both parties caucus processes. stretch its balance sheet, bet-tentially having little incentive tential of that. day in the state. During the Evans era, the sources of corporate infighting were often esoteric. In his New York days, Zaslav liked friends like Ron Perelman, Lorne Michaels and Jeff Zucker to hang at his Hamptons parties. I wrote about why I got a COVID shot:Then I was fired from my job. [50], In 2017, Zaslav was inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. Loeffler is running for reelection to the Senate. Zaslav needs the house as badly as it needs Zaslav. David Zaslav Sees Opportunity Amid Industry Turmoil as Moguls Convene in Sun Valley Warner Bros. Discovery in April 2022. 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Zaslav and other Discovery brass reportedly heard about the resignation just hours before it happened. Got a confidential news tip? Definitely to the left. Dan Eberhart, a longtime prominent Republican donor, told CNBC he senses that wealthy financiers are going to start lining up behind Trump. Then, sheepishly taking back his question, Kernen said, that was an aside. Having pulled off the media coup of the decade, the energetic executive will preside over the Warner-Discovery group. Farris Wilks, investor in the Daily Wire, gave $416,800 to Trump Victory and Club for Growth Action. "I would like to see CNN evolve back to the kind of journalism that it started with, and actually have journalists, which would be unique and refreshing,"Malonesaid in an interview that aired on CNBC. Laurene Powell Jobs donated over $2 million. Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg fund swaths of lobbyists in Washington. James Zelter, co-president and CIO of Apollo Global Management that owns Yahoo News, gave $35,900 to Republicansand $25,200 to Democrats. Sinclair Broadcasting and Nexstar executives give to the National Association of Broadcasters. Per Barr, Zaslav said he is waiting for the deal to close before discussing or simply divulging those types of plans. We support credit card, debit card and PayPal payments. [49], In 2014, Zaslav was awarded the Fred Dressler Leadership Award by Syracuse University's S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. He's used his salary to buy some of the most sought-after real estate around, buying the Hollywood home of "The Godfather" film director Robert Evans for $16 million and snapping up Conan O'Brien's apartment on Central Park West. and other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, Media tends to be a reflection of where the country is. I think Fox News is much more of an advocacy network than a news network, Zaslav said, according to Washington Post media reporter Jeremy Barr. ", JEFF ZUCKER OUT AT CNN AFTER FAILING TO DISCLOSE CONSENSUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH COLLEAGUE: I WAS WRONG. [22] Zaslav instigated a shift in strategy by the company, aiming to see itself as a "content company" rather than a "cable company" by bolstering its main networks (such as its namesake Discovery Channel) as multi-platform brands. There will once again be parties and stars and perhaps arguments. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav was confronted on Friday about the future of CNN, the liberal network he is set to oversee once a looming merger is official, but claimed the ousting of now-former CNN boss Jeff Zucker had nothing to do with rumors the network could shift to a nonpartisan approach. Zaslavs generous compensation plan continues the trend of rich COVID era paydays for media CEOs, some of whom made a show of forgoing a salary when the pandemic hit, only to quietly return to their former levels as the crisis dragged on. He was granted no options. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. His Facebook page is full of old school friendships and trips with the former GE CEO, Jack Welch. Sen. [46] He is chair of the Auschwitz: The Past Is Present Committee which promotes awareness of the Holocaust. "It's clear Team Trump needs to break the glass and pull the fire alarm. The Cook Political Report marks six Republican-held Senate seats in Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Montana and North Carolina as toss ups. His reputation for speed gave Discovery an edge over Comcast as a merger partner. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Journalism is not meant to be public relations for political parties. AT&T Inc., agreed to merge its WarnerMedia division with Discovery Communications Inc., creating a streaming giant to compete with Walt Disney Co.'s Disney+ and Netflix. Add to that the billions of dollars from super PACsused to fund political content pushed by new digital channels and influencers. Legal Statement. ", Warner Bros. International Television Production, Warner Bros. Brooklyn-born Zaslav attended high school in Rockland County, where he was captain of the tennis team. WBD President and CEO David Zaslav spent time with Abrams before the close of the merger earlier this year and is a fan. Transparency is what journalists and journalism have long been about. The parties within its walls were glitzy, the arguments were epic and the scandals provided perfect gossip fuel. All Rights Reserved. Zaslav laughed but did not retract his comment. