"Variety," a unit of Reed Business Information (New York) and Tribune Media Services (TMS; Chicago, IL), the content-licensing unit of Tribune Company, have formed a partnership to introduce a daily news service for use by newspapers in the U.S. and abroad.

"Variety," a unit of Reed Business Information (New York) and Tribune Media Services (TMS; Chicago, IL), the content-licensing unit of Tribune Company, have formed a partnership to introduce a daily news service for use by newspapers in the U.S. and abroad. The Variety Entertainment News Service will provide editors with access to breaking-news stories and analyses; feature articles; newsmaker profiles; opinion columns; movie, TV, music and theater reviews; box office reports; and, photographs. Newspapers may publish the material in both their print and online editions. The daily service, scheduled to be launched on September 26, 2005, will draw editorial content from "Daily Variety," "Weekly Variety," Variety.com and "VLife," a bimonthly magazine about the lifestyles of the stars and other high-profile people throughout the entertainment industry. The service also will supply content from the weekly trade publication "Video Business."