April 2006

Disney to Test New Interactive Ads on abc.com

DISNEY TO TEST NEW INTERACTIVE ADS ON ABC.COM
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Gina Keating]

Should Owners Of Web Sites Be Anonymous?

SHOULD OWNERS OF WEB SITES BE ANONYMOUS?
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: William M. Bulkeley bill.bulkeley@wsj.com]

AT&T Guards Phone Network From 'Idol' Threat

MS GAUWEILER GUARDS US PHONE NETWORK FROM 'IDOL' THREAT
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Dionne Searcey at dionne.searcey@wsj.com ]

TV Stations Still Can't Resist Pre-Packaged Video News

TV STATIONS STILL CAN'T RESIST PRE-PACKAGED VIDEO NEWS
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal 4/26, AUTHOR: Joe Flint joe.flint@wsj.com]

TV Industry Frets over High Definition

TV INDUSTRY FRETS OVER HIGH DEFINITION
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Greg Sandoval]

Should Local TV Embrace Consumer-Created Content?

SHOULD LOCAL TV EMBRACE CONSUMER-CREATED CONTENT?
[SOURCE: AdAge, AUTHOR: Hoag Levins]

Sweeney to Affils: We Can't Cling to Old TV Models

SWEENEY TO AFFILS: WE CAN'T CLING TO OLD TV MODELS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable 4/25, AUTHOR: John M. Higgins]

FCC to Hold Open Meeting May 3/Agenda

FCC TO HOLD OPEN COMMISSION MEETING MAY 3
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]

FCC Tightens Wireless Auction Discount Rules

FCC TIGHTENS WIRELESS AUCTION DISCOUNT RULES
[SOURCE: Reuters]

Disney and CBS Explore Univision Deal

DISNEY AND CBS EXPLORE UNIVISION DEAL
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Andrew Ross Sorkin]
Univision, the largest Spanish-language television and radio company in the nation, put itself up for auction in February. Several big media companies, including the Walt Disney Company and CBS, have held meetings with Univision's management over the last week about making a takeover offer for the company. The latest negotiations appear to demonstrate that there may be more interest in Univision than some rivals have so far let on.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/27/business/media/27deal.html