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	Wort des Tages vom 30.07.2002: Thomas Middelhoff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Thomas Middelhoff hatte sich viel Zeit für den Gang der Bertelsmann AG an die Börse genommen.
		Thomas Middelhoff wurde von heute auf morgen hinausgeworfen, nach 16Jahren bei Bertelsmann, nach vielen Erfolgen und einigen wenigen Fehlschlägen.
		Thomas Middelhoff wird nach seiner Trennung von Bertelsmann nicht an die Spitze der Deutschen Telekom wechseln.
	wortschatz.uni-leipzig.de /wort-des-tages/2002/07/30/Thomas+Middelhoff.html (1063 words)

	Thomas Middelhoff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thomas Middelhoff (born May 11, 1953) is a German corporate manager.
		He was, until July 2002, Chairman of the board of Bertelsmann AG.
		Since May 2004, Middelhoff is chairman of the supervisory board of Karstadt-Quelle, and since May 12, 2005 he is CEO of the company.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thomas_Middelhoff (104 words)

	Entrepreneurial Spirit Leads Middelhoff to Investcorp
		Middelhoff was even briefly mentioned to be under consideration for a senior executive or board position at AOL Time Warner, after the departure of its president, Robert W. Pittman.
		Middelhoff, who declined to reveal his salary, will receive an equity stake in the firm along with a salary and stock options, which he says will surpass what he earned as the chief executive of Bertelsmann, where he was one of Europe's best-paid executives.
		Middelhoff's strangest near-miss came last winter, when he was offered a senior position at the World Economic Forum, the Swiss foundation that holds a rarefied conference of political and corporate celebrities each year in the Alpine resort of Davos.
	www.nytimes.com /2003/06/20/business/20CHIE.html?ei=5007&en=5538f2b389cd8c6e&ex=1371528000&adxnnl=1&partner=USERLAND&adxnnlx=1111961603-HKxTYkkkUJq4RQfuzJZsKw (874 words)

	Wall $treet Week with FORTUNE . In the News \| PBS
		But Middelhoff is at his most compelling when he argues that, whether by Napster or some other means, the sharing of "digitized media and entertainment products" will transform the media business--and that other media companies fight the phenomenon at their peril.
		Middelhoff had never even run one of Bertelsmann's major media businesses when he became CEO--he joined the company as a management trainee in 1986, ran a couple of printing plants, then was called up to headquarters by Woessner to head corporate strategy.
		Middelhoff says those priorities are improving operating performance, increasing cooperation between the different parts of the company, and filling in gaps in Bertelsmann's global portfolio.
	www.pbs.org /wsw/news/fortunearticle_20020603_01.html (2952 words)

	TIME Europe \| Business: Middelhoff's Vision \| 11/13/2000
		Although Middelhoff is a global executive who considers it normal to have meetings in Paris and New York on the same day, he lives on a farm outside Gütersloh with his wife, five kids, 45 cows and sheep and a duck pond.
		Middelhoff's good friend Steve Case announced that AOL was buying Time Warner (Time's parent company), and other media megamergers left little room for the big deal that might seal a No. 1 content position for Bertelsmann.
		Middelhoff redoubled his efforts to reorganize the company around digital content, and in one stroke sold off the firm's stake in a string of companies before the spring dotcom meltdown.
	www.time.com /time/europe/magazine/2000/1113/bertelsmann2.html (1378 words)

	Karrieren: Thomas Middelhoff: Der Antreiber - FAZ.NET - Wirtschaft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bei Investcorp ist Middelhoff verantwortlich für europäische Unternehmensbeteiligungen.
		Middelhoff kann für sich in Anspruch nehmen, die Bertelsmann AG zum bedeutendsten Medienunternehmen des Landes, zur Nummer drei weltweit gemacht zu haben.
		Middelhoff lebt nach wie vor in der Nähe seines alten Arbeitgebers.
	www.faz.net /s/RubEC1ACFE1EE274C81BCD3621EF555C83C/Doc%7EEEE3BE833EF61425CB3ACE21C4529F8F8%7EATpl%7EEcommon%7EScontent.html (1076 words)

	TIME Europe \| Business: Middelhoff's Vision \| 11/13/2000
		Thomas Middelhoff liked the Post House because the clubby Manhattan restaurant seemed just the place in which to persuade Shawn Fanning that the two men had a lot more in common than a lawsuit.
		Middelhoff, 47, chairman of Bertelsmann, the world's third largest media conglomerate, had never met Fanning, 20, whose ingenious file-sharing program, Napster, had created the world's biggest online free-music community — one that was costing Middelhoff and the rest of the music industry many millions of dollars in lost sales.
		Middelhoff claims that as of July, Bertelsmann was ahead of every competitor except the Walt Disney Co. in visitors to its online sites.
	www.time.com /time/europe/magazine/2000/1113/bertelsmann.html (1032 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Music \| Napster doubts after saviour quits
		Thomas Middelhoff oversaw German media giant Bertelsmann's acquisition of the internet music service, and was thought to have saved it from closure at the time.
		But Mr Middelhoff resigned as Bertelsmann's chief executive at the weekend in a row over the company's direction, and some observers have predicted that his removal could be "the final nail" in Napster's coffin.
		Bertelsmann said Mr Middelhoff's departure was because of "differences of opinion between the chief executive officer and the supervisory board about the future strategy of Bertelsmann".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/2160696.stm (442 words)

	Napster to Charge Fee for Music Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Thomas Middelhoff, left, chairman and chief executive of Bertelsmann, with Shawn Fanning, the founder of Napster, on Tuesday in New York.
		Middelhoff and Shawn Fanning, the founder of Napster, embraced, a move seemingly unthinkable a few months ago given the harsh rhetoric and hostilities between the parties.
		Middelhoff, whose company is a major publisher of books and magazines as well as music, said he expected to see business models based on file sharing to expand to other media.
	www.uah.edu /music/ethics/napster_fee.htm (1439 words)

	Bertelsmann Plots Future After Middelhoff - BizReport
		Middelhoff joined the growing ranks of ousted media chiefs on Sunday after Bertelsmann's main shareholders demanded he stand down over differences in the future direction of the group, which is home to publisher Random House and music company BMG.
		Middelhoff's ousting left the future of his grand Internet plans in tatters and a flotation hanging in the balance, fuelling speculation the group would now pull back from the media big league that Middelhoff had worked so hard to join.
		Middelhoff's departure came as a shock to the media industry as it reels from the ousting of two other high-profile chiefs this month—Vivendi Universal CEO Jean-Marie Messier and AOL Time Warner Chief Operating Officer Robert Pittman.
	www.bizreport.com /news/3628 (591 words)

	Bertelsmann: A New Net Powerhouse?
		Middelhoff is also close to AOL (AOL) CEO Stephen M. Case, who may soon control Warner Music.
		Middelhoff has ordered that all of Bertelsmann's content be converted to digital form, down to the dust-jacket blurbs on John Grisham legal potboilers.
		Middelhoff is now trying to import some American energy to Gutersloh, where cows graze practically up to the wall of the low-rise Bertelsmann headquarters.
	www.businessweek.com /2000/00_46/b3707001.htm (2647 words)

	Middelhoff Out of Picture
		Thomas Middelhoff, chief executive of German media group Bertelsmann and one of the sector's most powerful figures in Europe, lost his job last night after a blistering row over corporate strategy.
		Either way, Mr Middelhoff's departure is another blow to the fragile confidence of the European media sector, where corporate strategies have been torn apart by a collapse in advertising sales after a period when costs had exploded.
		Mr Middelhoff planned to achieve that either through heavy investment in Channel 5 or a takeover of one or both of the ITV firms Carlton Communications and Granada.
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/7-29-2002-23328.asp (523 words)

	TIME Europe Magazine: Great Expectations -- Aug. 12, 2002/Vol. 160 No. 7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		One of Middelhoff's most controversial deals was last year's purchase of a controlling stake in the big European broadcaster rtl.
		It was also she who was appointed last week to head the Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft, the holding company that controls the corporation through the shares owned by the family as well as the secretive Bertelsmann Foundation.
		Middelhoff's replacement is Gunter Thielen, a 17-year Bertelsmann veteran who heads its successful Arvato division, a printing and business-to-business e-commerce unit.
	www.time.com /time/europe/magazine/printout/0,13155,901020812-333837,00.html (1226 words)

