AT&T’s acquisition of HBO has also led to John Oliver regularly mocking his new parent company on Last Week Tonight, although his recent trouble hasn’t come from AT&T.
This has resulted in buyout options to HBO and CNN employees.
AT&T is dealing with a great deal of debt after shelling out $85.4 billion — yes, that’s billion with a b — to buy Time Warner, and the company is reportedly under pressure to shed up to $170 million of its debt.