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CNN chief prescribes calm after Paramount’s expected parent company purchase

March 7, 2026 David Bauder

Word had barely spread about Paramount’s apparent victory in the competition to buy Warner Bros. Discovery before CNN chief Mark Thompson wrote to staff members. His message, in effect: Keep calm and carry on. It’s […]

Discovery: No US challenge to $43B WarnerMedia deal

February 11, 2022 Tali Arbel, Associated Press

U.S. antitrust regulators have not challenged the $43 billion combination of Discovery and AT&T’s WarnerMedia during a key review period, according to corporate securities filings, easing the way for the deal to close in the […]

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Oprah and CNN: AT&T is merging media business with Discovery

May 22, 2021 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — The merger of Discovery and AT&T’s WarnerMedia operations, marrying the likes of HBO and CNN with HGTV and Oprah Winfrey, is another illustration of the head-spinning speed in which streaming has transformed […]

AT&T, Discovery join media brands as cord-cutting encroaches

May 17, 2021 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — AT&T will combine its massive media operations that include CNN, HBO, TNT and TBS in a $43 billion deal with Discovery, the owner of lifestyle networks including the Food Network and HGTV. […]

Discovery’s reality-heavy streaming service launches in Jan.

December 5, 2020 The Associated Press

Discovery is joining the increasingly crowded streaming fray with its own reality-focused service Discovery Plus that will include shows from the Food Network, HGTV, TLC and its other networks. It launches Jan 4. The service […]

Archaeologists discover ‘massive’ ancient building in Egypt

September 26, 2018 North State Journal Staff

CAIRO — Egypt says archaeologists have discovered a “massive” ancient building in the town of Mit Rahina, 12 miles south of Cairo. The Antiquities Ministry says Tuesday archaeologists also uncovered an attached building that includes […]