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...pressure is on. CBS, which co-owns an unprecedented six of its seven new shows, gave "King of Queens" a slot on the schedule after Columbia Tristar surrendered a share. "NewsRadio," a so-so sitcom, was renewed for a fourth season after NBC, considered the most aggressive network, acquired profit participation from the producer, Brillstein-Grey, which most likely went for the deal in order to prolong the show's life and make it eligible for the big money of syndication. "Much better to partner with a network and own 50 percent of $350 million," observed an executive. ABC took...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Networks: Our Ball, Our Rules, Our Deal | 5/24/1998 | See Source »

...there are doubts about the rightness of the fit, they center on the issue of the two corporate cultures. Chrysler's near-death experience has turned the company into a lean, profit-obsessed organization--short on bureaucracy but long on management talent. In the great Detroit tradition, pragmatism and margin protection can take precedence over quality when they are in conflict...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE DAIMLER-CHRYSLER DEAL : Here Comes The Road Test | 5/18/1998 | See Source »

Daimler-Benz, on the other hand, is considered conservative even by the Germans--an aristocrat in a double-breasted suit, haughtily dismissive of anyone who suggests cutting corners on quality for anything so ephemeral as profit. Says German car-magazine editor Wolfgang Konig: "Perfectionism is at home at Daimler. I get the feeling sometimes it was invented there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE DAIMLER-CHRYSLER DEAL : Here Comes The Road Test | 5/18/1998 | See Source »

Like most big German firms, Daimler has been content with profit margins of 2% or less (VW gets 1.2%), vs. Chrysler's 6.5% margin last year. One look at the numbers reveals volumes about the culture gap: last year Chrysler earned $2.8 billion producing 2.88 million vehicles with 121,000 workers, while Daimler-Benz earned $1.78 billion making 1.13 million vehicles on a payroll of 300,000. "Such a difference can lead to real conflicts in investments," warns one German auto executive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE DAIMLER-CHRYSLER DEAL : Here Comes The Road Test | 5/18/1998 | See Source »

...more targeted commerce." Sites that are community centered, he says, will eventually attract clients "that will be the Procter & Gambles of the world." In some cases that is already happening. Last summer Mary Furlong, the founder of the nonprofit Senior Net educational centers, created the definitely-for-profit Third Age and thinks of it as "my grandmother's front porch," a place where people gather to hear news and swap information. With a database of more than 5,000 pages of free and discounted products and services and sponsors like Hallmark and Toys "R" Us, it's more like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Internet's New Kids On The Block | 5/18/1998 | See Source »

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