UPDATE 1-M&A gates open with judge's blessing on AT&T-Time Warner merger
June 12, 2018 at 17:54 PM EDT
June 12 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday gave a ringing endorsement to AT&T Inc's planned acquisition of Time Warner Inc without any conditions, opening the door for companies such as Comcast Corp and Verizon Communications Inc to pursue deals to buy creators of media content.