AFI BLOG: Media and Technology

AdAge.com
The worst-kept secret in the media industry is a secret no more: Former Aegis Media chief David Verklin has taken the reins of Project Canoe as its new CEO.
After 30 years on the agency side, the last 10 of which were spent at Aegis, Mr. Verklin has gone from media buyer to media distributor [...]

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Negotiations were in the works since last year
John Malone’s Liberty Media and Conde Nast parent Advance/Newhouse are cleaning up the ownership structure of the Discovery cable empire in an effort to satisfy Wall Street’s demand for transparency and make it easier for the newly created public entity to do deals.
Liberty-controlled Discovery Holding Co. and Advance/Newhouse [...]

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