Say what you will about the merger, but this article it full of half truths and suppositions.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/10/cnn-time-warner-att-merger-looms
“These Are Aliens from Mars Landing on Earth”: Inside CNN and Time Warner, Fear Simmers as the AT&T Merger Looms
The good news, however, is that the network’s future overlords in Dallas are now willing to publicly support Jeff Zucker. But what will things look like in a year?
The question has been hanging in the air for the better part of a year inside the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle: will AT&T leave CNN President Jeff Zucker in his job when—if—it completes its acquisition of Time Warner? For months, AT&T, a Dallas-based telecom giant with no news or entertainment experience to speak of, has been evasive about this question. “Can’t they say anything nice about the guy?” one Time Warner executive remarked to me recently. Said another: “There have been opportunities where they could have been more forthcoming with support of Jeff. Would it have been better if they could have figured out a more artful way of showing a little more support? Yes, but I get it.”
No dumbass they can't. They can get into legal trouble if they make too many public comments prior to the merger.
You can tell how different the two companies are just by laying eyes on them, literally. Stephenson and Stankey look natural in bland, boxy suits befitting the boardroom. Time Warner hotshots like Zucker, tattooed Turner C.E.O. John Martin, and tanned HBO C.E.O. Richard Plepler tend to go with a more stylish and tailored look. If they are wearing suits, it’s a good chance they’ll be tie-less, with the top two buttons undone.
Stankey:
You can read the rest at the link, if you're interested. I personally don't care about what they do with Time Warner, but to presuppose that they should be commenting on current Time Warner employees is preposterous and such comment could potentially set them up for legal issues pre and post merger.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/10/cnn-time-warner-att-merger-looms
“These Are Aliens from Mars Landing on Earth”: Inside CNN and Time Warner, Fear Simmers as the AT&T Merger Looms
The good news, however, is that the network’s future overlords in Dallas are now willing to publicly support Jeff Zucker. But what will things look like in a year?
The question has been hanging in the air for the better part of a year inside the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle: will AT&T leave CNN President Jeff Zucker in his job when—if—it completes its acquisition of Time Warner? For months, AT&T, a Dallas-based telecom giant with no news or entertainment experience to speak of, has been evasive about this question. “Can’t they say anything nice about the guy?” one Time Warner executive remarked to me recently. Said another: “There have been opportunities where they could have been more forthcoming with support of Jeff. Would it have been better if they could have figured out a more artful way of showing a little more support? Yes, but I get it.”
No dumbass they can't. They can get into legal trouble if they make too many public comments prior to the merger.
You can tell how different the two companies are just by laying eyes on them, literally. Stephenson and Stankey look natural in bland, boxy suits befitting the boardroom. Time Warner hotshots like Zucker, tattooed Turner C.E.O. John Martin, and tanned HBO C.E.O. Richard Plepler tend to go with a more stylish and tailored look. If they are wearing suits, it’s a good chance they’ll be tie-less, with the top two buttons undone.
Stankey:
You can read the rest at the link, if you're interested. I personally don't care about what they do with Time Warner, but to presuppose that they should be commenting on current Time Warner employees is preposterous and such comment could potentially set them up for legal issues pre and post merger.
