October 25, 1999 |
High-tech companies routinely complain that there aren't enough engineers with special skills in multimedia. The Integrated Media Systems Center (IMSC) at USC's School of Engineering is responding by developing two new bachelor of science degrees for electrical engineers and computer scientists that focus on multimedia.
BUSINESS
January 12, 1995 |
High-tech billionaire Paul G. Allen disclosed Wednesday that he is financially backing an upstart film production, television and multimedia company as part of his ongoing expansion into the entertainment field. The company will be called Storyopolis and expects to work on projects with authors of popular children's stories and classic tales. Details on the size of Allen's investment weren't disclosed.
BUSINESS
February 28, 2000 |
The National Science Foundation has renewed its funding for USC's Integrated Media Systems Center, the only national research center focused on multimedia. USC is expected to announce this week that the federal agency has approved $14.2 million in base funding over the next five years and supplemental funding of $915,000 for new research initiatives. The center, known as IMSC, was established in 1996 with a five-year, $12.4-million NSF grant.
BUSINESS
April 12, 1985 |
Multimedia, a Greenville, S.C.-based company that has grown steadily by acquiring newspapers and broadcast outlets in areas with minimal competition, Thursday rejected a $1.02-billion acquisition bid from Culver City-based Lorimar, saying the company is not for sale. Lorimar's offer, at $61 a share, bested a recent $1-billion offer by Wesray, a company led by former Treasury Secretary William E.
BUSINESS
July 29, 1996 |
Television producer Max Keller, with his bright orange blazers and indescribably garish ties, seems an improbable choice to champion a technological innovation--much less sip tea with PhDs at Cambridge University or rub shoulders with button-down executives at defense electronics concern Litton Industries. Low-budget syndicated TV fare--Keller's big successes so far include "Acapulco H.E.A.T." and "Tarzan"--seems much more his style.
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