UNITED NEWS SELLS A MAGAZINE UNIT TO TRADER PUBLISHING
Date: 10 May 2000
By Dow Jones
Dow Jones
British media company United News and Media PLC sells UAP Inc, its US consumer magazine business, to Trader Publishing Co for $520 million (S)
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Joining Sri Lanka's Sword: Might of Censor's Pen
Date: 11 May 2000
By Celia W. Dugger
Celia Dugger
Sri Lanka's chief censor, Ariya Rubasinghe, is purging criticism of government's faltering war on separatist rebels from newspapers, radio and television; government imposed what journalists there say is harshest censorship of press ever; it also banned public rallies and trade union strikes that are deemed contrary to national security; previous governments in Sri Lanka have also clamped down during country's 17-year war with Liberation Tigers, but new regulations are more far-reaching and include harsh new penalties; photo (M)
DEAL FOR EUROPEAN WEB SITE
Date: 11 May 2000
By Andrew Ross Sorkin
Andrew Sorkin
Wall Street Journal Europe signs deal to buy 7 percent of BreakingViews.com, new Internet start-up based in London; will also publish daily financial commentary column produced by BreakingViews.com (S)
Navratilova Shifts Roles
Date: 11 May 2000
Martina Navratilova is added to TNT and CNN/SI's coverage of Wimbledon (S)
HEWLETT-PACKARD SETS RATIO FOR SHARES OF AGILENT
Date: 11 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hewlett-Packard Co sets ratio at which its shareholders will get stock in Agilent Technologies Inc, which it is spinning off; distribution, expected to close June 2, will give Hewlett-Packard shareholders about 84 percent of Agilent's stock outstanding (S)
ANTEX HIRES FIRST SECURITY FOR FINANCIAL ADVICE
Date: 11 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Antex Biologics Inc hires First Security Van Kasper to advise it on financial strategies; terms undisclosed (S)
MARK IV IN TALKS TO BE ACQUIRED BY BC PARTNERS
Date: 11 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mark IV Industries, which put itself up for sale or merger in January, says it is in talks to be bought by British buyout firm BC Partners Ltd (S)
SPRINT PLANS TO INCREASE ITS STAKE IN EARTHLINK
Date: 10 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sprint Corp plans to raise its stake in EarthLink Inc, second-biggest US Internet access provider, to almost 27 percent by buying 26 million additional shares for $431 million (S)
KEYNOTE WILL BUY VELOGIC SERVICES FOR $50 MILLION
Date: 11 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Keynote Systems Inc acquires Velogic Inc for about $50 million (S)
METROMEDIA FIBER WILL BUY UNDERSEA CABLE OPERATIONS
Date: 10 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Metromedia Fiber Network Inc agrees to buy some undersea cable operations from Pacific Gateway Exchange Inc for $52 million as part of its plan to develop worldwide high-speed Internet and other telecommunications network (S)