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WarnerMedia to reveal details of streaming service in autumn
AT&T chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson has confirmed that WarnerMedia is to unveil its streaming…
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‘Game Of Thrones’ smashes records as HBO bosses contemplate spin-offs
The series eight premiere of Game Of Thrones on Sunday (14 April) smashed ratings records…
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Hulu buys back minority stake from AT&T
Hulu has struck a deal with AT&T to take back a 9.5% minority stake from…
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WarnerMedia boss says HBO Europe is a “valuable asset”
WarnerMedia boss John Stankey has refuted that the business is looking to sell its HBO…
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Report: Disney in talks to acquire WarnerMedia’s Hulu stake
Disney is in active talks with AT&T to acquire WarnerMedia’s 10% stake in Hulu, according…
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Will 2019 mark the end of niche SVOD?
Media giants are closing their niche streamers to prepare for mega mainstream platforms, but will…
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AT&T CFO: WarnerMedia’s content “treasure trove” will fight competition
WarnerMedia’s “treasure trove” of quality content will give the company a key point of differentiation…
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Turner to use AT&T subscriber data to sell targeted ads
AT&T’s linear channel Turner, which it inherited from its acquisition of Time Warner in 2018,…
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TNT president to head content for WarnerMedia SVOD
TBS and TNT president Kevin Reilly is to lead the content strategy for WarnerMedia’s new…
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Report: Hulu, AT&T look to run ads when streamers pause shows
Hulu and AT&T are both looking at the option of adding advertising to their current,…
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Netflix & WarnerMedia strike $100m deal for Friends
Netflix is due to pay WarnerMedia $100m to place Warner Bros. hit Friends on its platform…
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Hulu set to reach 23m subs by year end
Hulu is on track to reach over 23m subscribers by year end, according to Hulu…
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WarnerMedia’s “Netflix killer” service to offer three tiers
WarnerMedia owner AT&T has revealed that the company’s upcoming SVOD service will include three separate…
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WarnerMedia brings in AT&T exec to head up streamer
WarnerMedia has appointed AT&T Entertainment’s Brad Bentley as general manager and executive VP for direct-to-consumer…
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HBO goes dark for first time in 45-year history
HBO has gone dark on satellite broadcaster Dish Network as a result of a carriage…
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WarnerMedia leads 15% revenue rise at AT&T
AT&T’s revenues totalled $45.7bn (£35.44bn) for the third quarter of 2018, up 15% from last…
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AT&T to launch streamer that builds on HBO content
AT&T plans to launch a new streaming service that builds on HBO and WarnerMedia content…
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AT&T boss: Netflix is the Walmart of media
AT&T boss and chairman Randall Stephenson has compared Netflix to US retail brand Walmart and…
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AT&T acquires full stake in Otter Media
AT&T has acquired The Chernin Group’s controlling interest in Otter Media, the joint venture between…
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DOJ slams judge’s approval of AT&T/Warner merger
The US District Court’s greenlighting of AT&T’s merger with Time Warner merger was only possible…
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Comcast drops bidding war with Disney
Comcast has dropped the bidding war with Disney to acquire assets from 21st Century Fox…
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TBI Weekly: Is it the end of HBO as we know it?
John Stankey’s bid to “alter and change” HBO’s direction got people talking this week. Is…
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US gov’t to appeal merger go-ahead for AT&T, Warner
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is to appeal the court decision approving the merger…
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Reese Witherspoon to launch VOD channel with AT&T
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and AT&T will be debuting two new female-driven series on DirectTV,…
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US broadcast M&A reaches $5.11bn for 2018
US broadcast station mergers and acquisitions (M&A) raised $5.11 billion in the second quarter of…
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Turner CEO to depart amid AT&T merger
Turner CEO John Martin is to depart the company as AT&T completes its $85bn acquisition…
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US judge accepts AT&T Time Warner merger without conditions
A US Federal judge has ruled that AT&T’s US$85 billion acquistion of Time Warner is…
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TBI Weekly: Comcast joins the M&A race
This week, Comcast kicked off a bidding war by formally offering £22bn for Sky and…
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Warner Bros. replaces DramaFever SVOD chief with Time Inc. exec
Warner Bros. is replacing DramaFever boss Seung Bak with Time Inc. senior VP of digital…
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TBI Weekly: The OTT ‘arms race’ heats up
This week, it seems that almost every major TV player is claiming their stake in…