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Nach Informationen der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters plant die Online-Community iVillage.com (Nasdaq:IVIL) den Verkauf seiner Einheit iBaby Inc., welche die Web-Seite ibaby.com betreibt. Als Käufer soll dabei der Online-Dienst BabyGear.com in Frage kommen. In diesem Zusammenhang sollen auch andere iVillage-Einheiten wie Astrology.com und iMaternity.com zum Verkauf stehen.

iVillage.com hatte den Online-Dienst iBaby.com erst im letzten Jahr übernommen. Aufgrund der aktuellen schwachen Margen im Online-Retailling Geschäft steht nunmehr offenbar eine große Konsolidierungswelle an. Zuletzt geriet auch die Online-Community iVillage.com aufgrund der anhaltenden hohen Verluste in die Schusslinie von Börsenmagazinen, welche die Existenz des Unternehmens gefährdet sehen.

[go2dive]

iVillage.com and Ladies` Home Journal Launch Interactive Diet and Fitness Program.

For a complete listing of our News Releases visit:
http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=ivil&…

ciao go2dive

[go2dive]

.. ein neuer Thread lohnt wohl nicht...

zur Info:

iVillage (ticker: IVIL, exchange: NASDAQ) News Release - 1/16/2001

iVillage`s 2000 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results Conference Call Available on the Web

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2001--iVillage Inc. (Nasdaq:IVIL), operator of iVillage.com: The Women`s Network (http://www.ivillage.com and AOL keyword: ivillage), today announced that the Company`s 2000 fourth quarter and year-end financial results conference call will be broadcast live on the Internet on Monday, February 5, 2001 at 5:30 PM (EDT). The broadcast will be available on the Investor Relations section of iVillage`s Web site, located at www.ivillage.com, and on Street Events, located at www.streetevents.com. A replay of the conference call will be available on iVillage`s Investor Relations Web site for 48 hours after the call and can be accessed two hours after the call`s start time.

ciao go2dive

[go2dive]

..naja, bin wohl Alleinunterhalter hier,..
aber mit den ~115% Gewinn kann man ja auch alleine leben

ciao go2dive



NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2001--

Leading Consumer Goods Company in India Will Leverage iVillage Brand
to Provide Localized Content to Indian Women

iVillage Inc. (Nasdaq: IVIL, news, msgs), operator of iVillage.com: The Women`s
Network (http://www.ivillage.com and AOL keyword: ivillage), and Hindustan Lever
Limited (HLL), a Unilever subsidiary, today announced an exclusive licensing and
technology agreement to create a Web site targeting women in India. This agreement
combines the expertise of iVillage, the leader in reaching women online, with the
largest consumer products company in India.

The arrangement between HLL and iVillage will build upon the successful online
community model pioneered by iVillage in the U.S. The venture will bring together
iVillage`s award-winning content and online solutions to the women of India with HLL`s
knowledge of consumers and brand management to support the Indian site through online
and offline activities targeted to Indian women. HLL will build and operate the site.
The HLL agreement follows the beauty joint venture iVillage and Unilever formed in the
United States last February.

"This is another affirmation of Unilever`s confidence in the iVillage brand and its
effectiveness in reaching women online," said Doug McCormick, Chief Executive Officer
of iVillage. "Our agreement with HLL marks the second step in iVillage`s international
strategy, having successfully launched iVillage.co.uk, a joint venture with Tesco PLC
in the U.K. last year. HLL is present in nearly every urban household in India, and
given HLL`s strong equity among and deep understanding of Indian women, this agreement
effectively leverages the iVillage brand and assets in India, where Internet usage is
steadily on the rise. With our continued focus on profitability, this alliance
furthers our international presence and creates an additional revenue stream, without
increasing our expenditures."

"Increasingly more women overseas are turning to iVillage for interactive solutions to
help manage their lives," said Nancy Alpert, Senior Vice President, Corporate
Development, iVillage. "Following our successful venture to bring online solutions and
content to women in the U.K., we look forward to replicating that success working with
HLL to serve the growing online women`s population of India."

"Our relationship with iVillage continues to add value," said Clive Butler, Unilever
Corporate Development Director. "Together we are learning how to reach and communicate
with our consumers online and build relationships based on an understanding of their
needs. For HLL, the partnership with iVillage.com is timely given the projected growth
of online users in India."

