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Deal done to sink subs Broadcasters and DirecTV agree on a schedule for cutting off ineligible satellite TV homes. / 11 First runs can see clearly now Most new offerings get ABC and go ahead for fall; two freshman talkers on the bubble. / 14 affiliates Lycos' altered states CMGI Chairman David Wetherell near deal campaigns for an alternative pact to the USA/Lycos merger. / 18 Affiliates would get exclusivity FCC in direct line of fire from Hill Billy Tauzin wants the and piece of soap commission to do more policing and less broad policymaking. / 19 opera channel; For more late-breaking news, see "In Brief" network, help on pages 88-89 with NFL. /6

Adult channels mate Playboy's $100 million pur- Vertical hold Froh HDTV sets to entertainment chase of Spice creates compatible bedfellows. / 38 \ MACS and nets, Cablevision's Dolans want it all. / 22 AT&T -TCI merger starts new era The telecom- Cover photo Brian Stanton munications industry prepares to go from a regulated to a market -driven venue. / 39 TECHNOLOGY / 42 C413/.EVISIOV NAB '99 Sell- er's Guide Engi- neering executives at major broadcast station groups give a sneak peek at their shopping lists, in the second of a two -part look at what's hot and what's not at the annual technology convention. / 42

Microsoft, SDMI hearing Web music moves to make tunes accessible on the Web picked up speed last week with Microsoft's entry into the playing field. 70 BROADCASTING / 32 / Humor for Webheads The fantastic Scottland WB's kids season looks up Kellner and company look dwells in comedian Scott Thompson's head. 70 to Batman and Pokemon to improve ratings for block. /32 / Gist lists TV faves ER, Frasier, and Xena among 22 Monica makes it for WABC- TVSweeps' final night initial series featured. 71 ratings help station carry the day in nation's top market. / 33 / AtomFilms Start-up film company TV execs pitch NATPE Lite The fall pre -show Streaming hopes to make shorts big on the Net. 71 programming exhibit would be in L. A. / 36 / CABLE / 38 Changing Hands 84 Fates & Fortunes 86 In Brief 88 NBC cozies up to ValueVision The peacock net Classifieds 72 Fifth Estater 85 Nielsen Ratings.35, 39 takes a $44 million stake in the home- shopping channel Datebook 83 Get w /the Program..36 Station Break 33 with an eye toward e- commerce. / 3ö Editorials 90 Hooked Up 40 Washington Watch ..20

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By Steve McClellan After being briefed by Fili- Krushel on come back to us and take eight units of those talks, both Eisner and Iger con- Monday Night Football [ad inventory] qfter three years of contentious cluded that a properly structured exclu- back, or something like that, because talks, ABC and its affiliates are sivity package -in exchange for help we didn't want to contribute." closing in on a deal that would on the NFL -was the way to go. No one, of course, wants that to hap- restructure their partnership, sources say. Under one scenario, the affiliates pen. The network wouldn't get the help Under the deal now on the table, the would help pay for the football by it needs and affiliates would lose rev- sources say, the affiliates would receive agreeing to a reduction in their annual enue and the whole relationship would limited program exclusivity in exchange network compensation. And to take the be put in jeopardy. "It's really critical for helping to pay for National Football sting out of the reduction, the network that we get this done," says one source. League rights. would give the affiliates more spots in ABC's relationship with its affiliates The deal would also make the affili- has been under a lot of pressure for the ates partners in ABC's long -planned last couple of years as the two sides soap opera channel, which would have tried to figure out where they go repeat ABC soap operas. in the future. Many affiliates were put ABC Chairman Robert Iger has off by the aggressive, confrontational authorized network president Patricia style of Preston Padden, who joined the Fili- Krushel to bring the deal home and joined ABC as head of the network Disney Chairman Michael Eisner has almost two years signed off in principle, the sources say. ago. The soap opera channel, which has Disney head been tested on cable systems in several Michael Eisner markets, will definitely go forward, the added fuel to the sources say. The big sticking point: fire last fall how big a slice of the revenues will go ABC's afternoon soap when he told to affiliates. operas would be reporters that 'repurposed' for a new ABC would sim- "We're closer than ever to a soap opera channel. deal...that both sides can live with," The channel has been ply take the net- said one participant in the talks. tested on cable work to cable For the past three years, ABC has systems in Houston, and satellite if had an on- again -off -again conversation Chicago and Charlotte. the broadcast with its affiliates about their relation- nework programs to sell. affiliates didn't agree to concessions. ship going forward, including the affil- There is an urgency on ABC's part to (Of course he also threatened to yank iates' resistance to the network's plan get a deal done in the next 45 days, ESPN from cable operators balking at to reuse network programming on sources say, because the network needs rate hikes). cable and other media (so- called re- to sort out Monday Night Football Affiliates credit Fili- Krushel, who purposing) and the network's demand inventory issues before the start of the replaced Padden (now running Dis- that affiliates help pay for expensive network prime time upfront ad sales ney's Washington office) last summer, programming, particularly football. market. It is likely that the NFL deal with getting talks back on track. "Her Up to now, the network has balked at will involve some changes in the net- style is more collaborative and less granting exclusivity in return for work- affiliate split of the Monday combative," said one affiliate. "She money, saying it needed to keep its Night advertising inventory. knows how to communicate without options open. The upfront usually starts in June, being contentious." As late as December, Fili- Krushel shortly after the networks announce Many of the details on the exclusivi- told BROADCASTING & CABLE that their new fall prime time schedules. ty terms are still being worked out. But exclusivity and programming support There is the possibility, of course, several sources said that for regularly from affiliates "are not equal values." that a deal won't get done in time for scheduled prime time entertainment Since then, however, Fili- Krushel the upfront, although one source said programming, the network has offered and her top lieutenant, Alex Wallau, he would be "surprised and disappoint- an exclusive window that would last six have had numerous meetings with key ed" if it didn't happen. But one way or months or through the end of the season affiliates. "I think it's fair to say both another, ABC will address its NFL cost in which the program airs. Thus, for sides have found some common ground situation this season, sources say. The programs airing late in the season, the and room for compromise," says a concern of several affiliates, if a deal window may be shorter than six source with knowledge of the talks. doesn't get done, is the network "may months. The regular season currently

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"I think it will get done, but that Like the other networks, NBC has stated publicly on numerous occa- more than anything else seems to stick sions that it's reluctant to grant exclusivity for fear of missing a business in the craw of some people" opportunity not currently seen. But, says Frank, "all the networks would like But despite outstanding issues, to have all their options open forever to do whatever they want to do." sources say a lot of progress has been Frank says the network and affiliates want to have an agreement to made in the last month or two. "Before announce in time for the annual affiliates meeting in June. "That's the goal that we were almost nowhere, fourth and if we don't have something to announce by then, we have a problem." and long our own twenty yard line," NBC -TV president Randy Falco was traveling and couldn't be reached for says one source, using a football comment at deadline. But in an interview two months ago, Falco told B &C, metaphor. "Now I'd say we're at the "the viability of the current distribution system is important to all of us...We other end of the field inside the 25. want to get away from the narrower discussion of dividing the pie to the We're kind of in the red zone-but it broader discussion of growing the pie." -Steve McClellan gets harder as you get closer." Denver DTV tower hits new snag Fearing residential damage, county planners rescind approval for project By Glen Dickson From downtown The only Denver Denver, KMGH -TV network affiliate not broadcasts a low - Denver broadcasters' plans power DTV signal affected by the contro- to build a new community using a Scala antenna versy is Fox O &O tower for DTV have suf- mounted on its roof, KDVR(TV), which is fered another setback. and Larcan transmitter pursuing DTV plans After spending months fend- installed in the penthouse of its five - on its existing tower on ing off local residents' claims story building. Lookout Mountain. that a new DTV tower would The latest delay is emit harmful levels of RF radia- particulary frustrating, tion, Denver broadcasters must says Lake Cedar now answer new concerns that Group VP and GM Jim the tower could endanger nearby MacDermott, because homes if it collapses. the planning depart- The latest opposition for the ment's recommenda- Lake Cedar Group tower consortium, ter," says Jefferson County tion has no basis in which includes Denver's ABC and planner Timothy Carl. "We engineering reality. NBC affiliates and its CBS O &O, have to say no, even if [a col- "A guyed tower is comes from the Jefferson County plan- lapse] would never happen." designed to collapse ning department. The planning depart- down upon itself if it The county agency had initially rec- ment's about -face forced were to collapse at all," ommended approval of the DTV tower Lake Cedar Group to post- MacDermott explains. to the county's planning board, which pone a meeting last week with the He also points out that the existing, 45- voted 6 -to-1 in favor of the tower in Jan- county commissioner. The meeting has year old community tower on Lookout uary. But on March 5, the department been rescheduled for April 27, giving Mountain is closer to homes than the notifiedLake Cedar Group that it was the broadcasters time to build their proposed new tower. recommending denial of the project to case. But it also means that the county "In the simplest analysis, we'd be the Jefferson County Board of Commis- commissioners won't vote on the tower adding safety to the area," he adds. sioners, citing a zoning ordinance stipu- project until late May, at the earliest. While the tower imbroglio waxes, one lating that the distance between the Considering construction time, the Denver station has found an interim tower and residents' property must be community DTV tower probably DTV solution. ABC affiliate and equivalent to the tower's height-850 wouldn't be operational until spring McGraw -Hill station KMGH -TV is now feet.The nearest resident's property 2000 -well past the FCC's Nov. 1, broadcasting a low -power DTV signal starts 175 feet away from the proposed 1999 deadline for major network affili- from its downtown Denver rooftop site. "We don't have a choice in the mat- ates in the top 30 markets. under temporary FCC authority.

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www.americanradiohistory.com TOP OF THE WEEK Deal done to sink subs Broadcasters, DirecTV agree on schedule for cutting off ineligible satellite TV homes By Paige Albiniak continue to push for passage of legislation which gives satellite TV con- After a long and contentious battle, sumers- particularly those most likely broadcasters and DirecTV last to have poor off -air reception of local week settled their differences on stations -the fairest deal possible." how to turn off approximately 2 million The Senate Commerce Committee satellite TV subscribers illegally receiv- last week passed a bill that would per- ing imported TV network signals. manently grandfather subscribers in The deal settles a lawsuit between the Grade B contour. Satellite TV com- DirecTV and the broadcast networks panies support the bill; broadcasters filed in a Miami federal district court oppose it. The Satellite Broadcasting two years ago. and Communications Association said "This settlement truly recognizes the the deal does not forbid them from con- importance of localism," said Eddie tinuing to lobby for more favorable leg- Fritts, president of the National Associ- islative approaches, such as McCain's. ation of Broadcasters. Nearly every congressional office Broadcasters and satellite TV com- has been hearing a great deal of con- pany DirecTV agreed that all sub- stituent outcry on the matter. scribers living close to their local "The [House Commerce] Commit- broadcast signals -within the Grade A tee will now move as expeditiously as contour -will lose all four network NAB's Fritts: `This settlement truly possible to pass a SHVA reform bill feeds by June 30. That represents recognizes the importance of localism.' that is good for consumers," said Com- approximately 80% of the subscribers mittee Chairman Tom Bliley (R -Va.) in question, according to Decision - "This is a member of Congress's Last July, the Miami federal court Mark, a company that uses FCC mod- dream," Fritts said. "This takes them out ruled that satellite TV wholesaler els to predict legal eligibility to receive of the middle of two warring parties." PrimeTime 24 and its distributors had imported signals. Illegal subscribers Maybe so, but Senate Commerce to cut off all subscribers who were who live in the outer portion of the Committee Chairman John McCain receiving CBS and Fox signals from broadcast signal, or Grade B, will lose (R-Ariz.) is not happy with the effort. other markets if those subscribers could their four network feeds by Dec. 31. "I still believe that Congress should get their local CBS and Fox affiliates That extra time will allow DirecTV act to ensure that consumers will not be over the air using rooftop antennas. to use the FCC's new method, deter- penalized as the result of a court fight PrimeTime 24 and direct broadcast mined in its Feb. 2 rulemaking, to pre- they never even knew they were part company DirecTV, which has to turn off dict who can legally receive imported of," McCain said in a statement. "I will most of the subscribers, were due to cut signals. Called the Individual Location Longley -Rice (ILLR) model, it deter- mines, with 95 % -98% accuracy, which Point by point households cannot receive local broadcast signals over the air using rooftop The agreement between DirecTV and broadcasters settles the heated antennas, according to the NAB. dispute over satellite TV subscribers who have been receiving distant net- The law considers subscribers who work- affiliated TV stations via DirecTV even though they can receive local can receive local signals over the air stations off -air. A federal court has agreed with broadcasters that such "served" and thereby ineligible to subscribers are illegal and ordered DirecTV to cut off the distant- station receive out -of- market signals. Deci- service to them. The agreement allows DirecTV to phase out the service. sionMark estimates that, under the cur- Here's what it must do: rent court order, approximately 220,000 Use the Longley -Rice coverage maps as recently modified by the FCC to of these households are not served and determine which subscribers are illegally receiving distant stations. (By law, should be able to keep their signals. subscribers who are truly beyond the over -the -air reach of local stations -in DirecTV also agreed to give sub- the so- called white areas -may receive distant stations via satellite.) scribers who are cut off a "substantial discount" on over -the -air antennas, Cut off illegal subscribers closest to TV stations where off-air signals are which broadcasters say will allow them strongest (Grade A contour) by June 30. to get their local signals. Cut off illegal subscribers more distant from TV stations where off-air signals Congress now has to complete the are weaker, but still adequate (Grade B contour) by Dec. 31. process of rewriting the Satellite Home Provide "substantially discounted" UHF/VHF antennae to cutoff subscribers Viewer Act (SHVA), which is the law so they can receive local stations off-air. governing the satellite TV industry.

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www.americanradiohistory.com TOP OF THE WEEK them off Oct. 10. Congress balked at that date because it fell too close to last year's midterm elections and lawmakers Freedom of expression case stands did not want to alienate constituents. The U.S. Supreme Court last week let stand a lawsuit that charges the Broadcasters eventually agreed to makers of the film Natural Born Killers with encouraging a couple to shoot move the cutoff date to February 28 for a woman during a 1995 robbery. The Louisiana suit will move toward trial, all illegal subscribers who signed up where the plaintiff will have to demonstrate that the filmmakers intention- for the service after March 11, 1997, ally incited criminals toward this violence; although defendants Stone and which is the date CBS, Fox and their Time Warner will still have opportunities to move for the suit's dismissal. affiliate groups filed their lawsuit in the The defendants had support from several parts of the creative communi- Miami court. Subscribers who signed ty, including the National Association of Broadcasters and Recording up after March 11, 1997, would be cut Industry Association of America, which argue that the lawsuit threatens off on April 30. freedom of expression. Creative expression is generally protected under The deal does not apply to the other the Constitution, but a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision exempts from major satellite TV company, EchoStar protection speech which intends and is likely to incite violence. The plain- Communications Corp. Broadcast tiffs in the Louisiana case argue that the filmmakers intended violence, attorneys say they plan to approach such as the 1995 shooting which left Patsy Byers a quadraplegic. She EchoStar about signing on to the plan later died of cancer. Plaintiffs plan to introduce such evidence as com- and that they will encourage Congress ments attributed to Stone from interviews that the movie made peaceful to apply it to all satellite TV companies people feel like committing violence. -Dan Trigoboff as they work through legislation. Can Primestar placate bondholders? Satellite company tries desperately to keep Hughes Electronics' acquisition alive By Price Colman owners -TCI Satellite Entertainment would be resolved was possible over (TSAT), Time Warner /Advance New- the weekend, sources say. Wnth the possibility of forced house, MediaOne Group, Comcast and Hughes' $1.82 billion offer includes bankruptcy looming, Primestar Cox -have agreed to better terms for about $1.32 billion for Primestar's Inc. is in intense negotiations the bondholders, sources familiar with assets - primarily its 2.3 million sub- aimed at assuaging angry bondholders the situation say. scribers -and $500 million for the assets capable of killing the struggling satel- The latest proposal, which sources in Tempo, a subsidiary of TSAT. TSAT, lite company's $1.82 billion acquisition say has generated tentative approval whose 37% economic interest makes it by DirecTV parent Hughes Electronics. from bondholders, would pay 80 -90 Primestar's largest owner, was to have Several Primestar bondholders last cents on the dollar, according to vari- contributed the Tempo assets, which Thursday asked a Delaware court for a ous estimates. include 11 transponder frequencies at temporary restraining order to halt the deal. While that's a considerable improve- 119 degrees west longitude and two Their objection: As structured, the ment, "I'm just not sure if it's enough," satellites, to Primestar had Primestar con- terms are unfair to most bondholders says a source close to the situation. tinued as a standalone business. But with because they'll receive only 67 cents per DirecTV declined to comment. Late the Justice Department blocking Prime dollar for their holdings and won't be Friday, Primestar and Echostar had not star's plans for acquiring AskyB's high - paid until Primestar's owners are paid. returned calls requesting comment. power spectrum at 110 degrees, the com- In an effort to stave off the bankrupt- Another hearing was scheduled for pany was forced into a fire -sale situation. cy that likely would result if the Hugh- late Friday afternoon. A Primestar EchoStar Chairman Charlie Ergen, es purchase is blocked, Primestar key announcement on how the situation who is buying AskyB's assets, also recently bid $600 million for the Tempo assets. EchoStar also owns CBS, DirecTV score on NCAA more than 10% of Primestar's bonds. The Primestar- Hughes deal is contin- CBS Sports posted respectable numbers on the first day of the NCAA at Men's Basketball tournament, recording an average 4.5 national rating gent upon bondholders representing least of the principal amount of with a 10 audience share. 90% the bonds and thus Ergen is situated to Those overnight Nielsen numbers came in just under last year's 4.6/10 for the initial day of March Madness, which produced an identical 4.5/10 block the deal. But unlikely, as Ergen is posi- average in 1997. In 16 games telecast March 11, CBS scored a 5.8 rating that's tioned to win in almost any scenario: and a 9 share between 7:30 and 10 p.m. (ET), and a 6.0/11 share He the Tempo frequencies; his between 10 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. Afternoon games generated a 3.0/10. obtains its Meanwhile, satellite provider DirecTV expected to sell between 45,000 counteroffer forces Hughes to up bid, thus improving bondholders' take; and 50,000 "Mega March Mania" packages of 34 games not carried in a at buying those assets their entirety on CBS at $39.95, sources reported. DirecTV declined to say or he gets crack he wants for pennies on the dollar in a how many packages it actually sold. -Richard Tedesco bankruptcy sale.

