In 2016, Geico overtook AT&T and Verizon to become the top-spending advertising brand in the US. The company is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate controlled by legendary investor Warren

Unilever, Coca-Cola, Verizon, Starbucks, Levi's, Hershey's, Beam Suntory, Honda and Diageo have all suspended advertising in the US on the social giant - and also Instagram - for at least the next month.

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Spectrum and Cox, telecoms giant Verizon's FiOS service and online providers such as Netflix and Amazon. See Media Sector for other companies Historical profile information for DirecTV Recent stories

well as larger telecommunications companies such as Verizon and AT&T (now including DirecTV), which have expanded into video broadcast. A new threat comes from "over the top" streaming services such as

Spectrum Mobile, launched in 2018, is powered by Verizon on an MVNO basis in areas where the company doesn't have its own mobile infrastructure. In addition to third-party cable channels, Spectrum operates

In 2011, in an attempt to leapfrog main rival Verizon, AT&T announced plans to acquire smaller competitor T-Mobile USA for $39bn. However, the Justice Department and FCC issued legal challenges to that

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Verizon this week agreed terms for the acquisition of prepaid specialist TracFone from Mexican telecoms giant America Movil. The smaller company serves around 21m customers under a variety of banners,