Lillian Rizzo

Lillian Rizzo covers media, sports and other business news for CNBC. She joined CNBC in August 2022 after nearly nine years at The Wall Street Journal, where she covered media, bankruptcy and private-equity deals. She also previously worked at Debtwire and the New York Daily News. Lillian has a bachelor's degree from Baruch College and has a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.

Biography:  https://www.cnbc.com/lillian-rizzo/

98%

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Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

98%

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  • Lillian Rizzo covers media, sports and other business news for CNBC.
  • She joined CNBC in August 2022 after nearly nine years at The Wall Street Journal, where she covered media, bankruptcy and private-equity deals. She also previously worked at Debtwire and the New York Daily News.

Conflicts of Interest

98%

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Contradictions

92%

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  • Free cash flow served as a bright spot in the quarter with the metric soaring to $390 million, beating Bloomberg consensus expectations of $239 million.
  • Streaming advertising revenue jumped to $175 million, beating Bloomberg estimates of $157 million and up 70% from the $103 million the company reported in the year-ago period.
  • ]The Boston Celtics could fetch the highest price in pro sports history.[/
  • The company reported first quarter earnings that missed expectations on both the top and bottom lines, with free cash flow jumping amid aggressive cost cutting.
  • The company's direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming business added 2 million Max subscribers in the quarter, ahead of Bloomberg consensus expectations of 1.25 million.
  • The DTC division was also profitable in the quarter at $86 million, a $36 million year-over-year improvement.
  • The studios business struggled despite high-profile movies like 'Dune 2', with underperforming games like 'Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.'
  • Warner Bros. Discovery is hopeful to reach an agreement with the NBA for media rights negotiations, which currently includes the right to match any other offers before a decision is made.

Deceptions

98%

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No current examples available.

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Broke On: Thursday, 09 May 2024 Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., the parent company of CNN and other media properties, reported lower-than-expected Q1 2024 sales and earnings due to challenges in movie studios and TV divisions, with revenue decreasing by 7% to $9.96 billion and adjusted EBITDA falling 20% to $2.1 billion.