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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What will happen to HBO in the hands of AT&T?

    AT&T now owns HBO, since the Time Warner merger went through. AT&T has made it clear it wants from the channel: More subscribers watching more programming more hours of the day.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 11, 2018 • 1 min read

    AT&T now owns HBO, since the Time Warner merger went through. AT&T has made it clear it wants from the channel: More subscribers watching more programming more hours of the day. That may not fit very well with HBO’s higher-end programming model, which emphasizes quality over quantity.

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    2 of 5
    The future of HBO
    1. 0:00Trump demands NATO countries spend more on defense
    2. 8:33What will happen to HBO in the hands of AT&T?You’re reading this
    3. 17:27An investigation into the killing of a Northridge family in 1982
    4. 27:54Are we ready for the next global plague?
    5. 40:40World Cup: Who will face France in the finals?
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