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First up today,
John Ourand charts the road ahead for TNT Sports as Warner Bros. Discovery prepares to break away from its cable portfolio. Under incoming C.E.O.
Gunnar Wiedenfels—who will take charge of WBD’s TV assets dregs—the network’s standing as a legit bidder for major sports rights remains an open question. But with TNT Sports C.E.O.
Luis Silberwasser’s ongoing negotiations for UFC, and Wiedenfels’ recent deals for NASCAR and the French Open, maybe GunnarCo isn’t totally retrenching after all…
Plus, below the fold:
Lauren Sherman uncovers exclusive intel surrounding the
Sánchez-
Bezos wedding of the century, from
Anna Wintour’s sartorial guidance to the fashion industry’s uneasy relationship with Silicon Valley wealth. And
Leigh Ann Caldwell chronicles the House Democratic bake-off to select the next ranking member of the Oversight Committee—a contest won by Rep.
Robert Garcia earlier today, and which encapsulates the party’s most pressing existential questions.
Meanwhile, on the pods:
Dylan Byers invites veteran media reporter
Oliver Darcy on to
The Grill Room to break down the hurdles of leaving legacy media to launch his own venture. On
Fashion People, Lauren and
Highsnobiety E.I.C.
Noah Johnson go inside Men’s Fashion Week in Milan. And on
The Powers That Be, Leigh Ann and
Julia Ioffe dig into the latest twists and political aftershocks of the
Trump administration’s decision to drop bombs on Iran.