August 7, 2000
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PROGRAMMING
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More Shark Attacks
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This summer, Discovery Channel is diving into interactive waters with "Shark Week."The network's 13th annual programming stunt swims onto the channel...
Mike Reynolds
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TNT's Bull Looks Bright
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Turner Network Television has created a solid series debut with its hour-long Wall Street drama Bull. Creator/EVP Michael Chernukin has put together...
Tim Clark
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Cover Story
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The Last Mile
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The advent of digital has turned the last mile into broadband's great race to the home, and there's no guarantee cable will lead the pack to the subscriber's...
Jim Barthold
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The Big Picture
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Back to the Newsroom: Revisiting cable's conundrum
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WHen people heard I was returning to covering the cable industry, they would invariably ask me what my plans were for Cable World. To ward them off,...
Andy Grossman
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Broadband Content
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No Wading in These Streams
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Napster's recent run-in with copyright laws is forcing Internet providers to pick sides. A growing number of players believe a new set of rules must...
K.C. Neel
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Primedia Lures More E-biz
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In an ever-increasing effort to morph from a publishing company to a new media conglomerate, Primedia has forged nine new media alliances that span its...
K.C. Neel
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Showtime Secures Starship
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Showtime Networks has licensed comedy series Starship Regulars from Icebox.com, making it the first series to migrate from an online service to an established...
K.C. Neel
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Broadband
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PacketCable(tm) Readies Test Cycles
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An accelerated plan to ready the cable market for packet services produced two more PacketCable(tm) test cycles this summer at CableLabs(r), important...
CABLEWORLD STAFF
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TW's Speedy Solution
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Time Warner Cable thinks its Austin and San Antonio, Tex.-based Road Runner subscribers might like an extra home computer or two hooked up for high-speed...
Jim Barthold
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Business
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ADC Goes Down Under
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ADC will roll out its fixed broadband wireless high-speed data/telephony system through an alliance with Austar United Communications, Australia's largest...
Jim Barthold
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Tapping Time Warner's Pipe
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Just days after having its pending merger with AOL lambasted during FCC hearings, Time Warner says it will allow Juno Online to sell its services over...
Tom De Martini
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Marketplace
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IPO Watch
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These are the top tech companies offering IPOs this week.1. Infinite Technology Group LT, 2M shares offered; $12 high/$10 low offer prices.2. Innovative...
CABLEWORLD STAFF
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Marketing & Advertising
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Cable, Broadcast Stride for Stride
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The Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau has further evidence that cable is as effective a medium as broadcast. The study on unaided recall of commercials...
Rani Long
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Sizzlig Summer Promos
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There are no summer doldrums for cable network marketers. Far from the beach, the networks are surging forward with an assortment of promotions to entice...
Rani Long
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Between the Lines
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On Screen: Hey, We Know That Guy
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Time Warner Sports president/CEO Seth Abraham wound up on the small screen during a recent episode of Arli$$, the HBO series about sports agent Arliss...
CABLEWORLD STAFF
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Ratings Race: CNN's GOP Ratings Dip
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CNN cheerfully boasted a primetime ratings increase of 140% July 31, partially due to coverage of the Republican National Convention. "We out-performed...
CABLEWORLD STAFF
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General
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A Programming Epiphany?
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Rainbow Media Holdings may soon add religion to its programming spectrum.There was much buzz last week about Rainbow, owned by Cablevision Systems, launching...
Mike Reynolds
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ADC Goes Down Under
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ADC will roll out its fixed broadband wireless high-speed data/telephony system through an alliance with Austar United Communications, Australia's largest...
Jim Barthold
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Are Conventions Losing Appeal?
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A growing number of programmers and service providers are choosing to eschew spending big money each year to exhibit at various industry conventions.The...
K.C. Neel
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BellSouth Keeps Up the Pace
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Moving ahead with its planned digital direct-to-home (DTH) satellite service rollout early next year, BellSouth Entertainment says it will buy 200,000...
Jim Barthold
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Cable Ratings Wilt in July
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With ABC's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and CBS' Survivor enticing viewer eyeballs, cable's Nielsen advance in primetime fell below broadcast's increase...
Mike Reynolds
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Cable, Broadcast Stride for Stride
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The Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau has further evidence that cable is as effective a medium as broadcast. The study on unaided recall of commercials...
Rani Long
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Cablevision, MSGN Beat Yanks
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A New York State Supreme Court judge last week dealt the New York Yankees a setback in their bid to create a regional sports network, but the team's...
Tom De Martini
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Cablevision, MSGN Beat Yanks
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A New York State Supreme Court judge last week dealt the New York Yankees a setback in their bid to create a regional sports network, but the team's...
