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Televisa to take 100% control of Sky Mexico
Grupo Televisa has struck a deal with US telco AT&T to acquire its stake in…
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HBO Max comes back to AT&T
Hot off the news that it is to launch a combined streaming offer in 2023,…
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AT&T bows out of entertainment business with 77 million HBO subscribers
In its final quarter of owning WarnerMedia, AT&T reported positive performance of HBO and its…
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AT&T to move on from entertainment after Warner sale
US telco AT&T looks set to exit the entertainment business after the completion of its…
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Discovery shareholders approve WarnerMedia deal
Discovery’s shareholders have approved its acquisition of WarnerMedia. The US$43 billion deal, announced in mid-2021,…
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Discovery shareholders to vote on Warner merger on March 11
Discovery has scheduled a special shareholders meeting on March 11 to ratify its US$43 billion…
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Strong year for HBO as AT&T prepares for post-WarnerMedia future
HBO and HBO Max added 4.4 million subscribers in Q4 2021, as parent company AT&T…
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HBO and HBO Max at 74 million subscribers
HBO and HBO Max ended 2021 with a cumulative total of 73.8 million subscribers, WarnerMedia…
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December becomes most-watched month for HBO Max
WarnerMedia’s premium SVOD HBO Max recorded its most-viewed month to date in December, the streamer…
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AT&T secures ‘favourable’ IRS ruling as Discovery-WarnerMedia merger moves forward
US telco AT&T has secured a favourable ruling from the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS)…
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AT&T completes Vrio Corp sale
AT&T has finalised the sale of its Vrio business unit to Argentinian investment company Grupo…
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Xandr launches Monetize deals platform
AT&T-owned adtech business Xandr is launching a new deals platform called Xandr Monetize. Xandr Monetize…
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HBO Max continues growth despite US dip
HBO and its companion streaming service HBO Max have seen subscribers increase to almost 70…
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DirecTV Stream to launch next week
AT&T TV and AT&T TV Now will be rebranded and repackaged as DirecTV Stream from…
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Sony’s Funimation closes Crunchyroll acquisition
Sony’s Funimation group has completed its $1.175bn acquisition of AT&T’s global anime streaming service Crunchyroll,…
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DirecTV becomes standalone business as AT&T closes deal with TPG Capital
AT&T has closed a deal with private equity firm TPG Capital to spin its struggling…
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Latin America to drive HBO Max growth for AT&T as European delay likely
WarnerMedia has announced the likely delayed rollout of its premium streaming service HBO Max to…
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AT&T to sell off Latin American Vrio pay TV unit
AT&T has reached a deal to sell off its Latin American DirecTV business unit. The…
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Losses slow in premium video for AT&T
AT&T has managed to stop some of the rot in its premium video business. In…
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AT&T-Discovery merger gets name Warner Bros. Discovery
The new company merging AT&T-owned WarnerMedia and Discovery has a name: Warner Bros. Discovery. Announced…
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WarnerMedia’s Jason Kilar to remain with company until close of merger
WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar has put an end to speculation about his future at the…
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AT&T boss talks Discovery-Warner deal, commits to refocus on US telecoms
It is “time to unleash’ WarnerMedia’s assets, AT&T’s CEO John Stankey has said. Speaking at…
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HBO Max with ads to launch in June at US$9.99 per month
WarnerMedia has announced that a cheaper ad-supported tier of HBO Max will launch in June…
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Discovery CEO Zaslav renews contract following mega merger
Discovery CEO David Zaslav has extended his contract with the company through to the end…
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WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar reportedly negotiating exit following mega merger announcement
Jason Kilar, the CEO of WarnerMedia, is reportedly negotiating his way out of the company…
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AT&T to spin off media assets including HBO Max to standalone business with Discovery
Discovery and AT&T have struck a definitive agreement to combine WarnerMedia’s entertainment, sports and news…
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WarnerMedia touts high ARPU as HBO Max closes in on 10 million subs
HBO Max is approaching 10 million subscribers as it comes up to one year on…
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Zack Snyder’s Justice League release sees groundswell for HBO Max
WarnerMedia’s decision to give into fan demand to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut has been met with a drastic…
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AT&T takes huge DirectTV hit as it spins-off video businesses
AT&T has announced plans to spin-off its video businesses, including DirecTV, into a new company…
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HBO Max rebound boosts AT&T results
WarnerMedia streaming service HBO Max had 37.7 million US subscribers at the end of the…