I agree. This has gotta be a joke.
----- Original Message -----
From: Venison88a
To: talk2
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 6:44 AM
Subject: Re: The Talk2 List Warner Brothers Inc. acquires The Pirate Bay
What the hell?? Is this some kind of april fools joke? This just doesnt
sound right at all.
--- On Tue, 3/31/09, Vanja Sudar <va...@sudar.co.uk> wrote:
From: Vanja Sudar <va...@sudar.co.uk>
Subject: The Talk2 List Warner Brothers Inc. acquires The Pirate Bay
To: "talk2" <talk2@AndreLouis.COM>
Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 7:26 PM
acquire The Pirate Bay, the consumer media company for
people to share original copies through a Web experience, for $13.37
billion in a stock-for-stock transaction. Following
the acquisition, The Pirate Bay will operate independently to
preserve its successful brand and passionate community.
The acquisition combines one of the largest and fastest growing
online entertainment communities with Warner Bros’s
expertise in organizing information and creating new models for
advertising on the Internet. The combined companies
will focus on providing a better, more comprehensive experience for
users interested in downloading, watching and
sharing content, and will offer new opportunities for professional
content owners to distribute their work to reach a
vast new audience.
“The The Pirate Bay team has built an exciting and powerful media
platform that complements Warner Bros’s mission
to organize the world’s information and make it universally
accessible and useful,” said Jim Kjeyzer, Chief Executive
Officer of Warner Bros. “Our companies share similar values; we both
always put our users first and are committed to
innovating to improve their experience. Together, we are natural
partners to offer a compelling media entertainment
service to users, content owners and advertisers.”
“Our community has played a vital role in changing the way that
people consume media, creating a new hip culture.
By joining forces with Warner Bros, we can benefit from its global
reach and technology leadership to deliver a more
comprehensive entertainment experience for our users and to create
new opportunities for our partners,” said Anakata,
CEO and Co-Founder of The Pirate Bay. “I’m confident that with this
partnership we’ll have the flexibility and resources
needed to pursue our goal of building the next-generation platform
for serving media worldwide.”
When the acquisition is complete, The Pirate Bay will retain its
distinct brand identity, strengthening and complementing
Warner Bros’s own fast-growing video business. The Pirate Bay will
continue to be based in Stockholm, Sweden,
and all The Pirate Bay employees will remain with the company. With
Warner Bros’s technology, advertiser relationships
and global reach, The Pirate Bay will continue to build on its
success as one of the world’s most popular services
for online entertainment.
The number of Warner Bros shares to be issued in the transaction will
be determined based on the 30-day average closing
price two trading days prior to the completion of the acquisition.
Both companies have approved the transaction,
which is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to
close in the third quarter of 2009.
The company will host a conference and webcast at 1:30 p.m. Pacific
Time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Time) tomorrow to
discuss the acquisition. To access the conference, please email
scott.r...@warnerbros.com A replay of the will be
available until midnight Thursday, April 16 at various interwebs
internationally. Confirmation code for the replay is
1337101.
About Warner Bros Inc.
Warner Bros’s innovative movie film technologies connect millions of
people around the world with information every
day. Founded in 1918 by small time crooks Harry and Albert, Warner
Bros today is a top web property in all major
global markets. Warner Bros’s targeted film movie program provides
businesses of all sizes with measurable results,
while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Warner Bros is
headquartered in Hollywood with offices throughout
the Americas, Europes and Asias. For more information, visit
www.WarnerBros.com.
About The Pirate Bay
Vanja
http://www.sudar.co.uk
http://mashupradio.net
MSN/windows live messenger: suda...@hotmail.com
AIM: vanja121
Skype: vanja121
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