US Media Companies

AT&T nears deal to buy Time Warner for $85 billion

AT&T Inc (T.N) has reached an agreement in principle to buy Time Warner Inc (TWX.N) for about $85 billion, sources said on Friday, paving the way for what would be the biggest deal in the world this year, giving the telecom company control of cable TV channels HBO and CNN, film studio Warner Bros and other coveted media assets.

Oct 22, 2016, 13:06 PM IST

US media CEOs are top paid even in year when stock prices lagged

Investors in some top US media companies have had a rough ride as their shares have lagged the rest of the market. You just wouldn’t know it if you looked at the bank accounts of their top executives.

May 12, 2015, 10:40 AM IST