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  • July 2008

    • Microsoft Meets With AOL to Explore Possible Deal

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 16, 08 3:11 PM CDT

      Microsoft Meets With AOL to Explore Possible Deal

      Microsoft will sit down today with executives from Time Warner's AOL to explore a joint venture between the two companies, reports the Wall Street Journal. The software giant is looking for alternatives to its failed Yahoo buyout. Microsoft and Time Warner have been considering a deal for months, though no specifics have been ironed out. Yahoo, meanwhile, is pursuing its own talks with AOL as it fights off a hostile takeover attempt led by Carl Icahn. More »

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      Microsoft  • Yahoo  • AOL  • Time Warner

    • Weather Channel Sells for $3.5B

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 7, 08 6:25 AM CDT

      Weather Channel Sells for $3.5B

      NBC is heading an investor group that will buy the Weather Channel for nearly $3.5 billion—well below the $5 billion Landmark Communications was expecting when it put the iconic cable channel up for sale in January. The group, which includes private equity firms Bain Capital and the Blackstone Group, outlasted Time Warner, which dropped out of the bidding 3 weeks ago, reports the New York Times. More »

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      acquisitions  • cable TV  • Time Warner  • Blackstone Group  • NBC Universal  • Bain Capital  • Weather Channel  • Landmark Communications

    • Yahoo Looks to Time Warner, News Corp.

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 3, 08 11:49 AM CDT

      Yahoo Looks to Time Warner, News Corp.

      Yahoo—back in the sights of Microsoft—is trying to keep its fate in its own hands, launching talks with potential partners, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Internet company reopened talks with Time Warner about a deal that would make AOL part of Yahoo and give Time Warner a minority interest in the new venture; Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is also in the mix. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Yahoo  • mergers and acquisitions  • Time Warner

  • June 2008

    • Top ISPs Agree to Block Child Porn Sites

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 10, 08 9:33 AM CDT

      Top ISPs Agree to Block Child Porn Sites

      Three top Internet providers have agreed to block known child pornography hot spots, thanks to some strong-arm tactics from New York AG Andrew Cuomo, the New York Times reports. After an 8-month investigation, Cuomo threatened to come down on Time Warner, Verizon, and Sprint for fraud and deceptive business practices. The Internet giants acquiesced. More »

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      Internet  • Verizon  • Time Warner  • child pornography  • Sprint  • Andrew Cuomo

  • May 2008

    • SEC Charges Ex-AOL Execs With Fraud

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 20, 08 9:42 AM CDT

      SEC Charges Ex-AOL Execs With Fraud

      The Securities & Exchange Commission has filed civil fraud charges against eight former AOL executives for allegedly inflating AOL's advertising revenues before its merger with Time Warner, the Wall Street Journal reports. The men are accused of giving firms money to buy ads on AOL that they didn't want or need in "round-trip' transactions. More »

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      SEC  • fraud  • online advertising  • merger  • AOL  • Time Warner  • Securities and Exchange Commission

    • HBO: Coming to a Hard Drive Near You

      newser  |  Portfolio  |  May 12, 08 6:51 PM CDT

      HBO: Coming to a Hard Drive Near You

      Apple and HBO are close to an agreement that would let iTunes sell episodes of HBO shows, Portfolio reports. Sources say HBO has cut a good deal—either by breaking iTunes' $1.99 video price ceiling or getting a bigger share of the same rate. But at least one HBO source is still grumbling: "We should have done this a long time ago," the insider said. More »

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      Apple  • cable TV  • iTunes  • Time Warner  • HBO  • digital downloads  • TV shows

    • Yahoo, Microsoft Back Where They Started: Behind Google

      newser  |  BusinessWeek  |  May 5, 08 12:56 PM CDT

      Yahoo, Microsoft Back Where They Started: Behind Google

      The Microsoft/Yahoo deal looks dead, and at least one company is celebrating: Google. Both companies are exploring other deals, but none will be as potent as MicroHoo might have been, BusinessWeek reports. That’s good news for a certain search giant. “Its two main competitors are separate and floundering,” said one analyst. “We think Google's the winner.” More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Yahoo  • Facebook  • MySpace  • mergers and acquisitions  • AOL  • Time Warner  • search advertising

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  • February 2008

    • Warners Swallows New Line

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 29, 08 3:06 AM CST

      Warners Swallows New Line

      New Line Cinema, the studio that created the Lord of the Rings blockbuster franchise, will be folded into the Warner Brothers unit of Time Warner, reports the Los Angeles Times. It's a cost-cutting move and part of a trend that has seen DreamWorks swallowed by Viacom, and Miramax downsized by Disney. Founder Bob Shaye will leave the company. More »

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      Sony  • Disney  • Comcast  • Time Warner  • Viacom  • Warner Brothers  • DreamWorks  • New Line Cinema  • MGM  • Lord of the Rings  • Miramax

    • The Broadband Police Are Coming

      newser  |  PC World  |  Feb 15, 08 12:07 PM CST

      The Broadband Police Are Coming

      Enjoy your broadband while you can, because it won’t be this way forever. Consumer advocates think ISPs will soon have claim to have no choice but to crack down on high-bandwidth users or applications, in order to keep their networks afloat. Already Comcast has drawn fire for slowing file transfers, while Time Warner is experimenting with a tiered payment system, charging for heavier use, ComputerWorld reports. More »

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      Comcast  • Time Warner  • broadband Internet  • ISP  • bandwidth usage

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