AT&T Inc. is set to launch a streaming video service next year that would combine under one umbrella the films and TV shows it acquired in its blockbuster purchase of Time Warner, ratchet up its rivalry with Netflix Inc. and bring another service to a crowded marketplace.
The new online service, which has yet to be named, is expected to debut in the fourth quarter of 2019 and to center around the premium subscription channel HBO, though it wouldn’t replace the existing streaming service HBO Now, said John Stankey, chief...