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JonLP24

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Wed Nov 8, 2017, 03:46 PM Nov 2017

Justice Dept demands that AT&T sell CNN to get approval for merger


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DOJ told AT&T it has to sell CNN for Time Warner merger: report

The Justice Department has informed AT&T that it must sell CNN in order to gain approval for its merger with Time Warner, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

The newspaper cited three individuals "with direct knowledge" of the discussions.

The New York Times also reported Wednesday that the Justice Department wants Time Warner to sell off all of Turner Broadcasting, a subsidiary that holds CNN and other networks, like TBS and TNT.

"It's all about CNN," one of the sources told The Financial Times

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/359417-doj-told-att-it-has-to-sell-cnn-for-time-warner-merger-report?amp
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Justice Dept demands that AT&T sell CNN to get approval for merger (Original Post) JonLP24 Nov 2017 OP
The dotard's own personal war against cnn Fullduplexxx Nov 2017 #1
Bet there is a rightwinger waiting to buy it. nt doc03 Nov 2017 #2
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