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Barry Diller

Edgar Bronfman Jr.
William D. Cohan • July 14, 2024

Shari’s Schmuck Insurance

The Ellison/RedBird deal to buy Paramount includes a 45-day “go-shop” period, during which the special committee is empowered to consider other bidders: Sony and Apollo, Bronfman and Bain, Barry Diller, or Steven Paul. But there are a dozen reasons to believe that none of these rumored suitors will upset the apple cart.
Dylan Byers • April 17, 2024
The Beast and the Brightest
barry diller joanna coles les moonves
Why are shoulder-rubbers Ben Sherwood and Joanna Coles taking over Barry Diller’s last-gen mediaco that no one else really wanted? Well, what were the alternatives?
William D. Cohan • February 13, 2022
Why Diller Swung the Axe
Barry Diller
Notes on Diller’s decision to shutter some of his magazines, Fed porn, and Liars Poker war stories.