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Watch every weekday at 10 am PT/ 1 pm ET on The Information.com/titv, App, YouTube, X—and on demand wherever you get your podcasts.
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Dec 11, 2019 • 37min
[Bonus] Why Monoculture Moments Are Rare
A trio of executives, Universal Pictures' Katie Goldsmith; Attention Capital’s Nick Bell and Instagram’s Charles Porch, explain the next phase of growth for direct-to-consumer brands.
Dec 6, 2019 • 33min
The Information's 411 — The Florida Project
Amir joins to talk about DoorDash's money-losing business and Uber's report on sexual assaults. Alex Heath talks about his investigation of Magic Leap's business and the disappointing sales for its AR headsets.
Story links: Doordash https://www.theinformation.com/articles/with-public-debut-looming-doordash-projected-450m-2019-loss
Magic Leap https://www.theinformation.com/articles/dented-reality-magic-leap-sees-slow-sales-steep-losses
Nov 29, 2019 • 27min
Disney in a Foxhole
Ashley breaks down where the frontrunners for the Democratic nomination stand regarding the tech industry. Martin joins to talk about the math of Disney's acquisition of Fox's assets and why it's clear that it seriously overpaid.
Nov 26, 2019 • 42min
[Bonus] Why Jason Blum Says Tech Has Upended Hollywood
Producer Jason Blum explains why we've still got a few more years of big money flowing into Hollywood before business realities set in. Also why Apple should consider buying a studio and why most movie budgets have gotten smaller while TV shows have ballooned in price.
Nov 23, 2019 • 23min
The Information's 411 — A Bundle of Nerves
Beejoli talks about the future of cable channels during the streaming era and what it's like working for the "old" part of the business. Cory gives the latest on Airbnb, including a scoop on its money-losing second quarter and its departing chief operating officer.
Nov 22, 2019 • 35min
[BONUS] The Information's 411 — How Jared Grusd is Expanding Content on Snapchat
Snap's chief strategy officer talks about Snap's Discover section, its explosive growth in India and competition from TikTok and Quibi.
Nov 15, 2019 • 28min
The Information's 411 — AR You Not Entertained?
Nick talks about Apple's big internal meeting about its augmented reality plans. Jessica Toonkel discussed Disney's big streaming launch and what comes next.
Nov 8, 2019 • 23min
The Information's 411 — Myths and Origins
Priya talks about the companies that have inflated their origin story and why these myths matter. Kevin dives into the feud between Rubrik and Cohesity.
Nov 1, 2019 • 23min
The Information's 411 — HBO Appomattox
Beejoli and Tom discuss the latest battle in the streaming wars as WarnerMedia unveiled HBOMax. Nick makes his first appearance to talk about how Google has tweaked its hiring strategy to focus less on culture fit.
Oct 25, 2019 • 29min
The Information's 411 — Finding Humanity in (HBO's) Silicon Valley
We interview Thomas Middleditch and Zach Woods, the stars of HBO's Silicon Valley. Ahead of the final season premiere on October 27, they reflect on how the tech industry has changed during the course of the show's run, how they searched for the humanity in the Valley, and why they think the show sticks the landing.
