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WTF: Women in Tech, Media and Finance

Excerpts From Day One of The Information’s WTF 2021 Conference

By The Information Staff · Oct 6, 2021 3:38pm PDT

At The Information’s WTF conference today, speakers included Dawn Ostroff, chief content officer and advertising business officer of Spotify, MSNBC president Rashida Jones, Barstool Sports CEO Erika Nardini and progressive philanthropist Kathryn Murdoch. We also heard from a panel of venture capitalists—Rachel Holt, co-founder of... At The Information’s WTF conference today, speakers included Dawn Ostroff, chief content...

WTF: Women in Tech, Media and Finance

Kathryn Murdoch Says Big Companies Shouldn’t Be Controlled By One Person

By Mahira Dayal · Oct 6, 2021 2:25pm PDT · 2 comments

Philanthropist Kathryn Murdoch said no individual should control a big company like Facebook, saying “it is troubling when you have one person who wields that kind of power and it’s probably not the right way forward.” The comments by Murdoch, at The Information’s Women in Tech, Media and Finance conference on Wednesday,... Philanthropist Kathryn Murdoch said no individual should control a big company like Facebook,...

WTF: Women in Tech, Media and Finance

Barstool’s Nardini Predicts More Sports Media Firms Will Partner With Betting Firms

By Aidan Ryan · Oct 6, 2021 10:25am PDT

The legalization of online sports betting in states across the U.S. has sparked a wave of deal making within the sports betting industry involving both sports leagues and digital media firms. Barstool Sports CEO Erika Nardini predicts more media firms will strike deals, although she says it is the professional sports leagues that hold the most... The legalization of online sports betting in states across the U.S. has sparked a wave of deal...

Peacock Is Helping MSNBC Reach Younger Viewers, MSNBC Chief Rashida Jones Says

By Sahil Patel · Oct 6, 2021 9:28am PDT

WTF: Women in Tech, Media and Finance

Peacock Is Helping MSNBC Reach Younger Viewers, MSNBC Chief Rashida Jones Says

By Sahil Patel · Oct 6, 2021 9:28am PDT

NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, is helping MSNBC reach viewers at least a decade younger than those watching on its traditional cable channel, according to MSNBC’s president, Rashida Jones. Peacock is helping broaden MSNBC’s audience by creating a platform for different content formats and talent than what can be... NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, is helping MSNBC reach viewers at least a decade...