Most Active Articles 2009-11-25T13:16:25.494-05:00 Business Exchange Business_Exchange@businessweek.com urn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:time-warner Maki Yamasaki myamasaki237 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7729522952577709927-4e68805543aa2a725ca4665526621b41 2009-11-19T12:49:05.777-05:00

AOL, the Internet unit being spun off from Time Warner Inc. in December, plans to cut about one- third of its workforce over the next several months. AOL employs about 6,900 people, AOL spokeswoman Tricia Primrose said in an...

AOL, the Internet unit being spun off from Time Warner Inc. in December, plans to cut about one- third of its workforce over the next several months. AOL employs about 6,900 people, AOL spokeswoman Tricia Primrose said in an... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aJ5u3uYmWOQs Ron Casalotti rcasalotti055 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16051858919434429920-14948a53505178ef4e47e20693473f32 2009-11-19T11:31:41.694-05:00

AOL plans to cut one-third of its workforce after its spin-off from Time Warner is completed, the Internet media company announced Thursday in a government filing. Tim Armstrong, AOL's chief executive, also told his staff...

AOL plans to cut one-third of its workforce after its spin-off from Time Warner is completed, the Internet media company announced Thursday in a government filing. Tim Armstrong, AOL's chief executive, also told his staff... http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/19/technology/aol_job_cuts/ Ron Casalotti rcasalotti055 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4526883028203700199-913a22f12aab5def15b865a8ce50635b 2009-11-09T17:57:47.617-05:00

The conventional music industry is in a downward spiral. The oligarchy of major recording labels—Warner Music (WMG), Universal Music (VIVEF.PK), Sony Music Entertainment (SNE), and EMI—still account for some 80% of industry's revenue, but sales...

The conventional music industry is in a downward spiral. The oligarchy of major recording labels—Warner Music (WMG), Universal Music (VIVEF.PK), Sony Music Entertainment (SNE), and EMI—still account for some 80% of industry's revenue, but sales... http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/nov2009/id2009116_540817.htm Michael Arndt marndt561 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17390121300936132227-e6a3d075e0dd029efa2582386b81ef27 2009-10-23T11:10:38.908-04:00

Capping a tumultuous year for business magazines, Fortune is planning to publish about one-quarter fewer issues annually and make other changes, joining the ranks of publications scrambling to reinvent themselves in the advertising downturn...

Capping a tumultuous year for business magazines, Fortune is planning to publish about one-quarter fewer issues annually and make other changes, joining the ranks of publications scrambling to reinvent themselves in the advertising downturn... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703816204574489722150915010.html Ron Casalotti rcasalotti055 5 4 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3588621351906127062-e784e2d36490e05d7b1d6d928232356d 2009-11-04T14:44:38.098-05:00

Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) posted a third-quarter profit of 61 cents a share, beating analysts expectations, but the media conglomerate's publishing operations continue to struggle, and job cuts are likely in the near future. Revenue at Time...

Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) posted a third-quarter profit of 61 cents a share, beating analysts expectations, but the media conglomerate's publishing operations continue to struggle, and job cuts are likely in the near future. Revenue at Time... http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/time_warners_publishing_woes_c.php Brennen Wysong bwysong598 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15723572309489444494-fd1973914788f03ad6aadabad6f2d5b1 2009-11-02T15:32:29.401-05:00

Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) will report earnings before the market opens on Wednesday. The media conglomerate is expected to earn 53 cents per share and post revenue of $7.08 billion, according to Yahoo! Finance. In the quarter ending June 30,...

Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) will report earnings before the market opens on Wednesday. The media conglomerate is expected to earn 53 cents per share and post revenue of $7.08 billion, according to Yahoo! Finance. In the quarter ending June 30,... http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/11/time_warner_third_quarter_earn.php Brennen Wysong bwysong598 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2220534779827093662-9e2c3e50656c66884d65160f7f272b9a 2009-04-01T14:26:02.131-04:00

Time Warner Inc.’s spinoff of its cable division dropped the New York-based owner of Time magazine and Warner Bros. to third place among U.S. media companies, behind Walt Disney Co. (#1) and News Corp. (#2)

Time Warner Inc.’s spinoff of its cable division dropped the New York-based owner of Time magazine and Warner Bros. to third place among U.S. media companies, behind Walt Disney Co. (#1) and News Corp. (#2) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a6m8W1j7WL9g Shirley Brady sbrady224 67 65 0 2 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8384787694015403923-977a2e0cd02ee9da227c7699d0695ccf 2009-10-10T18:31:40.617-04:00

China plans to spend billions of dollars in the next few years to develop media and entertainment companies that it hopes can compete with global giants like the News Corporation and Time Warner, and will in the process loosen some of its tight control of...