Mr. D. Sundaram, HLL`s Finance Director who is responsible for the company`s e-
initiatives, said, "The adult urban women in India are a key target group of the
company. Of them, almost 40% are expected to be online in five years. We are creating
a powerful tool of connecting with them and providing them with their own space for
meeting their diverse personal and professional needs. This is one of the initiatives
in the company`s long-term strategy, as it unfolds over the years, of a click-and-
brick model, supplemented by a web-enabled supply chain, with the aim of reaching out
to millions of consumers and building strong and enduring relationships and best
serving the needs of Indian women as they come online."

Together, HLL and iVillage will provide information, advice, services and solutions
with the objective of becoming the destination Web site of choice among all Indian
women. The site will offer elements of iVillage.com including content, design and
layout and an array of customized interactive services. It is expected to have
multiple channels, including health, careers, relationships, parenting, beauty, food
and home, as well as provide an array of interactive customized services, including
tools, planners, quizzes, community boards and online chats. Certain content will be
localized to take into account the cultural background and regional needs of women in
India.

As part of the licensing agreement, HLL will pay an initial set-up fee for certain
services and domain knowledge and iVillage will receive an annual royalty on any
revenue generated. The agreement is subject to necessary regulatory approvals in
India. A dedicated and diverse team under HLL`s direction will be recruited from both
within and outside the company, which will operate out of Bombay. HLL will also
provide all capital investments required in maintaining the Web site including
technology, staffing and marketing support. The site is expected to launch in the
second half of 2001.

[sksk]

Do niche sites have a chance?
January 25, 2001 03:00 AM ET
by Ryan Tate
If you think investors are pummeling
portals like Yahoo (YHOO), AtHome
(ATHM) and Looksmart (LOOK) --
each of which now trade at one-fifth of
their 52-week high or less -- you
should see the beating they are dishing out to
demographically targeted, or so-called "vertical" portals.

Shares in iVillage (IVIL), a site for women, hit $27 in March
and closed at $1.88 Wednesday. Another female-oriented
site, Women.com (WOMN) traded for $15 a share in March
and closed Wednesday at 44 cents. Spanish-language portal
StarMedia (STRM) is considered lucky with its $3.94 share
price, up from a $1.50 52-week low last month, if down
precipitously from its February peak of $61.

Vertical portals are faring so poorly that many brokerage
houses have decided they`ll lose money just talking about
them.

"At these prices, analysts just can`t do it," says Katherine
Heany, an analyst at Bluestone Capital, one of only two
analysts actively covering the once-hot iVillage and
Women.com. "The institutions are not buying stock at this
level."

Tough times

The verticals are clearly struggling. Women.com, which
Media Metrix rates as the empress of the verticals with 8.4
million unique visitors last month, laid off 25 percent of its
staff in December, lost its esteemed editor in chief earlier this
month and had to close an e-commerce division earlier in the
year.

IVillage, the next-most-popular site with 6.7 million unique
users, lost its CEO in July after shuttering its iBaby
e-commerce unit and selling it to Babygear.com. Babygear
eventually filed for bankruptcy, rendering iVillage`s stake in
the company worthless. Before the year was out, iVillage was
downgraded by three investment banks.

Portals targeted at racial, ethnic and common-language
groups have also had a tough time. QuePasa.com, a
Spanish-language portal, liquidated in late December. About
one week earlier, another Spanish-language site, Yupi.com,
cut half its staff. Urban Box Office, an African-American
portal backed by Time Warner`s HBO , filed for bankruptcy
and laid off 300 workers in November. Even America
Online struggled, laying off executives this past summer
from its NetNoir, a community site and media portal for
African Americans.

Big payoffs?

So why should investors pay any attention to these
beaten-down media properties? The chance of a big payoff
down the road.

"The bulk of ad dollars are targeted at women, because they
are controlling 70 percent to 80 percent of the spending
dollars. If you want to target them, these are the sites. And
women are going there -- they`ve been going up in the
ratings," says Heany, who has a "neutral" rating on iVillage
and Women.com.

Indeed, Women.com and iVillage have gained steadily in
audience share, if not compared to other popular sites. In Dec.
1999, iVillage ranked as the 41st most trafficked site,
according to Media Metrix, with 4.5 million monthly unique
visitors. Women.com was 42nd, with 4.4 million visitors.

