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HBO Max lands on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Flex platforms as US telco giants do deal
WarnerMedia has signed a deal with Comcast to roll out the HBO Max app on…
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AT&T agrees US$1.175 billion Crunchyroll sale to Sony
Sony has agreed to buy AT&T-owned Anime streaming service Crunchyroll in a deal worth US$1.175…
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WarnerMedia’s European restructuring continues with changes in France, Benelux & Germany
WarnerMedia’s restructuring in Europe has continued with a merged executive team for its operations in…
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AT&T CEO defends Warner Bros streaming move with HBO Max at 12.6 million subs
WarnerMedia’s big-budget SVOD HBO Max is at 12.6 million activated subscribers, AT&T CEO John Stankey…
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AT&T reportedly looking to sell stake in pay TV operation
US telco AT&T is looking to sell a minority stake in its pay TV operations,…
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AT&T and Sony enter final negotiations over US$957 million Crunchyroll sale
AT&T is reportedly in final negotiations with Sony over a US$957 million sale of anime…
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WarnerMedia promotes Cochrane to lead UK and Ireland, with Warner Bros. veteran Berger to depart
WarnerMedia has announced the promotion of Polly Cochrane to the role of country manager for…
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AT&T happy with HBO Max, says CEO John Stankey
WarnerMedia parent company AT&T is pleased with the performance of recently launched premium streaming service…
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AT&T wants to sell off its ad business to reduce its US$150 billion debts
AT&T’s Xandr ad unit is reportedly next on the chopping block for the US telco…
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Crunchyroll launches new tiers with Sony sale still in the crosshairs for parent company AT&T
WarnerMedia-owned anime streaming service Crunchyroll has announced a number of new pricing tiers, with the…
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AT&T offloads DirecTV Venezuela to Chilean firm
A Chilean investment firm has reached an agreement with AT&T to buy DirecTV’s Venezuelan business….
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AT&T offers Crunchyroll to Sony for US$1.5 billion
AT&T is reportedly in talks to sell anime streamer Crunchyroll to Sony. According to a…
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WarnerMedia cuts 600 jobs with distribution chief Jeffrey Schlesinger exiting
WarnerMedia’s wholesale restructuring has continued with the departure of Warner Bros. distribution chief Jeffrey Schlesinger…
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‘Friends’ tops HBO Max viewing, says WarnerMedia
Iconic sitcom Friends is the most-watched title on WarnerMedia’s recently launched streaming service HBO Max,…
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HBO Max at four million subs but WarnerMedia revenues down by almost 25% in COVID-19 fallout
AT&T reported a depressed Q2 with sales down across all of its sectors, but premium…
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Over 70% of HBO Now users have switched to HBO Max with Joker top streamed movie
The majority of HBO Now users have already switched over to HBO Max, a new…
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Disney+ beats Netflix in US consumer satisfaction rankings
Disney+ has topped the ranks of US streaming services for consumer satisfaction, beating streaming pioneer…
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HBO Max exempt from AT&T data caps, operator confirms
AT&T has made its HBO Max SVOD exempt from its data caps while rival streaming…
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AT&T’s York in at Cox as CEO and president
US media firm Cox Media Group has announced the appointment of Daniel York as its…
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Amazon and WarnerMedia spar over distribution fall out
Amazon has hit out at HBO Max after the two companies failed to strike a…
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AT&T enters SVOD fray with HBO Max
WarnerMedia’s new SVOD service HBO Max is launching in the US today, entering a crowded…
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Seven new distribution deals for HBO Max
Ahead of the launch of premium SVOD HBO Max next week, AT&T’s WarnerMedia has announced…
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HBO Max undercuts Netflix with promo pricing
AT&T is looking to fly out of the gates with upcoming streamer HBO Max by…
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John Stankey to replace retiring Randall Stephenson as AT&T chief
Randall Stephenson is to retire as AT&T CEO and will be replaced by president and…
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AT&T continues to shed TV subs with HBO Max launch on horizon
AT&T lost a little under 900,000 TV subscribers in Q1 2020 in a continued downward…
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HBO Max to launch May 27
AT&T has announced that its upcoming streaming service HBO Max will launch on May 27….
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Hulu’s Kilar in as CEO at WarnerMedia to head HBO Max launch
WarnerMedia has appointed the former Amazon SVP and Hulu CEO Jason Kilar to head up…
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AT&T’s ad tech business Xandr signs up AMC, Disney and WarnerMedia
AT&T’s Xandr ad-tech business has announced a trio of new partners: AMC Networks, Disney, and…
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Cord-cutting AT&T TV rolled out across US
AT&T TV, the cord-cutting product of the operator of the same name, has launched across…
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Streaming dominating WarnerMedia commissions with HBO Max launch on horizon
With AT&T’s HBO Max OTT service months away from launch, the company’s emphasis on the…