CFO News Room

JANUARY 8, 2023

While boards may be preoccupied with flattening or reduced investment in IT budgets, they need to keep energies focused on the risks and opportunities in this big shifts. Doing this requires the board to prioritize budget for upgrading IT foundations that enable speed, security, resiliency, and reusability.

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Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The recent troubles in entertainment, though, reflect a longer term disruption that has occurred in the business, with the rise of streaming as an alternative to the traditional platforms for movies and television shows. That said, the movie business remained concentrated, with the biggest players dominating each segment of the business.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

But the whole point of this is…but the overwhelming majority of your revenue came along because in practice, the advisory revenue was very concentrated in a small subset of the high-volume clients. Budget updates. Make sure budget cash flow’s up to date. Matthew: Exactly. And those are all kind of table stakes.

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Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 15, 2023

And what’s their budget like a fraction of it, right? So that comes out in position sizing and conviction and just making sure that you’re thinking about all the things that could go wrong if you’re taking a more concentrated position in something. It’s just entertainment. RITHOLTZ: Right. I’m sure.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Often working with his longtime Imagine Entertainment partner, Brian Grazer and the industry’s top talent as well as its up and comers, Howard has produced more than 120 films and shows, and he’s directed or acted in more than 130, all while maintaining reputation for being one of the nicest guys in Hollywood. ALISON BEARD: At what age?

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Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 16, 2022

TROPIN: And you know, we certainly did that on a portion of what we look at as our risk budget. TROPIN: I mean, you know, there were equity hedge funds that were pretty levered, that had pretty highly concentrated, you know, growth bets, and a lot of technology companies and so on. TROPIN: Correct. And just be patient and stay with it.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

With Amazon Restaurants and Pay Places , Amazon’s share of the consumer’s food and entertainment budget has the potential to swell further. Apps as commerce gateways have stalled too. Amazon and Whole Foods, though, are just getting started.

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