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MegaWorld Announces Debut of NYC Magazine (1998-06-18): MegaWorld, Inc.
ScamBusters Examines Online Credit Card Fraud (1998-06-18): Although the risk to consumers for credit card fraud on the Internet is low, small businesses are taking it on the chin.
Disney and Infoseek Combine Forces on the Internet (1998-06-18): The Walt Disney Company has reached an agreement to acquire a 43% stake in Infoseek Corporation in exchange for Disney's ownership position in Starwave plus $70 million in cash, it was announced by Michael D.
McGraw-Hill Appoints Vasant Prabhu President of Information and Media Services (1998-06-18): The McGraw-Hill Companies announced the appointment of Vasant Prabhu as president of its Information and Media Services business segment.
JustGo.com Now in Eleven Real Cities Markets (1998-06-17): Knight Ridder New Media's Real Cities' JustGo, a nationwide online arts and entertainment guide, announced the launch of two new sites providing residents of Northeast Ohio and Kentucky with entertainment information.
CBS.com Launches the Late Show With David Letterman Website (1998-06-16): CBS.
Muze to Provide Content For Online Retailers (1998-06-16): Muze, a source of digital information about music, books and movies, announced agreements with Amazon.
America Online Launches Brill's Content (1998-06-16): America Online announced the exclusive online launch of Brill's Content (Keyword: Brill's Content).
New Editor-in-Chief at Jezebel (1998-06-16): GGC Publishing, L.
Page View is a New Show With Author Interviews (1998-06-15): Page View, a new daily cable show on ZDTV starting on Monday, June 15, 1998, will offer one-on-one interviews with authors such as former Apple CEO Gil Amelio (On the Firing Line: My 500 Days at Apple Computer) and Rick Smolan (One Digital Day: How the Microchip Is Changing Our World).
Mattel Agrees To Acquire Pleasant Company (1998-06-15): Mattel, Inc.
Paul Schrader, Michael Mann to Attend Austin Film Festival (1998-06-15): Writer/director Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, American Gigolo) and writer/director Michael Mann (The Last of the Mohicans, Heat, Miami Vice) will be among the panelists sharing information and inspiration about screenwriting and filmmaking during the Austin Film Festival's 5th Annual Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference, to be held Oct.
TV Guide To Continue TV Listings (1998-06-15): TV Guide will not abandon its television listings, as has been incorrectly reported.
SoftBook Launches Electronic Book System (1998-06-15): SoftBook Press Inc.
NuvoMedia Announces RocketBook Electronic Book System (1998-06-15): NuvoMedia Inc.
Products Based On Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues Debut (1998-06-12): This weekend, Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues products, based on the television program, debut in FAO Schwarz, Learningsmith, Zany Brainy, Imaginarium, Noodle Kidoodle, and other specialty stores nationwide.
Sony Music Online Launches Redesigned Site (1998-06-12): Sony Music Online has unveiled their redesigned website.
Magazine Publishing Industry Mergers & Acquisitions to Continue (1998-06-12): In a representative sampling of magazine publishing industry senior executives and entrepreneurs, more than 82 percent revealed that they are contemplating a merger or acquisition within the next three years, according to the first annual Jordan, Edmiston Group Magazine Industry M&A Survey.
Viewers Around the World Help Create a Bird and Butterfly Haven (1998-06-11): The Gardening Guide at The Mining Co.
Haights Cross Communications Acquires Sundance Publishing (1998-06-11): Haights Cross Communications, an educational and professional publisher, announced its acquisition of Sundance Publishing, L.