	Thomas Middelhoff - Back in the Spotlight \| Made in Germany \| Deutsche Welle \|
		One of the stars of the New Economy, Thomas Middelhoff was determined to turn sleeping giant Bertelsmann into a modern media conglomerate.
		Thomas Middelhoff took a break for one year and then kept a low profile as European head of Investcorp in London.
		Middelhoff always gets deeply involved with his projects, and he's not afraid to venture into unchartered territory.
	www.dw-world.de /dw/episode/0,1569,1337491,00.html (708 words)

	USATODAY.com - Another media exec ousted: Bertelsmann CEO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Middelhoff on Sunday became the third major media executive to lose his job this month.
		Middelhoff's departure sparked rumors that he would take the helm of another big German company — Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of wireless carrier VoiceStream.
		Middelhoff is known for pushing change and the latest technology, an agenda not always welcome at the 167-year-old publishing company.
	www.usatoday.com /money/media/2002-07-28-middelhoff-ousted_x.htm (487 words)

	theage.com.au - The Age
		Thomas Middelhoff's fervour for buying will not be repeated by his successor.
		Two years ago, as chairman of the German media giant Bertelsmann, Thomas Middelhoff rented Radio City Music Hall to introduce himself to the company's thousands of New York employees, including book publishers from Random House, record producers from BMG Entertainment and editors from the Bertelsmann portfolio of magazines including Family Circle and YM.
		Middelhoff's successor, Gunter Thielen, 59, is expected to put a brake on his predecessor's fervour for acquisitions.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/07/30/1027926884877.html (673 words)

	Big Picture \| Former Bertelsmann chief defends achievements \| CNET News.com
		Thomas Middelhoff's departure from Bertelsmann all but cements the victory of the old guard in big media after years of costly ventures by bold Web experimenters.
		Thomas Middelhoff, after being dismissed as chief executive of Bertelsmann, is thinking over a job offer from AOL Time Warner, say sources familiar with the situation.
		Thomas Middelhoff joins the growing ranks of exiled media chiefs after a fierce dispute over his strategy forces his departure.
	news.com.com /2104-1023_3-947601.html (171 words)

	Bertelsmann big gets the boot heel
		Middelhoff's abrupt departure, which was not expected, throws open to wide speculation the fate of Bertelsmann's considerable holdings in the U.S., specifically its Gruner + Jahr magazine publishing unit, which publishes, in addition to Fast Company, Inc., YM, Family Circle and Rosie, among others.
		The dispute was over Middelhoff 's long-announced ambitions to take the family-controlled company public, against the wishes of the Mohns, who worried that public ownership would diminish their control while putting more in the hands of Middelhoff.
		For a long time Middelhoff enjoyed the support of the Mohn family, especially in his early years as CEO when his vision of the internet's revolutionary potential appeared to be becoming a reality.
	www.medialifemagazine.com /news2002/jul02/jul29/1_mon/news1monday.html (596 words)

	heise online - Musical Chairs at Bertelsmann Continues
		What was but a rumor spread by "informed circles" yesterday afternoon has all of a sudden become official: Barely two weeks after the unexpected forced departure of Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Middelhoff (49) a second member of the board of management will be leaving the media company.
		Middelhoff too, besides disagreeing with the supervisory board on the manner of cooperation between it and the board of management, had also left Bertelsmann on account of differences of opinion between him and the supervisory board regarding the future strategy of Bertelsmann AG.
		Middelhoff's multimedia strategy and of his plans to expand into new markets, plans exemplified by the company's taking over of Napster, the music files exchange service.
	www.heise.de /english/newsticker/news/print/29843 (651 words)

	M&N's writings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		After watching Thomas Middelhoff, CEO of Bertelsmann, speak convincingly for an hour about his vision for leading his company to become a major force in content distribution on the Internet, I headed across campus for a haircut.
		For Bertelsmann, Middelhoff discussed key areas the company would be addressing in the next several years.
		The question is whether Thomas Middelhoff will be able to convert his understanding of industry dynamics into a profitable business model before they do.
	www.mn.hochleutner.net /writing/middelhoff.htm (560 words)

