AOL–Time Warner: The Merger to Breakup Timeline (2000-2009)

1. AOL announces plan to acquire Time Warner

   Jan 10, 2000Labels: AOL, Time Warner, Merger Announcement

   • HISTORY
   • CNN Money

2. FTC approves merger with competition conditions

   Dec 14, 2000Labels: FTC, Competition Consent

   • FTC
   • HISTORY

3. AOL–Time Warner merger is completed

   Jan 11, 2001Labels: AOL Time, Merger Close

   • AT T IR
   • CNN Money

4. AOL Time Warner posts $54.2B quarterly loss

   Apr 24, 2002Labels: AOL Time, Quarterly Loss

   • CNN Money
   • LA Times

5. Steve Case announces plan to step down

   Jan 13, 2003Labels: Steve Case, Leadership Change

   • PBS NewsHour
   • LA Times

6. Company reports record $98.7B annual loss

   Jan 30, 2003Labels: AOL Time, Annual Loss

   • PBS NewsHour
   • LA Times

7. Steve Case steps down at annual meeting

   May 16, 2003Labels: Steve Case, Annual Meeting

   • Washington Post
   • PBS NewsHour

8. AOL is dropped from corporate name

   Oct 16, 2003Labels: Time Warner, Rebranding

   • CNN Money
   • Washington Post

9. Time Warner announces sale of Warner Music Group

   Mar 1, 2004Labels: Time Warner, Warner Music

   • PBS Frontline

10. Jeff Bewkes becomes CEO of Time Warner

    Jan 1, 2008Labels: Jeff Bewkes, CEO Appointment

    • Wikipedia
    • CNBC

11. Time Warner board approves plan to spin off AOL

    May 28, 2009Labels: Time Warner, AOL Spin-off

    • Wired
    • CNBC

12. AOL is spun off as a separate public company

    Dec 9, 2009Labels: AOL, Spin-off Completion

    • CNBC