David Zaslav Has a Plan to Take on Netflix: Drop HBO

After restructuring his company and firing thousands of employees, David Zaslav says this will be the year of Warner Bros. Discovery.

David Zaslav, president and chief executive officer of Discovery Inc., arrives ahead of the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. The 36th annual event gathers many of America's wealthiest and most powerful people in media, technology, and sports.Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

I’m sending out an early edition since I will be at Coachella this weekend watching some of the world’s finest musicians. I’ll preempt my weekly music recommendations at the bottom by suggesting you check out Pusha T, Wet Leg and Kaytranada on the Friday livestream. (I don’t need to recommend Bad Bunny by this point.)

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