Business Wars

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Netflix vs. HBO. Nike vs. Adidas. Business is war. Sometimes the prize is your wallet or your attention. Sometimes, it’s just the fun of beating the other guy. The outcome of these battles shapes what we buy and how we live.  Business Wars gives you the unauthorized, real story of what drives these companies and their leaders, inventors, investors and executives to new heights -- or to ruin. Hosted by David Brown, former anchor of Marketplace. From Wondery, the network behind Dirty John and American History Tellers. New episodes come out Wednesdays for free. Binge new full seasons early and ad-free, plus get exclusive past seasons, with Wondery+ or on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.

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Apple vs Microsoft | Seeds ...

01.25.2023

Turmoil at Apple rots the company from the inside out, just as Microsoft’s Windows operating system starts ruling the computer world. Microsoft and Apple’s relationship reaches a breaking point when Microsoft allegedly steals company secrets, and the student… becomes the ...

Business Wars episodes:

01.25.2023 Apple vs Microsoft \| Seeds of Discontent \| 3 Turmoil at Apple rots the company from the inside out, just as Microsoft’s Windows operating system starts ruling the computer world. Microsoft and Apple’s relationship reaches a breaking point when Microsoft allegedly steals company secrets, and the student… becomes the ...
01.18.2023 Apple vs Microsoft \| Hackers and Capitalists \| 2 This episode, we dive into the backstories of the inventors behind the home computer revolution. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs begin with mutual respect and see themselves reflected in each other. But soon their ambition and business choices rip them ...
01.13.2023 Introducing: History Daily On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy ...
01.12.2023 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Apple Bites Back \| 5 We're talking about the challenges and chess moves of the biggest tech company in the world: Apple. We're joined by Wall Street Journal columnist Dan Gallagher and comedian Gianmarco Soresi. Binge all episodes early and ad-free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ ...
01.11.2023 Apple vs Microsoft \| Rotten to the Core \| 1 Apple launches the groundbreaking Macintosh after a long delay. And Bill Gates' Microsoft team has made the software for the Mac. But pretty soon, Jobs grows worried about their partnership. He fears that Gates and Microsoft might be taking... more ...
01.04.2023 Sotheby's vs Christie's \| The Art of the Auction \| 4 Get your paddles ready, because we’re diving into the art of the auction. First up is Vanity Fair art columnist Nate Freeman, who’s taking us inside New York high society with a look at auction culture today — including a ...
12.28.2022 Sotheby's vs Christie's \| The Unraveling \| 3 It’s 1996 and Christie’s Christopher Davidge is disgruntled he hasn’t personally benefited more from his role in the price-fixing scheme, especially as DeDe Brooks, his Sotheby’s counterpart, thrives. But when subpoenas are issued by the Department of Justice and a ...
12.21.2022 Sotheby's vs Christie's \| The Point of No Return \| 2 It’s 1993 and Sotheby’s DeDe Brooks and Christie’s Christopher Davidge, at the behest of their bosses Alfred Taubman and Sir Anthony Tennant, begin meeting secretly to discuss fixing prices in a way that will benefit both auction houses. But as ...
12.19.2022 Wondery Presents American History Tellers: Presidential Assassinations On April 26th, 1865, Union soldiers closed in on the barn where Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirator David Herold were hiding. When Booth refused to give himself up, soldiers lit the barn on fire to drive him ...
12.15.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Notes on a Tech Scandal \| 6 We're talking about corporate blunders at unicorn tech companies and how they recover — or don't. We're joined by Vanity Fair's Caleb Ecarma, Victoria Song from the Verge and comedian Matt Braunger, who's just released the new comedy special "Doug." ...
12.14.2022 Sotheby's vs Christie's \| Going Once \| 1 It’s 1983 and shopping mall tycoon Alfred Taubman buys a struggling Sotheby’s, excited by the opportunity to revitalize the art auction market and increase competition with the company’s longtime rival, Christie’s. But when the 1990s dawn, a slumping economy spells ...
