Gerald Levin
Gerald Levin
Gerald M. "Jerry" Levinis an American mass-media businessman. Levin is known for his involvement in brokering the merger between AOL and Time Warner in 2000, at the height of the dot-com bubble, a merger which seemed to many to be disadvantageous to Time Warner as the bubble collapsed in the next few years...
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We have created significant value for our shareholders through our investment in Six Flags, the country's finest regional theme parks,
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the robust progress we've made in strengthening our balance sheet and creating significant value for our shareholders.
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When I returned to work after the death of my son, Jon, in 1997, I had a special provision inserted in my employment agreement that allows me to choose not to fill out my term, ... I felt that once my work was completed and I was satisfied with the company's direction and progress, I'd invoke that provision... That time has arrived.
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I am deeply saddened by Bob and Terry's decision to leave Time Warner, ... The partnership between Bob and Terry has lasted over 20 years and has been more productive than any other in our industry.
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One of the most exciting things about this transaction related to the music business, ... Through AOL and through the Internet, you have a worldwide opportunity to promote. The music business is built on signing new acts, and this new society has a vast field of which to choose. Also, music lends itself to the digital downloading and more efficient delivery of music.
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I felt my own life experience could be helpful to other people, not only because of the death of my son, although there is so much about that,
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...With respect to Time Warner cable systems, no preference will be show for affiliated services, soon-to-be AOL, as opposed to unaffiliated services, ... I would also say to you that there is no intention of flipping the coin, that the wonderfully diverse material coming from Time Warner will exclusively be coming through AOL.
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While I know there are a lot of leaks and speculation, most of what I've read has been totally off base, ... We are in the home stretch with U.S. regulators. We are highly confident of a successful conclusion.
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We've declared openly that this is not about any exclusive arrangement with respect to content,
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