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Veteran gamblers know not to count their money until the dealing is finished, and now the European Central Bank is learning the same lesson. Jean-Claude Trichet, the governor of Banque de France, was expected to take over the E.C.B. when Wim Duisenberg resigns the presidency next July. But the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Things Get Tricky for Trichet and the E.C.B. | 7/21/2002 | See Source »

But those who would become successful cable operators in Europe must step over the bodies of brave people, including Microsoft's own Bill Gates, and pick their way through cultural minefields. Premium cable TV has been a bust across most of the Continent, where people spend more time in cafes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cable Guy: John Malone: Wiring Europe | 7/1/2002 | See Source »

As if that were not enough, there are entrenched telecom monopolies, local media companies and wary regulators to contend with. Malone learned that lesson the hard way earlier this year in Germany, when powerful private broadcasters like RTL and public providers such as ARD and ZDF did their best to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cable Guy: John Malone: Wiring Europe | 7/1/2002 | See Source »

It's not an uncommon position for Malone, who has a deep distrust of government and counts Ronald Reagan and Dwight Eisenhower among his heroes. But Malone also has a stubborn and patient sense of the value of a deal. So when the German Cartel Office demanded that he spend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cable Guy: John Malone: Wiring Europe | 7/1/2002 | See Source »

Or at least to delay. Many observers think Malone is playing his classic waiting game in Germany, using his patience to drive down the price of Deutsche Telekom's cable assets before he swoops in again. "I don't believe he's done in Germany. This is how he negotiates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cable Guy: John Malone: Wiring Europe | 7/1/2002 | See Source »

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