The sites now rank 43 and 29, respectively, with iVillage
gaining 49 percent more traffic and Women.com gaining 91
percent in 2000.

What`s more, Heany says vertical portals can often demand
higher CPM (cost per million) advertising rates, thanks to
their narrow demographics, which allows advertisers to target
their messages more effectively.


But for all their advantages, vertical portals have been slow
to show results. Building a media property takes time,
whether it`s on the Internet or offline. In the magazine world,
titles traditionally need several years before they turn a profit.
And television programming is a notoriously mercurial game,
with the vast majority of new shows ending up in the rubbish
bins.

Digital media executives are, in fact, fond of pointing out that
it took years -- sometimes decades -- to develop interesting
TV and radio programming and profitable networks,
particularly in the cable television era, when many channels
compete for the same audience.

It takes time

"It took five years for BET to go profitable," BET.com COO
Scott Mills said of the Black Entertainment Television cable
network. "If you took a pure-play magazine, it would take
four years to go profitable."

For its part, BET.com has grown steadily, making impressive
gains against its chief competitor, BlackPlanet. BlackPlanet
was the more popular site in October, with 610,000 monthly
unique users to BET.com`s 280,117. But in December BET
closed the gap, registering 572,000 unique users, Media
Metrix says, while BlackPlanet had fallen to 610,000.

Mills grew traffic partly by leveraging BET`s offline assets,
and the offline assets of media behemoth Viacom (VIA),
which acquired BET for $3 billion in November and which
owns networks like MTV, UPN and CBS. Viewers of a BET
music video show, for example, were asked to vote for their
favorite videos on BET.com. The site now receives 20,000 to
30,000 votes every day.

But not every demographic portal has been as quick to
exploit non-Internet media as BET. Women.com struggled
to effectively use the assets of Hearst Publishing, which
owns 46 percent of Women.com, last year, and headaches
related to integrating that content were said to have much to
do with the departure of Women.com`s editor. But the portal
plans to keep trying; it inked a cross-promotion deal this
month with Lifetime`s women`s TV network.

To add to the confusion, it is unclear when the vertical
portals will turn profitable. Heany says she expects
Women.com and iVillage to pass that milestone in the fourth
quarter of next year, but warns that much depends on
macroeconomic conditions. At the other end of the spectrum,
Mills says BET isn`t planning to make money for three and
half years, and he reserves the right to expand or contract
that deadline.

Best of the bunch

In the near term, two companies seem to be outperforming
the other verticals: Alloy (ALLOY) and StarMedia (STRM).
Alloy, a teen-oriented portal favored by Heany, had 1.2
million unique visitors in December. Half of the brokers
covering the company rate it as a "strong buy," the rest as a
"buy" -- despite the limited online purchasing ability of teen
consumers. Alloy shares closed Wednesday at $8.06, off
their 52-week high of $20, but quite a mild decline
compared to other online media properties.

StarMedia, a Spanish language site, has regained some of its
value in recent weeks thanks in large part to its focus on
Latin America and blue chip, non-dotcom client base, says
Lehman Brothers analyst Michael Simpson. Stateside, Latino
Web surfers tend to favor English-language portals,
Simpson says, while Latinos who do not speak English are
often not online in the first place. That trend probably had a
lot to do with the woes of Yupi and QuePasa, he adds.

"They tried to target U.S. Hispanics, and they are just not
interested in it right now," Simpson said.

Old Economy ad clients could also help iVillage weather the
ad downturn, Heany says, since Women.com has more
dotcom clients. IVillage`s founders came from old media, the
analyst explains, while Women.com`s came from a
technology background.

[sksk]

Hallo go2dive,

ich befreie Dich mal vom Alleinunterhalterdasein.
Wie schaetzt Du die langfristigen Aussichten von IVILlage
ein? Haelst Du ein Erreichen des zweistelligen Bereichs in absehbarer
Zeit fuer moeglich?

[go2dive]

@sksk
sehe den Wert momentan noch als eher kurzfristiges
Investment, da ich denke es wird noch den einen oder
anderen Ausbruchversuch geben (am 5`ten kommen soweit
ich weiss die Zahlen,.. live im Internet).

`zweistelligen Bereich` halte ich noch fuer etwas
uebertrieben, .. aber man sieht zumindest dass die Jungs &
Maedels was tun (Indien, Radio,.. etc.).

