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Entries from February 2006

Univision may be on the market - any takers?

February 9th, 2006 · Comments Off

The AP’s Gary Gentile writes that Univision Communications Inc., a prominent (if not *the* prominent) Spanish-language broadcasting company, may put itself on the market. In the article, it’s suggested that some media conglomerates - News Corp. and Time Warner, namely - might participate in the bidding. IMHO, they’re off their rockers if they don’t.

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Super Bowl ad coverage at AdJab

February 5th, 2006 · 1 Comment

In case you’re looking for me, head on over to AdJab and see what Chris Thilk and I are doing with regard to the Super Bowl commercials. We’ll have a ton of great coverage, links, and obnoxious commentary having to do with tonight’s spots - and it’s already started with the pregame show!
Additionally, the two […]

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Journalist fired after sports voting “issue”

February 5th, 2006 · Comments Off

Over the weekend, the AP reported that Rozel Lee, a Tampa Tribune reporter, had been fired after stating that she “intentionally” voted one way in a contest for the best local football player so that the favorite would lose. Will this change how reporters are able to vote in contests like this in the future? […]

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