On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 5:56 PM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote:
> > Sources told the *Times* > <https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/08/business/dealbook/att-time-warner.html?emc=edit_na_20171108&nl=breaking-news&nlid=68554757&ref=headline&_r=0> > (link) each of those firms' parents, still awaiting approval from the > Justice Dept, were told unofficially that their respective properties' > unloading would go a long way toward letting AT&T and Time Warner > combine... a formal statement of such intentions would surely be challenged > in court, and POTUS has never been in favor of this deal... > The demand that Time Warner sell CNN in order for the deal to proceed comes from White House pressure and is a response to Trump's unhappiness to its coverage. In other words the key to the deal has to do with placating the president and not with economic issues around monopoly. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/boom-watch-this-closely -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
