February 19, 2001
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PROGRAMMING
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New Nick Block Aims for Tweens
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Stepping directly into the fray for one of today's hottest demos, Nickelodeon will soon seek "tweens" with a branded Sunday night franchise.TEENick,...
MIKE REYNOLDS
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New Shows, CNN Said
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Now it's case a of entertainment news imitating art.CNN began airing He Said/She Said, a film and entertainment review show, Feb. 17. The program - bearing...
MIKE REYNOLDS
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The Big Picture
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Waiting Out The Backlash
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As MSOs fiddle, can ITV services survive? Several years ago I injured my hand and waited impatiently for it to heal. Once I complained to a friend of...
ANDY GROSSMAN
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Broadband Content
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Booting Up Soccer
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The world's most popular sport has gone pay-per-view over the Internet.After two years of trials, VideoSport.com and e-Media streamed a European soccer...
RICHARD COLE
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RealNetworks Shifts to TV Sets
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RealNetworks has taken another step toward blurring the line between television and the personal computer.In a deal the company says marks a shift in...
RICHARD COLE
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Interactive TV
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Why the `D' in VOD Stands for Delay
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By most accounts, video-on-demand is a killer application for operators wanting to introduce their customers to interactivity. But deployment of VOD...
K.C. NEEL
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Broadband
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Cable-Ready Computer May Be In The Cards
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It's a tantalizing situation the computer companies are creating for MSOs: The industry is pulling the cable modem directly into the PC, which will drive...
BRIAN SANTO
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Developing Home Network Technologies
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If you never thought the "space-age" home you admired as a kid on The Jetsons could become your reality as an adult, think again. Home networking is...
CABLE WORLD STAFF
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RiverDelta Teams Up With Alopa's Open Access
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Alopa Networks and RiverDelta Networks are teaming up on a self-provisioning system for DOCSIS 1.1 broadband networks based on Alopa's Open Access."The...
BRIAN SANTO
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Business
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Cablevision Delays Sony Boxes
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Cablevision Systems pushed back the deployment of its Sony digital boxes until the fall, contributing to the drop in the MSO's stock price.The rollout,...
CABLE WORLD STAFF
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Marketing & Advertising
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TW Cable Pushes `More' Digital
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Continuing to prime the promotional pump, Time Warner Cable is mounting a direct mail campaign during the next month to boost sales of digital services...
MIKE REYNOLDS
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People
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People
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Bravo Krissie Verbic to VP-national accounts and affiliate marketing from director-national accounts.The Cable Center James Anderson to director-development...
CABLE WORLD STAFF
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Between the Lines
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Between the lines
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Fast Women Pushing the Accelerator Sporting a come-hither look and expressing her need for speed, hot rod vixen and enthusiast Mercedes Cory is shifting...
CABLE WORLD STAFF
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General
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Animals Star in Planet Promos
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Bringing voice and imagery to the network's credo, Animal Planet is embarking on the most extensive branding campaign in its history with the launch...
MIKE REYNOLDS
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Increased Programming Costs Boost Cable Rates
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The latest numbers from the Federal Communications Commission on cable rates might create more fodder for public interest groups, but programmers must...
DAVID CONNELL
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Insight Makes Bet on VOD
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Insight Communications is heavily betting that video-on-demand will drive subscribers to sign up for its interactive service, Digital Gateway.The cable...
ANDREA FIGLER
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Layoffs Hit AT&T
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Cuts Leave Industry Asking Who's Next A flurry of pink slips at AT&T Broadband late last week is the latest sign of an uncertain atmosphere that is making...
K.C. NEEL AND BRIAN SANTO
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Letter to the Editor
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To The Editor: While Cablevision as a practice does not comment on proprietary services it might have under development, the recent Cable World article...
CABLE WORLD STAFF
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Litany Of Lawsuits Orbit DBS
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What do must carry, Gemstar, hot-shot lawyer David Boise and New Orleans prostitutes have in common?They are all at the center of lawsuits involving...
DAVID CONNELL
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Network Heads Support Election Reform Bill
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Major legislation was on the table, and industry executives from both cable and broadcast agreed.They weren't talking about must carry, open access or...
DAVID CONNELL
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NO ROOM FOR FAMILIES
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Viewing habits clash with calls for friendly shows on cable. It's 8 p.m. on a Monday night. In his room, an 8-year-old boy catches up with the latest...
MIKE REYNOLDS
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Powell To Review FCC Policies and Procedures
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell appears to be moving quickly on his pledge to reform the way the FCC does business.Powell plans...
DAVID CONNELL
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SET Looks to CBS For Promo Punch
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Complementing its cable, radio and print schedules, Showtime Event Television will support the WBA heavyweight championship bout between Evander Holyfield...
MIKE REYNOLDS
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The New TV Challengers
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Threat to cable from the Web Cable operators may eventually rue the day when the Internet bubble burst, or at least shrank to a dimension supported by...
RICHARD COLE
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Video World's Not Safe From Napster
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Despite Chilling Court Ruling, File Sharing Remains a Threat It's like that whack-a-mole arcade game. Every time a mole pops up out of a hole, you have...
RICHARD COLE
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