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Diversity

January 1, 2007
Emphasizing the need for diversity in the nation’s 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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Restricting The Sale

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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Jesse And Walter

January 1, 2007
One For Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow/Push coalition has announced its support for Hispanic broadcaster Entravision’s recent proposal to the Federal Communications Commission that would allow the sale of expiring broadcasting construction permits to g
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O.K. Bill

January 1, 2007
After three months of intensive lobbying, FCC chairman William Kennard has received commitments from some of the nation’s biggest broadcasters to continue following the FCC’s affirmative action guidelines, even though they are no longer required
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Diversity In The Sand

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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No Ups, Only Downs

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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Outperformance

January 1, 2007
Valores Finamex has downgraded Grupo Televisa’s stock to “market outperformer” from “buy.”
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Burying The Hatchet, A Little

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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Performance And Performance

January 1, 2007
Schroder & Co. has initiated coverage of Hispanic broadcast companies with an “outperform significantly,” the firm’s highest rating, for Univision Communications and a “perform in line,” equivalent to a neutral rating, for Telemun
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Performance

January 1, 2007
The meteoric rise of Heftel Broadcasting’s 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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