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By Joe Schlosser and Mandel freshmen talkers have yet King World Productions: The to officially announce they are going company that this season delivered Iis put up or pack up time in the forward for another season, while Roseanne and a remake of Hollywood high- stakes game of syndication. Columbia TriStar Television Distribu- Squares, is bringing comedian and Most big- ticket entries have tion executives have given Donny & actor Martin Short to the talk show J received green lights for fall launches Marie the go ahead for its second year. world in the fall. King World execu- in the two months since the annual Here is a look at the top studios and tives just gave Short the green light for NATPE Conference in New Orleans. what they have -and don't have - next year and the show has been Still, some shows that were pitched coming to the small screen for the cleared in nearly 70% of the country. so earnestly at the convention have 1999 -2000 season. Former Entertainment Tonight senior already bowed out - notably Pearson Buena Vista Television: The Disney producer Claudia Cagan has joined the Television's talk show Christopher and syndication unit is bringing out a weekly show's production ranks. Short's man- Camilla at the Mall. Pearson executives talent show with Dick Clark and a remake ager, Bernie Brillstein, is also an exec- say the marketplace was too tough. of the classic game show Let's Make a utive producer on the show. It will be Also, Buena Vista Television's Deal. The talent show, Your Big Break has taped in Los Angeles, says King variety/talk/cooking show with English already been sold in over 80% of the coun- World's Andy Friendly. TV personality Ainsley Harriott was put try, and Let's Make a Deal is getting close MGM Domestic Television: The on the back burner until next season. to the 70% mark for the 1999 -2000 season. strength of the National Enquirer Meanwhile, a few shows still await Eyemark Entertainment: The CBS brand name and resources are the basis those all- important top- market clear- syndication unit is bringing out two new for a new, half-hour news magazine ances. But for the most part, a "firm go" first-run shows next season, The Dr. Joy from MGM. National Enquirer has has been given almost everything else Browne Show and action -hour Peter been cleared in over 90% of the coun-

that was pitched by the major syndica- Benchley's Amazon, the latter with Canadi- try for fall, and pre -production is under tion studios at NATPE. an -based producers Alliance -Atlantis. way in Los Angeles. The newspaper /gos- Last week alone, Pearson Television's Browne, a nationally syndicated radio per- sip publication's managing editor, remake of Family Feud and King World's sonality and psychologist, is tackling the Mike Walker, is the show's host and highly anticipated talker with Martin single -topic talk show. Eyemark execu- will do much of the daily series' pro- Short were given the go -ahead for fall fives have cleared her show in over 80% of ducing and writing. "We'll have vari- 1999 launches. MGM's National the country. Burt Dubrow, who created The ous components to the show, like the Enquirer, Warner Bros./Telepictures' talk Jerry Springer Show and Sally Jessy gossip shoot -out, where I and two or show Latifah and Twentieth Television's Raphael, is behind Browne's show. The three other columnists get together for remake of Divorce Court have already talker, produced out of New York, will a free -form, free -for-all," says Walker. been cleared for takeoff for some time. cover family and personal issues, Eyemark New Line Television: The film-heavy Final results from the recent February executives say. "Joy is a perfect host for company entered the action arena last fall sweeps period, due within the next several such a show, and having Burt behind it in a co- venture with Warner Bros. on Mor- weeks, will likely bring down the curtain gives it just that much more of a punch;' tal Kombat: Conquest. Next fall, New Line on a number of current syndicated pro- says Ed Wilson, Eyemark's president. executives are taking their first steps into grams. Consequently, some key time peri- "Burt has made his mark bringing in peo- distribution with their action series Sir ods should open up in some top markets. ple who haven't done talk TV and he has a Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World. Many studios are waiting to see what pretty good track record." As for Amazon, New Line's David Spiegeluran says the will happen to The Roseanne Show, The Wilson says production on the weekly action series has been cleared in over 85% Howie Mandel Show and Donny & series will begin in less than two months in of the country, including 72 of the top 75 Marie. Executives behind the Roseanne the Gold Coast area of Australia. markets. The Lost World is currently being

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www.americanradiohistory.com TOP OF THE WEEK produced in Australia's Outback region. Roger Lodge, who has done fill-in host week, Twentieth executives announced DirecTV last month aired the two-hour duty on E! Entertainment's Talk Soup, the hiring of Jill Blackstone as executive Lost World pilot/movie, which will be fol- has been tapped to host the show, which producer. Blackstone joins former Los lowed up with one-hour episodes. will chronicle blind dates. "We are now Angeles city attorney Mablean Emphri- Paramount Domestic Television: in pre -production on the show and the am, who has already been cast as the Executives at Paramount have devoted clearances have been fairly steady," Poly- show's jurist. Divorce Court, which used their sole attention next season to the Gram's Matt Cooperstein says. Total actors as the litigants in its first life, will launch of talk show Leeza in syndica- Recall: 2070, which debuted earlier this use real divorced couples in its latest tion. The talker has been on NBC for the month on cable's Showtime, will launch incarnation. Says Twentieth Television last six years, but was moved out to in January 2000 on broadcast stations. President Rick Jacobson. "I think you are make way for another hour of The Today Tribune Entertainment: The going to see, more often than not, one Show. Leeza has been cleared in 78% of Chicago -based company is bringing case per half- hour." the country and on 95 stations for its Richard Simmons back to daytime tele- Warner Bros. Domestic Televi- debut in syndication. The studio dropped vision and is making an action -hour out sion: The studio is bringing out a court plans for game show Who Knew ?, and of The Beastmaster for 1999 -2000. show and a talk show for the fall, and opted not to bring out an action hour it Richard Simmons' Dream Maker, a vari- studio executives say sales are nearly had in development. Paramount co -pres- ety show that will "help make viewers' complete on both. Latifah, a single - ident Frank Kelly says of the Leeza re- dreams come true," has been sold in over issue talker hosted by recording artist launch: "We might do some tweaking in 75% of the country. America's Funniest and actress Queen Latifah, is cleared in terms of just getting some people to look Videos' producer Vin Di Bona and 80% of the country. The show will be at us when we launch this fall, but when Richard Brustein are behind Simmons's produced in New York and is distrib- you have someone as good as Leeza you program. Tribune President Dick Askin uted by Warner's Telepictures Distribu- don't mess around with it." says the distributor is currently finalizing tion division. On the court-show front, Pearson Television: Last week, a deal for the daily show to originate out the studio that originally brought Pearson's Joe Scotti proclaimed that the of a "big- name" Las Vegas hotel. America The People's Court is back studio's remake of game show Family Twentieth Television: The Fox syn- with Judge Mathis. The 18 -to -39 tar- Feud was a firm go for fall and had been dication unit has cleared its lone first -run geted court series will be produced out cleared in over 70% of the country. offering for next fall, a revamp of Divorce of Chicago and has been sold in 84% of Comedian Louie Anderson is set as the Court, in over 85% of the country. Last the United States.

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Lycos' CLOSED CIRCUIT BEHIND THE SCENES, BEFORE THE FACT WASHINGTON sources say Gore wasn't backing altered Dille, Hicks may be fined away from the administration position that broadcast regulations should Radio -station owners John E Dille be maintained firmly in place. The III and David L. Hicks (no relation administration's opposition will states to Tom or Steve) should be fined make it difficult for the networks to $30,000 and $20,000, respectively, get ownership deregulation passed By Richard Tedesco for "willful and/or repeated viola- this year, their top priority once they tions of the Communications Act," finish with satellite TV reform. What seemed a negotiating ploy according to an FCC document to sweeten the USA merger dated last Monday. However, Fox lobbies McCain deal for Lycos shareholders Dille's license for wBYT(FM) While most of the broadcast net- turned into a full -blown campaign to Elkhart/South Bend, Ind., should works have spent the past five create an alternative pact last week by not be revoked. Nor should Hicks' months in a ferocious battle with CMGI Chairman and CEO David license for wRBR(FM) South Bend, satellite TV companies over whose Wetherell. according to the agreement distant network signals to cut off Media analysts believe that between the parties and the FCC. and when, Fox has been sticking to Wetherell has the weight -nearly 20% Omissions of fact regarding Hicks' its one priority -relaxing the of Lycos shares -to broker something buy of WRBR, such as Dille's giving broadcast ownership rules. Last besides the USA -Lycos buyout, his children money for their 48% week, Senate Commerce Commit- including the NBC -Lycos alliance that interest in the station and the tee Chairman John McCain (R- was in the works before Barry Diller extent that his company, Pathfinder Ariz.) said he planned to add two did the USA deal. Communications Corp., would amendments to his satellite TV But Bill Bass, senior analyst for Cam- control WRBR, "resulted from mis- reform bill on the floor. One would bridge, Mass. -based Forrester Research, takes and misunderstandings, not require the FCC to wrap up its pro- said, "The problem is I don't think he deceit," the agreement says. Plans ceeding on broadcast ownership could come up with a viable alternative to allow Dille's children the right rules and the other would ensure where any traditional media company is to "call" Hicks' interest at any that local marketing agreements going to pay more than USA" time, and to give Hicks the right to are permanently grandfathered. The only other alternative, according "put" all his interest to Dille's chil- Sources say that News Corp. to Bass, would be a much less attractive dren were not finalized until sever- Senior Vice President Peggy merger with another Internet company. al weeks after the FCC approved Binzel encouraged McCain to tack "I think we're in an uncertain area the assignment of WRBR to Hicks. on those provisions, even though right now," said media analyst Harold The station sale was filed with the lobbyists from the other broadcast Vogel, who called a deal with NBC FCC in November 1993; the price networks are concerned that they "logical," and counted Viacom, Time was $660,000; the seller was Booth may hinder the bill's passage in the Warner and Microsoft among other American Co. The FCC agreement Senate. "I'm not even sure those possible candidates to take over the now goes to a judge for final dis- measures would win a majority Waltham, Mass. -based search engine. position. Dille is a former chair- vote," one lobbyist said. Vogel said CMGI will at least force man of the National Association of USA to alter its terms: "If Barry Diller Broadcasters' Radio Board and NEW YORK winds up owning it, the deal will prob- currently is a member of its board. Mustering up the money ably be structured differently." Wright pitches to Gore The Military Channel's financial In a terse statement last Tuesday, Wright last week crunch has hit home. Staffers at the Wetherell called terms of the USA deal NBC President Bob tried to convince Vice President Al fledgling tanks- and -planes cable "inadequate" as he resigned from the in order to survive, the network were dismayed to find their Lycos board of directors "in order to Gore that to March 1 paychecks were as rubbery be free to explore the best options broadcast networks must be able own distribution as a government -issue steak. A new available to Lycos shareholders" own more of their systems, including more local TV set of checks was cut last Wednes- Lycos issued a brief statement reit- day that the company said would erating its commitment to the USA stations and cable properties. The law forbids broadcast networks from clear. An executive blamed the snag deal as it stands. on a "timing" issue and said the NBC declined comment on any owning cable operators and limits of company had cash on hand to cover revived talks about Lycos. their station ownership to coverage 35% of the U.S. viewing audience. If its March 15 payroll. Military's top At a conference one week prior to were in London last Wetherell's resignation, USA Net- these laws aren't changed, Wright executives of which only week trying to drum up some more works CEO Barry Diller was adamant argued, the networks, money from investors. about sticking to the original terms of NBC is profitable, are in danger. But the deal.

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www.americanradiohistory.com TOP OF THE WEEK FCC in direct line of fire from Hill Tauzin wants commission to do more policing, considerably less broad policymaking

By Bill McConnell

Rep. Billy Tauzin, the scrappy Louisiana Republican, this Wednesday fires what is likely to be the first salvo in a battle over the future of the FCC. Although it's unclear what chance he and the agency's other critics have of succeeding, Tauzin has made clear he wants to radically reshape the agency, which some lawmakers see as clinging too resolutely to its Depression Era mandate to regulate the communications industry "in the public interest." Relying on that vague mission as his sword and shield, FCC Chairman Congress leads the charge against the commission with plans to transform the William Kennard has pursued a litany agency, and jokes about getting rid of Kennard. of initiatives that have maddened deregulatory lawmakers, including likely will be joined by other lawmak- lic meeting. "This would help their deci- calling for free airtime for political ers who want to take away some of the sion- making capability," said McCain's candidates, tightening broadcast own- agency's punch, including Senate staffer. "Right now they are forced to use ership rules, pushing to create a low Commerce Committee Chairman John legal assistants as spear carriers and it's power FM service and investigating McCain (R- Ariz.) and the panel's very frustrating for everyone." liquor companies' TV ad practices. ranking Democrat, Conrad Burns of Tauzin has not offered any specific "There's a lot of sentiment for Montana. House Speaker Dennis proposals but wants to achieve some change," says Tauzin aide Ken Johnson. Hastert (R -I11.) has also endorsed an broad goals, according to Johnson. "We haven't had a comprehensive FCC overhaul. First, Congress should eliminate review of the FCC since the 1970s, when McCain, too, is likely to introduce agency rules lawmakers believe are there was one telephone company, three legislation in the coming months that unnecessary. Second, perhaps some networks and not even Bill Gates had would restrict the FCC's rulemaking agency functions could be turned over heard of a laptop with Internet access." authority. Nor has McCain given up on to the private sector. Third, some of the Tauzin, who heads the House the idea or requiring a four -vote "super various agency bureaus could be corn - Telecommunications Subcommittee, majority" before issuing rules, an idea bined to adjust for overlapping duties wants to see the FCC's authority pared he floated and then dropped in January. and the widely held belief that various back. His aim, according to staffers, is for McCain also would like to see the industry sectors are "converging" or the agency to be remade into the telecom- FCC held to time limits for a broad blurring so much that it's hard to tell munication industry's cop and stripped of range of proceedings including rule where one business ends and another its power to dictate broad policies. making, license approvals and merger begins. (Johnson pointed to the satellite "He feels the FCC has spent too petitions. "Limits are needed because and wireless bureaus as examples.) much time trying to regulate people they don't act on a timely basis," said Sen. Burns is also pushing for staff and not enough going after bad actors," an aide to McCain. The Arizona cutbacks of "at least 10 %," said one of his says Johnson. "Our biggest aggrava- Republican also would like the FCC to staffers. Burns, along with Rep. John tion today is that the FCC is too politi- hold more open meetings, not just one Dingell (D- Mich.) as the Commerce cal and has been activist in so many a month. In a similar vein, Senators Committee's top Democrats and among areas. At the same time, we have real Mike DeWine (R -Ohio) and Herb Kohl Kennard's most vocal critics, give the crises in areas like satellite broadcast- (D -Wis.) -the leaders of the Senate FCC overhaul critical bipartisan support. ing, where companies were allowed to Antitrust Subcommittee -just last Burns has blasted Kennard's efforts for flimflam consumers." month introduced legislation that free airtime for campaign ads, ownership Tauzin undoubtedly will make his would require the FCC to complete restrictions and has even urged the FCC point to Kennard this Wednesday antitrust reviews of pending mergers to stay out of the debate over whether (March 17), when the FCC chief testi- within six months. cable companies must carry broadcast- fies before the telecommunications Not all of the initiatives are likely to be ers' digital signals. panel along with the four other agency aimed at tying the commissioners' hands. Dingell, an even harsher critic and a commissioners. Tauzin, after several McCain is also considering lifting the barometer of Kennard's dicey relations more hearings this spring, plans to "Sunshine Act" restrictions that prevent with Capitol Hill, has accused Kennard introduce legislation this summer to more than two commissioners from get- of mismanaging the agency and scale back the FCC operations. Tauzin ting together in any setting besides a pub- bungling the implementation of the

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www.americanradiohistory.com TOP OF THE WEEK Telecommunications Act. Only two have between now and the summer of of dramatic restructuring. weeks ago, Dingell joked that the first 2000 to get something done," Johnson Kennard and several of his fellow change Kennard should make is to remarked. commissioners are also likely to chal- "return to the private sector." What's more, the Clinton adminis- lenge the charge that they are overstep- Despite the bevy of FCC critics, it's tration, which is widely seen as the ping their bounds. The FCC has tradi- a long shot that the lawmakers will source of many of Kennard's initia- tionally had a strong public -policy succeed. Overhauling the regulator of tives, is likely to oppose a rollback of mandate, and not just because of the the economy's fastest growing and the FCC's authority, dooming restruc- 1934 Communication Act's public most profitable industries would be no turing to a bitter legislative fight. Ken- interest mandate, they say. Congress easy task even if the legislation were nard this week is expected to update routinely gives the panel authority to queued up now. But if Tauzin sticks to lawmakers on consolidation of the make social policy. One example: As his timetable, lawmakers will have less agency's compliance and enforcement part of the 1996 Telecommunications than a year to move the bill before efforts, as well as promise to stream- Act, lawmakers ordered the FCC to election -year campaigns distract Con- line more agency operations. But he impose public- interest obligations on gress from difficult decisions. "We isn't expected to offer much in the way satellite broadcasters.

last month, fewer stations are ignoring 1994 rules requiring TV and radio WASHINGTON WATCH stations to replace the old Emergency Broadcast System with a digital By Bill McConnell and Paige Alhiniak version. "It's been reported to me that there are stations First Amendment mostly by the FCC, million for each party. that haven't taken the efforts fall short although it is an But Hollywood still equipment out of the box," The Media Institute still is independent agency-a prefers Democrats: Media Compliance and not happy with the "D +" for requiring satellite and entertainment compa- Information Bureau Chief government's efforts to TV providers to adhere to nies last year gave the Richard Lee told delegates uphold First Amendment new public- interest Dems $3.6 million, com- at the NAB's State tights. In its annual obligations and for rejecting pared with the $2.6 million Leadership Conference in assessment, the Washington a petition to scrap rules that given to the GOP, accord- Washington last week. FCC nonprofit group last week require TV and radio ing to Common Cause. In officials, however, said they awarded the judicial branch stations to grant airtime to 1993 -94, media and enter- have not yet compiled a `B ", while giving "D" parties who have been tainment companies figures on how many grades to the administration, criticized on the air. shelled out $2 8 million in stations they have brought Congress, and state and combined contributions, in line. A survey conducted local governments. "The GOP got more media nearly $700,000 to Repub- last fall found 15% of performance of the political bucks in 1998 licans and three times as stations failed to meet EAS requirements. branches of government has Contributions to much, $2.1 million, to various been consistently dismal;' Republicans and Democrats Democrats. Rupert Mur - said Richard Kaplar, the from telecommunications, doch's News Corp. was the Finding room Media Institute's vice media and entertainment top media and entertain- for low -power FM president. The courts companies were up ment contributor to Repub- Find out if the airwaves received the highest grade significantly in 1998, licans, handing out over your town soon could by striking down a law that compared to midterm $460,250, while only giv- be filled with chatter from would have required adult elections in 1993 -94, ing Democrats $60,000. religious groups, students Web sites to screen users according to the political Disney gave big bucks to and foreign language before allowing them watchdog group Common both parties: $367,175 to broadcasters. The FCC is access. Congress, in turn, Cause. Telecommunications Republicans and $471,206 making available a got a "D +" for passing that companies stuck with to Democrats. software program it has law. State and local deregulatory Republicans, developed to identify governments received the giving them $5.5 million, Getting tough on frequencies for which low - lowest grade, "D -", for compared with the $3.6 emergency alerts power 100 -watt and 1,000 - trying to restrict content of million those companies The FCC's decision to step watt stations could be billboard and bus donated to Democrats. up enforcement of located in 60 U.S. advertising and for During the 1998 midterm emergency alert system communities. One caveat: attempting to curtail the elections, telcom companies rules is paying off, the The program does not actions of so -called gave nearly $3 million in agency's chief compliance account for frequencies that "paparazzi." The Media combined contributions to officer said last week. are blocked by geography Institute gave the Republicans and Thanks to a tougher or zoning and aeronautical administration- represented Democrats, about $1.5 inspection process launched restrictions.

