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June 30
- Spaulding Bouncing Away from Starz
- MGM exits Rainbow nets at a loss
- HBO Hops NYC Taxicab Again
- TCM to Run Hepburn Marathon
- TNN's Animated ‘Strip’ Lures Viewers
- Bravo hails viewers-in-chief
- TNN spikes with animation block
- NBC completes L.A. triopoly shuffle
- Derderian resigns from WPRI-TV
- Taxicab Confessions to ride again
- Comcast Flips Switch for attbi.com Subs
- ABC closes Port Charles
- Beahrs Off Tap at Court TV
- CMT Sweeps Draws 2.7M Entries
- MGM Out of Rainbow Picture
- Head Start on Fall Season
- Dead Series Shows Promise for Showtime
- Comcast, CBS Have HD Issues
- Paramount Grabs Its Big Ticket
- Greenblatt Lands on the Other Side of the Desk
- Charter Wraps Up Regional Hiring
- Big Four Look Small In the Margin Column
- Fates & Fortunes
- Getting to an All-Digital World Saves on Slurping
- A Two-Station Race
- Fox Says Yes to High-Def
- Cablers Gear for Tiers To Mix Data Services
- Turner Ties SAN to LAN
- McEnroe Coverage Disappointing
- A Golf-Loving Director in Waiting
- Regis and Kelly on an Upswing
- Cartoon Goes Recruiting on Campus
- Reports: DOJ Eyes AMC
- Using Freedom of Speech Wrongly
- Monk , Sex : Good Start
- Cable Scatter Remains Strong
- Showtime Hires New Programming Chief
- NY1 Noticias, Casa Enter Latino Scene
- Big Media Put Money Where Their Mouth Is
June 27
- OLN Gears Up for Tour de France
- Court TV Shuffles Daytime Schedule
- Viacom Rejoins Vivendi Auction
- BET CFO to exit
- EchoStar, DirecTV sue Ohio over tax
June 26
- DirecTV, EchoStar Fight Ohio Tax
- Cablevision to Launch Anime on Demand
- BET Awards Set Ratings Record
- MADD about Dateline
- Discovery Swims with the Sharks
- Showtime for Greenblatt
June 25
- Pearl returns to ABC Sports
- Powell: 10 reasons why I love my job
- UPN to bring back more Top Model
- Spader, Mitra join The Practice
- TNT Tops in Weekly Ratings
- Florida Enacts Piracy Provisions
- In Demand to Pitch HD VOD Content
- Marcus Exiled to Belgium?
- Turner's Wakshlag Recovering in Atlanta
- Supreme Takes Municipal Case
- Hague joins King World
- Fox fills top programming slot
- Sex , Boxing Drive HBO
June 24
- ESPN Books Three for Wimbledon
- D'Alba Up, Goodman Out at CNN Sales
- Charter Names Southeast Execs
- D'Alba upped at CNN
- Ex-treme Dating ratings underwhelming
- Sex scores big
- TNT leads cable ratings
- Luner joins FremantleMedia
June 23
- WorldLink to sell ads for Kingfish Boxing
- Cinderella comes to Telemundo
- MMTC cites ruling to gain FCC support
- Paramount folds in Big Ticket
- Monk returns with divine ratings
- Discovery's Branding-Study Streak Lives
- Higgins joins Cartoon Network
- Cox Boosts VPN Availability
- Mark Awards Finalists Announced
- Johnson Defends BET's Programming
- BigBand Plays Up Funding Tune
- Court TV Has Forensics Fever
- Hotels Look to HDTV, DVR
- Home Depot Building GameDay Set
- UDT Moves Into Reality Fare
- Viacom Loses Appeal Over Spike TV
- What McEnroe Built at AMC
- Spotlight: Jon Scott, Time Warner Cable
- McEnroe Colleagues Stunned
- Fox News Super-Sizes Studio
- Bright House Spots Shine
- Sex and Marketing
- Station Break
- Fast Track
- No Happy Ending at Rainbow
- Network Sweeps: Caveat Emptor
- Fates & Fortunes
- AMC Under Fire
- Hallmark: JAG Fits Our Brand Strategy
- Changing Hands
- CSTV Draws From Old Playbook
- CBS Wins 8 Murrow Awards
- They're Ready to Get Back in the Game
- CBS Beckons More Becker
- PBS Stations to Seek Carriage Help
- Senate Panel Guts Broadcast Rules
- Rocco's Rate Remedy
- A Host for Stations' Sales Info
- Comcast Lifts Sacramento Schools
June 20
- Viacom Yanks Signals From Galaxy Cable
- Rosen to CNBC
- Study: DTC catalyst in drug sales
- Study: DTC catalyst in drug sales
- 2003 RTNDA Murrow Award Winners
- HBO, Mosaic Cut Deal