12.07.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| New Cars on the Block \| 5 The car market is changing rapidly. The race for the next big all-electric vehicle is on! American automakers like Ford and GM are ramping up their EV production — but so are South Korean car brands like Hyundai and Kia. ...
12.06.2022 Introducing: The Al Franken Podcast A five-time Emmy winning SNL comedy writer/producer, joins a four-time #1 NYT bestselling author, a three-time highest-rated national progressive radio host, a two-time Grammy winning artist, and a former US Senator. So, it gets a little crowded in the booth ...
11.30.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| A Fight for the Future \| 4 The Year 2000 is approaching and Toyota’s new boss Hiroshi Okuda’s looking to the future. After years of cautious success, he wants to be bold and take the fight to the world’s motor king, General Motors. And to kickstart Toyota’s ...
11.23.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| Breaking Ground \| 3 It’s the 1980s and the American backlash against the Japanese automobile invasion is growing. With a US-Japan trade war looming, Honda and Toyota need workarounds fast. But Honda’s no longer content just selling small cars with low profit margins. It ...
11.16.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| Motor City Massacre \| 2 It’s the 1960s and Honda’s about to speed into the car market before Japan’s government can put up legal roadblocks to stop it. Meanwhile,Toyota’s already zooming ahead. Its latest models are about to take Japan by storm and arm it ...
11.10.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Sticker Shock \| 6 We're tracking the seismic shifts in the car industry from scarce car chips to the impact of inflation. On this episode, we're joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Sean McLain and comedian Kurt Braunohler, who's just released the new comedy ...
11.09.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| Out of the Wreckage \| 1 It’s 1945. Japan lies in ruins in the aftermath of World War II. The population’s starving, the cities are reduced to rubble, and the nation’s defeated. But from the war-torn wreckage, two motor giants are about to rise. The first ...
11.02.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Taco Talk \| 5 Are you Team Taco Bell or Team Chipotle? The two fast food giants are competing for the hearts (and stomachs) of their consumers, as well as the coveted Gen Z market. On today’s show, Mary Meisenzahl, a fast food reporter ...
10.26.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Going Loco \| 4 It's 2009 and with its 50th anniversary closing in fast, Taco Bell is hunting for ways to reconnect with the young people who gobble up most of the nation's fast food. But with the new wave of fast-food chains led ...
10.19.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Where's the Beef? \| 3 It's the late '90s and Chipotle founder Steve Ells is using McDonald's millions to make his burrito chain a national giant. But as he scales up, he finds himself looking for a way to escape the fast-food machine he's hitched ...
10.12.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Bellwether \| 2 It's the 1950s and just down the road from the original McDonald's in San Bernardino, a Californian entrepreneur named Glen Bell is chasing a fast-food fortune. But with the burger wars heating up, Bell embarks on a bold venture to ...
10.06.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| The Power of Nuggets \| 5 The fast food industry is raking it in, but they still have to feed the beast. We bite into how they create hype in order to boost sales and capture our ever-scattered attention, before we drive on past them. On ...
10.05.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Demolition Man \| 1 It's 1984 and Taco Bell CEO John Martin's looking for a fight. The PepsiCo-owned chain might be America's número uno when it comes to Mexican fast-food, but growth is tepid. So Martin's on a mission to convince a skeptical nation ...
09.28.2022 Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun \| Breaking Down the Big Machine \| 4 It’s safe to say that Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun are…never, ever, getting back together. Taking us inside their battle is Chris Willman, senior music writer at Variety, who’s covered Taylor since her early days as an up-and-coming young artist ...
09.21.2022 Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun \| Revenge of the Swifties \| 3 By 2019, Taylor Swift's battle to get her masters back from Scooter Braun has gone public. She decides to fight by deploying her own, very dangerous weapon -- the Swifties. And Braun pulls out all the stops to protect his ...