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As chairman of Cablevision Systems Corp., Chuck Dolan controls the New York Knicks and New York Rangers. He has courted both New York baseball teams. And he popped up as a backer in two auctions for NFL franchises last year. But he doesn't act like other sports owners, grabbing headlines by interfering with the coaches and players and hob- nobbing with the jockerati at court side. Dolan prefers to watch the game at home. That's because Dolan isn't trying to live out some billionaire's fantasy sports camp. His fantasy is vertical integration, locking in rights for his New York regional sports networks, which in turn lure subscribers to his massive metro New York cable system cluster. Dolan and his son, Cablevision President James Dolan, have been on a binge lately. After buying Tele- Communications Inc.'s New York systems two years ago, they've bought the Radio City Music Hall, local movie theaters, Nobody Beats the Wiz electronics stores, a Broadway play, all in the name of vertical integration. Dolan's systems ceaselessly promote the ailing play, `The Scarlet Pimpernel,' on the air. Subcribers get discounts at The Wiz, which will also sell cable modems. Cablevision's Rainbow Programming arm is pushing HDTVfare. But Cablevision faces the same challenges as other major cable operators, expanding their core business into high -speed Internet and telephone services. The Dolans sat down with BROADCASTING & CABLE Editor Harry Jessell and Deputy Editor John Higgins to discuss their recent moves, their qualms about Internet service @Home and why they're hesi- tant about participating in AT &T Corp.'s campaign to cut telephone ventures with cable operators. An edited transcript follows:

The big question is, if [Knicks player] Latrell home depend, in one way or another, on the Sprewell loses it, who does he attack first, home being equipped with new electronics. you or Jimmy? Chuck: He has to go through [Knicks Coach] You're going backward 30 years. All the local Jeff Van Gundy. By that time I will have been TV store guys started cable companies to alerted. sell TV sets. Chuck: Maybe it's circular. You're stretching into a lot of businesses away from cable. Teams make sense because But doesn't this divert management atten- of your regional sports networks. But what tion and capital? about the movie theaters, Radio City, the Wiz Chuck: It all has to do with how you're relat- electronics stores, Broadway. Aren't those a ing to the household. The more different ways big distraction from the core business? we can connect that household, the more they Chuck: To my mind, the center of things is not can see an advantage in having us be their ven- cableit's New York City. That's where we are. dor for all of these different bundled services, Cable is an instrument that we use to sell a the more secure we are. I would like to see the product to the New York market, though we do household, when they patronize us for one have clusters in Boston and Cleveland. I don't service, rewarded by giving them greater think you can look at cable any more today as value on another service. It would be pretty being cable by itself. Cable by itself belongs to difficult for anybody else coming in with just the last 25 years. The next 25 years, it's what do one aspect of that service to displace us. you put with it, and what are you serving with that cable? And what values are you creating The biggest change in your life two years ago for a market? Cable is such a wonderful part of was the deal with TCI. The biggest change in that. But if you're trying to make that the only the past year was that 36% stake now going business, I don't know where you're going. to AT &T. How is the AT &T deal going to change Cablevision? Programming or telephone service are more Jim: The TCI deal contemplated them as a minor- natural complements. They build directly ity partner, without any control options. So we upon the cable platform, as opposed to con- don't anticipate any change with AT&T in there. sumer electronics retailing. What AT &T does by coming into the industry is Chuck: But that's it -they all belong together. spike up the interest in our telephony business. We have Open Cable converters coming next You see this telephone deal with Time Warner. It year. People need television sets and HDTV. seems that the whole industry is moving quicker All of the new applications of cable in the on telephony than maybe they even anticipated it

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www.americanradiohistory.com COYER STORY ..,. would. Things like high -speed cable modems could very well about something, such as take a back seat to telephony in the next two years. "We we had spoiled his com- like vertical puter. The organization How? was green at it. Jim: AT &T didn't make those investments so that they could integration. It just sit on them for a couple years. So I would anticipate that Are you concerned about you're going to see a lot of movement in that area. That's isn't buying sports the service problems going to move the industry. It influences the Wall Street ana- with @Home? lyst who looks at that. Then other operators feel compelled to Jim: Yes. @Home under- be in it, too, because it becomes part of the valuation equation teams, it's estimated the amount of for cable. And I think you'll actually see that this year. time that people would content. And it's leave their computers on. Is it going to slow modem deployment at Cablevision? I think they worked off of Jim: We've already been in the telephone business-it's not the old model of dial -up particularly new for us. But for the same business that we very important service, when people had basically last year, we've grown it on a pretty nice clip. hung up at some point. But the attention that The Street and the financial communi- and compeling But they had some issues ty have given to the telephone business since AT &T entered with the amount of traffic into it vs. when Cavlevision entered into it-I mean, it's going through the system. changed the equation on it. local products." That's disingenuous. It's a capital allocation question. Do you expect to put Everyone saw this in the more money into telephone and less into modem deploy- -Chuck Dolan initial Viacom trials in ment in the next 18 months? 1994. If you advertise an Jim: Eighteen months. I will tell you in the next 12 months, "always -on" service, why modems will still be bigger than telephone. In 18 months it are you startled when people always leave it on? could be telephone. If IP telephone becomes real, then Chuck: You can have an always -on service, but you'd better you're really just talking about the same technology with also have a little note that comes through there and says: different applications. You could see exponential growth of "Hey, it's going off in 15 minutes," or something, unless you the modems and telephone. click the button. What it does is turn off those people who've just left it for the weekend while they went to Florida. If IP telephone doesn't pan out, can Cablevision or the industry afford to take a slower approach to deployment of What about this limitation on broadcast-quality video cable modems. Telcos seem to be making headway with streaming, which seems to be mandated from the cable high -speed Internet via digital subscriber lines? partners. How much do you fear that Cablevision @Home Chuck: My answer to that would be that IP sounds like a customers will download channels from someplace else - wonderful promise. I wouldn't hold up telephone one but not bothering to pay for basic cable? minute. Keep going with the switches, let's roll out telepho- Jim: I don't know how concerned we are about that. But my ny as rapidly as if IP weren't in the picture. As fast it is prac- concern is that the @Home folks concentrate on their core busi- tical to do so. We're in pretty good shape, because we've ness, and that it not become a speculative stock issue on all those been in telephone now for six years, and we're close to doing other different pieces of Internet -type business. And my hope is $100 million of business in telephony. And we're a pretty that they will continue to get their core business down right. good telephone company. It's almost all commercial. But we have 2,000 -2,500 residential customers. You seem worried that they're overly focused on driving the Jim: What is really going to push the high -speed business is stock price instead of hammering out the operating snags? standardizing modems and enabling consumers to install it Jim: I get concerned with the idea of the @Home network themselves. We could see that this year. New computers have a providing video or telephone, or any other type services that much easier technology to allow you to do that. Then modems gets them away from their core business of providing a high- become an item that you could sell in The Wiz. Then you can speed access or home pages. Look at the ramp -up of Internet see the point where you move a lot more rapidly-assuming stocks, many of which have no revenue stream, or have a you keep up with all the servers and everything else you need. revenue stream that is burdened by a tremendous amount of capital expense. This is not a stock play for Cablevision- Because the $300 capital burden of the modem is totally this is an operating strategy for the company. That's what off your back. we're mostly interested in. Jim: It's not really the capital. If it was just capital, I think we'd be out there with it. The cost equation works, so why Are you worried about the threat to your business? not multiply it? It's the labor issues. How do you ramp up to Jim: I'm concerned that I can offer the modem products and that pace of installation when you have to send out a truck to that it's a quality product for my customers. They're not inter- every home to do the installs? ested in my stock price; they're not interested in that Chuck: When we started it, everything was a problem. You @Home's stock price. They're interested in being able to get had to send one person out in the morning to put the wiring in. on the service and get through to the Web sites and the portals Then another person had to go out in the afternoon and do the that they want to quickly, to paint pictures at the speed that we downloading to the PC. And they were lucky to be finished in said that they could paint. That's got to be the No. 1 business. one day, for one customer. And then he was probably unhappy I worry a lot about the discussions of companies like @Home

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American the telephone service. You've got a ovie (dsslü Source: Merrill Lynch analyst Jessica Reif Coen big advantage. And I think you'd go marching right by your 20 % -25 %. blue -skying the technology to the stock market and taking their eyes off the ball of providing service to the customer. What about boring, plain old cable? Do you see all this improving your core business? Companies like Disney are concerned that you guys are Jim: It's going to be the advanced box that really does that. going to be the gatekeeper to Internet video, that you're Not just having current environment compressed so you can the only ones with high-speed delivery. And you're going to offer more channels, but the two -way services that go along prevent that high -speed delivery from competing with your with the advanced box. The potential of things like home net- cable business. working being connected through that box, into the broad- Jim: I've already got 10,000 customers in who don't want band network is great. We don't want to deploy a technology video. And I plan on adding a bunch more. This really goes inferior to that one. The capital investment is in the technolo- over to the more important category of cable as a common gies that are intermediate now doesn't make any sense. carrier. If you expect that your cable company is going to build out the infrastructure right, do you put capital invest- When can that happen? ment in so that it could be a common carrier? I think that's a Jim: As soon as we have a set -top box and an operating sys- mistake. I'm certainly not interested in doing that. tem behind it that we feel is technically reliable and deploy- able. If you asked me six months ago, I would have told you What about the phone joint ventures AT &T is trying to cre- it was for sure going to be by the end of 1999. Now I'm not ate with cable operators. Would you prefer to go it alone, quite so sure. We will have the box, but whether it's deploy- or prefer to be part of a consortium? Would you take the able in 1999 I'm not sure. Time Warner deal? Chuck: The important thing is that as soon as you have that Jim: I don't know. It's still too fresh. And we haven't talked box, then all of these other elements float up and come

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We're not going to vary from them. The idea that Congress take a back is holding a regulatory ceiling on rates is mythological at this How many sports teams point. The threat of operators losing subscribers is much seat to are you going to buy? more of a ceiling on rates than Congress. Chuck: We like vertical integration. It isn't buy- Well, maybe for you. Media One last year was putting telephony in the ing sports teams, it's through 13% -16% rate increases. product content. And it's Chuck: Regulation is unnecessary. If Congress were really next two years." very important and com- doing what it ought to do, we wouldn't have the problem at pelling local products, To all. Let us sell everything a la carte. The government starts the extent that we can out by mandating a package, basic service, and then requir- -Jim Dolan make arrangements - ing you to load up that service. If the FCC would say "Hey, whether they're equity no program vendor can say to any cable company that you arrangements or contrac- must carry our service in a particular package or not carry tual arrangements, to maximize our capacity to provide that it at all," then you wouldn't have any more rate problems. to a customer, that's what we want to do. The consumer would be left to select from a menu whatever you wanted. You would be incented to reduce your prices Do you even like sports? Other than making money on the as much as possible, to encourage him to buy the maxi- TV networks? The word is that you've been to two Knicks mum. And the only reason for a package would be to dis- games. count the price. Chuck: I don't go as much as Jim does. A favorite evening for my wife and I is to sit down on the couch and have a fire going, Would you settle for that as a programmer? You could start have dinner and watch sports. I've been to more than two. doing that with Rainbow right now. Chuck: The whole industry would be so helped by that, that How many more than two? the initial pain that you would take would be well worth it, Chuck: We're in the business, really, of providing the games and you'd be rid of the whole rate regulatory argument. to people on television. And we enjoy our product. Jim: The truth is that I won't give him the seats. Because you stopped doing that with SportsChannel. Chuck: We didn't create the economic equation on this. The The New York Yankees and New Jersey Nets are merging to government created it in the service of the broadcasters. The spark a bidding war for their local TV rights. What are the government wants all of the broadcasters carried, and they chances that those TV rights will get away from you? What want them carried on channel -and they won't let the con- about, for example, ESPN starting ESPN East? sumer buy any cable unless they first buy the service that Jim: Probably pretty slim. Both teams are very heavily contains all of the broadcast channels. That's the beginning dependent on the media revenue. Doing it themselves would of the problem. be an extremely risky proposition. ESPN shut down ESPN Jim: They've literally created the economic equation that West to start ESPN East? Unlikely. We will do our best to the ubiquitously distributed sports services are supported by make sure we don't lose the rights. everybody essentially in the nation. Whether you want to or you don't. Diller has approached you about buying parts of Rainbow. Chuck: Every survey we take tells us that half of the homes Are you likely to sell? in our area have no interest in sports. But, yet, every home Jim: That's completely speculation. Not at this point. We're has to buy ESPN, and pay for it. flattered by Barry's interest. We're continuing to go into the regional business with it. What are you going to do about digital must -carry? Jim: We're actually anxious to get more HDTV products in. Will you buy the New York Mets? We're already carrying HDTV feeds out of the Garden. But Jim: We're interested in the sports teams in New York. We right now we have to carry it on an analog basis, which is a have two of the best ones now. The obvious next opportuni- big bandwidth hog. As we move to digital solutions, that will ty is a baseball team. I wouldn't look for it by Opening Day. calm down. Chuck: But it isn't digital must -carry-it's digital must -buy. It Any other major acquisitons on tap? is one thing to legislate that if a broadcaster puts out a digital Jim: We really have to get down to executing the operating service, you must carry it. But it's quite another to say to the strategy. Just like @Home.

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By Steve McClellan grown 56% in ratings since the debut of Kids WB 1999- the two shows in February. Kids' WB is counting on two solid - Despite this season's ratings setbacks, midseason performers -Batman 2000 Schedule Kellner told agency executives at last Beyond and Pokemon-to make week's upfront presentation that the WB it more competitive next season on Monday- Friday is committed to the kids business. It has both Saturday mornings and weekday to be in order to attain the broader WB 8:00 a.m. ...Big Cartoonie Show* afternoons. The network took a pound- goal of being first among adults 18 -34. ing in the ratings in both dayparts in 8:30 a.m. Histeria! Kellner also acknowledged last week that fourth -quarter 1998. 3:00 p.m. ...Big Cartoonie Show* WB's commitment to kids was important Kids' WB unveiled its 1999 -2000 to Warner Television Animation, the 3:30 p.m. Pokemon schedule at a presentation to advertis- retail stores division and the company's ers in New York last week with word 4:00 p.m. Batman Beyond/ other licensing and merchandising that both shows have been given 52- New Batman/ efforts. Indeed, the animation studio episode renewals. Pokemon, the Japan- Superman Adventures owns or has an interest in all but three ese import that first emerged as a hit in shows on Kids' WB's new schedule. syndication this season before doing Saturday Morning Kellner said last week that Kids' WB double duty on WB, moves exclusively 8:00 a.m. New Batman/ is being "re- engineered," in some to WB in the fall. It will air weekday Superman Adventures respects. He cited a new development afternoons at 3:30 p.m. and on Satur- deal with the production team of Mike day mornings at 10 a.m. The show has 8:30 a.m. Men in Black: Tollin and Brian Robbins. Their credits generated big numbers for WB since The Series include Kenan & Kel for Nickelodeon debuting Feb. 13. On Feb. 27, it scored 9:00 a.m. Batman Beyond and Arli$$ for HBO. They are doing the a 5.1 rating and 19 share with kids 2 -11 9:30 a.m. On the Ropes* first live- action series for Kids' WB, (according to Nielsen figures), a record called On The Ropes, scheduled to air in 10:00 a.m. Pokemon rating for a Kids' WB program. next season's Saturday lineup at 9:30 Batman Beyond has also turned in solid 10:30 a.m. Detention* a.m. It's a show about wrestling -a sport numbers -it did a 4.3/15 among kids 2- 11:00 a.m. .Big Cartoonie Show* that's extremely popular with today's 11 on Feb. 27. It will air at 9 a.m. on Sat- younger set. The backdrop is a high urdays and at 4 p.m. on weekdays, in rota- " New show school where kids use "school -sanc- tion with The New Batman/Superman tioned wrestling to resolve conflicts:' Adventures. According to Jed Petrick, Kids' WB has just gone through major head of sales for the WB, both shows have management changes as well. Jean helped give the entire Saturday morning McCurdy has given up responsibility for schedule a ratings lift so far in the first Kids' WB to focus on her other full -time quarter. With both Batman Beyond and job as president of Warner Bros. Anima- Pokemon in place, the network scored its tion. Susanne Daniels, the recently highest-ever Saturday morning average, a appointed entertainment president of the 2.9 rating, two weekends ago. WB, has overall responsibility for Kids' Ironically, Batman Beyond factored WB now. She brought in Donna Fried- into the network's fourth -quarter woes. It man from Nickelodeon to run the day - was supposed to debut in the fall but was to-day Kids' WB operation. delayed until last month. That delay, cou- Friedman told her agency audience last pled with the "meltdown," as WB chair- week that a Pokemon feature film will man Jamie Kellner put it, of B.R.A.T.S. of debut in August or September, coinciding the Dark Nebula, spelled trouble for with the start of the new kids TV season. KWB's fourth -quarter ratings. The Satur- On Saturday, she said, the show will serve day morning slate was down 23 %, while as the transition program from the more the weekday afternoon schedule fell 29 %. boy -appeal action cartoons to shows of But with the two midseason replace- more equal appeal to boys and girls. ments on the schedule, WB has made The Japanese import helped Kids' WB to Other new shows for next season up some of that ground. Season to date its highest Saturday morning rating. include Detention, from Warner's anima- (through Feb. 27), the network's Satur- block is doing a 0.9/6, down 18 %. WB tion division, and a compilation of recent day lineup has averaged a 2.0/9, down Entertainment President Susanne Warner Bros. -Steven Spielberg cartoons, 10 %, while the weekday afternoon Daniels says the Saturday slate has called The Big Cartoonie Show. a

