broadcasting
January 1, 2007
Emphasizing the need for diversity in the nations television and radio industries (see story below), the Corporation of Public Broadcasting has elected a Hispanic businessman to its top board of directors position.
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January 1, 2007
Senators John McCain and Conrad Burns will introduce legislation in September that would discourage abuses of the minority tax certificates by large companies.
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January 1, 2007
One For Jesse Jacksons Rainbow/Push coalition has announced its support for Hispanic broadcaster Entravisions recent proposal to the Federal Communications Commission that would allow the sale of expiring broadcasting construction permits to g
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January 1, 2007
After three months of intensive lobbying, FCC chairman William Kennard has received commitments from some of the nations biggest broadcasters to continue following the FCCs affirmative action guidelines, even though they are no longer required
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January 1, 2007
Finding that an FCC requirement that radio and television stations seek minority job applicants does not serve a compelling public interest, a federal appeals court in the District of Columbia voided the measure arguing that it resulted in companies grant
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January 1, 2007
The National Latino Communications Center, a media arts center established 20 years ago to provide Latino television programming for public broadcasting, is protesting the reduction of funds from the Corporation of Public Broadcasting.
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January 1, 2007
Valores Finamex has downgraded Grupo Televisas stock to market outperformer from buy.
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January 1, 2007
Television Azteca and Grupo Televisa are considering an alliance with Multivision Cable, PanAmSat and Industrias Penoles to bid on the privatization of Mexican government-owned Satelites Mexicanos.
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January 1, 2007
Schroder & Co. has initiated coverage of Hispanic broadcast companies with an outperform significantly, the firms highest rating, for Univision Communications and a perform in line, equivalent to a neutral rating, for Telemun
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January 1, 2007
The meteoric rise of Heftel Broadcastings stock since its merger with Tichenor Media System last July has fed speculation that the largest Hispanic radio group is on the block or looking to buy out a large competitor.
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