09.14.2022 Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun \| Bad Blood \| 2 By 2014, Taylor Swift has spread her wings into pop. But as her self-confidence grows, so does her discontent with her label. So she makes a bold move. Meanwhile, mega-manager Scooter Braun sees a business opportunity in Swift's early masters. ...
09.08.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| An Unfinished Song \| 6 While music streaming platforms have exploded, many critics argue the status quo isn't working for artists. We're taking a deep dive into the music industry, exploring the relationship between artists, labels, fans and the internet. On this episode, we're joined ...
09.07.2022 Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun \| On the Outside \| 1 When Taylor Swift signed to an upstart country label as a teen, she probably didn't realize that she was signing away the rights to something she would spend decades getting back -- her masters. Swift’s fight for her $300 million ...
08.31.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Reinventing an Empire \| 5 Can the former crown jewel of Hollywood keep up in the age of the streaming giants? To understand Paramount’s future, you’ve got to understand its past. So today, we’re throwing it back with Doug Herzog, a former executive at Paramount’s ...
08.24.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Down to the Wire \| 4 It’s Christmas 1993. The bidding war for Paramount is underway and QVC is far out in front. But Viacom owner Sumner Redstone’s not giving in. He’s trying to engineer a merger with Blockbuster that will arm him with the billions ...
08.17.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Under Siege \| 3 It’s the fall of 1993 and Viacom owner Sumner Redstone thinks he’s got Paramount all sown up. But QVC chief Barry Diller is about to launch a counter-strike and ignite an all-out war for control of the movie and publishing ...
08.10.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Hidden Agendas \| 2 It’s summer 1993 and QVC boss Barry Diller is ready to pull the trigger on his hostile takeover to buy Paramount. But he’s about to find he's got an enemy in his ranks who’s playing both sides. And while Diller ...
08.04.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| That's Showbiz \| 6 Streaming services are having to get creative to keep our attention amid a sea of competition — from big-screen movies to video games to each other. On this episode, we're joined by Matt Patches, Deputy editor at Vox Media’s Polygon ...
08.03.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Killer on the Loose \| 1 It’s early 1993 and television’s about to make a quantum leap into a multi-channel world where viewers can access movies from the comfort of their own sofa. But with Hollywood’s movie studios set to clean up in this new world, ...
07.27.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| Fashion Forward \| 5 Gucci and Louis Vuitton are still the crème de la crème in high fashion. But between shifting consumer values, TikTok and Gen Z, these brands have a lot of work to do to keep up — if they don’t want ...
07.20.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| The Dom-Tom Bomb \| 4 Bernard Arnault makes his move to buy Gucci, but Domenico De Sole fights back with everything he’s got, making a surprisingly worthy adversary for the so-called Wolf in Cashmere. But in an effort to stave off Arnault’s advances, De Sole ...
07.13.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| Ready-to-Wear \| 3 Maurizio Gucci is out, and now for the first time since its founding, Gucci isn’t being run by a Gucc.i. At the top is CEO Domenico De Sole and his right hand man is exciting young fashion designer Tom Ford. ...
07.06.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| The Wolf in Cashmere \| 2 Now merged with luxury drinks company Moët Hennessy, Louis Vuitton finds itself being squeezed out, overpowered in the merger. In an attempt to regain control, Louis Vuitton’s CEO forms an alliance with Bernard Arnault, one of France’s most ambitious businessmen. ...
06.30.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Wardrobe Changes \| 8 Big fashion brands are trying to diversify their customer base, and also lure consumers to tailored in-person shopping experiences — but it doesn't always go as planned. On this episode, we're joined by Alana Hope Levinson, a freelance culture writer ...
06.29.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| All in the Family \| 1 For decades Gucci and Louis Vuitton dominated the luxury accessory markets. Their bags and shoes were status symbols, sported by celebrities and royalty around the globe. But by the 1970s both companies were struggling. Louis Vuitton was being run by ...
