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August 31
- Weather Donates $1M
- Daniels Fund Has Granted $100M
- Harris Broadcast Acquires Leitch
- Tagliente Honored by Cable Positive
- KPTV Expands Morning News
- Calif. Regulator Backs ‘Naked’ DSL
- Pie Town Promotions
August 30
- TNT Tops Summer Ratings
- Cable One Chooses Sigma for VoIP Help
- Dish Adds Six-Channel Mosaic
- Current Adds Research Head, Talent
- Fox Cable Taps Two Execs
- CNN's Katayama Joins Reuters
- Disney Sets Einsteins Bow
- SeaChange Adds Canadian Deployment
- Sesame Workshop Names General Counsel
- Here! Preps Gay Action Hero Flick
August 29
- Cable's Hurricane Hit Unclear
- WGA Unimpressed By CBS Package
- Court TV Quits the Investigation
- Intelsat Buys PanAmSat for $3.2B
- New So. Cal. Net Aims at Young Adults
- Judge Judy Lobbies CBS for Prime Time
August 28
- Ryan’s Hope: Ad-Avail Revenue
August 27
- A Closer Look At Time Warner Cable Divisions
- Fates & Fortunes
- The Best of Through the Wire
- Here’s Why We Call Them… Leaders of the Pack
- Canadians: Different, Yet Same As Us
- Divergence Rises As New Buzzword
- That CableLabs Conference Really Rocked
- Lifetime: Game’s on for 'Will’ Fans
- From Brown Boxes to Virtual Reality
- Golf Channel Stays on Course
- Telcos’ Persistence Overcomes Resistance
- Insight Proxy Shed Light On Talks That Led to New Offer
- Nick, TV Land Back 'Family Dinner Day’
- Survivor: Burbank
- Holier-Than-Thou Week
- Obituaries
- Entertaining Empowered Women
- Capital Gains in Virginia
- DOWNLOAD on Demand
- The Power of Sports Is Evident Everywhere
- Will You Want Your MHD?
- Deals
- Station to Station
- Showtime, Lifetime Team To 'Speak’ Out For Teens
- The Invention Engine
- Packaging Power
- Dan Ryan’s Hope: Small Ops Tap Into Ad-Avail Revenue
- Interactive Ads: Beyond Watercooler Buzz
- TWC Launches Caller-ID TV In Rochester, N.Y.
- Full Court Press
August 26
- NCTA Seeks Signal-Fee Reform
- Coyote Revs Crawfish Pie-Powered Hummer
- Todd Named KNXV GM
- Changes Atop Scripps’ Shopzilla
August 25
- WB’s Daniels Gets Lifetime Gig
- FCC OKs First Multicast Must-Carry
- World Poker Tour Players Get Sponsored
- VMAs Go Into Online Overdrive
- Nielsen: U.S. TV Homes Up 0.5%
- Vonage Testing IPO Waters
- Raycom Buys Liberty For $987M
- Style Gets Ambush Makeover
- VMAs Get Broadband Boost
- FCC Investigates Stern Complaint
- Program Promos Get Prime PIX Placement
August 24
- OLN to Ice NHL Games for Tier Subs
- Summer Bummer for Broadcast vs. Cable
- Willis Ascends to Ascent Post
- Beavis & Butt-Head Are Back
- Vt. to Burlington: Run with Cable System
- Inside 9/11 Sets NGC Records
- MCN Names Editor in Chief
- Comcast SportsNet Snags Singer, Sheehey
- DirecTV to Run Starz Preview Weekend
- Intellon Raises $24.5M
- Third Man Out Is here!
