1.   But it was Cosell who fused egocentricity with a tough-talking candor that have become the twin hallmarks of contemporary media heavyweights.

2.   His own access to Clinton got squeezed at the same time, says Lemann, along with other media heavyweights who suddenly found themselves out of the presidential graces.

3.   Several media heavyweights, including George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, showed up.

4.   Whenever there is talk about conflict resolution, the media heavyweights look wistfully to elder statesmen.

5.   American networks also pay staggering sums to televise the Olympics, and three of the bid cities are media heavyweights New York, Los Angeles and Washington.

6.   Ted Turner wants to settle his feud with Rupert Murdoch in the boxing ring, challenging him to a television pay-per-view clash of media heavyweights.

7.   Television, a media heavyweight, is increasingly consuming more market share from other media as the advertising industry grows.

8.   Australian shares rose marginally Monday despite sound gains by media heavyweight News Corp and major resources companies BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, brokers said.