RUMOR MILL
Monday, May 19, 2014
AT&T buys DirecTV
A FRIENDLY GAME OF DUOPOLY: Another communications megamerger is now on the books, as AT&T received approval for its $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV. AT&T will pay stakeholders $95 per share, thus setting the valuation; DirecTv stock shot up in anticipation of the news. With 26 million pay-TV subscribers, the new mega-company will face off against the Comcast-Time Warner Cable behemoth created by the last huge telecom deal. No telling who'll prevail, but cable customers will surely be the winners no matter what, right? Call us with your thoughts—wait time is approximately three hours. (5/19a)
VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO THE BIG APPLE Getting back to where they once belonged (4/24a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
Jon Wayne is rolling over in his grave. (4/24a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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