- TBN Launches in Hong Kong
- Jim Ryan Returns
- Reuters Wants Access to Detained Cameraman
- Reality Execs Get Talent Clearinghouse
August 23
- Ex-Showtime Exec Weinblatt Dies at 76
- Menounos Joins Access Hollywood
- Inside 9/11 Sets Nat Geo Record
- ABC Family Repudiates Robertson 'Hit'
- UPN Wrestling Re-Dubbed Friday Night Smackdown
- Davis, Howe Added to CTAM Board
- Proud Family Lives Up To Name
- Missan Joins MobiTV
- CSTV.com Fulfills College Fantasies
- Leonard Named CEO at WildBlue
- Motorola Hires an Architect
August 22
- Bridgen In as Comcast Affiliate Chief
- FX Bringing Back Rescue Me
- Pappalardo Promoted at Time Warner
- WSMV GM Ramsey Dies
- Rescue Me Renewed
- Hatchett Returns With 9/11 Episode
- NFL First For Nielsen’s FanLinks
- Schwimmer Named Sí TV CEO
- Turner Sports, Expedia.com Team Up
- Court TV’s Parco PI Goes International
- Nortel Passes CableLabs Specs
- Akimbo Hits Home Run
- Law Firm Returns On Bravo
- Bahakel Gets $70M from GE
- Harden Joins VoX
- Martha Blankets the U.S.
August 21
- Voom Pitches HD Nets
- Charter to Launch ImaginAsian TV
- Reid to Run Africa Channel
- Jackson, Sanchez Tapped for Twentieth Talker
August 20
- Cable’s Summer Slam
- Voom Pitches HD Nets: Will Distributors Bite?
- L.A. Story
- Intellectual Property
- Fla. Sub Suit Can Proceed
- How to Get Your Channels Bonded
- Big Business in Tiny Tots
- Fates & Fortunes
- Reaching Out to Tweens and Teens
- Tracking Video-on-Demand
- Cartoons Break Barriers
- Channel Bonding Gives Ops Data Edge
- Fast Track
- A Guide To Debunking the IPTV Hype
- DISH ADS: 'TV 'SUCKS’
- SBC Orders S-A, Moto Boxes
- Deals
- TWC Taps Customer-Care Chief
- High-Def Meets Low-Cost
- ESPN Loses Programmer Shapiro
- Hint to Broadcast Networks: Bold Is Beautiful
- Why Everybody Is a Reporter
- Proactive Retention: Opportunity Knocks
August 19
- Lifetime Fighting the Odds with PSA
- PrideNation Network to Become Proud TV
- Cablevision, TV Land Win ITV Emmys
- CBS Collects Another Thursday Trophy
- Concurrent Buys Everstream for $15M
- CBS Viewers Land on Mars
- Contender en Español
August 18
- Hallmark Parent Ponders Future
- Ex-Arbitron Head Shaker Dies at 83
- Comedy Driven to Distraction Again
- SBC Picks Set-Top Boxes for IPTV
- Cartoon Eyes Ticklish Preschoolers
- Sutherland to Narrate Discovery 9/11 Tribute
- NHL Skates to OLN
- BET Preps for Comedy Awards
August 17
- Shapiro To Leave ESPN
- Shapiro Leaving ESPN
- Ready To Learn Grants Announced
- Ex-WCBS Reporter Chi'en Hired By WPIX
- E/I Bug Deadline Set for Sept. 19
- CableLabs OKs OCAP, eTV Interoperability
- Intervention Checks In
- Mediacom Promotes Five
- Cablevision Beefs Up ‘Optimum Voice’
- Fellhauer Elevated at Time Warner
- NFL Net, ESPN in Sprint’s Huddle
- Cartoon Puts Pedal to Promo
- Viewers Visit Nick Jr.’s LazyTown
- VH1 Classic Sets Decades Rock Lineup
- Noggin to Move to the Music
- Broadcast Complaints Down, FCC Says
- Turner Taps Promo Exec
- itaas Sets S-A Developers’ Confab
August 16
- Viewers See Old Friends Again
- Hot Ratings for Comedy’s Roast
