Fox News is a financial powerhouse. The most watched cable news network in the US for over 15 years, it hit record viewership last quarter. Combined with Fox Business, it generated about $2.5 billion of EBITDA on $5.4 billion in revenue last fiscal year. That business — which has benefitted from a lack of serious […]
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Digital Media 2020: my overview of film & TV, gaming, VFX, audio tech, social media, music, podcasting, and publishing
My outlook for 2020 is now up on TechCrunch >>
My interview with Northzone’s PJ Pärson
Today I posted an interview in TechCrunch that I did with Northzone general partner PJ Parson at the SLUSH conference in Helsinki. We talked about the core investment thesis that has guided him for 20 years, how he went from running a fish distribution to running a VC firm, his best practices for effective board […]
The tactics behind The Athletic’s breakout success in sports subscriptions
Read my post on TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/31/theathletic-interview/
Next steps for the LA Times
The Los Angeles Times officially traded hands yesterday from Tronc to biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, who named Norman Pearlstine as the new Executive Editor. Pearlstine had retired as Vice Chairman of Time Inc as it closed its sale to Meredith Corp, following 50 years in roles across Time, Bloomberg, the WSJ, and Forbes. In the announcement, […]