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June 30
- Multivision FAQ
- Coalition Protests Whiting Speech
- FX Taps Miller to Sponsor Rescue Me Episode
- BET Awards Notches Viewership Record
- Joan, Melissa Rivers Join TV Guide Channel
- Letterman … Leno … O’Brien … Alf?
- Electra, Navarro Feel the G-Phoria
- Comcast Takes Page from Mag Rack
- Lautenberg Questions Nextel Deal
June 29
- NBA Leads TNT’s 2Q Fast-Break
- Online-Porn Act Unenforceable
- Joplin/Pittsburg Area Gets Dish Locals
- Cox Business, Nortel Show They Care
- A NICE Upgrade for DirecTV
- Markovsky Looks to Improve His Q Rating
- NBA-Driven TNT Tops Ratings
- Verizon Calls Nextel Deal 'Criminal'
- Lifetime Original Movies Head to DVD
- XM Tunes In Speed Channel
- Showtime to Offer Tyson PPV Fight
- Lightpath Deploys MPLS
June 28
- FSN Plays Poker During All-Star Break
- Kids Get Their Kicks with Jetix
- WICT Announces ‘LEA Awards’ Winners
- Cable, Particularly DCI, Shines in Branding Survey
- Viva la Appeal for Bam
- UHF Reg Fees Hiked
- TWC Debuts Contextual Copy-Splitting
- Starz Encore Ups Brauns
- Mexico’s Telmex Eyes Brazilian Stake
- Money Honey Goes Into Syndication
- Bratches to Head Merged ESPN-ABC Cable Sales
- WCVB
- Terayon Helps Cox Tackle HD Ad Insertion
- Rigases' Fraud Trial Comes to a Close
- Music Net Fuse 'Downloads' a Daily Countdown Show
- Court TV
- Funny Business
- ABC Cable
- Disney Combines Affiliate Crews
- Rethinking Broadcasting's Power
- How Media's AMBER Alerts Woke Up America
- In Defense of Sachs
- Summer Sizzle
- The Sporting Life
- Telemundo
- In The Public Interest
- New All-Digital Box Helps to Set the Pace
- History Channel Books Passage on Intrepid
- DirecTV First 10 Years
- WITI
- How Cable Systems Touch Their Customers
- The DBS Brat Pack
- CTAM Summiters Meet 'Outsiders'
- Lifetime
- Tulsa Blues
- Divney's Goodbye Parade Parties On
- Helping Hands From Coast to Coast
- Band of Brothers
- Trio of Box Resellers Sues Adelphia
- '4400' Finds Human Touch Among Missing
- Hallmark
- SBC Gives a Big 'Maybe' to Deep Fiber
- Quadrangle, UBS Close to Bank Deal
- Sachs Players
- History Channel
- Bravo
- HGTV
- The Politics of Political Coverage
- NCTA
- Changing of the Guard
- Discovery Kids on Applebee's Summer Menu
- Cox
- Life on the Street
- Driving DirecTV Forward
- Vulcan Can't Block RCN Financing
- VH1
- Herewith, Key Updates on Middleware
June 27
- Bergeron Shops Breakfast Show
- Searching for New CE!O
June 25
- Service Set for Showtime’s Wade
- Sens. Dive Into ‘LPM’ Debate
- IPG Surfing Is Next Big Wave
- Stay Tuned For the Nudes
- NAMIC Pushing Forward on Diversity Study
- Swan Sails to U.K.
June 24
- Will & Grace, Alex & Dave
- Concurrent Gets a Trimm at the Top
- SCTE: Papers, Please
- UPN Picks Up Bad Girls
- From FCC to CATA to NCTA to PR
- Amarillo, Youngstown Get Dish Local Channels
- On Command Betting on BettingCorp
- ESPN2, Sierra Mist Ready for Freddy
- Powell Backs Nextel Variation
- Nip/Tuck on a Roll
- Twentieth Boutique Adds Three
June 23
- Nielsen, Critics to Meet Over Meters
- NGC Joins Secret Service, Prevents Disaster
- Showtime’s Wade Succumbs to Cancer
- Gemstar Settles SEC Case for $10M
- Comcast Bashed as Union-Buster
- Cable Center Announces Hall of Fame Presenters
- Rodriguez to Travel Away from Travel
- Mulcahey’s Lawyer Screams ‘Rigas-Cide’
- 'Clintonfest' Boosts Oprah
- SOAPnet to Debut Soapography, Air Paper Dolls
- Salem Gets Lot of Viewers
- The Joy of Sex for TBS
- CTAM Summit Lands Consumer-Electronics Exec
- Content Cop or TiVo Killer?
