USA: US Federal Judge authorises the acquisition of Time Warner for €72.8bn by AT&T (telecoms)

A US Federal Judge has authorised the acquisition of Time Warner, a US media conglomerate, by the US telecommunications operator AT&T on 12/06/2018. The transaction, concluded for an amount of $85.4bn (€72.8bn), was announced on 22/10/2016.

The US Department of Justice challenged the deal, stating that it "would directly hit the pocketbooks of...