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Wicked-ator, SpinCo, & The Infatuation 11/22/24

2024/11/22
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Andrew Ross Sorkin
美国知名金融记者和作家，担任《纽约时报》金融专栏作家和CNBC《早间交易》共同主播。
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Becky Quick
以其财经新闻专长和独特采访风格而闻名的CNBC电视记者和新闻主播。
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Joe Kernen
知名金融主播和前股票经纪人，现任CNBC《早间交易》联合主播。
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Julia Boorstin
专注于新媒体和技术的CNBC高级媒体与科技报道员和作者。
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Matt Belloni
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Megan Cassella
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Paul Needham
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由于关键性让步遭到债券持有人的拒绝，DirecTV决定放弃与竞争对手Dish Network的合并。这笔交易原本要求债券持有人承受约15亿美元的亏损，以换取合并后公司更安全的债务。TPG仍计划从AT&T手中收购其尚未持有的DirecTV剩余股份。Echostar曾计划剥离Dish和出售电视业务，专注于打造新的无线网络运营商，但显然存在破产担忧。

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DirecTV walks away from its merger attempt with Dish Network after key concessions are rejected by bondholders.
  • DirecTV's decision to walk away from the merger with Dish Network.
  • Key concessions rejected by bondholders.
  • TPG's plan to buy the remainder of DirecTV from AT&T.

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A big weekend is coming up for the box office, with Wicked and Gladiator II expected to bring in a combined $200 million). CNBC’s Julia Boorstin explains the stakes and the marketing blitzes for both movies. Puck’s Matt Belloni discusses Wicked-ator and Comcast’s rationale for “SpinCo,” its cable spinoff. Restaurant review platform The Infatuation is out with its best new restaurants of the year. CEO Paul Needham highlights recent dining trends, including “rip and dip” bagels and mini martinis. Plus, DirecTV scraps its merger with Dish), SEC Chair Gary Gensler will resign) once President-elect Trump takes office, and Matt Gaetz is out and Pam Bondi is in) for Trump’s attorney general pick.

 

Megan Cassella - 03:52

Julia Boorstin - 19:00

Matt Belloni - 22:21

Paul Needham - 32:35

 

In this episode:

Julia Boorstin, @JBoorstin)

Matt Belloni, @MattBelloni)

Paul Needham, @paul_needham)

Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick)

Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk)

Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin)

Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY)