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Explained: Why the worry of 5G halting flights to the US has faded
Airline industry officials say the decision by AT&T and Verizon to delay activating 5G towers near many airports has defused the situation

Why 5G rollout is causing Air India, Emirates and other airlines to cancel flights to the US
Air India on Wednesday suspended four of its flights scheduled to the US after telecom companies AT&T and Verizon rolled out 5G services in the country

US airlines warn of ‘catastrophic disruption’ to travel operations ahead of 5G technology rollout tomorrow
The airlines and aircraft manufacturers are concerned that the launch of the new C-Band 5G service might interfere with the devices planes use to measure altitude

Amazon acquires MGM, studio behind James Bond, Legally Blonde, in $8.5 billion deal
Buying MGM will give Amazon access to more films, shows and famous characters, including Rocky, RoboCop and Pink Panther.

How the Discovery-AT&T deal came through: Ice-breaking emojis, pop-culture codenames, and birth of a media giant
Like many a modern romance, the marriage of two of the country’s biggest media companies started with an emoji.

WarnerMedia, Discovery merge assets: All you need to know about the deal, and future of their streaming services
From the implications of the merger on HBO Max and Discovery+, to potential layoffs at WarnerMedia and Discovery, a comprehensive guide to the mammoth deal.

Discovery, AT&T’s WarnerMedia announce they'll merge media businesses to create standalone company in landmark deal
WarnerMedia and Discovery both launched their own streaming services, HBO Max and Discovery+, within the past two years. It’s still not clear whether the merger will result in a single streaming service or several bundled together,

All major US internet firms agree not to cancel service over next 60 days: FCC
Internet providers have agreed not to terminate service for subscribers for the next 60 days if they are unable to pay their bills.

AT&T to launch HBO Max streaming service to go head on against Disney and Netflix
The success of HBO Max is in many ways a referendum on a strategy to merge content with the means to distribute it.

Netflix subscriber growth tanks with poor Q3 results as threat from Apple, Disney looms
Netflix said it expects to add another 7.6 million worldwide subscribers during the final three months of the year.

Comcast Corp. joins the regulatory pile-on against big tech companies like Google
Comcast’s FreeWheel accused Google of using privacy concerns to limit FreeWheel’s ability to sell ads.

US FTC and AT&T have reached a settlement in a 2014 lawsuit on data throttling
The FTC in 2014 sued AT&T on the grounds that it failed to inform consumers it would slow the speeds of heavy data users on unlimited plans.

Doctor Who to stream exclusively on HBO Max, upcoming instalment to air from Spring 2020
Doctor Who will stream exclusively on HBO Max, as part of a deal between the BBC and AT&T's WarnerMedia.

Friends will no longer stream on Netflix as AT&T pulls show for upcoming streaming service HBO Max
Friends is the second-most-watched show on Netflix, according to Nielsen

Samsung releases first ever 5G-capable Galaxy S10 smartphone in South Korea
South Korea became the first country to launch nationwide 5G services, with three superfast networks.

Verizon beats AT&T to launch commercial 5G network in Chicago, Minneapolis
Verizon launched 5G back in October and plans to expand to more than 30 U.S. cities in 2019.

YouTube terminates more than 400 channels over child exploitation controversy
This comes as a response to the concerns that have been raised by creators, users and advertisers.

AT&T pulls ads from YouTube over row involving content showing child exploitation
AT&T Inc pulled all its advertising from Alphabet Inc’s YouTube for the second time in two years.

Apple targeting April event to introduce TV service with CBS, Viacom and Lions Gate
Apple has long hinted at a planned video service after spending $2 billion in Hollywood.

Sprint sues AT&T for misleading consumers with the '5G E' logo on its mobile devices
AT&T customers were seeing “5G E” logo on their mobile devices in over 400 markets.