{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders","title":"Christopher Ruddy, CEO, Newsmax – Breaking News: How an independent digital outlet grew into a global multimedia empire","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1419,"description":"Summary: \n\nAt this point, most Americans will probably be familiar with the media company, Newsmax. Their political slant has garnered the company its fair share of criticism, but their growth in recent years has been undeniable. \n \nChris Ruddy is the CEO of Newsmax Media, which trades under the symbol NMAX. Chris began his career as a journalist at the New York Post and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review before founding Newsmax in 1998. Since then, it's grown into one of the nation's leading broadcasting and digital media companies.\n \nChris joins us today to talk about the public perception of NewsMax, the rationale behind their recent IPO and their plans to leverage their massive reach into future growth. \n\n\nHighlights:\nFounding Newsmax (2:06)\nProduct offerings and reach (3:14)\nPolitical leanings (5:23)\nAttracting younger viewers (8:14)\nIPO (9:59)\nCapital allocation (11:16)\nAvenues for growth (12:24)\nPodcasting (14:38)\nInternational expansion (15:52)\nAI (18:21)\nWhat do investors get wrong about Newsmax? (19:34)\n \nLinks:\nChristopher Ruddy LinkedIn\nNewsmax LinkedIn\nNewsmax Website\nICR LinkedIn\nICR Twitter\nICR Website\n \nFeedback:\nIf you have questions about the show, or have a topic in mind you'd like discussed in future episodes, email our producer, Joe@lowerstreet.co.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/VPbFZOgoHk78hrWlplrfMSrQROUNxI8jcZ2Gv-hyKm4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mYmFh/NWFlNGJjY2Y0NGFk/YmM2NWJiMTI4NmVh/OWQ4Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}