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Email us. We now live in a much less transparent time. Jeff Bezos, who owns The Washington Post, gave but $15,000over the past20 months through his PACs Blue Origin and Amazon while his net worth grew to near $200 billion. Zaslav is also one of the highest-paid CEOs in media history. "Squawk Box" co-anchor Andrew Ross Sorkintold Zaslav his phone was "blowing up" from CNN staffers who are "desperate to know" his personal views about the Zucker situation. Zucker, who joined CNN in 2013 and led the network through the rise of Donald Trump to the presidency, abruptly resigned this week over a secret relationship he had with a colleague, CNN chief marketing officer Allison Gollust, which he did not disclose to the company as required. "I think of CNN in a totally different way than I thought about it years ago. Zaslav had a hand in the launch of MSNBC, another left-leaning network, during his time as an NBC executive. Of the top 10 political donors among S&P 500 CEOs, a majority gave big to GOP groups in the second quarter, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics. Zucker and Trump were friends in the 2000s as they teamed up on the wildly popular NBC reality show "The Apprentice," but they became bitter political enemies as Trump took over the Republican Party beginning in 2015 and romped to the White House. Discovery , "It's the only media company that I've worked with in the last two decades where building a unified global presence was a core part of the strategy," said Joe Ravitch, co-founder of Raine, the media-focused merchant bank. But we dont. If only houses could talk: This one, however, is a battered shadow of its proud Regency past, its interior walls torn apart, trucks parked on its tennis court. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Discovery, weighing in on content, forcing out executives and cutting costly projects like CNN+ while schmoozing with top Hollywood talent. Marc Rowan at Apollo Management, the private equity firm that recently acquired Yahoo News for $5 billion, gave $1.75 million. A continuously updated summary of the news stories that US political commentators are discussing online right now. Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison has also been close to the president and was one of the donors advising Trump at the start of the pandemic. Usually you ditch people. The COVID-19 virus had accelerated cord-cutting that's causing cable TV channels to lose subscribers. Zaslavwill lead the combined company called Warner Bros. Man, you werent kidding, Kernen said, also laughing. Get the best insights and analysis delivered to your inbox, 2,276 groups organized as super PACs have reported, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. S. I. 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While Evans principal scenario was to package the chemistry between filmmakers and top stars, Zaslavs social objectives may be more corporately focused. Despite the increased support from CEOs, Biden and the Democratic National Committee outraised their opponents in the second quarter. To sustain that position, Zaslav will have to drastically readjust his spending habits. Discovery, to be sure, funded Otter Dynasty, not Game of Thrones. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. One Warner executive told friends that Zaslav's unexpected arrival would bring structure and order versus the "move-fast and break things" style of the WarnerMedia's current chief executive, Jason Kilar, whose future with the company is still unclear. I found these figures wanting. His corporate boss, Charles Bluhdorn, facing him in his screening room, shouted that public companies could not dabble in porn. He then decided to re-run the films. Why would they go anywhere else? Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Even his wife, Clare Boothe Luce, herself a Republican member of Congress, chastised him publicly for his relentless coverage in Time of Barry Goldwaters GOP nomination for president. offers FT membership to read for free. Discovery Chief David Zaslav 2020 Pay Drops to $37.7 Million. Discovery in April 2022. See Barrs tweets at the bottom of this post. David Zaslav the CEO of Discovery Inc., and Bob Iger, the former CEO of Disney who is now the companys executive chairman, are among the top executive Yet, we know little about their political views or how that money is being spent. The new entity will inherit the biggest share of cable viewers in the U.S., accounting for 29% of viewing time. Insider say he's known for relationship building but also being demanding with staff. Story tips can be sent tobrian.flood@fox.comand on Twitter: @briansflood. