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September 30
- Comcast Signed Confidentiality Agreement
September 28
- Media moguls mob Forbes 400
- NYC benefit to air on VH-1
September 27
- AT&T shifting toward cable sale
- Connelly to Host ESPN's Unscripted
- Neon Deion's next team: CBS
- Cable Hall Inductees Named
- Cablevision to Launch Digital Friday
- Band of Brothers slips a bit
- Viewers tune out reality series
- AT&T could bid for Excite@Home assets
September 26
- MSNBC reporter dyes hair as safeguard
- WICT to Hold Gala in D.C.
- Graham sells piece of Post stake
- A&E to air WTC bombing doc
- Dalton takes Twentieth TV post
- Kent has special Charter stock deal
- Excite@Home Cleans House Again
- Showtime Seals Kiss PPV Webcast
- Charter Sets Aykroyd as Ad Spokesman
- S-A Surfs Pacific Into CMTS Market
- California Dealing for Fox, Time Warner
- Microsoft pushing digital media deal
September 25
- Ex-CNN Staffers Form ITV Firm
- MTV, CBS team on bias crime series
- Viewers ready for some alternate reality
- Kent Cites 'Friction' With Allen
- Minority broadcasters urged to think small
- XM Satellite Radio Launches
- Loesch Leaving Hallmark Channel
- Trio Reskeds World Fashion Tour
- Insight Phone Service Restored
- Ex-CNN Web execs start media venture
- Former Survivor winner gets probation
September 24
- Airing out satellite must carry arguments
- Hindery Taps AT&T, GlobalCenter Execs
- Jeopardy casts Clue Crew
- CTAM: Our Show Will Go On
- Vulture Fund to Gobble Up Galaxy
- LEGO, Cartoon Set Scooby-Doo Promo
- Wink Offering In-Show Sponsorships
- NFL ratings slip as season restarts
- HGTV, Drexel Heritage Team Up
- EarthLink Debuts on Multiple-ISP System
- Voyeur Dorm can keep streaming
- Liberty's Vogel seen as Charter choice
- Kent clashes with Allen, leaves Charter
- Scripps Has Eye On Hispanic Cable Nets
- Rules of engagement
- Travel Scare Has Companies Turning to Video Technology
- Animal Planet Rescue Truck Helped Out
- Excite Asset Sales Help to Raise Cash
- CNN phones in from hot spots
- Hogan Takes Family Leave
- Noisy Amp Thieves Caught in the Act
- Simplify streaming
- FCC OKs TV-Spectrum Clearing Plan
- Meet the execs who shape reality
- Nickelodeon Gives Preschool Block a Facelift
- Directory of syndicators
- Changing Hands
- Disney Sells Bonds, Plans to Buy Stock
- CNN's man at the Afghan front
- N.Y. Returns to Work, Networks Stay Course
- Ad Fallout Casts a Dark Cloud
- Showtime Movie Fails to Make 'Believer'
- Stocks Caught In Downdraft
- Payday for Paxson
- CNN/SI Shifts Focus From News to Events
- New York stations are back
September 23
- FCC Weighing Cable-DBS Ownership Ban
September 21
- Citing attacks, cable show cancels
- WPTV GM resigns abruptly
- Exploring suicide bomber psyche
- Galaxy moving toward chapter 11
- Citadel yanks Maher show
- Brother finale rates big
- Hollywood goes on high security alert
- Pro football mutes military tones
September 20
- Peace picked for Paramount post
- Tribune, Paramount forego makegoods
- Powell Visits World Trade Center
- Fernandez named KTLA co-anchor
- AT&T board discussing cable deals
- Brother player's cousin among missing
September 19
- Judge scraps Sopranos suit
- Mulligan to Leave Fox
- Clear Channel denies censoring songs
- Pax Broadcasts Resume in NYC
- Mulligan leaving Fox
- Charter Names Ad Agency
- Cable Center Tabs Gatseos
- TNT's Lennon Tribute Goes Live Oct. 2
- Band of Brothers shows strength
- CNN reporter forced out of Afghanistan
September 18
- PBS station airs NYC news channel
- Quadrangle, Hostetter Say No to YES
- Hindery Joins Akamai Board
- ABC bans Twin Towers attack replays
- A somber Letterman returns to air
- Disney pitches in for relief effort
September 17
- Reporter passes out on air
- Nick Jr. Back on CBS Saturday Morning
- CNN reporter hangs on in Afghanistan
- VOD Heats Up Encryption Technology
- WB shifts fall debut slate
- Cable Drops with Rest of Market
- Fox recasts fall launch sked
- A&E Acquires Third Watch
- WPIX cleared to use UHF signal
- Fireman who won reality show among missing
- Rosie delays taping
- After the collapse, stations struggle
- On the scene
- Diversity Week Plans Shattered
- Florida Regulators Gang Up on AT&T
- Operators' Tasks: Communications, News
- Verizon, InfoSpace Ink Deal for Content, Apps
- Hindery Says 'Yes' To Yankees Network
- Made-for-TV Terrorism
- Canal Plus Taps New American CEO
- Cartoon Immerses Viewers in Stunt
- Entertainment Nets Turned to News
- Shaw's Go-It-Alone Model Provides Template for MSOs
- Start-Up Seeks Niche Amid Film Goliaths
- Winning Verdict for Attica Drama
- Bill Burke Leaves Resort Sports Net
- A Story Nets Could Not Overplay
- Mun2 Reaches Out to Young Hispanics
- Liberty May Spawn International Trackers
- Excite's CFO Steps Down
- Fox Sports Net's Pecorelli Killed
- Frasier's Angell killed
- Beta: Nat Geo Sparks Most Sub Interest
September 15
- Fox Sports Net's Pecorelli Killed
September 14
- ABC unveils late start lineup
- CNN Cancels Sports Tonight
- Kids WB! debut held back
- Emmys revamping for early October
September 13
- Veteran WNBC engineer is missing
- CNN N.Y. Bureau Evacuated
- WB cans Friday night laughs
- Local stations mount strong relief effort
September 12
- Kincaid killed in Pentagon crash
- Syndie shows still on hold
- Nets Risk Lives, Track Tragedy
- Angell believed dead in tower crash
- Powell lauds telecom biz in crisis
- Nets revamping prime plans
- Akamai co-founder killed in terrorist crash
- Stations struggle back onto the air
- FCC Reopens, House Cancels DTV Hearing
September 11
- Networks Follow Terrorism Chaos
- Diversity Week Canceled
- Syndicators shut down shows after attacks
- Terrorism shuts down Hollywood
September 10
- MBC Execs to Launch Production Co.
