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May 31
- Fox fields attorneys for Twins rights
- Giannini named WPIX station manager
- Ex-BET Host Smiley Nets TV Deals
- Showtime Renames Plex Service
- Bingo TV builds momentum
- Bruckheimer signs Warner TV deal
- Russo named to Paramount post
- Blockbuster to Co-Brand DirecTV PPV
May 30
- CBS affils back board of governors
- QVC Plans Live Shows from Mall
- Concurrent-TVGateway Combo Validated
- Barzilay to direct Toon Disney
- QVC, live from Mall of America
- MTV explores virgin reality
May 29
- Mauldin to run CBS Miami duopoly
- Fox Sports, Trisa playing together
- Borrelli Lands Gig at AOL
- Big Brother comeback
- Tribune scores with City Guys
- Com21 Reiterates Forecast, CFO Resigns
- NJ DJ sets Guinness radio record
- EchoStar moves to fund Hughes play
May 28
- AT&T Taps OXiom To Cut Upgrade Costs
- Dish Plans Bid for DirecTV
- Suits, laws and audiotape
- IN BRIEF
- IPCablecom Looks to Define End-to-End IP Architecture
- PPC Names Three Vendors in Patent Suit
- Changing Hands
- Cowen Analyst: MSOs Poised for 2001 Growth
- NBC Cracks Window For Olympic Ad Sales
- What's new in cable
- RiverDelta Layoffs Highlight CMTS Sector's Suffering
- SBC Sells For a Song
- Trio gets a makeover
- Kellner Talks Programming, Sales at CAB Conference
- IN BRIEF
- Contractors Sue Ops, Claiming Bias
- Talk about the weather
- Flip-flop, Fritz
- Game Network Gambles on More Horse Racing
- DirecTV shake-up
- Station Break
- Guarded optimism in Louisiana
- Thomas Tapped For A&E Post
- Lewis-Tyson PPV Bout Brewing
May 25
- FCC Nominees Confirmed by Senate
- Boston Strangler case lives on
- Smith hits the bricks at Hughes
- Charter Hits ESPNews on Streaming
- CBS splits Thursday with NBC
- CMT brings back live daily country
May 24
- Dobbs Makes a Comeback
- TiVo Granted 'Timewarping' Patent
- WideOpenWest snags SBC cable systems
- Buyer's market may bash upfront
- NBC, CBS win sweeps, season
- Warner rules against Moral Court
- Excorcist creators: Warner robbed us
- EchoStar runs DirecTV steal play
- Young and the Restless going HD
- AT&T Backs DBS-Spectrum Sharing
May 23
- Roukema Offers Sopranos Resolution
- MSTV lands ALTV's Donovan
- Furchtgott-Roth to D.C. Think Tank
- Tristani eyes Senate run
May 22
- Sopranos Rubs Out Ratings Record
- Fox in Speedvision's Driver's Seat
- Fox Cable drives Speedvision deal
- Corvo to oversee Dateline
- CNN Plans More Layoffs
- Oxygen to Air Summer Sports
- Qwest to Expand DSL Footprint
- Landmark Move: Anstrom to Succeed Wynne
- French Official Endorses MDS America
- Nonsubs Want Discovery
- Teligent Turns to Chapter 11
May 21
- Westerns Channel's Duke Birthday Bash
- MacKenzie named to Magid post
- Showtime moves on Due East
- Survivor spurs CBS ratings romp
- Univision gets FCC OK for USA stations buy
- Court backs First Amendment in radio case
- NBC wins sweep, plots original summer
- AT&T: Take my Excite@Home stock - please
- Time Warner Fires Up NYC Call Center
- Syndie Millionaire gaining momentum
- Fox, ABC split Sunday ratings spoils
- CNN spinning more lineup changes
- Graham: 'I'll be here'
- Clip, save (and cross fingers)
- A clamor for games
- King Clouds PPV Boxing Picture
- TNT Whacks 'Boss of Bosses'