- Smit's Charter Deal Has Rich Potential
- Lifetime Sets Desperate Movie Marathon
- WICT Announces Magness Institute Classes
- Midwest CNN Chief Heads to NYC
- Mediacom Subsidiaries Offer Notes
- Comedy Extends Mind of Mencia
August 15
- Cline Joins Fox Cable
- Laudenslager Joins Playboy
- Nick Jr. Online Debuts New Content
- You’ve Got ‘NickMail Maker’
- Vendors Pitch Products at CableLabs Retreat
- IFC Series to Debut on TiVo
- Sunday is My Kind of Night for ABC
- Reynolds' Reversal: Staying at CBS
- Ludwin Gets EVP Nod at NBC
- Lifetime Sets Labor Day Marathon
- Wildfire Burns On for ABC Family
- Comedians of Comedy on Comedy
- Nielsen Releases Teen ‘LPM’ Data
- IFC Focuses on Sponsorships
- Twentieth's McDonald Promoted
- New Legal Exec for Fox Cable Nets
- Jennings' Show Now Simply World News Tonight
- O'Hara To Head TV Guide Channel
- Wheel To Spin Faster
- Two Execs Upped at Sesame
- O’Hara Named Chief at TV Guide
- Hallmark Calls on Koll
- Blonder Tongue Slips in 2Q
August 14
- No More News at 11 (Miles Per Gallon)
- Kathie Lee Returns to TV
August 13
- Dish, SBC Put Alliance on Hold
- Fidler Fills Digeo CEO Void
- Fast Track
- Longer Season 6 for 'Sopranos’
- Ergen Chats Draw a Crowd
- Two Carolinas, One Market
- Hidden Camera Gags, OCD Fuel Mandel’s Reality Fun
- Cablevision: Power To Learn
- Group Seeks VOD Advertising Solutions
- Jennings at Work
- We Have Our Own Networks. Get Used to It
- Wheel To Spin Faster
- The UN of Television Listings
- Cox Cable
- CMC, SES Americom Deal Could Benefit Small Ops
- OLN Skates After NHL
- The New Old World of Euro TV
- Univision Sizzles
- Health Campaign Celebrates Body
- CNN's Piping Hot Video Service
August 12
- TNT Seeks Ratings Grace with Pilot
- Revenue Falloff Shaves Outdoor Earnings
- Another 70s Star Gets MTV Pilot
- Fez Fronts MTV's Yo Momma
- CSRs Often Help Most By Typing Answers Fast
- Cable Sees the Need For a Personal Touch
August 11
- ESPN Sets Contender for April Debut
- News Corp. Fends Off Malone
- Pale Rider Rides High for AMC
- Knology Taps New CFO
- Contender Contends Again on ESPN
- Eight More Hits for Sopranos
- Turner South Seeks Yokels in Hovels
- Queer Eye for the Straight News
- Naruto Takes U.S. Bow for Cartoon
- Nielsen Study to Gauge Placements
- CBS Launching Watch! Magazine
- Michael Powell Joins Providence Equity
- WLS To Offer Windy City Podcasts
August 10
- American Morning Moves to CNN Central
- E! Names New Finance Exec
- On-Demand Backers Have ID!A
- L.L. Bean to Supply Weather Gear
- ABC, Fremantle Sued Over Million Dollar Idea
- Katz Names New Corporate Communicator
- Boston Legal Returns
August 9
- WB 100+ Buys Shield
- AOL Chief Named Charter CEO
- A Double-Run For Syndie Roses
- Budow Upped at Comedy
- Interactive Emmy Nominees Announced
- The Closer Grills Competition
- DirecTV Slashes 35 Jobs
- EchoStar-SBC Partnership on Hold
- AP Picks Braun For London Post
- NBC Stations Create Digital Unit
- Saberito Joins Hallmark
- AMC to Air Premiere Women in Hollywood Awards
- Comcast, Rentrak Extend Deal
