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WarnerMedia-Discovery deal approved in Japan

By Toko Sekiguchi
  • 28 Jan 2022 03:24
  • 28 Jan 2022 03:24
US telecom giant AT&T’s plan to spin off WarnerMedia so that it can be combined with Discovery in a new standalone media company, was given the green light in Japan, according to the quarterly merger list published by the Japan Fair Trade Commission.
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Toko Sekiguchi

Senior Correspondent, Tokyo


Toko is a senior correspondent in Tokyo covering antitrust, anti-bribery & corruption, financial services and regulatory issues in Japan. Before joining MLex, she has worked as a journalist for The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones News, Bloomberg News and Time Magazine.

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