Archive for April, 2008

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Affiliate Speedpay Announces the Introduction of New Currency Options (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Affiliate Speedpay announces the introduction of new currency options. Affiliate Speedpay (www.affiliatespeedpay.com), "the payment solution for the Affiliate Industry", has added 6 new currency options to the service, meaning marketing professionals can now get paid in a choice of up to 6 currencies in total.
Publ.Date : Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:01:00 GMT

BA finalises partners for affiliate marketing account (eyefortravel.com)
British Airways has chosen TradeDoubler and LinkShare as its affiliate partners. The two agencies will work closely with British Airways' digital media agency Agency.com, which has handled its affiliate marketing projects for the last two years.
Publ.Date : Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:36:26 GMT

BA names affiliate marketing agencies (Mad.co.uk)
British Airways has appointed TradeDoubler and LinkShare to handle its worldwide affiliate marketing programme.
Publ.Date : Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:33:54 GMT

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

WPBF-TV 25 exec quits (TCPalm.com)
Victoria Regan resigned abruptly Monday as vice president and general manager of WPBF-TV 25 after meeting with staff of the ABC affiliate, according to News Director Joseph Coscia.
Publ.Date : Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:14:17 GMT

News International, Owner of The Times, The Sunday Times and TimesOnline.co.uk, Becomes Legacy.com's Latest Affiliate (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Legacy.com — which collaborates with more than 650 U.K., Canadian and U.S. newspapers to host family announcements online — has attracted one of Europe's leading newspapers and online brands as an affiliate.
Publ.Date : Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:39:00 GMT

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Sports schedule for April 28, 2008 (Calcutta News)
Blackstone Real Estate Partners to invest in Synergy Bangalore, Apr 28 (ANI/Business Wire India): Blackstone Real Estate Partners, an affiliate of The Blackstone Group L.P. announced that it agreed to invest approximately 18 million dollars for a minority stake with board representation in Synergy Property Development Services Private Ltd.
Publ.Date : Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:24:26 GMT

ExxonMobil says strike cuts output in Nigeria (TurkishPress.com)
ExxonMobil's Nigerian affiliate said Monday that a five day strike by white collar employees had caused output losses. A spokesman for Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) said the company was attempting to open talks with the strikers. He would not disclose the volume of the loss.
Publ.Date : Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:52:06 GMT

Blackstone To Acquire Minority Stake In Synergy For $18 Mln. (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - Blackstone Real Estate Partners, an affiliate of The Blackstone Group L.P., announced that it has agreed to pump in around $18 million to acquire a minority stake in one of the top project and construction management company, Synergy Proper Development Services Private Ltd.
Publ.Date : Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:21:46 GMT

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Acorn Energy Equity Affiliate Paketeria AG Announces Stop-in-Shop Program with Volksbank Hannover (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Acorn Energy, Inc. , a holding company focused on intelligent energy infrastructure, today announced that its Paketeria affiliate in Germany plans to open "stop-in-shop" service market stores inside five Volksbank locations.
Publ.Date : Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:33:00 GMT

LinkConnector Welcomes Top 500 Online Retailer, Peapod, and Produces A Fruitful New Affiliate Marketing Program (PRWeb)
The launch of the new Peapod Program in the LinkConnector Affiliate Marketing Network gives affiliates something to bite into. (PRWeb Apr 25, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb888384.htm
Publ.Date : Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:28:00 GMT

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

CPT affiliate to list on TSE in April (Digi Times)
Taiwan-based cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) supplier Sintronic Technology, an affiliate of LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), is slated to list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on April 30, and the company stated it will ramp up monthly capacity of its cold-cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) to 12 million units in 2008, up from 10 million units in 2007.
Publ.Date : Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:29:57 GMT

Coyotes' top affiliate still alive in AHL playoffs (KTVK 3TV Phoenix)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Phoenix Coyotes' top minor-league affiliate is still alive in the American Hockey League playoffs.
Publ.Date : Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:57:43 GMT

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Central Parking System Affiliate USA Parking Awarded West Palm Beach Municipal Contract (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—-Central Parking System, Inc. today announced that its USA Parking System affiliate has been awarded a contract to operate parking facilities for the City of West Palm Beach, Florida.
Publ.Date : Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:11:00 GMT

Share Results Launches Watch N Catch Affiliate Program: Innovative Brand for Home & Industrial Security, and Software … (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
AR Monitoring System has announced the launch of an exclusive affiliate program in Share Results for their innovative product called Watch N Catch. Touted as the next generation in video surveillance software, affiliates of Share Results will see Watch N Catch as a welcomed addition to the niche home security and software technology market.
Publ.Date : Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:01:00 GMT

NTT Com Launches Industry's First Service for Affiliate Video Ads with DRM (JCN Newswire via Yahoo!7 Finance)
Tokyo, Japan, Apr 24, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT Communication (NTT Com) announced today the immediate launch of its DRM Video Affiliate service, the online marketing industry's first service to incorporate digital rights management (DRM) for video-based affiliate advertisements.
Publ.Date : Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:59:00 GMT

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Google Brazilian Affiliate Forwards Info On 3,000 Users To Authorities (NBC 11 Bay Area)
Google's Brazilian subsidiary on Wednesday handed over information on more than 3,000 of its users to a Brazilian Senate panel investigating pedophilia.
Publ.Date : Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:24:54 GMT

ad:tech Awards Select NETexponent Client's Affiliate Program as a Finalist (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
ad:tech selects NETexponent's affiliate program management work on iChapters' account as a finalist for Best Affiliate Marketing Campaign.
Publ.Date : Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

News Roanoke CBS Affiliate Switches to HD News The high-def debut came on Tuesday. (TVPredictions.com)
Washington, D.C. (April 23, 2008) — WDBJ-TV, the CBS affiliate in Roanoke, Virginia, has begun broadcasting its local newscasts in High-Definition. The station made the switch yesterday with the 7 a.m. newscast.
Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:57:09 GMT

News Denver CBS Affiliate Switches to HD News The high-def debut was today. (TVPredictions.com)
Washington, D.C. (April 21, 2008) — KCNC, the CBS affiliate in Denver, today began broadcasting its local newscasts in High-Definition. The station, known as CBS4 in Denver, switched to high-def news today with the noon broadcast.
Publ.Date : Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:11:59 GMT

Shidler affiliate buys 7 Mainland offices (BizJournals)
A real estate investment trust managed by an affiliate of The Shidler Group of Honolulu is purchasing seven office buildings in San Diego and Phoenix.
Publ.Date : Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:37:14 GMT

Monday, April 21st, 2008

News CBS Affiliate In Utah Switches to HD News There are now roughly 80 local stations with local high-def news. (TVPredictions.com)
Washington, D.C. (April 20, 2008) — KUTV-TV, the CBS affiliate in Salt Lake City, Utah, is now broadcasting local news programs in High-Definition. The station, known as 2NEWS in Salt Lake City, made the switch yesterday with the 5:30 p.m. newscast.
Publ.Date : Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:57:19 GMT

Braves affiliate knocks off Gnats (Savannah Morning News)
ROME - The Rome Braves crushed the Savannah Sand Gnats, 10-3, in front of 4,135 fans Sunday at State Mutual Stadium.
Publ.Date : Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:49:57 GMT