Article: Media Mergers

Article: ACCC guidance on media mergers.
M2 Presswire;  August 9, 2006 ;     261 words ......August 2006-ACCC: ACCC guidance on media mergers(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...how it will assess any proposed media mergers. The Federal Government discussion...articulate its proposed approach to media mergers, with a particular focus on media...

Article: 'Sober, informed' decisions in any media mergers: ACCC.
M2 Presswire;  November 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Sober, informed' decisions in any media mergers: ACCC(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...competition that would result from any media mergers, ACCC Chairman, Mr Graeme Samuel...analysis would remain the same for media mergers as it is for all mergers, including...

Article: 'Media Mergers' Panel at Freedom Forum World Center July 17
U.S. Newswire;  July 15, 1996 ;     145 words ......of the Media Studies Journal, "Media Mergers," at a roundtable Wednesday, July...World Center in Arlington, Va. "Media Mergers: Point/Counterpoint" will focus on the implications of recent media mergers for journalists, regulators and...

Article: And justice for all broadcast: Hollings is still angry over the decision to move all media mergers to DoJ purview. (Washington).(Fritz Hollings, Department of Justice)(Brief Article)
Broadcasting & Cable;  March 18, 2002 ;     642 words ......better than two when it comes to media mergers (they agreed to grant authority...will equate to a free pass for media mergers. Still, others argue that DoJ...likely to have some authority over media mergers, Russell says. The division's...

Article: Fed: Coonan in denial of inevitable media mergers: Conroy
AAP General News (Australia);  October 19, 2006 ;     193 words ......denial of inevitable media mergers: Conroy CANBERRA, Oct...rises of all Australian media stocks is evidence of the looming concentration of media ownership, Labor's communications...floodgates for a frenzy of media mergers and buyouts." Senator...

Article: Hollings threatens cuts over FTC plan.(Department of Justice to oversee media mergers)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
Multichannel News;  March 25, 2002 ;     416 words ......antitrust division to review all media mergers would eliminate time-consuming...Deparment had been handling more media mergers than the FTC in recent years...FTC. The FTC decision to cede media mergers to the DOJ created turmoil within...

Article: Mega media mergers eyed.(Brief Article)
Broadcasting & Cable;  March 27, 2000 ;     219 words ......increasingly concerned about mega media mergers, such as AOL-Time Warner...there is more or less media concentration now I am...am certainly looking at media mergers with heightened concern, Pitofsky said. Mega mergers in media deserve very...

Article: Media mergers not slicing options Number of TV channels counteracts consolidation
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  July 21, 1996 ;     538 words ......worried sick that the latest media mergers will create a nation of like-thinki...critics claim the brave, new media world still excludes many...there than before. Whether media mergers helped create those choices...have certainly been a lot of mergers. Time Warner's $7.5 billion...

Article: Media mergers result in drop in children's programs
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 23, 2003 ;     240 words ...Media mergers result in drop in children's programs...independent local stations were swallowed up in media mergers, according to a study. Children Now, a...the nation's second-largest city and media market. The study, released Wednesday...

Article: MEDIA MERGERS COULD KILL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW OVERHAUL.(MAIN)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  September 15, 1995 ;     511 words ......WASHINGTON Amid mounting concern that the recent wave of media mergers will dangerously diminish competition in key segments...most experts say she is unlikely to move against the media mergers the department on Wednesday requested additional information...

Article: Media mergers to DoJ. (In Brief).(Department of Justice to review media mergers)(Brief Article)
Broadcasting & Cable;  March 11, 2002 ;     263 words ......will review all entertainment and media mergers, Assistant Attorney General Charles...too. DoJ and FTC have divvied up mergers since 1948, James said, and Congress...Democracy, says it'll be easier to get mergers through DoJ, which isn't headed...

Article: Media mergers in Los Angeles dramatically cut children's TV programming
Xinhua News Agency;  May 21, 2003 ;     216 words ...Media mergers in Los Angeles dramatically cut children...ANGELES, May 21 (Xinhua) -- A rise in media mergers in the past five years in Los Angeles...organization. The study, examining the impact of media consolidation among major television stations...

Article: Time Warner-Disney Flap Jeopardizes Future Media Mergers.
Kiplinger Business Forecasts;  May 4, 2000 ;     301 words ......make it harder for futurelarge media mergers to get past regulators. Although...t help the prospect for future mergers. Time Warner's own merger with...Merger critics point to recent radio mergers, which have reduced competition...

Article: Fed: Coonan in denial of inevitable media mergers - Conroy
AAP General News (Australia);  October 19, 2006 ;     107 words ...AAP General News (Australia) 10-19-2006 Fed: Coonan in denial of inevitable media mergers - Conroy Labor says the rising prices of all Australia media stocks .. are evidence of the looming concentration of media ownership...