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AT&T and Time Warner’s CEOs Explain the Benefits of Their $85 Billion Merger

Convergent TV

After a whirlwind weekend in which AT&T announced its $85 billion deal to acquire Time Warner, the companies' two CEO sat down to explain what it all means.


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8 Things the Time Warner-Comcast Merger Will Do

Convergent TV

The Comcast-Time Warner merger is underway, and it's one of the biggest media deals in recent memory: $45.2 billion for the distressed cable conglomerate at a dramatic moment when it [...]

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The 5 Best Moments in Web Video This Year

Performance Marketing

No industry is changing more quickly than digital video—the world of streaming content has touched every other aspect of entertainment media, whether it's by distributing it more conveniently, adding ads [...]

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A la Carte Is the Worst Idea Anyone Has Ever Had

Convergent TV

During earnings calls among the major networks last week, there was a consistent refrain: a la carte may be in the news, but it's not on the horizon. Most CEOs [...]

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Disney, Time Warner Confident About NBA Prospects

Convergent TV

While rival networks may be licking their chops in anticipation of trying to wrest away the media rights to the NBA, both legacy partners said they are confident that they’ll [...]

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Bewkes: Game of Thrones Piracy ‘Better Than an Emmy’

Convergent TV

Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes was in rare form on this morning's earnings call, making his traditional pitch for higher affiliate fees, greater appreciation of the company's films and TV [...]