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arrived in response to a woman's complaint that a pit bull -inexplicably tied STATION BREAK outside her home -had trapped her inside. The By Dan Trigoboff station's presence somewhat deflated the police defense that the attorney, `Judicial anarchy' Michael Grygiel, Renda responded in a let- dog's agitated state neces- said he will appeal the ter made public fear dims Albany that he sitated the shooting, Car - decision, but the trial will was sorry, but only that station's view ros said. "We were there probably go forward. the mayor and his support- for approximately an Clear Channel's wxxA -Tv ers were offended. "Our hour," Carros said. "We Albany, N.Y. has lost its East Cleveland, goal was to highlight a got there as the police bid to televise a police bru- Ohio, mayor leads compelling symbol of were putting together a tality trial. Much of Judge love, loss and despair choke collar and pull. The Larry Rosen's opinion picketers at WJW-TV among a group of neigh- dog was not being aggres- seemed to agree with the The mayor of East Cleve- borhood teenagers. There sive. Then for some reason Fox affiliate's constitution- land, Ohio led dozens of was no attempt to dispar- the police sprayed the dog al arguments to strike picketers outside wJw-Tv age East Cleveland or with pepper spray, and the there earlier this month to down the state's 1952 ban African- Americans or the dog started crying and on cameras in the protest a broadcast they court- other citizens who live whining. Then one the said left the misimpression of room. He called wxxA -Tv's there." Renda also disput- three officers there pulled that their community is case "extraordinarily per- ed protesters' claims that his gun and shot the dog" overrun with gangs. The suasive," adding that the the station focuses on Police objected to the offending story described 1952 statute was "hope- crime in the area. report, contending that it what the station called a lessly anachronistic" and took the shooting out of "appears to be clear dis- "ghetto memorial" on a Dog killing on Pa. context through selective crimination against elec- wall decorated with graffi- station hits police editing. "So we made the tronic media." Yet he ruled ti and drawings of tomb- A report on a police shoot- decision to air two min- that "it would be an unwise stones and other coming of a pit bull brought utes and 10 seconds of the act of judicial anarchy" to memorations of the deaths hundreds of calls to WJAC- tape" the next evening, override the legislature and of local teens. Mayor TV Johnstown, Pa., and led although the actual shoot- that allowing cameras Emmanuel Onunwor said to revised police procedures ing was still not shown. would set the stage for the he found the story's airing regarding animal control. Police, who face legal defendants to claim they at the end of Black Histo- News Director Mark action from the Humane had an unfair trial. ry Month especially trou- Carros said that although Society, now concede they In 1997, a 10 -year bling. Protesters accused his station did not show the are not properly trained in experiment in televised the station of racism and actual shooting (the tape animal control, and will trials lapsed and New scaring business away, was frozen as the officer add training. York reverted to the 1952 despite some positive drew his gun), the phones All news is local. Con- ban. The legislature may trends in the community. nonetheless rang for two tact Dan Trigoboff at reconsider the issue this Vice president and gen- nights after the dog killing. (301) 260 -0923, e-mail or year. Clear Channel's eral manager Michael Both police and reporters fax to (202) 463 -3742. Monica makes it for WABC-TV Sweeps' final night ratings help station carry the day in nation's top market

By Steve McClellan market, the Barbara Walters- Monica down 18% and wrrsc is down 20 %. Lewinsky interview averaged a 34.5/46 Those drops are due in part to Monica Lewinsky was the deci- on WABC -TV, giving the station a final declining ratings for some syndicated sive factor in WABC -TV New sign-on to sign-off household average shows and network soaps. For exam- York's February sweeps victo- of 5.5/13, well ahead of wNsc's 5.2/13. ple, looking at that two -year drop: In ry, adding two -tenths of a rating point The bad news for both stations is that February 1997, Oprah Winfrey aver- to the station's sign- on -to- sign -off rat- their ratings, which dropped predictably aged a 9 rating on wABC -Tv. In Febru- ing on the final night of the sweeps last February when CBS had the ary 1999, the talker did a 5.9, according (March 3). Olympics, didn't rebound in February to the Nielsen Station Index rating w&nc-Tv had been in a seesaw battle 1999. In fact, the stations' ratings fell books for New York. Soap opera One with wrNBc(Tv) first. In the New York further. Over two years, WABC -TV is Life to Live averaged a 6.4/21 in Febru-

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Z 9:00 41. ABC Monday Night 20. Ev Lvs Raymd 10.3/15 12. Ally McBeal 11.3/17 108. The Sentinel 1.7/3 106. Hyperion Bay 2.0/3 O 9, 30 Movie -Tin Cup 7.8/12 32. Becker 9.1/14 1 H Dateline NW 1n 0/17 210 00 44. L.A. Doctors 7.6/13 10:30 10.6/17 11.1/17 7.9/12 10.1/15 2.6/4 2.7/4 8 :00 Home Imprvmt 14.3/22 73 3rd Rock fr/Sun 5.9/9 92. Moesha 2.9/5 101. Buffy the Vampire 15. JAG 11,0/17 23. Opening the Lost Q 8:30 26. The Hughleys 9.6/15 50. NewsRadio 7.0/11 92. Clueless 2.9/4 Slayer 2.5/4 Tombs: Live from 9:00 27. Spin City 9.5/14 34. Just Shoot Me 8.5/13 103. Egypt 10.1/15 Malcolm & Eddie 2.3/4 90. Felicity 3.0/5 14. CBS Tuesday. Movie- 9:30 33. Dharma & Greg 8.9/14 41. Will & Grace 7.8/12 105. Between Brothers 2 1,3 A Memory in My Heart F 10:00 18. NYPD Blue 10.5/18 11.1/18 31. Dateline NBC 9.2/15 10:30 26.0/38 6.7/10 9.5/14 6.4/9 3.2/5 4.3/6 Q 8:00 16. Dharma & Greg 10.6/17 20. Shania Twain's Winter 64. Beverly Hills 90210 11. Dateline NBC 11.6/18 99.7 Days 2.6/4 79. Dawson's Creek 4.7/7 8:30 10. Drew Carey 11.8/18 Break 10.3/16 6.5/10

9:00 77.60 Minutes Classics 45. World's Most Amazing 88. Star Trek: Voyager 67. Party of Five 6.4/9 85. Charmed 3.9/5 9:30 5.1/7 Videos 7.5'11 3.7/5 1.20/20 33.4/48 10:00 80. Touched by an Angel 30. Law & Order 9.4/14 10:30 4.5/7 7.1/11 7.4/12 13.4/22 4.1/6 1.9/3 2.8/4 >. 8:00 58. America's Funniest 40. Diagnosis Murder 2. Friends 15.2/24 95. Wayans Bros. 2.8/5 Home Videos 6.7/11 7.9/12 8:30 8. Jesse 13.1/20 83. 30th Annual NAACP 107. UPN Thursday Night 90. Jamie Foxx 3.0/5 9:00 64. Drew Carey 6.5/10 5. Frasier 14.3/22 Image Awards 4.1/6 Movie -Inferno 1.9/3 95. Steve Harvey 2.8/4 50. Turks 7.0/11 D 9:30 54. Spin City 6.8/11 7. Just Shoot Me 13.6/21 99. For Your Love 2.6/4 Ñ 10:00 39. ABC News: Crime & 46.48 Hours 7.4/13 9. ER 12.2/21 10:30 Justice 8.0/14 7.6/13 6.9/12 8.5/15 3.8/7 1.4/2 8:00 61. Michelle Kwan Skates 54. Kids /Darndest 6.8/12 108. Am Greatest Pets 1.7/3 35. Providence 8.3/15 87. Brimstone 3.8/7 8:30 to Disney's Hits 6.6/12 54. Candid Camera 6.8/12 110. Am Greatest Pets 1.5/3 Q 9:00 61. Sabrina/Witch 6.6/11 74 The Magnificent Seven 111. Love Boat: The Next 20. Dateline NBC 10.3/18 85. Millennium 3.9/7 E 9:30 69. Brothr's Keeper 6.2/11 5.8/10 Wave 13/2

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8:00 I 70. i- 82. Survived a Disaster 78. Four Continent Figure Cops 6.1/11 TOP TEN SHOWS OF THE WEEK ARE NUMBERED IN 58. Martial Law 6.7/12 8:30 4.3/8 Skating 5.0/9 61. Cops 6.6/12 TELEVISION UNIVERSE ESTIMATED AT 99.4 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS: ONE RATINGS POINT IS EQUAL TO 994,000 TV 9:00 43. Walker, Texas Ranger 72. AMW: America Fights 75. The Pretender 5.5/10 HOMES YELLOW TINT IS WINNER OF TIME SLOT 7.7/13 Back 6.0/10 9:30 80. ISU Grand Prix Final (NR)=NOT RANKED: RATING /SHARE ESTIMATED FOR PERI- Q fq 10:00 Figure Skating 4.5/8 OD SHOWN *PREMIERE SOURCES: NIELSEN MEDIA 27. Sons of Thunder 9.5/17 75. Profiler 5.5/10 RESEARCH. CBS RESEARCH GRAPHIC BY KENNETH RAY 10:30 8.1/13 13.2/21 6.8/11 7.3/11 2.9/4 . Iv ome u IT , 7:00 89. 7th Heaven Beginnings Disney-Ed 6.5/10 60 Minutes 14.8/24 70. NBA Basketball -Los 83. World's Funniest! 4.1/7 7:30 3.1/5 Angeles Lakers vs. Q 8:00 3. Touched by an Angel Utah Jazz 6.1/11 50. The Simpsons 7.0/11 92. Sister, Sister 2.9/5 Z 8:30 15.1/23 46. That '70s Show 7.4/11 95. Smart Guy 2.8/4

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announced Tuesday. The series, created by Keith Potter, tells the story of GET THE PROGRAM six zoo animals that have WITH escaped into the outside world. Doodlezoo will air By Joe Schlosser next season on Discovery Channel and its co -owned Warner Bros. pilot describe The Strip as a series Divorce Court. Discovery Kids and Ani- present -day Starsky and Blackstone was formerly on board at UPN mal Planet channels. Hutch set in Las Vegas, supervising producer on UPN has ordered a pilot with comedy and action Sally Jessy Raphael. from rival Warner Bros. `Redhanded' Divorce Court is set to Television. UPN execu- blended together à la the catches on debut in syndication this tives last week confirmed Lethal Weapon films UPN's new reality series, fall and is currently cleared they had given the green Alfred Gough and Miles Redhanded, brought the in 85% of the country. light to The Strip, an Millar are also on board as network its highest house- hour from executive producers with action/comedy KW goes to the hold rating in the Monday Lethal Weapon producer Silver. The pilot will be 8:30 p.m. time period in Joel Silver and Warner shot in Las Vegas, and `Doodlezoo 40 weeks. The show aver- Bros. It is the first time casting for the series is King World Productions aged a 2.2 rating/3 share UPN has ordered a pilot under way. has landed its first chil- according to Nielsen from Warner Bros. On the dren's series deal. It's a Media Research overnight other side, UPN's sibling Blackstone on law co- production with The numbers. Redhanded studio, Paramount, (Via- Jill Blackstone has been Discovery Channel on the improved the time peri- corn owns both) produces named executive producer live action and animated od's ratings by 75% in Sister, Sister for The WB. of Twentieth Television's children's series Doodle - men 18 -34, and 30% in Executives at UPN upcoming syndicated zoo, the syndicator adults 18 -34.

Weather is 't TV execs pitch NATPE Lite that imports Fall preshow programming exhibit would be in L.A. By Joe Schlosser has been talking about and asking about for a long time," says Weber, a Anumber of top Hollywood syndi- longtime television executive and for- cation executives came out of the mer NATPE chairman. "We'll see if National Association of Televi- they step up to the plate on this" Oh, yes it is sion Program Executives convention in Weber, who runs his own television January grumbling about its cost, tim- consulting firm in Malibu, Calif., and Research ing and location, as well as the dearth Larsen, also a former NATPE chairman shows the most of transactions taking place on the con- and MTM Enterprises executive, have ference floor. gone from studio to studio over the last important Three top studios have actually few weeks pitching their event. Under component threatened to pull out or drastically their plan, two executives from each of change their approach to NATPE in the station group would be flown to Los your newscast coming years. Angeles, driven around town, enter- is Enter Chuck Larsen and Joe Weber, tained each evening at a different stu- weather. who have come up with what they dio gala and shown the various syndi- Are you supplying it with the think is a solution: a week -long Los cated programs by day. Rooms at the most accurate source possible? Angeles -based event that will show- Beverly Hills Hotel have been reserved Let Accu Weather's weather case the top syndicated program offer- and the studios are being asked to put ings three months in advance of up close to $200,000. experts show you how to NATPE. The event, dubbed the Fall And what has the reaction been? Win the Weather Wars at Syndication Preview, would take place Mixed, at best, from both the studio NAB Booth #L24233. in October, catering to programming and station community. No Hollywood

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By Elilaheth A. Rathbun in Detroit to get closer to the nation's automobile USA plans IPO 5. Last October, Justice CD Radio's debt rating companies. CD Radio's USA Radio Network plans had asked the FCC to remains "Caal," Moody's stock price jumped more to go public with an offer- schedule a hearing on cited equipment delays than 3.5% and 7.4% last ing of 100,000 shares at whether Capstar could buy and increased costs as Tuesday and Wednesday, $10 per share. Formed in Triathlon Broadcasting "potentially eroding the respectively. By Wednes- 1985, Dallas-based USA Co., which currently owns first -to- market advantage day the stock was up to transmits news, music and six of those stations. That [that CD Radio] had over $23.4375. talk programming to more request was withdrawn its competitor, XM Satel- than 1,180 radio stations and the settlement with lite Radio Inc." Moody's Star System by satellite. Among its Justice allows Capstar and added that its negative out- offerings are Daybreak Triathlon to proceed with look is "tempered" by president picked USA, USA Radio Daily their $190 million deal. $300 million worth of Jason Kane has been and Your Health Matters. Capstar will sell KEYN-FM, investment in CD Radio named president of Cap - With the $1 million it KFH(AM), KNss(AM), by Apollo Investors and star Broadcasting Corp.'s hopes to raise, USA KQAM(AM) and KWSJ -FM to Prime 66 Partners. The Star System division, satellite -to -car radio corn- intends to launch new pro- Connoisseur Communica- based in Austin, Texas. pany on Feb. 5 said it has gramming including live tions Partners. FCC Since 1984, Kane has to raise another $175 mil- Internet simulcasts of its approval of the deal lion before it can start been working at the broadcasts; buy new is still pending. broadcasting, and that the Research Group, where he equipment, and start a chip sets to be used in helped develop formats major advertising cam- CD Radio gets receivers won't be ready and helped radio compa- paign to increase its affili- negative outlook until June 2000, instead of nies expand into interna- ate numbers. The stock price of would - this December. It also said tional markets. He also be Digital Audio Radio its first satellite won't be has been a programmer at Justice OKs Capstar Services broadcaster CD orbiting and tested until radio stations in Washing- /Triathlon deal Radio Inc. has rebounded June 2000 instead of next ton and Kansas City, Mo. Capstar Broadcasting after dropping to $22 March. Both CD Radio Star System, developed by Corp. will sell five of nine March 4 and 5, after news and XM intend to begin radio stations in Wichita, that Moody's Investors consumer service in 2000. Capstar, delivers cus- Kan., to bring its radio Service was downgrading But in a competitive twist, tomized radio program- revenue share there below its outlook for the New CD Radio late last month ming to multiple markets 40 %, the Justice Depart- York -based company from filed a lawsuit against out of either Austin or Fort ment announced on March stable to negative. While XM, saying XM's pro- Lauderdale, Fla. spotdatam

