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Time Warner To Decide On AOL Spinoff At Thursday Board Meeting (It’s A Done Deal, Supposedly)
techcrunch.com - 5/27/2009
Time Warner To Decide On AOL Spinoff At Thursday Board Meeting (It’s A Done Deal, Supposedly)
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Last month Time Warner announced that it would likely spin off its AOL assets into a new company, followed by an IPO (10Q SEC filing is here ). Little detail was given about the transaction, other than the fact that Google’s 5% stake in AOL would be repurchased. But exactly when the ...
timewarner.com - 5/28/2009
Time Warner Inc. Announces Plan to Separate AOL
— timewarner.com — May 28, 2009 Contact Info: Time Warner Inc. Corporate Communications Edward Adler (212) 484-6630 Keith Cocozza (212)... 484-7482 Time Warner Inc. Investor Relations Doug Shapiro (212) 484-8926 Michael Kopelman (212) 484-8920 AOL Communications Tricia ... (more) Time Warner Inc. Announces Plan to Separate AOL

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Time Warner to split off AOL - May. 28, 2009
money.cnn.com - 5/28/2009
Time Warner to split off AOL - May. 28, 2009
— money.cnn.com — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Time Warner unveiled plans Thursday to spin off AOL as an independent company,... an end to the massive media marriage formed in January 2001. "We believe that a separation will be the best outcome for both Time Warner and ... (more) Time Warner to split off AOL - May. 28, 2009

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money.cnn.com - 5/28/2009
AOL and Time Warner to merge - Jan. 10, 2000
— money.cnn.com — NEW YORK (CNNfn) - In a stunning development, America Online Inc. announced plans to acquire Time Warner... Inc. for roughly $182 billion in stock and debt Monday, creating a digital media powerhouse with the potential to reach every American in one ... (more) AOL and Time Warner to merge - Jan. 10, 2000

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Time Warner May Dump AOL This Thursday
AppScout — ... Time Warner is reportedly set to finalize its decision to dump the ailing AOL during a board meeting tomorrow. According to sources close to the board, the decision to completely undo the $147 billion 2001 merger is all but a done deal at this point. ...

Time Warner Ready To Move On AOL Spinoff; Announcement Likely At Thursday Board Meeting
paidContent — ... ) is almost near, as Time Warner's board of directors will make the final decision at tomorrow's board meeting, paidContent has confirmed a Techcrunch report. Last month, Time Warner revealed the first step toward taking AOL independent when it filed a 10-Q ...

Around the Web 5.27.09: the Zune HD, a Blockbuster video game rental service, Nokia's troubled app store
L.A. Times Tech Blog — ... Blockbuster will launch an online video game rental service to better compete with Netflix. Silicon Alley Insider -- A former TV evangelist buys AmericanLife, a Christian cable network. AP via LAT -- Twitter's founders say they're planning to stay with the company for the long haul. Bits -- Time Warner will reportedly decide at a board meeting Thursday whether to spin off AOL. TechCrunch -- Nokia's app store has a terrible first day, crashing and ...

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Time Warner sets AOL spin-off; Separation 'best outcome'
blogs.zdnet.com 5/28/2009 — AOL will be an independent publicly traded company again as Time Warner solidified plans to spin off the ailing unit. In a statement Thursday, Time Warner put more meat on its plans to spin off AOL. Executives stated that the AOL separation would ...
The AOL-Time Warner Saga Bookends One Sorry Decade — Valleywag
The 21st century dawned with news that two media megaliths, AOL and Time Warner, were to merge. Critics howled that the vast tentacles of a combined AOL-TW would subsume us all. Today, Time Warner confirmed it's spinning off AOL, ending a business saga that defined whatever you're calling the ...
AOL and Time Warner to Break Up [Business] — Gizmodo
AOL and Time Warner will split into two distinct entities by the end of the year. What AOL will do out in the cold without Time Warner's blanket, only time will tell. [ NYT ]
With no buyers in sight, Time Warner finally to spin off AOL — Ars Technica
The marriage between AOL and Time Warner has generally not been a happy one. The original vision was that AOL would provide an outlet for the material that Time Warner's other divisions produced, giving the combined company a whole-widget approach to content. That never worked out, ...
AOL-Time Warner: Worst Merger Ever? — InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs
Time Warner's decision to spin AOL back out as an independent company is the closest thing we'll get to an admission that the marriage between old-world Time Warner and new world order AOL never worked out.
Surprise! AOL Hangs On To ISP Business — Silicon Alley Insider
Everyone thought part of the AOL spinoff from Time Warner (TWX) would include the sale of AOL's slowly dying Internet service provider business to somebody like United Online or Earthlink. Nope -- Not happening. Not yet. From today's press release announcing the spin-off: "AOL will also ...
It's Official: AOL Set to Be Spun Off — Contentinople:
Time Warner is finally giving up on its failed merger with AOL, and has announced plans to spin off the beleaguered Internet division later this year
Time Warner Plans For AOL Spinoff — WebProNews Feed
Time Warner said Thursday that its board is moving ahead with plans to separate its AOL division and make it an independent, publicly traded company. "We believe that a separation will be the best outcome for both Time Warner and AOL," said Jeff Bewkes, Time Warner Chairman and ...
AOL and Time Warner Will Part Ways — Bits
Time Warner will finally end its ill-fated marriage with AOL.
Time Warner announces to split off AOL — I4U News
Time Warner Inc. announced plans to make AOL an independent, publicly traded company. Today, Time Warner owns 95% of AOL, and Google holds the remaining 5%. Time Warner bought AOL in 2001, at the height of the good old Internet Bubble times. Time Warner...
Time Warner Board Backs AOL Spinoff — NYT > Technology
The media conglomerate said it would buy out Google’s 5 percent stake during the third quarter and spin off AOL to Time Warner shareholders.
Time Warner to Separate AOL Unit — AOL News
Time Warner to Separate AOL Unit posted: 17 MINUTES AGO comments: 0 Media conglomerate Time Warner announces that its Board of Directors has authorized management to proceed with plans for the complete legal and structural separation of its Internet unit AOL from Time ...
Time Warner To Finalize AOL Spin-Off At Thursday Board Meeting — Silicon Alley Insider
The long-promised spinoff of AOL will finally get a start date this Thursday, reports TechCrunch: Sources close to AOL tell us that the board of directors will make a final decision on the AOL spinoff at a board meeting this Thursday, May 28, possibly undoing the $147 billion 2001 merger of ...
AOL Keeps Hiring Impressive Editorial — Silicon Alley Insider
AOL wants its blog network MediaGlow to be a Hearst or Time Inc. for the 21st century, executives tell us . Now they're asking a former Condé Nast writer to help them get there. Continuing to bulk up on impressive editorial talent, AOL has hired former Portoflio.com media blogger Jeff ...