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March 23, 2007
Milka Duno and CITGO Racing Join IndyCar Series With SAMAX Motorsport for 2007 Season : GlobalGiants.com
MIAMI, March 23 -- Milka Duno, the first woman in history to win a major international sportscar race in North America, and CITGO Racing, announced today at Homestead-Miami Speedway that they will compete in the 2007 IndyCar Series with SAMAX Motorsport. Duno will drive the No. 23 CITGO Racing/SAMAX Motorsport Dallara/Honda/Firestone in ten IndyCar Series events this season, including the 91st Indianapolis 500. She also plans to compete at Kansas, Texas, Iowa, Watkins Glen, Nashville, Mid Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Chicago.
CITGO, based in Houston, is a refiner, transporter and marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, refined waxes, asphalt and other industrial products. The company is owned by PDV America, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., the national oil company of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Spanish Broadcasting Re-Launches LaMusica.com Entertainment Portal : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: (L-R) Gabriela Ordonez and Rene Solorio.
MIAMI, March 23 -- Spanish Broadcasting System ("SBS") (NASDAQ:SBSA) announced today important upgrades to its portfolio of Internet properties, including the re-launch of its leading entertainment portal www.lamusica.com, as well as the re-branding of all of the Company's radio station Web sites. These strategic initiatives are part of SBS's ongoing Internet strategy, and include sleek upgrades to the look and feel of the Company's Web sites that will serve to enhance the overall entertainment experience for SBS online users.
LaMusica.com is a leading destination for up-to-the-minute Hispanic news and entertainment information. As part of the Web site's re-launch, SBS has completely revamped the site's user interface, including new and improved Internet graphics and links, as well as an upgraded video player, all of which more closely represent the Web site's dynamic appeal. In-line with these upgrades, the Company has appointed former "Mira" magazine photo editor Gabriela Ordonez to head-up the photo department at LaMusica.com.
In addition, with content development lying at the core of the Company's Internet strategy, LaMusica.com has unveiled a new slate of online print, video and music content that more effectively leverages SBS's radio and TV programming and its deep pool of entertainment and news talent. In-line with this initiative, SBS has appointed journalist Rene Solorio to lead LaMusica.com's entertainment news division. Rene is a former editor of the American Publishing Group, and an experienced entertainment journalist in Mexico. In his new role, he will oversee the development of the site's news and entertainment content, while also serving as an editorial contributor to SBS's Miami television station, Mega TV Channel 22.
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. is the largest publicly traded Hispanic- controlled media and entertainment company in the United States. SBS owns and operates 20 radio stations located in the top Hispanic markets of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Puerto Rico, including the #1 Spanish-language radio station in America, WSKQ-FM in New York City. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Volvo S80 Named 2007 AutoMundo Magazine Car of the Year : GlobalGiants.com
AutoMundo, the premier US Spanish-language automotive enthusiast publication, today named the all-new Volvo S80 as its 2007 Car of the Year. The prestigious accolade which appears in the magazine's April issue, follows the S80's recent debut in the U.S. marketplace and echoes what others are saying about Volvo's first V8-powered luxury sedan.
The S80 was selected for its revolutionary design, dynamic and youthful driving attributes and Volvo's legendary safety systems. "The new 2007 Volvo S80 was really the obvious choice," commented Jorge Koechlin, President and Editor-in-Chief of AutoMundo. "As the company's first V8-powered car, it really breaks the mold of what AutoMundo has come to expect of Volvo's cars." |GlobalGiants.com|
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