Could You Sell Your Content Marketing Division? (336)

<p>This week Joe and Robert cover the big news out of Disney. Do they really have more subscribers than Netflix? Are they the greatest media company of all-time? (the answer is yes)</p> <p>Axios sells to Cox Enterprises, creating a local media opportunity that may be unprecedented. At the 5x revenue valuation, the boys ponder how a content marketing division could be valued (revenue or not).</p> <p>Lyft creates a media division...but the real story is the ongoing diversification of audience and customer revenue.</p> <p>Rants and raves include online gambling content and whether it's better or worse to work from home.</p> <p>This week's links:</p> <p><a href= "https://www.axios.com/2022/08/10/disney-surpasses-netflix-global-paid-subscribers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disney's Upside Surprise</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.adweek.com/media/axios-acquisition-takeaways-cox-enterprises/?utm_source=postup&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Media_Newsletter_220809065402&recip_id=113323&lyt_id=113323" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Axios Sells</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/08/09/digital-media-exits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Media Exit Multiplier</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.wsj.com/articles/lyft-creates-media-division-to-expand-its-advertising-services-11659956407" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lyft's Media Operation</a></p> <p><a href= "https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/xqc-twitch-stream-gambling-money/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xQc Wagers $685 Million</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.marketwatch.com/story/malcolm-gladwells-work-from-home-comments-spark-backlash-accusations-of-hypocrisy-11659981091" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Malcolm Gladwell on Working from Home</a></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">---------</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZCcAoMJEULFZfZu61QRVd" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id760760485?mt=2&ls=1" ta