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☆ A CNBC holiday tradition: 13 anonymous media predictions for the new year
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( Alex Sherman | In Alex-Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It's a CNBC holiday tradition: Anonymous media executives make their 2025 industry predictions. While Warner Bros. That's a nice segue to this year's predictions:Executive 1: Comcast will acquire the studio and streaming assets of Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Executive 3: Fox will acquire most of Warner Bros.

Persons: Ho, Discovery's Max, Nelson Peltz, Jay Rasulo, Bob Iger, Dana Walden, Apple —, Warner, NBCUniversal, Donald Trump, Charter —, Fox, Murdoch, doesn't, Disney, Walden, Disney's, Bob Chapek Organizations: CNBC, Anonymous, Warner Bros, Netflix, Disney, Max, RedBird, Paramount Global, Skydance, Media, NBA, Warner Bros ., Apple, Comcast, U.S, Time Warner Cable, Charter, Fox, HBO, Turner, Disney Entertainment, Hollywood Locations: U.S, Iger

☆ Disney dodges the Trump question
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Last week, Warner Bros. "In a way, we've already consolidated," he said on the company's earnings call Thursday morning, in response to a question about M&A possibilities during Trump 2.0. Disney, like other media companies that have news organizations, has already drawn Trump's ire, during the 2024 campaign. During that fight, conservatives harped on the company, calling it too "woke," while liberals — including some Disney employees — felt the company wasn't forceful enough in standing up for diversity. AdvertisementIt's no surprise, then, that Iger didn't say the word "Trump" once during his call.

Persons: Bob Iger, Iger, he's, —, Trump, we've, Rupert Murdoch's Fox, David Zaslav, Zaslav, John Malone, Malone, it's, JD Vance, Matt Gaetz, Murdoch's, Kamala Harris, He's, Paramount's, Ron DeSantis, harped Organizations: Warner Bros, Discovery, Service, Trump, Disney, Comcast, Big Tech, of Justice, Time Warner, Murdoch's Disney, ABC, Paramount's CBS, Gov Locations: Hulu, Disney's, Florida

☆ Charter rolls out new Spectrum pricing and internet speeds, aims to 'be a better service operator'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

In addition, Spectrum pledged to give customers automatic credits for internet outages that are out of their control or when the company's customer service doesn't live up to its promises. That's in part because broadband customer growth at providers including Charter and Comcast has struggled, according to the companies' earnings reports. Spectrum Mobile has 8.8 million total lines and has grown rapidly due to enticing promotional deals and increased mobile usage on reliable Wi-Fi networks, the company said. "When I think about Wall Street, I think about the customer," Winfrey said. "If you focus on the customer, provide great customer service, save them money, provide value, then your capital market strategy, your regulatory strategy, all of that just falls into place."

Persons: Christopher L, Winfrey, Chris Winfrey, —, Spectrum, Tom Rutledge, we've, there's, Craig Moffett, Moffett, Robin Alam Organizations: Charter Communications, Communications Charter Communications, CNBC, Spectrum, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, Charter, Comcast, Verizon, Spectrum Mobile, ESPN, Night, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Getty Locations: U.S, MoffettNathanson, Santa Clara , California

☆ A $1.4 million vacation? Take a look inside a yacht that costs that much per week
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-15 | by ( Marylou Costa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

You don't feel like you're on a yacht," said Sacha Williams, global charter marketing director at Northrop & Johnson, Malia's broker. Source: Northrop & JohnsonLike a hotel, the yacht has a gym and spa, the latter with a massage room, sauna and Turkish hammam bath. Source: Northrop & JohnsonThere's also a glass-edged infinity pool on the main deck and a glass-bottomed Jacuzzi on the sundeck, plus an outdoor theater. Some crew members double as personal trainers and have musical skills to entertain in the evenings. There are 21 crew members on board the Malia, a custom-built yacht by the Greek builder Golden Yachts.

Persons: Malia, surcharges, Sacha Williams, Johnson, Williams, Johnson There's, I've Organizations: Cruising, Northrup, Northrop, Golden, North Locations: Europe, Monaco, Sardinia, Maddalena, Saint, Caribbean, Bahamas

Here's how much it costs to own a superyacht — and what that money is going toward. Billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Steve Jobs each spent nine figures on their megayachts. Some superyachts have space for dozens of crewmembers, including a chef, engineer, and masseuse for the guests onboard. If a superyacht has a support yacht — or a support superyacht, in Bezos' case — expect to pay another 10% of that boat's price annually. "If you charter the boat for 50 days a year, it's going to help a lot," Anders Kurtén, the CEO of brokerage firm Fraser Yachts, told BI.

Persons: you'd, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Jeffrey Beneville, Eric Schmidt's, Matthew Fleissig, NFP's Beneville, it's, Anders Kurtén, Beneville Organizations: Palm, NFP, BI, Yachts Locations: South China, Russian, San Diego

☆ Suddenly, there's real competition for broadband internet
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementThere are some people who really, really like Super Bowl ads. I’ve heard for years about the idea that wireless carriers would eventually take on the big broadband companies by selling “fixed wireless” broadband — broadband you can get via 5G airwaves using a box you put in your window instead of relying on cables buried in the ground. If I were, I would know that competition from fixed wireless has been keeping the broadband guys up at night for some time. The broadband guys are happy to tell you why they think their internet is better than the wireless internet the telco guys are selling. But for the moment, we know the cable guys — that is, the broadband guys — are no longer taking the fixed wireless guys for granted.

