Word: licensees
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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By the time the evening had ended, though, many were left wondering whether the production was anti-Nazi or anti-Semitic. Schoenberg's libretto makes an explicit extended centerpiece out of the episode of the Golden Calf: gold is collected and formed into an idol; a ritual slaughter of animals...
Across the Netherlands, from the busy Rotterdam docks to the gleaming electronics plants of Eindhoven, the Dutch, who have always loved a rousing moralistic argument, are indulging in just that heady passion. The debate, which focuses on the proper balance between freedom and license, is echoed in all the industrialized...
Among broadcasters, perhaps no other company has suffered so many assaults on its reputation as RKO General. Since the mid-1960s, rivals who have coveted RKO's broadcasting licenses have been accusing the chain of unethical conduct. That is a serious charge against any broadcaster, since the Federal Communications Commission...
The decision is a dramatic rebuke and potential financial disaster for RKO's parent company, Akron-based GenCorp (formerly General Tire and Rubber). Unless the ruling is overturned on appeal, the value of RKO assets -- now estimated to be worth $750 million or more -- could plummet by 90%. Reason: most...
Allegations of RKO improprieties arose in 1965, when investors challenged KHJ-TV's license, claiming that RKO was not broadcasting in the public interest. Later, detectives hired by rivals discovered that General Tire was maintaining slush funds for such uses as improper overseas payments and questionable campaign contributions. RKO lost...