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McMurry Acquires Copy Editor Newsletter (2000-11-03): McMurry Newsletters, the division of the McMurry family of companies that publishes business-to-business subscription newsletters, has announced it has acquired the assets of New York-based Copy Editor newsletter.
Oprah Winfrey Signs Contract to Continue Her Talk Show (2000-11-02): Oprah Winfrey has re-signed with King World Productions to continue her Emmy-winning series, The Oprah Winfrey Show, through the 2003-2004 television season.
Tony Curtis Named Spokesperson for Seniors Portal (2000-11-02): Tony Curtis, a popular actor who has starred in many movies including Some Like it Hot and Spartacus, now has a new role as spokesperson for Zelgo.
Primedia and About.com Merge (2000-10-30): Tom Rogers, chairman and CEO of Primedia Inc.
JP Kids Announces Acquisition of react.com (2000-10-30): JP Kids, Inc.
Reed Elsevier, Thomson Acquire Harcourt (2000-10-27): Reed Elsevier plc has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Harcourt General Inc.
4Anything and TV Guide Form Content Alliance (2000-10-27): The 4Anything Network, an Internet-based media company, has announced a strategic content affiliation with TV Guide Online, Inc.
The Boston Globe Starts Weekly Education Column (2000-10-27): The Boston Globe has announced that it will begin a new weekly column on education in its Sunday Globe, beginning this Sunday, October 29.
Gannett Acquires Equity Stake In Space.com (2000-10-26): Gannett Co.
The Hollywood Reporter Launches THR-East (2000-10-26): On October 30th, The Hollywood Reporter will launch The Hollywood Reporter-East, a hybrid electronic-print entertainment news product.
Hollinger International Acquires Copley's Chicago Newspapers (2000-10-23): Hollinger International Inc.
Word of Mouth Partners With Newspapers (2000-10-23): Word of Mouth, a network of local consumer opinion websites, has entered into agreements with the Minneapolis-St.
Nettaxi.com and TheStreet.com in Content Syndication Agreement (2000-10-16): TheStreet.
Discovery.com and Away.com Announce Strategic Partnership (2000-10-16): Discovery.
Siebert Financial Purchases Two Women's Financial Sites (2000-10-13): Muriel F.
Nerdworld.com Unveils Nerd Culture and Lifestyle Website (2000-10-13): Nerdworld Media has unveiled Nerdworld.
GenomeWeb.com Launches Web News Service (2000-10-13): GenomeWeb.
Americans Consider Museums a Trustworthy Information Source (2000-10-13): A study recently released shows that 43-percent of Americans consider museums to be more ``trustworthy'' than any other information source.
Publishers Invest in Ebrary (2000-10-13): ebrary, an online research resource, has announced a joint investment by Random House Inc.
UpsideToday.com Signs Deal With Salon.com (2000-10-10): Salon.