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...century phenomenon as gains on one's 401(k). Since then, the network has tumbled from first place to fourth in the ratings, and it has started looking outside for help. Earlier this month, it made a production deal with HBO (owned by TIME's parent company, AOL Time Warner). The Monk "experiment," says ABC Entertainment president Susan Lyne, provides ABC with only slightly used programming on the cheap and benefits Disney, ABC's parent, which produces Monk. "Potentially," she says, "this is a great way of doing business." Monk's ABC debut drew more than 7 million viewers--pretty...
...desktop looks like Windows' identical twin. This is pretty amazing, given that it was created by five guys with no funding working around the corner from Microsoft in Redmond, Wash. Yet most basic needs are met right out of the box: programs compatible with Microsoft Office, Outlook, AOL Instant Messenger, Adobe Photoshop--and, of course, Tetris...
...Mifflin publishers and the international arm of Canal Plus for disposal, while mulling the sale of Universal Entertainment. This would change Vivendi from an international power to a mid-sized European firm with more than half its revenues coming solely from France. But there are obstacles. Potential buyers like AOL Time Warner have their own money problems. And selling U.S. assets acquired through mergers would trigger massive taxes. The only certainty is that Vivendi is heading for a fire sale, and it won't emerge from the ashes the same...
...desktop looks like Windows' identical twin. This is pretty amazing, given that it was created by five guys with no funding working around the corner from Microsoft in Redmond, Wash. Yet most basic needs are met right out of the box: programs compatible with Microsoft Office, Outlook, AOL Instant Messenger, Adobe Photoshop - and, of course, Tetris...
...latest addition to the Justice Department's list is AOL Time Warner, TIME's parent company. Justice confirmed last week that it would follow up on the SEC's investigation into how the company's AOL division accounted for some $270 million in revenue over the past two years. The amount involved is almost trivial in a $38 billion-a-year company, but the implications are not. The agencies are investigating whether AOL executives contrived to misstate advertising revenues to puff up the performance of AOL just as it was closing its merger with Time Warner. AOL Time Warner...