DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ NBC’s Ronna McDaniel disaster is dragging Comcast into the political firestorm
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

It’s difficult to succinctly summarize the disastrous state of affairs at the news division, given that multiple engines are failing simultaneously. sand and refusing to dump McDaniel until after his top television personalities, including Chuck Todd and Rachel Maddow, went on the air and excoriated the hire. Ironically, NBC News’ attempt to make inroads with Republicans through the hiring of McDaniel has had the opposite effect. On Wednesday, Trump spent part of the day ranting on Truth Social against the Comcast boss over the McDaniel disaster, characterizing Roberts as a weak leader whose employees are running amok. I asked Comcast spokespeople on Wednesday if either Roberts or Cavanagh were taking any action.

Persons: Brian Roberts, Cesar Conde, Conde, “, Ronna McDaniel, McDaniel, Chuck Todd, Rachel Maddow, Puck’s Dylan Byers, Byers, Carrie Budoff Brown, Republican Richard Walters, Todd, ” Brown, Richard Walters, Stephen Labaton, Labaton bashed, Labaton, Rashida Jones, Jones, Rebecca Blumenstein, Blumenstein, I’m, Elon Musk, Donald Trump’s, Biden, Tom Cotton, Roberts, Trump, ” Trump, It’s, can’t bode, Conde’s, Michael Cavanagh, Cavanagh Organizations: New York CNN, Comcast, NBC News, NBC Universal News Group, Republican National, NBC, MSNBC, NBC News ’, Republican, NBCU, Fox, The New York Times, NBCU News, –, Comcast spokespeople Locations: New York, Miami, Washington, MSDNC

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Opera opens its 2024-25 season Sept. 21 with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” reimagined in a film studio and said Saturday it will present the company premiere of Osvaldo Golijov’s “Ainadamar" while reducing its offerings from six main-stage productions to five. Mario Gras's “Butterfly” staging, first seen at Madrid’s Teatro Real in 2017, stars Karah Son as Cio-Cio-San and Jonathan Tetelma as Pinkerton in their company debuts. The six main-stage productions in 2022-23 brought in $9.4 million; the COVID-shortened 2019-20 season resulted in just under $7 million from four stagings. “That’ll be our ninth main-stage opera in Spanish in the company’s 38-year history,” Koelsch said. Tomer Zvulun’s staging of Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” which premiered at the 2019 Houston Grand Opera, opens May 31, 2025, with Quinn Kelsey, Rosa Feola in her company debut and René Barbera.

Persons: Puccini’s, Osvaldo Golijov’s “, Mario Gras's, Karah, Jonathan Tetelma, Pinkerton, James Conlon, Martin, Christopher Koelsch, ” Koelsch, ”, Ana María Martínez, Daniela Mack, Deborah Colker, “, Ian Judge’s, Roméo, Juliette ”, Duke Kim, Amina Edris, Michael Cavanagh’s, Conlon, Erica Petrocelli, Tomer, Verdi’s, Quinn Kelsey, Rosa Feola, René Barbera Organizations: ANGELES, Los Angeles Opera, Teatro Real, Martin Gas, LA, Hollywood, ” Revenue, Scottish Opera, Detroit Opera, Welsh National Opera, Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera Locations: Japan, ”

☆ Linda Yaccarino was blindsided by Elon Musk's tweet announcing he had found a new Twitter CEO, and had to leave a meeting to tell her boss she was joining Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk's tweet announcing he had found a new Twitter CEO came as a surprise to Linda Yaccarino. The then-NBC executive had to rush out of a meeting to explain the situation to her boss, the FT reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementLinda Yaccarino's reign as Twitter boss got off to a chaotic start after she was blindsided by Elon Musk's tweet announcing he had found a new CEO, according to a new report. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 11, 2023Cavanagh accepted her explanation, but decided to release a statement announcing Yaccarino's departure the next day. The chaotic announcement was the first taste of what Yaccarino could expect as CEO of Twitter, which Musk renamed X in a surprise rebrand soon after she joined.

