September 2006

Brownback, Martin Push Collegial Anti-Obesity Effort

BROWNBACK, MARTIN PUSH COLLEGIAL ANTI-OBESITY EFFORT
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

NAACP Chief Is Optimistic After Talks

NAACP CHIEF IS OPTIMISTIC AFTER TALKS
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times 9/27, AUTHOR: Greg Braxton]

NYC Official Slams Ad Agency Execs for Skipping Diversity Hearing

NYC OFFICIAL SLAMS AD AGENCY EXECS FOR SKIPPING DIVERSITY HEARING
[SOURCE: AdAge, AUTHOR: Matthew Creamer]

Rural Areas Left in Slow Lane of High-Speed Data Highway

RURAL AREAS LEFT IN SLOW LANE OF HIGH-SPEED DATA HIGHWAY
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Ken Belson]

Cable Guys

CABLE GUYS
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: James Glassman]

Telemedicine and ‘net neutrality’

TELEMEDICINE AND 'NET NEUTRALITY'
[SOURCE: , AUTHOR: Vanessa McLaughlin, Providea info@provideasolutions.com]

FCC needs all the facts

FCC NEEDS ALL THE FACTS
[SOURCE: Roanoke Times, AUTHOR: Editorial staff]

The Newspaper Publisher Who Said No to More Cuts

THE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER WHO SAID NO TO MORE CUTS
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Katharine Seelye]

News Corp. Buys 2 Groups of Weekly Papers

NEWS CORP BUYS 2 GROUPS OF WEEKLY PAPERS
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Maria Aspan]

Univision Shareholders Approve $13.7 Billion Sale

UNIVISION SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE $13.7 BILLION SALE
[SOURCE: MediaWeek, AUTHOR: John Consoli]
Univision shareholders have approved the acquisition of the company by an investor group that includes Madison Dearborn Partners, Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Thomas H. Lee Partners, and Saban Capital Group, for $36.25 per share in cash, or a total of $13.7 billion, including the assumption of a $1.4 billion debt. The merger agreement was approved today at a special meeting of company shareholders by more than 80 percent of the shares that voted.