Univision Drops Lawsuit Against Nielsen
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Univision Communications Inc. said Monday it dropped a lawsuit against Nielsen Media Research Inc. over the firm's new TV rating system, which the Spanish-language broadcaster claimed miscounts its viewers.
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US TV network NBC has lost its first round fight to halt a rival reality TV series about boxing. Superior Court Judge Linda Lefkowitz turned down a request for a temporary restraining order against Fox&#39;s planned series with boxer Oscar de la Hoyer.
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My Network TV's telenovela format, which asked U.S. viewers to tune in nightly for an hourlong installment, will be trimmed back.
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A judge has dismissed a case against ABC Television filed by five orphaned siblings who claim the network broke a contract to provide them a permanent home after their appearance on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
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The widow of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl has dropped a lawsuit against al Qaeda, other radical groups and Pakistan-based Habib Bank Ltd over the abduction, torture and murder of her husband, court records show.
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Univision Communications Inc.  shareholders on Wednesday approved a $12.3 billion deal to sell  the company to a consortium of private equity firms and media  mogul Haim Saban.
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A court dropped its case against Deutsche Bank CEO Josef Ackermann and five others over a 2000 takeover battle, ending a legal saga that had weighed on the future of Germany's most prominent banker.
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A federal judge in Texas yesterday threw out a lawsuit against Halliburton Co. that had been brought by survivors and the families of those killed when a fuel convoy was assaulted by insurgents outside Baghdad in April 2004.
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A consortium led by Mexican media   giant Televisa is considering a plan to make a $13 billion bid   for Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications   UVN.N after losing an auction for the company this summer,   The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
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A New York judge tossed out a lawsuit by the fledgling World Skating Federation that accused the International Skating Union of monopolistic practices.
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The FCC is expected to slap U.S.  Hispanic network Univision with a record $24 million fine that  will allow the broadcaster to proceed with a $12 billion  private equity buyout, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
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The plaintiff in a long-running  trademark infringement lawsuit against Google Inc   agreed on Friday to drop its case targeting the Web search  advertising leader&#39;s core business, according to court filings.
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Mexican programmer Televisa lost a key  backer in its bid for Univision Communications Inc.  on  Friday, casting fresh doubt over the possibility of a deal for  the No. 1 U.S. Hispanic broadcaster.
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The military-installed government completed the takeover of the countryâs only independent television station, and said it would temporarily pull it off the air after it failed to pay billions of dollars in fees. The takeover was expected after the station said last week that it could not pay the fees. The government announced yesterday that it would terminate iTVâs license after the deadline had passed for paying nearly $3 billion in fines, broadcasting license fees and interest. The governmentâs move was the latest in a series of decisions that have raised concern among investors and the public about the direction of Thailandâs leaders. Others include the imposition of capital controls and new restrictions placed on foreign ownership of Thai companies. A minister in the prime ministerâs office, told reporters the station would stop broadcasting today but could resume transmission as early as Friday if government officials could resolve legal issues for new ownership.
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A motorist who struck and killed a 17-year-old cyclist in northern Spain Â and then sued the boy's parents over the damage to his Audi Â has dropped the lawsuit, the family said Wednesday.
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A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed a  lawsuit against Fox News filed by the parents of murdered child  beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, saying the network did not defame  the couple or their son.
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Univision Communications Inc. and Nielsen Media Research Inc. have dropped lawsuits against each other over the rollout of Nielsen&#39;s controversial &quot;personal people meters,&quot; which critics said