https://www.cnet.com/news/at-t-misses-on-revenue-loses-more-directvnow-customers/ > The bright spot for the company comes once again from its WarnerGroup entertainment properties, acquired last June from Time Warner Media. This business, which includes movie studios and cable channels like HBO, with hit shows like Game of Thrones, is the gift that keeps on giving. > For the first quarter, the No. 2 wireless carrier in the nation reported a surprise gain of new wireless customers, who pay their bills monthly. In total, it added 80,000 new postpaid phone subscribers in the first quarter. This was the first three-month period in five years that the company added these valuable customers to its roster.