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Time Warner
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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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US DOJ outlines reasoning behind AT&T-Time Warner appeal
The US District Court’s greenlighting of AT&T’s merger with Time Warner merger was only possible…
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Department of Justice chances of success ‘remote’, says AT&T chief
The possibility that the US Department of Justice will succeed in overturning a court decision…
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US Department of Justice to appeal AT&T Time-Warner ruling
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is to appeal the court decision approving the merger…
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Stankey predicts tough year for HBO
John Stankey, the new overseer of HBO post-AT&T merger, has predicted a difficult year ahead…
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AT&T finalises acquisition of Time Warner
AT&T has finalised an $85 (£60.34bn) billion acquisition of Time Warner, after a US federal…
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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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Stephenson reveals AT&T plan for new low-cost skinny bundle service
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has revealed that the US telco is to launch a new…
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US government blocks AT&T’s Time Warner takeover
The US Department for Justice (DoJ) has blocked AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner and filed…
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Game of Thrones fever drives Time Warner growth
The stunning viewing figures for Game of Thrones have pushed Time Warner and its subsidiary, HBO, to…
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Ampere Analysis: media debt to fuel growth is mostly manageable
The high levels of debt being incurred by big international media companies such as Amazon,…
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Subscription revenues and Wonder Woman raise Time Warner
Strong international revenues at Turner helped boost Time Warner’s second quarter results, along with the…
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AT&T reportedly planning new role for CEO in post-merger reorganisation
AT&T is to follow up its US$85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner with a management…
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AT&T CEO: Time Warner deal ‘moving along as expected’
Time Warner’s proposed merger with AT&T is “moving along as expected”. The chairman and CEO…
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Zucker: CNN thriving amid Trump media assault
CNN boss Jeff Zucker claims the media is under assault and politicians are failing to…
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HBO Now passes two million US subscribers
HBO has passed more than two million domestic subscribers for its over-the-top service HBO Now,…
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Report: Google Unplugged to appear as early as February
Google could reportedly launch new subscription streaming service, Google Unplugged, as early as February after…
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AT&T and DirecTV facing legal threat over information sharing
The US Department of Justice is taking legal action against DirecTV and its new owner…
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Bewkes: AT&T will ‘accelerate’ HBO Now growth
The international distribution of the HBO Now SVOD service will be “accelerated” by the sale…
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Ovum: 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,…
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Report: Time Warner, Viacom circle US$400m Telefe
Time Warner and Viacom are the big-name media groups assessing offers to buy Argentinian free…
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Time Warner investment values Hulu at $5.8bn
Hulu has been valued at around US$5.83 billion (€5.18 billion) after Time Warner made a…
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Apple reportedly looked at Time Warner, linked to Netflix
Tech giant Apple considered a move for its media counterpart Time Warner, according to the…
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NextVR and Live Nation to broadcast 360-degree concerts
Comcast and Time Warner-backed NextVR has partnered with Live Nation to broadcast hundreds of live…
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Turner leads US$15m round in Mashable, partners on video production
Turner has led a US$15 million funding round in digital media news site Mashable, which…
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HBO Now hits 800,000 subscribers
HBO experienced its best two-year period of subscriber additions in the past 30 years, with…
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Time Warner ‘wants current seasons off Hulu’
Media giant Time Warner would like to see episodes from current TV seasons taken off…
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Icahn denies Time Warner stake build
Activist investor Carl Icahn has angrily denied he is quietly building a stake in US…
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Bewkes extends Time Warner term
Jeff Bewkes will remain chairman and CEO of US media giant Time Warner until at…
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Time Warner could become the latest media giant to invest in Hulu.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Time Warner has been in talks with current owners…