The judge who holds key to future of media
Federal Judge Richard Leon is not a household name, but he is one of the most powerful men in Washington. As senior judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Leon’s past decisions...
View ArticleAT&T tells DOJ competition from new media will prevent rising consumer...
AT&T and Time Warner argued in court documents filed Friday that steep competition with new media companies would prevent prices from rising if the two media giants are allowed to merge."There is...
View ArticleAT&T heads to trial in landmark merger fight
The government and AT&T will square off in court this week to decide the fate of a massive media merger in a trial that will have far-reaching effects on the market and regulators.The trial begins...
View ArticleAT&T, Justice Dept. lawyers outline cases ahead of Time Warner deal trial
Lawyers for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and telecom giant AT&T on Tuesday previewed their cases ahead of opening arguments Wednesday as the company seeks permission to merge with Time Warner...
View ArticleAT&T CEO defends Time Warner merger in court
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson took the stand Thursday to defend his company's $85 billion merger with Time Warner, arguing that the deal will allow AT&T to deliver targeted advertisements like...
View ArticleTrump attacks media after reports of Cohen deal with AT&T
President Trump went after the news media on Friday evening for not reporting that his administration was opposed to the AT&T merger with Time Warner, following reports that his personal attorney...
View ArticleGiuliani says Trump ‘denied’ AT&T-Time Warner merger after DOJ insisted...
President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani seemed to suggest that the president had a larger role in the Justice Department's decision to block AT&T's proposed merger with Time Warner in a new...
View ArticleJudge approves AT&T-Time Warner merger opposed by Trump
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that AT&T and Time Warner can go through with their $85 billion merger, dealing a blow to the Trump administration’s Department of Justice.The decision from U.S....
View ArticleAT&T-Time Warner ruling a milestone for vertical mergers
The antitrust court ruling allowing the AT&T-Time Warner merger to proceed is a watershed event for vertical mergers, in which a buyer and a supplier combine. But what remains to be seen is what...
View ArticleAT&T announces it has completed acquisition of Time Warner
AT&T announced Thursday evening that it has completed its acquisition of Time Warner, two days after a federal judge gave the telecommunication and entertainment giants the green light to go ahead...
View ArticleBoth the feds and the firms lost the AT&T-Time Warner ruling
AT&T and Time Warner beat the government in their battle cage antitrust trial. The judge blessed the merger and the companies now are one. In trials, one side wins. The other side loses. The...
View ArticleAT&T customers see price increases following Time Warner merger
AT&T has increased the prices of some of its services since the company officially merged with Time Warner last month, USA Today reported.The cost of the company's DirecTV Now streaming plans will...
View ArticleJustice Dept. officials trying to appeal AT&T-Time Warner deal: report
Officials in the Justice Department's Antitrust Division are seeking to appeal a federal judge's decision to sign off on the $85 billion merger of AT&T and Time Warner, Fox Business Network...
View ArticleNew York moves to kick out state's largest cable provider
New York is moving to ban Charter Communications from operating in the state, as regulators say it has failed to live up to the commitments it made when its merger with Time Warner Cable was approved...
View ArticleAppeals court upholds AT&T-Time Warner merger
A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected the Department of Justice's (DOJ) challenge of a lower court decision to approve the $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner merger, clearing the way for the deal...
View ArticleTrump directed Gary Cohn to pressure DOJ to block AT&T-Time Warner deal:...
President Trump reportedly directed his former economic adviser, Gary Cohn, to pressure the Justice Department to block the AT&T-Time Warner merger, according to a report in The New Yorker.In an...
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