Always Be Watching
Always Be Watching

Always Be Watching

TV tells the story of 2 America's. One fake. The other too real.

ALSO: RIP Joe Ruby. AND: Kevin Meyer leaves TikTok

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Dan Barrett
Aug 27, 2020
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TV tells the story of 2 America's. One fake. The other too real.

What a wild year for Kevin Meyer. He started out 2020 running Disney’s streaming services and saw himself as a contender for the CEO role. When he was passed over for that role, he chose to leave the company and become the CEO of TikTok as the Chinese-owned company sought to establish itself as a global entertainment provider. And then the US government…

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