Creating a media titan
The Federal Trade Commission gives the green light to the multibillion-dollar merger between America Online and Time Warner, leaving one last step before the deal is done.
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FTC sets terms for AOL-Time Warner merger; FCC up next
By CNET News.com Staff With FTC approval, the companies clear their most significant hurdle to date. The merger, valued at $109 billion, will bring together the leading Internet service provider with one of the largest cable operators in the United States. The deal still faces scrutiny by the Federal Communications Commission, however.
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FTC details merger provisions
update The 5-0 decision by the FTC represents the most significant regulatory hurdle yet to the business combination, one of the largest in corporate history.
Decision sets cable access rules
The commission's approval of the AOL-Time Warner deal offers the first significant rules for regulating competition of high-speed Internet access.
The price of the deal
America Online's proposed merger with Time Warner creates a unique hybrid company that defies easy classification--is it a media titan, an online behemoth or both?
Shares rise after key approval
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Since the merger was announced, AOL shares have tumbled 33 percent, sliding with the broad tech sell-off. Time Warner shares, however, have climbed.
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EarthLink a "template" for future deals
update Regulators and industry rivals are looking at the EarthLink deal as a blueprint for how AOL intends to provide cable connections to competing ISPs.AOL offers glimpse of music strategy
Web portals struggling to harmonize their online music plans are closely watching moves by the merger partners to create a music subscription service.EU gives blessing to AOL-Time Warner combo
audio | update The European Commission grants approval for the world's largest corporate merger, setting the stage for U.S. regulators to rule on the deal.You've got Time Warner: Making of a giant deal
special coverage In January, AOL announced its intentions to buy cable giant Time Warner in a deal to create a media superpower.
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