Michael Graham, an Internet analyst at Robertson Stephens, said the merger is a good one for
AOL.
"In our view, the company will have an unprecedented array of management talent, brand
power and reach. In addition, we believe this merger largely clear away the biggest concerns
facing AOL stock, namely broadband and price pressure from free-access providers. Longer
term, we believe this move can catapult the combined company into the number one spot as
the largest company in the world."
AOL Time Warner's brands will include AOL, Time, CNN, CompuServe, Warner Bros.,
Netscape, Sports Illustrated, People, HBO, ICQ, AOL Instant Messenger, AOL MovieFone,
TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, Digital City, Warner Music Group, Spinner, Winamp, Fortune,
AOL.COM, Entertainment Weekly and Looney Tunes. |
