The San Diego Union-Tribune, the result of a merger in 1992 between The San Diego Union (founded in 1868) and the Evening Tribune (founded in 1895), is a leading daily newspaper and the only major daily in America's Finest City. It has a daily circulation of almost 250,000 and its online counterpart -- SignOnSanDiego.com -- has more than 2.5 million visitors in a month. The paper, owned by private equity firm Platinum Equity, is published in San Diego and operates several offices throughout the city. The company also publishes Enlace, a weekly Spanish-language newspaper (and Web site mienlace.com) which targets the county's growing Hispanic population.

IW Group, Inc. was founded in 1990, and serves clients from offices in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco. IW Group (formerly Imada Wong Communications Group) is a marketing communications firm which helps its clients reach Asian communities in the US. Services include advertising, public relations, media buying, direct marketing, research, and cross-cultural training. IW Group company has experience working with the banking, retail, pharmaceutical, healthcare, automotive, insurance, and quick-service restaurants industries. Specific clients have included Wal-Mart, MetLife, and McDonald's.

Since 1986 Beck Ellman Heald has worked with its clients in the spirit of partnership, vision and execution in an atmosphere of mutual respect and integrity. The public relations firm helps its clients access local, regional, and national media; plan special events and trade show presentations; design ad campaigns; prepare marketing and other company materials; and assists with other communications needs. Clients include IKEA, California Coast Credit Union, and Prudential California Realty.

UKTV is a major industry player and one of the most important and successful multi-channel providers in the UK. Formed in 1997, it is an independent commercial joint venture, between Virgin Media and BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC. Attracting 36.5 million viewers each month, the network offers a broad range of quality programming across its entertainment, lifestyle and factual offerings – Watch, GOLD, Dave, Alibi, Eden, Blighty, Yesterday, Home, Really and Good Food. UKTV currently operates 17 broadcast streams when multiplexes (+1s) and broadband are taken into account, and complementary websites for every channel brand. The success of UKTV is based on its programming including award-winning shows from the BBC and an increasing number of original commissions (currently 750 hours a year) and acquisitions. All ten UKTV channels are available on Sky Digital and Virgin Media, with Dave and Yesterday also on Freeview.

Shepardson, Stern & Kaminsky (SS+K) was founded in 1993 by former political consultants. Shepardson, Stern & Kaminsky offers clients the whole kit and caboodle of marketing services. The firm's offerings, tailored to clients' business issues, include combinations of advertising, marketing, public relations, public affairs, digital, and design work. The firm's expertise includes crisis management, branding, and research. SS+K collaborates closely with powerhouse talent agency Creative Artists, which holds a stake in the firm. Clients have included Delta Air Lines, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Citi. The agency also developed a multimedia campaign for President Barack Obama aimed at young voters in 22 battleground states.

Upromise doesn't promise to pay for your kid's education -- but it might help. By joining Upromise, customers receive rebates on purchases from thousands of retailers, restaurants, grocery stores, and companies -- ranging from Exxon Mobil (1 cent per gallon) to Bed Bath & Beyond (1% on purchases) -- that are credited to a college savings account. Upromise manages about $19 billion in 529 college savings plans (tax-advantaged investment programs for future higher education expenses). Upromise is owned by education financier SLM Corporation (known as Sallie Mae).

Cookie Jar Group is a leading developer and distributor of television entertainment and educational materials for children. Its Cookie Jar Entertainment unit produces such programs as Arthur, Spider Riders, and The Doodlebops, as well as KEWLopolis, a Saturday morning programming block that airs on CBS. It also owns a stake in two kids TV channels, KidsCo and Teletoon, and it controls a library of more than 6,000 half-hours of kids programming. The company's Cookie Jar Education unit includes publishers Carson-Dellosa Publishing, Carson-Dellosa School Division, and HighReach Learning. Cookie Jar is controlled by CEO Michael Hirsh.

Sloan Productions is an Emmy Award winning production company based in San Diego, California. As a nationally recognized firm, Sloan Production’s mission is to provide highly personal and professional high definition television production, video and sound editing, skilled camera crew services to networks, producers, and corporate America. For over 30 years, Sloan Productions has provided expert video production and camera crew services to a foremost clientele. From premier sporting events, adventure programming and documentaries; to corporate communications, multimedia productions and independent motion pictures, Sloan Productions ensures award winning crews and excellence. Using only the best high definition cameras and post-production tools, clients are provided unbeatable value and unmatched customer approval. As a company with all the experience and equipment needed for high-end quality, coupled with the personal touch of a small business, Sloan Productions has built its reputation on being a one-stop creative resource with complete client satisfaction.

Aspen was founded in 1986 and operates about 10 offices spanning North America. Aspen Marketing Services has provided integrated marketing services to clients such as Georgia-Pacific, General Motors, Omaha Steaks, and the American Cancer Society. Aspen company blends strategic planning, public relations, and brand promotion, as well as event and direct marketing, to provide clients in a wide range of industries unified marketing for greater results. Its digital marketing capabilities utilize Web design, e-mail marketing, database processing, and online loyalty marketing services.

Focus Features is the specialty film unit of Universal Pictures. The unit, which produces films by cutting edge directors like Sophia Coppola, has become a frequent industry award winner and nominee in recent years, scoring several Oscar nods for Milk, Atonement, and Brokeback Mountain. Other titles include In Bruges and Burn After Reading. Focus and Universal Pictures together operate as the film holdings of Universal Studios. (Vivendi sold the studio, among other entertainment assets, to GE in 2004 to form NBC Universal.) Focus was formed in 2002 through the merger of USA Films and Good Machine.

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