America Online completed its purchase of
telephone and online movie ticket service MovieFone. Closure of the $525 million
stock deal, in which each share of MovieFone was exchanged for about
one-third of a share of America Online stock, came immediately after
MovieFone shareholders approved the transaction. AOL said the acquisition
will give it access to a host of customers whose first online purchase will
be a movie ticket.
Discuss: Short Take: AOL acquires MovieFone
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