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David Zaslav’s top priority at Warner Bros. Discovery: Get the cash flowing again
David Zaslav Olivia Michael | CNBC A few months ago, after a lengthy and sobering review of Warner Bros. Discovery‘s business, Chief Executive David Zaslav gave his division heads a cutthroat mission. Pretend your units are family businesses, Zaslav said. Start from scratch and prioritize free cash flow, he added, according to people familiar with […]
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Amazon reportedly reaches offer with EU regulators over anti-aggressive tactics
Deals go along a conveyor belt at an Amazon Fulfillment centre on Cyber Monday in Robbinsville, New Jersey, on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Photos EU antitrust regulators have reached a remaining offer with Amazon, a few years after officers in Brussels opened a probe into irrespective of whether the […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery closes in on ‘Max’ as the name of its combined HBO Max-Discovery+ streaming service
In this photo illustration, the Warner Bros. Discovery logo is displayed on a smartphone screen and in the background, the HBO Max and Discovery Plus logos. Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery executives are close to formalizing a new name and platform for its soon-to-be-launched streaming service that will combine the […]
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Who will be Disney’s next CEO? Here are the top contenders to succeed Bob Iger
Bob Iger, CEO, The Walt Disney Company Scott Mlyn | CNBC Disney reappointed Bob Iger as its chief executive recently, abruptly replacing his hand-picked successor Bob Chapek, and giving Iger an early goal — find a new replacement during the next two years. Iger’s attention has quickly turned to the other part of his mandate […]
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Ye and major tech gave Infowars a person of its largest days at any time
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been banned throughout social media, but this week he however identified a megaphone. Ye — the megastar formerly recognised as Kanye West — joined Jones’ much-proper conspiracy concept outlet Thursday for an interview in which he declared his “adore” for Adolf Hitler and Nazis. The unbridled antisemitism straight away captured […]
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Drew Brees fakes lightning strike in promotional stunt for online sportsbook
Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints Gregory Shamus | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Legendary New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees faked being struck by lightning as part of a promotional stunt for betting company PointsBet. A video clip posted to Twitter on Friday showed Brees filming a commercial for PointsBet in […]
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Ye’s deal to buy conservative social media app Parler is called off
This illustration photo shows the Parler social network app logo on a cell phone screen with a picture of US rapper Kanye West in the background in Los Angeles, October 17, 2022. Chris Delmas | AFP | Getty Images Conservative social media company Parler said Thursday its deal to be bought by Ye has been […]
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CNN lays off hundreds of staffers just after small business evaluation − examine the memo
Hundreds of CNN staff had been notified of layoffs Thursday as portion of CEO Chris Licht’s efforts to renovate the cable news network. CNN had about 4,400 staff members. The layoffs impacted hundreds of staffers, but amounted to a “solitary-digit percentage” of staff, in accordance to a human being familiar with the matter who was […]
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Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch to confront questioning as section of Dominion Voting’s $1.6 billion lawsuit
Lachlan Murdoch, co-chairman and chief executive officer of Fox Corp., attends the yearly Allen and Co. Solar Valley media convention in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 11, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch is slated to look for a deposition on Monday as the Dominion Voting Methods defamation lawsuit in opposition to […]
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Netflix CEO says he was slow to allow advertising because he was focused on Google and Facebook
Reed Hastings, co-founder, chairman, and co-chief executive officer of Netflix, arrives for the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S. July 6, 2021. Brian Losness | Reuters Netflix founder and co-CEO Reed Hastings said Wednesday he was slow to come around to advertising on the streaming platform because he […]
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