Disney vs. AOL/Time Warner

Disney and Time Warner (or AOL/Time Warner if the proposed merger goes through) have been fueding of the merger and the right to broadcast ABC.

• AOL Time Warner agrees to FCC fine - Associated Press (3/12/2001)
  AOL Time Warner reached a deal with the federal government to pay a $72,000 settlement in relation to a case stemming from the company's decision to drop ABC from its cable systems in seven cities during television's May "sweeps" period.
• Disney: AOL conditions a 'victory' - Orlando Sentinel (12/18/2000)
  The December 18th Orlando Sentinel reports the Disney's company congratulations to AOL / Time Warner, the resignation of longtime Disney executive Ron Logan who served as vice president of entertainment and Disney Cruise Line News.
• Chronology of the AOL - Time Warner Merger - Reuters (12/14/2000)
  The timeline of events in the AOL - Time Warner merger.
• FTC approves AOL-Time Warner merger - CNET (12/14/2000)
  The Federal Trade Commission has unanimously approved the $109 billion merger of America Online and Time Warner.
• Disney congratulates AOL/TWX - CBS MarketWatch (12/14/2000)
  Preston Padden's, a government relations executive at Disney congratulatory statements to AOL - Time Warner on their merger approval.
• FCC Restores Disney Access to Time Warner-AOL Data - Los Angeles Times (11/27/2000)
  The FCC will again allow the Walt Disney Company to view confidential documents regarding the AOL Time Warner merger that are filed with the Federal Communications Commission.
• Disney Says AOL 6.0 Limits Consumer Choice - NewsBytes (11/1/2000)
  Disney has lodged a complaint that AOL 6.0 limits consumer's choices by routing them AOL home pages.
• Disney banned from viewing AOL/Time Warner documents - Reuters (10/12/2000)
  A Reuters story discusses Disney not being allowed to view secret merger documents between AOL and Time Warner - a merger Disney has oppossed from the start.
• It's Dog-Eat-Dog at Disney and AOL-Time Warner - Bloomberg (10/6/2000)
  Back and forth actions being taken by Disney and AOL / Time Warner.
• Rivals say choice limited in AOL/Time Warner world - Reuters (10/6/2000)
  Highlights from the testimony of Walt Disney Co. DIS general counsel Louis Meisinger before the House Commerce subcommittee on telecommunications.
• AOL Fires Back at Disney Over Opposition to Deal - Washington Post (10/4/2000)
  AOL has filed a response with FCC which answers complaints raised by the Disney Company.
• AOL To FCC: Why Does Disney Have Our Mail? - NYPost Online (10/3/2000)
  the Disney company didn't swiftly report that a Disney attorney sent confidential documents about the AOL-Time Warner merger around.
• Agencies Slow in Approving Time Warner, AOL Merger - Los Angeles Times (9/6/2000)
  The Federal Trade Commission has requested certain concessions in the Time Warner, AOL merger however it is expected that the deal will be completed.
• Disney seeks to verify AOL, Time Warner promises - Reuters (8/23/2000)
  The Disney Company has requested the documents AOL Time Warner gave to regulators to confirm their promises that competitors would not be descriminated against.
• Senators voice opposition to AOL-Time Warner union - CNET (8/23/2000)
  A growing number of U.S. senators are asking regulators to take a closer look at the proposed merger between America Online and Time Warner.
• Disney Trots Out a Video in Its War Against the AOL Deal - Inside.com (7/26/2000)
  Inside.com reports on the video that the Disney Company presented to lawmakers and makes it available for viewing online.
• Disney creates video to highlight concerns over AOL merger - Newsweek (7/24/2000)
  Video circulating through Washington was created by the Disney Company to illustrate concerns over the AOL / Time Warner merger.
• AOL Time Warner and Disney still battling - New York Post (7/21/2000)
  Disney lobbyists seek to stop the AOL Time Warner merger.
• Time Warner Rebuffs Disney - Reuters (7/18/2000)
  According to a July 14th Reuters Time Warner Inc. has rebuffed recent efforts by Walt Disney Co. to discuss working together.
• Time Warner, Disney close to ABC agreement - CNET (5/22/2000)
  CNET reports Time Warner and the Disney Company have reached a tentative deal to carry the ABC network.
• Time Warner, Disney reach tentative agreement - CBS Market Watch (5/18/2000)
  CBS Market Watch in a May 18th article reports Time Warner Cable and the Disney company have reached a tentative agreement and hope to have the details of an agreement to announce soon.
• Time/Warner regrets "spat" with ABC - Los Angeles Times (5/15/2000)
• Disney Asks FCC To Impose Conditions On AOL-Time Warner Merger - DowJones (5/12/2000)
  A May 12th article describes the statements put to the FCC by Disney and AOL / Time Warner
• FCC Hears Disney concerns based on recent Time Warner cable blackouts - Los Angeles Times (5/12/2000)
• Further effects of recent Time-Warner / Disney dispute - Orange County Register (5/8/2000)
  The May 6th Orange County Register explores various questions raised by the Time-Warner / Disney dispute.
