- 1,990
- Episodes
- 781
- Transcribed
- 3
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Iowa Business Report
Now in its seventh year, the "Iowa Business Report” is a weekly half-hour radio program featuring interviews about business, government, the economy, jobs, trade, and investments. Each program also includes a “Business Profile” segment, telling the story of one Iowa-based company and its impact. The "Iowa Business Report" also airs as a weekday two-minute feature. The "Iowa Business Report" is presented with support from the Iowa Business Council (iowabusinesscouncil.org). The program is a copyrighted production of Totally Iowa Media, which is solely responsible for its content.
- Publisher
- Host: Jeff Stein
- Category
- business · news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 Jan 2020
- Latest episode
- 18 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
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Iowa Business Report Thursday Edition -- Oct. 15, 2026
Published 17 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Finally closed the Paramount Skydance, and actually they're just calling it Skydance, took over Warner Brothers Discovery for $111 billion. The company has $82 billion in debt because of this deal, and so it's just a massive consolidation in the media business. In the streaming world, Paramount Plus and HBO are now under one banner. CBS, CBS News, and CNN are now under one banner. Paramount Studio and Warner Brothers TV and movie studios are under one banner. There are a whole bunch of cable channels and sports rights that are now part of this colossus. There's going to be a lot of layoffs because there's a lot of duplication between the two companies and the overlapping functions. […]
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- Miranda Arends
- Joe Murphy
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- 81
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 76
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