Discovery, AT&T seal WarnerMedia deal, CEO David Zaslav gets to work
David Zaslav, CEO of the new combined company, Warner Bros. Discovery, will begin assessing the multi media assets this week by meeting with employees in NYC, D.C. and L.A.
AT&T 3G shutdown: What to know
AT&T's 3G sunset will impact a wide variety of devices including phones, fire and burglar alarms, GPS and medical alert systems. FOX Business provides a roundup of everything you need to know.
Clashing executives, office romances, angry anchors: Inside the week that shook CNN
Shortly after noon on Feb. 2, WarnerMedia Chief Executive Jason Kilar held a video call with top CNN executives to explain his decision to replace Jeff Zucker, the cable news channel’s long-serving president.
AT&T sets WarnerMedia spinoff plan and lowers its dividend
AT&T Inc. said it would roughly halve its dividend payout and divest itself of its WarnerMedia division through a spinoff that would give shareholders 0.24 share for each AT&T share they own, a move that would complete its retreat from the entertainment business.
Mila Kunis, Demi Moore star in hilarious ad spoofing high school reunion
Mila Kunis and Demi Moore appeared in an ad promoting AT&T's Fiber internet program and reference their marriages to the same man: Ashton Kutcher.
Biden praises AT&T, Verizon's move to temporarily limit 5G rollout at certain airports
Biden says the agreement will "avoid potentially devastating disruptions to passenger travel, cargo operations, and our economic recovery, while allowing more than 90 percent of wireless tower deployment to occur as scheduled" and "bring more high-speed internet options to millions of Americans."
AT&T, Verizon 5G rollout: What to know
After a series of delays, Verizon and AT&T are slated to roll out new 5G service on Wednesday utilizing C-band transmissions.
FAA issues new warning for Boeing 787 operators ahead of Verizon, AT&T 5G rollout
The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive requiring Boeing 787 operators to take additional precautions when landing on wet or snowy runways at airports where 5G C-band service is deployed. Approximately 137 aircraft in the U.S. and 1,010 worldwide will be impacted by the order.
AT&T, Verizon reject US government request to delay 5G service
The telecommunications giants sent a joint letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Steve Dickson Sunday, trying to dismiss claims that activating 5G C-band service would harm the aviation industry.
Aviation, telecom groups to share data to help resolve Boeing, Airbus' 5G rollout concerns
The agreement follows a letter from Boeing and Airbus which expressed concern that 5G C-band transmissions could interfere with radio altimeters, a critical instrument used by pilots to measure altitude in low visibility environments
AT&T claps back after leftist groups attack company over Texas abortion bill
Two major leftist organizations launched ads targeting AT&T, condemning it for contributing to the campaigns of Texas Republican lawmakers who sponsored S.B. 8, the law that bans abortions after 6 weeks gestation when doctors can detect a "fetal heartbeat." The organizations also plan to hit the Walt Disney Corporation, and NBC-Universal over donations those companies made to Republicans sponsoring a similar abortion bill in Florida.
AT&T to require vaccines for 90,000 of its union workers
AT&T has become one of the largest employers in the U.S. to mandate vaccines for a significant number of frontline workers.
AT&T, union reach agreement to protect 29,000 technician jobs: report
AT&T Inc. has settled a lawsuit with its largest union that protects at least 29,000 landline technician jobs until the end of 2023, according to Bloomberg.
T-Mobile CEO: 'We are truly sorry' for cyberattack
Despite efforts to stay ahead of cyberattacks, CEO Mike Sievert admitted that the company failed to “live up to the expectations we have for ourselves to protect our customers."
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine to be be sold to media company backed by Blackstone
Reese Witherspoon’s media business, Hello Sunshine, is selling itself to a firm backed by private-equity giant Blackstone Group Inc.
AT&T, Verizon push free iPhones for long-term customers
U.S. cellphone carriers are offering their most generous discounts in years, handing some customers brand-new devices for no money down or small monthly payments stretched over many months.
Ex-TikTok CEO seen as contender for Discovery-WarnerMedia streaming
While one source close to the situation cautioned that it’s too early to speculate and no decisions have been made, another noted that Mayer is friendly with a number of Discovery and WarnerMedia insiders, including Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav.
How a missed golf tournament led to the merger of Discovery, WarnerMedia
The annual Pebble Beach golf tournament had an unwitting part in the year's biggest media merger
Winners & losers in Discovery's marriage with AT&T's WarnerMedia
In what could easily be the year’s biggest media deal, AT&T announced it will spin off its WarnerMedia assets and combine them with Discovery in a blockbuster $43 billion tie-up that’s shaking up the entertainment industry and already there are winners and losers
AT&T's revenue rises as wireless unit, HBO add customers
AT&T reported a first-quarter profit of about $7.5 billion, up from $4.6 billion a year earlier, showing a focus on growth as the economy starts to bounce back from the effects of the pandemic.