LISTEN: Jon Miller on Media Merger Mayhem: ‘Globalization Is Winning’

'Strictly Business' is Variety's weekly podcast featuring conversations with industry leaders about media and entertainment

By Cynthia Littleton

Cynthia Littleton

Business Editor

Latest

• LISTEN: Jon Miller on Media Merger Mayhem: ‘Globalization Is Winning’ 27 minutes ago
• LISTEN: What’s Fueling the Box Office Rebound and How Can Hollywood Keep it Going? 18 hours ago
• How the ‘Must See TV’ Campaign Defined NBC’s Dominance in the 1990s and Changed America’s Viewing Habits 2 days ago

On this week’s episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast, media industry veteran Jon Miller, CEO of Integrated Media, offers his perspective on what it’s like to be part of a megabucks merger that represents an enormous bet on the future. He examines the deals and the varied motives of the biggest players in media.

Miller, whose résumé includes stints in senior business roles at News Corp, Viacom and Time Warner, breaks down the strategic rationale that drives most acquisitions for media which is deep into consolidation mode in the U.S. He sees the current wave of deals as having started in 2022 when AT&T spun off WarnerMedia barely four years after the telco acquired Time Warner.

Related Stories

'God of War' Shocker: Kratos Actor Ryan Hurst Recast After On-Set Injury