06.22.2022 Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| The New Tastemakers \| 7 Haagen Dazs and Ben & Jerry’s revolutionized the ice cream industry by raising the standard for the frozen treat and pioneering new styles and flavors. Now, new ice cream mavericks are on the scene, raising both the caliber and cost ...
06.15.2022 Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Breaking the Ice \| 6 It's the year 2000 and Ben & Jerry's is under new ownership. But as promises that were made before the sale get broken, employees wonder if the brand's values can survive the new regime. Meanwhile, Häagen-Dazs finds itself wrestling with ...
06.08.2022 Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Hunger Games \| 5 It's 1998 and Häagen-Dazs and Ben & Jerry's are now tasty targets in the global ice cream war between Unilever and Nestlé. As these multi-billion-dollar consumer goods giants move in, the U.S. ice cream market enters a state of churn. ...
06.01.2022 Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Trading Licks \| 4 It's the dawn of the 1990s and with America under its spell, Häagen-Dazs is eyeing the millions to be made in Europe and Asia. But back in the USA, Ben & Jerry's is about to undergo a major growth spurt ...
05.25.2022 Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Doughboys and Dead Heads \| 3 It's 1984 and Ben & Jerry's is fighting for its life. Häagen-Dazs is pressuring distributors to stop carrying the Vermont ice cream brand and the deadline for distributors to comply is closing in fast. But with help from a lawyer ...
05.20.2022 Sponsored: Welcome to the Future of Work (Dell Podference) \| 2 Since the pandemic began, many of us have traded our blazers for t-shirts and loafers for slippers as remote work has become the new normal. There’s been a fundamental shift in what employees expect from their workplace — and spoiler ...
05.18.2022 Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Ice Cream Castle \| 2 It's 1958 and in New York City, Reuben Mattus is under fire. The big dairies are crushing his family's ice cream business and shutting him out of supermarkets. Desperate, he imagines a new, luxury ice cream with an eye-popping price ...
05.13.2022 Sponsored: The Art of Disruption (Dell Podference) \| 1 Startups search for pain points in the customer experience and design their product to solve these problems. There’s an art to knowing how to find that one thing the market needs and running with it. On the flip side, established ...
05.11.2022 Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Big Chunks O'Love \| 1 It's the '70s and best buddies Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are about to open an ice cream parlor. These hungry hippies only want to have fun making ice cream. But as their business grows, they're going to find themselves ...

Older episodes

01.25.2023 Apple vs Microsoft \| Seeds of Discontent \| 3 Turmoil at Apple rots the company from the inside out, just as Microsoft’s Windows operating system starts ruling the computer world. Microsoft and Apple’s relationship reaches a breaking point when Microsoft allegedly steals company secrets, and the student… becomes the ...
01.18.2023 Apple vs Microsoft \| Hackers and Capitalists \| 2 This episode, we dive into the backstories of the inventors behind the home computer revolution. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs begin with mutual respect and see themselves reflected in each other. But soon their ambition and business choices rip them ...
01.13.2023 Introducing: History Daily On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy ...
01.12.2023 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Apple Bites Back \| 5 We're talking about the challenges and chess moves of the biggest tech company in the world: Apple. We're joined by Wall Street Journal columnist Dan Gallagher and comedian Gianmarco Soresi. Binge all episodes early and ad-free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ ...
01.11.2023 Apple vs Microsoft \| Rotten to the Core \| 1 Apple launches the groundbreaking Macintosh after a long delay. And Bill Gates' Microsoft team has made the software for the Mac. But pretty soon, Jobs grows worried about their partnership. He fears that Gates and Microsoft might be taking... more ...
01.04.2023 Sotheby's vs Christie's \| The Art of the Auction \| 4 Get your paddles ready, because we’re diving into the art of the auction. First up is Vanity Fair art columnist Nate Freeman, who’s taking us inside New York high society with a look at auction culture today — including a ...
