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April 30
- Sherman shifts NAB duties
- Ergen Seeks AT&T-Comcast Conditions
- Bornstein Out at ABC Television
- Starz Encore Snares Gunsmoke , Combat
April 29
- HBO: More Sex and Six
- YES Sues Cablevision
- Leading antenna maker facing $111K fine
- DST to Open Three Mega-Centers
- YES files antitrust suit vs. Cablevision
- ICTV Debuts `HeadendWare'
- Sunday fun day for CBS
- WJLA's Solly dead at 53
- Mel, Sumner, Tom: 'Succession Plans?'
- The Double Whammy: Mel, Recession
- It's Become a Bad Year to Fight Taxes
- Top 25 MSOs
- A market heating up
- Positively Cable At Its Best
- Cable Players Wrestle With IPG Navigation
- TechTV goes Hollywood
- Roberts, Armstrong Pitch Deal To Senate
- Going to the Net Isn't Always Easy
- Next Level Enters VOD Realm
- Tip-Toeing Into VoIP's Woolly Verbiage
- When Digital Really Isn't, Sparks Fly
- Changing Hands
- Cablevision Still Bullish on iO
- Turner Nets Bank on Original Films, Off-Net Series
- The week that was
- Comedy's Awkward Age Is 11
- Starz Branding Effort Plays on Emotion
- Centennial Subs On Sale Block
- TV Land Aims for Retro Synergy
- Court TV's Ruling: A More Investigative Bent
- Keeping Vieira
- DBS gets spectrum buddy
- NASCAR's new vision
- A one-on-one sales strategy
- Northpoint Can't Pry Loose Spectrum
- Trouble at the Top
- Carving out two identities
- Fates & Fortunes
- Basic's In Tune With Concerts, Specials
- 'Massive Media' chief
- On the Road Again, More Warily
- Is DBS competition in the offing?
- 700 MHz auctions, take 6
April 26
- KTRK apologizes for Bubble Boy clip
- Popkowski: MTVN Exit for Family Reasons
- Muszynski: TV upfront spending looks flat
- Nets get Autonomy
- Maine broadcasters get DTV tax break
- Sci Fi gets Night Visions
- Paxson keeps pushing for auctions
- INSP to Launch La Familia Network
- Spaulding: Make Movies Core
April 25
- Winkler, Levitt join Squares
- Concurrent Lands Charter Deal
- Martin: Product Market Key to DBS Merger
- ABC Sales reorganizes
- Chernin, Parsons appearing in House copyright hearing
- ABC Family Cancels Upfront
- Jordan jumps to WFTV
April 24
- View's Vieira to Millionaire
- TechTV Slashes Tech Live
- ESPN to Launch New EXPN Channel
- Matthews set for fall debut
- Hallmark Cuts Paramount Deal
- Hallmark snags Paramount programming
April 23
- FCC paves way for DBS competition
- AT&T Broadband Inks ISP Deal
- WHUT(TV) will run Rukeyser
- More TV stations convert to digital
- Roberts to host NAB Gala
- Williams Turns to Chapter 11
- Chernin, Parsons appearing in House hearing
- Adlink Taps McCauley
- Rukeyser debut notches record ratings
- TV Drama Pioneer Rose Dead at 81
- Galavisión Revamps Lineup
- CNN taps Toobin
April 22
- WNDS goes with LPM
- CBS, Clear Channel sign affiliate deals
- Rosie to host Survivor reunion
- J&J to Sponsor TNT Family Movies
- BellSouth Opposes AT&T-Comcast Merger
- Vivendi, Thomson Fight Digital Pirates
- Probst to host Millionaire ?
