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Podcast: Channels with Peter Kafka
Episode: Why is Amazon buying MGM?
Description: The Information’s Jessica Toonkel joins Recode’s Peter Kafka to discuss Amazon’s (planned) $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM. It’s the first time a big tech company has ever bought a big media asset. But why Amazon, why MGM, and what does this mean for the rest of the media world? Then podcaster pioneer Dan Taberski, comes on to discuss The Line — an Apple-commissioned series, as well as his journey into audio after a career in TV.Featuring: Jessica Toonkel (@jtoonkel), reporter for The InformationDan Taberski (@dtaberski), Journalist and PodcasterHost...