AT&T chmn/CEO Randall Stephenson said his company’s $85bln takeover of Time Warner is a vertical merger and that as more information on the deal emerges, opposition would go away. Speaking during an interview on CNBC, Stephenson dismissed speculation that AT&T might have to spin off CNN in order to get the transaction approved. “I don’t know why we’d even talk about that… It doesn’t seem relevant to approving a deal like this. What would be the competitive issue that you’re remedying with spinning off CNN? There are not competitive issues with owning CNN,” the exec said.

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AI Debate Heats Up Across Industry Events

Artificial intelligence was both cause for concern and excitement across media, entertainment and tech events in NYC this week. The consensus was that AI is here to stay and is rapidly changing the way we work.

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