June 22
- Senate OKs Hollings TV-Violence Bill
- Nielsen Checks Univision’s LPM Move
- Hershey Added To NAB Mix
- Nortel Makes Waves With DWDM
- HDNet to Visit Smallville
- Senate Slams Indecency, Dereg
June 21
- Sachs Exits NCTA
- Workers Group Targets Comcast
- SuperComm's IP Crossover
- Cox Taps Telcordia for Database Help
- Beastie Boys Salute Nick
- 'New’ Was the Word at Cable-Tech Expo
- In Memoriam
- In the Loop
- Style Gives New Lease to Martha’s 'Living’
- FX Networks
- PROMAX Bites Big Apple
- Sachs Out?
- TBS-TNT
- CBS
- Rigas Trial Winds Down
- FSN Sues Dish Network
- Would A La Carte Fly in Court?
- By Design
- Stay Tuned! How New Gear Helps
- The Hispanic Staffing Boom
- What’s In a Name Change? More Subs for MBC
- Rainbow Media
- Blowing Up Cox's Latino Strategy
- First Amendment End Run
- Family Man
- Warner Brothers Creative Services
- Turner Classic Movies
- Bantering About Bandwidth at Cable-Tec Expo
- Lifetime Television
- VH1 Continues to Sow Music/Culture Hybrid
- TBS, 'Jack’ In Search Of 'Outback’ Laughs
- The Hallmark Channel
- McGrath Helped Make the World Want Its MTV
- Tamer 'Sex’ Selling for TBS
- Cablevision Plies 'Triple-Play’ Offer
- KPIX
- The Hallmark Channel
- Fox News Rates Best for Reagan Rites
- Hot Mama Miami
- On the Edge
- Snypes and Squeezes
- On The Block
- Outdoor Life Network
- Making Motion
- Leaping into the Future
- Fates & Fortunes
- Showtime
- Night and Day
- Nickelodeon–SpongeBob SquarePants
June 20
- Discovery Re-Ups With Comcast
- Anchors Separated At Birth
- Nielsen Ex Slams Meters
- Cablevision Slashes Prices
June 18
- DirecTV Faces $87,500 Fine From FCC
- DirecTV Faces $87,500 Fine From FCC
- Viacom Details Blockbuster Spinoff
- Lawyer: John Rigas Acted in Adelphia’s Interest
- Viacom Blockbuster Split Up
- SCTE Honors Armstrong Cable, Hranac
- Let Comcast Find You a Date
- Fox Comedy Head Heads Out
June 17
- Animated Power IDT Flexes Arm
- Ex-Adelphia Four Begin Their Defense
- ABC, Wal-Mart Try Smellovision
- More Hard Rock Live for MTV
- Comcast.net Adds FOXSports.com Content
- Report: DVR Users Use More VOD
- Pioneer Renews Its ‘Passport’
- Rogers Launches SVOD
- A Discovery on the Front Porch
- Starz Encore’s Westerns Gets Westerner
- Tribune Adds DreamWorks Titles
June 16
- Sex Good for TBS
- Prosecutor: Adelphia Was Defendants’ ‘ATM’
- Nortel Debuts Wireless LAN for Cable Ops
- BigBand Teams Up with WilTel, EGT
- SeaChange Rolls Out HD ‘VOD Recording System’
- FTC Slams Kids' Weight-Loss Infomercials
- Dish Launches TV Guide Channel
- Concern Worldwide Honors Lifetime’s Black
- Acacia Sues Nine Cos. for Patent Infringement
- SCTE Signs NCTI Deal, Names Board
- Martha Stewart Lives On
- Reagan Funeral Tops Cable Ratings
- CommScope Hits the ‘Pavement’
June 15
- Viacom Productions Becomes Paramount