- FairPoint Buys into Berkshire Cable
- FairPoint Buys Into Berkshire Cable
June 19
- TNN loses Spike appeal
- Flicker, Merle-Lieberman head to NBC Agency
- Burke, Tarses to set up house at NBC
- Names of Fired AMCers Emerge
- Charter Forms New Holding Companies
- Showtime Sets 2004 Boxing Schedule
- AMC's McEnroe, 13 others axed in scandal
June 18
- Miron, Murdoch Spar at Senate Hearing
- Gilmore Girls spinoff dead
- Court TV Readies Luster Documentary
- Cablevision Fires McEnroe, 13 Others
- ESPYs Crazy Like a Foxx
- Sopranos back for season six
- Celebrities Program `My Trio'
- Blackbelt Gets Kick from News, Vivendi
- Stargate Blasts Nielsen Homes
June 17
- Rocco Has Programmers for Lunch
- Vivendi Ponders VUE IPO
- Disney Considering Forming Rival to NAB
- Crikey! Crocs, Cavemen Up Ratings
- CBS wins Monday night
- Disney Vaults to Top Spot
- Shreveport sings duop
- Cox Taps Level 3 for More Fiber
- CBS gives Becker another chance
- Martinez named Bowen 'Student of the Year'
- Wiltse Tops AM Dial
June 16
- Disney Expected to Pull ABC from NAB
- PBS: Force News-Hughes to Carry HDTV
- MMTC: B'cast-auction credit rules skew bidding
- NECN Gets Murrow Award
- Nick Unveils 'Let's Play' Grassroots Push
- Clarke Leaving Pentagon Friday
- Shadlen clients want out
- TNN spikes name change
- What the Heck Gates Meant
- Sony's Passage to Get a Comcast Trial
- Hot Spots
- Nick Enterprises Gets License to Spike
- Briefs
- TV One, MBC Stir Up News With Star Power
- VoIP Calls in Chicago
- ABC News Acts To Improve Ops, Ties With Affils
- EchoStar Must Drop Illegal Distant Signals
- Comcast Wins Case Over Late Fees
- Brady Is Emmy Winner but Ratings Loser
- TV Legend Brinkley Dead at 82
- Fates & Fortunes
- TNT Turns in a Hale 'Caesar'
- Editorials
- Working in HD, Protecting SD
- Station Break
- Little Guys Fear Fall From 'DTV Cliff'
- Cox Ad Sales Unit is Ready to 'GO'
- Time Warner Detaches YES
- Cable Convert Fights for Parity
- In the Loop
- 2003 Vanguard Awards
- Creating the 'National Art House'
June 15
- Anstrom Still Unconfirmed by Kaitz
June 13
- Thanksgiving with TBS, Lampoon
- No more syndication for Hearst
- Pate confirmed to head DOJ antitrust
- CableView Goes One-to-One
- Judge Spikes TNN's Name Change
- The Not-so-New TNN: Name Change Spiked
- Pa. Adelphia Workers Back W. Va. Strike
- In Demand Hits 6M VOD Mark
- New Frontier Settles for More Porn
June 12
- Inside Edition taps Wheeler
- Britt Elected NCTA Chairman
- Broadcaster David Brinkley dies at 82
- Law firm drops Campos
June 11
- NBC's Reilly Gain Is FX's Loss
- B'casters blamed for spectrum crunch
- McConaughey to Be Voice of OLN
- Liberty Takes IDT Stake
- WWE Pins Down Viacom Shares
- Oldre steps up to SVP at BVT
- Binford joins ABC
June 10
- Next Kaitz Honoree: Decker Anstrom
- Ops: HDTV Will Boost the Bundle
- The WB slates Pepsi Smash
- Summer brings syndie drops
- Tech Minds Troll NCTA Floor
- ABCNEWS.com Goes Live with RNI Deal
- TLC a Live Wedding Guest
- TNS Promotes Quartet
- D.C. Lawyer: Cable Cap Hard to Justify
- MTV to Bash Daly
- Boomerang Nearly Doubles Sub Count
- Cable escapes Hill's eye
June 9
- Cablevision Elevates (Kristin) Dolan
- ESPN Offers Shot at Dream Job
- In Demand, PBS Reach VOD Deal
- Jackson to Develop Programming for MBC
- CBS promotes three
- ABC taps Rabinowitz
- Court TV Inks Forensic Files Deal
- ESPN Deportes Taps Garcia as GM
- Food Eyes Side of Licensees
- Comcast to Take Sony `Passage' to Trial
- Starz Encore announces HD plans
- LA TV Hums National Rollout Tune en Espanol
- Station Break
- Syndie's Ellen Gets More Air at Oxygen
- Fates & Fortunes
- Without Comcast, Indies Really Hurt
- Changing Hands
- Cablevision to Spin Off DBS
- Weather Channel Goes Local
- Ex-Century COO Still Building — Homes
- No Relief for Glendive, MT
- Cable TV Pioneers Induct Class of '03