Also ich denke die feilen momentan noch`n bisschen am Geschaeftsmodell. Interessant wird`s vielleicht wenn
sich mal eine Uebernahme andeuten sollte, oder ein
groesserer Werbevertrag abgeschlossen wird. Zum Durchbruch
fehlt mir momentan eine alternative Einnahmequelle
zum Werbegeschaeft..

cu go2dive

[sksk]

Ist ein Einstieg zum gegenwaertigen Zeitpunkt noch
sinnvoll, oder ist das Risiko derzeit schon wieder zu
gross? (Wer weiss, was da am 5. Febr kommt)

[go2dive]

ich bin mit <1 rein und werde mal lieber abwarten..
(Hatte den Wert schon bei 22 auf meiner Watchliste)
Vielleicht kommt ja mal wieder ein kleiner
Durchhaenger

Ob es sinnvoll einzusteigen haengt natuerlich
auch von Deiner Risikobereitschaft, Cash, eigene
Einschaetzung des Wertes,... etc. ab.

Fuer 2001 scheinen die Finanzen jedenfalls noch
abgesichert zu sein.

ciao go2dive

[sksk]

Die folgende Seite ist nicht uninteressant:
http://yahoo.bulldogresearch.com/company_sn.asp?ID=IVIL
Noglows gibt ein
12-Monats-Kursziel von 6$.

[go2dive]

Danke fuer den Link,.. weiss nicht, welche Qualitaet
die Aussage hat, da Kommentare etc. ja fehlen.

Ich warte mal die Zahlen ab (ausser es gibt vorher
nochmal einen Einbruch so bis 0,95), da ich schaetze,
dass die Amis alles dransetzten werden, um den Wert
> 1 zu halten, da ansonsten ein Delisting droht.

ciao go2dive

[go2dive]

nochmal zur Erinnerung :

iVillage`s 2000 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results Conference Call
Available on the Web
Updated: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 01:35 PM ET

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2001--iVillage Inc. (Nasdaq:IVIL, news, msgs),
operator of iVillage.com: The Women`s Network (http://www.ivillage.com and AOL
keyword: ivillage), today announced that the Company`s 2000 fourth quarter and year-
end financial results conference call will be broadcast live on the Internet on
Monday, February 5, 2001 at 5:30 PM (EDT). The broadcast will be available on
the Investor Relations section of iVillage`s Web site, located at www.ivillage.com,
and on Street Events, located at www.streetevents.com. A replay of the conference call
will be available on iVillage`s Investor Relations Web site for 48 hours after the
call and can be accessed two hours after the call`s start time.

ciao go2dive

[go2dive]

.. sieht doch gut aus


iVillage meldet Zahlen und übernimmt Woman.com
Das Internetportal für Frauen, iVillage.com, veröffentlichte gestern nach Börsenschluß die Zahlen für das abgelaufene Quartal. Das Management konnte die Analysten mit einem Verlust von 9,8 Mio. Dollar oder 33 Cents je Aktie überraschen. Diese waren zuvor von -43 Cents ausgegangen. Im Vorjahreszeitraum lag der Verlust noch bei 26 Mio. Dollar oder 91 Cents.


Weiter wurde bekannt, daß iVillage den Konkurrenten woman.com für umgerechnet 47 Mio. Dollar übernehmen wird. Dies entspricht einer Prämie von fast 50% im Vergleich zum gestrigen Schlußkurs. Zusätzlich hat sich die Hearst Corp., der bisherige Eigentümer von woman.com, dazu bereit erklärt, in den nächsten 3 Jahren bis zu 21 Mio. Dollar an iVillage zu zahlen. Das Unternehmen soll im Ausgleich dafür Werbung bekommen.


iVillage für das aktuelle Quartal von einem Umsatz in Höhe von ca. 12-14 Mio. Dollar aus. Dies ist etwas weniger als im vergangenen Quartal, was aber auf den saisonal schwachen Werbemarkt im ersten Quartal zurückzuführen ist.

