- AOL-Time Warner Gets FCC Approval
The merger of America Online and Time Warner cleared its final regulatory hurdle last night, as the Federal Communications Commission approved the deal one year after it was proposed (Bulletin, Jan. 11, 2000). In its approval, the agency imposed conditions related to high-speed Internet access, instant messaging, and broadband cable....
- Aol Time Warner Awaits Fcc's Ok
According to an FCC spokeswoman, "Chairman [William] Kennard has said he wants to wrap this up by the end of the year, but there are four other commissioners. I can't really give a pinpoint date." ......
- FCC Approves AOL-Time Warner Merger, with Conditions
Following last night's Federal Communications Commission approval of the merger of America Online and Time Warner, the two companies officially announced the creation of AOL Time Warner Inc.
- DBS Ready to Roar
Las Vegas— If cable operators expect a break from the competition while direct-broadcast satellite providers DirecTV Inc. and EchoStar Communications Corp. wait for approval of their proposed merger, they're in for a rude awakening. The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week brought news of better-than-projected 2001 subscriber growth ......
- German Deals Dashed, Malone Eyes U.K.
Liberty Media Corp.'s planned push into the German cable market is off, as regulators have rejected the Englewood, Colo.-based programming giant's $4.8 billion deal to purchase cable systems in six states from Deutsche Telekom AG. In a statement issued last Tuesday, the Federal Cartel Office — Germany's top regulatory body ......
- Railing—but no derailing
Though senators voiced concern over allowing AT&T Broadband and Comcast to become one huge cable company, the merger is expected to be approved because it violates no antitrust guidelines and does not reduce consumer choice. But Comcast President Brian Roberts and AT&T Broadband Chairman and CEO C. Michael Armstrong had ......
- Digeo, Moxi to Combine Under Allen's Umbrella
Ending months of speculation, interactive-TV software maker and advanced set-top design firm Digeo Inc. is merging with Moxi Digital Inc., the much touted, all-in-one, entertainment gateway company created by WebTV mastermind Steve Perlman. The merger unites the development design teams for two advanced set-top/home-networking boxes under one roof. It also ......