WIRED columnist Susan Crawford on why the AT&T-Time Warner merger is bad for competition, bad for content, and bad for consumers. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ac575e431e1b134c961530d/master/pass/McKenna_5518_3000x2250.jpg
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Trump says the AT&T-Time Warner deal is ‘not good for the country’ (T, TWX)
Reuters / Carlo Allegri President Donald Trump told White House reporters on Tuesday that AT&T’s proposed acquisition of Time Warner is “not good for the country.” The comments echo those made by Trump on the campaign trail in October 2016. Trump has been a staunch opponent of the deal for over a year, and has […]
Why the Government is Right to Block the AT&T-Time Warner Merger
Combining the nation’s largest pay-TV provider with the owner of ‘must-have’ channels will raise prices and stifle competition. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a14bffcd9c3ae4a0e3fd94b/master/pass/Antitrust-FA-AP_17130581942026.jpg Feed: All Latest
Trump administration files suit to block AT&T/Time Warner merger
Enlarge / AT&T will own a bunch of new media properties if it is allowed to buy Time Warner. (credit: Aurich Lawson) The Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) today filed a lawsuit to block AT&T’s proposed acquisition of Time Warner Inc. AT&T has been the nation’s largest pay-TV company since it acquired DirecTV in […]
Trump’s DOJ wants AT&T/Time Warner to sell CNN or DirecTV before merger
Enlarge / On July 2, President Donald Trump tweeted a video of himself wrestling CNN. (credit: President Donald Trump) The Trump administration is asking AT&T and Time Warner Inc. to sell off either CNN or DirecTV in order to win government approval of their merger, multiple news outlets reported today. AT&T has owned DirecTV since […]
Trump’s DOJ not trying to stop AT&T/Time Warner merger
Enlarge / AT&T will own a bunch of new media properties if it is allowed to buy Time Warner. (credit: Aurich Lawson) Despite President Trump’s promise to block AT&T’s purchase of Time Warner Inc., the government’s review of the merger has “reached an advanced stage” The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. “The deal’s regulatory review has hit […]
Democrats urge Trump administration to block AT&T/Time Warner merger
Enlarge / AT&T will own a bunch of new media properties if it is allowed to buy Time Warner. (credit: Aurich Lawson) A group of mostly Democratic senators led by Al Franken (D-Minn.) today urged the Department of Justice to block AT&T’s proposed $ 85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc. The senators’ letter to Attorney […]
