February 10, 2003
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PROGRAMMING
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BRIEFS
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OFF THE COURT AND INTO THE POOL FOR ADULT SWIM Following its presentation of the 2003 NBA Star Game, TNT plans to air the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim...
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Coming Up
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HALLMARK SERVES UP ROMANCE ON THE RANGE Cable loves a good Western, so here come the horses, even if it's Hallmark Channel with an original romance movie....
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Hi-Def Outlook Getting Sharper For Showtime
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Premium networks are putting a premium on picture quality. Showtime Networks said it will be making a bigger commitment to high-definition television...
BY JON LAFAYETTE
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DIGITAL PIPELINE
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Acterna: Keeping Watch
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Now that operators are able to offer their customers at least some form of converged service (digital cable, high-speed Internet, VoIP telephony, etc.),...
BY ANTHONY CRUPI
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BRIEFS
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COX INTRODUCES S-A DVR BOX IN GATOR COUNTRY Cox Communications has taken the first step toward providing DVR service, offering subs in its Gainesville,...
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Slam-Dunk for TNT, In Demand and NBA
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Air Jordan had been cleared for takeoff in one final NBA All-Star Game, and TNT spent the week leading up to the event making sure the last look we got...
BY ANTHONY CRUPI
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MEET THE SYSTEM
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Operation OK From Tulsa to Muskogee
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You can't talk about Cox Communication's cable operation in Oklahoma City ? the 45th-ranked market in the country ? without taking into account...
BY SHIRLEY BRADY
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General
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?TAKEN?: BREAKING DOWN A BIG HIT
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Capturing the upside for a hit like Taken is not easy. Programmer/studio splits are strictly proprietary, but here we assume Taken to be a free-standing...
BY JONATHAN BLUM, KAGAN
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Adelphia Is Planning Dramatic Rate Increases
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Adelphia's new executive team plans to inflate upcoming rate increases dramatically and to cut staff to help the bankrupt cable operator emerge from...
BY ANDREA FIGLER
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AT&T Addresses Given Reprieve
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Don't mess with the address. That was driven home to Comcast during its attempt to transition former AT&T Broadband high-speed Internet subscribers from...
BY SHIRLEY BRADY
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BRIEFS
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OLYMPICS ON BRAVO NBC will be running Olympics coverage on recently acquired Bravo as part of its 24-hour coverage of the 2004 games from Athens. As...
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CABLE CONNECTIONS
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ABC FAMILY CHANNEL Robin Schwartz to VP-programming, from writer/producer developing prime-time comedy and drama pilots for ABC, CBS, the WB and Fox....
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CONSOLIDATION: A HARD CASE TO ARGUE
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It seems that something besides broadcasting is stuck in the '50s: our lingering fear of centralized media control. As unbelievable as it sounds, if...
BY JONATHAN BLUM, KAGAN
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County Council in Maryland Sets Standards for Cable HSD Service
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A council member in Montgomery County, Md., could intensify the regulatory battle over who governs cable modem service next month. Marilyn Praisner pushed...
BY ANDREA FIGLER
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Discovery Readies More HD Launches
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Discovery's hi-def guru, John Ford, is stepping down this week ? just as the network is expanding its HD Theater channel. Between 25 and 30 systems...
BY SHIRLEY BRADY AND JON LAFAYETTE
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Emmy Aggression
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In the greater Los Angeles area, there was a broadcast executive ? quite possibly two or three or even a whole crowd of them ? whose jaw...
BY VERNE GAY
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Getting ?Taken? Was Good
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More amazing than any of the special effects seen on the Steven Spielberg miniseries Taken may be the fact that Sci Fi Channel just about broke even...
BY JON LAFAYETTE
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In Demand Distributing VOD Movies in Hi-Def
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If high-definition television and video-on-demand are going to be the cable industry's next big things, then In Demand is offering operators a way to...
BY JON LAFAYETTE
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Investors Are Parking Their Money in Cable Again
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The financial dry spell might have ended ? at least one of them. After sitting out the last couple of years, private investors are active again,...
BY K. C. NEEL
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Late Breaking News
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Kent on Verge of Investment Jerry Kent's Cequel III is close to making an investment in either a cable or telecom company, according to a company spokesman....
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LINES ARE DRAWN
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Among Catholics, Jesuit priests are called ?God's shock troops.? It's important to remember this, because the Federal Communications Commission's...
BY ALICIA MUNDY
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Next time you're in the phone center, say something nice to a CSR.
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In my old line of work I had more than a few strange phone calls. When our wonderful receptionist, Vera, couldn't figure out what to do with a particular...
MIKE LUFTMAN
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Ratings
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| Top 40 Basic Cable Ad-Supported ProgramsWeek of January 27-February 2, 2003 |
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Retrans Consent Deals Get Tougher Every Day
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The American Cable Association has toyed with the idea of supporting digital must-carry as a way of working around retransmission consent negotiations,...
BY K. C. NEEL
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The Price Isn't Right
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Winning awards is one thing. Getting premium pricing from ad buyers is another. While award-winning shows such as Monk and The Shield command some of...
BY JON LAFAYETTE
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