Daily Varietyannounced that it hired Cynthia Littleton, editor of Variety's arch-rival, The Hollywood Reorter.
Cynthia Littleton, who was promoted to editor at the Reporter last March, will become deputy editor for news development, Daily Variety reported on its Web site. She previously worked at Daily Variety as a TV writer.
Deputy film editor Anne Thompson, who joined the Reporter two years ago, becomes deputy editor at Variety.com. They will write and edit for both the print and online versions of Daily Variety, the paper said.
In a memo to colleagues, Thompson said "the opportunity to expand and grow on the online side is irresistible." Littleton declined comment. A spokeswoman for the Reporter's immediate parent, VNU Business Media, did not return a call.
Both Littleton and Thompson were still working in the Reporter's newsroom on Monday night.
The move comes in the wake of layoffs at The Hollywood Reporter in December, so things in the newsroom must be seeming a bit grim these days.
