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01/04/2009 04:43 PM

News Baltimore NBC Affiliate Switches to HD News The high-def debut came on Saturday. (TVPredictions.com)

Washington, D.C. (January 4, 2009) -- WBAL-TV, the NBC affiliate in Baltimore, is now producing its local newscasts in High-Definition. The switch to high-def came yesterday, according to the station's web site. WBAL is the second station in Baltimore to switch to HD newscasts.

01/04/2009 03:02 PM

Affiliate Marketing Pitfalls (PIZZAHEROS)

In order to earn a good stable income you will be required to do some hard work and be dedicated. Before you take the leap to join any affiliate program you need to be aware that there are affiliate marketing pitfalls just as there are with just about any business.

01/06/2009 07:06 AM

Magnolia Green developers sued by engineering firm (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Timmons Group Inc., a local engineering firm, is suing the developers of Chesterfield County’s Magnolia Green development and an affiliate company for more than $1 million, claiming unpaid services and fees. The lawsuit filed by Timmons Group in Chesterfield Circuit Court on Dec. 12 contends Magnolia Green Development LLC has failed to pay $789,057 for services rendered over the past 2½ years ...

01/06/2009 07:45 AM

Kaplan to Acquire West of England Language Services (Centre Daily Times)

Kaplan, Inc. announced today that it has acquired West of England Language Services Limited (WELS), an international group of English language schools located in the U.S., Australia, and the U.K. Founded in 1990, WELS is an affiliate of London-based International House, one of the largest English language and teacher training networks in the world.

01/05/2009 04:04 PM

Brazil’s VisaNet to Decide by March on IPO Plan, Regulator Says (Bloomberg)

Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Visa Inc.’s Brazilian affiliate has until March 19 to decide whether to go ahead with a planned initial public offering in Sao Paulo, the country’s securities regulator said.

01/06/2009 12:36 AM

Royals affiliate keeps Memphis pipeline for front office (Burlington Times-News)

Dan Hostetter, continuing a pipeline from the Memphis Redbirds, began duties as assistant general manager of the Burlington Royals on Monday. Hostetter, who was an intern for the Class AAA team in Memphis, will work under general manager Steve Brice.

01/06/2009 04:29 AM

CCFL makers Wellypower and Gio eye own brand lighting products, says paper (Digi Times)

Eying the lighting market, cold-cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) maker Wellypower Optronics, an affiliate of AU Optronics (AUO), and Gio Optoelectronics, an affiliate of Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), are eyeing the lighting market by introducing own brand light bars, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.

01/06/2009 12:12 AM

Stations struggle to reach agreement (The State)

Two Columbia TV stations were still attempting Monday to reach an agreement with Almega Cable, five days after contracts expired at midnight Dec. 31. One was told it was being taken off the air. About 3,500 Almega customers in Orangeburg, Calhoun and Clarendon counties were to lose WIS-10, an NBC affiliate, and 500 were to lose WLTX-19, a CBS affiliate. Rich O’Dell, the president and general ...

01/06/2009 02:44 AM

Missouri City police search for alleged kidnapping victims (Sugar Land Sun)

According to HCN news affiliate KTRK Channel 13, Missouri City police are searching for two young children, allegedly kidnapped by their biological mother during a supervised visit in Missouri City.

01/06/2009 12:08 AM

Bankruptcy filing doesn’t impact Columbus’ WLTZ (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)

A U.S. bankruptcy court filing by the Iowa company that delivers news content for Columbus’ NBC affiliate will not impact the local station, management said Monday.