The Radice Files — Episode 88: “Check Please”

Frank Radice
4 min readJul 6, 2021

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I’m pleased to include a story from Made Music and my friend, founder and lead composer, Joel Beckerman, about the memorable work they did for “No Reservations” on CNN. What does the Anthony Bourdain’s brand sound like?

How Disney Plus is winning by ripping up the streaming playbook

How Disney’s streaming service is outmaneuvering Netflix, Amazon, HBO Max, and everyone else by subverting what had been the new way of doing business

www.fastcompany.com

Former Fox Executive Slams Rupert Murdoch for ‘Bile-Filled’ Fox News: ‘Things Have Gone Badly off the Tracks’

“‘Things have gone badly off the tracks’,” Preston Padden, who spent 7 years working for Murdoch, writes in a Daily Beast op-ed

www.thewrap.com

Tesla Says Autopilot Makes Its Cars Safer. Crash Victims Say It Kills. — The New York Times

A California family that lost a 15-year-old boy when a Tesla hit its pickup truck is suing the company, claiming its Autopilot system was partly responsible.

www.nytimes.com

‘The View’ ladies were ‘at their wits’ end’ before Meghan McCain’s exit

All of Meghan McCain’s co-hosts at “The View” are relieved that she’s no longer a part of the show.

pagesix.com

Hollywood Pays Tribute to Richard Donner: ‘Natural Born Storyteller’ and ‘Greatest Goonie of All’

Danny Glover, Mel Gibson, Steven Spielberg and others mourned the loss of “Superman” director Richard Donner Monday.

www.thewrap.com

Naomi Osaka Is Talking to the Media Again, but on Her Own Terms

The tennis superstar is guest-editing Racquet magazine and has written a cover essay for Time. What’s left for traditional sports journalism?

www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org

Sun Valley Guest List Includes David Zaslav, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Diane Sawyer (EXCLUSIVE)

This year’s Sun Valley guest list Includes Mark Zuckerberg, David Zaslav, Jeff Bezos, Diane Sawyer, Vince Gilligan, and Nikki Haley

variety.com

Broadcom hit with FTC monopoly charge |

The US’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a complaint charging Broadcom with illegally monopolising markets for semiconductor components used to deli

advanced-television.com

Research shows changing consumer attitudes towards voice assistants

Hiddenwires — Research shows changing consumer attitudes towards voice assistants

www.hiddenwires.co.uk

After Triumph and Tragedy, Cannes Gets a Reboot

TheWrap magazine: Cannes looks to find its footing with an in-person festival a year after canceling 2020 entirely because of the pandemic

www.thewrap.com

Amazon Buys Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett’s ‘SmartLess’ Podcast for $80 Million (Report)

Amazon on Tuesday acquired the early-access rights to “SmartLess,” the top-ranked podcast hosted by actors Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnet

www.thewrap.com

After Apple Tightens Tracking Rules, Advertisers Shift Spending Toward Android Devices — WSJ

Advertisers have begun shifting their spending patterns in the months since Apple began requiring apps to gain iPhone and iPad users’ permission to track them.

www.wsj.com

Euro 2020’s most influential footballers: who’s winning on social? | The Drum

Football isn’t just played on the pitch. As well as battling it out at Euro 2020, some of the sport’s biggest names are also major players on social, where brands have long looked to use them as a way to reach consumers. So who has the most influence in this year’s tournament? The Drum teams up with Emplifi to find out.

www.thedrum.com

No Reservations: Remembering Anthony Bourdain | Made Music Studio

A storyteller, a music lover, a wanderer. For the No Reservations theme, we aimed to bring the Anthony Bourdain we’ve come to know & love to life through music.

mademusicstudio.com

And finally…

‘Pokémon Go’ turns five: Why AR’s defining game is bigger than ever

As Niantic’s game marks its fifth anniversary, the company is keeping it popular — and working on the next generation of AR play.

www.fastcompany.com

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Frank Radice
Frank Radice

Written by Frank Radice

Emmy winning journalist, producer, director, composer, and author. Sharing content about tech, politics, media, and culture.

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