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Episode 44: AOL - Time Warner (with the Internet History Podcast)

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Time Warner's CEO, Jerry Levin, Believed in Technology

Jerry Levin, the CEO of Time Warner at this point, made his bones through technology. He didn't invent HBO, but he was the guy behind the strategy of let's deliver this pay channel via satellite TV. They invest in the full service network in Orlando, which was an attempt before the web took off to sort of do what they called 500 channels and shopping with your remote through your TV.

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