AT&T chief executive Randall Stephenson hopes to dive head first into the media and entertainment world, with his company’s pending $85 billion deal to buy Time Warner. If the merger receives regulatory approval, Stephenson and his phone and internet company might have to start doing business with the Roseanne Barrs of the world.
Speaking at the annual Code conference on Wednesday, Stephenson addressed how he views a combined AT&T-Time Warner dealing with talent, especially when they bring potential headaches to the company.
“It goes both ways, but the question is: How do you protect the creative culture, and one that may or may not be flattering to the parent company,” the AT&T boss said.