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	Bertelsmann
		BERTELSMANN AG Bertelsmann AG is the one of the largest media corporations in the world (third as of 1995).
		Bertelsmann was recently a participant in a joint venture with Rupert Murdoch's Star TV satellite broadcast system in Asia, forming Channel [V], a music video channel that replaced Viacom's MTV on the satellite feed.
		Bertelsmann is part owner (39%) of RTL Plus, Germany's most successful and profitable commercial channel, which has recently developed several spin-off channels and has established itself as a major player in television production circles in Cologne.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/B/htmlB/bertelsmanna/bertellsmanna.htm (858 words)

	Bertelsmann
		Bertelsmann is a group of companies that is synonymous with first-rate media content and services.
		Bertelsmann owns a 50 percent stake in Sony BMG; BMG Music Publishing is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bertelsmann AG.
		In the early 1980s, Bertelsmann stepped up its expansion in the U.S. The breakthrough in the world's most important media market was achieved with the purchase of the Arista and RCA U.S. labels and of Doubleday, the publishing house.
	company.monster.com /bertelsnm (2007 words)

	Bertelsmann mediaSystems : FUJITSU Hong Kong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bertelsmann AG is the most international media company in the world.
		Bertelsmann mediaSystems is a company belonging to the Arvato AG division of Bertelsmann AG (Gutersloh) and is Bertelsmann's IT service provider.
		Bertelsmann mediaSystems consists of 3 computer centres with a total area of 4200 square metres and 1000 servers on which various applications run - like, for example, CAD applications, commercial applications and Customer Relationship Management systems.
	www.fujitsu.com /hk/casestudies/enterprise/bertelsmann.html (831 words)

	Bertelsmann Snaps Up Napster
		Bertelsmann's agreement to provide $8 million for Napster's creditors will allow the company to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and emerge as a wholly owned subsidiary of Europe's second-largest media group, officials said.
		Analysts said the deal, which gives Bertelsmann control of Napster for far less than the $15 million to $30 million it might have cost to buy the company outright, could nevertheless prove a good deal for the online music company.
		Bertelsmann, which broke ranks with other music companies by buying a stake in Napster in 2000, said it was now ready to help push the company toward its goal of becoming a secure, membership-charging service.
	mixonline.com /news/audio_bertelsmann_snaps_napster/index.html (724 words)

	Bertelsmann Group: Overview
		Bertelsmann has a controlling stake in RTL, the Luxembourg-based broadcaster (22 television stations and 18 radio stations across Europe) formed through the merger of CLT-UFA with Pearson TV.
		In December 2001 Bertelsmann acquired Pearson's 22% in RTL.
		In 1945, the legend that C. Bertelsmann was closed down because of resistance to the Nazis smoothed the way for the occupation authorities promptly granting the firm a new licence to publish.
	www.ketupa.net /bertelsmann.htm (1701 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Bertelsmann admits Nazi past
		A commission set up by the firm found Bertelsmann rode the rise of the Nazi party to restructure itself from a religious and school book publisher to supply millions of anti-Semitic texts.
		"In 1945, the legend that C. Bertelsmann was closed down because of resistance to the Nazis smoothed the way for the occupation authorities promptly granting the firm a new licence to publish," the report said.
		Bertelsmann used its "revised" history when it took over the biggest US book publisher Random house in 1998.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/2308415.stm (566 words)

	Salon.com Business \| Maverick or monopolist? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bertelsmann's deal with Napster proves once again that the media conglomerate is obsessed with being more than just a content company.
		When Bertelsmann announced Tuesday that the company had struck a deal with Napster, executives with the German media giant portrayed the company as a hero, an avenging industry maverick that would lead the kicking-and-screaming recording biz into its online future.
		Should Bertelsmann and Napster succeed in charging Napster fans to pay to listen to tracks by BMG artists like Whitney Houston, it'll be just one more victory for big company profiteering.
	archive.salon.com /business/feature/2000/11/02/bertelsmann/index.html (874 words)

	Bertelsmann: A New Net Powerhouse?
		Instead, the chairman and CEO of Bertelsmann, the world's third-largest media company, is hunched over a pile of newspaper clippings, devouring the day's news from the entertainment and online world.
		If Bertelsmann can't persuade the other music companies to drop the suit, Napster could be shut down by the court and conceivably be held liable for billions in damages for copyright infringement.
		Bertelsmann's last big acquisition was in 1998, when it bought Random House and became the world's largest publisher of English-language books.
	www.businessweek.com /2000/00_46/b3707001.htm (2647 words)

