{"id":253072,"date":"2021-05-19T02:14:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T23:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ex-tiktok-ceo-seen-as-contender-for-discovery-warnermedia-streaming\/"},"modified":"2021-05-19T02:14:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T23:14:54","slug":"ex-tiktok-ceo-seen-as-contender-for-discovery-warnermedia-streaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-tiktok-ceo-seen-as-contender-for-discovery-warnermedia-streaming\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ex-TikTok CEO seen as contender for Discovery-WarnerMedia streaming"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Ex-TikTok CEO seen as contender for Discovery-WarnerMedia<\/a> streaming<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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As the ink begins to dry on the mega merger between AT&T\u2019s WarnerMedia and Discovery, two big questions have surfaced: 1) Who will run their new powerhouse streaming service, and 2) How much will it cost to get rid of the current guy?<\/p>\n

Kevin Mayer \u2014 who left the helm of Disney\u2019s streaming juggernaut last summer to lead TikTok \u2014 is being viewed as a contender to helm the as-yet-nameless WarnerMedia-Discovery venture, sources told The Post. (Mayer famously ditched TikTok three months in after the service\u2019s ties to China got it into trouble with the Trump administration.)<\/p>\n

While one source close to the situation cautioned that it\u2019s too early to speculate and no decisions have been made, another noted that Mayer is friendly with a number of Discovery and WarnerMedia insiders, including Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav.<\/p>\n

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In March, Mayer was named chairman of DAZN, the sports streaming service owned by Len Blavatnik\u2019s investment firm Access Industries. DAZN is known as the \u201cNetflix of sports\u201d and is one of Britain\u2019s only tech unicorns. <\/p>\n

Mayer also has helped raise money for a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, with The Forest Road Company. Still, insiders say he may be restless and reckon the WarnerMedia-Discovery job could pique his interest.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar app<\/a>ears to be on his way out, and the big question is what will it cost AT&T. According to securities filings, Kilar is eligible to get cash and stock options worth $53 million after just a year on the job. But Kilar has also reportedly hired lawyers as he negotiates his exit, which has some AT&T insiders on edge.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s heightened sensitivity \u2026 AT&T is already embarrassed,\u201d one source said, noting that AT&T already is taking a painful haircut on the sale. \u201cThe entire deal was a disaster and they don\u2019t need more bad press.\u201d <\/p>\n

Discovery officials declined to comment. An AT&T spokesperson couldn\u2019t immediately be reached for comment.<\/p>\n

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