[go2dive]

na immerhin, in US mit 2 eroeffnet..
http://cdinf2.comdirect.de:9004/de/detail/_pages/quotes/main…

ciao go2dive

[go2dive]

naja, .. wenn keiner mitverdienen will


iVillage nach Women.com-Übernahme deutlich im Plus
Nachdem das Frauen-Internetportal iVillage.com heute seine Zahlen sowie eine Übernahme meldete, kann der Kurs aktuell um 35% zulegen auf 2,3 Dollar. Das 52-Wochen-Hoch von 27,3 Dollar liegt damit zwar noch in weiter Ferne, von den Tiefstkursen um 0,6 Dollar konnte sich der Titel jedoch bereits deutlich erholen.

iVillage konnte demnach die Analysten mit einem Verlust von 9,8 Mio. Dollar oder 33 Cents je Aktie überraschen. Diese waren zuvor von -43 Cents ausgegangen. Im Vorjahreszeitraum lag der Verlust noch bei 26 Mio. Dollar oder 91 Cents. Weiter wurde bekannt, daß iVillage den Konkurrenten woman.com für umgerechnet 47 Mio. Dollar übernehmen wird. Dies entspricht einer Prämie von fast 50% im Vergleich zum gestrigen Schlußkurs. Zusätzlich hat sich die Hearst Corp., der bisherige Eigentümer von woman.com, dazu bereit erklärt, in den nächsten 3 Jahren bis zu 21 Mio. Dollar an iVillage zu zahlen. Das Unternehmen soll im Ausgleich dafür Werbung bekommen.


Die Analysten von Goldman Sachs erhöhten heute auch ihre Gewinnerwartungen für das Fiskaljahr 2001 auf einen Gewinn von einem Cent je Aktie. Zuvor ging man noch von einem Verlust von 7 Cents je Aktie aus. Die Umsatzerwartungen wurden jedoch von 102,5 auf 80,4 Millionen Dollar gesenkt.

[go2dive]

la la lala la...

http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=IVIL

RESEARCH ALERT - Goldman raises iVillage EPS view

NEW YORK, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs on Tuesday said it raised its earnings
estimate on iVillage Inc. , an online network for women, a day after the company
posted a narrower fourth-quarter loss.

Goldman raised its 2001 estimate on iVillage to a profit of 1 cent per share from a
prior forecast of a loss of 8 cents per share.

Analyst Tonia Pankopf rates the stock a "market outperformer," Goldman said.

On Monday, iVillage reported a fourth-quarter loss from continuing operations of 33
cents per share versus a loss of 91 cents per share in the same period a year ago. The
company also said it would buy rival Women.com Networks Inc. to boost its position in
the sector.

IVillage shares closed Monday at $1-23/32, off a year high of $27-5/16 and near a low of 5/8.

[sksk]

Sch... Da ich bei Ivillage im zweistelligen Bereich eingestiegen bin, habe ich, was diese Aktie angeht, einfach die Hosen gehabt und deshalb nicht nochmal nachgekauft. Vielleicht gibt`s ja bald Gewinnmitnahmen, damit ich auch noch nachkaufen kann..
Dennoch freue ich mich natuerlich ueber die positiven Nachrichten, da ich somit hoffentlich keinen Totalverlust mit den bereits gekauften Stuecken einfahre.

[go2dive]

am besten liegenlassen und vergessen,.. dauert eben.
ciao go2dive

[sksk]

Bei yahoo wird im Research-Teil (http://biz.yahoo.com/z/a/i/ivil.html)
angegeben, dass ein Analyst von moderate buy auf hold zurueckgestuft hat, ich kann aber nicht herausfinden, welcher. Irgendwie komisch, dass die Bewertung schlechter wird, wenn gerade eine neue positive Analyse herausgekommen ist ?!

[go2dive]

..solche wenig bis nicht-transparente Statistiken ignoriere
ich grundsaetzlich! Warum der

Meine Meinung:
der `Industry %-Change` fuer Internet-Info ist auch >5%
im Minus (zu sehen z.B. unter quicken.com)
Dieser wird wohl mit durch das Yahoo - getrieben.
Dazu kommt ein (momentan) noch geringes Volumen.
Nach dem starken Anstieg der letzten Wochen (von ~0,6 aus!)
ist eine kleine Korrektur schonmal moeglich.

Ciao & schoenes Wochenende
go2dive

[sksk]

Wie kann ich am einfachsten an der Nasdaq kaufen. Geht das mit vertretbarem Aufwand bei meiner Bank (Sparkasse)? Und wenn ja, wieviel zusaetzliche Gebuehren fallen an ?