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www.americanradiohistory.com Broadcasfing&Cable CABLE NBC cozies up to ValueVision Network takes $44 million stake in home -shopping channel; plans move into e- commerce By Price Colman intends to rebrand the company and team it with a portal provider. In the past year, ValueVision Interna- Snap, a portal company in which tional has experienced some serious NBC holds a minority interest, is an discomfort: loss of a key catalog obvious choice, but the network is business, meltdown of a merger propos- keeping its options open. al and departure of its founding fathers. Although "Snap is something very It might just have been just growing near and dear to our hearts, there are no pains. judgments on that regard yet," says Last week, the cable shopping chan- Rogers. nel- direct marketer signed over a $44 That's fueled speculation that NBC million stake to GE Capital (via GE Tom Rogers. NBC Cable has its eye on another portal company, Equity) and NBC -obtaining crucial president. has a solid perhaps even Lycos. NBC had expressed financial backing and organizational goal: 'turning viewers interest in Lycos before Diller and USA support in the process. into buying customers.' Networks went after it. With the resigna- It's a deal that is expected to make tion of Lycos board member David ValueVision a player in the e- commerce ValueVision positions ValueVision to Wetherell, chairman -CEO of Lycos' game-as long as history doesn't repeat be a leader...of commerce in TV and largest shareholder CMGI, that deal itself and the deal doesn't self- destruct online," says McCaffrey, predicting the appears to be unraveling. If Lycos comes like last year's optimistic-but -uncon- company will soon show a return to into play again, NBC almost surely will summated merger with National Media. operating profits. come knocking, sources say. ValueVision, which has struggled It's a deal anlaysts like as well. At the same time, an NBC strategic into third place among home shopping "It's certainly huge news for Value - relationship with Excite, which At channels since its 1990 founding, Vision shareholders and an excellent Home is buying, or Yahoo! is possible. clearly is a key part of NBC's plan. deal for NBC," Riely says. "If they can "NBC knows they can drive [cable] Broadcast networks have long been move ValueVision from 15 million distribution," says a source familiar polished at selling advertising. But full -time equivalent cable subscribers with the situation. "Over the coming consumer products are something else to 30 million to 45 million, there's months it will be interesting to see how entirely. The blurring of platforms - tremendous upside. It's a smart move the third leg of the stool plays out - broadcast, cable and Internet -requires for both companies." who they come up with as a portal part- outside-the -box thinking. Along with using ValueVision as a ner. It might be Snap, but I presume The goal, says NBC Cable President bargaining chip in negotiations with NBC will want to do more than that." Tom Rogers, "is turning viewers into buy- cable operators over retransmission Rogers declined to discuss any NBC ing customers." For that, "involvement consent and digital carriage, NBC portal plans beyond Snap. with ValueVision can be critical," says GE Equity Managing Director Jeff Coats. "ValueVision recognized they needed a media partner to get distribution," says Mark Riely of Media Group Adult channels mate Research in New York. "And NBC rec- Playboy's $100 million ognized what [USA Networks chief the two Spice Barry] Diller recognized-that there is purchase of Spice creates Entertainment convergence between broadcasting, compatible bedfellows cable services, cable and e- commerce that has the Spice and Adam power to drive people to Internet sites." By Joe Schlosser & Eve. The plan For their $44 million, GE Capital and is to merge the NBC obtain 15% interest in ValueVi- SCarting today, adult entertainment latter with one of sion. For an additional $12 million, channels Playboy and Spice will Playboy's own they're also buying warrants to take their finally be one. networks. stake to 19.9% and a five -year option to Playboy Entertainment Group execu- Playboy TV buy up to 39.9% of the company. tives are preparing to quickly change the Tony Lynn. Playboy and Spice, two Gene McCaffrey, the former retail - face of adult pay per view with the clos- Entertainment longtime rivals on marketing industry executive who took ing of Playboy's $100 million acquisition Group's president the subscription ValueVision's helm in June 1998, sees of rival Spice Entertainment Companies. and pay -per -view cable front, will remain the GE/NBC deal as an essential break. Under the famed Playboy bunny ears, intact, but Adam & Eve will soon be "The commitment of GE, NBC and executives are taking over the reins of merging with Playboy's "more erotic" 38 BROADCASTING i CABLE I MARCH 15, 195e

www.americanradiohistory.com , CABLE movie service, Adultvision. became Playboy's second cable /pay per going to be a thematic difference other Tony Lynn, Playboy Entertainment view. Spice was launched in 1989, and than the fact they will be 100% pay per Group's president, says Adam & Eve was spun off into a second movie serv- view and not subscription oriented" and Adultvision will probably be ice under the Adam & Eve brand in Playboy TV, which airs a number of merged into Spice2 within the next 1994. Spice will be renamed Spicel, original nightly and weekly adult series, three to four months. Lynn says, adding that Adultvision and will continue to be sold on a subscription "Playboy TV and Spice will contin- Adam & Eve will share a library of or pay -per -view basis, Lynn says. ue uninterrupted, but the conversion Vivid Video and VCA- produced movies Playboy will also be launching a and consolidation of Adultvision and when they are combined into Spice2. Spanish language network in the U.S. Adam & Eve into Spice2 will take "We will operate Spicel and Spice2 this year. The Spanish service will be a some time," Lynn says. as 100% movie services, that are 100% "rebounce" of Playboy TV Latin Amer- Launched in June 1995 as a 24 -hour non -duplicated from one to the other," ica and will feature original Latin Amer- adult movie service, Adultvision Lynn says. "I'm not sure if there is ican- produced series and specials. AT&T-TCI merge starts new era Telecommunications industry girds to go from regulated to market -driven venue By Price Colman transformation of AT &T to an any -dis- approximately $59 billion deal also tance company." underscores the advent of telecommuni- With the closing of the AT&T- Still, the deal mixes different corporate cations competition on a variety of fronts. TCI merger last week, the and technological gene pools, which is "The entrance of AT &T into the telecommunications industry likely to cause some turmoil. But the cable business is the ultimate endorse- gathers momentum in its move from a regulated arena to a market -driven, competitive venue. For AT &T, it's back -to- the -future CABLE'S TOP 25 time. Once a behemoth in the local telephone business, AT &T lost its monopoly position with the 1984 court- ordered breakup of "Ma Bell." Now, with TCI's precious "last mile" connection to 11 Nickelodeon's live broadcast of 'All That' million households, AT &T returns to its lived up to its title last week. It ranked No. 5 local telephone roots. In doing so, it goes in the ratings, with a 6.9 share. No kidding. up against its offspring, the so- called "Baby Bells" spun out in the breakup. Following are the top 25 basic cable programs for the week of March 1 -7, ranked by rating. Cable rating is coverage area rating within each basic cable network's universe; U.S. rating is of 98 mil- AT &T wants to offer local phone lion TV households. Sources: Nielsen Media Research, Turner Entertainment. service by year -end, and it has identi- Rating HHs Cable fied 10 ex -TCI cable markets where it Rank Program Network Day Time Duration Cable U.S. (000) Share intends to spend $2 billion for 1 WWF Wrestling USA Mon 9:OOP 60 6.4 4.8 4802 9.1 upgrades. In the words of AT &T Chair- 2 WWF Wrestling USA Mon 10:00P 65 6.3 4.8 4722 10 3 WCW Monday Nitro Live! TNT Mon 8:OOP 60 5.1 3.9 3884 7.5 man-CEO C. Michael Armstrong, the 3 WWF Wrestling USA Sun 7:00P 60 5.1 3.9 3834 7.9 merger "is a huge step forward in the 5 All That Live NICK Sat 9:00P 60 4.2 3.1 3121 6.9 5 Kenan & Kel NICK Sat 8:30P 30 4.2 3.1 3103 7 7 Rugrats NICK Sat 8:OOP 30 4.1 3.1 3045 7.1 8 WCW Monday Nitro Live! TNT Mon 10:00P 66 4 3 3012 6.4 9 Rugrats NICK Mon 7:30P 30 3.8 2.9 2866 6.2 10 WCW Thunder TBS Thu 9:04P 69 3.7 2.9 2864 5.7 10 WCW Monday Nitro Live! TNT Mon 9:OOP 60 3.7 2.8 2817 5.3 10 Rugrats NICK Tue 7:30P 30 3.7 2.8 2729 5.9 13 WCW Thunder TBS Thu 8:05P 59 3.5 2.7 2700 5.6 13 Movie: 'Die Hard 2' TBS Sun 8:00P 155 3.5 2.7 2675 5.2 13 Hey Arnold NICK Mon 8:00P 30 3.5 2.6 2625 5.2 13 Rugrats NICK Fri 7:30P 30 3.5 2.6 2579 6.1 13 Rugrats NICK Thu 7:30P 30 3.5 2.6 2577 5.6 18 Rugrats NICK Wed 7:30P 30 3.4 2.5 2502 5.5 19 Rugrats NICK Sun 10:OOA 30 3.2 2.4 2409 8.9 19 Movie: 'First Blood' USA Tue 9:00P 120 3.2 2.4 2399 4.9 19 Sat Nicktoons TV NICK Sat 10:OOA 30 3.2 2.4 2389 9.2 22 Movie: 'First Blood' USA Sun 5:00P 120 3.1 2.3 2317 5.6 22 Walker, Texas Ranger USA Mon 8:00P 60 3.1 2.3 2304 4.4 22 Movie: 'Doing Time....' LIF Sun 3:30P 120 3.1 2.3 2300 6.6 AT&T CEO Armstrong's goal is to offer 22 Sat Nicktoons TV NICK Sat 9:30A 30 3.1 2.3 2299 9.2 local phone service by year -end. 22 The Brady Bunch NICK Sat 10:00P 30 3.1 2.3 2278 5.1 spending 52 billion in upgrades.

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www.americanradiohistory.com CAM ment of the cable broadband architec- in Denver under the leadership of for- With the cable distribution business ture, and it's a transforming event," mer TCI President Leo Hindery, who's in friendly hands, Malone has free rein says Mike Luftman, spokesman for CEO of the newly formed subsidiary, and plenty of cash -$5.5 billion and Time Warner Cable, which recently AT &T Broadband & Internet Services. counting -to take Liberty Media overtook TCI to become the nation's So far, fewer than 10 TCI employees - Group, TCI's former programming largest MSO. all of them in the department that han- subsidiary, exploring. While Liberty's "I think it's going to drive the indus- dled banking and financing issues- core holdings in Discovery, USA Net- try in a direction that will remake our have been cut because of duplication at works, and various News Corp. part- whole relationship with our cus- AT &T. If more layoffs are forthcom- nerships such as Fox /Liberty Sports tomers." ing, it'll likely not be more than 100 and TV Guide Inc. will remain the And while the merger has generated workers, according to Hindery. bedrock, expect Liberty to become an similar applause from the financial The merger is the realization of a active venture -capital player in interac- community, analysts nonetheless cau- dream for John Malone, under whose tive media, technology and e-com- tion that AT &T's mammoth resources guidance TCI became the largest, most merce, Malone says. can't guarantee that upgrades and new influential and often most reviled of "You have to have a nurturing services will be delivered on schedule. cable operators. approach and patience," Malone notes, The merger itself closed weeks In the wake of the failed Bell explaining Liberty's recent approach. ahead of schedule -a sign of AT &T's Atlantic -TCI merger of 1994, Malone "Eight of 10 ideas probably won't eagerness to get down to business. seemingly retreated into the shadows. work out and the government will help Meanwhile, in an unmistakable sign But it was only to regroup. Returning you with that" through tax write -offs. that there's a new corporate parent, to the spotlight in late 1996, he set the Liberty intends to be a long -term AT &T has begun sending free, 10- compass for a deal that would ulti- investor -essentially a closed -end minute prepaid long- distance calling mately dwarf the $33 billion Bell mutual fund, in the words of Denver cards to TCI customers. AT &T is also Atlantic transaction. At closing, the hedge fund manager Ken Goldman- sending welcome letters to TCI's AT &T-TCI merger was valued at $55 but it won't be boring with Malone at 32,000 employees. billion to $59 billion, according to the helm. "We're going to have lot of Cable operations will remain based various estimates. fun with it," he says.

better understand or appre- ciate history, History Channel announced the creation of an annual HOOKED UP awards program. The Harry Awards (named By Nolan Marchand after the ancient Greek his- torian Herodotus) will pre- `Intimate Portrait' and producer Stanley taped operations, alternative miere March 18 at 9 p.m. gets released Kubrick as part of the net- medicine reviews and ET. work's "31 Days of Oscar explorations of health Unapix Entertainment has Marathon" TCM will fea- myths. The Boys are back teamed with Lifetime TV ture the late director's to distribute Lifetime's Inti- in town Oscar- winning and nomi- Watching while mate Portrait series on Backstreet's back-all nated films, including: Loli- you surf home video. Last week, 15 right! Showtime will pre- ta (March 17 at 10:30 a.m. titles of the signature series Showtime Networks miere Backstreet Boys: ET); Spartacus (March 26 became available for the released research Monday Coming Home on Sunday, at 8 a.m. ET) and 2001: A first time to consumers on a showing that nearly one in April 4 at 7 p.m ET. Filmed Space Odyssey (March 29 Unapix designed and oper- five U.S. households in the Florida quintet's at 1 a.m. ET). ated e- commerce site, exhibits convergent behav- hometown at the Orlando ior by simultaneously which is being promoted in Discovery Health Arena, the concert features on -air spots and on Life- viewing television and hits from their quadruple - time Online, the network's ready to go accessing the Internet. The platinum, self -titled album Web site. The upcoming Discovery Health Media total has increased more and footage of the band's initial home video launch announced Tuesday that the than 80% since December time at home. The group of 62 episodes will be launch date for the new 1997. The findings were was recently nominated for available in more than Discovery Health Channel based on studies conducted the Best New Artist Gram- 1,000 retail locations will be Aug. 2. The 24 -hour in January 1999 by an inde- my, losing out to Lauryn nationwide within 60 days channel is designed for pendent research company. Hill. However, they have of release. basic cable and satellite dis- Harry joins Oscar won an MTV Award for tribution. The programming Best Group Video, and, of TCM honors Kubrick lineup will include the on awards block course, the hearts of mil- Turner Classic Movies pays prime time series 21st Cen- As a way to honor any lions of teenage girls tribute to director, writer tury Medicine, live and movie that helps the public nationwide.

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This year, NAB will be a stroll in the HD in Raleigh [B &C Feb. 15, 1999] and 6/digital satellite park for LIN Television. The sta- CBS's digital O &Os. tion group has been preparing for In the near future, LIN's 601 digital Vnewsgathering HDTV from the onset and has two DTV infrastructure should carry the station system stations already on the air. That's why group into HDTV production, Ogren LIN Vice President of Engineering and says. "One of these days we'll get the full HDTV playback Operations Bob Ogren says the company bandwidth [1.5 Gb /s], but it's going to be machines is ready for the transition of all its sta- a few years before we consider that tions to digital. because routers have a good long shelf "We didn't go helter-skelter into this," life," he explains. "I'm looking at it when says Ogren. "We have implemented a sys- there are a lot of [DTV] customers out tematic plan to upgrade all of our facilities there -at least 50% penetration." for the digital transition, and that's why Ogren is also interested in learning we're in such good shape now." more about digital ENG systems. "It's The station group currently has two dig- new because [the FCC is] cutting down ital stations on the air, WTNH -DT, the Hart- on the channels so we may need to go to ford/New Haven, Conn. ABC affiliate, and digital and cut down on the bandwidth," WISH -TV, the Indianapolis CBS affiliate. he says. Last March the NBC/LIN -owned Dal- He plans to investigate the NDS "Dig- las/Fort Worth station KXAS -DT became the ital ENG" system which employs first commercial station to broadcast a COFDM (Coded Orthogonal Frequency 1080i high- definition major league base- Division Multiplexing) modulation ball game. And LIN will launch two more [B &C, Feb. 15, 1999]. COFDM avoids digital stations this year, Fox's WAVY-DT in multipath interference by using multiple Portsmouth -Norfolk, Va. and NBC's carriers (up to 2,000) to transmit a signal, WOOD-DT in Grand Rapids, Mich. instead of the single -carrier technique The station group has contracts to pur- employed by analog FM modulation and chase Comark UHF DTV transmitters digital modulation schemes. "It's looking and Larcan VHF DTV transmitters as good so far," says Ogren. Bob Ogren well as Dielectric antennas. LIN has integrated the Tektronix Edit - "Right now we're pretty much set Star /Avid NewStar newsroom computer vice president unless there are new and improved prod- system with Tektronix Profile servers engineering and ucts to do what we're doing, and that's into the news operations at WTNH -TV and operations, LIN Television something we always need to keep an eye WAVY -TV. "We've had an interesting expe- on," Ogren explains. rience with that and we're looking to fur- In December, LIN became the first sta- ther it," he says. "We couldn't do what tion group to make a large -scale purchase we're doing without them." He says he of Comark/DiviCom HDTV encoders. will be looking for any new upgrades to The company will install the first the systems. encoders at WISH -TV and WTNH -TV and The station group employs Louth later at all of its other stations and LMAs. automation software that controls the "I think the finished product is being Hewlett- Packard MediaStream and shown at NAB, and we're looking for- Philips MediaPool video servers for ward to seeing that," Ogren says. commercial insertion. "We're just really LIN's operations engineers will be "on trying to take a look at what we've been "We're just really a scouting trip" for a variety of products doing and see if there are any improve- for HD production and playback, includ- ments," Ogren says. "You can't just go trying to take a look ing full- bandwidth video servers and down the path blindly." tape machines, says Ogren. "We need to Also on Ogren's shopping list are at what we've been have something to play back material to video servers for programming playout have real HD material on the air, rather and storage devices. But depending on doing and see if than just upconverting," he notes. Ogren the price tag, LIN may not be ready to is interested in Pluto's HyperSPACE buy just yet. "I'm waiting for the price of there are any High Definition Digital Video Recorder, the drives to come down," he says. which is being used at Capitol Broad- "They're getting cheaper and cheaper." improvements." casting station and CBS affiliate WRAL- -Karen Anderson

