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RSS bertelsmannBertelsmann and Seagram launch online music venture
News The deal unites the world's leading music distributor, Seagram, with the $15bn German media giant, Bertelsmann AG. BMG Entertainment and Universal Music Group have formed an alliance to market music on the Net. [08 Apr 1999]
Bertelsmann launches online bookstores
News German media company, Bertelsmann, is taking on Amazon.com with the launch of a global Internet bookstore. Dr Christof Ehrhart, VP Corporate Communications, BOL International (Bertelsman Online), said: "It is Bertelsmann policy to brand our... [05 Feb 1999]
Demon forced to give up @number.one advertising claim
News The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has forced Demon Internet to scrap its latest ad campaign following a complaint from AOL Bertelsmann Online. The European arm of America Online had protested about Demon's use of the terms 'Still... [19 Jan 1999]
US media bosses attack EC data protection laws
News Speakers included AOL's Steve Case, Time Warner's Gerald Levin, and Bertelsmann's Thomas Middelhoff, who all spoke out against government regulation of the Internet. Chief executives of the world's leading media companies slammed EC regulations at... [15 Jan 1999]
Barnes and Noble signs exclusive deals with AOL, Compuserve and Lycos
News German media giant Bertelsmann bought a 50 per cent stake in bol.com last month. bol.com - the online division of Barnes and Noble - has signed exclusive bookseller deals with AOL, Compuserve and Lycos in an attempt to dominate the emerging... [17 Nov 1998]
AOL UK loses MD
News The managing director of AOL UK, Jonathan Bulkeley, is to leave the company next month, after three years at the helm of the AOL / Bertelsmann joint venture. Bulkeley will return to the US to take over as chief executive at Internet bookseller... [05 Nov 1998]
Bertelsmann boosts barnesandnoble.com
News US online bookseller barnesandnoble.com has signed a multimillion dollar deal with European media giant Bertelsmann. Bertelsmann will now push ahead with plans to launch BooksOnline - a European online bookstore. [08 Oct 1998]
EC allows formation of French Internet consortium
News America Online (AOL), Bertelsmann, Canal+ and Cegetel will provide and develop dial-up Internet access for residential customers in France. AOL's two existing agreements with Bertelsmann will continue to operate under the umbrella of the new alliance. [07 Aug 1998]
In brief: Cegetel joins ISP ranks
News Cegetel, the French telecoms operator which is 26 per cent owned by BT, has confirmed it is to provide Internet services through a joint venture with AOL, Bertelsmann and Canal+. The alliance brings together telecoms players, the existing AOL... [03 Jul 1998]
