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Music Choice Inks VOD Music Deals New York — Music Choice is tapping the music video realm in a big way, signing deals that will prompt a branded video-on-demand gambit from Comcast Corp. later this month and open the door to a customized video playlist application for Mediacom Communications Corp....

New York —In Demand expects to sign more video-on-demand rights deals with studios soon, CEO Steve Brenner said during a conference here last week. He said a VOD deal with a major studio would be announced this week, followed by one or two more by the end of May. Among ......

Taipei, Taiwan — The Siemens name will likely disappear on handsets in five years under an agreement by BenQ to buy Siemens's cellular handset business. Under the agreement, Siemens will hand over its money-losing global handset operation to Taiwan-based consumer electronics supplier BenQ, pay 250 million euros ($206.7 million) to ......

Tennis Channel Sails On Oceania Cruises Los Angeles — The Tennis Channel has entered into a program-licensing agreement with Insystcom Inc. , a firm that provides interactive entertainment solutions to cruise ships and luxury resorts. The deal makes Tennis Channel programming available to passengers on Oceania Cruise Lines using the ......

Long criticized by cable operators for using its patent portfolio to drive pricey and rigid licensing deals, Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. now says it's willing to yield some control of its interactive program guide — at the right price. Gemstar signed Time Warner Cable to a 10-year license deal last ......

Steven Bornstein, the former president of both ESPN and ABC Television, has resurfaced as a consultant to the National Football League on television and strategic-media issues, according to the league. Bornstein, who resigned as ABC Television president last April after less than one year at the helm, will work closely ......

The Movado Group in November announced it has an exclusive long-term, worldwide licensing agreement with Juicy Couture to design, produce, and market a collection of watches under the Juicy Couture and Couture Couture brand names. Financial terms of the agreement weren't disclosed. Juicy Couture watches will launch this fall and ......

Host Hattie Bryant of Small Business School interviews Jonas Beiler, Anne Beiler, and Bob Burness of Pennsylvania-based Auntie Anne's Pretzel ......

As with most things that one does many times, practice - and preparation - make the task easier and leads to better outcomes. The same holds true for the much despised pre-certifications, denials and appeals when working with a patient's insurance company. An article in the Ju ne 2006 Family ......

If we expect the best but prepare for the worst, we will be in a much better position to deal with disaster if, and when, it strikes.

Once upon a time, ordering phones for your new business was simple: Call the one and only phone company and have them install what you need in your office. OK, not many of you remember those days, but I do. Now, however there is a bewildering array of telephone options ......

To help spread the word about my work and book , I will be doing several radio shows and presentations and will have articles in several publications. I thought I would let you know what´s coming up in the next few weeks in case you might like to catch me!...