay and bisexual characters, and maintained several blogs, including the "Meme" by Ed Kennedy.[4]

AfterElton (along with AfterEllen) was acquired by cable television channel Logo in 2006.[5] On January 12, 2012, the site announced that Louis Virtel had been hired as its West Coast entertainment editor.[6] On January 31, 2013, Dennis Ayers announced that AfterElton would be changing its name to TheBacklot.com in April.[7] The change was motivated by a desire to separate the website from its "AfterEllen's little brother" origin and to reflect the general "focus on Hollywood and the film and television industry". The relaunch under the new name took place on April 17, 2013.

On June 29, 2015, Ayers announced that TheBacklot was merging with NewNowNext, an LGBT-themed entertainment website owned by Logo. TheBacklot name was discontinued and Dan Avery became Editor-in-Chief of the combined site.[8]

Hot 100

The "Hot 100" was an annual readers poll, begun in 2007, of the "top names in film, television, music, sports and fashion".[9]

Year!scope=col width=170px
Winnerscope=col width=200px class=unsortableTop tenscope=col class=unsortableRef.
scope=row style="text-align:center;"2007[10]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"2008[11]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"2009[12]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"2010[13]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"2011[14]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"2012[15]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"2013[16]

Notes and References

  1. Erosion Media Launches AfterElton.com . Erosion Media . 3 January 2005 . 29 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928020656/http://www.erosionmedia.com/news/01032005.html . September 28, 2007 . dead.
  2. Web site: Ayers. Dennis. Looking Toward AE's Future . AfterElton. September 25, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111128053727/http://www.afterelton.com/people/2011/09/afterelton-change-in-editor. November 28, 2011. dead.
  3. Web site: Ayers. Dennis. The AfterElton Agenda: New Contributors, New Content, All Thumbs. AfterElton. October 28, 2011. 7 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20120208045738/http://www.afterelton.com/column/ae-agenda-10-29-2011. February 8, 2012 . dead.
  4. http://www.afterelton.com/tags/meme AfterElton Morning Meme
  5. Web site: Warn. Sarah. Letter from the Editor: Announcing our Acquisition by Logo. AfterEllen. June 5, 2006. 28 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20160925110926/https://www.afterellen.com/letter-from-the-editor-announcing-our-acquisition-by-logo. September 25, 2016.
  6. Web site: Ayers. Dennis. The AE Agenda: New Hires, Site Fixes and Spam Wars. AfterElton. January 2, 2012. 7 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20120106070031/http://www.afterelton.com/column/afterelton-status-report-01-02-2012. January 6, 2012. dead.
  7. Web site: Ayers. Dennis. R.I.P. AfterElton. And What the Hell is "The Backlot"?. TheBacklot. January 31, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130630004146/http://www.thebacklot.com/rip-afterelton-and-what-the-hell-is-the-backlot/01/2013/. June 30, 2013.
  8. Web site: Ayers. Dennis. Changes At TheBacklot. TheBacklot. June 29, 2015. July 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150703005516/http://www.thebacklot.com/changes-at-thebacklot/06/2015/. July 3, 2015. dead.
  9. Logo. Logo TV. AfterEllen.com and AfterElton.com Heat Things Up With Their Third Annual "Hot 100" List. New York. Viacom Media Networks. April 10, 2009. 18 January 2019.
  10. Web site: The AfterElton.com Hot 100 List. Jensen. Michael. July 23, 2007. NewNowNext. https://web.archive.org/web/20170919005425/http://www.newnownext.com/the-aftereltoncom-hot-100-list/07/2007/. September 19, 2017. live. February 22, 2018.
  11. Web site: AfterElton's Hot 100 for 2008!. Stevenson. Alexander. June 2008. NewNowNext. https://web.archive.org/web/20170918202041/http://www.newnownext.com/aftereltons-hot-100-for-2008/02/2009/. September 18, 2017. live. February 22, 2018.
  12. Web site: The 2009 AfterElton Hot 100. Stevenson. Alexander. May 11, 2009. NewNowNext. https://web.archive.org/web/20170918202336/http://www.newnownext.com/the-2009-afterelton-hot-100/05/2009/. September 18, 2017. live. February 22, 2018.
  13. Web site: Presenting The 2010 AfterElton Hot 100!. Stevenson. Alexander. May 17, 2010. NewNowNext. https://web.archive.org/web/20170918201912/http://www.newnownext.com/presenting-the-2010-afterelton-hot-100/05/2010/. September 18, 2017. live. February 22, 2018.
  14. Web site: Presenting the 2011 AfterElton Hot 100... The World's Hottest Men as Chosen By Our Readers. Stevenson. Alexander. May 23, 2011. NewNowNext. https://web.archive.org/web/20170918202251/http://www.newnownext.com/presenting-the-2011-afterelton-hot-100-the-worlds-hottest-men-as-chosen-by-our-readers/05/2011/. September 18, 2017. live. February 22, 2018.
  15. Web site: Announcing the 2012 AfterElton Hot 100!. Stevenson. Alexander. June 26, 2012. NewNowNext. https://web.archive.org/web/20170918202009/http://www.newnownext.com/announcing-the-2012-afterelton-hot-100/06/2012/. September 18, 2017. live. February 22, 2018.
  16. Web site: TheBacklot.com 2013 Hot 100!. Stevenson. Alexander. June 17, 2013. NewNowNext. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808114712/http://www.newnownext.com/announcing-2013-hot-100-51/06/2013/. 2017-08-08. live. February 22, 2018.

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