AT&T rebrands icnonic Time Warner as WarnerMedia

In his memo, Stankey said AT&T decided to change the name because people were confused between Time Warner, the media company, and Time Warner, the former cable company

Time Warner will get a new name under new owner AT&T: WarnerMedia. The business, which includes HBO, Turner Broadcasting and the Warner Bros studio, was christened with the moniker in an internal memo on Friday. As part of the changes, Turner Chief Executive Officer John Martin will be leaving the company — a widely expected move.

AT&T took over Time Warner on Thursday after a drawn-out antitrust battle. The deal, originally announced in 2016, will let the telecom giant offer new packages of wireless data and entertainment content. AT&T executive John Stankey will now be running WarnerMedia, which has offices in