- Waxman gives NBC election play-by-play
- UPN's Valentine hangs on
- NBC skeds skateboarding series
- Grushow to oversee Fox Kids
- USA's Open Ratings Best in a Decade
- Ponderosa pushes strong Pax numbers
- Burke Resigns as RSN President
- Hallmark Acquires Northern Exposure
- NFL scores mixed ratings results
- D.C. bureau chief latest CNN defector
- Waxman Details Welch's Election Night
- NGC Sparks Most Sub Interest
- Cable Snags 18 Creative Emmys
- Sister act spurs big U.S. Open rating
- Changing Hands
- Disney Invites Kids to Touring Playhouse
- DBS must-carry stands
- The purloining of Paula
- Classic May Need Chapter 11 Plan
- Travel Channel to Discover Peacock’s ‘Lost’ Reality Show
- Now Up for E-Bidding: Digital Cable Set-Tops
- HBO WWII Miniseries To Storm the Internet
- The WB inks two Fox affils
- Morning drives news
- Fox News Sues Over Zahn Move
- Fates & Fortunes
- More than the Grand Ole Opry
- Insight Builds T-Commerce 'Mall' in Ky.
- The DV revolution
- Storm warning
- AOL TV's Trump Card: Communications
- Station Break
- A new day in news
- New Game Consoles Could Wallop Cable
- Mouse, Fox on VOD
- Duopolies test market muscle
- Talking up Ananda
- 'Fired Up' Cuban Launches HDNet
- Jeep Joins Forces With HBO's 'Band'
- NBA or No, TNT's Rate Will Rise
- FCC OKs Local TV À la Carte on DBS
- DOCSIS 2.0 Targets Upstream Upgrade
- DBS, Overbuilders Satisfy Subs
September 7
- MTV awards show draws a crowd
- Valentine kicks UPN, keeps job
- VMA Gains Among 12-34 Demo
- On Command `Discovers' VOD
- YankeeNets Dealt Potential Blow
- Rosen elected HRTS head
- Most of ABC prime moves to HD
September 6
- Fox News Sues Zahn's Agency
- DirecTV Signs Loral for New Bird
- Sampras-Agassi pumps USA ratings
- Amazing Race reruns vs. Fear Factor
- Fox sues as CNN signs Zahn
- Odyssey ratings rise from Hallmark ashes
- Fox snags sci-fi Neverworld
- Nude news coming to pay-per-view
- Stewart endorses FCC revamp
- TNN Beams Up Record Ratings
- WB bags two Fox stations
- Microsoft, Chyron team on ITV software
September 5
- Buena Vista off NATPE floor
- Paula Zahn Fired by FNC
- King World jacking Jeopardy stakes
- U.S. Open scores on CBS
- FCC backs DBS local must-carry
- Cuban bursts into HDTV biz
- More layoffs at FremantleMedia
- Brzezinski takes CBS NYC beat
- Trio taps Klensch as style swami
- HBO skeds Six Feet Under redux
- Disney, Kellogg Set Multiyear Alliance
September 4
- BET Aaliyah Coverage Sets Records
- Montel makes duopoly move
- CableLabs Announces DOCSIS 2.0
- ESPN/ABC Expand IRL Coverage
- CNBC Host to Keynote SkyFORUM
- NBC's Lost replays on cable
- SRI, Knowledge Networks Team Up
- Cohen to head Clear Channel foreign unit
- MTV VJ sues Motorola
- Becker cast settles Paramount suit
September 3
- Bigger than ever
- Changing Hands
- VBI Stripping Controversy Whacks Blanker Vendor ESP
- 5th Avenue Channel Gets Into Shopping
- Have we got a deal for you
- After Whistle Blows on NFL, ESPN Hands Off to Originals
- Boston, AT&T Clash Over Deregulation
- Levin: FCC front-runner
- He heard his calling
- With Tristani Leaving, Krone's on Short List
- Circuit City to Sell DirecTV DSL Service
- IN BRIEF
- It All Boils Down to Matters of Modulation
- Game Show Buys Rights to Aussie Reality Shows
- Ex-Viacomers Serve Up Tennis Channel
- Fates & Fortunes
- Tennis, anyone?
- Windy City blowup
- CNN COO Kent to depart
- As Debtors Bang on Door, Excite Seeks New Investors
- Comcast, QVC Buy More of Sports E-Retailer
- Charter to SBC: Quit Lying About Us
- Sources: Werner Joins Liberty
- Clearheadedly restructuring
- NCC Details Its Interconnect Rollout
- Charter Responds to NAB Challenge
- 'Married Man': Another Strong Series
- Better Data Connectivity Not a Dream
- DCI Buys Some Health