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Media Moguls with Web Barr

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 The Stories Behind Media’s Biggest Moguls Behind every media empire is a story of ambition, power, and relentless vision. Hosted by longtime media operator Web Barr, Media Moguls tells the in-depth stories of the visionaries, entrepreneurs, and innovators who built and shaped the media industry—starting with Ted Turner. Each season, we’ll explore a different mogul—their wins, losses, and lasting impact—while breaking down the game-changing innovations, paradigm-shifting strategies, and pivotal moments that shaped television, Hollywood, sports, and news over the last century. Along the way, we’ll tell the story of how we got to now.Hi Barr Economia Gestione e leadership Leadership Mondiale
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  • The Ted Turner Saga | Part 10: Cable's Cowboy Expands

    The Ted Turner Saga | Part 10: Cable's Cowboy Expands
    Feb 16 2026
    In the wake of his MGM gamble and cable bailout, Ted Turner was not just fighting to survive. He was building. As CNN cemented its global authority covering the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the Gulf War in Iraq, Turner used MGM’s massive film library as fuel for expansion. Out of that library came TNT, Cartoon Network, Turner Classic Movies, and more, transforming Turner Broadcasting into a cable powerhouse. But bold moves brought controversy, including the battles over film colorization and growing tension with his own partners. This episode is about survival, reinvention, and how Ted turned crisis into a media empire. More From Hi Barr Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contact@hibarrmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to Hi Barr’s ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You Had To Be There⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast! For business inquiries, please email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contact@hibarrmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits Writing, research, and production by Web Barr. Artwork by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dylan Lathrop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Podcast Consultant⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://thepodcastconsultant.com). Chapters (00:00): Bailout! (1:00:48): TNT (1:28:00): Colorization (1:45:00): Time Warner (1:56:00): CNN Rises (2:10:45): CNN in Iraq (2:45:00): Fall of USSR (2:55:00): Cartoon Network (3:05:00): Grow or Die Sources Books used in Episode 10. Get em here! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠It Ain't As Easy As It Looks: Ted Turner's Amazing Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ted Turner Speaks: Insights From the World's Greatest Maverick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠CNN: The Inside Story: How a Band of Mavericks Changed the Face of Television News⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Media Man: Ted Turner's Improbable Empire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clash of the Titans: How the Unbridled Ambition of Ted Turner and Rupert Murdoch Has Created Global Empires that Control What We Read & Watch Each Day⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Call Me Ted⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the rise of the modern cable-TV business⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Me and Ted Against the World: The Unauthorized Story of the Founding of CNN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Masters of Enterprise: Giants of American Business from John Jacob Astor and J.P. Morgan to Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Three Blind Mice⁠ ⁠Born to Be Wired Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 ore e 21 min
  • The Ted Turner Saga | Part 9: MGM Nightmares

    The Ted Turner Saga | Part 9: MGM Nightmares
    Jan 6 2026
    In 1985, fresh off his failed bid for CBS, Ted Turner faced his own Rubicon moment. He could double down on a bigger, more cash-heavy hostile network takeover, or walk away and chase something even bigger and riskier. When billionaire dealmaker Kirk Kerkorian offered him MGM in a lightning-fast, all-cash deal, Ted pivoted to Hollywood, betting everything on the hidden value of film libraries and the future of cable. What followed was one of the riskiest acquisitions in media history, fueled by junk bonds, ambition, and instinct, and it would reshape Turner Broadcasting while nearly destroying it. More From Hi Barr Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contact@hibarrmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to Hi Barr’s ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You Had To Be There⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast! For business inquiries, please email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contact@hibarrmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits Writing, research, and production by Web Barr. Artwork by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dylan Lathrop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Podcast Consultant⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://thepodcastconsultant.com). Chapters (00:00): Ted's Rubicon Moment (06:48): Kirk Kerkorian + MGM (28:00): Why MGM (50:00): Kerkorian's Offer (1:06:00): Michael Milken 101 (1:50:00): Inside the Deal (2:20:00): Debt Nightmares Sources Books used in Episode 9. Get em here! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠It Ain't As Easy As It Looks: Ted Turner's Amazing Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ted Turner Speaks: Insights From the World's Greatest Maverick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠CNN: The Inside Story: How a Band of Mavericks Changed the Face of Television News⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Confessions of an Advertising Man⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lead Follow or Get Out of the Way: The Story of Ted Turner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Media Man: Ted Turner's Improbable Empire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clash of the Titans: How the Unbridled Ambition of Ted Turner and Rupert Murdoch Has Created Global Empires that Control What We Read & Watch Each Day⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Call Me Ted⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the rise of the modern cable-TV business⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Me and Ted Against the World: The Unauthorized Story of the Founding of CNN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Masters of Enterprise: Giants of American Business from John Jacob Astor and J.P. Morgan to Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Triumph of the Yuppies⁠ ⁠Three Blind Mice The Predators’ Ball: The Inside Story of Drexel Burnham and the Rise of the Junk Bond Raiders The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 ore e 40 min
  • The Ted Turner Saga | Part 8: CBS Takeover Dreams

    The Ted Turner Saga | Part 8: CBS Takeover Dreams
    Nov 3 2025
    By the early 1980s, Ted Turner had built CNN from scratch, taken his Superstation nationwide, and outlasted the networks’ counterattacks. But there was still one thing he didn’t have — a broadcast network. In this episode, we follow Ted Turner’s audacious bid to buy CBS and how his network dream became possible in a new Wall Street era fueled by Reaganomics, deregulation, junk bonds, and corporate raiders. From secret meetings with CBS executives to the rise of the Yuppies, this episode’s got it all — connecting the dots between media, money, and power, and showing how Ted Turner’s takeover attempt helped shape not just television, but modern media itself. More From Hi Barr Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contact@hibarrmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to Hi Barr’s ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You Had To Be There⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast! For business inquiries, please email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contact@hibarrmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits Writing, research, and production by Web Barr. Artwork by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dylan Lathrop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Podcast Consultant⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://thepodcastconsultant.com). Chapters (00:00): Bonfire of the Networks (11:15): Fourth Network Dreams (20:00): Reagan’s Eighties (39:00): Cable’s Rise (49:00): Ted’s Sports Network (54:00): Ted’s MTV Competitor (1:12:00): Cable’s Limitations (1:24:00): Networks in 1984 (1:37:00): ABC + Cap Cities (1:52:00): Ted Prepares His CBS Bid (2:24:00): Ted Announces CBS Bid (2:49:00): War (3:15:00): Onto the Next Deal Sources Books used in Episode 8. Get em here! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠It Ain't As Easy As It Looks: Ted Turner's Amazing Story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ted Turner Speaks: Insights From the World's Greatest Maverick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠CNN: The Inside Story: How a Band of Mavericks Changed the Face of Television News⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Confessions of an Advertising Man⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lead Follow or Get Out of the Way: The Story of Ted Turner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Media Man: Ted Turner's Improbable Empire⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clash of the Titans: How the Unbridled Ambition of Ted Turner and Rupert Murdoch Has Created Global Empires that Control What We Read & Watch Each Day⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Call Me Ted⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the rise of the modern cable-TV business⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Me and Ted Against the World: The Unauthorized Story of the Founding of CNN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Masters of Enterprise: Giants of American Business from John Jacob Astor and J.P. Morgan to Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey⁠⁠ ⁠Roone: A Memoir⁠ Triumph of the Yuppies Three Blind Mice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 ore e 37 min
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