- The King is coming
- Networks' Hopes Rise for Playoffs
- Key Dems Blast News Coverage
- Reshuffling Squares
- FTC-DoJ split: Not a done deal
- MPEG-21's Aim: A Standard for Structure
- Fates & Fortunes
- Seattle Mariners a Hit Locally and Even Abroad
- TV Guide Takes Wing With PPV Promotion
- Toon Disney, Coke Set Denver Sweepstakes
- Sapan Says Exclusive VOD is Key for Cable
- CNN taps Pathfire
- War's over, but not the battles
- Kontiki Offers Software Tools To Build Peer-To-Peer Ship
- CNN tapeless vision
- TNN's hunger for younger
- UPC Sounds 'Going-Concern' Alarm
- Nielsen's new tech banished in Boston
- Showtime's No Fan of Free SVOD Fare
- NTL to Split, File for Chapter 11
- Changing Hands
- Selling cable hands-on
- To Draw Young Adults, TNN Adds Cartoons
- SwitchPoint's Ethernet Pitch:An MSO Last-Mile Solution
- Plot Doesn't Jell in Pregnancy Drama
April 19
- Rukeyser gets CNBC and more
- EchoStar, EarthLink team up for Internet service
- FX renews The Shield
- Digital Set-Top Sector Poised for Growth
- S-A's DVR-Capable `8000' Enters Trials
- Court TV to seek access to Blake trial
- Tribune to buy WTTV(TV)
- ALMA awards nominees announced
- VH1 Names Norman GM
April 18
- MTV Coordinates `MTV Coordinates'
- TV Stations Question Powell DTV Plan
- In Demand to Sign Studio VOD Deals
- Powell: Northpoint decision is done deal
- Concurrent Tunes In to Ad Technology
April 17
- Shake-up at Squares continues
- It's over for Ally
- Winston Cup Coverage Drives FX
- SEC Formally Investigating Adelphia
- Hallmark Names Distribution Liaison
- SEC upgrades Adelphia investigation
- Ozzy Tops Cable Ratings
- Discovery adds HDTV channel
- GSN Sets Record with Whammy! Launch
- Animation, Bond to Lead New TNN Sked
- CBS tops ratings race
April 16
- Whammy! hits ratings jackpot
- The Osbournes body-slam WWF
- Peacock samples hip-hop
- Friedman exits Early Show
- Noggin to Launch Two New Web Sites
- Lescure Out at Canal Plus
- Comedy returns Glick , Geeks
- BSkyB Gets Multiplayer Gaming
- Discovery to Launch HD Theater
- Adelphia Misses SEC 10-K Deadline
- AT&T Suit vs. CSG Dismissed
April 15
- Muris: FTC budget cuts could be devastating
- Virginia Beach TV winner sues
- Thousand Oaks Gets Adelphia Injunction
- ADC CMTS Wins DOCSIS 1.1 OK
- Hallmark Opens Detroit Sales Office
- Motorola Goes Thin with New Box
- YES Gain a Loss for MSG, TechTV
- Cablers Put In Funding Call for VoIP
- Millionaire takes the summer off
- FCC: 'V' In DTV Means Voluntary
- NAB Sales
- E!'s Rieber Continues Programmer Exodus
- Another Half
- YES's Gain a Loss for MSG, Techtv
- A&E Tour Salutes 'Biography'
- Changing Hands
- Canadian Company to Buy Bankrupt Viasource's Assets
- G4 Aims Originals at Video Game Fans
- Analyst: Pegasus a 'Tempting Target'
- Hendricks is Still Shifting Time
- Dissing two-dish compromise
- NASCAR Drives Exclusive PPV Package To Cable Ops
- Prime time is family time
- FCC Lets Spectrum Auction Proceed
- E! to Produce ABC Special
- Bresnan: Comeback kid
- A turnaround, watershed show
- NCC Makes Headlines With Local-News Initiative
- Fates & Fortunes
- Cablevision Revamps iO Digital Offer
- Animal Planet Snares 'Wild Kingdom'
- Microspace Beams Way Into Broadband Content Delivery
- 'Big Sky' Bresnan Gets Back in Game
- Sun, SGI Step Up Server Efforts
- Back to community TV
- This Week: A Film Becomes VOD
- Watch Ratings and Demos
April 12
- Viacom execs got $15M in salary, bonus
- Comcast to carry Word
- Cable promotes itself in D.C.
