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World Service,17 May 2021,26 mins
AT&T and Discovery to create new streaming giant
World Business ReportAvailable for over a year
US telecoms giant AT&T has agreed to combine its WarnerMedia business with Discovery, in a deal to create a new streaming giant. Cynthia Littleton, co-editor in chief at Variety in Los Angeles, tells us what implications the merger will have. British tourists have taken advantage of the easing of lockdown rules on overseas travel. Holidaymakers can now travel to 12 countries and territories without having to quarantine on return, and Paul Dales, chief UK economist at Capital Economics explains the likely economic implications of restrictions being lifted. Plus, the BBC's Justin Rowlatt finds out why a much heralded self-driving car revolution has not yet arrived. (Picture: An AT&T sign. Picture credit: Getty)
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