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August 31
- TNT, Kleenex Team Up on Promo
- Simpson named Fox Sports VP
- FCC Fines NYC Wireless-Cable Firm
- Intel Bows AnyPoint II
August 30
- WUSA Reboots Senior Management
- Kimmel to Host Hef Roast
- Kent leaves as CNN upheaval wanes
- CNBC Tees Up Golf Business Show
- Parcells, Shula play part-time radio roles
- Ethier named HSN EVP
- Sopranos actor made like a wiseguy
August 29
- UPN weekend flicks win audience
- Becker cast takes Paramount to court
- Survivor vets visit Big Brother
- Reporter becomes part of hostage drama
- ABC: Six more Wayne Brady shows
- Motorola to Add Linux to `DCT-5000'
August 28
- Hannity hits syndie radio jackpot
- Madonna Carries an Audience for HBO
- Sinclair makes initial duopoly argument
- Cable Marketer Lands at Qwest
- Comcast Taps ABC's Nissenblatt
- In Demand Signs Sony VOD Deal
- Style Reveals New Programming Head
- Carsey-Werner promotes trio
- TNN raises its Star Trek banner
- More Vendors Get EuroDOCSIS Nod
- SRI: VOD, IPGs Brighten ITV Picture
- Myers Releases Upfront CPM Estimates
August 27
- Brandmedia building ad production biz
- UPN builds ad options, but no bugs
- Gonzales to leave KNBC
- Pax pushing fall sked with Yahoo!
- Tristani departing FCC next week
- Woods playoff pumps CBS numbers
- TNN Sets Star Trek Marathons
- Tristani to Leave FCC Sept. 7
- Excite@Home Faces $100M Payment
- Nagel Lends Palm a Hand
- ShopNBC starts its treasure hunt
- Changing Hands
- WAM! Targets Teens With Slate of Originals
- In Demand Downplays WWF Advantage
- Road Runner No. 1 in Satisfaction Survey
- Can AT&T Stay Excited?
- Fates & Fortunes
- Bandies Award Ceremony Will Be Back
- Everybody Loves Phil
- Bell, CLEC Interests Clash Over New 'Separation' Bill
- SBC, Charter Spat Over Data Policies
- Portal, Schmortal — It's the IPG That Counts
- TCM Sets the Mood with Image Spots
- A good 'Get,' but no 'Gotcha'
- Can a psychic connect in daytime?
- AT&T, CNN Promote Hispanic Heritage
- Hallmark gets serious
- Debt Worries Hit Adelphia Phone Unit
- A Novo Expands Set-Top Repair Business
- 'Brothers' Lives Up to the Hype
- CacheVision Has PVRs, More on Board
- Top 25 media companies
- Media Makers
- What is real, really?
- Cable's summer yield
- Hallmark Ponies Up for DirecTV Carriage
- ITV Gets Push from Liberate-HITS Deal
August 24
- Minority media pushes court on DOT
- Football bumps Chung in Charlotte
August 23
- `X Games' Brand to Skateparks
- CBS unveils fall Sunday movie sked
- WB scripting Tarzan series
- AT&T, ESPN Wire Up Stadium
- TBS Gets Burly in Late-Night
- Watts nabbed on DWI charge
- UPN bugs: big bucks, big issue
August 22
- Samples to oversee Cartoon Net
- Baby Bob, CBS spokeskid, star
- Ex-Survivor arrested in domestic ado
August 21
- Ex-Manhunt player cries foul
- Nielsen Sets New TV-Universe Estimate
- TWI grabs JonBenet Ramsey doc
- Showtime, Paramount team up for laughs
- Braun re-ups with ABC
- IBM Set-Top Chip Supports OpenTV
- NCC Touts Interconnect Sales Success
- Pearson morphs into FremantleMedia
- Hallmark pays premium in DirecTV deal
- TNN to Launch New WWF Series
- Paul Harvey hits the mike, hoarsely
- Asian-Americans angered by USA spot
- Six Feet Under finale flies in ratings
- BET Ponders Wrestling TV Deal
August 20
- Oprah mag sued by erotica publisher
- Amended Report Drops Excite@Home
- CNN Cuts Ahead of the Curve
- PGA ratings tumble with tameTiger
- Excite@Home fortunes flagging
- Cartoon Aims Contest at Buyers
- NBC looking at Telemundo
- CNN dropping Curve
- Changing Hands
- B&C Eye
- Fates & Fortunes
- Goal: TV On Demand
- Basic Nets Play VOD Card, Move Forward with Trials
- Lifetime Strays with 'Walls'
- DTV dog days
- Adelphia Strikes a Deal For Level 3 Connections
- AOL shifts Collins
- Ops Fight to Turn Code Red's Worm
- Does TV need a nip?
