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Media Monday: CNN’s New Mark Aug 28, 2023

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Jon Kelly joins Peter to dig into the news that WBD C.E.O. David Zaslav is circling Mark Thompson, the Times’ turnaround expert, as the next boss of CNN.

A Streamer Headache & an S.B.F. Bankruptcy Twist Aug 25, 2023

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Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss Puck’s second proprietary data study of streamer sentiment—and the results will surprise you. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer dig into a bizarre startup scandal that traces its roots from Zuck to S.B.F.

For more from Matt -

https://puck.news/streamers-are-turning-off-their-customers/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230825

For more from Teddy -

https://puck.news/tales-from-the-s-b-f-bankruptcy-black-hole/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230825

Julia on Prigozhin’s Assassination Aug 24, 2023

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Peter and Julia Ioffe discuss the stunning death of Putin’s greatest nemesis.

For more from Julia -

https://puck.news/prigozhins-treason-the-price-of-betrayal/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230824

The Blind Side Squabble & Shari’s Choice Aug 23, 2023

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Eriq Gardner joins Peter Hamby to break down the weird and sad legal dispute gripping the Oher family. And then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy discuss Shari Redstone’s BET auction.

For more from Eriq (and Matt) -

https://puck.news/will-a-i-eat-hollywood/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230823

For more from Bill -

https://puck.news/paramount-existentialism-more-goldmanology/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230823

G.O.P. Debate Prep & Congress Anxieties Aug 22, 2023

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Abby Livingston joins Peter to dig into all the anxieties and chaos of the next Congressional season of discontent. Then they game plan out the first G.O.P. debate.

Media Monday: Iger’s Options & CNN’s Youthquake Aug 21, 2023

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Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to discuss Bob Iger’s increasingly limited options at Disney, and CNN’s decision to bring a new generation into the fold. Then they discuss the defenestration of CBS News’ leader—a watershed moment that leaves all six news divisions in the hands of women.

Iowa Gossip + Fashion M&A Aug 18, 2023

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Abby Livingston joins Peter to chat through the various evolving Iowa scenarios, then Ben Landy and Lauren dig into fashion’s biggest deal of the year.

More Goldman Sachs Mishegas & a Putin Pivot Aug 17, 2023

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Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss the latest P.R. headaches facing David Solomon, Goldman Sachs’ C.E.O., and whether the narrative has become hyperbolic. Then Julia Ioffe and Ben Landy chat about a new twist in the Biden-Putin dynamic.

For more from Bill -

https://puck.news/the-judgment-of-solomon/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230817

For more from Julia -

https://puck.news/biden-putins-nuclear-blurred-lines/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230817

S.B.F.’s Future and Iger’s ARPU Strategy Aug 16, 2023

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Teddy Schleifer, who was in the courtroom when Sam Bankman-Fried was cuffed, shares his observations and reporting with Peter Hamby. Then Ben Landy and Julia Alexander discuss Bob Iger’s Disney+ dilemma.

Hunter’s Lonely Heart & Iowa Dreams Aug 15, 2023

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Tara Palmeri joins Peter to work through the latest twist in the Hunter Biden legal saga and what it forebodes for 2024. Then Peter, on the ground in the corndog capital of the human imagination, reports on the stirrings on the G.O.P.’s latest fears and anxieties.

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