October 8, 2001
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PROGRAMMING
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Another Opening Night For Broadway Network
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As Broadway tries to recover after the destruction of the World Trade Center, Broadway Television Network...
by richard cole
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brief
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HBO SENDS TVKO MONIKER TO THE SHOWERS HBO Sports is giving its pay-per-view arm a new name, ditching the...
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Not All Nets Wrapped in Stars and Stripes
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While U.S. news networks splash the American flag across their screens, foreign networks carried in the...
BY ANDREA FIGLER
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Practice Falters as New FX Lineup Debuts
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September could not have looked more promising for FX. The general-interest network had survived a brutal...
by will lee
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RATINGS SURGE FOR CABLE NEWS NETS
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News coverage of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington generated the biggest basic-cable ratings...
by tom bierbaum, inside.com
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Retransmission Battle for Cox in D.C.
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Cox Communications officials last week were trying to settle their latest retransmission feud in the Washington,...
BY RICHARD COLE
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Business
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briefs
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USA GOES TO COURT TO STOP MERGER Citing the ?material adverse change? clause that is standard...
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High Speed Mulls Future After Buyout
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Now that Charter Communications and High Speed Access have agreed on a price for Charter to buy nearly...
by mavis scanlon
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MORE MEDIA COMPANY WOES
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More media companies last week said the slowdown in the advertising market ? exacerbated by the terrorist...
Mavis Scanlon
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Marketplace
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companies in the news
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CLASSIC COMMUNICATIONS(NASDAQ: CLSC) Classic said both revenue and subscribers fell in the third quarter....
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DOW JONES VS. CABLE MSO WATCH
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GAINERS/LOSERS - MSOs AND PROGRAMMERS
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People
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People
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alopa networks inc Michael P. Foley to president and CEO from president for Excite burly...
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General
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?Buy to the Sound Of Cannons?
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When the Gulf War broke out on Aug. 1, 1990, here's what I wrote after the first ten days: ?Swift...
by paul kagan
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briefs
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RAINBOW OPENS TECH CENTER Rainbow Media Holdings last month opened its new 62,000-square-foot Rainbow Network...
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Bucking Trends In Alaska
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To see the cable company of the future, one that profitably combines video and phone services, look north....
BY MAVIS SCANLON
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Charter After Kent: No CEO Yet
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Charter Communications made some moves last week to show that it was business as usual in the post-Jerry...
BY STACI D. KRAMER
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correction
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The photo on page 24 of the October 1 issue should have been credited to PhotoDisc/Getty Images. ...
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CTAM Names Top Marketing Campaigns
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A Nickelodeon campaign designed to help sell cable modems while promoting the Kids' Choice Awards was one...
by christopher schultz
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ECHOSTAR NEEDLES CHARTER
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EchoStar's newest advertising campaign for the Dish network has prompted legal threats from Charter Communications,...
Staci D. Kramer
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Economic Worries for ?Recession-Proof? Cable
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While cable operators have long been seen as virtually recession-proof, some analysts following the sector...
by mavis scanlon
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Fox News, CNN Skirmish In Afghanistan
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The American news networks stationed in central Asia are engaged in their own private war. Fox News Channel...
by will lee
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Fox, Time Warner Huddle Over Surcharges
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Time Warner Cable and Fox Cable Networks are negotiating a new deal in an effort to avoid the conflicts...
BY STACI D. KRAMER
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IPGs? What IPGs?
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Digital cable and satellite television consumers need to be guided to their interactive program guides,...
by andrea figler
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Itemizing Franchise Fees Approved by FCC
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The Federal Communications Commission last week ruled that cable operators may pass through and itemize...
BY JON LAFAYETTE
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Jacksonville Seeks ?Remedies? From AT&T
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AT&T Broadband made significant progress on customer service issues in the city of Jacksonville, Fla.,...
BY STACI D. KRAMER
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Justices Salute Pole Arguments
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Although Supreme Court justices characteristically shroud their leanings while hearing a case, the cable...
BY ERIK WEMPLE
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Lessons on Living With Paul Allen's Mind and Money
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Executives at Marcus Cable are well-acquainted with Paul Allen's rapidly moving mind. Back in 1998, when...
BY STACI D. KRAMER
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markets
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New Forecast Knocks Cablevision Shares Lower
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Cablevision Systems shares plunged Friday as the company surprised investors by cutting its earnings outlook...
BY MAVIS SCANLON
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NIELSEN LAUNCHING PEOPLE METERS IN BOSTON
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After five months of testing, Nielsen Media Research has decided to make its People Meters its standard...
BY WILL LEE
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Pay-Per-View Gets Push From The Movie Loft
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A cheap, professional-quality program is helping cable system marketers and programmers sell pay-per-view...
by christopher schultz
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Ratings
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TOP 20 BASIC CABLE AD-SUPPORTED PROGRAMS WEEK OF...
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Spurring Good Works in San Antonio
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San Antonio is where Navarra Williams got his first position in the industry as director of finance for...
by shirley brady
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The Domino Theory
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Charter Communications might end up being a nice consolation prize for Comcast Corp. should it fail in...
BY K. C. NEEL
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VOD Getting Act Together
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After years of being hampered by software incompatability problems, news that SeaChange International's...
BY ANDREA FIGLER
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WARNING FROM CONCURRENT
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Video-on-demand equipment maker Concurrent Computer warned it would fall short of its first fiscal-quarter...
by Mavis Scanlon
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WESTERN SHOW CANCELLATIONS PICK UP SPEED
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Anaheim, Calif., might be looking like a ghost town by the time the Western Show rolls around. The latest...
BY K. C. NEEL
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