About Us
Pricing
Briefing
Media/Telecom Entertainment

AT&T in Talks to Sell Big Stake of Pay TV Operations to Private Equity

By Jessica Toonkel
· · Source: CNBC

AT&T is in talks to sell a significant minority stake in all its pay TV business— DirecTV, U-Verse and AT&T TV Now units, according to CNBC . The telecommunications giant has been looking to offload the satellite TV business but this latest report suggests it has changed tack to improve its odds of getting a deal done. The report says AT&T is talking to a number of private equity...

Get access to exclusive coverage
Read deeply reported stories from the largest newsroom in tech.
Latest Articles
 
Podcast
Extreme Makeover: Zuck Edition — The Information’s 411
By Cory Weinberg · May 7, 2021 2:04 PM PDT
How is Mark Zuckerberg planning to revamp his public image? Cory talks to The Information’s Sylvia Varnham O’Regan and Alex Heath about why Facebook’s CEO is going on another charm offensive. Then, Cory interviews Justin Bedecarre, CEO of Raise Commercial Real Estate, a Founders Fund-backed startup, about how tech firms are experimenting with sending their workers back to...
Latest Briefs
 
New Software Platform The Archivist Raises $2 Million From Ashton Kutcher, Edward Norton
By Malique Morris · May 7, 2021
Ant Group Looks to Revamp Healthcare Service Amid Beijing’s Crackdown
By Juro Osawa · May 6, 2021
Amazon Delivery Van Drivers Pushed to Drive Recklessly to Meet Quotas
By Paris Martineau · May 6, 2021
Stay in the know
Receive a summary of the day's top tech news—distilled into one email.
Access on the go
View stories on our mobile app and tune into our weekly podcast.
Join live video Q&A’s
Deep-dive into topics like startups and autonomous vehicles with our top reporters and other executives.
Enjoy a clutter-free experience
Read without any banner ads.
Org Charts Google
At Booming Google, Search Chief Gives More Love to Product Managers
By Sarah Krouse and Kevin McLaughlin
Even as Google’s business booms and hiring accelerates, senior leaders have made changes to the unit housing its biggest moneymakers—web search and advertising.
Branded president Michael Ronen. Photo provided by Branded
The Big Interview Venture Capital Startups
Branded Joins Frenzy of Startups Acquiring Amazon Merchants, Finds Profits
By Mark Di Stefano
Michael Ronen recently learned more than he ever thought he’d know about soap. Ronen runs Branded, a startup that buys up successful small businesses who sell their wares on Amazon.
Photos by Bloomberg; Illustration by Mike Sullivan
Exclusive Facebook
Zuckerberg’s Plan to Repair Facebook’s Image: More Zuckerberg
By Alex Heath and Sylvia Varnham O'Regan
During a companywide Q&A with Facebook employees last Thursday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg turned to a question about a recent uptick in posts on his Facebook page, including a joke he made referencing the actor Vin Diesel a few days prior.
Data Point
Inside Rounds Hit Record $30 Billion as Investors Double Down
By Kate Clark
Venture capitalists may be getting too comfortable with marking up their own portfolios. The number of inside rounds, or VC deals in which only a startup’s previous investors participate, reached a high of over 1,000 in the U.S.
Yahoo's headquarters in 2018. Photo by Bloomberg
The Briefing Media/Telecom Apple
Verizon Dumps Yahoo-AOL for Rock-Bottom Price
By Martin Peers
Greetings! For digital history buffs, Verizon’s $5 billion sale today of its Yahoo-AOL media group to Apollo is an opportunity to take a stroll down memory lane, marveling at how much the value of the two former internet titans has shriveled in 20 years.
Kim Posnett, head of investment banking services for Goldman Sachs. Photo: Goldman Sachs
The Big Interview
The ‘Tech Supercycle’ for Listings Is Accelerating: Top Goldman Sachs Banker
By Berber Jin
For tech investors used to last year’s massive initial public offerings and price pops, the last few weeks have been sobering.