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All the big, heavy DTV money is hit- digital. "That sort of revolution is going digital infrastructure ting Post -Newsweek's budget in on regardless of DTV," he adds. As for gear 1999, says Stephen Flanagan, the sta- handling HDTV routing within the tion group's vice president of engineering. plants, Post -Newsweek stations will cre- DTV upconverters That's because four Post -Newsweek sta- ate small 1.5 Gb /s HDTV islands to han- tions are due to launch DTV in 1999, as dle network HDTV feeds. For now, com- DTV encoders mandated by the FCC. WDIV -DT Detroit, mercial playback will continue with stan- which is a top -10 market station, has to be dard- definition equipment. disk -based news equipped to broadcast digitally by May 1. "This time last year, I thought mezza- production systems The station began broadcasting digital test nine level routing was the way to go," signals on March 1. WPLG-DT Miami, says Flanagan. "But when I went to NAB digital ENG gear WKMG -DT Orlando, Fla., and KPRc -DT Hous- last year, there were so many manufactur- ton are all slated to go digital by Nov. 1. ers showing 1.5 Gb /s product that my Flanagan says his top priority at NAB thinking changed. Mezzanine isn't the '99 is finding digital infrastructure gear clear -cut runaway winner here. I'm inter- such as A to D and D to A converters, ested in seeing more 1.5 Gb /s product this audio delays, frame synchronizers and year," he says. Putting in a small 10x1 1.5 rack -mounted monitors. `All the smaller Gb /s routing switcher for about $65,000 pieces needed to put HDTV on- air," says is a "very reasonable number," he adds. Flanagan. Also included on that list are That being said, Flanagan still thinks it PM' (Program and System Information "seems rather silly" to build 1.5 Gb /s Protocol) generators and DTV- compliant plants with 100 Mb /s tape decks to closed- captioning inserters. record incoming network feeds that are HDTV encoders are also high on sent over the satellite at 45 Mb /s. "Your Flanagan's list. While wDiv -DT has quality limiter is 45 Mb/s," he says. So already selected a General Instrument Flanagan would like to see a whole line encoder, Flanagan is still shopping for of recording playback devices, whether encoders for the other stations and is con- tape decks or servers, that are built sidering models from Harris/Lucent, Tek- around the 45 Mb/s (DS3) standard to Stephen tronix/Mitsubishi, GI, Tiernan and NDS. handle the turnaround of satellite feeds. "It's been very interesting," says Flana- Post -Newsweek stations already use Flanagan gan. "You have to take time to understand video servers for commercial playback. the companies and get a sense of their Now Flanagan is evaluating them for vice president of financial wherewithal. This isn't like newsroom use, where they would form engineering, Post - choosing between Sony and Panasonic. the core of new disk -based production Newsweek Stations, Inc. Other than Harris [and Tektronix], all of systems by linking to nonlinear editors them are, in a way, new to broadcasters" and newsroom automation systems. "The Post -Newsweek has an even split of question is how you get a big station, one ABC, CBS and NBC affiliates, and plans that has 15 to 20 crews on the street, to to broadcast in each network's hi -def for- harness the capability of a server without mat 24 hours a day. As a result, the corn - breaking the bank at the same time." pany has been spending a lot of time eval- Like other station groups, Post - uating upconverters from Snell & Wilcox, Newsweek is interested in new digital ENG "Mezzanine isn't Faroudja and Leitch that will convert technology that will ease the loss of ENG NTSC to 720p and 1080i. "There are 168 spectrum caused by the FCC mandate. He the clear-cut hours in a week, and only six or seven of has researched the MPEG -2 /COFDM- them are going to be HDTV program- based system developed by NDS and runaway winner ming from the networks," says Flanagan. Microwave Radio Corporation, and says "So initially, there will be an awful lot of "that whole technology looks promising." here. I'm interested hours of upconverted programming." But digital ENG's trade -off is cost, he The core of most Post -Newsweek sta- adds. It would raise the cost of transmis- in seeing more 1.5 tions remains analog composite with the sion gear from $10,000 on an analog exception of wDIV -TV, which has a serial ENG van to $40,000 -$50,000 on a digital Gb/s product this digital router and master control switch - unit. That doesn't include the cost of er. Flanagan says that any replacement retrofitting microwave transmit sites with year" gear Post -Newsweek buys is component new digital equipment. -Glen Dickson

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Tribune Broadcasting is working to DTV signal testing. 1/video servers develop a more streamlined approach "The primary area is how to evaluate V nonlinear editing to broadcast operations at its stations the DTV signal as we go out in the field with new digital production tools. and do testing," Goldstone says. "Prod- equipment "We're going to look at more econom- ucts that give us the maximum amount of desktop video ical ways to produce local material and capabilities to understand how [the sig- identify material that allow us to repur- nal] is being received." browsing systems pose that material for different applica- He adds, "Just receiving the signal lower -cost digital tions," says Tribune Broadcasting Vice isn't good enough because digital is there President of Engineering and Technolo- or it's not there, but how close we are to encoding systems gy Ira Goldstone. not receiving it is an important bit of DTV test equipment So when Goldstone hits NAB this information." year, he will be looking at products that Tribune signed a deal with NDS in will make up this new digital environ- November for ATSC encoding systems ment-products like asset management for each of its 18 TV stations. In January, software, file servers, desktop editing Tribune's Los Angeles WB station KTLA systems and video browsers. (Tv) used the NDS 5800 HDTV encoder "[Video] that comes in that we record for its 1080i broadcast of the Rose Bowl and edit for a news show, what is its Parade. Production was handled using a application for broadband [products] ?" suite of Sony equipment aboard the he asks. "How can we develop control Northwest Mobile Television HD2 high systems and implement systems that definition production truck. allow the same amount of people to gath- "We're pretty well set," Goldstone er a lot more information ?" says. "We're staying in 480p for trans- In November, Tribune began using the mission with occasional 1080i for spe- Associated Press ENPS automated elec- cials, and we have very little HD gear tronic news production system for news that is shared among the stations" editorial at wxMi(TV) Grand Rapids, Tribune has been testing NDS's new Mich., and KDAF(Tv) Dallas-Fort Worth. Digital ENG system using COFDM Ira Goldstone Installations will continue at all of its sta- (Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division tions over the next three years. Multiplexing) modulation, which corn- vice president of "Basically, for the news operation bats multipath interference by using mul- engineering and you'll see material being captured in the tiple carriers to transmit a signal. "We are technology, Tribune field in MPEG and material recorded looking a little more at COFDM Broadcasting directly out of file servers back at the sta- options," he adds. tion, like news feeds, for nonlinear edit- When it comes to signal transmission ing both at the desktop and at the edit within the plant, Goldstone believes in rooms," he explains. "They'll play back protecting video quality by avoiding "We're staying in from the server with the playlist being unnecessary compressions and decom- controlled by ENPS. The Chyron still pressions. He also has been a proponent 480p for store and the prompter will also be con- of more standardization of video formats trolled by ENPS. Those products also for interoperability among servers, asset transmission with will be available for other versions of management systems and control sys- news shows and broadband product." tems. "The concept is if you acquire Tribune employs Tektronix Profiles something at a higher data rate it will be occasional 1080i controlled by a Louth automation system transcoded to a lower data rate for mov- for commercial and programming playing it back to a facility and then back to for specials, and we out. "We're looking at the next genera- the higher data rate for editing," he says. tion of how to use [automation]," he says. This year he hopes to see transcoding have very little HD "Louth has a global management system devices that help maintain a high signal which will ultimately allow us to gather quality throughout the plant with SDTI gear that is shared material at one facility, add the necessary signal transport among broadcast metadata and then propagate that materi- devices. "We've talked about [transcod- among the al to other servers at the other facilities." ing equipment] a lot, but I haven't had Tribune also will be looking at everyone to play with," he says. stations." thing involving DTV transmission and -Karen Anderson

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is year, Young Broadcasting will be able to have character generation like a HDTV encoders looking at the best way to transition Chyron, that's a far more expensive 6/HDTV routers its 12 stations to DTV, starting with proposition," he explains. "But in terms KCAL(TV) Los Angeles, WKRN -TV of merely creating logos that you want to VHD logo inserters Nashville, WRIC-TV Richmond, Va. and be able to key over a signal, there are Vupconverters KLFY -TV Lafayette, La. And while the some folks out there promising to be able project is a monumental undertaking, to do it relatively inexpensively." 6/antennas careful planning will ultimately lead the At its DTV stations, Harrison plans to 6/studio-to- group into the digital age. begin with a small HDTV router that will According to Young Broadcasting Vice accommodate four to six HD sources includ- transmitter link President and Director of Engineering ing the incoming network feed, the output 6/video servers Robert Harrison, the biggest concern at from the upconverter and possibly one or two this year's NAB will be settling on a DTV HDTV tape machines for playback. encoder. Harrison is looking to make a "I'm looking for someone who makes deal with one encoder manufacturer to an easily interfaceable small 1.5 Gb /s provide encoders for all of its stations. router for the time being instead of buying "The state of the art in encoders a second master control switcher," he says. changes so rapidly. That's to be expected, Last month, Young finalized a deal to because it's such a new product," he says. convert its stations to Sony's Betacam SX, "The feature sets and the quality of the and Harrison is strongly considering various encoders on the market keep Sony's HDCAM as its early method of HD changing." playback. He says he likes the fact that the Young has ordered a General Instru- HDCAM has a built-in downconverter and ment DigiCipher standard definition can simultaneously play back HD and encoder for KCAL(TV). "We're evaluating NTSC programming. He adds that he will that but we haven't got it on the air yet," he also be investigating server -based HD notes. Harris/Lucent has offered terms for playback products in Las Vegas. a master purchase agreement, but Harrison On the transmission side, Harrison says the group is trying to determine will be looking for a studio-to- transmit- Robert whether its product has "the best set of fea- ter link (STL) that offers the "most cost - tures to fit our plans" He also is consider- effective and redundant fail -safe system Harrison ing General Instrument HDTV encoders. that will allow me to transmit both DTV "[Last year] high definition encoders and NTSC feeds to the transmitter site." vice president/director of were ridiculously expensive," Harrison He is planning to look at systems from engineering, Young adds, "and had that not changed, the NuComm and California Microwave. Broadcasting chances of me buying one just so that we Harrison hopes to finalize a decision on a could put on an hour or two of prime time vendor for DTV antennas and is consid- in high definition was slim to none." ering Harris and Dielectric. The station "I'm looking for While Harrison has not completely ruled group has a master purchase arrangement out mezzanine compression, he says he will with Harris for transmitters. someone who be looking for all products that will allow Video Servers are also on Harrison's the station group to develop full- bandwidth list, as the group is trying to move all of makes an easily HDTV infrastructures at its stations. its stations away from tape -based com- "Instead of buying two encoders-one mercial insertion by the end of 2000. interfaceable small standard -definition encoder and one high - Young already uses the ASC/Leitch sys- definition encoder, it makes more sense to tem at KCAL(TV), LELO -TV Sioux Falls, do switching and high -definition logo S.D. and WTVO(TV) Rockford, Ill. The 1.5 Gb/s insertion at 1.5 GB /s and then transmitting group has begun using a Hewlett - everything on the DTV channel," he says. Packard MediaStream server with Odet- router... instead of Harrison is expecting to see systems ics operating software at wTEN(Tv). Rich- that provide full bandwidth HDTV logo mond's WRIC -TV has recently begun buying a second insertion this year. Evertz Microsystems using the Sony Flexsys video server and offers a logo inserter system as a com- software system. "They [Sony] have a master control plete package that keys "bugs" as Tiff new server that runs with that software files over a full bandwidth HDTV pro- that we're real interested in," he adds. switcher." gram video signal. "If you want to be -Karen Anderson

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expertise could enable, according to Poole, who declined to prioritize the Microsoft, SDMI Redmond, Wash. giant's goals. But Paul Bandrowski, Reciprocal CEO and president, mentioned music at the top of his list, noting, "The market is very large." Jupiter Communications estimates hearing Web music music downloading as a $30 million business by 2002. Microsoft and Reci- By Richard Tedesco audio using its own audio player. procal join a crowd of companies look- Both deals came on the heels of the ing to define that market. The movement to gear up for legal first meeting of the Secure Digital But consumer adoption of Diamond digital music access on the Web pro- Music Initiative's portable device Multimedia's Rio MP3 player, which ceeded at warp speed last week with working group, which appears to be enables music downloads from legiti- Microsoft making a pre- emptive move to moving at hyper -speed toward intro- mate and illicit sources alike, has strike up its band for that business. ducing music downloading devices prompted the mad rush for technology Its seemingly modest $15 million equi- with its imprimatur in time for the 1999 to thwart the illegal use. ty investment in Reciprocal Inc. for that Christmas season. It aims to complete Meanwhile, IBM is providing tech- firm's digital rights management technol- specifications for portable music nology to the "big five" music labels - ogy came on the heels of Microsoft's out- downloading devices by June 30. Sony Music Entertainment, BMG lining a grand e- commerce strategy the Reciprocal's digital rights manage- Entertainment, EMI Recorded Music, week before. Buying into Buffalo, N.Y. - ment system enables distribution of all Warner Music Group and Universal based Reciprocal filled in the blank on forms of digital content, and payment for Music Group -for a test on Road Run- Microsoft's potential entry point into digit, while offering the copyright protec- ner in San Diego this spring. That ital music downloading. tion at the heart of the SDMI initiative. could segue to tests with other tech- "On the business -to- consumer side, Making legal music downloads possible nologies, such as a Windows -based the Reciprocal deal was the first piece to is the most pressing e- commerce market Microsoft -Reciprocal solution. fall onto the playing board;" says Richard need in an arena where Microsoft is par- "We will see different ways of doing Doherty, analyst for Envisioneering ticularly eager to play. "Microsoft this," says Richard Doherty. "In the Group, "and it's not just for music" believes the rapid growth of the digital end, consumers dictate this more than Microsoft followed its Reciprocal economy depends on new security and standards groups." play with a second move as lead investor services," says Will Poole, Microsoft Diamond is making its player com- of a group of companies committing senior director of business development. patible with Liquid Audio, one of the $11 million to Audible Inc., a New Jer- Digital music or video downloads are other prevalent digital music technolo- sey company that delivers books in two of the applications Reciprocal's gies supported by Intel Corp.

The action in Scottland takes place in the addled mind of Thompson after Humor for Webheads he slips into a coma during a stay in the hospital, and will incorporate anima- The fantastic `Scottland' dwells in Thompson's head tion in its video streams in the form of By Richard Tedesco talking insects. Canadian actress /writer Deborah Imagine a fantasy comedy set in a Theaker, who played Casey Edison in distant medieval land, where all the Maniac Mansion, it set to collaborate (üiT. ímu lhomp, ATTELAI as well as play a few action takes place between the ears NEW with Thompson of the protagonist. CITIZENS" characters in the offbeat series herself, USERNMIEShoia That's the basic format of Scottland, PASSWOREN2000 while Thompson plays the rest for the first original episodic comedy to be "meglomaniacal and budgetary con- Webcast online. The concept for the 26, Rtll!IM1 cerns," as he puts it. 10- minute episodes to be streamed by Scottland kicks off production in the ComedyNet comes from comedian evolution studios of American Interactive Media, Scott Thompson, whose credits include ComedyNet's parent, in May, with its HBO's Larry Sanders Show and The Scott Thompson's current site suggests Web debut set for later this year. his offbeat sence of humor. Kids in the Hall. ComedyNet features an eclectic col- Thompson will play all the principal Scottland is the first of several lection of regularly scheduled stand -up roles in Scottland, including Buddy Cole, espisodic features AIM plans to pro- acts and comic skits Webcast live and the country's prime minister, and duce online. ComedyNet foresees the archived on its site Francesca Fiori, a rebel leader plotting properties migrating onto digital TV Scottland is the first of several Cole's overthrow, in what he describes as programming tiers, according to a espisodic features AIM plans to pro- "Lord of the Rings meets Black Adder." spokesman for the company. duce online.

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Gist lists TV faves SITE OF THE WEEK `ER,' `Frasier' and `Xena' among 22 initial series www.discovery.com By Richard Tedesco feature plot summaries for upcoming episodes along with links to all Internet BUM- -- Aggregating the cream of the cur- sites for that show. -® rent tube cult crop, Gist Commu- It's all about online "community - nications has launched a TV building," according to Greenberg, Favorites site to point PC users to pop- who says the site is intended to create ular series Web sites. more of a buzz about shows that are VWho could have known whet would become of a couple of lovesick kids horn The initial list on the site already generating a buzz and build different sides of the Medeenanean? (www.gist.com) comprises 22 TV traffic for Gist's main TV listings site. series that draw large viewer numbers TV Favorites offers a Fan Frenzy sec- 1:1196=1! COICEM or have a significant number of sites, tion, where mouse potatoes can vote both official network sites and fan - for their favorite TV stars and a section created sites. The list includes ER and where they can suggest scenarios for Frasier, as well as cult draws such as their favorite series. Xena: Warrior Princess. "We take top Last week Gist also started a service Discovery Online Nielsen shows and cross -analyze them with Hewlett Packard to enable PC Discovery Networks with the number of fan Web sites for users to download and print out cus- any given show," says Jonathan tomized TV listings using software Bethesda, Md. Greenberg, Gist CEO. from a site HP has set up for that pur- Areas for each show on Gist's list pose (www.instant -delivery.com). Site features: Multimedia -rich sile functions as companion to cable network, carrying clips from current special series airing on Discovery Channel and The Learning Chan- Streaming AtomFilms nel and related content; currently includes virtual 3D rendering of By Richard Tedesco Jennifer Aniston. ancient Rome related to Rome: AtomFilms is banking on licensing Power & Glory on TLC and Cleopa- eattle start-up AtomFilms is hop- the kind of content its partners, includ- tra's Palace: In Search of a Legend ing to turn small films into big ing HBO, Sundance Channel and Con- Site launched: July 1995 hits on the Web. tinental Airlines, want to use in their The company launched its site respective venues. But Hulett points Site director: Bill Allman, vice (www.atomfilms.com) earlier this out that there are plenty of sources for president and GM, Discovery month with 68 titles from independent short -form content among directors Online film and animation directors. It fea- eager for exposure in any medium. Number of employees: 45 tures four titles, from 30 seconds to 30 "There's a ton of this content out minutes long, for streaming in there," says Hulett, who expects Atom- Design: in -house RealVideo each week, with clips from Films inventory to grow steadily. "Our Streaming technology: all titles accessible. job is to find up- RealVideo, QuickTime "It's the kind of and- coming direc- content people tors who are out Traffic generated: averaging want. It's unique, there." more than 14 million page views high -quality and Eventually, monthly short viewing AtomFilms expects Advertising: banner ads time," says Matt to explore pay -per- Hulett, a former view and subscrip- Revenue: N/A RealNetworks tion models for Highlights: Clips from TLC's executive who is streaming this short- Rome and Discovery's Cleopatra AtomFilms' chief form content online series accessible, along with marketing officer. through high -speed amusing audio playlet, As the Nile Limiting the AtomFilms already has 68 titles, ranging cable and digital Turns, chronicling Cleo's love life from 30 seconds to 30 minutes, and weekly feature subscriber line serv- in RealAudio; archived content expects inventory to grow steadily. offerings to four ices, according to from recent series, including dra- titles is intended to generate a regular Hulett. High -speed access would natural- matic images from Mummies In flow of traffic to the site. And its cur- ly make the content more palatable to the the Mist, on ancient Peruvian rent titles include recognizable actors average PC user whose attention span for mummies. such as Neve Campbell, Matthew online video is typically limited to several -Richard Tedesco McConaughey, George Clooney and minutes these days.