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Zaslav&oldid=1142246299, American chief executives in the media industry, American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent, Articles with dead external links from July 2019, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles with dead external links from February 2023, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 08:59. Why? Market data provided by Factset. Biden and the Democratic National Committee outraised their opponents in the second quarter. Correction: Mediaite has learned Zaslav was referring to the left side of the Discovery portfolio, not the left side of the political aisle. [40] Some of those projects were "practically finished" or in the late stages of post-production, including Batgirl and Scoob! Discovery chief says 'Journalism First' is new mandate at CNN 2023 CNBC LLC. Zaslav, 61, his wife Pam, and his adult children, mingled with TV and movie industry friends, Page Six, CNBC and Fox News anchors, plastic surgeons, and interior designers. Jeff Zucker is considered to be the person responsible for the CNNs shift away from the nonpartisan outlet it was before his tenure. Who is David Zaslav? "CNN is a fantastic asset, I cant wait to get in there. Something we can likely all agree on is that trust in media is at an all-time low and Americans want reliable, nonpartisan news. His responsibilities extended to Bravo, CNBC World, SCI FI, ShopNBC, Sleuth, Telemundo, Telemundo Puerto Rico, mun2, Trio, Universal HD, USA Network, NBC Weather Plus and the Olympics on cable. Safra Catz, the CEO of Oracle, gave $125,000 in May to the Trump Victory committee, a joint fundraising operation between the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee. As Trump and other Republicans slide in the polls, the idea that taxes could go up under a Democratic administration and Congress has forced GOP donors off the sidelines, according to people helping raise money for GOP organizations. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for WarnerMedia). A fiercely ambitious man with an appetite for the theatrical, Zaslav paid $16 million for the late Bob Evans home in Beverly Hills, originally telling friends he may spend three months a year in Hollywood, creating a livelier aura for his Discovery Channel. Zaslav's executive compensation package includes an annual salary of $3 million with an annual $22 million bonus. During Thursdays meeting, Zaslav warned that staff reductions were likely as he continued to remove layers of management and combines jobs. Discovery. or redistributed. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for WarnerMedia) (Getty Images). "Who do they want managing the economy: Trump (Mnuchin, Powell, Kudlow) or Biden (Bernie, Warren and AOC)?," Bailey said. RobertIger, executive chairman of the Walt Disney Co. and who once ran ABC, gave over $1 million. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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[45] His daughter Ali Zaslav is a congressional producer with CNN.[53]. If Evans faced a bad weekend, Zaslav confronts post-pandemic confusion: Netflix and Disney both missed forecasts for subscriber growth in the first quarter, and consumer spending on media shrank 2% in that period. Transparency matters. Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inbox. "David Zaslav: "The future of cable is that it's declining" but says "It offers a unique proposition to advertisers. CNBC then cut away from Zaslav for breaking news on the January jobs report but came back to the Discovery honcho afterwards. David Zaslav does not give an answer when asked about Jeff Zucker's future at a combined WarnerMedia and Discovery because the deal hasn't closed yet, Ken Auletta: "What's the future of cable? Zaslav wondered how he would stack up against the likes of Netflix and Disney without more content and if he would be forced to sell if he couldn't get bigger to compete with those companies, with their seemingly bottomless pockets. Without it, journalists and society dont stand a chance to hold them accountable when the coverage is of disrepute. I dont see how this ends well. You can still enjoy your subscription until the end of your current billing period. Media mogul William Randolph Hearst famously declared, This is my newspaper, these are my views, take or leave it. Hearst boldly placed his editorials on the front page, with his picture, signed for Gods sake. There was no subterfuge. [42][43][44], Zaslav serves on the boards of Sirius XM, The Cable Center, Center for Communication, Grupo Televisa, Partnership for New York City, Syracuse University and USC Shoah Foundation. But here is where it fell short. The tennis court, he decided, needed to be moved three feet, and changed to a clay surface. Discovery executives are treating Zuckersunexpected exit as a fresh startfor CNN, according to the networks own media reporter, Brian Stelter. Send us a tip using our annonymous form. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. While Kernen did not clarify his comments, he went on to say that he sees sports as being on the right side of the Discovery portfolio. The TV deal maker will head the new venture formed by his companys merger with AT&Ts WarnerMedia, as he seeks to build a streaming juggernaut. [12] At the age of 8, he moved to Rockland County where he graduated from Ramapo High School. Last week,Discovery reportedit had reached 20 million paying streaming subscribers worldwide by the end of September. Our system is awash in billions of political dollars. