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August 29
- YES Network Sues Time Warner
- Burger King Sets Dexter Promo
- Burger King Sets Dexter Promo
- Viewers give VMAs the kiss-off
- Viewers give VMAs the kiss-off
- YES sues Time Warner Cable
- Comcast taps Faught, Silva
- Date set for dish spectrum sale
- AM Files Chapter 11
- Givens convicted in Cipriani case
- SpectraRep goes public
- UPN jumps to Albany LP
August 28
- Cox Makes Tender Offer
- La Familia Signs WorldLink
- Burns heads to WRC
- Sesame Street meets Wall Street
- KFMB photographer search cut back
- Worldlink links with La Familia Network
August 27
- Philly judges to decide on rule stay
- Larry Oliver Exits
August 26
- MMTC: Divide application in three
- Tennis Channel Fetes Sampras
- Nielsen Ups TV Household Rating Estimate
- Showtime Sets Hispanic Fare
- ADT Buys Grid Coverage
- Fessel exits ABC
- Ciena Supplies Switches to Cox
- NBC, Bronfman Press VUE Bids
- Verizon Debuts Business DSL Service
- KFMB-TV photographer missing
August 25
- Casting exec Miller dies
- Leach back in Life of Luxury
- Insight's Kelly Will Be Missed: Analysts
- FCC Tees Up Plug and Play Agreement
- Nets Vie for Venue Change in Ownership Battle
- Silva Takes on New Post at Comcast
- Vivendi Hits Tax Snag
- Boomerang Gets Looney-er
- Open TV Fills Out Starting Lineup
- Weather Goes for the Gold
- The line on trademark dibs
- CBS top and bottom of PTC list
- Insight’s Kelly quitting
- On MPEG-4, 'All Digital' And Advanced Video Compression
- Fates & Fortunes
- Bright Side: Nets' Ad Losses Minimal
- Privacy Policy
- Upgrades for Feud
- 'Betsy' Fellows Sing Out Praise
- Walking the Walk
- Yo! Romeo Will Debut on Nick
- TBS Is Not Going to the Movies
- Optical Data Storage Could Light VOD
- 'Dead Zone' Gets Third-Year Order
- Raymond Cast Not Quite So Lovable
- Oxygen Undecided on WNBA Renewal
- Station Break
- Marketing Tips from Hooters
- Disney Rocks Summer
- Power Up When the Power Goes Down
- Neufeld Takes on Early Show
- Anime Push Aims To Drive 'Demand'
- Startup Offers Boost To Wi Fi Home Network Products
- A Question of Balance
- Playmaking ESPN Gets Spike Lee's 'Game'
- Three Offers on Table For Vivendi's Assets
- The Need to Define 'On-Demand'
- Cutting Edge
- Sakin to Oversee Game Show Distribution
- Taking a Dramatic Turn
- Ellacoya Upgrades IP OS
- Pepsi's WB Summer Show Didn't Hit the Spot
- Koones Promoted to Reed EVP
- Typin', Hypin': ET, Yahoo Link
- Top 25 Cable and Satellite Operators
August 22
- Insight COO Kim Kelly Resigns
- R.I. Overbuild Battle Escalates
- Gallagher tapped to head NTIA
- Court to unseal some Kobe documents
August 21
- Askin named chair of ATAS
- NBC, Las Vegas double down
- WNBA Losing Oxygen?
- TBS on Original Movies: Cut!
