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- Inside Showtime's strategy.
- Meet IPG's Philippe Krakowsky.
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Media companies including Bloomberg, The Washington Post, and ViacomCBS detail their return-to-office plans as workers push for flexibility after the pandemic
- Media companies are targeting the summer or early fall for their return to the office, Steven Perlberg reported.
Bloomberg expects employees to return to their desks once they are fully vaccinated.Media unions are pushing for more flexible work arrangements to continue post-pandemic.
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Showtime insiders worry it will struggle against big-spending rivals like Netflix if it doesn't broaden its appeal or shake up its strategy
- People close to Showtime questioned whether it can thrive without evolving amid rising competition, Ashley Rodriguez and Travis Clark reported.
Showtime values its place as the adult alternative to ViacomCBS'Paramount Plus.- But sources raised concerns about its long-term prospects and "Halo" moving to Paramount Plus.
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How a quiet, behind-the-scenes fixer became CEO of the fourth-biggest advertising company - and how he plans to keep its momentum going
- Philippe Krakowsky, the new CEO of the No. 4 ad-holding company, isn't a typical advertising chief.
- In one of his first interviews as CEO, he discussed how IPG outperformed in a pandemic and plans to grow, Patrick Coffee reported.
- But like the rest of the traditional ad industry, IPG faces competition for ad dollars and talent.
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More stories we're reading:
- Big Tech has turned to Nicholas Bloom for help navigating their return to the office. Here's what the Stanford economist recommends. (Insider)
- Fresh off its $155 million funding round, shaving company Harry's chief of new brands explains what its looking for in consumer retail upstarts as it hunts for its first acquisition (Insider)
- Amazon sellers say sabotage from other 'black hat' sellers is out of control (Insider)
- Facebook is under investigation in the EU for its massive leak of 533 million people's data - and it could face a fine in the billions (Insider)
- A Twitch streamer ended his 31-day livestream by breaking the record for the most-subscribed-to personality on the platform (Insider)
- How Amazon strong-arms partners using its power across multiple businesses (Wall Street Journal)
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