美国有线新闻 CNN AT&T以430亿美元将华纳传媒出售给探索频道

Which of these U.S. media brands was launched first? HBO, CNN, TNT or Cartoon Network.

下列哪个美国媒体是最先成立的？HBO，CNN，TNT还卡通网络。

These brands are in order from oldest to youngest with HBO's birthday dating back in 1972.

上述媒体是按成立时间最早到最晚进行的排序，HBO的诞生可追溯至1972年。

One thing all those brands have in common is that they're part of a larger company called WarnerMedia and WarnerMedia is owned by AT&T.

所有这些媒体都有一个共同点，即它们都隶属于大型公司华纳媒体集团，华纳媒体集团是AT&T旗下的一家公司。

It has been since 2018. But AT&T has decided¹ to sell WarnerMedia to Discovery.

因为AT&T在2018年收购了华纳传媒集团。但AT&T已决定将华纳传媒集团出售给探索频道。

Why? AT&T is a large wireless² company and satellite TV distributor.

为什么？AT&T是一家大型无线公司和卫星电视分销商。

It wanted to offer programming and entertainment as well. That's why it bought WarnerMedia three years ago for $85 billion.

该公司也想提供节目和娱乐。这就是其三年前以850亿美元收购华纳传媒集团的原因。

But AT&T, the worlds largest telecommunications company wants to change course again.

但全球最大的电信公司AT&T希望再次改变路线。

For one thing, the acquisition of WarnerMedia left it with a lot of debt

首先，收购华纳传媒集团使AT&T背负了大量债务，

and AT&T along with its investors³ want to focus more on 5G and other parts of its core business.

该公司及其投资者希望更多地关注5G和其核心业务的其他部分。

So it's selling WarnerMedia which includes CNN to Discovery. The deal with worth $43 billion to AT&T.

因此，它将包括CNN在内的华纳传媒集团卖给了探索频道。这笔交易将使AT&T公司获得430亿美元。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

3 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会