About this episode
Dylan and Julia discuss Byron Allen's purchase of BuzzFeed, the New York Times licensing Wordle, CNN's weather app, and the Knicks' playoff chances.
Dylan and Julia dive right in to discuss Byron Allen's eye-popping $120 million purchase of BuzzFeed, a legacy media brand that has seen better days. They also look into the New York Times' decision to license Wordle to NBC and analyze how the outlet has made use of its growing IP. The conversation also covers CNN's new weather app and culminates in some well-earned optimism about the New York Knicks' chances in the NBA playoffs. See all the ways bp is driving American energy forward at bp.com/InvestingInAmerica. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Dylan, Julia
Topics covered
- media acquisition
- Wordle licensing
- weather app
- NBA playoffs
- optimism
Keywords
- BuzzFeed
- Byron Allen
- New York Times
- Wordle
- NBC
- CNN
- NBA playoffs
- bp
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Organizations: BuzzFeed, Byron Allen, New York Times, NBC, CNN
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