It has been, as is almost always the case, a busy week on the media beat: Rupert Murdoch has moved to consolidate Fox and News Corp, and to elevate his favored son Lachlan to the top of his media empire; the Smiths have finally, finally, launched their highly anticipated new media venture; and, in the ever self-obsessed world of TV news, eagle-eyed media executives and CNN insiders are growing more and more fearful about the viability of Chris Licht’s new Tapper-centric prime time strategy.
Herewith, I discuss it all with Puck’s co-founder and my editor and business partner, Jon Kelly.
Jon: Dylan, I know its early days in the Jake Tapper prime time experiment, but I’m curious if you’re seeing any leading indicators of how things might go?
