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[edit] Another Controversy

Shouldnt it be mentioned that Time Warner went out of their way to get wcw cancelled as they saw wrestling as low brow culture. Its a little bit controversial since Time Warner thinks its better than anyone who likes pro wresting.


[edit] Arbitrary section header

A proper coverage of the AOL/ Time Warner take over/meger is needed. Rich Farmbrough 08:55, 24 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Should be noted that the building was never actually called AOL Time Warner Center. The famous line around Time Warner companies was "there is no nameplate on the building yet". Meaning just that: they didn't put up a name plate because there was a debate about dropping the 'aol' in the name for some time. Time Warner companies hated AOL and their management (mainly because of what happened to twx stock).

Indeed

[edit] Does anybody know about time warner before they merged?

Does anybody know about time warner before they merged?

  • They were Warner Communications and Time, Incorporated. I've proposed merging the Warner Communications article into this to eliminate that article. --Stdjsb25 08:23, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] What is the name of the animation department?

What is the name of the animation department?

[edit] Quad/Graphics

I reverted the following from the article because the cited source does not resolve, and and a quick Google search for 'Quad/Graphics Time employee' didn't turn up any references to this story, except for a link to WP.

In February of 1989, Time Warner's Time magazine ran an article titled "They Own The Place" about company Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). The article stated as a matter of fact: "At Quad/Graphics, a Wisconsin printing company, the average five-year employee owns shares worth $250,000." While the article gave Quad/Graphics and its CEO/Founder Harry V. Quadracci very positive national publicity, projecting an image that the wealth at the fast-growing printer was being shared, the problem is that it was factually not true. A thorough reconstruction puts the dollar amount at about $2,940, slightly more than 1% of what Time claimed. (It is a matter of historical record, through an internal Quad/Graphics document submitted for Federal Case No. 02-C-1149 in 2003, that the leadership of Quad/Graphics knew in 1989 that the number was indeed wildly wrong). Neither Time nor Quad/Graphics have ever informed the readers of the flagship newsweekly that false information had been distributed to millions of Time's cherished readers, a troubling situation that has raised questions about the integrity of both parties. Today, Quad/Graphics is a primary printer of Time magazine and also prints many other magazines, including Sports Illustrated and People, for Time Warner's Time Inc. magazine unit in the United States. In late 2005, Quad/Graphics publicly announced a $1.1-billion contract with Time Inc. for future magazine printing.

This needs to be properly sourced before we can allow it in the article. -- Donald Albury (Dalbury)(Talk) 23:00, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Why was most of this article wiped away yesterday? Please revert. --Irishkevin 11:12, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Articles

Someone needs to re-create separate articles for Time Inc. and Warner Communications.

Agree 500%. Time Inc. should come first as is under a lot of media coverage due to downsizing and the sale of a several titles to a Swedish family-firm. I will go ahead and start a new session title ==Time Inc.== and put the recent developments there.--Gkklein 18:46, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power

[edit] Link to personal page for HBO CEO

I updated the info for the CEO of HBO to Bill Nelson. However, there is another Bill Nelson with a Wiki page, so I removed the link. I'm not sure the proper process to distinguish between two people with the same name. Jimaxwell 17:05, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Atari vs the rest

This article seems to over-emphisize the various video game divisions, while barely noting the gigantic corporate mergers with Time and Turner. 64.171.162.77 (talk) 18:43, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

They'll be selling the by a price of 80 bilions, if you want you can buy that! you got the power. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.254.49.66 (talk) 00:00, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

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I have taken over time warner competely —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.241.67.204 (talk) 14:47, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Environmental record

This section reads like an advert, whether the contents are true or false. It even includes the words "our business partners". 82.41.252.141 (talk) 12:27, 25 May 2008 (UTC)