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WarnerMedia’s HBO Max to combine with discovery+ following merger
Media group Discovery plans to combine its subscription streaming service, discovery+, with WarnerMedia’s HBO Max, once its planned merger with the AT&T-owned entity completes.
Discovery receives European Commission backing for WarnerMedia merger
Media group Discovery has announced that the European Commission has granted unconditional antitrust clearance to the company’s proposed acquisition of telecoms giant AT&T’s WarnerMedia business.
Bidding accelerates for NFL Sunday Ticket
Out-of-market package remains of high interest to multiple suitors
AT&T’s WarnerMedia merges with Discovery to battle streaming giants
US telecoms giant AT&T has spun off its media arm, WarnerMedia, and merged it with media group Discovery in a major agreement announced today (Monday)
AT&T strikes deal with TPG to spin off DirecTV
Telecommunications giant AT&T has finalized a deal with American private equity group TPG Capital to spin off satellite television provider DirecTV and turn it into a standalone company
AT&T, Spectrum end carriage conflict for SportsNet LA
SportsNet LA, the regional sports network devoted to Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers, will finally be carried on DirecTV and other multichannel video distribution platforms controlled by A…
AT&T sale of regional sports networks ‘falls short’
US telco AT&T's plans to sell its four regional sports networks as part of a wider plan to slash the company’s debts is faltering, according to the New York Post.
Pirates extend local rights deal with AT&T SportsNet
Major League Baseball’s Pittsburgh Pirates have signed a multi-year extension of their local TV rights deal with AT&T SportsNet, the second such team to do so with the network in the past week.
US court revives antitrust complaint against NFL Sunday Ticket
Federal appellate court rules that lawsuit can proceed alleging NFL out-of-market game package restricts consumer choice
CBS, AT&T secure new carriage deal
The CBS network and telco AT&T have signed a multi-year carriage agreement, through which CBS-owned local broadcast stations and the CBS Sports Network will be made available on AT&T video platforms across…
AT&T mulling $1bn sale of its four regional sports networks – report
US telco AT&T is considering selling its four regional sports networks as part of a wider plan to slash the company's debts, according to Bloomberg
NFL hits out at AT&T over U-verse, DirecTV Now carriage talks
The NFL has hit back at US telco AT&T after the latter’s decision to remove the NFL Network and Red Zone channels from its U-verse TV and DirecTV Now platforms.
Jeff Zucker to manage Turner Sports
The AT&T-Time Warner merger fallout could see a shift in the leadership of Turner Sports. Jeff Zucker, president of CNN is being tapped to add the merged AT&T's sports programming to his management portfolio
NBA on board as WarnerMedia launches Innovation Lab
US media and entertainment company WarnerMedia has said it will launch an incubator designed to create new and innovative consumer experiences and businesses, with basketball league the NBA signing on…
AT&T retains Fox’s sports programming
US telco AT&T has struck a multi-year extension to its carriage deal with Fox Networks Group just days before the original agreement was due to expire
“New Fox” prepares buy-back of US regional sports networks
“New Fox” has emerged as the front-runner to buy back the regional US sports networks it will sell to Disney, a move that would protect its position as a leading sports broadcaster in the country.
AT&T hits out as DOJ makes fresh appeal against Time Warner deal
The US Department of Justice has moved to take fresh action against the takeover of US media company Time Warner by telco AT&T by appealing a federal judge’s approval of the deal last month.