Persons: Elon Musk's, Linda Yaccarino, —, Linda Yaccarino's, Yaccarino, Musk, Michael Cavanagh, I’ve, Elon, Cavanagh Organizations: Twitter, NBC, Cuban, Service, Financial Times, Comcast, Financial

☆ Americans are going abroad in droves — at the expense of domestic travel
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Airlines and hotel chains in recent weeks have reported a surge in bookings for international trips — along with rising prices. International airfare is averaging $962, up 10% from last year and 26% from 2019, according to fare-tracking company Hopper. Marriott International on Tuesday said second-quarter revenue per available room rose 6% year over year in the U.S. and Canada. Nightly rates for Marriott luxury properties, like JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton and Edition in the U.S. and Canada ticked 1% down year over year. "The fact that I'm spending a month in Europe is going to stop me from taking some domestic trips in the near future," Inman said.

Persons: Guglielmo Mangiapane, Hopper, airfare, Kathleen Oberg, Jesse Inman, Inman, Michael Cavanagh, we're Organizations: Reuters, Airlines, Marriott International, Marriott, JW, The Ritz, Carlton, U.S, Six Flags Entertainment, Comcast, Universal Locations: Rome, Italy, U.S, Paris, Orlando , Florida, Canada, Marriott, Europe, North Carolina, Israel, Austria, France, Atlanta, Denver, Austin, San Antonio, Texas, Orlando, Covid

DreamWorks Animation has laid off 33 staffers, or around 2%, in recent days. DreamWorks' parent company, NBCUniversal, has been laying off staff across divisions in recent months. The cuts were confirmed by a spokesperson from DreamWorks Animation, whose parent company, Comcast's NBCUniversal, has eliminated roles across the organization over the past six months. DreamWorks Animation said in a statement that the layoffs were part of an overall cost reduction and that a majority of those affected were in support functions. This person said staffers laid off in this round learned the news several weeks ago, giving those affected some time to prepare.

☆ NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell exits after an 'inappropriate relationship,' shocking insiders, and Comcast won't rush to replace him as corporate exec Mike Cavanagh steps up
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell's exit shocked company insiders and all of Hollywood. NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell's bombshell departure on Sunday night was a surprise to the well-regarded executive and also to his closest colleagues. Deadline reported that Shell's relationship was with CNBC's senior international correspondent, Hadley Gamble, which lasted 11 years but had ended a couple of years ago. "Comcast is as buttoned-up and straight as ever — this is a black eye for Brian Roberts," the Comcast CEO. A second company insider, however, said that Cavanagh is expected to remain in the role for some time.

☆ NBCUniversal faces a set of company-defining decisions as CEO Jeff Shell departs
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Shell announced he was departing the company immediately Sunday after admitting to an inappropriate relationship with an NBCUniversal employee. DiscoveryThe elephant in the room with NBCUniversal is the frequent speculation in media circles that a merger with Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Warner Bros.

☆ It's judgment day: Shocking exits of Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon, and Jeff Shell rock the TV industry
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Nathan Mcalone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

NBCU CEO Jeff Shell, Fox News' Tucker Carlson, and CNN's Don Lemon are all out. Shell's bombshell exit took many insiders by surprise, Insider's Claire Atkinson reported on Sunday. Fox News declined to comment beyond its press release saying it had agreed to "part ways" with Carlson. Media watchers had been primed for a Lemon exit for weeks. With all the news of the past 24 hours, media insiders have barely even gotten a chance to drill down into the second wave of layoffs at Disney, which will number in the thousands.

Comcast Corp. named a company insider as its next finance chief as the cable and media sector grapples with cord-cutting customers and deterioration in the ad market. Jason Armstrong was appointed chief financial officer, Philadelphia-based Comcast said Friday, after serving for the past nine years in various financial leadership positions. Mr. Armstrong most recently served as deputy CFO and treasurer, responsible for capital formation, capital allocation, credit-related matters and investment management activities. Jason Armstrong, chief financial officer of Comcast. Photo: Comcast CorpSince joining Comcast in 2014, Mr. Armstrong has also had the roles of CFO of Sky, Comcast’s pay-TV giant, and head of investor relations and finance.

Search resuls for: "Michael Cavanagh"

9 mentions found