- IN BRIEF
- Mediacom Woos Newly Bought Iowa Subs
- NAMIC Program Addresses Industry's Multicultural Needs
- TVKO Inches Toward A Lewis-Rahman Deal
- Expanding on EPG
- CMT Founder Plans Roots-Music Net
- Cox Tests VOD on Legacy Boxes
- Cablevision Wants Its Own DTV Guide
- 'Runaway' Aid Could Keep Producers Home
- Cable dips, but only marginally
- Freshman blues
- Xmitter power play
- Duops do deals
- Boden: A Guy Who Loves Game Shows
- Outdoor Channel Weighs Options
August 19
- DirecTV, WWFE ready to rumble
August 17
- Kaitz to Pull Plug on Recruiting
- Ex-Survivor wants Moonves to talk
- Lewis-Rahman Set for Nov. 17
- King World booting NATPE booth
- Reality rocks Thursday ratings
- Murdoch snaps at EchoStar
August 16
- CNBC Taps Rossell as Chief Economist
- Cubix culls win for Kids WB!
- Lopez lands ABC sitcom deal
- Fox Kids reveals fall sked
- Collins to head TW interactive unit
- AOL Bows Interactive Video Unit
- CBS scouts CNN digs
- Ex-producer: Manhunt was rigged
August 15
- Comcast, MuchMusic Reach Deal
- Discovery slashes upfront rates
- Starz promotes Hale
- NBC grabs Carson Daly for Later
- BAI battle takes bizarre twist
- Playboy makes theatrical film push
August 14
- Brady Bunch goes to Washington
- Liberatore to drive Speedvision
- HBO Looks at O.J., Race Relations
- Sci Fi Latches Onto Stargate
- A Novo Snaps Up BSI's Repair Unit
- Drew Carey carries on without star
- AOL, eBay expand alliance
- Comcast trying to buy off AT&T suitors
- Limbaugh, Carville could be CNN cronies
August 13
- TBS Triangle draws a crowd
- Sunshine Kicks Off FSU on PPV
- Black Rock back on block
- Pie Town fills production posts
- S-A Modem Gets Level 2 Approval
- Time Warner Extends CSG Pacts
- TechTV No. 3 Technology Site
- HGTV Preps `Fall Fix-Up' Sweeps
- Millionaire, 60 Minutes are big draws
- Actors unions clear studio pact
- NCTA Calm Amid Trade Group Turmoil
- Radio and TV news services
- Small Ops' New Concern: Cash Demand for Retrans
- 'Air Jaws' a Tad Inflated
- NCC Blows Its Own Horn
- MSNBC to Be New 'Explorer' Post
- AT&T, Best Buy Expand Retail Link
- Hostetter Teams with Hindery
- Startup Kontiki Sets Sail, Harvesting Bandwidth
- Station Break
- New Excite Network EVP Targets Reliability
- Future shock
- New Talent, N.Y. Studio for CNN
- Execs: Ad Sales on Slow Road to Recovery
- UPN: United Promo Net
- Cablevision Plans to Join Dish 'Winback' Rolls
- Liberty Has a Stock of Its Own
- War of the news clips
- The week that was
- Arris Executive Confident About Cable's Voice Future
- WWF Pinned WCW Deal On the Cheap
- IN BRIEF
- MTV's Revised Site: A Concert of Convergence
- Comcast, ESPN Go to Extremes for X Games
- Changing Hands
- GM, AOL TW are top spenders on broadcast, cable
August 10
- DirecTV, WWF Negotiate PPV Pact
- Greenblatt retiring from Warner Bros.
