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(From AFX Europe (Focus))

2006-10-30 09:10:15 Italy govt sees 6-7 main TV players in 5-6 yrs

MILAN (AFX) - Communications minister Paolo Gentiloni said he expects Italy to have six to seven leading television groups in five to six years, compared with two currently, thanks to a reform of the sector and new technology. 2006-10-30 08:52:34 SCH denies interest in taking over Capitalia

MADRID (AFX) - Banco Santander Central Hispano SA said it is not interested in taking over the Italian bank Capitalia SpA, denying an earlier report in the Italian daily La Repubblica. 2006-10-30 08:43:59 TNT Q3 earnings beat expectations, to sell Freight Management division

AMSTERDAM (AFX) - TNT NV's third-quarter earnings bested most analyst expectations and the company announced its intention to sell its Freight Management unit. 2006-10-30 08:22:48 Wm Morrison makes 22 mln stg profit from July's stores/depot sale to Waitrose

LONDON (AFX) - William Morrison Supermarkets PLC said it has booked a profit of 22 mln stg on the sale of its stores at Eastbourne, Formby, Hexham, Lymington, Parkstone and Portswood and its distribution centre at Aylesford to John Lewis Partnership's Waitrose. 2006-10-30 08:22:32 HVB to sell Indexchange to Barclays Global Investors - source

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