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Granite Broadcasting Corporation to Televise New York Gubernatorial Debate on Three Upstate New York Affiliate Stations (SYS-CON Media)
Granite Broadcasting Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: GBTVK) announced today that its three Upstate New York stations, ABC-affiliate WKBW-TV serving Buffalo, New York; CBS- affiliate WTVH-TV serving Syracuse, Utica and Rome, New York; and CBS-affiliate WBNG serving Binghamton and Elmira, New York will host and provide live carriage of the New York Gubernatorial debate on Monday, August 28th at 8:00
Publ.Date : Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:37:39 GMT

Local group buys Seattle farm team (The Frisco Enterprise)
TACOMA, Wash. - The Tacoma Rainiers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, are being sold to a Dallas group that owns the Texas Tornado and has an ownership share in another club, officials say.
Publ.Date : Sat, 26 Aug 2006 02:42:24 GMT

Granite Broadcasting Corporation to Televise New York Gubernatorial Debate on Three Upstate New York Affiliate Stations (Broadcast Newsroom)
NEW YORK, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Granite Broadcasting Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GBTVK) announced today that its three Upstate New York stations, ABC-affiliate WKBW-TV serving Buffalo, New York; CBS- affiliate WTVH-TV serving Syracuse , Utica and Rome, New York; and CBS-affiliate WBNG serving Binghamton and Elmira, New York will host and provide live carriage of the New York
Publ.Date : Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:45:26 GMT

Ga. school bus maker sold (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
School bus maker Blue Bird Corp. is being bought by an affiliate of private investment firm Cerberus Capital Management, the companies said Friday. The price for the buyout, which is expected to close in September, was not disclosed. Jeffry Bust, president and chief executive of Blue Bird, said in a statement that the deal will provide financial stability for the company, which has undergone a
Publ.Date : Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:15:44 GMT

New Turnkey Affiliate Program Gives Entrepreneurs Proven Products, Ad Support, and A Dependable Commission Payout (PR Web)
The re-vamped Turnkey Affiliate Program from Internet marketing guru Dan Lok gives entrepreneurs an all-in-one toolkit with proven products, proven ads, sales support, and a generous “immortal” commission program. (PRWEB Aug 23, 2006)
Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:06:32 GMT

Affiliate of Blackstone Group Completes Acquisition of Cendant's Travelport Subsidiary; $4.3 Billion Transaction (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The completion of the sale of Cendant Corporation's Travelport business today to an affiliate of The Blackstone Group for $4.3 billion in cash, subject to closing adjustments, represents the leading private equity firm's largest equity investment in the technology sector to date.
Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:09:00 GMT

Walker-i launches affiliate marketing service (New Media Zero)
Digital media agency Walker-i has launched an in-house affiliate marketing service called Walker Affiliate Software Platform (WASP).
Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:39:51 GMT

EU OKs Cendant Sale to Blackstone Unit (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
EU regulators on Wednesday cleared travel and real-estate services company Cendant Corp. to sell its travel distribution services unit to an affiliate of private-equity firm Blackstone Group.
Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:28:30 GMT

New Turnkey Affiliate Program Gives Entrepreneurs Proven Products, Ad Support, and A Dependable Commission Payout (PR Web)
The re-vamped Turnkey Affiliate Program from Internet marketing guru Dan Lok gives entrepreneurs an all-in-one toolkit with proven products, proven ads, sales support, and a generous “immortal” commission program. (PRWEB Aug 23, 2006)
Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:06:32 GMT

Senecal to fill in for ailing Ebert (Boston Globe)
No one's going to mistake entertainment reporter Toni Senecal , who works for WNYW-TV, Fox's New York affiliate, for famed film critic Roger Ebert . The lovely Brookline native, however, was in Chicago yesterday to fill in for the ailing Ebert while he recovers from surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his salivary gland. A New York University grad, …
Publ.Date : Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:22:54 GMT

EU OKs Cendant Sale to Blackstone Unit (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
EU regulators on Wednesday cleared travel and real-estate services company Cendant Corp. to sell its travel distribution services unit to an affiliate of private-equity firm Blackstone Group.
Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:28:30 GMT

Asda seeks outside help to boost sales (Computing.co.uk)
Dave Friedlos, Computing , Tuesday 22 August 2006 at 00:00:00 Affiliate marketing programme to boost product awareness High-street supermarket Asda is set to expand its online offering and improve product awareness on its web site with the launch of its first affiliate marketing programme…. > Read the full article
Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:53:35 GMT

Channel 12 news director to leave station (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Barb Maushard, who has been the news director at Milwaukee ABC affiliate WISN-TV for the past six years, is leaving the station for a news director's post in Orlando, Fla.
Publ.Date : Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:37:10 GMT

Channel 12 news director to leave station (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Barb Maushard, who has been the news director at Milwaukee ABC affiliate WISN-TV for the past six years, is leaving the station for a news director's post in Orlando, Fla.
Publ.Date : Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:37:10 GMT

Nomura Securities to act as agent for banking affiliate (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ Nomura Securities Co. said Tuesday it will undertake deposit-accepting and other banking operations as an agent for Nomura Trust and Banking Co. as from Sept. 4.
Publ.Date : Tue, 22 Aug 2006 09:31:17 GMT

Morgan Stanley affiliate to buy Glenborough Realty (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's MS.N real estate affiliate will pay $26 per share for Glenborough Realty Trust GLB.N , a real estate investment trust that owns office properties, the two companies said on Monday.
Publ.Date : Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:29:44 GMT