Two longtime executives of the entertainment empire that AT&T Inc. bought for more than $80 billion are stepping down, as the telecommunications giant gets ready to put its stamp on WarnerMedia days after the last antitrust hurdle to the deal was cleared. Richard Plepler, the chairman and chief executive of HBO, said he was resigning in a memo to staff Thursday afternoon. David Levy, president of Turner, the parent of cable channels CNN, TNT, TBS and Cartoon Network, is also stepping down, people familiar with the matter...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 28, 2019 22:34 UTC