LIN TV Names Michael Kelly as Director of Sales Interactive/New Media and Clear Channel Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results

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City of Industry, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 02/18/2008 - Media entertainment industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. LIN TV Corp. (NYSE: TVL), a local television and digital media company, recently announced that Michael Kelly has been named Director of Sales Interactive/New Media, a new position at the Company. The appointment reflects LIN TV's ongoing commitment to developing Interactive and new media strategies that leverage the Company's content value while creating additional revenue sources. Kelly will report directly to LIN TV's Vice President Internet, Robb Richter.


Privately held Cox Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: CXR), the parent company of Cox Radio Inc., paid Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP $380,000 in 2007 to lobby on broadband and broadcasting issues, as well as Internet safety matters. The Atlanta-based company spent $340,000 in the second half of 2007 to lobby the House of Representatives on general broadband and broadcasting issues, according to a disclosure form posted online Tuesday by the Senate's public records office. Akin Gump also lobbied on behalf of Cox for a provision related to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System in a House appropriations bill.

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (NYSE: CCU) recently reported results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007. The Company reported revenues of $1.84 billion in the fourth quarter of 2007, a 4% increase over the $1.77 billion reported for the fourth quarter of 2006. Included in the Company's revenue is a $46.9 million increase due to movements in foreign exchange; strictly excluding the effects of these movements in foreign exchange, revenue growth would have been 1%.
InvestSource, Inc., a multimedia relations/investor relations firm specializing in bringing small- and micro-cap issuers to the attention of the broader public, announced on Monday February 11, 2008 that it has added the Epic Corporation (OTC: EPIO) to its rapidly growing "InvestSource Index" of publicly traded securities. Epic Corp. is the latest in a line of companies to recognize the potential benefits of placement in the InvestSource Index, a robust and feature-rich platform that incorporates the latest communications tools to create the most interactive environment for issuers and investors to interact, research, and communicate. A full profile of Epic Corp., including expanded company description, trading charts, and market highlights, is now available on the InvestSource website at: www.investsourceinc.com.

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