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Sales Promotion Director: Leading broadcast Business Development Specialist (Job station seeks Sales Promotion Director generat- #200F): Join the Number One sales team for the ing non -traditional retail based incremental re- Number One station in the market! WBNS -TV/ venue. Applicants should have experience creating Columbus (a CBS affiliate) has an immediate and implementing revenue producing sales opening for an Account Executive to concentrate promotional programs. Must be able to uncover on new business development. Must be able to marketing- oriented leads for joint presentations with develop and sell marketing concepts to busi- sales staff. Superior communication, organizational nesses in order to create new revenue for the sta- and follow through skills as well as reasonable tion. Minimum three years broadcast sales expe- computer proficiency required. Knowledge of print rience required. Responsibilities include achiev- production and writing skills a plus. 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Position requires media Charlotte is one of the fastest growing markets in successful candidate will be self- starting, creative sales experience, preferably in TV and the ability the SE and a great place to live. No previous and able to demonstrate proficiency in pros- to work with advertising agency media depart- sales experience required, however, it is helpful. pecting, presenting and closing. Prior media ments and corporate marketing personnel. Suc- Candidates also need to be computer literate. sales experience, excellent verbal, computer cessful candidate will demonstrate knowledge of Qualified applicants need to send your resume skills required. Ratings and research knowledge media, an innovative and successful track record and salary history to: (No Phone Calls, Please) a plus. We ask your cooperation and assistance in marketing/new business development and NBC 6, Human Resources Department, Re: 99- in our efforts to recruit, hire and promote qualified solid computer skills. Send letter and resume or 04, 1001 Wood Ridge Center Drive, Charlotte, women and minorities. In this regard, if you know fax 215-581 -4515 (no calls) to Lisa Hines, Sales NC28217.EOE /M /F /V /H of any individuals who might be interested in and Manager, WVPI -TV, Suite 400, 4100 City Ave- qualified for this position, we encourage you to re- nue, Philadelphia, PA 19131. EOE. fer them to us. Interested persons who qualify Account Executive. Must see TV and a must should apply in writing to: Robert Saylor, Local take opportunity! NBC 6 /WCNC -TV (28th General Sales Manager. We have a terrific Sales Manager, WGAL8, P.O. Box 7127, Lan- market), an A.H. Belo subsidiary located in career opportunity with the dominant NBC station caster, PA 17604 -7127. WGAL8 is an Equal Op- Charlotte, is currently recruiting for a local Ac- in the 149th market. We are an important part of portunity Employer. M /F /H. count Executive. 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Can- resume, references fringe benefit package. Send and cover letter with Contact Charlie Webb, didates also need to be computer literate. salary requirements to: WECT -TV, VP /GM, WVVA -TV, PO Box 1930, Bluefield, Attn: HR- WV Qualified applicants need to send your resume Sales Executive, 322 24701.304- 325-5487. EEO /MF. Shipyard Blvd., Wilmington, and salary history to: NBC 6, Human Resources NC 28412. EOE. Women and minorities are Department, Re: 99 -05, 1001 Wood Ridge Cen- urged to apply. A pre -employment drug test is re- ter Drive, Charlotte, NC 28217. EOE / M / F / V /H quired. No phone calls. Director of Sales and Marketing. KGW North- west NewsChannel 8, an A.H. 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HELP WANTED MARKETING Vacation Relief ENG Editor (4 positions): Ex- Full -Time Television Broadcast perience in television news operation required. Operator: We are looking for a person experi- Multi- national sports and media marketing Ability to operate SONY 800 Systems a must - enced with newscast graphics, including opera- company seeks VP International TV Sports SONY 600 systems a plus. Must be able to work tion of the Chyron Max / Infinit to join us in our Marketing. Position requires development of unsupervised under deadline pressure. Please quest for broadcast excellence! This full -time posi- policy, budget, promotional strategies; staff train- send resumes only to: Peter Menkas. WABC -TV, tion also includes operation of studio camera, ing and direction for program involving interna- 7 Lincoln Square, New York, NY 10023. No tele- audio equipment and videotape machines. Pre- tional TV sports marketing, as well as TV produc- phone calls or faxes please. We are an Equal Op- vious experience with non -linear editing, tion, for major foreign and domestic international portunity Employer. technical directing and master control helpful. sporting events, including FIFA World Cup Soc- Weekends and evenings required. Send resume cer and other world -class sporting events for to Personnel, WKJG -TV, 2633 W. State Blvd., Spanish and Portuguese- speaking audiences; Top 50 southern market is seeking a dynamic Fort Wayne, IN 46808. No phone calls please. direct contract negotiations with international hands -on Chief Engineer. Must be qualified in all EOE sports entities and figures; serve on executive com- areas of television broadcast engineering and mittee to develop overall corporate business maintenance of transmitter and studio equip- strategy; must be able to conduct direct negotia- ment. Ideal candidate must possess excellent Director of Engineering. Unique operations tions with sports property owners. Salary nego- leadership, organizational, technical and com- with three Television and three Radio stations in tiable; EOE Requirements: BS /BA degree in munication skills. Send resume with salary his- the same University town. Ramar Communica- Economics/Business Administration /Finance and tory to Box 01512 EOE. tions wants to hire you if you have a passion for at least five years of comprehensive experience Television and Radio. Our company is not for in all phases of sports television programming, sale, we're debt free and we embrace new marketing, and television production. Must have The National Digital Television Center -LA is technology. We have several projects planned for thorough understanding of sports programming looking for a HPA Maintenance Engineer. Job the next few years and we need you to help us. and advertising contract issues for Latin America duties include, but are not limited to: main- Ramar Communications is in Lubbock, Texas. and European TV; at least three year's experi- tenance on all HPA and transmission in facilities, Please fax your resume to Brad Moran at 806- ence developing and managing double- digit, and maintaining compression and encoders for 748 -9304. Ramar Communications is an equal multi -million dollar budgets; Spanish and satellite transmission of signals. Successful can- opportunity employer. Portuguese language competence required for didate must have: ability to install and wire RF high level contract negotiations with sports prop- equipment, identify, understand and resolve Broadcast Maintenance Technician- erty owners. Reply to Box 01511. Freedom system problems, and a knowledge of C /ku band Communications' top -40 station has an open- satellite and compression techniques. Six years HELP WANTED TECHNICAL ing for an experienced broadcast Maintenance of electronics training is preferred, however Technician. Candidate should have two years equivalent experience will also be considered. formal technical electronic education and three Please fax resume including salary requirement years experience in a broadcast environment. Director, Network Technology to HR, 310 -207 -4128 or email thih @ndtcla.com. Must be able to work a flexible schedule. Require- Drug test and background check required for suc- ments include- install, repair and maintain various Warner Bros., is seeking a Director, cessful candidate. EOE. broadcast and computer equipment. Including Network Technology for the Los Beta cameras, recorders automation equipment, Angeles area. studio equipment and related computer based TV Maintenance Engineer. WHSH -TV, USA broadcast products. Please fax (616- 388-8228) Broadcasting has an immediate Qualified candidates will have 5 -7 years opening for a or send resume and cover letter to Margie Can- maintenance engineer experienced with transmit- of experience in high speed network, dela, Human Resource Coordinator, WWMT -TV, ter and studio equipment. Responsibilities will in- 590 W. Maple St., Kalamazoo, MI 49008. systems engineering or data transfer. clude all aspects of television installation, repair High speed audio/video /digital data to component level, and maintenance. Immediate networks plus encryption and opportunity to be involved with UHF digital HELP WANTED NEWS compression experience are also transmission. Good computer and communication skills required. SBE certification preferred. required. Network set -up knowledge in Please send resume and cover letter by fax to ATM, OC, Sonnet, 100 -based T, Hippi, WHSH -TV 978- 562-1166 or mail to WHSH -TV, satellite, TCP /IP is preferred. Good 71 Parmenter Rd. Hudson, Massachusetts TRIBE\ E interpersonal skills are required. A 01749. BSEE or equivalent is necessary. BROADCASTING News Director- San Diego- KSWB Interested candidates may fax resumes Experienced TV Engineers- Willing to train and operate a satellite truck. Must love to travel 5/69, San Diego's Warner Bros. to: (818) 972 -0049 or e-mail to: and have a clean driving record. Relocate to Affiliate is seeking to hire a News Director corinne_steinbauer @wamerbros.com. Northeast Ohio. Fax Resumes to 330-542 -1020. to be instrumental in the start-up of its i Opm EDE. newscast. This individual will build, plan Warner Bros. and hire all key personnel, manage day to Maintenance Engineer- WAFF -TV Huntsville, day operations of the news department, Alabama looking for experienced engineer. Ideal personnel, and financial goals. The ideal WJTV Maintenance Engineer. Candidates candidate will have familiarity with wide range of candidate must have a minimum 5+ broadcast hardware, component must have formal education equivalent of AA level trou- years news senior management experience bleshooting skills, and three to four years' mini- Degree in electronics, military training, or trade at the station level, be highly competitive, mum experience. FCC General Class license a school certificate preferred. Three years of broad- ethical, and possess strong must, experience with UHF transmitters a plus. creative/ cast maintenance exper. preferred. Must be able strategic leadership and written skills. We to troubleshoot broadcast eqpt. to component Send resume to: WAFF TV, P.O. Box 2116, are looking for a fresh, dynamic level in timely matter under deadlines. Send re- Huntsville, AL 35804, Attn: Brad Strommen. presentation of our newscast, so tapes sume, salary history, and cover letter to Human EOE. Resources Dept., WJTV Maintenance Eng., should reflect this. WJTV, 1820 T.V. Road, Jackson, MS 39204. Send resume and non -returnable WJTV is EOE, M /F. Pre -Emp. Drug Test Req. Maintenance Engineer. ABC 30 KDNL -TV St. VHS tape of your news product to: Louis has an immediate opening for a Main- Human Resources, Attn: DGS, KSWB -TV, tenance Engineer. Applicants should have expe- 7191 Engineer Rd., San Diego, CA Videotape/Studio Engineer (99 -17): K -EYE TV rience in studio and RF systems. Experience with 92111. Refer to Ad BC -ND44. 42 has an immediate opening for a Videotape/ Odetics, DVCPro and digital systems desirable. KSWB is a Tribune Company subsidiary Studio Engineer. Must have 5 years experience Must be able to work with vendors and organize and excellent diagnostic/trouble -shooting skills. multiple projects. Send resume to: Personnel Ad- and an equal opportunity employer. K -EYE TV /Granite Broadcasting is an Equal Op- ministrator, KDNL TV 30, 1215 Cole Street, St. Women and minorities encouraged to portunity Employer. No phone calls, please. Send Louis, MO 63106. Resumes can be fixed to 314- apply. No telephone calls or emails please. resume to: Art Smith, Chief Engineer, 10700 259 -5504. Pre -employment drug screening re- Resume and tape must be received Metric Blvd., Austin, TX 78758. Fax: 512 -837- quired. EOE. No phone calls please. Minorities no later than April 12, 1999. 6753. Email: artsmith @keye.com. are encouraged to apply.

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Weather is a big deal, and WVUE -TV is the au- Photographer: WTVR -TV, a Raycom Media Sta- Missing you... our digital, state -of- the -art facility thority along the Gulf Coast. FOX 8 is seeking an tion, in Richmond, Virginia has an immediate is hands -down the best in our city and possibly experienced meteorologist to join our weather opening for a photographer. Come ready for all! the finest broadcast station in the country. From team. Candidates must be excellent com- DVC Pro, SNG, triple ENG, wireless, plus laptop high -tech ENG toys to robotic cameras to HAL municators with at least three years Broadcasting and non -linear editing are the tools available to Graphics, and from the market's fastest multi- experience. We are serious about weather, so all tell Virginia's best stories. Please send resume camera news chopper to non -linear edit bays and candidates must have meteorology degree and and reel to: Trina Lee, Asst. News Director, count 'em, 1, 2, 3, 4 production suites, our AMS seal. Experience with Gulf /Atlantic Hurri- WTVR -TV, 3301 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA architects and engineers didn't miss a beat. But canes and Kavouras graphics preferred. No 23230. WTVR is an EOE M /F. Pre -employment we are missing one thing, You. Are you a re- phone calls. Send resume and non -returnable drug screening required. No phone calls please. porter with at least two years news reporting ex- tape to Keith Esparros, VP /News Director, perience in a major or medium market? Do you WVUE -TV, 1025 S. Jefferson Davis Pkwy., New Photographer/Editor. WSOC -TV is looking for a have excellent news judgement and communica- Orleans, LA 70125. visual storyteller who can go off the shoulder as tion skills? Are you a good writer with a strong well as off the sticks...a creative go- getter, who live presence? And can you bring high energy can run a live truck, edit and even voice over live and production values to a newscast? If you WKRC -TV has an immediate opening for a pictures on occasion. If you like a challenge and answered yes to these questions and you're part-time News Videotape Editor. Must be an ex- have a couple of years of experience on the eager to work in the fourth -largest city for a perienced videotape editor with basic computer street, then we want to hear from you. Send tape dynamic news department with a strong commit- knowledge and the ability to perform well under and resume to: WSOC -TV, Bill Bruce, News Op- ment to breaking news, we want to hear from deadline. Please no calls. Send non -returnable erations Manager, Dept. 95, 1901 N. Tryon you. The successful candidate must be a college tape and resume to: WKRC -TV, Attn: Business Street, Charlotte, NC 28206. No phone calls graduate and will: research, gather, write and re- Office -VE, 1906 Highland Avenue, Cincinnati, please. EOE M /F. port on daily news stories. This includes doing Ohio 45219. An Equal Opportunity Employer. love shots for breaking news, cut -ins and special- reports that the assignment editors or producers Night Assignments Desk. We're looking for a may assign. What does Houston have to offer? motivated, creative, versatile Night Assignments Friendly folks, a booming economy, unparalleled WCNC, the Belo station in Charlotte, NC has Editor for the top TV news operation in the state theater and performance art, dynamic dining, openings for a reporter/anchor, night assignment The successful applicant will have a de- capitol. world-class shopping attracting better than six- editor, editing coordinator and producers. We're gree and some experience in broadcast or print teen million shoppers annually, a thriving building our newsroom around enterprising, journalism. Apply by letter stating your news phi- downtown with an awe-inspiring skyline, cham- energetic journalists who just want to win. WCNC losophy with your resume. No Phone Calls pionship professional sports franchises, one of is the fastest growing news organization in one of Please! Send your application to Box 01513 by the world's premier medical centers and a low, the South's most liveable cities. If you're already March 25, 1999. EOE. the best in your shop and looking for the Low cost of living. Recruitment, KRIV -TV - Fox Television, P.O. Box 22810, Houston, Texas coaching to be even better send a non -returnable News Producer. WSOC -TV is looking for a VHS tape of your work and a resume to: Human strong storyteller who loves live News and win- 77227. EOE/M/F /DN Resources, WCNC -TV, 1001 Wood Ridge Center ning. This is a number one shop that loves to Meteorologist- Carolina television station Dr., Charlotte, NC 28217. EOE /M/FN /H. rock n' roll on breaking news. Two to three years seeks resumes and tapes for future openings in previous experience required. If you like to win our weather department including morning and and want to learn in one of the best shops in the midday meteorologist position and the weekend Reporter. You know the skills required. We have country, send tape and resume to: Mike Goldrick, anchor /weekday weather -producer position. the opportunity. Top Fox news station. Enough News Executive Producer, WSOC -TV, Dept. 95, Candidates should possess excellent communi- said. Resumes/Tapes to Chuck Bark, News 1901 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28206. EOE cation skills, positive attitude and forecast/ Director, WALA -TV, 210 Government Street, M /F. production skills. Experience with Kavouras Mobile, Alabama 36602. EOE, M /F. equipment is a plus. On -air experience preferred, but we will review all applications. Send resume News Executive Producer. WSOC -TV is looking and non -returnable VHS tape to WCTI, PO Box for a creative leader who knows News and loves TV News Anchor/Reporter. KFSN -TV, Fresno, 12325, New Bern, NC 28561. EOE. to win. We are a demanding number one shop a Disney /ABC -owned station in Central Califor- with very high expectations...if you are an experi- Meteorologist/Reporter. West Texas, CBS af- nia, is seeking an experienced Co- Anchor/ enced Senior producer, or are already in the filiate, is seeking (2) people for Meteorologist/ Reporter for its Number One Rated Five O'Clock ranks but looking to grow, then Reporter; must have a degree in Meteorology Newscast. A minimum of five years fulltime management please contact us right away. In addition to direct- and /or Seal. Must also be able to gather news, anchoring and reporting experience is required. ing editorial content of shows, you'll be responsi- write, and edit video for broadcast. Entry level. Must be able to write clear and concise copy and ble for crews, copy editing, and high production Send tape and resume to Personnel Director, have great live -shot skills. Four -year Journalism values. You must also be able to grasp "the big KLST -TV, 2800 Armstrong, San Angelo, TX degree preferred. Resume and tape (Beta or picture" as well as solve little problems quickly 76903. EOE VHS) to: KFSN -TV, Personnel Dept., 1777 G and efficiently. If you're interested send tape and Street, Dept. BC, Fresno, CA 93706. No phone Anchor/Reporter. WSOC -TV is looking for a resume to: Vicki Montet, News Director, WSOC- calls please. KFSN -TV is an equal opportunity Weekend Anchor who still enjoys being on the TV, Dept. 95, 1901 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, employer. Women and members of minority street and working the lead story. Previous full - NC 28206. EOE M /F. groups are encouraged to apply. time anchoring experience required. This is not for beginners. We want a seasoned storyteller News Director: Do you want your next job to who wants to make a commitment to Charlotte, Producers. Experienced news line producers be with an award -winning, local news station that and the number one News operation in town. wanted for News 12 New Jersey. One newscast covers news 24 hours a day, in the most Send tape and resume to: Vicki Montet, News producer and one special projects producer. technologically advanced newsroom in the coun- Director, WSOC -TV, Dept. 95, 1901 North Tryon Strong writing skills and ability to work on your try? Then this may be the best job you have ever Street, Charlotte, NC 28206. EOE. M /F. own a must. We have all the whistles and bells, had! We promise an exciting opportunity for indi- General Assignment Reporter. CBS -58 News do you know how to use them? Tape to: Allison viduals who enjoy challenges, have a strong de- seeks an experienced general assignment re- Gibson, Assistant News Dir., News 12 New sire to succeed and have fun doing their job. The porter. Ideal candidate must be a self- starter who Jersey, 450 Raritan Center Parkway, Edison, NJ ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to possesses strong writing skills and an inherent 08837. No Phone Calls Please. EOE. journalism (king or queen of content) and level of curiosity and interest in the events possess exceptional people skills (praise in pub- around them. Journalism degree required. No lic). You must be able to manage your time and Phone Calls Please. Rush resume, salary history Producer /Photographer /Editor. WCBD is look- budget well. We are looking for candidates with a as well as a non -returnable tape to: WDJT -TV ing for a highly creative, motivated producer/ minimum five years news management experi- (CBS -58), Director of Human Resources, 809 S. photographer /editor with strong shooting and edit- ence. If you're willing to learn something new, 60th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53214. EOE. ing experience. Must have at least three years of then send your resume, news /management phi- experience producing, shooting and /or editing com- losophy and salary requirements to: Human Re- KOSA -TV, Odessa, TX is looking for Reporter/ mercials or promos. Ability to write is a definite ad- sources Manager, Bay News 9, 7901 66th Street Anchor. Minimum one year experience. Writing vantage. Send demo tape and resume to: Human North, Pinellas Park, FL 33781. As part of Time and editing skills a must. College degree pre- Resources, WCBD TV2, 210 Coleman Blvd., Mt. Warner Communications, we offer a competitive ferred. Send resume and tape to Acting News Pleasant, SC 29464. A Media General station. salary and benefits package. EOE. Prior appli- Director, KOSA -TV, 1211 N. Whitaker St., Drug test required, EOE, M /F. cants need not apply. Odessa, TX 79763. No phone calls please. EOE.

