BRIEFCASE CABLE'S DISCOVERY KIDS GET NBC SLOT.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services BURBANK - As expected, NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. announced Thursday that it is abandoning its low-rated Saturday morning programming for teen-agers and will lease the time slot Continuously repeating interval of time or a time period in which two devices are able to interconnect. to cable channel Discovery Kids. The deal allows NBC to exit its unsuccessful competition for young viewers that has become dominated by cable channels like Nickelodeon and by the WB broadcast network. CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. struck a similar deal last summer, replacing its struggling Saturday kids' lineup with shows from cable channel Nickelodeon - a Viacom Inc. sister company - and has seen ratings improve. Bronfman leaving Vivendi Universal PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. - Media giant Vivendi Universal said Thursday that Edgar Bronfman Two persons are named Edgar Bronfman (father and son). They are the son and grandson of Seagram founder Samuel Bronfman:
Bronfman, 46, is the former chief executive of Seagram, the Canadian company that was sold to France's Vivendi last year to form the French- American conglomerate Vivendi Universal. The company did not say if Bronfman would be replaced. Bronfman spearheaded the move to transform Seagram into a media company, orchestrating purchases of Dutch music company Polygram in 1998 and Hollywood's Universal Studios in 1995. Disney employing seasonal workers ANAHEIM - Despite a struggling economy and cautious travelers, Disney is hiring. Orange County's largest employer is adding about 900 people to its payroll for the traditionally bustling holiday season. That will bring total employment at the Disneyland Resort
The Disneyland Resort is a recreational resort complex in Anaheim, California. which includes Disneyland, California Adventure, Downtown Disney Downtown Disney is the name of two outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment complexes located at two Disney resorts:
prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Disney spokeswoman Chela che·la n. pl. che·lae A pincerlike claw of a crustacean or arachnid, such as a lobster, crab, or scorpion. [New Latin ch Castano-Lenahan. Most of Disney's employees are part time. The seasonal positions are full- and part-time, with starting pay about $7 an hour. Disney will keep seasonal hires until early January. Westfield buying 9 malls in 6 states WESTLAKE - The Richard E. Jacobs Group plans to sell nine malls in six states to an Australian company for $756 million. The deal disclosed Wednesday with Sydney-based Westfield America Trust is expected to close at the end of February. Westfield said the malls it is acquiring generated retail sales of more than $1.9 billion in 2000. It already has a stake in about 40 U.S. malls. Japan's economy in recession again TOKYO - Japan sank into its third recession in a decade with its long ailing economy shrinking 0.5 percent for the quarter ending in September, the government said Friday, joining a deepening global downturn that has already placed the United States in recession. With the world's two largest economies in recession, Japan faces a serious dilemma. It can no longer count on a robust U.S. economy to lift its exports, a critical engine for growth. On an annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. basis, Japan's economy shrank 2.2 percent in the third quarter, the government said. Intel, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. expect to meet forecasts SAN JOSE - In another sign the semiconductor industry may be recovering, Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices said Thursday their fourth-quarter revenues are expected to meet or exceed earlier forecasts. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel said revenue for the three months ending Dec. 29 will be between $6.7 billion and $6.9 billion, compared with the previous range of between $6.2 billion and $6.8 billion. Veggie sandwich set for Burger King MIAMI Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. - Coming soon to a Burger King near you: a new King Supreme sandwich, veggie burgers, a new milkshake and English muffin eggwich breakfast sandwich. The fast-food chain is planning an upgrade to its menu as part of a major turnaround plan developed by its new management team. The changes will be felt from breakfast through dinner, with plans to introduce a new chicken sandwich next year. The King Supreme will offer two patties with cheese, special sauce, pickles and onions. The milkshakes will be old fashioned, with a thicker consistency and an ice-cream base. The English muffin eggwich will offer another option in the morning. Burger King also plans to enter the new world of veggie burgers, hoping to tap into a new market of consumers. |
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