- Servers: From A to V
- Yes! A new season emerges
- MTV Adds Two Animated Shows
- IN BRIEF
- Nick at Nite Touts 'Unreality' Sitcoms
- CNBC Absorbs Body Blow From CNN, Dobbs
- TV Land goes dual
- DirecTV Touts PVR Offer
- Northpoint, MDS America Swap Harsh Words
- Editorials
- Eagan Reins In Pegasus
- Eyes Are on Rearden And Its Cable Tie-Ins
- Toons' sibling duets
- Gotuit to Market PVR Pause Patent
- Station Break
- AT&T, AOL Bring In Banks on TWE
May 18
- Cox, Comcast Get AT&T Shares
- Lilley leaving News for Bertelsmann
- Adelphia to Roll Out SVOD
May 17
- Powell: Cable Spurring Telco DSL
- Powell pans media biz consolidation
- A&E to Air Napoleon Miniseries
- Abernathy to Dump Telecom Stocks
- Syndie sweeps results are mixed
- WWF getting Tough Enough on MTV
- Univision plots new shows, new net
- Lynne Russell leaving CNN
May 16
- UPN adds ex-WB dramas, new StarTrek
- Whitacre bashes cable biz
- Whitacre Confirms Americast Talks
- Charter, Starz! Reach Distribution Deal
- L.A. Station Uses Spanish Cable Fare
- Pax lands Link, nets Jordan
- Bernstein moving to Lions Gate
- DirecTV Slaps 80 with Piracy Suit
May 15
- Charter Looks to Raise $1.75B
- AOL Time Warner ISP sway questioned
- NBC, CBS win sweeps week
- Three MSOs Sign VH1 Classic Deals
- WB gets real, looks for laughs
- Fox, CBS share another Monday win
- Checketts checks out of MSG
May 14
- Investment Bankers to Appraise TWE Stake
- Nick At Nite getting funnier
- Sitcom Trio Lifts Nick at Nite
- NJCTA Begins Webcasting Legislature
- Mago's FCC post made permanent
- ABC: Less Millionaire, more series
- WB brings back mainstay series
- Fox splits Sunday with ABC
- Calif. News Net Backers Miss Deadline
- Bell bill clears hurdle
- Changing Hands
- Another suite retreat
- WWFE, NBC Send XFL to Scrapheap
- CableLabs Means Business With New 'CableB2B' Spec
- Wide Open Midwest
- Cable Nets Eye Aging Boomers
- Powell likes duop
- Experience Sesermania
- Wrestling Rivals Find Integration Isn't Easy
- New Products Boost Pinnacle
- Streaming through Play
- Fates & Fortunes
- California Lobbyists Wary Of Power-Crisis Measures
- Ferree for all?
- Cinemax Breaks Out with Blockbuster Premieres
- XML Emerges as Web's Next-Generation Lingo
- Kennard Heads to Carlyle
- Editorials
- O'Brien Goes to the Head of CIC
- IN BRIEF
- It's not just novelas
- Digital freedom
- Shopping Net Sends CEO Lillie Home
- GoldPocket Cuts Through ITV Clutter
- Powell Wants Bigger Fines for Rogue Telcos
May 13
- Perry Como dead at 88
May 11
- WOW Poised for Big Ameritech Buy
- Pegasus stock takes a dive
- Powell Is a DBS Guy
- News, Saban Shop Fox Family
- Webcaster considers McVeigh appeal
- Northpoint: MDS America Claims Bogus
- Fox says Survivor is fixed
- Fox Family Worldwide up for sale
May 10
- Axe falls on the XFL
- NBC News producing for Pax
- MTV reveals movie awards talent
- Dimling named Nielsen chairman
- Oxygen Focusing on Local Sales
- Cahill named Univision vice chairman
- StormWeek rolling in on Weather Channel
- Powell Names Ferree New CSB Chief
- CNBC expanding Business Center
May 9
- In Demand lands MLB out-of-market rights
- Usage Uptick for Streaming Media
- In Demand Plates MLB PPV Package
- Winston Cup Drives FX to Victory
- ABC brings back Charlie Brown
