By Denise Petski
AT&T Q4: WarnerMedia Takes $1.2 Billion Hit on HBO Max Investment, Telco Loses 1.2 Million TV Subscribers
29.01.2020 - 15:11 / variety.com
AT&T’s top line was stung by its investment in HBO Max in the fourth quarter of 2019 to the tune of $1.2 billion in “foregone licensing revenues.” The telco also continued to see rapid deterioration in its pay-TV business, losing a total of nearly 1.2 million subscribers in Q4.
WarnerMedia — comprising Turner, HBO and Warner Bros. — saw Q4 revenue drop 3.3%, to $8.9 billion while operating income fell 9.5% to $2.4 billion. That included an estimated $1.2 billion in foregone licensing revenue
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