Gates sold 100,000 Univision shares-SEC filing
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| The foundation said it sold its remaining stake in Univision,
| which is in the process of being acquired by private investors,
| for an average of $35.34 per share in open market transactions.
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http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsmlreuters.com:20070105:MTFH49951_2007-01-05_22-11-13_N05298823&type=comktNews&rpc=44
http://tinyurl.com/yll88p
I bet there wasn't much coverage of GNU/Linux by Univision, eh?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univision
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| Univision (pronounced Univisión in Spanish; NYSE: UVN) is the
| largest Spanish-language television network in the United States,
| and overall, the fifth-largest American network (right behind Fox,
| ABC, NBC, and CBS); and is one of ten major mainstream/commercial
| broadcast networks in the United States, alongside NBC, CBS, Fox,
| ABC, i (formerly Pax), The CW, Fox's sister network MyNetworkTV,
| its sister network TeleFutura and top rival -- NBC-owned Telemundo.
| It is known to be one of the most Eurocentric channels on cable.
| Univision has been critized for not displaying the diversity
| in Latin America.
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Related:
Bill Gates lends cash to buy newspapers
$350 million to MediaNews
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| Gates involvement has been very behind the scenes. In fact many of
| those involved in the deal didn'teven know he was one of the investors.
| It was carried out through the Gates Foundation, the world's largest
| philanthropy outfit.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33849
Has Demetri Martin Jumped the Shark by Getting Into Bed with Microsoft?
Clarification on "Clearification" Marketing Campaign
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| When I first saw the Clearification website, I just thought it was
| Demetri's new project. But I did wonder why the videos were of such
| high production value. Turns out that Microsoft is footing the bill
| to not only this site, but are also underwritting his current tour.
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http://www.themodernage.org/2006/11/12/demetri-martin-bring-clearification-to-the-web/
Wrong Yesterday Wrong Today Wrong Tomorrow
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| I just got through watching a segment on the Today Show on NBC
| highlighting the launch of the Microsoft Zune.
|
| First of all, I thought journalists were suppose to reveal their
| affiliations with any product if such an affiliation exists.
| Microsoft owns a stake in NBC ie MSNBC News Network.
|
| [...]
|
| Second, all the side by side product comparisons showed 4th Gen iPods
| with monochrome screens with no song selected or playing, while the
| Zune was playing a video.
|
| [...]
|
| This isn't the first time NBC has misled its morning viewers with
| puff pieces about the Zune.
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http://fixyourthinking.com/2006/11/wrong-yesterday-wrong-today-wrong.html
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