China plans to spend billions of dollars in the next few years to develop media and entertainment companies that it hopes can compete with global giants like the News Corporation and Time Warner, and will in the process loosen some of its tight control of... http://twurl.nl/xsvycd Ray Kwong rkwong113 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9196789583156950984-55a5cf01c6d8dd82c3c618b179233f74 2009-04-16T20:08:29.178-04:00

Time Warner Cable caved—for now. In the face of widespread consumer outrage over its plan to change its pricing for Internet access, the company said it will shelve plans to implement the new price formula in several new markets. The about-face...

Time Warner Cable caved—for now. In the face of widespread consumer outrage over its plan to change its pricing for Internet access, the company said it will shelve plans to implement the new price formula in several new markets. The about-face... http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2009/tc20090416_696468.htm Shirley Brady sbrady224 27 26 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5574483685694019937-bc0e031c3cc08a1380bfcdd6536a20d4 2009-10-06T00:58:19.727-04:00

Warner Bros. will begin offering some of its films for online rental in China through Beijing-based Vool. The DRMed rentals will go for as low as $0.60, and are clearly aimed at...

Warner Bros. will begin offering some of its films for online rental in China through Beijing-based Vool. The DRMed rentals will go for as low as $0.60, and are clearly aimed at... http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2008/11/warner-bros-to-fight-china-movie-piracy-with-60-downloads.ars Bruce Einhorn beinhorn468 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1911866393629128680-28113689fd0da369a9d6f5065a4bb0c5 2009-10-04T20:11:13.229-04:00

China plans to spend billions of dollars in the next few years to develop media and entertainment companies that it hopes can compete with global giants like the News Corporation and Time Warner, and will in the process loosen some of its tight control of...

China plans to spend billions of dollars in the next few years to develop media and entertainment companies that it hopes can compete with global giants like the News Corporation and Time Warner, and will in the process loosen some of its tight control of... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/business/global/05yuan.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1254700932-G6Wka8anVgKeqJ4NJXDypQ Ray Kwong rkwong113 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5725571150204725930-987d9516252107d3d8779c2eb84aa53c 2009-10-01T15:56:18.191-04:00

While Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) denies it has reached a $35 billion deal to acquire NBC Universal Inc., the Philadelphia-based cable company doesn't say it hasn't been in discussions with General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE) for the unit.

While Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) denies it has reached a $35 billion deal to acquire NBC Universal Inc., the Philadelphia-based cable company doesn't say it hasn't been in discussions with General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE) for the unit. http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/10/time_warner_no_threat_to_a_com.php Brennen Wysong bwysong598 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15627728720804271075-49fdc906fca301d931db84a5d9dbf52a 2009-09-28T16:41:21.959-04:00

Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) has been the 800-pound gorilla of the media scene over the last decade, compiling holdings in almost every realm of the sector from cable companies to the Internet to magazines to niche television cable channels.

Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) has been the 800-pound gorilla of the media scene over the last decade, compiling holdings in almost every realm of the sector from cable companies to the Internet to magazines to niche television cable channels. http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/09/time_warner_could_be_without_t.php Brennen Wysong bwysong598 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:6804130489612021878-d4191287ea5892426d56ebb7c766b72d 2009-09-24T16:52:09.496-04:00

Lost in the buzz about bigger rival Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) potentially being taken over by Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) was a rumor with more veracity about smaller game publisher THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) being a target for Time Warner...

Lost in the buzz about bigger rival Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) potentially being taken over by Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) was a rumor with more veracity about smaller game publisher THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) being a target for Time Warner... http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/09/thq_may_be_in_play.php Brennen Wysong bwysong598 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12265254970426380579-29fe2d218d492aba72bfc76ac2a92be1 2009-02-23T16:51:30.960-05:00

Pali Research analyst Richard Greenfield this morning upped his rating on Time Warner (TWX) to Buy from Neutral…or more precisely, he issued a Buy...

Pali Research analyst Richard Greenfield this morning upped his rating on Time Warner (TWX) to Buy from Neutral…or more precisely, he issued a Buy... http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2009/02/23/time-warner-pali-says-buy-the-stub-short-cable/ Maki Yamasaki myamasaki237 23 23 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13130932597504959598-2aae3ffd0675e0fb307d835d1259b0f4 2009-07-27T16:21:14.653-04:00

BW's Damian Joseph on news that Apple is talking to the four largest record labels about bundling interactive liner notes with albums purchased from iTunes.

BW's Damian Joseph on news that Apple is talking to the four largest record labels about bundling interactive liner notes with albums purchased from iTunes. http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/next/archives/2009/07/apple_record_la.html Shirley Brady sbrady224 4 2 1 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12411442489430132218-75fdbde673948fe4e929c10048a05340 2009-09-11T12:53:24.496-04:00

The Internet didn't ruin media companies, ruthless consolidation did, argue the authors of this article. Media companies have spent the past 30 years focusing on aggressive acquisitions that would never be tolerated by stockholders in any other industry, they note. "Media executives have been remarkably successful at convincing outsiders that this sector, possibly because of its reliance on mysterious creative factors, is somehow governed by unique business principles," they write.

