versailleAOL Time Warner Inc. – A Bad Idea from the Start? 1. What are the opportunities and threats facing AOLTW (PESTEL analysis)? Pestel analysis: | LOCAL | NATIONAL | GLOBAL | POLITICAL | | The antitrust law is rising. | The government wants to have a more powerful control to avoid monopoly. | ECONOMIC | For AOL it was the top of the internet boom. | The economy start to be hard and slow‚ as show the problem that warner is facing. | AOLTW will take the explode of the internet
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its biggest merger of their history when AOL and Time Warner merged for an all stock deal with a combine value of $ 350 billion which also created the world’s largest media and Communication Company‚ but today I want to re-examine this ill-fated deal and try to explore what went wrong. In an initial statement about this merger and probabilities of new company it was stated that this merger will lead to a speedy development and growth for all its businesses. It will not only provide AOL a new broadband
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1. In the AOL / Time Warner transaction‚ which party was the acquirer? It was structured as a MOE (Merger of Equals). However‚ after the transaction‚ the previous AOL shareholders owned 55% of the new company (“New Co”) so the industry analyst commented that AOL acquired Time Warner. However‚ the deal process (due diligence‚ merger agreement‚ and the final negotiation) and the aftermath and the senior management composition suggests that actual buyer seems be Time Warner. 2. What were the three
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lapses in ethics and coporate social responsibility in the AOL Time Warner situation were actually‚ quite obvious. Blatent‚ obvious‚ and in my opinion‚ even obscene. Although my knowledge of the actual facts surrounding the merger of AOL and Time Warner is
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affect Time Warner? 2. Financial Position- AOL is putting a strain on Time Warner ’s Financials. 3. Human Resources- How will the Writers Guild Strike affect Time Warner? I. Current Situation Time Warner Inc. is a leader in the media and entertainment industry. Its businesses include interactive services‚ cable systems‚ film entertainment‚ television networks and publishing. Its individual businesses are AOL‚ Time Warner Cable‚ HBO‚ Turner Broadcasting System‚ New Line Cinema‚ Warner Bros Entertainment
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AOL Time Warner On December 14‚ 2000‚ the Federal Trade Commission approved the planned merger of AOL and Time Warner after both companies pledged to "protect consumer choice" both now and in the future. The AOL Time Warner merger was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on January 11‚ 2001‚ and is the biggest merger in corporate history‚ then estimated at a total market value of $350 billion. The merger created a powerhouse’ of new and traditional media. AOL Time Warner has led
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In January 2000‚ AOL announced that it would be acquiring Time Warner through a complete stock deal to create the largest media company in the world. Not only was the merger the biggest ever in the media industry‚ it was also one of the biggest in the history of the corporate world. As per the merger agreement‚ AOL and Time Warner stock was converted to AOL Time Warner stock. AOL shareholders received one share of AOL Time Warner for each AOL share owned and Time Warner shareholders received 1
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considering buying Time Warner in July. It is the owner of Fox‚ Rupert Murdoch’s‚ boldest bids. Murdoch “proposed an $80 million dollar takeover which would be the biggest one in history” (Merced). Time Warner‚ owns HBO‚ which in itself is valued at around $80 million‚ therefore‚ Fox did not calculate the other aspects of Time Warner; Warner declined the bid. Fox obtains a lot of different media sectors; this essay will explore the holdings and risk factors of Fox and Time Warner. Also‚ it will assess
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The Time Warner and AOL merger Hélder Salvador de Albuquerque Master of Science in Finance Project Supervisor: Professor Alberta Di Giuli‚ Assistant Professor‚ ISCTE-IUL Business School‚ Finance Department 29th of April‚ 2011 The Time Warner and AOL merger Abstract The corporate world has experienced Merger movements since the beginning of the XX century when the first wave of Mergers & Acquisitions occurred. These Merger movements always represent intent from companies to take
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Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Classical Ethics Stephen J. Ward‚ the director of the Center of Journalism‚ at the University of Wisconsin-Madison‚ defines ethics as "the analysis‚ evaluation‚ and promotion of correct conduct and/or good character‚ according to the best available standards (Ward‚ 2012). Personally‚ I believe that ethics is the foundation of how an individual behaves and thinks towards himself and others. Ethics can also be defined as the "systematic and critical analysis
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