Tom Lowry is the Senior Vice President for Editorial Strategy at TheWrap, overseeing growth strategy for the subscription business, including user engagement, business coverage and new products and events. He is a veteran digital newsroom leader, having worked at CNBC, BusinessWeek, Variety, the New York Daily News, USA Today and as editor-in-chief of the travel B2B publication Skift. He is a former Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Business and Economic Journalism at Columbia University.
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EA, Vimeo Led the Leverage Buyouts That Drove September M&A in Entertainment
The Funding File also reports that among startup investments, the social media-focused The News Movement co-founded by Washington Post CEO Will Lewis received $10 million from Qatari investors
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The Reset: The Silver Lake Lining in the TikTok Deal
Keep eye on private equity firm Silver Lake, which in one week added TikTok and Electronics Arts to its growing Hollywoodsphere investment portfolio
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The Reset: A CEO Speaks Out After Charlie Kirk — Virtue Signaling or Damn Good Idea?
Gap CEO Richard Dickson gave corporate America something to think about when he encouraged his workers to speak up in respectful ways in the wake of the Turning Point USA co-founder’s murder
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The Reset: Media’s New Patriarchy Without All the Shakespeare
As Rupert settles the Murdochs’ succession question, welcome to Hollywood’s latest family affair: the Ellisons
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Startup Behind Unauthorized AI ‘South Park’ Episodes Raises $50 Million From Amazon to Top Latest Fundings
In addition to venture activity, The Funding File this month tracks August M&A deals in media and entertainment
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The Funding File: Media and Entertainment Ventures Raise $500 Million in July
Base Boy Entertainment led fundings with a $110 million infusion followed by Substack with a $100 million round
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Veteran VC Eric Hippeau on What He’s Looking for in AI and Creator Startups
The Lerer Hippeau co-founder and managing partner reflects on 25 years as a venture capitalist and details how having media experience gives early-stage investors an edge
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Execs from Nvidia, Adobe, Flawless Join WrapPRO’s ‘AI in Hollywood’ Virtual Roundtable
The conversation, streaming on July 23, will also include screenwriter and producer Van Robichaux
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AI and Creators: 2 WrapPRO Livestream Roundtables — Sign Up Now
Want to learn more about two fast-growing industries that promise to reshape Hollywood? Then register today for these must-attend events
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Warner Bros. Discovery to Split Into 2 Companies: Cable Channels and Studios, Streaming
Under-performing since WarnerMedia and Discovery merged in 2022, the company will cleave itself in hopes of unleashing new value for shareholders
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Bob Pittman on 50 Years in Media and What He’s Not Saying About the Future
Office With a View: The CEO of iHeart Media, the co-founder of MTV and former top AOL-Time Warner exec also says he loves ad-supported audio podcasts because it’s just “radio on demand”
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Charter and Cox to Merge in $34.5 Billion Deal, Creating Cable and Wi-Fi Giant
One of the biggest deals of the year in a tepid M&A market so far, the proposed tie-up will face review under President Trump’s regulators that will be closely watched by other companies
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Imax CEO ‘Highly Confident’ That China’s Plan to Reduce US Film Releases Won’t Affect His Company
Rich Gelfond expects that China will target smaller budget films, not those that “drives Imax’s business”
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What Trump’s Tariffs Mean for Hollywood as New Recession Looms | Analysis
Experts say financial pain will come through a broader blow to the economy, from higher production costs to fewer ad dollars to pinched consumers avoiding theaters
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