The Ledger

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Assertion Supported
Enron booked $100 million in day-one revenue for an unlaunched Blockbuster partnership
“Oh, the service never launched. But of course, with Enron's Mark to Market, they booked over a hundred million dollars in revenue on day one for it, and then they offloaded the project to a special purpose entity.”
David Rosenthal Nov 29, 2022 ▶ 1:43:05 Enron · Acquired
Assertion Supported
Gilbert: Enron Recognized More Revenue by Terminating Blockbuster Exclusivity Deal
“So that creates a huge amount of future value for Enron, the company, their shareholders, and so they literally recognized revenue even bigger than the Blockbuster deal after the lack of Blockbuster deal.”
Ben Gilbert Nov 29, 2022 ▶ 1:43:49 Enron · Acquired
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