BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : OCTOBER 16, 2000 ISSUE
MEDIA What a Difference 10 Months Make Why the AOL Time Warner marriage is less attractive today -- AOL's stock is down 20% since Jan. 10, and the climate for Internet plays on Wall Street has grown icy -- Time Warner can't renegotiate because no safety measure guarding against stock fluctuations was written into the deal -- With the Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission, and the European Union poring over details, AOL Time Warner may have to agree to costly concessions to get approval -- The coming clash of cultures could affect how the content units, from movies to television to music, operate _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Commentary: AOL Time Warner: The Thrill Is Gone CHART: Investors Are in a Holding Pattern TABLE: What a Difference 10 Months Make INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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