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HBO Max costs AT&T US$1.2 billion in lost licensing revenue
Upcoming streamer HBO Max has cost AT&T’s WarnerMedia over US$1 billion in forgone revenue, the…
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WarnerMedia hires Idell to helm D2C research
AT&T has appointed Cheryl Idell as the EVP and chief research officer of WarnerMedia Entertainment…
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AT&T to turn Audience Network into HBO Max preview channel
WarnerMedia is transforming its Audience Network pay TV channel into one designed to market its…
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Bernie Sanders wants to break up Comcast, Verizon & AT&T; introduces ‘internet for all’ plan
US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has announced his plans for publicly-funded broadband networks and…
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HBO Max predicted to exceed 50 million subs by 2025
A new report has predicted that WarnerMedia’s upcoming HBO Max will reach almost 51 million…
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Disney+ to exceed 100 million subs by 2025
Imminently launching streamer Disney+ is expected to reach 101 million subscribers by 2025. According to…
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AT&T officially unveils US$14.99 HBO Max
AT&T has officially lifted the lid on HBO Max, announcing that the streamer will launch…
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AT&T to “evaluate multiple options and partnerships” for DirecTV following 1.2 million subs loss
AT&T has announced losses of over 1.2 million subscribers as the fate of DirecTV hangs…
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AT&T announces sale of CME to Czech investment group
AT&T has agreed to sell broadcaster Central European Media Enterprises (CME) to PPF, an investment…
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HBO Max to be offered to HBO customers for free as AT&T aims for 80 million subs by 2025
AT&T will offer free access to upcoming streamer HBO Max to its HBO-subscribing customers. As…
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HBO Max to expand to Latin America
HBO Max is set to expand into Latin America after the streamer’s parent AT&T-owned WarnerMedia…
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Liberty Latin America picks up AT&T’s Puerto Rican and US Virgin Islands businesses for US$1.95 billion
Liberty Latin America has agreed to buy AT&T’s operations in Puerto Rico and the US…
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DirecTV not for sale, says Warner CEO
WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey has refuted claims that the company is looking to sell DirecTV….
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Elliott invests US$3.2bn in AT&T, slams DirecTV investment and WarnerMedia strategy
Activist investor Elliott Management’s funds have invested US$3.2 billion in AT&T and called for a…
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WarnerMedia chief Stankey becomes AT&T COO
WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey has been appointed president and COO of HBO parent group AT&T. The…
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AT&T begins beta rollout of new TV service
US telco AT&T has rolled out beta launches of its new streaming TV offering, AT&T…
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US carriers are consistently throttling popular video apps
Throttling of video streaming by US wireless carriers is “pervasive”, claims a new study. The…
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All-time high US cord cutting ‘freaking ugly’, claims MoffettNathanson
Cord cutting in the US is expected to reach an all-time high of 5.5% in…
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AT&T chief promises live sport and news for HBO Max
HBO Max, WarnerMedia’s new subscription video-on-demand service to be launched next spring, will ultimately include…
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Long-serving HBO comms boss heads for exit
One of the primary engineers of the HBO brand, communications boss Quentin Schaffer, is the…
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DAZN considers NFL bid
OTT sports disruptor DAZN is considering a bid for NFL broadcast rights, the company’s CEO…
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120 Nexstar channels blacked out overnight by AT&T in the US
AT&T’s contract dispute with Nexstar has spilled over to consumers, with 120 stations across 97…
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JJ Abrams close to US$500m AT&T deal
Star Wars and Cloverfield director JJ Abrams is reportedly about to sign a US$500 million…
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WarnerMedia launches inaugural esports event
WarnerMedia has announced its first esports initiative. The announcement comes a little under a year…
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WarnerMedia to unveil details of streaming service
AT&T chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson has confirmed that WarnerMedia is to unveil its streaming…
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Hulu buys back AT&T stake
US streaming service Hulu has struck a deal with AT&T to take back a 9.5%…
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WarnerMedia chief slams report of potential HBO Europe sale
WarnerMedia has emphatically denied a story published by the Financial Times that its new owner…
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Disney, AT&T, Comcast will struggle to dethrone Netflix, claims report
Rethink TV, the TV research arm of UK-based Rethink Technology Research has released a sobering…
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FT reports that AT&T has considered selling HBO Europe
Reports in the Financial Times suggest that telco AT&T has had internal discussions about selling…
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WarnerMedia revamps leadership team ahead of streaming launch
WarnerMedia has reorganised its leadership team and has named Robert Greenblatt, formerly chairman of NBC…