Archive for March, 2006

Friday, March 10th, 2006

Dave & Buster's, Inc. Consummates Merger with Affiliate of Wellspring Capital Management LLC (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DALLAS—-March 8, 2006–Dave & Buster's, Inc. , a leading operator of upscale restaurant/entertainment complexes, announced that today the Company consummated the merger of WS Midway Acquisition Sub, Inc., an affiliate of Wellspring Capital Management LLC, with and into the Company.
Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Mar 2006 23:13:00 GMT

Go Card USA & Smart Destinations Launches Their Travel Affiliate Program on Commission Junction (SYS-CON Media)
Smart Destinations, creators of the tourism,travel and vacation attraction products, Go Cards, announces today thatthey have officially launched their online affiliate program withCommission Junction.
Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:24:21 GMT

A Parent's Guide To Checking MySpace (WTAE ThePittsburghChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
The following information is courtesy of our affiliate Web site, WPBFnews.com.
Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:53:17 GMT

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

KCWE snags new network (Kansas City Star)
The CW, a new network that will replace the WB and UPN networks this fall, has named its local affiliate in Kansas City.
Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Mar 2006 04:49:38 GMT

Go Card USA & Smart Destinations Launches Their Travel Affiliate Program on Commission Junction (SYS-CON Media)
Smart Destinations, creators of the tourism,travel and vacation attraction products, Go Cards, announces today thatthey have officially launched their online affiliate program withCommission Junction.
Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:24:21 GMT

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

KCWE-TV Awarded CW Affiliation (KMBC TheKansasCityChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
KCWE-TV, currently Kansas City's UPN affiliate, has been awarded the CW Network affiliation for the market. The announcement was made Tuesday by officials for the CW Network and by C. Wayne Godsey, President and General Manager of KMBC-TV/KCWE-TV, the Hearst-Argyle Television stations serving Kansas City.
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:34:05 GMT

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

BREAKING NEWS: Blackstone Group Affiliate to Acquire CarrAmerica Realty Corp. for $5.6B (Commercial Property News)
A favorable price and the chance to operate as a private entity have enticed CarrAmerica Realty Corp. to agree to be sold to an affiliate of The Blackstone Group for approximately $5.6 billion in a deal expected to close during the second quarter.
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:05:51 GMT

Monday, March 6th, 2006

Staffing Agency, Aerotek, Acquires Affiliate Staffing Company (CRM Today)
Aerotek and affiliate staffing agency, both operating companies of Allegis Group, Inc. have joined forces to create a stronger, more aligned organization. As a critical step in the integration, Mentor 4’s name has been changed to Aerotek Professional Services.
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Mar 2006 10:28:31 GMT

TNA NOTES & NEWS (PWinsider)
TNA's next Impact taping will be Tuesday 3/14. WGN in Chicago will become a CW Network affiliate this September, so in hindsight it's a good thing TNA didn't sign with the Superstation because they likely would have been replaced by CW programming, including WWE Smackdown.
Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Mar 2006 18:03:07 GMT

Sunday, March 5th, 2006

Kimma Seeks Affiliation With Umno (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress (Kimma) Saturday decided that it will affiliate itself with Umno, after having failed to get admitted into the Barisan Nasional coalition over the last 28 years.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Mar 2006 13:00:31 GMT

Ch. 55 to be CW network's affiliate (The Plain Dealer)
WBNX Channel 55, the Cuyahoga Falls-based station owned by the Winston Broadcasting Co., will be the affiliate station for The CW, the new network being formed by the merger of the WB and UPN.
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Mar 2006 09:48:36 GMT

Other Voices: Mulling the Meaning of Journalists' Discounts (11 Letters) (New York Times)
Re "Are Good Deals for Staffers a Bad Deal for Readers?" (Feb. 26):.
Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Mar 2006 02:53:03 GMT

Saturday, March 4th, 2006

C-BASS Completes $937 Million REMIC, C-BASS Series 2006-CB2 (SYS-CON Media)
C-BASS, the established leader in servicing andsecuritizing credit-sensitive residential mortgages, and an affiliate ofMGIC (NYSE: MTG) and Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN), today announced that onFebruary 28, 2006 it closed on a transaction backed by approximately$951,573,000 of residential mortgage collateral. JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank,Société Générale, and Merrill Lynch & Co. underwrote the
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:06:30 GMT

Friday, March 3rd, 2006

KRRT-TV set to become new MyNetworkTV affiliate (San Antonio Business Journal)
Fox Entertainment Group's new primetime television network, MyNetworkTV, inked a new affiliation agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. that will air programming in 17 markets.
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Mar 2006 22:52:44 GMT

Thursday, March 2nd, 2006

AK Steel said its Middletown union must realize that it has to change to remain competitive, ONN Affiliate WHIO reports. (Ohio News Network)
Company spokesman Alan McCoy said that the company did not want to lock out its nearly 2,700 hourly employees in Middletown Wednesday morning, but, "It's something we had to do."
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:40:35 GMT

Wednesday, March 1st, 2006

NextPhase Wireless, Inc. Rated 'Outperform' Target $.56 by Investrend Research Affiliate Beacon Equity Research (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK—-Feb. 27, 2006– NextPhase Wireless, Inc. has been rated "Outperform" with a price target of $0.56 by Investrend Research affiliate Beacon Equity Research. The report is authored by Senior Research Analyst, Shailesh Dhuri.
Publ.Date : Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:28:00 GMT

IMBA Seeks Affiliate Staffer in Minnesota (IMBA)
International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) is seeking a professional, self-motivated individual to assist its affiliate, Minnesota Off-Road Cyclists (MORC). The IMBA Affiliate Staffer position will work from home, in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area.
Publ.Date : Tue, 28 Feb 2006 02:07:16 GMT