HBO owner WarnerMedia sees merger with Discovery closing before July

AT&T’s WarnerMedia division — home to streaming service HBO Max, the Warner Bros. movie studio and TV channels like HBO, CNN, TBS and more — expects to close its deal to merge with Discovery in the second quarter, slightly earlier than planned, AT&T CEO John Stankey said Wednesday.  Discovery is known for reality shows and other unscripted programming on its cable networks and its own streaming service, Discovery Plus.

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