- Artist chosen for Mary Tyler Moore statue
- Sachs: Viacom, Disney Want Free Lunch
- Burnett says Survivor used re-enactments
May 8
- Fox News plans wall-to-wall McVeigh day
- CBS, NBC share sweeps week crown
- Northpoint challenges DBS firms to debate
- Derby runs strong in national numbers too
- Carsey-Werner to play NATPE low-profile
- Paramount axes Gabelmann's job
- `Vanguard Award' Winners Named
- HSA, Time Warner Ink ISP Pact
- NYC Council mulls WBAI uproar
- Lack Named NBC President and COO
- Fox, CBS split Monday sweeps win
- Hispanic TV Net, NCTC strike program pact
- Playboy.com pushes into sports betting
May 7
- CNBC Sprints Into Horse Racing
- Hallmark to Air Andersen Miniseries
- IRTS to honor SNL imitators
- NAB to honor local stations' public service
- Fox Sports Español to air World Series
- Shop at Home Sends Lillie Home
- CBS splits Sunday with Fox
- Keplesky named to Disney Web post
- Derby posts strong numbers
- Staving off extinction
- A Tribal Thursday
- Cable-Tec Expo 2001 Blocks, Tackles the Way to Growth
- IN BRIEF
- Cable's a Hit On This Top 10
- Fla. Flat Tax May Save Ops Cash
- Station Break
- Editorials
- Maryland Extends Piracy Law
- Cancelled Orders Muddy the Upfront Waters
- Fates & Fortunes
- Let Us Now Praise (In)Famous Men
- Whither iBlast?
- Fox Sports' Spanish Net To Televise World Series
- Paramount agenda
- Former TCI Exec Gary Bracken Dies
- Canal Plus Gains a Foothold
- Even with Stocks Low, Tech Insiders Continue to Sell
- Changing Hands
- Liberty Deals 'Clean Up' Investment Portfolio
- IN BRIEF
- Game Show Lands Cronin
- TI Bets Chips on Advanced TDMA
- News with a salsa beat
- No tears for SoapNet
- Fox O&Os dump Petry
- ESPN hikes rates
- Juicing up
- The executioner's song
- Saving it up for sweeps
- Time Warner Cable Racks Up Beacons
- Charter Touts Results of Buyback Program
May 4
- NUE: Layoffs Don't Signal the End
- NUE life with AOL Time Warner backing
- Former TCI Exec Gary Bracken Dies
- KTLA bounces Beck from morning slot
- Cronin to head Game Show Net
- Cartoon Net censors Bugs Bunny review
May 3
- Johnson justifies BET sale
- NASA to FCC: Stop net squeeze plays
- Kids WB! starts sweeps off strong
- CN8 Sports New On-Air Appearance
- Carsey-Werner grows Web syndie arm
- Discovery develops ITV features in UK
- Keenan moves to Fox News
- Starz Encore Bails on NCTA Confab
- Kennard Headed for GOP-Studded Firm
May 2
- Fox dumps Petry
- Fox News Hires Keenan
- Cascio Appointed Animal Planet GM
- TNN Acquires Warner Bros. Pics
- EchoStar Launches Rewards Program
- Sorkin pleads not guilty to drug charges
- Methven Takes Helm at Ceon
- Web Ads Get Mainstream Spike
- TNN grabs rights to 66 Warner flicks
- HBO Homers with 61*
- Cronin to Lead Game Show Network
May 1
- Cronin close to Game Show Net post
- Aaron Sorkin charged with felony
- Showtime Inks Wasteland , Renews Issak
- Broadcasters suggest ITV regulation
- MTV touts 2001 series
- CBS will replay McVeigh
- McMahon to Lead Pax Talent Show
- Pax Boosts Affiliate Team
- Next Big Star shines on Pax
- NAMIC Sets Executive-Development Program
- DemandVideo Closes Shop
- AOLTV subs can prove "street smarts"
- Scandinavian Channel Goes Dark
- Fox, CBS score in Monday sweepstakes
- Showtime orders more Chris Isaak