- Change in the Weather for Iaffaldano
- Armstrong to Pedal for Discovery
- TNT Squeaks Out Weekly Ratings Win
- Full House for VH1’s Surreal Life
- CTPAA Donates $11,360 to Bowen Foundation
- Hamburger on a Roll
- PTC Targets Circuit City
- Janollari Heads WB Entertainment
- NCC Names CFO
- Comcast Adds to D.C. Staff
- Pegasus: DirecTV, NRTC Trying to Destroy Us
- Bradshaw Boards Broadbus
- New Twists in Nielsen 'LPM' Saga
- TBS Slates Family Guy
- C-COR.net Buys Stargus
June 14
- GSN Gets NBC’s Next Action Star
- VH1 Classic Boosts Originals
- CAB: We Don’t Oppose Nielsen ‘LPM’ Launch
- Terayon COO Sabella Resigns
- ABC Cable Sellers Saluted
- C-COR.net Adds Two Alopa Marketing Execs
- Nielsen Faces Second Suit
- Howard Dean: Scream 'Never Happened'
- Ciena in Rollout Mode
- CN8 Ads Plug New Fare
- Small Ops Face Deadline to Opt Into ESPN Deal
- Plan of Action
- Syndie Insider
- What Ops Won’t Say About Adult PPV
- Fates & Fortunes
- Cable Gets Switched On
- Cable’s Sexy Revenue Stream
- 'Bachelor’s’ a Herzog, but No Relation
- Jacobson’s Eye on In Demand’s HD, VOD Visions
- Mulcahey Aimed to Please Rigas Family
- Selling Your Ideas to Top Brass
- HIV Scare Not Frightening Erotic Channels
- Images and Memories
- Station Break
- Rainbow Networks Get More From Miramax
- 'Solomon’ Fails to Mine the Excitement
- Univision Sues to Stop LPMs
- Comcast Eyes Toddler Network
- Ops Eye Set-Top Ratings System
- ABC Nips at NBC's Heels
- A $5 Billion Proposal
- Change the Picture
- Competition Heats Up Erotic TV Genre
- Reagan’s Imprint
June 13
- Fox Sports World to Offer Soccer ‘Freeview’
- Superconnect Wants Ops to Be ‘CableAware’
- ‘Starz! Ticket on Real’ Debuts Monday
- Seeing Starz!
- Meters Take Bite Out of Big Apple
June 11
- Fuse All Over N.J. ‘Summer Jam’
- Biography Channel Salutes Ray Charles
- GFC Acquires Two Cos., 270 Techs
- Nick, Ellerbee, Emeril: ‘Look Before You Eat’
June 10
- DirecTV Can Offer Service in Pegasus’ Areas
- GSN, Hung Pay Their Dues
- Voom Launching Equator HD June 15
- Mulcahey: (Rigas) Family Comes First
- EchoStar Launches Three More Local-Channel Markets
- CNBC/Dow Jones in Critical Condition
- NBC Wins Night with Comics
- Boosler Fronts Balderdash
- Bravo, Sprint Wing Text-Messaging Poll
June 9
- Most Syndies Slip in May
- 5th Wheel Deep-Sixed
- Comcast Ponders Preschool Net, VOD Precursor
- Lawson Pushes DTV-Auction Fund
- Viacom Launches AIDS-Testing PSAs
- No Delay in Enron Broadband Trial
- Monster Trucks Roll on Outdoor Channel
- Comcast, Red Cross Prepared for Disaster
- KTBX Photographer Electrocuted
- Time Warner Cable Austin’s Kinney Honored
June 8
- Nielsen Names Task Force
- WB Shuffles Sked Slightly
- Sinclair Endorses DTV Standard
- Casa Brings New DCTS to the House
- Comcast Adds to Dallas HD Lineup
- JAG, Walker Joining Hallmark Lineup in Oct.
