On Monday, AT&T announced a $43 billion deal to merge its content unit, WarnerMedia with rival Discovery. The merger, still pending regulators’ approval, signals a change in AT&T’s years-long strategy of combining its communications networks with content production and distribution. Aija Leiponen, professor at the SC Johnson College of Business and an expert in telecom industries, says that AT&T’s reversal validates what observers have been witnessing in recent years: that telecom ownership of content business is not a value added.

Economics and Business

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Austin Bunn, associate professor of performing and media arts at Cornell University, says the decision to close cinemas across the country reflects a long-standing need to redesign the movie-going experience.

Arts & Humanities

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This week, Disney made its foray into streaming with a new platform, Disney Plus, that offers viewers the entertainment giant’s trove of original content for a $7 monthly subscription rate.  Aija Leiponen, professor of applied economics at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, says that Disney Plus further fragments an already packed market of streaming services.

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Economics and Business

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Natalie Bazarova, director of the Cornell Social Media Lab who examines social-psychological and communication processes in social media and mobile interaction, says social media may be a blessing in this time of isolation. 

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Next week, the Commerce Department will release GDP figures for the third quarter. Analysts expect the number to reflect a considerable growth in the U.S. economy overall, with projections putting the increase at about 30%. But Cornell University experts, Daniel Alpert and Steven Kyle, explain why that number fails to provide a true picture of what the country is experiencing.   

Economics and Business

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Aija Leiponen, professor at Cornell University’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, comments on the possibility of a AT&T-Time Warner merger and its impact on consumers.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Computing & Information Sciences

Law, Government & Public Policy

Washington D.C.

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

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As you prepare for the holidays, it is important to keep your pet's health and safety top of mind. Dr. Leni Kaplan, a companion animal veterinarian at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, shares some preparation tips to help keep your furry friends safe and healthy this holiday season.

Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine

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Alex Colvin, professor of labor relations, law and history at Cornell University, says the rising number of accusations in the Weinstein case dating back decades show the importance of having effective mechanisms for raising complaints of sexual harassment. 

Industrial and Labor Relations

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As we move into the holiday season Leni Kaplan, a companion animal veterinarian at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, provides preparation tips and advice to help keep your furry friends safe and healthy.

Veterinary Medicine

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Experts at Cornell University are available to discuss the coronavirus in terms of its many impacts on economic productivity, inequalities as well as specific disruptions to various industries. 

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