How Ted Turner changed the media landscape

About this episode

The episode reflects on Ted Turner's impact on the media and discusses current events affecting aluminium prices and hotel bookings ahead of the FIFA World Cup.

We look back on the life of the CNN founder, Ted Turner, who has died. We hear from Brian Selter, CNN chief media analyst, and Lisa Napoli who was an intern in the network's early days. Also, conflict in the Middle East has driven aluminium prices to a four-year high. So how will this affect the price of cars and canned goods? And with six weeks to go before the FIFA World Cup, how US hotels are seeing fewer bookings than they expected. (Picture: Turner Enterprises Chairman Ted Turner participates in a panel at the 2010 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California. Credit: REUTERS/Phil McCarten)

People in this episode

Guests: Brian Selter, Lisa Napoli

Topics covered

• media landscape
• Ted Turner
• CNN
• aluminium prices
• FIFA World Cup
• US hotel bookings

Keywords

• Ted Turner
• CNN
• aluminium prices
• FIFA World Cup
• US hotels
• media
• business news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CNN, Turner Enterprises, FIFA

Places: United States

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