The boss of the streaming video service is among the tech company reps in Sun Valley who have struck content licensing deals with Hollywood companies, but also invested in original programming. And like others in attendance, he has been pushing for international expansion amid a maturing U.S. market. Hastings is also likely to enjoy added attention after Netflix drew 31 Emmy nominations, up from 14 in 2013.
The Weinstein Co. co-chairman is a regular at the Allen & Co. gathering. This year, he is expected to be looking at options for the company's TV unit, whose hits have included Project Runway and Mob Wives. The Weinstein Co. has been mulling a sale, spinoff and IPO for the TV arm.
Among the big-name tech moguls making their way back to Sun Valley is Zuckerberg. He joins the leaders from the likes of Yahoo, Google, Netflix and others. Zuckerberg could also look at such privately-held online firms as Dropbox, Evernote and SurveyMonkey that are represented in Idaho with an eye on possible partnerships or deals.
While he dons his suit at investor conferences, Dauman has joined other moguls in leisure wear in Sun Valley, including a baseball hat apparently handed out by the event organizers. He is once again believed to be joined by Brad Grey, who oversees Viacom's Paramount Pictures.
Every year, ahead of Allen & Co.'s Sun Valley gathering of media and tech moguls, much debate focuses on whether the head of Apple will attend. Well, Cook made it into town for the 2014 edition. Will he discuss any content deals with entertainment CEOs? Cook, of course, is at Sun Valley after Apple's recent $3 billion acquisition of Beats.
The CBS boss has had a lot to smile about. His company's TV ratings have been solid, retransmission revenue continues to come in, and Showtime has been on a nice growth trajectory. Moonves has often said he is very comfortable around the tech crowd given that some of its members nowadays pay CBS handsome amounts for its popular content.
Tweet this: Dick Costolo has arrived in Sun Valley! The Twitter CEO may be sporting a San Francisco hat, but the social media company has seen much global activity, especially around the soccer World Cup in Brazil that is coming to an end on Sunday. Question is: will Costolo score any deals in Sun Valley?