QUOTE, UNQUOTE.JILTED jilt tr.v. jilt·ed, jilt·ing, jilts To deceive or drop (a lover) suddenly or callously. n. One who discards a lover. AT THE ALTAR? NOT LONG AFTER HELPING AMERICA ONLINE See AOL. get its feet wet in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , the Cisneros Group's media unit merged with Argentine portal El Sitio, forming Claxson Interactive Group. What does AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. get? An education network and a documentary channel--and all the room it wants to be an ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. in an undeniably harsh market. At press time, dueling documents told the tale... DEC 15 1998 A media courtship begins... "America Online, Inc., the world leader in branded interactive services and content, and the Cisneros Group of Companies... have formed a 50/50 joint venture..."--Cisneros Group press release DEC 31 1999 ...a rival appears... "Our primary competitors include...America Online... Our competitors may develop content that is better than ours or that achieves greater market acceptance."--El Sitio, to the SEC, filed May 2, 2000 SEPT 28 2000 ...the marriage contract has plenty of fine print... Cisneros media properties offer "advertising, promotional and content opportunities that may help us to develop our interactive services business in Latin America" but "it is possible that we may not receive access at favorable rates or at all." --AOL Latin America, to the SEC, filed Sept. 28, 2000 OCT OCT ornithine carbamoyltransferase; oxytocin challenge test. OCT ornithine carbamoyl transferase, a liver specific enzyme. OCT Oxytocin stress test, see there 30 7:02 AM 2000 ...Cisneros hedges its bets... Cisneros and El Sitio merge, becoming a "next generation media company, poised to deliver branded content across multiple platforms" not to mention "a terrific complement to our other Cisneros Group businesses, including AOL Latin America..." --Gustavo Cisneros, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Cisneros Group, in an El Sitio press release OCT 30 7:46 AM 2000 ...but assures AOL it's love. Claxson's mission "is to create branded entertainment content for delivery across multiple platforms, and we could not have found a better interactive platform for our unique and compelling content offerings than AOL Latin America."--Roberto Vivo, Claxson Interactive Group president and CEO, in an AOL Latin America press release |
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