- Rainbow Pulls Cablevision Down in 2Q
- NCAA Recommends Alcohol Ad Limits
- Anti-Porn Group Targets Cox
- Peter Jennings: Reporter
August 8
- FCC Launches Payola Investigation
- Hayashi’s Mind Added to Mindspeed
- TNT Sets NBA Schedule
- CNBC Taps Four EPs
- CBS Makes Deep Impact On Sunday
- ABC Soaps Go Wireless
- New IT VP for Starz Encore
- Comcast Accused of California Scheming
- Martha Loses a Diamond
- 'Big Three' Salute Jennings
- Sesame Workshop Names International Exec
- Peter Jennings Dead at 67
August 7
- High Noon for HD Production
August 6
- Briefs
- HBO Gives Graphic Views of the Grandeur of Rome
- Deals
- Thicker Than Water
- Small Ops Practicing Art of Retrans 'War’
- Charter Eyes AOL Exec
- Howard Stern Gets a Pay 'Channel’
- Syndication's New Power
- Betting on Syndicated Reality
- Reversing the Curse of Serialized Dramas
- FOX PLANS A PAIR OF NEW HD NETS
- Fast Track
- Vetting VoIP
- TV on the PC Gets Real
- CEO Bennett Is Leaving Liberty
- AP’s Stream Dream
- Co-Op Founder Pandzik Will Retire
- Crime Pays, Again and Again
- Fates & Fortunes
- Critics’ Emmy Picks
- Repeating History
- Reality’s Celebrity Invasion
- Time for More HDTV
August 5
- FTC Assures Sensenbrenner on Adelphia Merger
- Telcos Get Brand X Status
- Armstrong Sics Penguin on Spam
- Live Robbery on Cable Access
- CNN Suspends Novak
- Malone: I’ll Be CEO for Two Years
- Night Court in Session on TV Land
- Comcast Names Midwest VP
- CBS, KYMA-TV Honored
- Gaiam Gives Lime Financial Boost
August 4
- FCC's E/I Bug Lands
- NAMIC Announces Seminar Participants
- Sutton’s Place Is Atop HBO Int’l
- CBS Starts With Survivor
- Myhren Joins AdPay Board
- WorldGate Generates $17.5M for Coffers
- Daniels Closes Texas-Sized Deals
August 3
- ABC Back Inside NAB Tent
- Hall of Fame Presenters Named
- Sub Losses, Cash Flow Down at Mediacom
- Showtime to Air Eminem Concert
- Mouse Back in NAB House
- Liberty’s Bennett Retiring; Malone to CEO
- GameTap Heads to Download Festival
- Hear here! Tunes
- King World Phils Up
- Liberty Media President Bennett Exiting
- TNT's Most Wanted
- Stern Goes SVOD with In Demand
- CMT to Cowboy Up Again
- Stern Is iN DEMAND
August 2
- NCTC’s Pandzik Retiring
- July: TNT Tops UPN, WB
- Cable Nets Bask in Summer Sun
- Cable One’s Might: Nexstar’s Not Winning
- NBC U Uploads New Digital Team
- Liptak Back in Cable Business
- Russia Won't Renew ABC News Credentials
- Harrison Upped at Access Hollywood
- Cable One Taps BigBand ‘BMR’
- Hallmark Sets John Paul II Film
- Hobbs Named Time Warner Cable COO
- Verizon OKs Number Portability in Fla.
- Hall Returns to Insight
- Raven Rules Disney Channel
- Cable Bahamas Taps EGT
- Drug Cos. To Submit TV Ads to FDA
August 1
- Starved Gets Chewed Out
- NCTC Says Yes to TiVo
- TCM Rolls Out ‘Game Pack’
- Encore Westerns Smells the Gunsmoke
- Lifetime Seeks Captive Audience
- MTVN Latin America Seeks Talent
- Yahoo! News Taps CNN.com, ABC News
- Big Brother Gets Text Messaging
- Lifetime Finds Missing Six More Times
- OCTA Taps Comcast’s Henninger
- CBS Saturday Show Names Co-Anchor