AT&T’s soon-to-be CEO talks crucial HBO Max launch amid the pandemic

AT&T Inc. COO John Stankey is seeing challenges with the pandemic. But it’s not all bad. Stankey, weeks away from becoming CEO, this week expressed optimism for the new HBO Max streaming service, which includes thousands of hours of video content from the WarnerMedia lineup. It’s set to launch on May 27, less than three months since the country rolled out shelter-in-places policies related to COVID-19 in many areas. “I think it's an unfortunate time, but for launching a product like this,…