Alexei Barrionuevo is the Business Editor at TheWrap. He previously served as an editor at Billboard, and before that as a staff writer at The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He has worked as a correspondent based in Brazil, Belgium and Venezuela.
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Disney’s Iger Plays Offense, Touting New Investments, Streaming Initiatives After Earnings Win
Analysis: The CEO showed his mettle as he promised to fine tune the company’s creative strategy and offset declining linear assets
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Why Bob Iger Won’t Sell Disney’s Linear Assets | Exclusive
As Netflix tells the industry that M&A cannot save broadcast TV, Disney’s embattled CEO is still resisting a sale
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Chaos, Fury Engulf Los Angeles Times in Historic Cuts to Newsroom
Latino and Black staffing is reduced by a third, D.C. bureau shuttered and prize winners given pink slips
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Newsroom Meddling, Money Woes: How A Billionaire Owner Lost His Star Editor at the Los Angeles Times | Exclusive
Respected editor Kevin Merida abruptly resigned last week after getting fed up with owner interference in the newsroom
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Elon Musk Seems ‘Hell-Bent on Destroying’ X, Say Media Experts
After promoting antisemitic tweets, the billionaire battles back by suing watchdog Media Matters, saying it created a misleading perception
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TikTok Spreads Disinformation in Israel-Gaza War as It Rises as Primary News Source for Youth
A Pew study says young people who use the social media platform as a news source has more than tripled since 2020
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Disney Goes All-in on Streaming – But Is It Too Late to Catch Netflix? | Analysis
With one Hulu and Disney+ app, CEO Bob Iger commits to “significant and sustained profitability” in streaming, but domestic growth remains sluggish
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AI Dominates Tech Earnings, Highlighting Competitive Advantages | Analysis
Alphabet, Meta and Amazon touted advertising efficiencies from AI initiatives and boasted about their dizzying pace of innovation
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Death in the Desert: When Hamas Came to an Israeli Rave, Friends Perished
Festival-goers Ofek Baribi and Eden Abdulayev danced together at sunrise, and then violence parted them
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