February 8, 1999
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PROGRAMMING
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Deegan Named E! VP; Discovery Kids Seek Adventure
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E! Entertainment Television is extending its gaze toward original series and films naming veteran TV executive Lynn Deegan VP-development. Deegan, whose...
Mike Reynolds
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SportsChannel Florida, Marlins Set Deal
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SportsChannel Florida and the Florida Marlins have concluded a 12-year deal giving the regional sports network exclusive cable rights to the Major League...
Mike Reynolds
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The Big Picture
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CABLE'S AT&T DANCE: The Devil's in the details, as they say
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Now the real fun begins. The much anticipated AT&T deal with Time Warner that allows the long-distance giant to offer local phone service to the MSO's...
Matt Stump
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Business
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Market for Cable Deals Continues to Evolve
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The cable deal market may cool off a bit this year after sizzling in 1998. But analysts predict some significant pacts are in wings just waiting to be...
K.C. Neel
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Time Warner Wraps '98 with Record Gains
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It was a busy week for Time Warner, Inc. In the span of a few days it announced a monumental joint venture with AT&T Corp., as well as its fourth quarter...
Joshua Cho
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Marketplace
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Market Comment
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DONE DEAL: Reports that the FCC will OK the AT&T-TCI merger in the next couple of weeks helped propel TCI's shares to an all-time high of $72 a share...
CABLE WORLD STAFF
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Marketing & Advertising
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HBO Gives Voice to Black History Month
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HBO is continuing its successful "The Stories, The Storytellers" acquisition campaign for Black History Month nationwide throughout February. Last year,...
Max Lenderman
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Warner Makes Music with Multi-Million $$$ Promo
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David Goodman, VP-special projects at Warner Bros. Domestic Pay TV, calls the marketing campaign "the ultimate in 'one plus one equals four.'" His company...
Max Lenderman
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People
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People
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ANDREW CORP.: The following management changes have been announced: John DeSana has been promoted to group president Heliax products; Thomas Charlton...
CABLE WORLD STAFF
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General
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AOL Leads Charge: ISP Coalition Attacks Cable
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The cable industry has vowed to fight a new lobbying organization that's trying to get laws on the books forcing MSO-backed Internet Service Providers...
Eric Glick
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AT&T Dials Up Time Warner Deal
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After months of battling over issues of control and technology, AT&T Corp. and Time Warner Inc. last week announced a long-expected joint venture agreement...
Joshua Cho
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AT&T Gets Nice Network for Local Telephony
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Time Warner Cable offers AT&T Corp. a friendlier platform on which to offer telephony than Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI), although some things are still...
Jim Barthold
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AT&T-TW Deal Raises High-Speed Question
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If voice services are getting combined, can data services be far behind?That's the conclusion of industry analysts after last week's cable telephony...
Alan Breznick
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Consumers: Telecom Reform Isn't Working
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Terming the Telecommunications Act of 1996 "an abysmal failure to date," two leading consumer groups called on federal lawmakers and regulators last...
Alan Breznick
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Distant Signal Debate Ramps Up a Notch
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The debate over allowing DBS companies to offer distant signals into individual markets rose another notch last week.While powerful lawmakers refuted...
Eric Glick
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EchoStar and DirecTV Narrow DBS Field
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With the DBS field narrowed down to two main providers, industry observers expect an even further consolidation of satellite TV players and possibly...
Alan Breznick
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GM Pulling $500M from Local Dealer Groups
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Cable ad sales operations, along with TV stations, are grappling with the news that General Motors Corp. will pull $500 million from local GM dealer...
Peggy Conger
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Iowa Court Decision Raises Hope for Telephony Services
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An Iowa Supreme Court decision has raised the expectations of communities hoping to offer converged voice, video and data services.The court on Jan....
Jim Barthold
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January Brings Another Boffo Ratings Month for Cable
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Basic cable started off 1999 in fine Nielsen fettle, notching another double-digit gain in prime time ratings while securing record audience levels during...
Mike Reynolds
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Massillon Offers Cable Modem Packages
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Massillon Cable is joining the league of cable operators around the country that are offering cable modem service. But the 45,000-subscriber system isn't...
K.C. Neel
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NAB, Lawmakers Irked by Clinton's Tax Plan
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A Clinton administration plan to raise revenue by taxing broadcasters met much criticism last week, as lawmakers and broadcasters gave the idea a resounding...
Eric Glick
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Networks, HSN Boost USA 4Q
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Strong Home Shopping Network sales and higher ad revenue at USA Networks and Sci-Fi Channel helped lower USA Networks Inc.'s fourth-quarter loss to $12...
CABLE WORLD STAFF
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Oak Forest Misses TCI 120-Day Transfer Deadline
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When the Oak Forest, Ill., city council denied Tele-Communications Inc.'s franchise transfer to AT&T in January, it was trying to send the MSO a message...
K.C. Neel
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READERS OFFER REASONED RESPONSE
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It's always neat when someone responds to something I wrote.Usually it comes wrapped in a brick thrown through my window with the message, "We no ware...
CABLE WORLD STAFF
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TCI Continues to Battle Deep in The Heart of Texas
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Tele-Communications Inc. faces criminal charges in Arlington, Texas, after the city council there passed an ordinance last week making it a misdemeanor...
K.C. Neel
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Terayon Zooms Towards Fast Track in '99
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Having successfully toured 1998, Terayon Communications Systems Inc. is ready to put the pedal to the metal in 1999."By any measure, Terayon had an outstanding...
Jim Barthold
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