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October 17, 2016
Trump son-in-law reportedly scoping out possibility of setting up a TV network after the election
No matter the outcome of the presidential race, this election has demonstrated the emergence of a new populist anti-establishment audience for cable news. Fox News Channel, set up to address the non-liberal viewing public whose perspectives were unavailable elsewhere, became the dominant force in its industry by catering to the majority. However, that majority has fragmented.
So news, exclusively reported by The Financial Times (link requires subscription), that Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law...
... contacted Aryeh Bourkoff, the founder and chief executive of LionTree, a boutique investment bank, within the past couple of months, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. Their conversation was brief and has not progressed since, the people said. Mr Bourkoff and Mr Kushner both declined to comment ...
...should come as no surprise.
Bourkoff is a heavy hitter:
Mr Bourkoff, who launched LionTree in 2012, has advised on...(Read Full Post)