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2006 mergers and acquisitions

  • WABC (AM)In November 1920, the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company established its first broadcasting station, KDKA, located in East Pittsburgh.
  • Madman EntertainmentTim Anderson and Paul Wiegard opened Madman Entertainment in 1996. They started as a mail order business selling imported anime titles on VHS tapes.
  • YouTubeOn the 14th of February 2005, three former PayPal employees named Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen registered the domain name www.youtube.com.
  • Business WireLorry I. Lokey established Business Wire in 1961 to solve a specific problem for California businesses. The new company began operations by sending press…