Tom De Martini
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Charter Growth Busts Out
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Charter Communications didn't add as many customers during the second quarter, compared with a year ago, but the company exceeded revenue and cash flow...
K.C. Neel
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Charter Growth Busts Out
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Charter Communications didn't add as many customers during the second quarter, compared with a year ago, but the company exceeded revenue and cash flow...
K.C. Neel
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DBS Echoes Fruition
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Last week, EchoStar Communications reported the addition of 445,000 new Dish Network subscribers over April, May and June, a 34% hike compared to second-quarter...
Tim Clark
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DBS Echoes Fruition
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Last week, EchoStar Communications reported the addition of 445,000 new Dish Network subscribers over April, May and June, a 34% hike compared to second-quarter...
Tim Clark
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FastTalk
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Was ESPN Classic formed to satiate sports fans who have been cheated?ESPN Classic affords the viewer opportunities and programming they don't get anywhere...
Mark Shapiro
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Fox Scares Up a Promo
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In its largest affiliate promotion ever, Fox Family Channel plans to scare up some business with its "13 Days of Halloween" initiative.The campaign,...
Rani Long
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Fox Scares Up a Promo
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In its largest affiliate promotion ever, Fox Family Channel plans to scare up some business with its "13 Days of Halloween" initiative.The campaign,...
Rani Long
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Grossman Joins Cable World
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Andrew Grossman, a 14-year veteran of reporting on and working for the cable industry, has joined Cable World as editorial director.Grossman replaces...
CABLEWORLD STAFF
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Liberate Pops Up
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Liberate Technologies has unveiled PopTV Variety Pack a suite of pre-packaged interactive-television content from a roster of broadcast and Internet...
CABLE WORLD STAFF
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Liberate Pops Up
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Liberate Technologies has unveiled PopTV Variety Pack a suite of pre-packaged interactive-television content from a roster of broadcast and Internet...
CABLEWORLD STAFF
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Market Comment
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CABLE STOCKS RISE - Buyers emerged in the tech sector Aug. 2, taking cable and telecom stocks into positive territory. The solid performance within technology...
CABLEWORLD STAFF
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New Cox Subs Pass 1M
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Nearly three years after launching voice, video and data services, Cox Communications now counts more than 1 million new service subscriptions.Cox, which...
K.C. Neel
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New Cox Subs Pass 1M
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Nearly three years after launching voice, video and data services, Cox Communications now counts more than 1 million new service subscriptions.Cox, which...
K.C. Neel
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NFL Season Kicks Off
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With a new football season drawing nigh, DirecTV is priming the promotional pump for NFL Sunday Ticket, its exclusive out-of-market pay-per-view package.While...
Mike Reynolds
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NFL Season Kicks Off
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With a new football season drawing nigh, DirecTV is priming the promotional pump for NFL Sunday Ticket, its exclusive out-of-market pay-per-view package.While...
Mike Reynolds
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Priceline's Partners Pony Up For Stock
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's Vulcan Ventures and John Malone's Liberty Media will invest $190 million in Priceline.com stock. The deal gives the...
Tom De Martini
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Priceline's Partners Pony Up For Stock
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's Vulcan Ventures and John Malone's Liberty Media will invest $190 million in Priceline.com stock. The deal gives the...
Tom De Martini
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Primedia Lures More E-biz
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In an ever-increasing effort to morph from a publishing company to a new media conglomerate, Primedia has forged nine new media alliances that span its...
K.C. Neel
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Showtime Secures Starship
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Showtime Networks has licensed comedy series Starship Regulars from Icebox.com, making it the first series to migrate from an online service to an established...
K.C. Neel
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Sizzling Summer Promos
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Cable networks are using the traditional summer marketing season to hit the road. Programmers find summer a key season to take their marketing and branding...
Rani Long
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THE LAST MILE
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The advent of digital has turned the last mile into broadband's great race to the home, and there's no guarantee cable will lead the pack to the subscriber's...
JIM BARTHOLD
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Tiers of Happiness for MSOs
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The rollout of digital services is taking the cable industry by storm these days. But MSOs are beginning to take diametrically opposing approaches to...
K.C. Neel
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Tiers of Happiness for MSOs
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The rollout of digital services is taking the cable industry by storm these days. But MSOs are beginning to take diametrically opposing approaches to...
K.C. Neel
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TNT's Bull Looks Bright
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Turner Network Television has created a solid series debut with its hour-long Wall Street drama Bull. Creator/EVP Michael Chernukin has put together...
Tim Clark
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TW's Speedy Solution
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Time Warner Cable thinks its Austin and San Antonio, Tex.-based Road Runner subscribers might like an extra home computer or two hooked up for high-speed...
Jim Barthold
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