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Timothy J. Leiweke, President & CEO, AEG the David Beckham connection.. (MLS photo)

Sanford Panitch to Run Fox International Productions - (Photo: Business Wire)

2009 911 Carrera coupe - (Photo: Business Wire)

CNN founder Ted Turner

Steve Zacks, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer for NetJets. (Photo: Business Wire)

Gulfstream G650 - (Photo: Business Wire)

Travelocity's Roaming Gnome, pictured here enjoying Virgin America's plush, white leather massage chairs in First Class, took his virgin trip on the next generation carrier aboard flight 765 from San Francisco to Las Vegas. The Roaming Gnome proclaimed the low fare carrier's moodlighting, cutting edge in-flight entertainment system, Red and innovative on-demand food ordering system ''brilliant.'' (Photo: Business Wire


Bob Block the Godfather of PPVTV (Pay Per View Television) a co-founder of SUNRGI - RSB3 photo

 

Business - Operators Beware: Teen Mobile Market Running Out of Steam - July, 2008
Subscribers Reach the Saturation Point, According to MultiMedia Intelligence. By 2012, the number of teen subscribers will reach 17 million, a delta of only 1 million subscribers from 2007. ... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Business - Tropicana Entertainment Names Butera CEO - June, 2008
Tropicana Entertainment Forms New Board With a Majority of Independent Directors; Names Butera CEO. The new outside directors are executives with substantial financial restructuring and regulatory experience. They include merchant banker Thomas M. Benninger; former Metro Goldwyn Mayer CFO Michael G. Corrigan; and former New Jersey Casino Control Commission Chairman and CEO Bradford S. Smith, Esq..... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Business - AIG Names Robert B. Willumstad Chief Executive Officer - June, 2008
Willumstad succeeds Martin J. Sullivan, who is leaving AIG and its Board of Directors. The Board has also named Stephen F. Bollenbach as its lead independent director.... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Business - PORSCHE RELEASES NEW 2009 911 MODELS - June, 2008
New Generation 911s Combine Increased Performance with Better Fuel Efficiency... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Business - Asia Foundation Welcomes New Chairman of the Board - June, 2008
Ambassador Michael H. Armacost has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Ambassador Armacost, currently a Shorenstein Distinguished Fellow at Stanford University’s Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, served for 24 years in government, including as undersecretary of state for political affairs and as ambassador to both Japan and the Philippines... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Business - Yahoo! Inc. Statement on Carl Icahn’s Letter of June 6, 2008 - June, 2008
Mr. Icahn's suggestion that we cancel our retention plan would have a destabilizing impact on Yahoo!... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Business - Intel, Grameen Announce Joint Business Venture - May, 2008
To Fuel Social and Economic Development Opportunities Empowered by Technology Citing Public-Private Collaborations as Crucial to Achieving Scalable Impact in Developing Countries, Intel Chairman Unveils Collaboration with NetHope ... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Sports BIZ: NBA CANADA EXPERIENCES GROWTH - May, 2008
FOLLOWING HIGHLY COMPETITIVE 2007-08 NBA REGULAR SEASON - League Office in Canada Announces New Marketing Partnership with Parmalat and Staff Restructuring to Keep Pace with Increased Fan Interest in the Country...- More Sports -- TV

Business - Yahoo! Remains Open to Value Maximizing Transactions - May, 2008
"Yahoo! has confirmed with Microsoft that it is not interested in pursuing an acquisition of all of Yahoo! at this time. Yahoo! and its Board of Directors continue to consider a number of value maximizing strategic alternatives for Yahoo!... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Business - GRAMMY Awards Will Relocate Its Headquarters - May, 2008
The Recording Academy Signs Lease with Maguire Properties at Lantana Entertainment Media Campus in Santa Monica. Organization Internationally Known for the GRAMMY Awards Will Relocate Its Headquarters in the First Quarter of 2009... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Business - Getty Images Photographers Continue to Earn Top Industry Awards - May, 2008
Podcast Interviews Bring Award-Winning Images to Life. Getty Images has developed an on-going series of podcasts featuring interviews with some of its award-winners sharing their experiences behind their imagery... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Business - Sanford Panitch to Run Fox International Productions - May, 2008
Newly Formed International Production Division Aims to Produce, Acquire and Distribute Local Language Films around the Globe. Panitch has served as president of filmed entertainment for New Regency for the past seven years, moving from Twentieth Century Fox where he last served as executive vice president of production. During his career, he has supervised such films as MR. AND MRS. SMITH, THE FUGITIVE, SEVEN and TITANIC.... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Travel & Business - Westin Announces Industry-First Partnership with Nintendo - May, 2008
Becomes the First to Adopt Nintendo’s Specially Designed Wii Console for Hospitality Industry; Announces Plans for Integration of Wii Fit.... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Business - Martin Tremblay Named President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment - May, 2008
Tremblay will set the long-term direction of the studio’s worldwide interactive entertainment strategy. He will oversee publishing, marketing, sales and distribution, licensing and business development of the Studio’s interactive entertainment product.... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Travel & Business - Hilton Hotels and Resorts Rejuvenate Spa Offerings with L’Occitane - May, 2008
Unique Partnership Brings the Warmth of Provence to Hilton’s Global Portfolio. Building on the success of flagship spas in Paris, Hong Kong, Taipei, Sao Paulo and Comendatuba (Brazil), the L’Occitane Spa at Hilton will feature all natural products, regionally inspired, hand-performed spa treatments,... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Business - Yahoo! Issues Statement in Response to Microsoft - May, 2008
In response to Microsoft Corporation's announcement that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo!... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Business - One Laptop per Child Becomes a Reality - May, 2008
A reality with Wavion Solutions in Uruguay Wavion Base Stations to provide Wi-Fi Infrastructure to the Pioneering OLPC Project in Uruguay... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Business - SUNRGI Announces Xtreme Concentrated Photovoltaics (XCPV) - April, 2008
At The National Energy Marketers Association’s 11th Annual Global Energy Forum in Washington, DC. New solar energy system will soon make it possible to produce electricity at a wholesale cost of 5-cents per kWh (kilowatt hour).... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Business Travel - Opening of St. Regis Singapore - April, 2008
Offering an Unrivaled Dimension of Luxury and Elegance, The St. Regis Singapore Features World-Class Cuisine, Asia’s First Remède Spa, the Signature St. Regis Butler Service and One of the Finest Private Art Collections in the Region... Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Business IT - Yahoo! to Conduct Limited U.S. Test of Google’s - April, 2008
AdSense for Search Service exploring strategic alternatives to maximize stockholder value, including exploration of potential commercial business arrangements.... - Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Travel Business - Travelocity and Virgin America Agree - April, 2008
To make the new California-based carrier’s flights available for Travelocity customers. ..... - Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Business - AP Announces World Spanish Desk - March, 2008
The former Spanish Online desk and the former Spanish print translation desk, known as LPA, have been merged into the single operation..... - Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Business - Gulfstream Introduces the All-New Gulfstream G650 - March, 2008
Capable of traveling 7,000 nautical miles at 0.85 Mach or 5,000 nautical miles at 0.90 Mach. Using an advanced aerodynamic design, the G650 has a maximum operating speed of 0.925 Mach, which will make it the fastest civil aircraft flying. It can climb to a maximum altitude of 51,000 feet, allowing it to avoid airline-traffic congestion and adverse weather.... - Business Internet Technology - Entertainment - TV

Business - San Francisco 49ers Foundation Host 7th Annual Dinner -