12.28.2022 Sotheby's vs Christie's \| The Unraveling \| 3 It’s 1996 and Christie’s Christopher Davidge is disgruntled he hasn’t personally benefited more from his role in the price-fixing scheme, especially as DeDe Brooks, his Sotheby’s counterpart, thrives. But when subpoenas are issued by the Department of Justice and a ...
12.21.2022 Sotheby's vs Christie's \| The Point of No Return \| 2 It’s 1993 and Sotheby’s DeDe Brooks and Christie’s Christopher Davidge, at the behest of their bosses Alfred Taubman and Sir Anthony Tennant, begin meeting secretly to discuss fixing prices in a way that will benefit both auction houses. But as ...
12.19.2022 Wondery Presents American History Tellers: Presidential Assassinations On April 26th, 1865, Union soldiers closed in on the barn where Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirator David Herold were hiding. When Booth refused to give himself up, soldiers lit the barn on fire to drive him ...
12.15.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Notes on a Tech Scandal \| 6 We're talking about corporate blunders at unicorn tech companies and how they recover — or don't. We're joined by Vanity Fair's Caleb Ecarma, Victoria Song from the Verge and comedian Matt Braunger, who's just released the new comedy special "Doug." ...
12.14.2022 Sotheby's vs Christie's \| Going Once \| 1 It’s 1983 and shopping mall tycoon Alfred Taubman buys a struggling Sotheby’s, excited by the opportunity to revitalize the art auction market and increase competition with the company’s longtime rival, Christie’s. But when the 1990s dawn, a slumping economy spells ...
12.07.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| New Cars on the Block \| 5 The car market is changing rapidly. The race for the next big all-electric vehicle is on! American automakers like Ford and GM are ramping up their EV production — but so are South Korean car brands like Hyundai and Kia. ...
12.06.2022 Introducing: The Al Franken Podcast A five-time Emmy winning SNL comedy writer/producer, joins a four-time #1 NYT bestselling author, a three-time highest-rated national progressive radio host, a two-time Grammy winning artist, and a former US Senator. So, it gets a little crowded in the booth ...
11.30.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| A Fight for the Future \| 4 The Year 2000 is approaching and Toyota’s new boss Hiroshi Okuda’s looking to the future. After years of cautious success, he wants to be bold and take the fight to the world’s motor king, General Motors. And to kickstart Toyota’s ...
11.23.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| Breaking Ground \| 3 It’s the 1980s and the American backlash against the Japanese automobile invasion is growing. With a US-Japan trade war looming, Honda and Toyota need workarounds fast. But Honda’s no longer content just selling small cars with low profit margins. It ...
11.16.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| Motor City Massacre \| 2 It’s the 1960s and Honda’s about to speed into the car market before Japan’s government can put up legal roadblocks to stop it. Meanwhile,Toyota’s already zooming ahead. Its latest models are about to take Japan by storm and arm it ...
11.10.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Sticker Shock \| 6 We're tracking the seismic shifts in the car industry from scarce car chips to the impact of inflation. On this episode, we're joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Sean McLain and comedian Kurt Braunohler, who's just released the new comedy ...
11.09.2022 Toyota vs Honda \| Out of the Wreckage \| 1 It’s 1945. Japan lies in ruins in the aftermath of World War II. The population’s starving, the cities are reduced to rubble, and the nation’s defeated. But from the war-torn wreckage, two motor giants are about to rise. The first ...
11.02.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Taco Talk \| 5 Are you Team Taco Bell or Team Chipotle? The two fast food giants are competing for the hearts (and stomachs) of their consumers, as well as the coveted Gen Z market. On today’s show, Mary Meisenzahl, a fast food reporter ...
10.26.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Going Loco \| 4 It's 2009 and with its 50th anniversary closing in fast, Taco Bell is hunting for ways to reconnect with the young people who gobble up most of the nation's fast food. But with the new wave of fast-food chains led ...
10.19.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Where's the Beef? \| 3 It's the late '90s and Chipotle founder Steve Ells is using McDonald's millions to make his burrito chain a national giant. But as he scales up, he finds himself looking for a way to escape the fast-food machine he's hitched ...
