Joe Bel Bruno is TheWrap’s Editor at Large, Business. He most recently served as the Founding Editor of the business news site dot.LA. He was previously the Managing Editor of Variety, and served as Deputy Business Editor and later Deputy Entertainment Editor at the Los Angeles Times. Bel Bruno also ran markets coverage for The Wall Street Journal. Before that, he was an award-winning reporter at the Associated Press in New York, and held senior posts in London and New York for Knight Ridder Financial.
Experience:
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Discovery+ Reports 24 Million Subscribers in Q1 Ahead of WarnerMedia Merger
The 2 million subscriber gain comes with 13% increase in revenues, to nearly $3.2 million
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Chris Wallace and Other CNN+ Hosts Are Jockeying for Broadcast Slots as Streamer Implodes
Wallace is CNN’s front-runner for a primetime show, but Brian Williams and Keith Olbermann are emerging as external rivals, insiders tell TheWrap
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Why CNN+ Is Shutting Down Just 3 Weeks After It Launched
A rushed launch, low subscriber numbers, and a lack of vision led Warner Bros. Discovery to close down the new streaming service
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Why Netflix’s Shocking Subscriber Loss Is a ‘Body Blow’ to Streaming Giant
The once high-flying stock collapsed as a drop in subscribers, lowered revenue, and execs presented no clear plan to turn that around quickly
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Netflix Stock Nosedives 24% After Streamer Reports Loss of 200,000 Subscribers in Q1
It’s the company’s first dip in subscribers in a decade
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What to Expect From Netflix’s Q1 Earnings – and Wall Street’s Mysterious Response
“You have to be all right with shares reacting to a different set of data points,” one top investment adviser says of the streaming giant’s business
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Elon Musk Pulls Master Class in Trolling With Twitter Takeover Bid – But There Are Real Consequences
“This may be the most epic troll ever,” says an employee of the social media company as a brewing battle causes havoc on Wall Street and beyond
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Why Warner Bros. Discovery Chief David Zaslav Could Fill Entertainment’s Celebrity CEO Void
America, meet “Shark Week guy.” He parties with Bono, out-hypnotizes Bill Clinton, and has the skills to become the heir apparent to Bob Iger
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CNN+ Will Have to Cure My Breaking News Addiction – But It Won’t Be Easy
The newly launched streaming service offers a respite from the pandemic-fueled, breakneck news-a-palooza we’ve become accustomed to
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News Union Chief Calls Out BuzzFeed CEO Amid Wave of Digital Brand Downsizing: ‘Don’t Be a Coward’
The nation’s largest news union is taking a more aggressive stance in the face of job cuts, perhaps signaling an inflection point for all news unions
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