	Bertelsmann to buy Napster for a song \| CNET News.com
		The deal is a bargain for Bertelsmann, which offered to buy Napster for $16 million earlier this week, according to sources familiar with the deal.
		In October 2000, Bertelsmann shocked the entertainment world when it announced it would invest in Napster--even though BMG Entertainment, a record company owned by Bertelsmann, was suing the file-swapping software company.
		Bertelsmann has since spent millions of dollars to prop up Napster and has remained upbeat that Napster would be a powerful force when reinvented as an online music-subscription service.
	news.com.com /2100-1023-916774.html (442 words)

	CNN - Industry reacts to Bertelsmann's move - Mar. 24, 1998
		Bertelsmann, the world's third-largest media and entertainment company after Time Warner Inc. and Walt Disney Co., is buying Random House in a deal estimated at up to $1.6 billion.
		Bertelsmann said all of its publishing businesses will retain their editorial independence.
		Bertelsmann, which has annual revenue of nearly $16 billion, also owns the BMG music club, the RCA and Arista record labels, and McCall's and Family Circle magazines.
	www.cnn.com /books/news/9803/24/bertelsmann.folo/index.html (682 words)

	Bertelsmann - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bertelsmann AG is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in Gütersloh, Germany.
		Bertelsmann made headlines on May 17, 2002, when it announced it would acquire the assets of Napster for $8 million.
		In 1851 led by Carl Bertelsmann's son, Heinrich, the publishing programme was extended into the area of novels.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bertelsmann (790 words)

	PC World - Bertelsmann Buys Napster
		After a long and torrid courtship, Bertelsmann AG said Friday that it has agreed to purchase Napster for $8 million, and is reinstating Konrad Hilbers at the helm of the troubled song-swapping service.
		Bertelsmann seemed the most likely cash cow, as the media conglomerate had dropped out of the RIAA's suit in late 2000 to form an alliance with Napster, and has already shelled out upwards of $100 million in loans to keep the company afloat.
		In April, Bertelsmann executives told the press that it planned to buy Napster outright, but the bid fell through when the deal was shot down by some members of Napster's board.
	www.pcworld.com /news/article/0,aid,99984,00.asp (563 words)

	CDT \| Bertelsmann Memo: October 1999
		However, self-regulation as used in the Bertelsmann Memorandum and discussed at the Munich summit is different in its goal and in its scope.
		Two aspects of the proposed approach are of particular concern: (i) the code of conduct would regulate the lawful (albeit potentially harmful) speech of persons other than those drawing up the code; and (ii) governments would be involved in the development, content, and enforcement of these codes.
		Ultimately, the approach outlined in the Bertelsmann memorandum is not an exercise in "self-regulation." It is an exercise in informal state action similar to the scheme invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court in Bantam Books v.
	www.cdt.org /speech/19991021bertelsmannmemo.php (3947 words)

	Digital Music News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bertelsmann is still considering its divestiture plans, and may put its Sony BMG holdings into play, according to various reports.
		Bertelsmann may be attempting to push Sony BMG chief Andrew Lack, but the battle is far from over.
		Bertelsmann originally invested in the application alongside VC firm Hummer Winblad, with the pair pumping $98 million into the company at a late stage.
	www.digitalmusicnews.com /results?title=Bertelsmann (4252 words)

	Bertelsmann buys GBL stake for $5.8 billion - International Business - MSNBC.com
		Bertelsmann earlier this week had raised the possibility of buying out Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, sidestepping GBL’s plan to sell the shares on the stock market.
		Bertelsmann said it will invite selected bidders to participate in an auction process for BMG Music Publishing, starting in June.
		GBL acquired its Bertelsmann stake in 2001 in exchange for its 29.9 percent share in broadcaster RTL.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/12967755 (658 words)

	Bertelsmann: Dismiss Napster Suits
		Now Bertelsmann has lashed back in a motion, arguing that the lawsuits "reflect groundless and cynical efforts by music publishers" to seek recovery from a third-party lender for damages the plaintiffs failed to recover from the bankrupt Napster.
		Bertelsmann said its motion for dismissal was supported by the fact that the plaintiffs have not provided evidence to prove the necessary elements of "vicarious" or "contributory" infringement.
		Specifically, Bertelsmann argued that the plaintiffs have not proved it (Bertelsmann) had the ability to control Napster's activities or the allegedly infringing activities of Napster's users.
	www.internetnews.com /bus-news/article.php/2237311 (555 words)

	Bertelsmann Timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bertelsmann purchases Gruner + Jahr (magazine publishers), continuing Mohn's practice of puchasing firms which could be purchased cheaply because of problems in the business, placing trusted colleagues in leading posts, and leaving them to turn the company around.
		Bertelsmann acquires Doubleday-Dell and RCA Records (later merged into the BMG, Bertelsmann Music Group)for an estimated $800 million.
		Bertelsmann purchases a 50% stake in barnesand noble.com.
	www.niulib.niu.edu /publishers/Bertelsmann.htm (565 words)

