A federal judge on Tuesday gave the green light to proposed AT&T-Time Warner merger in a case that could change not only the media landscape but the future of business consolidation across the board.

The deal comes as AT&T is fighting a U.S. Justice Department appeal of a court’s decision to approve AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner.

Company counters that association is just looking for commercial leverage.

Poker has taught us three of a kind beats a pair, and that’s what AT&T will have as of Wednesday, Nov. 30, as the company has set that date for the launch of its third streaming service DirecTV Now.

The U.S. Department of Justice has approved a $3.6 billion spectrum deal between Verizon Wireless and three cable operators, with some conditions imposed.

MobiTV has agreed to a deal with National Cable Television Corporation that is designed to help the co-op’s membership of indie operators—which totals more than a reported 800 pay TV providers—migrate to a next-gen, IP-based platform rather than the traditional set-top boxes.

AT&T is planning on kicking of its DirecTV Now service with some fanfare.

AT&T has signed on the dotted line for the multi-billion-dollar, 25-year contract to build and maintain FirstNet, the interoperable first responder public safety network.