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Compare Standard and Premium Digital here. Overall, I think wed be better off if we just had news networks, but we dont.. David Zaslav has been enjoying a stock runup after Wall Street analysts expressed increased optimism about Warner Bros. George Soros, a major donor to Wikipediawho funds many new digital media outlets through his Open Society Foundation (see our nonprofit U.S. Media Index), gave $3,679,800. Zaslav didnt clarify in response, and it immediatelywent viral on social media, where users pointed to it as an acknowledgement that CNN leans left politically. The Discovery CEO also took aim at Fox News, describing the conservative outlet as much more of an advocacy network than a news network., I think overall wed probably be better off if we just had news networks in America, Zaslav said. The index wasmore popular than anticipated. Philip Anschutz, owner of the Washington Examiner, gave $168,500. He's unsentimental and quick to rotate executives if they are not performing, though his key aides have been with him for years. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, whose media giant is set to close its merger with CNNs owner WarnerMedia this spring, made the surprise remark during a Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. And now, the former lawyer for Discovery founder John Hendricks is the new king of media, set to oversee $20 billion in content spend, topping Netflix's $17 billion. Evans top films might share a weekend with two or three other wannabe hits; Zaslav confronts a mind-bending blur of some 300 services, subscription-based or video on demand, all competing for eyeballs. His salary remained locked at $3 million. Longtime Discovery chief David Zaslav, who will soon oversee CNN as part of his companys merger with WarnerMedia, called his future competitor Fox News Channel much more of an advocacy network than a news network on Wednesday. The lack of transparency in super PAC donations loomed as we scoured the FEC database. Change the plan you will roll onto at any time during your trial by visiting the Settings & Account section. Craig Newmark has donated close to $100 million to journalism schools, content moderation research, new digital media outletsand journalists, as have Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, and big foundations like the Knight Foundation, Heritage Foundation, Open Markets Instituteand Pierre Omidyars Democracy Fund. Sprecher also gave at least $106,500 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the official campaign arm of Republicans running for Senate seats. YOU'VE REACHED YOUR MONTHLY ARTICLE LIMIT. Last year, Zaslav vowed to take a hands-on role in the operations of CNN. Other notable S&P 500 CEO contributions to Republican led groups in the second quarter include Robert Bradway, the chief executive of biopharmaceutical company Amgen; Daniel Amos, the CEO of insurance giant Aflac; and Gregory Brown, the CEO of Motorola Solutions. We use Did you say to the left? Kernan said, before taking back the question, saying he probably shouldnt have said that.. David M. Zaslav (born January 15, 1960) is the president and chief executive officer of Discovery Inc., a position he has held since January 2007. Most recently under Zaslav, Discovery acquired Scripps Networks Interactive, in a transaction which closed in March 2018. He was previously an executive at NBCUniversal. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis. All rights reserved. When Discovery assumes control of CNN, Zaslav will have a key decision to make right out of the box as it will have to replace newly-resigned CNN chief Jeff Zucker. He's also known for squeezing costs out of operations, which could concern WarnerMedia employees who've already been through years of restructuring under AT&T. Zaslav, however, in his quest for major talent, may also have to answer queries about the movies release platform and the structure of its compensation formula. Domestically, HBO Max and HBO have a combined 45.2 million subscribers. Heidi Legg is the lead research fellow at the Future of Media Project at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University. Discovery, home to Animal Planet and unscripted shows like 90 Day Fianc, may now become Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. What does media constitute? David Zaslav, who led the merger with CNN and Discovery, donated over $240,000. David Michael Zaslav (born January 15, 1960) is an American media executive who currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Warner Bros. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. As Trump and other Republicans slide in the polls, the idea that taxes could go up under a Democratic administration and Congress has forced wealthy GOP donors off the sidelines. I probably shouldnt have said that.. ", Zaslavs comments contradict a Deadline report that Malone "made it known that corporate procedures had to be followed to the letter in regards to Zucker," therefore, "being that WarnerMedias standards of business conduct require disclosure of relationships that develop with a boss and subordinate, Zuckers goose was officially cooked.". Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy. 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