- Syndies fall as summer wanes
- GoodLife sends boomers to the ’Mooners
August 20
- Style Sets Fashion Week Hosts
- ABC’s Neufeld jumps to CBS
- Starz Campaign to Target Collegians
- Sagansky resigns from Paxson board
- G4, EA Set Marketing/Program Deal
- Comcast Dials Up Cellular Exec
- NBC taps Queer Eye once more
- UPN adds two marketers
- Philly gets media-ownership appeals
August 19
- EchoStar Eyeing Loral Purchase
- Comcast, HBO Reach Distribution Deal
- Comcast Adds 12 Interconnected Markets
- Viewers Turned to CNN During Blackout
- ABC slays Real Roseanne , Goddess
- CF Entertainment taps Fasola
- Jewel to enter Lyon’s Den
- Reitan to exit WCCO
- KAKE hires Horn
August 18
- MacBride to exit as Powell staff chief
- Ex-BET Host Smiley Nabs PBS Talker
- HGTV Sweeps Pulls Nearly 1.9M Entries
- The WB 100+ picks up Bernie Mac
- NY1 Assists CNN During Blackout
- Cavallaro Cares at Charter
- Coleman, Carey Set for GSN Debate
- Wire Back, Marriage Gone from HBO
- Nick Ups Keller, Coleman to VPs
- StarBand Hopes to Exit Chapter 11
- No Lights! Cameras! Action!
- NRTC-DirecTV Pact Pummels Pegasus
- CCTA Hopes for a Western Show Grand Finale
- Why My Lucy Has Love Handles
- MS Blaster Worm Slams Into Cable
- Home Depot 'Trades Spaces' With Lowe's
- Reality TV? These Two Producers Wrote the Book
- One on One: Vonage CEO Citron
- ESPN Ready To Kick Off Its First Dramatic Series
- What is Mo Rocca Smoking?
- Cutting Edge
- Western Show's Last Roundup
- Comcast Data Maneuver: Instant Install
- Pauley 'Leaps' Ahead
- In Demand's Events Get Two Channels
- Foes Want Court to Quash TV Rules
- Generating Fox News
- Making His Cable News Dream Come True
- Shop & Style Is No Sale in NBC Test
- ContentProbe Keeps an Eye on Signals
- In the Loop
- Fall in the Family
- Sinclair Wants To Get Into Direct Mail
- Fates & Fortunes
- Missing the Real News
- Cartoon Is for Kids Again
- What? Sex and Violence Don't Sell?
- God Bless AM Radio
- With Time Slots Rare, Syndie Seems Sedate
August 16
- Kids' WB launches Sept. 13
August 15
- FCC gauges emergency response
- Discovery Health is Trading Baby
- GSN picks Coleman, porn star
- Dark victory
- Dark victory
- RCN Puts ESPN Broadband in Play
August 14
- Fox, CBS top Wednesday ratings
- Arris Seals Com21 Deal
- NYT ’s Safire joins NewsHour
August 13
- ADC’s Roscitt Jumps to MCI
- Matusoff Elected to CTAM Board
- Carat forms sponsorship division
- L&O , Homicide boost TNT
- GSN enters Calif. governor race
August 12
- REI Asks for Stay of FCC Fax Rule
- ESPN to Replace Canceled WPBA Events
- DIC kids' block to launch Sept. 1
- Cablers Take Hit from Blaster Worm
- NDS Gains CableCARD Clearance
- Viacom Reaches Bay Area Settlement
- Queer Eye Checks Out Buchanan, Press
- Downey to host Miracle
- DirecTV, NRTC settle dispute
- That’s AOL, folks
- Disney continues to back deregulation
August 11
- NRTC Settlement Hammers Pegasus
- MTV: Movie Television
- AccuWeather Forecasts CNBC Deal
- ESPN2 Serving Cold Pizza Oct. 1
- Koverman Joins TV Guide
- More Tough Crowd for Comedy
- Discovery Teams Up with Home Depot
- WETA defends itself in shelter flap
- NBC fires up promo machine
- Comcast Test Faster Modem Speed
- CMTS Vendors See Light on the Horizon
- Station Break
- Cap Loss Could Burn Bush
- Cable's Economic Influence Grows
