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Time Warner AOL timeline (from Corporate Dealmaker)

There were many events leading to Time Warner Inc.'s (NYSE:TWX) spinoff of Internet unit AOL LLC -- reversing a $180 billion merger -- and we've compiled quite a bit of info. It was three years ago former TW chief Richard Parsons thwarted activist investor Carl Icahn's bid to split off...

Posted on May 28, 2009 1:00 PM

Google to TW: Spin off AOL? Buy our stake? Do something! (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Time Warner Inc., which just reported a $16 billion quarterly loss, has to be frustrated with Internet media company AOL LLC, which reported a 23% drop in quarterly revenue and also announced layoffs. Sharing the frustration is Google Inc., which spent $1 billion on a 5% stake in AOL in...

Posted on February 4, 2009 2:59 PM

AOL's content/ad biz beefed up by Bewkes (from Corporate Dealmaker)

On the eve of possible dealmaking for the two pieces of AOL LLC -- the struggling dial-up business and the more promising content and advertising side -- it's a good time to recap what Time Warner Inc. CEO Jeffrey Bewkes has been doing to build the content and ad business. Since Bewkes took over, AOL spent $850 million...

Posted on August 4, 2008 10:43 AM

Yes, Time Warner will spin off cable business (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Time Warner Inc. reported Wednesday that net income for the first quarter dropped to $771 million from $1.2 billion for the same period in 2007. CEO Jeffrey Bewkes has enacted two major plans to simplify the corporate structure at his New York-based entertainment and media conglomerate. At the center of...

Posted on April 30, 2008 9:32 AM

Yahoo! courts AOL, Microsoft gauges News Corp. (from Corporate Dealmaker)

The merger scuffle between Yahoo! Inc. and Microsoft Corp. got even more interesting Thursday, as reports surfaced that Microsoft and News Corp. may jointly bid for the search engine.Yahoo! has already rejected Microsoft's $44.6 billion bid, saying the offering price isn't enough. In February, reports surfaced that Yahoo! would...

Posted on April 10, 2008 10:16 AM

Time Warner must wonder: What to do with AOL? (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Analysts say it's not likely Google Inc. will pony up another $19 billion to raise its stake from 5% to 100% in Internet services firm AOL, which of course is owned by media conglomerate Time Warner Inc. Analysts are...

Posted on February 6, 2008 3:41 PM