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Sony has appointed Hiroki Totoki as #CEO, effective April 2025, while #KenichiroYoshida moves to #Chairman. Totoki, who remains President, will focus on Sony's Creative Entertainment Vision. The company is restructuring with new leadership roles, including Lin T. as #CFO. This shift reinforces Sony’s commitment to #growth in entertainment and technology. Hit this link to unlock the whole story!: https://lnkd.in/gj37jTaA

Sony’s Reset Era ⚡️ After a $10-billion Zee merger fallout, Gaurav Banerjee is rolling up his sleeves and setting bold, clear goals to redefine Sony Pictures Networks India’s future. From reviving SET 📺 to premium live sports ⚽ and scaling subscriptions on SonyLIV 🚀—this is strategic marketing at its best. A bold vision, sharp instincts, and an adaptive mindset to lead a reset and rebuild. Exciting times ahead for the entertainment industry. The show must go on, but smarter. 🎯 #Sony #MarketingStrategy #EntertainmentIndustry #Leadership #DigitalTransformation #BusinessGrowth #SonyLIV #ContentMarketing

Sony has announced Hiroki Totoki as its new CEO, effective April 1, succeeding Kenichiro Yoshida, who will remain as chairman. Totoki, currently president, COO, and CFO, will focus on enhancing Sony’s entertainment strategy and expanding growth through IP utilization. He emphasized building on the company’s success and leveraging its diverse businesses and people to create new value, aligning with Sony’s "Creative Entertainment Vision" for the next decade. #Sony #HirokiTotoki #CEO #chairman #Leadership The Viral Vault, India

Big changes are happening at Atlantic Music Group, with Max Lousada set to exit and Elliot Grainge stepping in as CEO alongside Julie Greenwald as Chairman. This leadership shift marks a significant moment in the music industry, influencing the direction of one of the world’s most iconic labels. How W Talent Group Can Help You Navigate Change: • Strategic Recruitment: As the industry evolves, so do the needs of businesses. We specialize in identifying and placing top talent who can lead through change and drive success in the new landscape. • Building the Future: Whether you’re an artist looking for management who understands the changing industry or a business seeking leaders who can adapt and innovate, W Talent Group connects you with the right opportunities. • Expertise in Entertainment: Our deep understanding of the entertainment industry positions us to help clients and candidates navigate shifts like these, ensuring that both sides are set up for long-term success. Leadership changes like this one signal exciting new opportunities. At W Talent Group, we’re here to help you seize them. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gYxMqJ4H 📧 Have questions? Reach out to our President and CEO, Matthew E. Wallack, at mattw@wtalentgroup.com. #WTalentGroup #MusicIndustry #LeadershipChanges #TalentRecruitment #BusinessInnovation #Entertainment

L - Leadership Not long ago, there was a story about OpenAi when nearly all employees at the artificial intelligence company threatened to quit and join ousted chief executive Sam Altman at Microsoft if he isn't reinstated as CEO. This story about smaller team 100% of which left with leaders they respected. I think these examples add points to the “loved” bucket in Machiavelli’s “to be loved or feared” dilemma. As I highly doubt these people would be leaving their companies out of fear. What do you think? #leadership #loyalty #lovedorfeared #Machiavelli

This is a genius example of how brands & businesses can think outside the box and use mega yachts in creative ways! Using a vessel as a company's activation during events like Cannes is innovative, convenient for attendees, makes an impression, and is a terrific advertising play! I am not surprised VayerX is keeping up its tradition of implementing this activation at Cannes. I can't wait to see the results, Avery Akkineni please share pics! #yachting #digitalmarketing #cannes #vaynermedia #vaynerx

Walt Disney had Roy Disney. Henry Ford had James Couzens. Ray Kroc had Fred Turner. Steve Jobs had Tim Cook. Warren Buffett had Charlie Munger. Bill Gates had Paul Allen. Mark Zuckerberg had Sheryl Sandberg. All polar opposites. This dynamic is the secret sauce behind many of the world’s most successful companies. The visionary dreams big, sees the potential, and sets the direction for the future. The integrator takes those bold ideas and turns them into reality. When both roles work in harmony, businesses scale fast, navigate challenges, and create lasting impact. Do you have your counterpart to help you reach the next level?

DURING THE FALL This past week: - We found out that Streaming hit its highest share of TV viewing ever. - We learned that YouTube surpassed The Walt Disney Company as the most watched single distributor - on the TV. - And we heard from Sony’s CEO that in the next two years the Media industry is in for “chaos - mergers and bankruptcies and sales and all kinds of fun things.” “The business will be in a period of chaos for the next 18 to 24 months. Just look at all the companies with cable networks that have this albatross of cable networks around their necks that they have to figure out what to do with.” https://lnkd.in/eGmhjXya The most surprising part of all this? That the collective braintrust of the Media ecosystem acted as if all of this was somehow surprising. “Vinciquerra is certainly not the first media executive to predict more consolidation in Hollywood, but he may be the only one using the most-damning language.” - IndieWire Really IndieWire? I have been ringing the alarm bell with much stronger language FOR YEARS. I have written the phase “Media Apocalypse” more times than anyone can count. I have been urging Disney to do big things like buy Roblox. I have been calling for David Zaslav to be fired for malpractice. I have been beseeching the C-Suites, boards, and shareholders of Big Media to look beyond the models of the past, look towards Big Tech lifestyle bundles as the the future, to collaborate with their data in order to better compete with the Trillion Dollar Death Stars, to empower younger product and project managers to make the transformations they need, and to (finally) put their consumers at the center of everything they do. While some of you reading this may have listened, few (if any) in Hollywood have. To be fair, it’s hard to hear the strategic advice of an outsider when your conference rooms are packed full of Ivy League fraternity brothers harrumphing their sycophancy in your ears. And boy are those free sushi lunches on the 52nd floor hella distracting! Now, as a consequence of years of corporately delinquent negligence and continual narcissistic anal gazing, Paramount is being sold for parts, Warner Bros. Discovery has lost 71% of its value, Disney (after an historically disastrous and permanently damaging non-succession) is AGAIN looking for a successor, Fox Corporation is reenacting (verbatim) the last season of Succession, and Netflix is playing a shell game with their failing ad business. So what’s a Media business to do now? More importantly, what the fuck happens NEXT? As we embark on the fall and begin the end of 2024, here (at the link) are my TOP SIX PREDICTIONS for THE NEXT 24 MONTHS... https://lnkd.in/ea8FHD33 Have a safe fall! 💀

Comcast has announced additional appointments to the planned leadership team at SpinCo, the publicly traded company that will include USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel, and digital assets including Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and SportsEngine. The team, which will be led by Mark Lazarus as Chief Executive Officer and Anand Kini, prospective Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. https://lnkd.in/eYAvbGsQ

John Croteau, a seasoned IT businessman, has been named the new board chairman of Audioscenic, a trailblazing leader in 3D audio technology. Croteau offers a wealth of strategic knowledge to the company, having worked in the audio and semiconductor industries for more than 30 years. He led revolutionary growth and innovation as the former CEO of MACOM, establishing the business as a world leader in technology. For Audioscenic, which aims to increase its market share and transform immersive audio experiences, his hiring represents a critical turning point. It is anticipated that Croteau's leadership will spur innovation and quicken the global uptake of Audioscenic's ground-breaking sound solutions. #chairman #leadership #audiotechnology