AT&T buys Time Warner and all it's content HBO, CNN, TNT and Warner Bros. film studio which includes franchises of Superman, Batman Harry potter it also gets Major Leauge Baseball MLB baseball on TBS and HBO’s critically acclaimed shows, like Game of Thrones -- guarantees that AT&T can make those programs available on its DirecTV satellite TV service. AT&T can also stream those shows to its Net-delivered and wireless DirecTV-branded streaming services in the works and their U-verse.
Comcast buys NBC and all its content including Dreamworks Films, Universal studios, MLB Network among a long list of entertainment companies.
Verizon Buys AOL to include to its debt of Vodaphone 158 BILLION DOLLARS, forcing Verizon to sell off its Fiber network in 20 states including California, Florida, and Texas.
Not sure if Verizon is keeping up with the competition or going backward.