- NBC Completes Telemundo Buy
- Fox Entertainment may raise $2.5 billion
- Letterman poaches WTSP'S teenage critic
- Ex-WHYY staffer charged in billing scam
- Paxson to FCC: Thumbs Up on Auction
- TV vet dies at 100
- Justice Graves opens court
- Clear Channel, Sinclair tap Triveni
April 11
- NBC to sell KWHY, not KVEA
- Israel's Golden Channels Launches NVOD
April 10
- Sirius picks up launch pace
- CBS, WSFB(TV) sign affiliation deal
- She Spies gets sneak peak on NBC
- Shackelton Miniseries Sails for A&E
- Arraras from Univision to Telemundo
- New T. Howard Site Promotes Diversity
- CBS to Cover HGTV `Dream House' Winner
- Sony, NBC strike deal
- Thomson Grass Valley debuts
- Tim Thorsteinson
- Bob Zitter
- The 'good' news from 9/11
- They make TV work
- Kelly Alford
- David Mazza
April 9
- Showtime locks gay block
- Starz Encore honored for Sept. 11 spots
- Hanning to head Sinclair's Greensboro Duop
- Gregory joins The Other Half
- Executive Shuffle at AOL Time Warner
- Rukeyser joins CNBC
- Cablevision Cuts iO Price
- Not quite 60 Minutes for Wallace
April 8
- PTC aims at FX's The Shield
- Mirelson to head FCC's Consumer Bureau
- Powell Aide: DTV Plan Voluntary
- MSTV to Ask for Auction Delay
- Motorola, N2Broadband Tighten Up VOD
- Newsworld, BBC to Cover Royal Funeral
- ESPN, Court TV Name Sales Execs
- KNTV faces shakeup
- It's working fine
- SoapNet Marches First Promo Down Aisle
- Pirate-Hit DirecTV Swaps Cards Again
- NAB Briefs
- Sci Fi: It's Not Just Aliens Anymore
- SeaChange offers mass storage
- IN BRIEF
- WE Says Oui to April in Paris Promo
- Changing Hands
- Canada's PrideVision Eyes U.S. Gay Viewers
- Fates&Fortunes
- Duopportunity knocks
- What on Earth? It's Sci Fi
- Viper bites electronic cinema
- WJXT and CBS part company
- Station Break
- Disney, Dish End Family Feud
- Panasonic gets new chief
- Recycling first-runs
- The NAB streams both ways
- Where the Rigases went wrong
- Harmonic Gateway Backs VOD, HD Deployments
- On an even keel
- Top 25 television groups
- No 'Warning' Needed for VH1 Flick
- Made for television
April 5
- StarBand Talks Directly to Dish Dealers
- WSI sees sunny NAB
- SGI fuels up
- VCI shoots for Stars
- Andrew intros antenna
- Radamec unveils new scenario
- Inscriber rolls out new CG
- Dish and Disney Settle Family Spat
April 4
- Disney, Echostar settle Family dispute
- CNN's Dobbs holds his ground
- Powell proposes DTV transition plan
- Gumbel says goodbye to CBS
- Sci Fi, TNT share X-Files
- Cox Takes Different High-Speed Road
April 3
- Cable hands out Vanguard Awards
- Jacksonville's WJXT(TV) ends CBS affiliation
- Dolan, Hefner Get `Vanguards'
- Grammy Awards back in New York
- MSNBC Gets Its Phil
April 2
- Panasonic Broadcast names new president
- Gemstar Stock Plunges
- ACME buying WHPN-TV
- Dish Seeks First Amendment Ruling
- Arris Lands Adelphia Deployment Deal
- Judges attack eight-voice duopoly limit
- Rather, NBC crews take fire in Mideast
- NAB, NASA: FCC has cap power
- Gray Communications to buy Benedek
April 1
- Pegasus wins OK for Tallahassee TV pair
- MSNBC courting Donahue
- MTV Green-Lights Six Skeins
- Showtime Pitches Hispanics with MLS
- GSN Backs Show with Consumer Marketing
- Arris, Nortel Connect IP-Telephony Gear
- Benevento Joins Gemstar
- Galaxy Arises from the Ashes
- Reporter suspended for writing book
- Mohr Sports: The talk of ESPN
- Changing Hands
- Sundance Targets Gay Film Audiences
- Rethinking daytime
- Fox Movie Channel Trumpets Originals, Lineage
- A Dedication to Industry Education
- More Layoffs Hit Oxygen, MSNBC
- Seserman Takes Non-Profit Job
- Emmis shares hub
- Astound Makes a Sound With Tiered Data Service
- Now the games count
- IN BRIEF
- On Dereg's 'Federal Holiday,' It's Time for Rate Reflection
- Game shows' big wheel
- Shapiro's new Family ties
- Copeland's Virginia spring
- Storage no longer skin deep
- Is the FCC letter in the mail?
- Cloud-Ersport
- Advocates Sue for Philly Access Nets
- Benedek couldn't hang on
- Adelphia Deal Sparks Lawsuit Duel
- Cerberus-Backed Galaxy Cable Arises
- The Charlottesville question
- Debt Woes Aside, NTL Hit Targets
- Yanks, others get in the game
- Disney's Tween Film Rings 'Tru'
- Pritz Takes Helm at Jedai Broadband
- Fates&Fortunes
- Editorials
- Shapiro Wants a Balanced Family
- Station Break
- The new newsroom
- Digeo, Moxi to Combine Under Allen's Umbrella
- ABIZ Files for Chapter 11