11.   At the same time, the corporation is a very special kind of media giant.

12.   Bertelsmann AG, for instance, the German media giant that owns Bantam Doubleday Dell, has a number of overseas divisions.

13.   Both said the purchase by a media giant constituted a vindication of alternative weeklies.

14.   A bullish Sumner Redstone, head of a resurgent Viacom Inc., boldly predicted Thursday his company will outperform all rival media giants in coming years.

15.   A media giant does cruel injustice to an individual -- and then uses its power to try to keep the victim from repairing the damage.

16.   A partnership of the media giant and three of the largest music labels, MusicNet will license firms that seek to sell music subscription services under their own labels.

17.   A recent start-up operating out of a makeshift office strikes a deal with a media giant.

18.   A recent start-up operating out of a makeshift office in a loft strikes a deal with an entertainment or media giant.

19.   A week after the publication of his new book, MCA, the media giant, announced that it had given Koolhaas his first American commission.

20.   But both media giants, under the terms of the laws, regulations and contracts governing their business, could serve as gatekeepers and black out the signal.