Archive for January, 2006

Wednesday, January 11th, 2006

Alta Communications Makes an Investment in the Largest Azteca America Affiliate Group (HispanicBusiness.com)
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. (BMV: TVAZTCA) (Latibex: XTZA), one of the two largest producers of Spanish- language television programming in the world, announced today that Alta Communications, a leading U.S. private equity firm for investments in communications, made an investment in Una Vez Mas, Azteca America's largest affiliate group.
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Jan 2006 22:03:56 GMT

Arima affiliate to buy Philips' optical pick-up business (Digi Times)
Arima Devices, an affiliate of Taiwan-based Arima Computer, specializing in optical storage drive pick-up heads (PUHs), announced today that it will acquire Royal Philips Electronics’ Optical Pick-Up business, with the acquisition to be completed by the first quarter of 2006.
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:01:33 GMT

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006

Arima affiliate to buy Philips' optical pick-up business (Digi Times)
Arima Devices, an affiliate of Taiwan-based Arima Computer, specializing in optical storage drive pick-up heads (PUHs), announced today that it will acquire Royal Philips Electronics’ Optical Pick-Up business, with the acquisition to be completed by the first quarter of 2006.
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:01:33 GMT

Monday, January 9th, 2006

Korea Hot Stocks-Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors fall (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
SEOUL, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Stocks on the move on Monday include: **HYUNDAI MOTOR, KIA DOWN ON WON** Hyundai Motor Co. , the country's top auto maker, fell 0.83 percent to 95,200 won and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. dropped 2.94 percent to 24,750 won on concerns over the rising …
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Jan 2006 00:53:59 GMT

Atlanta company acquires Recfin in Nixa (Springfield Business Journal)
Atlanta-based Assurant Solutions has acquired Recreational Finance LLC of Nixa in a move to expand its services to the recreational vehicle market. Recfin, 1824 N. Hwy CC, will become part of Assurant’s affiliate, United Services Protection Corp., a vehicle service contract provider.
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:52:47 GMT

Sunday, January 8th, 2006

UPMC affiliate gets $4.2 million grant to develop gene therapy for Parkinson's (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
A foundation established by actor Michael J. Fox is giving $4.2 million to a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center affiliate called RheoGene Inc. to develop gene therapy for Parkinson's disease.
Publ.Date : Fri, 06 Jan 2006 05:37:54 GMT

BabyAge.com Hires Pepperjam as Their Outsourced Search and Affiliate Program Management Firm (PR Web)
Pepperjam, the industry’s leading search, affiliate and media management firm, announced today that it has been hired by BabyAge.com to provide a host of online marketing services including search-engine marketing management, affiliate program management, professional e-commerce consultation and strategic partnership development. BabyAge.com is the nation’s leading baby products e-tailer and
Publ.Date : Fri, 06 Jan 2006 08:14:49 GMT

BabyAge.com Hires Pepperjam as Their Outsourced Search and Affiliate Program Management Firm (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
Wilkes-Barre, PA (PRWEB) January 6, 2006 — Pepperjam, the industry’s leading search, affiliate and media management firm, announced today that it has been hired by BabyAge.
Publ.Date : Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Saturday, January 7th, 2006

BabyAge.Com Hires Pepperjam As Their Outsourced Search and Affiliate Program Management Firm (RedNova)
WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Jan.
Publ.Date : Fri, 06 Jan 2006 13:44:45 GMT

BabyAge.com Hires Pepperjam as Their Outsourced Search and Affiliate Program Management Firm (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
Wilkes-Barre, PA (PRWEB) January 6, 2006 — Pepperjam, the industry’s leading search, affiliate and media management firm, announced today that it has been hired by BabyAge.
Publ.Date : Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Two More Stations Refuse to Carry NBC's 'Daniel' (TV Week)
A third Nexstar Broadcasting Group-owned NBC affiliate, KBTV-TV in Beaumont, Texas, and Global Communications-owned WGBC-TV in Meridien, Miss., are refusing to carry the debut tonight of NBC's "The Book of Daniel."
Publ.Date : Fri, 06 Jan 2006 22:32:07 GMT

Friday, January 6th, 2006

XARC Mastering Unveils New Website, Mastering Blog, And Affiliate Program (Harmony Central)
XARC Mastering, the world's premier online CD & Vinyl (pre-)mastering studio, has recently announced a series of exciting new developments, each linked to its web presence. The company has today released a revamped website and the world's first "blog" devoted to the mastering industry.
Publ.Date : Thu, 05 Jan 2006 17:10:28 GMT

UPMC affiliate gets $4.2 million grant to develop gene therapy for Parkinson's (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
A foundation established by actor Michael J. Fox is giving $4.2 million to a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center affiliate called RheoGene Inc. to develop gene therapy for Parkinson's disease.
Publ.Date : Fri, 06 Jan 2006 05:37:54 GMT

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

Report: Virgin Affiliate Docked for Taxes (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.)
TOKYO (AP) – A Japanese affiliate of the Britain-based conglomerate Virgin Group has been ordered to pay about 1.5 billion yen, or $12.8 million, in additional taxes for allegedly concealing income from a stock sale, a newspaper said Tuesday.Tax authorities believe that Virgin Entertainment Japan Ltd. failed to report about 4.3 billion yen ($36.8 million) in profit from the sale, the Yomiuri
Publ.Date : Tue, 03 Jan 2006 05:23:30 GMT

Report: Virgin Affiliate Docked for Taxes (ABC News)
Report: Virgin's Japan Affiliate Ordered to Pay Additional Taxes on Stock Sale
Publ.Date : Tue, 03 Jan 2006 11:42:38 GMT

Wednesday, January 4th, 2006

Report: Virgin Affiliate Docked for Taxes (ABC News)
Report: Virgin's Japan Affiliate Ordered to Pay Additional Taxes on Stock Sale
Publ.Date : Tue, 03 Jan 2006 11:42:38 GMT

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006

Sprint To Buy Affiliate For $98 Million (KCTV 5 Kansas City)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sprint Nextel Corp. said Friday it is buying affiliate Enterprise Communications Partnership for $98 million.
Publ.Date : Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:26:37 GMT

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

Overseas Hindu body says Hinduism under threat (Hindustan Times)
Delegates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) overseas affiliate on Friday expressed concern over a threat to Hinduism from other religions outside India.
Publ.Date : Sun, 01 Jan 2006 10:18:39 GMT