	Salon Media Circus \| Bertelsmann's online blitzkrieg
		Nor did they look closely at Bertelsmann or the background of Thomas Middelhoff, soon to become the CEO of Bertelsmann and the man truly behind the deal.
		Indeed, almost 50 years ago Bertelsmann undertook its first major experiment in selling books directly to consumers by starting a book club called "Bertelsmann Lesering." Today, Bertelsmann book clubs have 25 million members around the world (the company has an additional 10 million members in its various music clubs).
		Bertelsmann, as the Economist pointed out this week in the one essential article on the whole deal, is at heart an aggressive marketer with substantial online experience (it already runs an online bookstore in Germany, and the company owns a major stake in AOL's European and Australian ventures).
	www.salon.com /media/1998/04/07media.html (1347 words)

	Bertelsmann buys Random - Mar. 23, 1998
		Officials at Bertelsmann and Advance Publications Inc., both of which are privately held, declined to divulge financial details of the deal at a press conference Monday in Munich, where Bertelsmann is headquartered.
		Speaking about the 150-year-long legacy of book-publishing at Bertelsmann, he called it the "heritage and very foundation" upon which his company's latter-day media empire was built.
		Early last year, Bertelsmann received regulatory approval for the merger of its television and broadcasting interests with Cie Luxembourgeoise de Telediffusion (CLT) in CLT-Ufa, a Luxembourg-German broadcaster.
	money.cnn.com /1998/03/23/deals/bertelsmann (631 words)

	Wired News: Bertelsmann CEO Ousted
		Bertelsmann said Sunday that Middelhoff was leaving due to "differing views between the chief executive and the supervisory board over the future strategy" of the German company.
		On Sunday, Bertelsmann said Thielen, a member of the management board since 1985, would pursue the company's international strategy but didn't elaborate on why Middelhoff was replaced.
		Antitrust authorities blocked a merger of Bertelsmann Music Group with British rival EMI, and in June, Britney Spears' record company, Zomba Music, exercised an option forcing unprofitable BMG to pay $3 billion for the 75 percent of the shares it didn't already own in the U.S.-based music publisher.
	www.wired.com /news/business/0,1367,54179,00.html (714 words)

	THE BERTELSMANN FOUNDATION, EMPLOYMENT CLUSTER PROJECT
		Founded in 1977, the Bertelsmann Foundation aims to assist in solving current societal problems and to contribute constructively to the development of the democratic social order by promoting innovative and practice-oriented projects.
		The objectives of the network are to promote an international exchange of experience among administrative practitioners and experts, to collect successful reform examples from all over the world, to develop different reform strategies and to evaluate them based on the success of their implementation.
		Since receiving the 1993 Carl Bertelsmann Prize for the Best Managed City in the World, Phoenix has participated in on-going projects sponsored by the Bertelsmann Foundation as part of the Cities of Tomorrow: International Network for Better Local Government.
	phoenix.gov /BERTELSM/index.html (1531 words)

	AOL to buy Bertelsmann's stake in subsidiaries - vnunet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bertelsmann said it would use the resources from the deal to build its existing ecommerce business, and provide seed money for new ecommerce and content activities.
		Bertelsmann has also entered into a four-year alliance with AOL to become the preferred provider of media content and ecommerce to the 23 million members of AOL's interactive services.
		Bertelsmann and AOL will also cross-promote each other's brands, and Bertelsmann will provide broadband distribution for AOL and the provider's European brands.
	www.vnunet.com /vnunet/news/2111674/aol-bertelsmann-stake-subsidiaries (665 words)

	Bertelsmann lashes out against P2P lawsuits - Network World
		Bertelsmann, which has tried to revivify the Napster name for its own online music scheme, is turning its legal guns against other music studios foolish enough to sue the giant German media conglomerate for investing in the now defunct file swapping service.
		Bertelsmann has asked the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to dismiss three copyright infringement lawsuits associated with its investment in Napster.
		In a statement, Bertelsmann called the claims a "groundless and discredited" presumption, arguing that it would upset capital markets by potentially expanding the reach of copyright laws to companies that had nothing to do with infringement.
	www.networkworld.com /newsletters/fileshare/2003/0728p2p2.html?page=1 (852 words)

	Napster General Counsel Back As Bertelsmann Buys Company
		Under the agreement, Bertelsmann will pay $8 million to Napster's creditors and won't seek repayment on the $85 million it has invested in the company.
		Under that deal Bertelsmann was set to pay $5 million to help Napster pay its creditors plus additional money to pay employees.
		Napster's ongoing litigation with the record labels and music publishers was put on hold after the deal with Bertelsmann fell through.
	www.law.com /regionals/ca/stories/edt0520f.shtml (339 words)

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