Persons: —, hadn’t, I’ve, Starry, Craig Moffett, MoffettNathanson, that’s, they’ve, Moffett Organizations: Service, Mobile, Super Bowl, Biden White House, Verizon, Comcast Locations: Boston

☆ Heading to Davos, here's what was overheard on connecting trains from Zurich to the World Economic Forum
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The small Swiss Alpine town is again playing host to the World Economic Forum (WEF), where the world's top brass in finance and politics convene each year to try to solve the biggest problems that plague our planet. But the long and winding road to Davos offers another lesser-known benefit, which makes the lengthier commute well worth the while. Here's what was overheard on the connecting trains from Zurich Airport to Davos Platz. OpenAI's media representative declined CNBC's request to interview Altman in Davos, citing a "tight" schedule. One Davos attendee noted their company was in the IP space and had just raised this summer, because "the rights issue is so complicated."

Persons: MacKenzie, OpenAI, Sam Altman, Davos MacKenzie Sigalos, Altman, Marc Benioff, Albert Bourla, reminisced, Sting Organizations: Volvo, Economic, Zurich Airport, Davos Platz, Swiss National Railway, Microsoft, Pfizer, The New York Times, Switzerland Cantonal Police, Disney, Landquart Locations: DAVOS, Switzerland, Manhattan, Scalettastrasse, Davos, Swiss, Zürich, Zurich, Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Saudi Arabia, Grisons, Brazil

The International Olympic Committee's executive board imposed the suspension on the Russian Olympic Committee for a breach of the Olympic Charter — a book of rules and principles for international sports bodies — by incorporating sports councils in four regions in eastern Ukraine. Russian Olympic officials provoked the dispute last week by accepting the councils in Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia as its members. Those vetting processes by different sports will continue despite the IOC suspension imposed Thursday, which does not affect Belarus. Adams said the Russian Olympic Committee had been informed of its suspension before the IOC announced it publicly. The Russian Olympic Committee can challenge the IOC decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Persons: Thomas Bach, Bach, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Mark Adams, Adams Organizations: GENEVA, —, IOC, Olympic, Russian Olympic Committee, Russian Olympic, International Olympic, International Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, Paris Games, UEFA, European Championship, ROC, Sport, “ ROC, Paris Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Mumbai, India, “, Russian, Belarus, Switzerland, Lausanne, paris

☆ The most effective ways to manage an employee who is unmotivated and mentally checked out
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Laura Pavin | Kellogg Insight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Turn the lens inwardIf you suspect someone in your ranks is quitting quietly, Thompson recommends that you first consider the possibility that you could be misreading their behavior. Managers set the tone for their teams, Thompson says. In fact, that's why it's not a bad idea to ask your team to work on this document before any new issues arise. And if your efforts to reenergized a disengaged employee fail, Thompson says, the issue may end up correcting itself. "If you have an engaged workplace, whoever is quietly checked out probably won't want to be around.

☆ Letitia James vs. Donald J. Trump: What is New York's attorney general about to do to Trump and his company?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-10 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

NY AG Letitia James is about to sue Donald Trump and his real estate and golf resort business. Whatever James has up her sleeve after three long years of investigating the Trump Organization, it is now about to be revealed. A: James will sue the Trump Organization and Trump himself, the company's sole owner and beneficiary. Morian predicted James' lawsuit will closely mirror the allegations in a 115-page memorandum she filed in January. A: The New York-incorporated Trump Organization is an umbrella for some 500 other entities, many of them Delaware-registered LLCs.

“I think in every country in the world, historically, some soups were seen as restorative.”That’s true no matter what you call it. These are CNN Travel’s nominations for 20 of the best soups around the world:Banga | NigeriaBanga is so popular in Nigeria that shops sell ready-mixed packets of spice. By 1930, Nguyen explained, the soup was served with slices of raw beef cooked gently in the broth. Today, beef pho remains the most beloved version in Vietnam, with options that include the original raw beef, a mix of raw and cooked beef, brisket and tendon. Slip them into a bowl of beef broth for a world-class soup that includes tender beef, pale slices of radish, chili oil and fresh herbs.

Persons: you’ve, Janet Clarkson, “ It’s, Clarkson, you’re, ”, “, jansa, beletete, Leisa Tyler, LightRocket, Andrea Nguyen, Nguyen, Ukraine “, frik, camarones, Katherine Frey, It’s, Spain Gazpacho, Tom McCorkle, —, Gumbo, it’s, It's, chiles, Menudo rojo, blanco, moqueca, ayam, Tom yum goong, Natasha Breen, Shutterstock, — it’s, Turkey Yayla çorbasi, weren't Organizations: CNN, Nigeria Banga, UNESCO, borscht, Washington Post, United States, Menudo, Mexico Menudo, cilantro, chiles Locations: Banga, Nigeria, Niger, orima, Vietnam, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Russian, France, Marseille, Saffron, Portugal, Portugal's, Minho, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, North Africa, camarones, Peru, Arequipa, amarillo, Gazpacho, Spain, Andalusia, Africa, West Africa, Nigerian, Louisiana, West, Choctaw, New Iberia, Harira, Morocco Moroccan, Yom Kippur, Kharcho, Georgia, Lanzhou, China, Mohinga, Myanmar, Mexico, Mexican, moqueca, Bahia, Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Suriname, South America, Thailand, Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu, çorbasi, Turkey, pita

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