The Mediator

by Doug Shapiro

The Mediator

About the Substack

The Mediator is (mostly) about the long term structural changes in the media industry and the business and societal implications of those shifts. I write it as a structured form of learning and to get closer to the frontier.

About Doug Shapiro

Independent Advisor and Consultant, Senior Advisor BCG. Former: Chief Strategy Officer Turner (WarnerMedia), head of IR Time Warner, Institutional Investor ranked Wall Street media analyst.

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