Networks To Cover Primaries In Force
Date: 07 March 2000
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Article on plans by three broadcast networks and cable outlets to cover most sweeping presidential primary ever (M)
Replaying Tuesday, March 7, 2000
The March 7, 2000 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♓. It was the 66 day of the year. President of the United States was William J. (Bill) Clinton.
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7th of March 2000 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on March 7, 2000
Two Were Counted Out Before the Count Was In
Date: 08 March 2000
By Peter Marks
Peter Marks
Peter Marks article on television coverage of March 7 primaries (M)
Exit-Poll Data Is Held Back To Avoid Leaks
Date: 08 March 2000
By Peter Marks
Peter Marks
Voter News Service, which conducts Election Day exit polls, on March 7 delays release of its findings by two hours in effort to stop early leaks by on-line publications (M)
TV NOTES
Date: 08 March 2000
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
NBC announces that it has quit National Assn of Broadcasters, Washington-based organization charged with representing industry's interests with Congress; cites its 'continued unwillingness to embrace a forward-looking strategy'; HBO has its biggest Sunday night in three years on strength of If These Walls Could Talk 2, also its highest-ratest original movie in three years; HBO's The Sopranos also gets high rating, even though it is moved up an hour to make room for If These Walls Could Talk 2; photo; NBC's Nightly News with Tom Brokaw continues its dominance of network news broadcasts in February sweeps (M)
A Battle in South Africa Over Racism and Press Freedom
Date: 08 March 2000
By Rachel L. Swarns
Rachel Swarns
South Africa's Human Rights Commission issues 36 subpoenas to editors in investigation of racism in media; photo (M)
BUDGET ENTERS MARKETING ALLIANCE WITH HOMESTORE.COM
Date: 08 March 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Budget Group says it will get $64.8 million in Homestore.com Inc stock in marketing alliance that links Budget with largest Internet list of homes for sale; under 10-year agreement, Budget will get almost 1.1 million shares of Homestore.com; Homestore.com's logo will go on Budget's fleet of 45,000 Ryder and Budget rental trucks (S)
G.M. LOOKS TO INCREASE NUMBER OF SHARES IN HUGHES
Date: 07 March 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
General Motors Corp to ask shareholders in June to increase sixfold number of GM Class H shares, which tracks Hughes Electronics unit, then will split stock to attract more buyers; GM shareholders will be asked to increase to 3.6 billion Class H shares (S)
ROSEMORE TO BUY OUTSTANDING SHARES OF CROWN CENTRAL
Date: 08 March 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Rosemore Inc offers to buy all outstanding common shares of Crown Central Petroleum Corp in deal valued at about $83 million; Crown is weighing merger proposal by Apex Oil Co (S)
CLEAR CHANNEL SELLING 72 RADIO STATIONS
Date: 07 March 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Clear Channel Communications, soon to become world's number 1 radio broadcaster, agrees to sell 72 radio stations to help win regulatory approval of its $23 billion purchase of AMFM Inc; Clear Channel will receive about $3 billion from sales; Infinity Broadcasting radio unit of CBS Corp agrees to buy 18 of stations for $1.4 billion; Clear Channel is selling about 50 radio stations in about 20 cities to companies including Cox Radio Inc, Cumulus Media Inc and Salem Communications (S)
COMVERSE TO BUY LORONIX FOR $232 MILLION IN STOCK
Date: 07 March 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Comverse Technology Inc acquires Loronix Information Systems Inc for about $232.6 million in stock (S)