- Hallmark Slates Walker, JAG
- Nick Has a New Old Hobbie
- G4techTV Still Feeling the G-Phoria
- Nortel Enhances Router
- PROMAX&BDA, Magid to Study Viewing Habits
- FTC Pursues On-Air Quackery
June 7
- MBC to Change Name
- Speed Renews with 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Cartoon: More Ed, More Edd n More Eddy
- Stations Must Track Race, Gender
- Charter to Provide Wi-Fi at Bonnaroo Festival
- Hallmark Added to Local Ad Lineups
- MTV, VH1 Unveil Lineups
- More Syndie Shifts at NBC Universal
- Schmidt Joins Allot
- Verizon Customers Dial Up Food Recipes
- Nick in a Licensing Mood
- Cablevision Adds ESPN HD
- Cox Inserts Ads on HD in R.I.
- Take No Prisoners
- RGB Puts Intelligence Into Processing
- NBC Ups Olympic Output
- Disney’s 'Phil’ Needs To Find More Future
- Cable sales management conference
- The Free-Cash-Flow Dilemma
- Rigases Rest Their Case
- Exec VP Hilary Exits Comedy Central
- Charter’s VOD Lessons
- ABC Cable On Local Roll
- Fates & Fortunes
- Advertising Ushers in New Era for The N
- Courting Viewers
- Sarbanes Headaches
- Fujitsu Plays FASST With Transport
- Time Warner Gets Active With ITV Apps
- Now Cable Really Counts
- Jetix Weekend Block Expands
- Dish Corrals 'EastEnders’ for PPV
- Comcast Adds $14.95 Online Game Tier
- Parsons Yields Punchline To High School Awardee
- Buyers Aware: What Advertisers Want
- It's an Interconnected World, After All
- Q&A With Leslie Moonves
- ESPN Celebrates 25th With Ops
- Mastering the Universe
- Data Is Power
- Mets Take Swing At Regional Net Of Their Own
- Safety First
- Phoenix on the Ad-Sales Rise
- How Powerful Are Broadcasters?
- Station Break
- The Multicasting Challenge
- Broad Reach
- All Together in L.A.
- Comedy Hopes To Arrest Viewers With 'Reno 911’
June 6
- MTVN Looks in-House for Leader
- D.C. Eyes DTV Downside
- Life & Style Is Firm Go
June 5
- Stern Critic Lets Up
- Law & Order: Stern Victim Unit
June 4
- Cox Taps Nuera for Media Gateways
- English Out at Playboy Entertainment
- The Night Philadelphia Went Dark
- Comcast Opens New Call Center
- Liberty International Details Rights Offering
June 3
- Legally Blonde Heads to Syndication
- Discovery’s Network-Origination Center Finds Home
- Sassa Finds Friendster
- Cable, DBS Not Very Satisfying
- Pegasus Counters DirecTV/NRTC with Chapter 11
June 2
- CBS Shifts Saturday Shows
- Fox Grabs Top NBC Researcher
- Comcast Adds Superstation WGN in Baltimore
- Katsky a HIP Choice at HBO
- News 12 Brings Good News to Cerenzio
- Optimum Voice Adds Features
- Mr. Smith Renews with Fox News
- MTV Relives True Life
- Comcast Launches ‘Games on Demand’
- Fahrenheit 9/11 Finds Distributors
- Britt Is Coming to Lifetime Radio
June 1
- Barberie Says Good Day to Live
- HGTV Has No Reservations About Preservation
- Music Choice Catches ‘Disneymania’
- Int’l Channel Networks to Distribute Korean Channel
- Int’l Channel Networks to Distribute Korean Channel
- More ‘DigiCipher’ for NESN
- Dish Adds Six Chinese Nets
- Prosecution Rests Case in Adelphia Trial
- Cablevision Ups Bier, Dolce
- Rogers Launches HD DVR
- Lifetime to Salute TV’s Greatest Sidekicks
- Redstone Doubts Defections, Touts Logo
- CBS Wins Monday
- Discovery Promotes Goodwyn
- Herman: My E!-xit Wasn’t Forced
- Brenner Exits In Demand