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Bertelsmann: Making music with Napster

...promised it would work with the record industry to achieve this goal. Andreas Schmidt, the chief executive of Bertelsmann E-Commerce group, emerged as the... Read more

7 February, 2001 by Jim Hu

Did Napster sell out?

Andreas Schmidt of Bertelsmann and Napster's Hank Barry chose Halloween to dress... Read more

1 November, 2000 by Charles Cooper

Bertelsmann: Making music with Napster Pt II

Talks to be wrapped up soon?There are reports where you are quoted as saying you will wrap up talks with music rivals within the next two weeks. Read more

7 February, 2001 by Jim Hu

E-commerce chief leaves Bertelsmann

Andreas Schmidt, the head Bertelsmann's e-commerce division, resigned Wednesday to pursue... Read more

28 November, 2001 by Jim Hu

Webnoize quietly suspends its operations

...during the past few weeks. Bertelsmann last week announced the resignation of Andreas Schmidt, its maverick head of e-commerce and an architect of the... Read more

3 December, 2001 by Jim Hu

Napster offers billion dollar sweetener

...and settle this thing." Barry and Bertelsmann's head of e-commerce, Andreas Schmidt, said they had contacted the other four major record labels Tuesday... Read more

21 February, 2001 by John Borland

Napster will lose its 'cool' image

...press time. Take me to the MP3 Special Did Napster sell out? Andreas Schmidt of Bertelsmann and Napster's Hank Barry chose Halloween to dress... Read more

1 November, 2000 by Graeme Wearden

Napster deal comes with a price tag

...to step up to the plate and take a leadership role," said Andreas Schmidt, president and chief executive of Bertelsmann's e-commerce group, which... Read more

1 November, 2000 by Ben Charny

Industry helps schools get online

...a similar announcement from Deutsche Telekom earlier this month. AOL Europe president Andreas Schmidt believes the move will be a big step towards wiring the... Read more

23 February, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

This time in '99: AOL complaints against DT lead to investigation

...AOL is complaining," he said. But AOL Europe's president and CEO, Andreas Schmidt, argues that there is a bigger implication - that ecommerce will not... Read more

21 February, 2000 by Lisa Burroughes

Industry says unmetered access too expensive

...many months now, we're disappointed by the high cost proposed," said Andreas Schmidt, AOL's European CEO. According to Schmidt, UK consumers will be... Read more

7 December, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

AOL offers cheap PCs, attacks Dixons

...as buying a new telephone or TV," said president of AOL Europe Andreas Schmidt. Schmidt lost no time attacking Dixons' PC prices. According to a... Read more

26 November, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

News Burst: Unmetered access group meets e-Minister

...put pressure on Oftel and BT. On Tuesday AOL Europe's CEO Andreas Schmidt claimed the high cost of getting online was risking the future... Read more

20 October, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

AOL top brass tears into 'rip-off' BT

...Britain's chances of competing in the online revolution would be lost. Andreas Schmidt of AOL Europe launched an unrelenting attack on BT and other... Read more

19 October, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Netscape to launch free ISP Tuesday

...and content service, Netscape Online. The president and CEO of AOL Europe, Andreas Schmidt, will describe how Netscape Online plans to conquer Europe. However, the... Read more

23 August, 1999 by Will Knight

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