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Many Media Companies Aren’t Thriving. Their CEOs Are Paid a Lot.
Warner Bros. Discovery’s and Comcast’s planned spinoffs, Paramount looking to merge with Skydance, Walt Disney buying the rest of Hulu—there is much uncertainty surrounding legacy media. One thing is ...
Onto Innovation Names Roberts CFO
Onto Innovation appointed Brian Roberts as its chief financial officer, effective June 16. Roberts succeeds Mark Slicer who will be leaving to pursue other opportunities, the company said Thursday.
Versant Adds To Leadership Team In Advance Of Comcast Spinoff
Versant, spinoff company of Comcast that will include such networks as MSNBC, CNBC, USA Network, Oxygen and E!, announced a ...
Amid Cable Spinoffs, Trump’s CNN and MSNBC Hostility Could Raise M&A Hurdles
Trump’s hostility toward the press threatens to complicate dealmaking for those who own news operations, as Paramount has ...
Sun Valley 2025 Guest List Includes Zuckerberg, Zaslav, Iger, Sarandos, But No Shari Redstone or Oprah
Sun Valley's guest list includes media moguls like Bob Iger and Rupert Murdoch, as well as tech titans like Mark Zuckerberg ...
Disney finally owns all of Hulu, ending long tug-of-war with Comcast
Disney has consolidated ownership of Hulu, boosting its streaming portfolio. The Burbank giant will pay Comcast more than $9 billion for its stake in the streaming service behind "Only Murders in the ...
Decades After Its Joint-Venture Journey Began, Hulu’s Sole Ownership By Disney “Finally Resolved” With $439M Payment To NBCU, Bob Iger Exults
The long and winding road of Hulu, which started out as a joint venture of NBC and Fox, has now concluded with Disney ...
Did David Zaslav’s Grand Vision Fail? As WBD and Other Media Giants Move Pieces Around, They Can’t Outrun the Cable Math
Four years ago, David Zaslav insisted that Discovery Communications together with what was then called WarnerMedia was more ...