61.   The resignations followed the collapse of negotiations between Napster and the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann, which has sought to acquire the online music service.

62.   The proposal, nine months in the making, was written by the Bertelsmann Foundation, a nonprofit group associated with the German media conglomerate, Bertelsmann AG.

63.   The theory swirling through German media circles is that Murdoch might try to use the option as a way to pressure Kirch into selling a significant stake in itself.

64.   Today, for example, the recording subsidiary of German media giant Bertelsmann AG will announce plans to release new albums on DataPlay discs later this year.

65.   Ullrich told the German media contingent that he was not using his communication problem as an excuse for finishing second.

66.   Werner dismissed reports that he is at odds with Daimler Chief Executive Juergen Schrempp, who German media have said wants to oust Werner as head of Mercedes.

67.   Zelnick was chief executive of BMG music, a division of Napster investor Bertelsmann, a German media giant.

68.   According to German media, Bahaji arranged an apartment in Hamburg as well as visas for the United States.

69.   After expanding its U.S. presence in book publishing and the Internet, German media giant Bertelsmann AG is turning its attention to television, a magazine reported Tuesday.

70.   According to German media reports, some of the material included technology to extend the range of Scud missiles supplied to Libya by Iraq.