• Eisner hopes sense will prevail after Time Warner flap - Reuters (5/8/2000)
  A May 8th Reuters reports offers quotes from Michael Eisner on the recent Time Warner flap.
• Time Warner Offers Cutoff Rebates - Associated Press (5/5/2000)
  A May 5th Associated Press reports Time Warner will offer its subscribers a two-day rebate and a free month of a premium channel in the markets affected by the ABC blackout.
• Time Warner Erred in ABC Action, FCC Says - Los Angeles Times (5/4/2000)
  The May 4th Los Angeles Times reports the Federal Communications Commission is considering fining Time-Warner for removing ABC during sweeps week.
• Disney attempting to stop Time-Warner / AOL merger - Orange County Register (5/4/2000)
  The May 4th Orange County Register reports Disney is lobbying local cable companies to reject the Time-Warner / AOL merger.
• Disney, Time Warner Both Damaged - Associated Press (5/4/2000)
  A May 4th Associated Press story discusses the effects of the Time-Warner / Disney dispute on the companys' images in the public sector.
• Disney grants TV dish wish - Orange County Register (5/4/2000)
  The May 4th Orange County Register reports in less than 30 minutes over 1,000 Southern Californians grabbed satellite TV rebates as a result of the recent Time-Warner / Disney action.
• Safire column on Time - Warner / Disney dispute - New York Times (5/4/2000)
  The May 4th New York Times has a column by William Safire on the recent Time Warner / Disney dispute.
• ABC Back - Los Angeles Times (5/3/2000)
  The May 3rd Los Angeles Times reports Disney appears to have this round and is pushing even harder. The article offers quotes from Disney, Time-Warner and FCC officials.
• Consumers respond to recent Time Warner / Disney dispute - Orange County Register (5/3/2000)
  The May 3rd Orange County Register reports some cable consumers responded to the recent Time Warner / Disney tiff by switching to satellite while others dropped Disney channels off their cable system.
• Disney labels Time Warner with Monopoly title - Orange County Register (5/3/2000)
  The May 3rd Orange County Register reports Disney chief lobbyist Preston R. Padden stated that Time Warner has more monopoly than Bill Gates.
• Disney's Iger Calls Time-Warner Action Predatory - Dow Jones Newswire (5/2/2000)
  Robert Iger, Disney's Number Two man in a memo to employees called Time-Warner's action "completely outrageous"
• ABC restored to Time Warner Systems - MSNBC (5/2/2000)
  MSNBC reports Disney and Time Warner have signed an extension and ABC has been placed back on the cable systems.
• Cable Customers losers in Time Warner / Disney struggle - Orange County Register (5/2/2000)
  According to the May 2nd Orange County Register, the dispute between Time-Warner and Disney will drive up the prices of cable.
• Time Warner Drops Disney-Owned ABC Affiliates - Los Angeles Times (5/1/2000)
  The May 1st Los Angeles Times reports Time-Warner cable customers in New York City; Los Angeles; Houston; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Toledo, Ohio; and small parts of Time Warner systems in Fresno, Calif., and Philadelphia will be without their local ABC affiliate due to a negotiations breakdown with the Disney Company.
• Time-Warner Cable may lose ABC affiliates across the nation - Time-Warner (4/28/2000)
  Time-Warner Cable is placing ads on its cable system announces Disney is using its ownership of ABC as leverage in negotiations.
• Deadline extended in Disney-Time Warner talks - Reuters (3/13/2000)
  Reuters is reporting that Disney's extended Time Warner's retransmission rights for the Houston ABC affiliate until the end of March hoping an agreement between the two companies can be reached before then.
• Time Warner & Disney still in talks - Houston Chronicle (3/10/2000)
  The March 10th Houston Chronicle reports negotiations brokedown yesterday between Time Warner & Disney. The ABC affiliate will disappear from cable at noon today if a new extension or deal is not set.
• Houston ABC affiliate may go dark on cable - Houston Chronicle (3/9/2000)
  The March 8th Houston Chronicle reports that while negotiations were still ongoing between Disney/ABC and AOL / Time Warner the local ABC affiliate could have disappeared from the cable services at midnight last night.
• Viewers get 7 more days in cable flap - Houston Chronicle (3/3/2000)
  The March 3rd Houston Chronicle reports Disney/ABC and Time Warner agreed Thursday to delay for seven days the deadline for pulling KTRK-Channel 13 off Time Warner's Houston cable.
• ABC affiliate's cable time extended for 24 hours - Houston Chronicle (3/2/2000)
  The March 2nd Houston Chronicle reports Disney and Time-Warner extended their deadline for reaching a new retransmission agreement, keeping the local ABC affiliate on cable until midnight tonight.
• Houston Cable may lose local ABC affiliate - Houston Chronicle (2/29/2000)
  The February 28th Houston Chronicle reports ABC said Monday that KTRK-TV will pull its signal from the Time Warner cable system this week, a move that will affect as many as 680,000 subscribers who receive Channel 13 from that service.
• NYP: Disney Channel to become basic cable? - New York Post (8/31/1999)
  In its August 31st edition the New York Post online reports Michael Eisner told Time Warner Inc and Comcast Co. that he wants the Disney Channel to be part of basic cable programming. Click here to read more.