101.   The blockbuster trial of Ian and Kevin Maxwell began Wednesday, three and a half years after the mysterious death of their father, media tycoon Robert Maxwell.

102.   The colourful personality of deceased media tycoon Robert Maxwell dominated proceedings Friday on the third day of the fraud trial of his sons Ian and Kevin.

103.   The Congressman said that the relationship between Murdoch and Gingrich should be examined to determine if the media tycoon illegally contributed to his campaign fund.

104.   The global media tycoon, speaking on television from New York, said the fight with the ARL had been fierce but it was just about over.

105.   The media tycoon warned he would ask President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro to call fresh elections if legislators of the ruling coalition government failed to back his beleaguered rightist government.

106.   The media tycoon was told last Tuesday that he was under investigation after two companies in his Fininvest group allegedly bribed tax officials to get their tax bills lightened.

107.   The National Alliance is the junior partner in the broad Freedom Alliance, headed by ultra-liberal former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, the flamboyant media tycoon.