{"id":48,"date":"2017-12-26T20:30:21","date_gmt":"2017-12-26T20:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mediaplaynews.com\/?p=48"},"modified":"2018-01-13T19:57:08","modified_gmt":"2018-01-14T03:57:08","slug":"att-time-warner-again-extend-merger-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/att-time-warner-again-extend-merger-date\/","title":{"rendered":"AT&T, Time Warner Again Extend Merger Date"},"content":{"rendered":"

AT&T and Time Warner have extended their merger closure deadline to June 21, 2018. The previous extension for the $84.5 billion transaction pushed the close-by date back to April 22, 2018, from Oct. 22, 2017.<\/p>\n

The extension represents a fiscal relief of sorts for AT&T, which is on the hook to Time Warner for $500 million if the merger collapses.<\/p>\n

The deal \u2014 struck in October 2016 and including Warner Bros., Turner and HBO \u2014 was considered a formality following global regulatory approval. Then the Department of Justice in November sued AT&T, claiming the deal was bad for consumers and innovation.<\/p>\n

Critics contend the DOJ sued under pressure from President Trump, who is openly critical of Turner subsidiary CNN. Trump contends the merger is not good for the country \u2014 a claim he made during the most-recent presidential campaign.<\/p>\n

AT&T publicly lauded Trump\u2019s signature on Congress\u2019 tax overhaul, promising to pay $1,000 bonus to 200,000 employees. The workers\u2019 union said the telecom giant had promised the bonuses months before the legislative action.<\/p>\n

Regardless, the contentious situation has been felt on both companies\u2019 bottom line: AT&T and Time Warner shares have fallen 8.6% and 3.7% year-to-date, respectively.<\/p>\n

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