[sksk]

Die Kursentwicklung an der NASDAQ sieht ja nicht gerade vetrauenserweckend aus. Wenn erst einmal die Angst vor einem Delisting ausbricht, koennte dies zu Panikverkaeufen fuehren; das gibt dann entweder super Einstiegskurse oder tatsaechlich ein Delisting. Fuehrt ein Delisting eigentlich zum Totalverlust der Aktionaere?

[go2dive]

sorry, habe gerade wenig Zeit..
Delisting wuerde nicht zum Totalverlust fuehren,
da die Aktien immer noch gehandelt werden, ..
nur dann eben nicht mehr ueber NASDAQ.
Glaube aber nicht daran, da zu viele Groessere
direkt & indirekt mit drin stecken, ich erwarte
daher bald wieder Kurse > 1$:

Brand-name strategic partners: AOL, NBC, Unilever, Tesco (U.K.).
Major sponsors: Kimberly-Clark, Amazon.com, Glaxo Wellcome, Dasani (Coca-Cola), Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Fujifilm, Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson.


Wegen Handel an der Nasdaq frag Deine Bank, oder mach
ein Depot bei einer Bank/Broker in USA auf..(z.B. Salomon Smith Barney).

ciao go2dive

[sksk]

Wednesday April 18, 4:05 pm Eastern Time

Press Release

iVillage Reaffirms Q1 2001 Guidance

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2001--iVillage Inc. (Nasdaq: IVIL - news), operator of the iVillage
Network, which includes iVillage.com, Lamaze Publishing and the Newborn Channel, today reaffirmed previously issued
guidance for first quarter 2001 revenues.

While the entire Internet sector is affected by the downturn in ad spending, iVillage indicated in February that
revenue fall off from fourth quarter 2000 to first quarter 2001 would not exceed 35%. iVillage reconfirms that
guidance today. iVillage also expects that EBITDA loss will be less than $10 million. Please note that this does not
include any assumptions with respect to iVillage`s pending acquisition of Women.com.

In addition, the company announced that, to further align operating costs with revenues, it plans to reduce its
workforce by approximately 30 employees, or 9.5%. iVillage will discuss 2001 first quarter financial results during a
conference call on May 3, 2001 at 5:30 PM (EDT). A Webcast of the call will be available on the Investor Relations
section of iVillage`s Web site, located at www.ivillage.com/investor, and on Street Events, located at
www.streetevents.com. A replay of the conference call will be available on iVillage`s Investor Relations Web site from
7:30 PM (EDT) Thursday, May 3, 2001 until 7:30 PM (EDT) Monday, May 7, 2001.

[go2dive]

Zitat 30.03 ich erwarte daher bald wieder Kurse > 1$
... na hat einer mitgespielt? Momentan ~1,5$

ciao go2dive

[sksk]

Zum Glueck ja! Ich bin mal auf den 3. Mai gespannt und hoffe natuerlich, dass der Krus sich nochj ein wenig hoeher schraubt.

[go2dive]

iVillage (ticker: IVIL, exchange: NASDAQ) News Release - 5/1/2001

------------------------------------------------------------iVillage and Dasani Bottled Water Sign Exclusive Online and Offline Partnership

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2001--

Co-Branded, National Promotion to Leverage

the Leading Women`s Online Destination with Coca-Cola Brand

iVillage Inc. (Nasdaq: IVIL), operator of the iVillage Network, which includes iVillage.com, Lamaze Publishing and the Newborn Channel, and DASANI bottled water, a brand of The Coca-Cola Company, announced today that they have agreed to design, develop and execute a national marketing program. iVillage and DASANI will focus on directing and increasing traffic to iVillage and promoting the DASANI brand, a purified water enhanced with minerals for a pure, fresh taste.

Under the terms of the multi-million dollar agreement, DASANI will incorporate the iVillage brand and URL address on DASANI bottles and on point-of-sale advertising. DASANI also will place a hyperlink to iVillage from the DASANI Web site and will contribute additional content and customized multimedia and video streaming.

iVillage will build an exclusive DASANI online community within its network where visitors can access tips and information from DASANI`s Wellness Team, a team of wellness coaches with expertise in cooking, nutrition, fitness and stress management. This co-sponsored site, available at www.ivillage.com/dasani, will consist of pages designed and built by iVillage and will feature original content from the DASANI Wellness Team. iVillage will incorporate the DASANI brand presence on its iVillage Health, Diet & Fitness, and Work areas and will provide text links and banner ads leading to the exclusive DASANI online community.

