What Time Warner-AT&T Merger Means For Future Of Adult Swim, “Rick and Morty”, And More

4) Contract Negotiations 

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Because of the buyout, contract negotiations with AT&T TV competitors could get interesting. The communications conglomerate owns several TV services of its own like U-verse, DirecTV Satellite, AT&T Wireless, and DirecTVNOW streaming TV service and as such leveraging these networks in its negotiations with the likes of Optimum, Verizon (a common adversary in local courts), and other TV providers could be a real issue moving forward as the “content is king” mantra marches forward and the onslaught of cord-cutting continues.

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