'Billionaire Summer Camp:' "Top Media and Tech Executives Converge at Sun Valley Conference Where Alliances and Deals Are Expected to Be Made
Media and tech executives will gather this week for Allen & Co.'s annual Sun Valley conference in Idaho, where streaming alliances and deals are expected to be a major topic of discussion. Known as a gathering for billionaires, the conference has been a longstanding hub for major media deals and discussions on business and economic futures since 1983. Companies like Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery, and Paramount will likely discuss strategies around bundling streaming services together to better compete with Netflix. Sports rights will also be an important conversation, as digital platforms like Amazon and YouTube have gained streaming rights to content like NFL games and NBA packages.
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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:03Media and tech executives will gather this week for Allen & Co.'s annual Sun Valley
00:07Conference in Idaho, where streaming alliances and deals are expected to be a major topic
00:12of discussion.
00:13Known as a gathering for billionaires, the conference has served as a long-standing hub
00:17for major media deals and discussions on business and economic futures since 1983.
00:23Companies like Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Paramount will likely discuss
00:27strategies around bundling streaming services together to better compete with Netflix.
00:33Sports rights will also be an important conversation, as digital platforms like Amazon and YouTube
00:38have gained streaming rights to content like NFL games and NBA packages.
00:42For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.