AT&T on the verge of acquiring Time Warner?

[Dr Quinch]

This is not good. These companies keep merging into each other.

CorpoGov frowns on your negativity, Consumer 0014378211.

[Ascended]

Charter bought Time Warner Cable the cable television and internet service provider/telecom company. They did not buy the company AT&T may buy: Time Warner Inc (The media company that owns IP like DC along with film studios...etc). Warner has shed numerous parts over the past few years. So essentially all AT&T is buying is a media company. All this talk of monopoly and oligopoly does not apply.
I was hoping Fox would buy them to make the X-men movie license situation even more awkward.

Ah, true, the oligopoly wouldn't quite apply. Though we are looking at a continual consolidation among the biggest corporations, so on a macro-scale it might still be a consideration. That's mostly guesswork on my end though; I study business but dont follow these large companies too closely. I should, but just dont have the time.

CorpoGov frowns on your negativity, Consumer 0014378211.

ha!!! I think you win the thread.

[Crazy Diamond]

CorpoGov frowns on your negativity, Consumer 0014378211.

Huh, I thought CorpoGov still used binary...

[Ascended]

Huh, I thought CorpoGov still used binary...

That's what they want you to think......

[nightrider]

Ah, true, the oligopoly wouldn't quite apply. Though we are looking at a continual consolidation among the biggest corporations, so on a macro-scale it might still be a consideration. That's mostly guesswork on my end though; I study business but dont follow these large companies too closely. I should, but just dont have the time.



ha!!! I think you win the thread.

Time warner is already an oligopoly structure. The take over is basically 2 oligopolies from different industries merging.

[JediKage]

Yeah now they can make their own content instead of selling other peoples. Of course I am glad I am a cable cutter so them controlling more tv doesn't affect me.

[superduperman]

If this deal goes through, does anyone have any idea what long term (if any) affect this would have on DC properties? I know Warners has been a lot more hands on with DC these days then they've been in the past. By the sound of it, the print side of things really doesn't interest them. Which begs the question: Are they going to keep the print end still going and for how long?

[mr_crisp]

CorpoGov frowns on your negativity, Consumer 0014378211.

This site needs a thumbs up button.

[superduperman]

Preview for Trinity #12:

Superman: You're right, Batman! AT&T DOES have much better coverage than Verizon and all the other carriers!

Batman: It's true! And now, with their special offer, you can get a free iPhone 8 when you sign up for the Complete Bundle Deal!

Wonder Woman: Wow! You'd have to be a villain to turn down that deal!

[hero talk]

I worry about what will happen to dc to

[Green Goblin of Sector 2814]

Even Donald Trump has acknowledged that this is likely to create a virtual monopoly....

So, uh, yeah. This just got real.

[ouroboros]

FWIW, I just heard on NPR today that the merger cannot go through without government regulatory permission. Make of that what you will.

[hero talk]

will dc be the new marvel

[Timeismoney]

It would have been monopolizing if Disney tried too by TW. Been that they are one of if the biggest entertainment giant in the world. Who already own Marvel and such.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

FWIW, I just heard on NPR today that the merger cannot go through without government regulatory permission. Make of that what you will.

Both Democrats and Republicans dislike the deal, so the merger will have a hard time becoming reality.