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Mayer succeeds former ESPN president John Skipper, who is leaving to launch a new venture called Meadowlark Media with radio host Dan Le Batard.

Podcasting Is Booming. Will Hollywood Help or Hurt Its Future? A frothy adaptation market is just one sign of the rapid evolution of the industry. But some worry that big money will stifle the D.I.Y. spirit that has driven much of its success. Once seen as a marginal forum for comedy, tech talk and public radio programming, podcasting is one of the hottest corners in media, with Hollywood hungry for TV and film adaptations.Credit...Hudson Christie Feb. 25, 2021 In November, production began in Los Angeles on a new series with the trappings of a potential hit. “Unwanted” is a buddy action ...

Kevin Mayer, Tom Staggs and Shaquille O’Neal Team for Second SPAC Forest Road Acquisition Corp II is aimed at media and tech companiesTim Baysinger | February 19, 2021 @ 9:10 AM Getty Former Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs are teaming up with Shaquille O’Neal to form a second SPAC, or special purpose acquisition company. The new company, named Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II, aims to raise $300 million with an eye towards businesses in the technology, media, telecommunications, and consumer (TMTC) space, according to an SEC filing Thursday night. Mayer and Staggs will s...

Kevin Mayer The ambitious venture, on which Mayer is teaming with former Disney chief operating officer Tom Staggs, is expected to focus on a broad portfolio of companies that could span social media, music, entertainment and ecommerce.  Former Disney and TikTok executive Kevin Mayer is exploring a deal to roll up several independent media and entertainment companies, including Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings and Ben Silverman’s Propagate Content, sources with knowledge of the talks tell The Hollywood Reporter. Blackstone is financing the venture and is expected to invest a minimum of...

Los Angeles-based indie Propagate Content has partnered with The Wall Street Journal Studios and  Baby God filmmaker Hannah Olson for a new feature-length documentary that will spotlight the recent GameStop stock market chaos and the short squeeze movement. This Is Not Financial Advice is to examine the origins and inner workings of the digital and social investment communities that turned new investors into millionaires and brought a billion-dollar hedge fund to its knees. The narrative film, which is currently being filmed, will explore the emergence of a new subculture “with roots of ...