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AT&T, Time Warner deal ‘poses new threat to rivals’
The creation of a merged AT&T and Time Warner will have rivals such as Netflix,…
Trump opposes AT&T/Time Warner and Comcast/NBCU
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has come out against the AT&T and Time Warner deal…
Time Warner, Viacom circle $400m Telefe
Time Warner and Viacom are the big-name media groups assessing offers to buy Argentinian free…
Time Warner leads investment in You.i TV
You.i TV, a multi-screen video app platform provider for TV and media companies, has raised…
Time Warner investment values Hulu at $5.8bn
Hulu has been valued at around US$5.83 billion after Time Warner made a multi-million dollar…
Media giants dominate Euro TV, US impact grows
A group of 15 media giants dominate pay TV within the European Union, accounting for…
HBO discards Vinyl
US cable channel HBO has cancelled high profile music drama Vinyl, going back on plans…
Amazon poaches HBO comedy exec
Amazon Studios has hired HBO exec Nick Hall to become its head of comedy development….
Warner Bros. creates OTT division
Warner Bros. has created a digital networks division that will house the Hollywood studio’s over-the-top…
Apple looked at Time Warner, linked to Netflix
Tech giant Apple considered a move for its media counterpart Time Warner, according to the…
Turner launches first SVOD service
Turner Broadcasting System is going direct-to-consumer for the first time. The US media giant has…
CME ‘positioned for growth’, says CEO
CME co-CEO Christoph Mainusch has claimedthe CEE broadcast group is now leaner, fitter and more…
HBO Now to rival Netflix in Brazil, Argentina
Premium cable network HBO is to launch its over-the-top subscription service in Brazil and Argentina…
Time Warner ‘wants current seasons off Hulu’
Media giant Time Warner would like to see episodes from current TV seasons taken off…
HBO consolidates scripted as Ellenberg exits
US premium cable channel HBO has handed comedy chief Casey Bloys control of drama after…
Icahn denies Time Warner stake build
Activist investor Carl Icahn has angrily denied he is quietly building a stake in US…
Bewkes extends Time Warner term
Jeff Bewkes will remain chairman and CEO of US media giant Time Warner until at…
Time Warner ‘eyes Hulu stake’
Time Warner could become the latest media giant to invest in American on-demand platform Hulu….
VR firm raises $30.5m from Comcast, Time Warner
NextVR, a company that specialises in virtual reality live-event streams, has raised US$30.5 in funding…
Time Warner may extend SVOD holdback window
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes has indicated his media giant may begin holding back key…
CME: ‘turnaround phase behind us’
The co-chief executive of Time Warner-backed Central European Media Enterprises, Michael Del Nin, said the…
HBO India MD exiting
The managing director of HBO India is to leave her post after two years in…
TV features heavily in top media firms list
Media agency ZenithOptimedia has ranked the world’s top media owners, with Disney, Comcast, Fox and…
Ex-Dailymotion exec joins Condé Nast
Former Dailymotion US general manager Joy Marcus has joined the video content arm of magazine…
Comcast-Time Warner deal moves closer
The proposed takeover of Time Warner Cable buy Comcast has received a preliminary endorsement with…
Time Warner: $19bn content investment coming
Time Warner chief Jeff Bewkes says spend on production and programme marketing at the US…
Discovery/Foxtel bid among Ten offers
Network Ten in Australia has confirmed it has received “non-binding, conditional proposals” relating to a…
Analysts bullish on CME after Time Warner bailout
Analysts have said the outlook is positive for central and eastern Europe-focused broadcast group CME…
Turner lines up $590m Ten offer
Time Warner is set to make an offer worth A$680 million (US$590 million) through its…
Time Warner restructuring costs to hit $400m
Time Warner has spent US$346 million on restructuring and redundancy costs to date this year….