10.12.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Bellwether \| 2 It's the 1950s and just down the road from the original McDonald's in San Bernardino, a Californian entrepreneur named Glen Bell is chasing a fast-food fortune. But with the burger wars heating up, Bell embarks on a bold venture to ...
10.06.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| The Power of Nuggets \| 5 The fast food industry is raking it in, but they still have to feed the beast. We bite into how they create hype in order to boost sales and capture our ever-scattered attention, before we drive on past them. On ...
10.05.2022 Taco Bell vs Chipotle \| Demolition Man \| 1 It's 1984 and Taco Bell CEO John Martin's looking for a fight. The PepsiCo-owned chain might be America's número uno when it comes to Mexican fast-food, but growth is tepid. So Martin's on a mission to convince a skeptical nation ...
09.28.2022 Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun \| Breaking Down the Big Machine \| 4 It’s safe to say that Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun are…never, ever, getting back together. Taking us inside their battle is Chris Willman, senior music writer at Variety, who’s covered Taylor since her early days as an up-and-coming young artist ...
09.21.2022 Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun \| Revenge of the Swifties \| 3 By 2019, Taylor Swift's battle to get her masters back from Scooter Braun has gone public. She decides to fight by deploying her own, very dangerous weapon -- the Swifties. And Braun pulls out all the stops to protect his ...
09.14.2022 Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun \| Bad Blood \| 2 By 2014, Taylor Swift has spread her wings into pop. But as her self-confidence grows, so does her discontent with her label. So she makes a bold move. Meanwhile, mega-manager Scooter Braun sees a business opportunity in Swift's early masters. ...
09.08.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| An Unfinished Song \| 6 While music streaming platforms have exploded, many critics argue the status quo isn't working for artists. We're taking a deep dive into the music industry, exploring the relationship between artists, labels, fans and the internet. On this episode, we're joined ...
09.07.2022 Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun \| On the Outside \| 1 When Taylor Swift signed to an upstart country label as a teen, she probably didn't realize that she was signing away the rights to something she would spend decades getting back -- her masters. Swift’s fight for her $300 million ...
08.31.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Reinventing an Empire \| 5 Can the former crown jewel of Hollywood keep up in the age of the streaming giants? To understand Paramount’s future, you’ve got to understand its past. So today, we’re throwing it back with Doug Herzog, a former executive at Paramount’s ...
08.24.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Down to the Wire \| 4 It’s Christmas 1993. The bidding war for Paramount is underway and QVC is far out in front. But Viacom owner Sumner Redstone’s not giving in. He’s trying to engineer a merger with Blockbuster that will arm him with the billions ...
08.17.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Under Siege \| 3 It’s the fall of 1993 and Viacom owner Sumner Redstone thinks he’s got Paramount all sown up. But QVC chief Barry Diller is about to launch a counter-strike and ignite an all-out war for control of the movie and publishing ...
08.10.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Hidden Agendas \| 2 It’s summer 1993 and QVC boss Barry Diller is ready to pull the trigger on his hostile takeover to buy Paramount. But he’s about to find he's got an enemy in his ranks who’s playing both sides. And while Diller ...
08.04.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| That's Showbiz \| 6 Streaming services are having to get creative to keep our attention amid a sea of competition — from big-screen movies to video games to each other. On this episode, we're joined by Matt Patches, Deputy editor at Vox Media’s Polygon ...
08.03.2022 The Battle for Paramount Pictures \| Killer on the Loose \| 1 It’s early 1993 and television’s about to make a quantum leap into a multi-channel world where viewers can access movies from the comfort of their own sofa. But with Hollywood’s movie studios set to clean up in this new world, ...
07.27.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| Fashion Forward \| 5 Gucci and Louis Vuitton are still the crème de la crème in high fashion. But between shifting consumer values, TikTok and Gen Z, these brands have a lot of work to do to keep up — if they don’t want ...
