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...score, the WUSA, founded in 1999 after the U.S. team's dramatic World Cup victory, must prove it can cut spending and find new owners in New York and Philadelphia, where Time Warner and Comcast, respectively, have backed out. "This isn't that much money for these companies," says Lisa Delpy Neirotti, a George Washington University sports management professor. "They'll be saviors in the eyes of thousands of little kids and their parents. It's a no-brainer...
...Former journeyman singer Anthony Garfield Henry now has a better name, Gucci shades and big rings, and is being hailed as opera's P. Diddy (although what this means is anyone's guess - will he date Jennifer Lopez and fire weapons in crowded opera halls?). Warner Music is trumpeting his 34.3 million, five-album contract - one of which will be an opera-style CD of pop songs. Opera meets rap - well, at least he's got the niche to himself. Commercial potential: $$$$ Artistry: Too soon to tell...
...start-up Wang joined in July 2000. The ex-Goldman Sachs banker has made the company a publishing, outdoor-advertising and sports-marketing moneymaker in the rough-and-tumble Chinese media industry. He staged a mini-coup in July when his company acquired controlling interest in CETV, AOL Time Warner's beleaguered foray into China's television market. Wang plans to make the channel profitable by using Tom.com's existing sales network to bring advertisers to CETV...
...slack." Prince doesn't necessarily accept that. "Everybody's personality is different," he told TIME. "I don't expect to see myself in the society pages." That's fine with Citi's board. "What good is a high profile?" says Richard Parsons, who is CEO of AOL Time Warner (which publishes TIME) and a Citi director. "We need somebody who can actually do some stuff...
...both. At the end of July, Sprint plans to become the first carrier to let subscribers play full-length songs on its phones, radio-style. Those who've signed up for the high-speed Sprint PCS Vision service will get to choose from 50 different songs from Sony and Warner Music. There's almost no delay before the tune starts playing, thanks to streaming technology. But we found the sound quality to be a bit wobbly on the phone we tried. If you like what you hear, you can download a 15-sec. clip to use as a ring tone...