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Yet the 62-year-old commissioner is poised to break the bank thanks to cunning planning. Silver has consistently orchestrated efforts to increase the media value of each property; for example, by breaking events like the All-Star Game and early playoff games into distinct, sellable parts, and creating bidding wars wherever possible. It also helps t... See more
Adam Silver Is the Winner in the Battle for the NBA’s Rights Future
Thus, as the cable-tv-dominated status quo crumbles, pro sports will develop a new playbook, centered around better telling player stories. Players will also have more opportunity to tell and sell these stories themselves, direct-to-consumer:
Lea Boreland • Adapting sports
Fearless (Big Machine’s Version)The original Fearless, released in 2008, was Swift’s second studio album and her big commercial breakthrough. It was also the second of six albums Swift owed Big Machine Records, the record label that had made Swift its first signing. In 2018, having fulfilled her contract, Swift switched to Republic Records and Univ... See more
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No place on earth is more baby-boomerish than Silicon Valley, and Jobs was its avatar: a CEO who wore jeans and emitted a “reality distortion field,” a sentimental, countercultural romantic who was also a ruthless mogul, a forever-young tinkerer dedicated to erasing the old distinctions between tools and toys, work and play.
Doug Menuez • Fearless Genius: The Digital Revolution in Silicon Valley 1985-2000
On top of all this, Ross Levinsohn, a former Arena executive, recently filed a suit detailing Bhargava’s thirst for taking over the company. The suit broadly claims that Bhargava used a minority holding in Arena to take over the company and, by extension, SI as part of a plot to consolidate his media holdings and secure free advertising for his bus... See more
Threats, Demands, a Lawsuit, and a Website in Limbo: Inside the Chaos at ‘SI’ - Front Office Sports
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You and Larry David wrote Seinfeld together, without a traditional writers’ room, and burnout was one reason you stopped. Was there a more sustainable way to do it? Could McKinsey or someone have helped you find a better model?
Who’s McKinsey?
It’s a consulting firm.
Are they funny?
No.
Then I don’t need them. If you’re efficient, you’re doing it the... See more
Who’s McKinsey?
It’s a consulting firm.
Are they funny?
No.
Then I don’t need them. If you’re efficient, you’re doing it the... See more
Daniel McGinn • Jerry Seinfeld: Comedian, Innovator, Micromanager
Red accused me of being stubborn and willful—which he knew I was anyway—and wanted to know why, why I wanted to shun such an honor from the fans. Because I never played for the fans, I explained, I played for myself and for my team. I told Red I felt honored to have my number retired but that was something I could in good conscience only do with my
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