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MSNBC Panic, The Reign of Redstone & The Murdochs’ ‘Succession’ Drama

Inside the dynastic politics, boardroom dramas, and M&A land-grabs that are reshaping the media-tech-financial landscape.

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William D. Cohan and Dylan Byers
November 24, 2021

The media ecosystem is constantly evolving, disaggregating, and consolidating. The following is a lightly edited conversation between William D. Cohan, the longtime journalist and former M&A banker, and Dylan Byers, one of the foremost observers of the evolving tech-entertainment-financial landscape, about what’s really happening inside the industry.