RTL company's history dates back to 1924, the year when Radio Luxembourg first went on the air. Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Radiodiffusion (CLR) was founded in 1931. As a European pioneer, the company broadcast a unique programme in several languages using the same frequency. RTL Group itself was created in spring 2000 following the merger of Luxembourg-based CLT-UFA and the British content production company Pearson TV, owned by UK media group Pearson plc. CLT-UFA itself was created in 1997 when Bertelsmann AG (shareholder of UFA) and Audiofina (shareholder of the historic Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion CLT) merged their TV, radio and TV production businesses. In July 2001, Bertelsmann became majority shareholder of RTL Group following a stock swap with the Belgian-Canadian holding company Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL). In December 2001, Bertelsmann entered into an agreement with Pearson plc to acquire its 22 per cent stake in RTL Group. Bertelsmann’s interest in RTL Group is now 91.2 per cent. The remaining 8.8 per cent of RTL Group is publicly traded on the Brussels and Luxembourg stock exchanges.

Hill & Knowlton has ridden its reputation as a straight-shooter straight to the top. Hill & Knowlton (whose founder John W. Hill emphasized the importance of dealing honestly and openly with the press) is one of the largest PR firms in the US and a part of advertising conglomerate WPP Group. Hill & Knowlton's services range from marketing communications to corporate reputation management to political lobbying. With almost 80 offices spanning some 45 countries, it caters to the technology and health industries; clients have included Microsoft and Intel. Lobbying firm Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates and Finnish unit Hill and Knowlton Finland Oy act as subsidiaries for Hill & Knowlton.

President Mike Limbach founded Proven Direct in 1997 under its original name, Postal Solutions. Proven Direct provides direct and online marketing services, variable imaging, and mail services. Online marketing services include strategic planning, Web design and development, e-mail marketing development and e-commerce integration. Proven Direct also provides direct mail services from database marketing and list sourcing through printing, and fulfillment. Proven Direct serves more than 500 clients across the US and Canada.

Bravo Group brings together three high-impact skills in one firm -- government relations, communications and public affairs - to mobilize influence, shape public opinion and persuade people to act. This integrated approach allows for faster, more cohesive solutions and puts clients in the best position to win their issues. Because of its experience and expertise, Bravo Group is often able to obtain results for clients even in the most difficult public, political and regulatory environments.

Allen & Caron Inc. provides investor relations, media relations, and corporate communications services to life sciences, technology, greentech, financial services, industrials, and transportation markets in the United States, Asia, and the European Union. The company offers strategic counseling/planning services related to public or private financings, repositioning, turnarounds, changes of management or business plans, and crisis management; writes annual and interim shareholder reports, and policy speeches; and prepares audiovisual presentations, road show handouts, white papers, by-lined articles, video b-roll, and various other documents and communications tools. In addition, it provides buyside and sellside outreach, and cross-border investor relations services, as well as conducts road shows.

The DeMoss Group is the nation’s first and largest public relations agency exclusively serving Christian leaders, organizations and causes. Since 1991, The DeMoss Group has been at the center of religion news, providing communications counsel and public relations support to many of the prominent Christian leaders, organizations and causes of our time. For seven years in a row, The DeMoss Group has ranked as one of the Best Christian Places to Work by Best Christian Workplaces Institute. Founder and president Mark DeMoss published his first book in 2007, The Little Red Book of Wisdom (Thomas Nelson), which to date has sold nearly 50,000 copies.

Pattison Outdoor Advertising company peppers cities all across Canada with outdoor advertisements that include backlit posters, digital displays, wall murals, and large-scale superboards, as well as indoor advertisements in airports and malls. Its clients are some of the biggest names in their industries, from Apple to McDonald's. Pattison Outdoor offers those clients such services as demographics research, charting and mapping, creative development, and production; it also occasionally leases properties on which to build advertising structures. The firm is a division of The Jim Pattison Group, one of Canada's largest privately-held companies.

n·tara was founded in 1999 and has conducted interactive marketing work for such big clients as General Electric, Harvard, Lexmark International, Xerox, and Eastman Chemical Company. n·tara works to increase its customers' sales intake. The digital media production company specializes in interactive design and digital video services for corporate clients. n·tara, inc. company primarily develops sales tools, training media, and corporate imaging campaigns. Its production process includes the creation of scripts, storyboards, and graphic elements, which the company assembles and integrates with audio/visual components.

For years, Minnesotans have known the Star Tribune as their newspaper, but today our name stands for much more. By sharing ideas, forging links between people and providing local context for events, we stimulate thought and discussion about issues that are important to our community and to the lives of our readers. Star Tribune Media Company LLC company has a unique purpose. We are a trusted, dependable source of reliable news coverage, extensive consumer information and independent editorial commentary. We believe our newspaper and website should be at the heart of the community, dedicated to public service and fulfilling First Amendment responsibilities entrusted to us by the United States Constitution. This amendment is the foundation of this nation’s basic freedoms, allowing people to freely communicate without government restriction.

Eric Frank and Jeff Shelstad, former employees of textbook publisher Prentice Hall, formed Flat World Knowledge in 2007. College students who don't want to get knocked flat by the cost of textbooks should learn about Flat World Knowledge. The online publisher offers students the ability to read texts online for free at its Web site, which also offers full-color printouts and audio books for about a third of the usual cost. In addition, professors can adopt books as they are, or customize texts by pulling from other sources and their own work. Students can use the site to take and share digital notes, pose questions, and order a variety of study aids.

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