Amazon acquires MGM, studio behind James Bond, Legally Blonde, in $8.5 billion deal
• 4 years agoBuying 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
• 4 years agoLike 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
• 4 years agoFrom 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
• 4 years agoWarnerMedia 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
• 5 years agoInternet 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
• 5 years agoThe 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
• 5 years agoNetflix 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
• 5 years agoComcast’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
• 6 years agoThe 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
Fp Staff • 6 years agoDoctor Who will stream exclusively on HBO Max, as part of a deal between the BBC and AT&T's WarnerMedia.