SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Taking in the sun and having some outdoorsy fun was top of the agenda as dozens of media and tech leaders converged Tuesday for the start of the annual Allen & Co. conferenc…
, Idaho — Taking in the sun and having some outdoorsy fun was top of the agenda as dozens of media and tech leaders converged Tuesday for the start of the annual Allen & Co. conference.
Comcast chairman-CEO Brian Roberts said he was happy just to “enjoy the sun” this year. That’s a marked contrast from last year when Comcast and Disney were in the thick of a bidding war for 21st Century Fox and Sky during the Allen & Co. confab. Lachlan Murdoch, CEO of the newly minted Fox Corp., rocked a pair of white sunglasses as he strolled the resort grounds with his wife, Sarah Murdoch. ICM Partners chief Chris Silbermann worked up a sweat on a bike ride with his son.
One of the marquee speakers lined up for the high-wattage business crowd this week is said to be Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. No doubt the question of tariffs and trade policy will be a hot topic for the CEOs who have to navigate the real-world implications of President Trump’s decisions.David Zaslav
“I’m interested to get a better understanding of how they see IP and where they’re spending their time,” Zaslav told. “They have the most compelling platforms. They can take content everywhere in the world at one time in any language.”with his financee, designer Tamara Mellon, to reflect on current events in his old business.
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