Streaming Into the Void - Episode 44 - AT&T’s Retreat

<p>This week, AT&T is pulling the ripcord on their venture into media and streaming, costing them billions of dollars.</p> <p><a href='https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/top-ten/'>Nielsen Ratings</a></p> <p>Show Notes</p> <p><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/business/att-discovery-merger.html'>AT&T, in Abrupt Turn, Will Shed Media Business in Deal With Discovery</a></p> <p><a href='https://deadline.com/2021/05/discovery-warnermedia-att-merger-streaming-david-zaslav-1234758225/'>David Zaslav And John Stankey Outline Plans For Merging Discovery And WarnerMedia, Addressing Future Of Jason Kilar, CNN, Streaming</a></p> <p><a href='https://tvrev.com/att-decides-its-not-a-media-company-hilarity-ensues/'>AT&T Decides It's Not A Media Company; Hilarity Ensues</a></p> <p><a href='https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/discovery-warnermedia-john-malone-jason-kilar-1234975211/'>Jason Kilar Exit Watch Begins as Industry Parses WarnerMedia Deal</a></p> <p><a href='https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/jason-kilar-warnermedia-discovery-merger-1234976638/'>Jason Kilar Talks WarnerMedia-Discovery merger</a></p> <p><a href='https://deadline.com/2021/05/hollywood-att-warner-bros-hbo-max-streaming-dune-david-zaslav-1234758654/'>Hollywood Cheers AT&T Retreat; 'Dune' Gets Theatrical Rethink – Deadline</a></p> <p><a href='https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/amazon-mgm-acquisition-talks-9-billion-1234975168/'>Amazon in Talks With MGM About Potential Acquisition</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.leichtmanresearch.com/major-pay-tv-providers-lost-about-1895000-subscribers-in-1q-2021'>Major Pay-TV Providers Lost About 1,895,000 Subscribers in 1Q 2021</a></p> <p><a href='https://deadline.com/2021/05/fox-channel-close-uk-disney-streaming-1234758294/'>Fox Channel To Close In The UK, With Shows Like ‘War Of The Worlds’ Moving To Disney+</a></p> <p><a href='https://deadline.com/2021/05/seal-team-clarice-move-cbs-paramount-plus-season-5-season-2-network-sendoff-david-boreanaz-1234754114/'>‘SEAL Team’ & ‘Clarice’ To Move From CBS To Paramou