It was a year of pain for the entertainment industry and shareholders of (many) media companies with brutal months-long Hollywood strikes, and layoffs. Linear television continued to decline and a nascent theatrical recovery went sideways. Most CEOs saw pay packages rise in 2023, some by big multiples. “The pay is egregious, but it is something … Read more
Roku CEO Anthony Wood collected a total pay package of $20.2 million in 2023, according to the company’s latest proxy filing. Charlie Collier, the veteran former TV exec who now leads Roku Media, got $6.8 million. The tally was far below the $53.3 million he took home in 2022, with the bulk of that payday … Read more
Screenshot: Tesla A recent study found that 35 companies paid their top five executives more than they paid in Federal income tax across the five year span from 2018 to 2022. American automaker Tesla was by far the worst offender, as it actually netted $1 million in refunds from the government in that period, while … Read more
Elon Musk, owner of Tesla and the X (formerly Twitter) platform, attends a symposium on fighting antisemitism titled ‘Never Again : Lip Service or Deep Conversation’ in Krakow, Poland on January 22nd, 2024. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images It remains to be seen what Tesla will do about Elon Musk’s pay just a … Read more
SpaceX, X (formerly known as Twitter), and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during live interview with Ben Shapiro at the symposium on fighting antisemitism on January 22, 2024 in Krakow, Poland. Omar Marques | Getty Images Elon Musk said late Wednesday that Tesla will hold a shareholder vote on whether to transfer the electric carmaker’s … Read more
Former Vice President Al Gore will be departing from Apple‘s board of directors after a 21-year run due to the company’s mandatory retirement age, the tech company said today. James Bell, who joined the board in 2015, will also be leaving the board, with aerospace executive Wanda Austin in line to become a director. Board … Read more
