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Business Highlights: AT&T-Discovery merger, downtown outlook

By The Associated PressMay 17, 2021 GMT

Oprah and CNN: AT&T is merging media business with Discovery

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. telecom giant AT&T Inc. is combining its WarnerMedia operations with Discovery Inc. The deal will marry the likes of HBO and CNN with HGTV and Oprah Winfrey.

Oprah and CNN: AT&T is merging media business with Discovery

By DAVID BAUDER and MAE ANDERSONMay 17, 2021 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The merger of Discovery and AT&T's WarnerMedia operations, marrying the likes of HBO and CNN with HGTV and Oprah Winfrey, is another illustration of the head-spinning speed in which streaming has transformed the media world.

WarnerMedia names former Hulu chief Jason Kilar CEO

By JAKE COYLEApril 1, 2020 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Kilar, the founding chief executive of Hulu and a former Amazon senior vice president, has been named CEO of WarnerMedia, the company announced Wednesday...

Warner Bros. names BBC’s Ann Sarnoff as its new CEO

By JAKE COYLEJune 24, 2019 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — BBC executive Ann Sarnoff was named chief of Warner Bros. on Monday, making her the first woman to head the movie studio in its 96-year history...

Warner Bros.′ chief Tsujihara steps down following scandal

By JAKE COYLEMarch 18, 2019 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. chief Kevin Tsujihara, one of the highest ranking Hollywood executives to be felled by sexual misconduct allegations, stepped down from the studio Monday following claims that he promised roles to an actress with whom he was having an affair...