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Channels with Peter Kafka

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson (Live at Code 2018)

Channels with Peter Kafka

Vox Media Podcast Network

Business News, News, Tv & Film, Technology

4.4585 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson talks with Recode’s Peter Kafka at the 2018 Code Conference. Stephenson discusses the company’s pending acquisition of Time Warner, which the U.S. Justice Department has attempted to block. Stephenson explains how — if the deal goes through and AT&T therefore owns content — he would deal with public controversies like the racist tweet that got Roseanne Barr fired. He also discusses AT&T’s decision to pay Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen hundreds of thousands of dollars, calling it a “bad mistake.” Plus: The story behind his speech to employees about Black Lives Matter and discrimination, which went viral when someone posted it to YouTube.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:44.2

This is Recode Media with Peter Kafka. That's me. I am part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. I'm speaking to you from Vox Media headquarters in New York City. I won't be here for long, though.

0:59.5

We're about to go to California to Rancho Palos Verde's site of the 2018 Code Conference where we talked to many awesome people.

1:01.9

It was a great event.

1:02.8

If you missed it, I have good news for you.

1:04.8

You're going to be able to hear it all right here and over at Kara Swisher's podcast, Recode, Decode.

1:09.5

Before we start that, though, one quick ask, tell someone else about this show. See, easy, thanks. Okay, here's an interview from Code Conference, which I produce with Recode's Kara Swisher. Here's an interview I did with Randall Stevenson, CEO of AT&T. As you know, he's trying to buy Time Warner. He has gone to court to try to make that happen.

1:28.5

We talked about that at code.

1:32.9

Last fall, these stories are kind of similar for me. Last fall, we had James Murdoch came on

1:36.9

and then his business is getting sold, but he still showed up. Last fall, Randall Stevenson

1:41.2

said he would come to code. And then the DOJ sued him, but he's still

1:46.3

coming on stage. We're very appreciative. Please welcome Randall Stevenson from AT&T.

1:54.9

Quite an intro. All are you? On the seat? Thank you.

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