Five years ago this week… WiFi specialist Plume threw its toys out of the pram after Faultline was forced to confirm whether Comcast, a key investor, was still interested in pushing the Plume WiFi pods forward. In hindsight, this moment was when Plume began deliberately distancing itself from the hardware narrative. Within a few years, Plume’s Customer Experience Management platform became the centerpiece of its strategy—embedded not only in Comcast’s broadband empire but across a growing roster of service providers worldwide. Long-standing Plume CEO Fahri “the rodeo bull” Diner has since been pushed out by the board, leaving the company late last year. Ellison Eyes $60bn WBD: Just months after sealing the merger of Paramount–Skydance, CEO David Ellison is reportedly…