Vice Media CEO Nancy Dubuc discusses the different challenges she faced since taking charge in 2018 and how their new acquisition of the lifestyle brand Refinirey29 fits in with their strategy for the future of Vice Media.
Featuring: Nancy Dubuc, CEO of Vice Media
Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode
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Chuck Klosterman on Why Football Owns TV (and Why It Won’t Forever)
Football isn’t just the biggest show on TV — at this point, it’s basically the only reason some TV networks exist. So it’s a very worthy subject for Chuck Klosterman, the provocative and prolific writer, to tackle in his new book, which is called… Football. The big Channels idea ... Show More
56m 16s
Jan 14
How to Build a Profitable Media Company in 3 years, with Semafor’s Justin Smith
News is a tough business. So how did Semafor, the news startup founded by Ben Smith and Justin Smith, figure out how to turn a profit in their third year of business? Excellent journalism certainly helps. But it’s really because the company made two key decisions: Focusing on eve ... Show More
39m 32s
Jan 7
Inside Bari Weiss’s Rise: LA, Sun Valley, and the Mogul Network
How, exactly, did Bari Weiss become the head of CBS News? We know that David Ellison, who bought Paramount last year, hired her — and bought The Free Press, the publication she started a few years earlier. But how did she get on Ellison’s radar? And why are so many media moguls, ... Show More
40m 4s
Feb 2025
YOUR BRAIN ON ADVERTISING
On this special episode of The Media Odyssey, hosts Evan Shapiro and Marion Ranchet sit down with Tony Marlow, Chief Marketing Officer at LG Ad Solutions, to explore the ongoing transformation of television advertising. They dive into The Big Shift—how consumer habits moved from ... Show More
31m 54s