Notable Options Activity in Time Warner (TWX) Targets Downside Protection, Amid Regulatory Concerns with AT&T (T) Deal -Susquehanna

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AT&T (T) CEO says 'We are prepared to litigate this now'

November 9, 2017 1:35 PM EST

AT&T (NYSE: T) CEO says 'We are prepared to litigate this now'

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AT&T (T) CEO said he's never been told the price of the Time Warner (TWX) deal was CNN, contrary to media reports

November 9, 2017 1:29 PM EST

AT&T (NYSE: T) CEO said he's never been told the price of the Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) deal was CNN, contrary to media reports.

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Trump's CNN attacks may hobble legal case to block AT&T-Time Warner deal

November 9, 2017 11:55 AM EST

By David Shepardson and Jan Wolfe

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's broadsides against cable network CNN may complicate the U.S. government's legal case if it decides to block AT&T's deal to buy media company Time Warner, according to legal experts.

Trump's repeated claims that CNN produces "fake news" and other criticisms of the network could hurt legitimate legal arguments the Department of Justice may use to show the deal gives the company too much power over media rivals and is bad for consumers.

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DOJ Claims AT&T (T) Privately Offered to Sell CNN, AT&T Denies Offer - CNN

November 8, 2017 3:52 PM EST

The Justice Department claims that AT&T (NYSE: T) privately offered to sell Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) CNN, according to a tweet from CNN, but AT&T's CEO denies he offered this.... More

CBS Corp. (CBS) Might be Interested in CNN - FBN (TWX) (T)

November 8, 2017 2:22 PM EST

CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) Might be Interested in CNN - FBN (NYSE: TWX) (NYSE: T)

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US regulators demand CNN sale to approve AT&T (T)/Time Warner (TWX) deal - FT

November 8, 2017 1:41 PM EST

US regulators demand CNN sale to approve AT&T (NYSE: T)/Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) deal - FT

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AT&T (T) preparing for a fight with U.S. over Time Warner (TWX) - Bloomberg

November 8, 2017 1:27 PM EST

AT&T (NYSE: T) preparing for a fight with U.S. over Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) - Bloomberg

AT&T is said unwilling to part with CNN, HBO, TNT, WB Studio.

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U.S. wants 'Structural Remedies' for antitrust approval of AT&T (T)/Time Warner (TWX) deal - Reuters

November 8, 2017 10:12 AM EST

U.S. wants 'Structural Remedies' for antitrust approval of AT&T (NYSE: T)/Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) deal - Reuters.

Structural remedies generally involve sale of assets or creation of a new competitors through licensing of IP.

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Time Warner (TWX) Drops; AT&T (T) CFO Says Timing of the Deal is Now Uncertain, DOJ Talks Ongoing - Bloomberg

November 8, 2017 8:28 AM EST

Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Drops; AT&T (NYSE: T) CFO Says Timing of the Deal is Now Uncertain, DOJ Talks Ongoing - Bloomberg

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