- Pate: No Comcast-Net Probe Needed
- Startup Offers Way to Retrieve Set-Tops
- Disney Channel Unveils On-Demand at NCTA
- Coming Up At 11! Viewers Don't Care
- Simplify the HD Message
- Narrowing Cable's VOD Window
- And the Verdict Is In
- Lawyer to Adelphia Cities: File Claims
- Rigas-Hired Directors to Step Down
- Cable Subs Want PVR
- Marketing the New College Sports Try
- Tough Market, By Far
- FCC Action Begins the TV Dealmaking Dance
- Comcast's Chief Cost-Cutter
- Banker Riggins Joins Dallas Firm
- Media Armageddon? Hardly
- Adelphia's Top Guys On Life in Hot Seats
- Game Show Network Enhances Lineup
- Spotlight: Rosa Gatti
- Microsoft TV's New Foundation
- Ralph Roberts: Comcast Keeps the Faith
- HD, DVR Combo STBs
- NCTA Schedule
- Changes Boost Court Shows
- ESPN Plays PPV Game
- OCAP: What It Will Mean
- Microsoft Tries New DTV Software
- MSOs Take Many Roads to HD
- Set-Tops: Retail's New Front
June 8
- Cable TV Pioneers Induct Class of '03
- In Demand Offers Munchies, Movies and Money
- Starz Gives Ops Two HDTV Options
June 6
- PROMAX agrees: TCM knows how to promote
- NBC Enterprises: Bye, bye Beantown
- Disney goes it alone on SVOD
- TNS promotes four
- AMC ups Pezzini
- Comcast, Allen Complete Deal
- AMC charts post-reality life
- WE goes to the altar
- Comcast Goes for Court
- Fox Sports Net, Royals Reach Distribution Pact
- Pace Passes Motorola Access Test
June 5
- Judd exits ABC News
- Judd exits ABC News
- NBC opens The Restaurant
- Multichannel News To Host HDTV Breakfast
- Granada shops Goddard
- Court TV goes to court
- Comcast Calls In Convergys
- Rifleman co-producer dies
- Ready ... aim ... mail
June 4
- Boxing Channel Set to Debut in 2004
- Tauzin Aide Wallace Hired by Comcast
- Martha Stewart indicted
- Hispanic governor backs Univision/HBC
- Burns to Head Science Channel
- Syndies: Cable news took bite out of May sweep
- Last Rigas-Named Board Members Resign
- Cable Gets Some German Flavor
- Starting Over may have to start over
- Publicist Charles Barile dies
June 3
- CMT Scores its 'Ultimate' Sweeps
- DirecTV announces HD tier
- Oxygen to Repurpose Ellen DeGeneres
- Comcast Beefs Up Western Division
- Code Red Backs ESPN2 Street Ball
- Cable-Modem Nos. Speed to 15M
- CTAM's `Grand TAM' Goes to Blank
- Time Warner Ups Trierweiler
- ESPN Drops SportsCenter Anchor
- Comcast Launches Amnesty Program
- Sci Fi slots more faux frights
June 2
- RCN Launches HDTV
- Telepictures ups McGuire
- Discovery Sets Offbeat Push for Cavemen
- Burger King Sets Rugrats Movie Tie-In
- XO Makes Surprise Global Crossing Bid
- Comcast Settles Dispute in Monterey
- Promax Aims To Prove It's Worth The Trip
- Food, Travel Nets Hire New GMs
- Who Comcast's Seeing in Court
- Is Cablevision Serious About Satellite?
- The Gorilla's Grasp
- Peacock Sports VOD, HD Feathers
- Comedy Comes Into McGrath's MTVN Grouping
- Adelphia Settles Into Former TCI Nest
- Pricey Charter System Sale Cheers Brokers
- Cable Vs. Satellite: Who Wins Which Battles?
- NCTA Schedule
- Building a VOD Model Everyone Can Embrace
- 'TV Guide' Does Its Bit for HDTV
- Fast Track
- Playboy.com Gets Real Via Deal With Pay-Content Outfit
- Thom McKinney: Espousing Ethics in Charlotte
- Revised Piracy Laws Face Setbacks
- New York Tower Gets A Home
- The Devil Came From Kutztown
- Online News Stations Can Use
- Station Break
- Think Promotionally, Act Locally
- Local-Into-Digital Ad Splicing, Part Two
- Comcast's Point Man: Matt Bond
- Ad Pro Cunningham Tapped for Top Cable Post
- Fates & Fortunes
- Phillyvision Brings FOD Into Sharper Focus
- Cloud Clears for Tribune
- Castle Fortifies CNN's Newsgathering Ops
- Out of Order Works for Showtime
- DOCSIS Comes In for Out-of-Band Signaling
- Proximity Manages NBC Operation
- VOD Gateway To Provide More Streams at Less Cost