John Barbera, iVillage`s President, Sales and Sales Marketing commented, "This agreement adds another blue-chip company to our roster and broadly extends the iVillage brand offline through a presence on DASANI packaging and marketing materials. This brings even more visibility to iVillage, helping women make the association between high quality products and the iVillage online community. In addition, we are bringing DASANI, a popular Coca-Cola brand offline, to our core audience of women online through iVillage`s trusted content and branding available over the Internet."

"iVillage`s highly-targeted Web community provides an excellent opportunity for DASANI to extend our brand awareness and reach a larger audience online," said Kellam Graitcer, DASANI Senior Brand Manager, Coca-Cola North America. "The expert advice of the DASANI Wellness Team coupled with iVillage`s deep understanding of women and the Internet will help make the DASANI pages on iVillage an attractive place for women to gather online."

About DASANI

DASANI, purified water enhanced with minerals for a pure, fresh taste, is Coca-Cola North America`s first bottled water. DASANI is packaged in recyclable light blue-tinted bottles and is available throughout North America. DASANI has assembled a team of highly credible wellness experts who have developed a series of simple solutions to help consumers achieve overall wellness. Consumers may access these wellness tips at www.ivillage.com/dasani or by picking up a free copy of the DASANI Wellness Tips booklets available through DASANI in-store displays at participating retailers.

About iVillage Inc.

iVillage is a new media company, which operates iVillage.com, Lamaze Publishing and the Newborn Channel. iVillage.com is a leading women`s online destination providing practical solutions and everyday support for women 18 and over. Lamaze Publishing produces advertising-supported educational materials for expectant and new parents. The Newborn Channel is a satellite television network in over 1,000 hospitals nationwide.

iVillage.com is organized into branded communities across multiple topics of high importance to women and offers interactive services, peer support, content and online access to experts and tailored shopping opportunities. Content areas include Astrology, Babies, Beauty, Books, Computing, Diet & Fitness, Food, Games, Health, Home & Garden, Lamaze, Money, News & Issues, Parenting, Pets, Relationships, Shopping, and Work.

Established in 1995 and headquartered in New York City, iVillage Inc. (Nasdaq: IVIL) is recognized as an industry leader in developing innovative sponsorship and commerce relationships that match the desire of marketers to reach women with the needs of iVillage.com members for relevant information and services. Membership to iVillage.com is free and offers features such as e-mail, personal homepages, instant messaging and other community tools.

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iVillage Inc. has included in this press release certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning iVillage`s business, operations and financial condition. The words or phrases "can be", "expects", "may affect", "may depend", "believes", "estimate", "project" and similar words and phrases are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties and iVillage cautions you that any forward-looking information provided by or on behalf of iVillage is not a guarantee of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, some of which are beyond iVillage`s control, in addition to those discussed in iVillage`s other press releases, public filings and statements by iVillage`s management, including (i) the volatile and competitive nature of the Internet industry, (ii) changes in domestic and foreign economic and market conditions, (iii) the effect of federal, state and foreign regulation on iVillage`s business, (iv) the impact of recent and future acquisitions and joint ventures on iVillage`s business and financial condition, (v) iVillage`s ability to establish and maintain relationships with advertisers, sponsors, and other third party providers and partners, and (vi) iVillage`s ability to successfully consummate, integrate and manage its proposed acquisition of Women.com Networks, Inc. All such forward-looking statements are current only as of the date on which such statements were made. iVillage does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which any such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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iVillage and Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. In Tire Safety Sponsorship Agreement During National Safety Month; Launch of New "Interquizzal" Offering

NEW YORK, Jun 5, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- iVillage Inc. (Nasdaq: IVIL), operator of the iVillage Network, which includes iVillage.com, Lamaze Publishing and the Newborn Channel, and Bridgestone/ Firestone, Inc., today announced that they have entered into a sponsorship agreement for June 2001, National Safety Month. iVillage also announced the creation of Interquizzals, a new medium designed to enhance sponsors` reach to their target audiences. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., is the first customer for this new iVillage service.
Under the sponsorship agreement, Bridgestone/Firestone and TireSafety.com will sponsor a tire safety section on iVillage.com located at www.ivillage.com/tiresafety, which will include key information on proper tire maintenance and important safety tips. In addition, an online interactive quiz, located at www.ivillage.com/carseatquiz, will test adults` knowledge of car seats and is designed to help in understanding their proper use.

