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Televisa strikes deal for Sky Mexico with US telco AT&T
Grupo Televisa has struck a deal with US telco AT&T to acquire its stake in…
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Warner Bros. Discovery merger closes, creating global content behemoth
The newly combined Warner Bros. Discovery has begun trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange today,…
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Discovery shareholders vote for $43bn WarnerMedia acquisition
Discovery shareholders have given the greenlight to its $43bn acquisition of WarnerMedia from AT&T, with…
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AT&T brings forward expected merger of WarnerMedia & Discovery
AT&T has said it expects the merger between Discovery and WarnerMedia to close in the…
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ViacomCBS & WarnerMedia explore sale of The CW
WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS are exploring a sale of their jointly owned US broadcast network The…
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Funimation closes $1.2bn acquisition of anime streaming rival Crunchyroll
Sony’s Funimation group has completed its $1.175bn acquisition of AT&T’s global anime streaming service Crunchyroll,…
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WarnerMedia & Discovery unveil post-merger name
The new company merging AT&T-owned WarnerMedia and Discovery has a name: Warner Bros. Discovery. Announced…
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WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar set for exit following AT&T’s Discovery deal
Jason Kilar, the CEO of WarnerMedia, is reportedly negotiating his way out of the company…
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AT&T confirms WarnerMedia & Discovery merger in shock $150bn deal
WarnerMedia owner AT&T has unveiled a shock deal to combine its media assets with factual…
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WarnerMedia credits film strategy as HBO Max nears 10 million subs
WarnerMedia-owned streamer HBO Max is approaching 10 million subscribers as it comes up to one…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Disney & WarnerMedia prepared for streaming wars
A fortnight ago, TBI Tech & Analysis reflected on the transformative moves into DTC…
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HBO Max to launch in 60 countries by end of 2021, preps baking & Fremantle formats
HBO Max has outlined more details about its global roll-out and upcoming AVOD service while also…
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Sony strikes $1.2bn deal for WarnerMedia’s anime streamer Crunchyroll
Sony has agreed to buy WarnerMedia-owned anime streaming service Crunchyroll in a deal worth almost…
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Warner Bros. TV Group’s president & chief marketing officer Lisa Gregorian to exit
Warner Bros. Television Group’s president & chief marketing officer Lisa Gregorian has become the latest…
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AT&T completes $1.1bn sale of Nova TV & bTV owner CME
WarnerMedia owner AT&T has completed the $1.1bn sale of its stake in Central European Media…
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WarnerMedia to cut thousands of jobs as part of cost-reduction plan
WarnerMedia is preparing to shed thousands of jobs as it restructures its operations, amidst the…
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HBO Max snags 4 million subs but WarnerMedia revenues fall 25%
AT&T reported a depressed Q2 with sales down across all of its sectors, but streaming…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Breaking down the numbers for 2019/20
2019 might seem like a different world to the Covid-19 dominated landscape we live in…
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WarnerMedia owner AT&T names John Stankey as CEO
Randall Stephenson is to retire as AT&T CEO and will be replaced by president and…
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AT&T reveals stinging losses for WarnerMedia as pay-TV subs fall
AT&T has revealed stinging losses for its WarnerMedia division, just a day after unveiling the…
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WarnerMedia to launch HBO Max on 27 May but without ‘Friends’ reunion
AT&T-owned WarnerMedia is to launch its new streaming service HBO Max in the US on…
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HBO Max costs AT&T $1.2bn after ‘Friends’ and others taken off US market
Soon-to-launch US streamer HBO Max has cost AT&T’s WarnerMedia over US$1bn in forgone revenue, the…
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WarnerMedia lifts lid on HBO Max, confirms plans for AVOD version
AT&T has officially lifted the lid on HBO Max, announcing that the streamer will launch…
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HBO Max to launch in Latin America, unveils ‘free’ US deal
HBO Max is set to expand into Latin America after the streamer’s parent AT&T-owned WarnerMedia…
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TNT, TBS unscripted chief exits to launch WarnerMedia-backed label
Head of unscripted at US cablers TNT and TBS Michael Bloom is stepping down from…
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HBO Max orders zany competition series, promises more unscripted originals
HBO Max has made its first unscripted orders, picking up a pair of eccentric competition…
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WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey gets expanded remit at AT&T
WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey has been appointed president and COO of HBO parent group AT&T. The…
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HBO communications boss departs after 39 years
One of the primary engineers of the HBO brand, communications boss Quentin Schaffer, is the…
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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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AT&T boss: WarnerMedia will take back ‘Friends’ for its SVOD
AT&T boss Randall Stephenson has said that the business will pull back titles such as Friends and The…