	Media giants: What's new is old - Business - News - ZDNet Asia
		Thomas Middelhoff's departure as CEO of Germany's Bertelsmann this week has all but cemented the victory of the old guard in big media following years of costly ventures by bold Internet experimenters.
		More broadly, Middelhoff's exit completes a rout of flashy media executives who briefly sang the praises of the Internet at three of the world's largest media companies, only to lose their jobs.
		In October 2000, Middelhoff took the surprising step of investing in Napster--he eventually poured more than $100 million into the venture--which at the time was still in operation and the subject of a debilitating lawsuit launched by the music industry, including Bertlesmann's own BMG Entertainment record label.
	www.zdnetasia.com /news/business/0,39044229,39069289,00.htm (1896 words)

	Bertelsmann CEO was big backer of online music firm
		Thomas Middelhoff's ouster Sunday as chief executive of Bertelsmann AG may be a crippling blow for Napster Inc., the bankrupt online music service that Middelhoff championed, according to people inside the company and industry analysts.
		Under Middelhoff's direction, Bertelsmann lent $90 million to Napster to help turn it into a "legitimate" subscriber-based service, even though camps within the German company felt it was an unworthy investment.
		"Middelhoff was not just a lot more bullish and more aggressive, it was an order of magnitude over anyone else," said one person who has been involved in the negotiations between Napster and Bertelsmann.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/07/31/BU144497.DTL&type=printable (485 words)

	Indiantelevision dot com's Breaking News : Thomas Middelhoff to leave Bertelsmann
		MUMBAI: German media giant Bertelsmann's chief executive Thomas Middelhoff was forced to step down yesterday due to a fierce dispute over his strategy.
		Middelhoff's attempts to modernise and take the secretive newspaper and book publisher public in an attempt to challenge fellow media conglomerates AOL Time Warner and Disney faced stiff opposition from Bertelsmann's old guard.
		The report indicates that differences regarding the future direction of the company between Middelhoff and the company's chief shareholders were mounting.
	www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k2/july/july148.htm (166 words)

	Wired News: Exec: Labels to Work With Napster
		Middelhoff said a re-launched Napster will likely charge $2.95 to $4.95 a month for a basic service and $5.95 to $9.95 for a premium service.
		Middelhoff's comments come as Napster seeks a way to survive until it can launch a new service that charges customers for the right to download copyrighted music.
		Middelhoff said cellular phones, for example, may become significant instruments for distributing digital content; and book lovers may sample a chapter of a book online before deciding to download the rest or order a hard copy of it.
	www.wired.com /news/culture/0,1284,42379,00.html (754 words)

	Bertelsmann's Big Bungle - Thomas Middelhoff was the best CEO in the media business. So why did Bertelsmann fire him? ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Thomas Middelhoff was the best CEO in the media business.
		This must be especially exasperating for Middelhoff, because he has been publicly fighting the IPO argument for two years—and seemed to have won.
		Middelhoff is still right, even if the market is currently in a punitive mood.
	slate.msn.com /id/2068637 (719 words)

	Memorandum on Franchise Online Information
		When planning for the future of our company, we should not overlook the magic Thomas Middelhoff is pulling off as CEO of Bertelsmann Music Group.
		Middelhoff knows that the multi-million dollar suit against Napster might put an end to the company, however he cannot help but wonder if the thirty eight million users of Napster would be willing to pay a fee for the right to download media.
		Middelhoff also knows that it won't be long before movies, books, and other forms of media are just as available online as music is now.
	oak.cats.ohiou.edu /~jh104999/esp/memo1.htm (666 words)

	KarstadtQuelle names former Bertelsmann whizzkid Middelhoff as new CEO
		Born in 1953 in Duesseldorf the son of a textile entrepreneur, Middelhoff turned his back on the family business in 1986 to try his luck at Bertelsmann.
		Middelhoff was rumoured to be instrumental in toppling Achenbach when the massive restructuring programme failed to turn KarstadtQuelle around quickly enough.
		At a news conference on Thursday, Middelhoff said he would remain in charge as long as was necessary to steer KarstadtQuelle back into the fl.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=41949 (571 words)

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