"iVillage is pleased to join with Bridgestone/Firestone as we continue to provide women with important safety information," said John M. Barbera, President, Sales and Sales Marketing at iVillage. "We believe our joint collaboration on the tire and car safety quizzes will have a positive impact on women`s approach to buying car-related products."

"Checking your air pressure monthly can help you avoid dangerous tire conditions and save money. Because tire safety is a crucial part of auto safety, Bridgestone/Firestone is excited about the opportunity to work with iVillage.com during National Safety Month and contribute to their extensive collection of safety information," said Michael Fluck, E-Business & Internet Manager at Bridgestone/Firestone. "We are looking forward to reaching the online female audience through our partnership with iVillage.com and hope that our campaign will drive many people to TireSafety.com where they can benefit from free monthly email reminders to check their tires` air pressure."

The new iVillage Interquizzal service offering provides quiz sponsors with an additional way to extend their brand and reach their target audience. While results are being calculated for the online quizzes, a large pop-up window with a sponsor`s message/advertisement is displayed on screen. The window closes automatically when the quiz results are finalized. The Interquizzal sponsorship system is now available to run on all iVillage quizzes and other interactive applications.

"We continue to seek ways to help sponsors more effectively reach their intended demographic, and believe that our new `Interquizzal` offering is yet another example of our commitment to advertisers," Barbera added.

In addition to the Interquizzal, pop-up and banner advertisements as well as text tag lines directing iVillage visitors to Bridgestone/Firestone`s tire safety Web site, TireSafety.com, will run on a rotational basis on the iVillage Network. Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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Freitag, 22.06.2001, 08:55
iVillage: Erneuter Stellenabbau
Die iVillage Inc., ein Internet-Portal für Frauen, wird ihre Belegschaft von derzeit 350 auf unter 200 Mitarbeiter reduzieren, so der US-Nachrichtendienst CNET am Donnerstag.


Bereits zuvor wurden sowohl bei iVillage als auch bei Women.com Entlassungen vorgenommen. Der erneute Stellenabbau soll Kosten einsparen und das Unternehmen in die Gewinnzone bringen, so Unternehmenssprecher.


Letzten Monat baute iVillage 70 von 207 Stellen ab. Im Zuge der Fusion mit Women.com, welche Anfang der Woche abgeschlossen wurde, wurden zusätzlich 80 Mitarbeiter entlassen. Women.com hatte bereits Ende vergangenen Jahres rund ein Viertel der Belegschaft (85 Arbeitsplätze) entlassen.

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iVillage Inc. Announces Stock Repurchase Program

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2001--iVillage Inc. (Nasdaq: IVIL), the leading women`s online media company, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the repurchase of up to two million shares of the Company`s outstanding common stock.

Shares may be purchased from time-to-time effective immediately and will occur on the open market, through block trades or otherwise, at prevailing market prices.

Depending on market conditions and other factors, purchases under iVillage`s stock repurchase program may be commenced or suspended at any time or from time-to-time without prior notice. As of September 18, 2001, iVillage had approximately 52.5 million shares outstanding.

"We believe we have an opportunity to enhance shareholder value by going to the market and repurchasing shares that have become undervalued given today`s market conditions," said Doug McCormick, Chairman and CEO of iVillage. "We are in a financial position to take advantage of this opportunity for our shareholders and are still targeting EBITDA profitability in the third quarter of this year."

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Unilever + AOL scheint dem Kurs von ivillage gut zu tun

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Unilever kooperiert mit AOL
Der britisch-niederländische Nahrungsmittelkonzern Unilever Plc./N.V. meldete am
Mittwoch, dass er einen mehrjähriges Werbeabkommen mit dem US-Mediengiganten AOL Time
Warner Inc. geschlossen hat.


Im Rahmen des Abkommens, das ein Volumen von mehreren Millionen Dollar hat, arbeiten
beide Unternehmen eng bei der Bereitstellung von Werbung für Unilever-Produkte in TV,
Internet und Printmedien zusammen.


Die Aktie von Unilever notiert in London bei 549,50 Pence, die von AOL Time Warner in
New York bei 32,30 Dollar (+0,94 Prozent).

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in USA kurz bei 2,74$

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nächste Woche knacken wir die 3Dollar!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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soo, bin mal mit 3 Eur raus,.. 200% sind erstmal OK

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