International. The purchase of Time Warner by the company AT&T, will undoubtedly be one of the most important businesses of the year in terms of telecommunications and media.
The transaction, for which AT&T must pay about 85.4 billion dollars, is subject to the approval of the regulatory bodies of the United States, which must define if the union of both companies can generate monopolistic practices.
But the road to its approval will not be easy. The announced business has generated important discussions, and even the US presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, have expressed their reservations.
With this acquisition, AT&T seeks to strengthen itself to meet the competition of the market, since a few months ago Comcast recently acquired NBC Universal. Time Warner owns channels such as , Warner Bros, Warner Bros Animation, HBO, DC Comics, Cartoon Network Studios and Castle Rock Entertainment.