- Rules of Viewer Engagement
- SNTA Is at DeWitt's End
- L.A.'s Extreme Team
- VSS Predicts Growth Across All TV Sectors
- Maury Is All Right With Kids
- In the Loop
- Hut, Hut, HD
- 'Biography' Opts for Star Power
- Mum's the Word at Cablevision
- Mediacom Feels the Squeeze as DBS Pushes Local TV Signals
- Cable's IP Boon Could Help Telcos, Too
- Cable One Throws Subscribers A Lifeline
- Improper Returns
- He Got To Travel, Selling Syndie Shows
- Virtually Mediacom
- WorldGate Drops ITV, Picks Up Video Phone
- At Fox, Diversity Initiatives Thrive
- The Kobe and Conan Show
- Fates & Fortunes
- Getting to Know QoS, P-QoS and D-QoS of bandwidth
- In Demand Trucks In Live HD Events
- A Hub on the Lake
August 10
- Biography Opts for Star Power
August 8
- PPV Boxing: Lewis Out; Jones, Hopkins In
- Interactive Football on Sunday Ticket
- Media General sues over ownership limit
- Intel, Broadcom Settle Patent Feud
- SAG: More Hispanics, African-Americans on TV
- Fernandez flies KTLA
- TV scribe parks her pen
August 7
- Fox News to host Democratic debates
- Broadband Users Won’t Pay For Music
- Mag Rack cuts staff
- Prather moves to Journal news post
- WUSA gets new GM
- Two saves for Amber
August 6
- CBC, Fox News to Set Presidential Debate
- NBC, Avon bond on Passions
- Dingell, Burr: Proof of nets’ O&O dominance
- LPTV, satellite to get second channels
- SPT promotes Rider and McDonnell
- Adlink gets new name, hires two
- DirecTV Nabs HD NFL Games
- TESTA
August 5
- Double dose of Jerry on WPIX
- SBC Pushing for Parity with Cable
- Dilution Worries Drop IAC Stock
- FCC to issue rules on LPTV, boosters
- Discovery Bows 'Shark' Marketing Details
- Fuse: Billboard OKed for Times Square
- Adlink Names New Unit SportsLink L.A.
- EchoStar IX Launch Set for Thurs.
- CMT Sets 30-City Tour, Sponsors
- Toon Disney Adds Four
August 4
- The Schwartz Is with Cablevision
- Pancho Villa Set for HBO
- Mediacom to Launch Digital Promo Show
- Pantene Music Contest Has MTV Links
- Syndie Insider
- A Street Fighter for Local Cable Ad Sales
- Hurley, Abbas On the Move
- Orlando Now NAB's Top Lobbyist
- TNT Seeks Epic Impact From Spielberg Series
- Is That the End of DAT?
- Showtime, Toy Chain Team Anew
- For You '80s Lovers, VH1 Serves up '70s
- Capital Watch
- Equity Investors Share Market Views
- Internet Photonics and Jedai Team on Voice and Data Apps
- On the 'Eve' of Driving Data Adds
- CBS Sticks By Made-For Movies
- Paving the Way for HDTV Via VOD
- TNT Goes West With Spielberg
- RCN Adds HBO On Demand
- The Big Bucks Behind The Big Leagues
- Verdict Is In on Avalon
- Orlando Fills the Hill Bill
- Omneon Aims To Lower Per-Channel Cost
- Where the Upscale Viewers Are
- History Channel Club Draws 50,000
- Optimism High for 9.0
- Interactive Wins New Emmy Categories
- Who's Sharing Data?
- Big Guys Make Trek To Small-Op Gab Fest
- Cable Helps Stations Leave Analog Behind
- Flip Flop Flip
August 1
- Court TV Sets Special on Bryant Case
- Court reinstates harassment suit
- AFRTS pays visit to Fox
- Kennedy, Clinton call for hearings before TV sales
- Kennedy, Clinton call for hearings before TV sales
- Viacom irked by Fuse billboard
- Cequel Buys 81K Subs from Alliance
- A&E Viewers to See Ghost s
- Peacemakers Makes Ratings Kill
- FX gets Mac rights
- Media seeks clarity on court order