- '70s producer plots '80s Fox sitcom
- Cox Nets Arizona Educational Contract
- Rhythms to Turn Off Customers
- M*A*S*H director Rafkin dies
- Weakest Link to land in Russia
- Cablers race to shoot Graham pic
August 9
- AMC's Screen Snares Top Billing
- MSOs Detail Speedvision/OLN Deal
- Delaplaine Honored at Cable Center
- R.I. Op Fighting Cox Overbuild
- Ovitz group seeks white knight
- Reingold departs WUSA
- Paul Harvey airing it out again
- AT&T, Disney explore cable pact
August 8
- NBC fills in fall picture
- Gill to Host Opry Live Debut
- Lipford to Head Vegas System
- Fire sparks MSNBC disruption
- WB unwraps fall sked
- USA Aces Myers as Open Host
- Jack Maple dead at 48
- Granite revenues go south
- Ryan Joins ShopNBC
August 7
- NAB: 81M Sets Rely on Free TV
- Woodcock to run his third L.A. TV outlet
- Lifetime Leads Primetime Again
- Tech TV grabs BBC show
- Sex, Six stay on ratings roll
- TechTV Backs America's Cup Contender
- WorldLink Targeting Hispanics for DRTV
August 6
- FCC slams EchoStar
- Tribune cleared to buy WTXX
- Leguizamo lands CBS deal
- @Security Locks Up New Board Members
- Justice calls for NextWave nix
- Univision, Galavision Score with Copa America
- Brickyard 400 sets ratings record
- Mystery Channel Scares Up 'Night Gallery'
- Sponsors Set for Shark Week
- Victory will oversee NTIA
- C-COR.net Sews Up ADC Deal
- Cable, Satellite to Reap Ad Spending
- Weather.com Touts Ad Targeting Research
- HSN to push ABC soap jewelry
- Ex-Netscapers push Kontiki streaming service
- Odds don't favor DirecTV-EchoStar
- Fox's new speed vision
- Changing Hands
- No Silver Lining for McLeod
- Tribune gets in on the action
- DSPs See the Long Arm of Moore's Law
- Charter Makes HSA Asset Play
- Does Rhea have a Rosie future?
- Chris-Craft, Fox move in
- Food Network Cooks Up Ratings Success
- SBCA Bids Goodbye to Its President
- Video Games Network In Play
- Hindery's On Deck
- Motorola Boosts CMTS Line by Acquiring RiverDelta
- A&E's Emmy Tack: Tapes and Serendipity
- The week that was
- Rights, Implementation Issues Tax OCAP
- Dish Kicks Off $9 Monthly Plan
- High-speed hunch
- Getting Prepared for DOCSIS 1.1
- Backing for DVI Standard Could Cloud HDTV Picture
- CNBC Retains N.Y. Cable Slot
- DirecTV's Top Marketer Departs
- Honoring excellence
- SET: Theft Still Haunts Pay-Per-View Events
- B&C Eye
- Wisc. Lawmakers OK Tax Relief for Digital
- Fates & Fortunes
- Shocking Fox News gains!
- Universal Music-Diva DealSpurs Talks with Operators
- Upfront and personal
- MGM Eyeing Big VOD, PPV Future
- Behind the Headlines At Revamped News
August 3
- In Demand Makes Hot Choice Hotter
- You are the weakest Brady, goodbye
- Becker cast back to work
August 2
- Universal Worldwide TV may shutter
- Lack, Waxman review `baseless rumor'
- SBCA selects acting president
- CNBC wins channel position skirmish
- AT&T is still seeking suitors
- Sci-Fi nets VP of Marketing
- CNN Producer Arrested on Sex Charge
- Disney's profits hurt by soft ad market
- Cable Lost Three Points To DBS
- That's My Bush! canceled
August 1
- Comcast Cash Flow Up, Bid's Not
- ACTV Shuffles Board as Stock Tanks
- ABC defends diversity record
- Viacom Unveils Outdoor-Ad Group
- PPV Slips Slightly During 2Q
- Don't Get Big Ticket Started
- HBO Family Announces New Lineup
- TNN rolls on Rock's return
- EchoStar sets 118 channels at $9
- Explorer switching networks
- DirecTV to sue pirates
- TNT sets Salem's Lot miniseries
- Pergola, Barden upped at Comedy