The Internet didn't ruin media companies, ruthless consolidation did, argue the authors of this article. Media companies have spent the past 30 years focusing on aggressive acquisitions that would never be tolerated by stockholders in any other industry, they note. "Media executives have been remarkably successful at convincing outsiders that this sector, possibly because of its reliance on mysterious creative factors, is somehow governed by unique business principles," they write. http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200910/moguls Eric Tsai etsai275 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13365683263001635536-8efd9d9e186efacf3c9402fe339814f3 2009-02-22T22:57:00.000-05:00

WILL : 1) Access QAM digital cable on Time Warner (I do subscribe to the digital tier, so the standard def digital should be unscrambled)

WILL : 1) Access QAM digital cable on Time Warner (I do subscribe to the digital tier, so the standard def digital should be unscrambled) http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/thread/337734.aspx 26 26 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14104229348328704300-8a60bb626712601f7f76801cac290202 2009-08-19T16:02:46.655-04:00

Another feather for the “we’ve got real stuff” cap that YouTube is showing off these days: Google’s video site has hammered out a deal with Time Warner to show clips from the media conglomerate’s cable networks, TV shows and movies.

Another feather for the “we’ve got real stuff” cap that YouTube is showing off these days: Google’s video site has hammered out a deal with Time Warner to show clips from the media conglomerate’s cable networks, TV shows and movies. http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090819/time-warner-clips-but-not-shows-land-on-youtube/ Michelle Lockett mlockett714 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:6307613387889631248-b40d50e908c788b5bbddcf198db95f6e 2009-09-10T16:01:43.788-04:00

Now that their top rivals have gained a powerful new ally, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the rest of characters in the DC Comics library are making moves to extend their own super-powered presence. Time Warner Co.'s (NYSE:TWX) Warner Bros.

Now that their top rivals have gained a powerful new ally, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the rest of characters in the DC Comics library are making moves to extend their own super-powered presence. Time Warner Co.'s (NYSE:TWX) Warner Bros. http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/09/dc_comics_batman_superman_twx.php Brennen Wysong bwysong598 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3824386118746001769-97a4e40a8365f5f6cec544025ccb9c7a 2009-04-29T17:07:06.508-04:00

As Time Warner moves to buy back Google's 5% stake, AOL is pondering an independent future under recently installed CEO Tim Armstrong - at a difficult time for the online advertising market.

As Time Warner moves to buy back Google's 5% stake, AOL is pondering an independent future under recently installed CEO Tim Armstrong - at a difficult time for the online advertising market. http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090429-719159.html Shirley Brady sbrady224 11 11 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7038090290545443261-21520f9e57a536614de7a0345ec9ef1f 2009-09-05T01:00:04.446-04:00

AOL has engaged Leo Burnett USA to help the company communicate its upcoming reinvention to people around the world. After its separation from Time Warner, AOL would be an independent, publicly traded company. The announcement came Friday, Sep. 4.

AOL has engaged Leo Burnett USA to help the company communicate its upcoming reinvention to people around the world. After its separation from Time Warner, AOL would be an independent, publicly traded company. The announcement came Friday, Sep. 4. http://www.mytechboxonline.com/mtoweb/aol-lb-09.html Rakesh Raman rraman103 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3277516679723719451-365b5e4759401f6f1368b4f6fbc314c8 2009-03-12T23:28:31.959-04:00

http://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-aol-will-likely-be-spun-off-as-separate-company-2009-3 Robert Hof rhof604 14 14 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17911362079315748126-b8b7ca23a3488aab01f1c9d69719b7f4 2009-05-20T15:00:00.000-04:00

Time Warner Cable in New York has introduced El Paquetazo, a digital-video package that includes more than 40 Spanish-languag -More- ...

Time Warner Cable in New York has introduced El Paquetazo, a digital-video package that includes more than 40 Spanish-languag -More- ... http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D613513B1-2B0D-46F5-8B9E-2CC4781A4CC2%26copyid%3DC9961834-E45F-4625-AA16-D4800DA227FF%26brief%3Dctam%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=613513B1-2B0D-46F5-8B9E-2CC4781A4CC2 12 11 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4216670320092631054-c87cd60ae89f8a5df4c910311177e34e 2009-04-06T12:13:22.282-04:00

It's looking more and more likely that Time Warner Inc. (TWX) will spin-off AOL, says Citigroup Capital Markets analyst Jason Bazinet. That should unlock some of Time Warner's true value, he adds, but an outright sale of the internet company would...

It's looking more and more likely that Time Warner Inc. (TWX) will spin-off AOL, says Citigroup Capital Markets analyst Jason Bazinet. That should unlock some of Time Warner's true value, he adds, but an outright sale of the internet company would... http://seekingalpha.com/article/129389-aol-close-to-being-spun-off-by-time-warner?source=email Andrea Muller amuller078 11 11 0 0