https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/22/att-may-be-better-off-losing-time-warner-and-not-relying-on-the-dying-pay-tv-model.html >As opening statements in AT&T's trial to buy Time Warner begin Thursday, the communications company is framing its acquisition as a quest for survival against tech giants like Google, Facebook and Amazon. >Oddly, AT&T may be better off losing in the long run.