07.20.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| The Dom-Tom Bomb \| 4 Bernard Arnault makes his move to buy Gucci, but Domenico De Sole fights back with everything he’s got, making a surprisingly worthy adversary for the so-called Wolf in Cashmere. But in an effort to stave off Arnault’s advances, De Sole ...
07.13.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| Ready-to-Wear \| 3 Maurizio Gucci is out, and now for the first time since its founding, Gucci isn’t being run by a Gucc.i. At the top is CEO Domenico De Sole and his right hand man is exciting young fashion designer Tom Ford. ...
07.06.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| The Wolf in Cashmere \| 2 Now merged with luxury drinks company Moët Hennessy, Louis Vuitton finds itself being squeezed out, overpowered in the merger. In an attempt to regain control, Louis Vuitton’s CEO forms an alliance with Bernard Arnault, one of France’s most ambitious businessmen. ...
06.30.2022 Best of Business Wars Daily \| Wardrobe Changes \| 8 Big fashion brands are trying to diversify their customer base, and also lure consumers to tailored in-person shopping experiences — but it doesn't always go as planned. On this episode, we're joined by Alana Hope Levinson, a freelance culture writer ...
06.29.2022 Gucci vs Louis Vuitton \| All in the Family \| 1 For decades Gucci and Louis Vuitton dominated the luxury accessory markets. Their bags and shoes were status symbols, sported by celebrities and royalty around the globe. But by the 1970s both companies were struggling. Louis Vuitton was being run by ...
06.22.2022 Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| The New Tastemakers \| 7 Haagen Dazs and Ben & Jerry’s revolutionized the ice cream industry by raising the standard for the frozen treat and pioneering new styles and flavors. Now, new ice cream mavericks are on the scene, raising both the caliber and cost ...
06.15.2022 Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Breaking the Ice \| 6 It's the year 2000 and Ben & Jerry's is under new ownership. But as promises that were made before the sale get broken, employees wonder if the brand's values can survive the new regime. Meanwhile, Häagen-Dazs finds itself wrestling with ...
06.08.2022 Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Hunger Games \| 5 It's 1998 and Häagen-Dazs and Ben & Jerry's are now tasty targets in the global ice cream war between Unilever and Nestlé. As these multi-billion-dollar consumer goods giants move in, the U.S. ice cream market enters a state of churn. ...
06.01.2022 Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Trading Licks \| 4 It's the dawn of the 1990s and with America under its spell, Häagen-Dazs is eyeing the millions to be made in Europe and Asia. But back in the USA, Ben & Jerry's is about to undergo a major growth spurt ...
05.25.2022 Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Doughboys and Dead Heads \| 3 It's 1984 and Ben & Jerry's is fighting for its life. Häagen-Dazs is pressuring distributors to stop carrying the Vermont ice cream brand and the deadline for distributors to comply is closing in fast. But with help from a lawyer ...
05.20.2022 Sponsored: Welcome to the Future of Work (Dell Podference) \| 2 Since the pandemic began, many of us have traded our blazers for t-shirts and loafers for slippers as remote work has become the new normal. There’s been a fundamental shift in what employees expect from their workplace — and spoiler ...
05.18.2022 Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Ice Cream Castle \| 2 It's 1958 and in New York City, Reuben Mattus is under fire. The big dairies are crushing his family's ice cream business and shutting him out of supermarkets. Desperate, he imagines a new, luxury ice cream with an eye-popping price ...
05.13.2022 Sponsored: The Art of Disruption (Dell Podference) \| 1 Startups search for pain points in the customer experience and design their product to solve these problems. There’s an art to knowing how to find that one thing the market needs and running with it. On the flip side, established ...
05.11.2022 Encore: Häagen-Dazs vs Ben & Jerry's \| Big Chunks O'Love \| 1 It's the '70s and best buddies Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are about to open an ice cream parlor. These hungry hippies only want to have fun making ice cream. But as their business grows, they're going to find themselves ...

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