AT&T CEO Says Pulling HBO Off Amazon Will Look Even Smarter After WarnerMedia-Discovery Merger

“At the end of the day, you want full control of your customers,” John Stankey says

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AT&T CEO John Stankey doubled down on his decision to pull HBO from Amazon Prime Video Channels. On a Wednesday morning conference call timed to the (mostly) mobile company’s fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 earnings results, Stankey said the move will look even smarter after WarnerMedia spins off from AT&T and into a new company with Discovery, Inc.

“We felt it was the right decision. I feel it was the right decision, I think it will even be more the right decision in a post-Discovery environment, as the offer only gets stronger that’s in the market and the content that’s available,” Stankey said.

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