American Broadcasting Company a proposal for UPT to purchase ABC. Noble received other offers, including one from CBS founder William S. Paley; however, a merger with CBS would have forced that network to sell its New York City and Los Angeles stations at the very least. Goldenson and Noble reached a tentative agreement in the late spring of 1951 in which UPT would acquire ABC and turn it into a subsidiary of the company that would retain autonomy in its management. On June 6, 1951, the tentative agreement was approved by UPT's board of directors. However, the transaction had to be approved by
Edward J. Giorgianni of Colour", R. W. G. Hunt. In addition, Giorgianni is an award-winning instructor and frequent lecturer at technical symposia and universities. Giorgianni retired from the Eastman Kodak Company in 2005, although he continues to consult and lecture. Edward J. Giorgianni Edward J. Giorgianni is an Imaging Scientist formerly of the Imaging Research and Advanced Development Division at Eastman Kodak Company. Giorgianni is best known for his contributions in the field of color science and hold numerous patents in the fields of color management and imaging technology. Among his inventions are the digital color-encoding methods used on many commercial imaging systems,