The most popular YouTubers, who have generated millions of visits and tens of thousands of subscribers, say they have received overtures from multiple sites.
Several senior editors at other publishers have received preliminary overtures about the position, directly or indirectly, and declined to pursue the job, people involved in the process said.
Sprint, which is seen as particularly attractive because it owns a wireless telephone network in addition to its traditional fixed-line business, has received informal overtures from Deutsche Telekom of Germany and from BellSouth in the last week, according to executives close to those discussions.
Butterfield admits to The Australian's Cliona O'Dowd that Slack has received "friendly overtures to see if (a sale) is something we would be interested in pursuing and so far we have not been interested".
That executive questioned whether such a show would have commercial appeal and asked, "Who's going to watch a show like that?" Mr. Clinton has received proposals and overtures from many media organizations, said Robert Barnett, the lawyer who represented the former president in his book deal with Knopf and who also represents him on other employment contracts.
Its coffers bulging with oil revenues, Iran brags that it can go without.France has received Iran's latest overture coolly; it is unlikely to delay discussion of sanctions for long.
He has received offers to buy the number, invitations to join associations, overtures of friendship and requests for interviews.
President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan on Thursday denounced a peace overture from President Hu Jintao of China that has received a cautious welcome here from both candidates for the presidential election next March.
Because he is Guatemala's most famous doctor, Dr. Espada, who has dual American and Guatemalan citizenship, has long received overtures from politicians.
Executives close to Global Crossing said yesterday that while the company had received faint overtures from Deutsche Telekom in the last week, no serious discussions were under way.
