{"id":251224,"date":"2021-05-16T23:08:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T20:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/att-in-talks-to-combine-warnermedia-assets-with-discovery\/"},"modified":"2021-05-16T23:08:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T20:08:00","slug":"att-in-talks-to-combine-warnermedia-assets-with-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/att-in-talks-to-combine-warnermedia-assets-with-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  AT&#038;T in talks to combine WarnerMedia assets with Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af0100a25d28\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/att-in-talks-to-combine-warnermedia-assets-with-discovery\/#Deal_would_mark_major_shift_in_strategy_amid_streaming_wars\" >Deal would mark major shift in strategy amid streaming wars<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/att-in-talks-to-combine-warnermedia-assets-with-discovery\/#Cara_Lombardo\" >Cara Lombardo,<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/att-in-talks-to-combine-warnermedia-assets-with-discovery\/#_Dana_Cimilluca_and\" >\u00a0Dana Cimilluca and<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/att-in-talks-to-combine-warnermedia-assets-with-discovery\/#_Drew_FitzGerald\" >\u00a0Drew FitzGerald<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  AT&amp;T in talks to combine Warner<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> assets with Discovery<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deal_would_mark_major_shift_in_strategy_amid_streaming_wars\"><\/span>\n  Deal would mark major shift in strategy amid streaming wars<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\">\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000271503\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       AT&amp;T\u00a0Inc.\u00a0is in talks to combine a big portfolio of media assets, including CNN, with\u00a0Discovery\u00a0Inc.,\u00a0according to people familiar with the matter, a deal that would mark a major strategy shift for the telecom giant as the traditional TV business faces prolonged pressure.<\/p>\n<p> The talks, which cover CNN and other parts of AT&amp;T\u2019s<br \/>\n        T,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/203165245\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+0.09%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       WarnerMedia division, including the TNT and TBS cable channels, are advanced and an agreement could be reached by Monday, the people said. Should there be a deal, AT&amp;T shareholders would own a big stake in the new entity, some of the people said. The people cautioned that a deal isn\u2019t done yet and the talks could still fall apart. Other details of the potential transaction couldn\u2019t be learned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       A deal between WarnerMedia and Discovery<br \/>\n        DISCA,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/200511275\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+1.19%<\/bg-quote><span>,<\/span><br \/>\n       whose portfolio includes its namesake network and HGTV, would further consolidate a media business buffeted\u00a0by cord-cutting and competition from streaming video.<\/p>\n<p>The talks signal a major pullback by AT&amp;T, which placed a massive bet on media with\u00a0its 2018 acquisition\u00a0of Time Warner Inc. for around $81 billion. That deal made it the world\u2019s most indebted nonfinancial company.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg earlier reported that AT&amp;T was in talks to combine media assets with Discovery.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/at-t-in-talks-to-combine-media-assets-including-cnn-with-discovery-11621183450?mod=mktw\" class=\"icon none\">An expanded version of this report appears on WSJ.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also popular on WSJ.com:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/bald-eagle-population-endangered-pets-vancouver-11621012685?mod=mktw\" class=\"icon none\">Bald eagles are back. And they want to eat your pets.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/police-in-cities-across-u-s-brace-for-a-violent-summer-11621071001?mod=mktw\" class=\"icon none\">Police in cities across U.S. brace for a violent summer.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Cara Lombardo\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cara_Lombardo\"><\/span>Cara Lombardo,<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"\u00a0Dana Cimilluca\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Dana_Cimilluca_and\"><\/span>\u00a0Dana Cimilluca and<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"\u00a0Drew FitzGerald \",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Drew_FitzGerald\"><\/span>\u00a0Drew FitzGerald <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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