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Assistant News Director. WHAS 11 is seeking Promotion Director. Paramount owned UPN af- HELP WANTED RESEARCH an assistant news director with 3 -5 years produc- filiate in Sacramento is looking for someone with ing experience. Candidate should have 1 -2 years strong creative sense, excellent writing skills and EP experience, have excellent organizational superior marketing background. Must be able to WOIO & WUAB in Cleveland. Ohio, Raycom skills, the ability to handle multiple tasks. have ex- meet tight deadlines, be able to see the finest de- Media stations, have an immediate opening for a cellent writing skills, good interpersonal skills, ex- tails and have the vision of the big picture. Ideal Researcn Director to work with a highly motivated cellent editorial skills and be a team player. In- candidate should have 5 -7 years of on -air promo- and creative sales staff. Candidates must terested candidates forward resume and cover tion marketing, producing and directing. Must possess thorough knowledge of Nielsen ratings, letter to: Cindy Vaughan. Human Resources have great people skills and be able to manage TV Scan, Scarborough research, PowerPoint, Director, HR #998, WHAS11. 520 West Chestnut creative staff, be familiar with media buying and CMR and Microsoft Office. The job entails full in- Street, Louisville. KY 40202. Belo Kentucky, Inc. have a great eye for graphics. Send resume and volvement with the sales department including col- is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M /F /DN. non -returnable demo to: Personnel - Promotion lecting and analyzing Nielsen research data, pre- Director, 500 Media Place, Sacramento. CA paring written and graphic presentations, devel- 95815. Qualified candidates will be called for an in- oping sales positioning pieces, coordinating with AM Producer. We do a 90- minute morning show terview. EOE. our rep (Telerep). Will also work closely with Pro- that is fun, entertaining and informative. Can you gramming. News and outside news consultants. handle all that? We take our news seriously. We This person must be creative, self- motivated, com- want to continue developing an alternative to the Marketing Coordinator WPVI -TV/6, the Disney fortable working under deadlines and with little same old newscast. Seeking dynamic, prog- owned ABC station in Philadelphia seeks a supervision. Qualified candidate must have 3 -5 ressive leader to manage and coordinate plan- motivated individual to compliment a fast -paced years experience in broadcasting or related ning, formatting, and writing. 5PM Producer. Do sales marketing environment. Applicant should fields. We are an EOE and qualified minorities you have the creativity to put together an exciting have a minimum of 2 years of TV experience and and females are encouraged to apply. Submit re- program with live elements and a unique strong working knowledge of advertising and pro- sume and pay requirements to: Tom Humpage, perspective ? ?? Bring your vision and make it motions with creative ability. Duties include GSM. WOIO/WUAB TV, 1717 E. 12th St., happen here. We're planning on something dif- coordination of campaigns, events and various Cleveland, OH 441 14. 216- 515 -7012. ferent for the people who live in one of America's marketing projects. Strong writing skills a +. Daily Great Places. Creativity a must! Open. inquiring interaction with local and national sales team. minds, writing skills and news judgement a must. Must be a self- starter and possess excellent Research Director. Must see TV and a must We have ENG and Satellite Technology for mean- phone. people and computer skills. Send letter take lob! NBC6/WCNC -TV (28th market), an A.H. ingful live shots!!! Send non-returnable VHS tape and resume ASAP (no calls /faxes) to Paula Belo subsidiary located in Charlotte. is currently and resume to Producer Search, KSFY Televi- McDermott. Marketing Manager, WPVI -TV. Suite recruiting for a Research Director. This highly or- sion, 300 North Dakota Avenue, Suite 100, Sioux 400. 4100 City Avenue, Philadelphia. PA 19131. ganized person will provide support for a growing Falls. SD 57104. EOE. EOE. Sales staff, as well as the News and Pro- gramming /Promotion departments. You must be Senior Writer /Producer. WVEC -TV, Norfolk, able to handle a number of jobs and a number of HELP WANTED PROMOTION Virginia. Ok...Let's make this easy. Can you con- "supervisors" successfully and timely. Qualified cept and write up to :30 worth of copy without candidates must demonstrate proficiency in being "cliche" or "smarmy ?" Can you match evaluation NSI+ Studies, rating trends and in Wanted: Asst. Director of Creative Services. pictures and music to that same piece of copy creating sales presentations. Will use Leigh WPVI -TV, an ABC owned station is looking for a and actually have it make sense ?! Can you Stowell Research, TV Works, Nielsen Galaxy top -notch assistant director of creative services. market this ABC affiliate like it's never been Navigator, CMR, Audience Analyst and Microsoft Responsibilities include overseeing on -air promo- marketed before?!? Well, can you ?!? Send us a Word /Excel /PowerPoint. Successful candidates tion, writing and producing, and organizing tape and show up what you've got! We're an A.H. must be detail oriented and proficient in analyz- special events. Must be fast, creative. detail - Belo station, shoot and edit digital, work with the ing statistical data. Candidates also need to be oriented, and a true team player. A great op- best graphics team in the region and have Top computer literate. Qualified applicants need to portunity at Philadelphia's #1 station. Three years Secret plans for cool new toys in the spring. In- send your resume and salary history to: (No experience writing news promotion a must; expe- trigued? Send a non -returnable VHS tape and re- Phone Calls, Please) NBC 6, Human Resources rience using an Avid and /or digital on -line edit sume by March 31, 1999, to Human Re- Department, Re: 98 -40. 1001 Wood Ridge Cen- suite a plus. Send letter, resume and non- sources, WVEC -TV, 613 Woodis Avenue. ter Drive, Charlotte, NC 28217. EOE / M / F / V /H returnable VHS or broadcast beta tape (no calls/ Norfolk. VA 23510. WVEC -TV is an Equal Op- faxes) to Caroline Welch, Director of Creative portunity Employer. Services. WPVI -TV. Suite 400, 4100 City Ave- nue. Philadelphia. PA 19131. EOE. HELP WANTED HELP WANTED PRODUCTION FINANCIAL & ACCOUNTING Promotion Producer: WTVR -TV in Richmond, Virginia, a Raycom Media Station, has an im- Former Network TV News Producer sought for mediate opening for a seasoned Promotion Pro- lucrative ($75K +) NYC, DC. SF, LA -based posi- Controller /Business Manager KWEX TV Univision. Seeks degreed accountant. Responsi- ducer with a strong news promotion background. tion as a consultant to an expanding, high - Must be able to write hard. audience driving powered SF -based TV publicity firm with national ble for all accounting, financial reporting and in- news topicals and image promotion. Degree in clients and contacts. We do publicity to high ternal controls, including G /L. A/P, A/R, payroll/ Mass Communication or related field preferred. journalistic standards. We require the same com- HR. and fixed assets. Annual budget preparation Three years experience desired. Please send re- mitment plus a good working relationship with in- and monthly estimates. Reports to GM with sume and non -returnable VHS tape to: Promo- fluential contacts at the network TV news and liaison to Corporate Finance. Five years experi- tion Manager. WTVR -TV, 3301 W. Broad St.. new media editor level. Must be e-mail and In- ence including supervisory role. Broadcast background a Richmond, VA 23230. WTVR is an EOE M /F. Pre- ternet savvy. Work from your home year -round. plus. (CPA. bilingual- Spanish /English -employment drug screening required. No phone on relatively easy sched. Send resume plus gen- preferred). Address resume to General Manager calls please. eral outline of areas of media influence to: at KWEX -TV. 411 E. Durango Blvd., San An- PRIMETIME PUBLICITY, 30 Hamilton Lane, Mill tonio, TX 78204. Ref.# 99 -1 No Phone Calls Valley. CA, 94941. Please- E.O.E. Promotion Manager. Fox O &O in Boston, MA has an opening for a stand out creative thinker! if Business Manager with experience. BS in you have multiple ideas for every promo. you accounting and computer experience preferred. agree that the copy is the most important part of Commercial Producer. Needed at Paramount Salary commensurate with ability. Excellent the spot, and you can solve creative problems owned UPN affiliate in Sacramento. California. benefit package. Send resume to General Man- independently, we would like to see your reel and 3 -5 years experience in all phases of commercial, ager, KECI -TV, Box 5268. Missoula. MT 59806. resume. Degree in related filed and five years programming and promotional production. EOE. television promotion experience required. The Creativity and writing skills a must. Must be famil- ability to work under strict deadlines is essential. iar with time code edit controller, audio, EFP Qualified candidate only, send reel and resume skills must include lighting and audio. Non -linear with cover letter to: Linda M. DiStefano, WFXT skills a plus. Needs to be a self- starter. Send re- FOx 25. 25 Fox Drive. P.O. Box 9125, Dedham, sume and non -returnable demo to: Personnel - your classified ad to MA 02027 -9125. No Phone Calls Please. EOE/ Commercial Producer. 500 Media Place, Sacra- M /F /DN mento, CA 95815. Qualified candidates will be Broa ea.ctill,t; & Cable called for an interview. EOE. at (212)206- 8327. .

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CREATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR ADVERTISING SALES SERVICES KING 5 TV, the number one station in the Pacific Northwest and a subsidiary of the A.H. Belo COORDINATOR Corporation, is seeking a Creative Services Director. This position is responsible for developing and Leading International television magazine group implementing coordinated marketing strategies for KING TV, KONG TV, and NorthWest Cable News has an immediate opening for an energetic, (a 24 -hour regional news network). Will oversee production, promotion, design, commercial and organized, self-starter. community relations. Also responsible for budgeting, staff development, and strategic planning.

Successful candidate will have a college degree with minimum 10 years marketing experience and at Position provides sales support to international sales team. Administrative duties include faxes least 5 years in a management role. Must have demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to motivate and correspondence, preparing and distributing a creative staff, and must be a strategic thinker with an understanding of how to effectively promote three media kits and maintaining sales database. diverse stations. Heavy client contact. Handles customer inquiries concerning ad rates and material If qualified, send 2 copies of your resume to: requirements. Serves as liaison to offices in KING 5 TV London and Singapore regarding circulation, Attn: HR Dept., #K98R14 production, marketing and trade show arrangements. 333 Dexter Ave., N. Seattle, WA 98109 :t5 Ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills, good follow through, be M EOE- /F /DN detail- oriented and thrive in a fast -paced deadline driven environment. Previous GROUP ART DIRECTOR Design Director: KING 5 TV, the number one experience in sales or publishing a plus. USA BROADCASTING station in the Pacific Northwest and a subsidiary Excellent growth opportunity. Terrific pay and of the A.H. Belo Corporation, is seeking a Design benefits. Director to create a coordinated, distinctive, and USA most Broadcasting, the nation's contemporary graphic look for KING TV, KONG Please send resume to: progressive group, is launching 4 new TV, and Northwest Cable News. Successful can- stations in addition to WAMI in Miami didate must have minimum 5 years design expe- Human Resources (with more coming next year). We're rience; a working knowledge of latest graphic arts Business looking for the uber combination of technology including Quantel Paintbox, Hal, Cahners Information modern design sensibilities, excellent Picture Box, Mac, and Photoshop; strong lead- 245 West 17th Street leadership skills, and a passion for ership, problem solving, and creative skills; and a NY, NY 10011 breaking new ground. The chosen one will strong emphasis on news and promotion. If Job #BCINTL establish and oversee the on -air, print, qualified, please send 2 copies of your resume and collateral look for all of our stations. and a non -returnable Beta tape to: KING 5 TV, We have sitcoms, movies, news, the Attn: HR Dept., #K99R20, 333 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109. EOE- M /F /DN. TV TAPES NBA, Major League baseball, and tons of RESUME original programming. At your disposal is a growing, talented crew and all the toys Mac's, SGI's, and film shoots. Come to Career Videos prepares your personalized the place where creativity is celebrated demo. Unique format, excellent rates, coaching, Assistant Creative Services Director. #1 rated job search assistance, tape critiques. Great track not suffocated, and where we don't even KMBC-TV, Kansas City's ABC affiliate, owned by record. 847-272 -2917. know the meaning of the word winter. Hearst -Argyle Television, is accepting applica- Rush your reel, resume, and a letter tions for the position of Assistant Creative Ser- explaining what makes you so damned vices Director. We are looking for a highly perfect for the position (Feel Free to motivated and creative thinker to help lead the pro- TV SALES TRAINING gloat) to: motion department. This is a great opportunity for a producer who wants to move up and utilize his/ Art Director Search her experience in one of the country's fastest growing broadcast groups. The ideal candidate PREPARE FOR A CAREER C/o USA Broadcasting A & P plus a IN TV TIME SALES 605 Lincoln Rd., 2nd Floor has a keen understanding of branding, significant background in producing topical, im- Make yourself an Miami Beach, FL 33139 age, news required. Avid editing and film experi- indispensable sales person (as others have - NBC. ABC. CBS. ence a definite plus. Send a cover letter, resume Turner, ESPN and dozens of station 3) USA Broadcasting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. and demo tape to Bob Lorenzen, Creative Ser- Call for FREE Into Packet vices Director, KMBC -TV, 1049 Central Street, ANTONELLI MEDIA USA Kansas City, MO 64105. No Phone Calls. TRAINING CENTER Women and minorities encouraged to apply. (212) 206-8063 BROADCASTING EOE.

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Troy State University seeks an assistant or CABLE associate professor to teach broadcast journalism courses plus some basic journalism courses HELP WANTED ALL POSITIONS in a quality professionally oriented program. Appli- cants must be qualified to teach writing, production and editing for radio and television. Minimum Network Expansion requirements: MA degree plus significant professional experience (Ph.D. degree preferred). Salary is competitive. Send letter, resume and The Shop at Home Network is currently viewed in over 47 million homes across the nation- and three references to Human Resources, Troy growing. Our recent agreement to purchase WBPT in Bridgeport, Connecticut will increase our 24 -hour State University, Troy, AL 36082. TSU is an Af- presence in the metropolitan New York area. As a result of this expansion, we are looking for a General firmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer. Manager, Chief Engineer, and a part time Master Control Operator for the Bridgeport station. Broadcast Journalism Educator. School of Journalism, Media and Graphic Arts, Division of General Manager- The qualified candidate will have experience managing a television station, Journalism, at Florida A & M University seeks a including master control operations, local programming inserts, maintenance of station logs and public broadcast assistant/associate professor. Ph.D. in file, and quarterly community ascertainment programming, developing and maintaining relationships with appropriate field and three to five years of solid area cable television operators. front -line experience in TV news as a reporter, anchor or producer required. Previous successful TV Chief Engineer- Technical maintenance for UHF transmitter and commercial insertion equipment. teaching and/or TV graphics experience would be real plusses. Research /creative activity/ Strong technical skills, television/satellite equipment maintenance, and the ability to work in a self- publication record or ability to compile one essen- directed environment are essential. tial. Contract starting date: August 8, 1999. $40,000 to $45,000 for nine months. Application We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits pa ckage. Interested applicants, please forward deadline is April 2, 1999. Send a letter of interest your resume, along with salary history, to: citing Position No. 0170560 and a resume to Shop At Home Network Dean Robert M. Ruggles, School of Journalism, Media and Graphic Arts, 108 Tucker Hall, Florida Human Resources - TAF Shop" A & M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307 -4800. PO Box 305249 FAMU is an equal opportunity university and was the Time magazine /Princeton Review 1998 Col- Nashville, TN 37230-5249 At lege of the Year. fax: (615) 263 -8910 email: tfarmer @sath.com Home HELP WANTED MEDIA / N E T W O R K An EEO Employer encouraging Workplace Diversity Senior Media Professionals- The International Research and Exchanges Board seeks to fill resi- HELP WANTED PRODUCTION dent advisor (RA) and short-term consultant positions in Central and Eastern Europe and the New- ly Independent States under its Professional Production Manager- Cable TV Station in Media Program, a USAID- funded project. Possi- -AIR Metro Atlanta seeks pro with combo of technical, ble postings include Albania, Armenia, Azerbai- ON PRODUCER production, and people The Home Shopping Network, America's skills. Fax resume and jan, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Serbia, premier electronic retailer, has an immediate salary history to 770- 844 -5894, EOE M /F. and Ukraine. Candidates must be talented, multi- opportunity for an ON -AIR PRODUCER at faceted media professionals with at least 10 our corporate headquarters in sunny St. HELP WANTED RESEARCH years business and /or journalism experience in Petersburg, Florida. Move out of the cold and either print or broadcast media. The RA will serve into a climate that provides both warm weather as an in- country ProMedia representative assist- and career success at every sunrise. The new Court TV is seeking an Ad Sales Re- ing in the development of independent media -ND- Responsibilities include coordinating the search Analyst. The ideal applicant must have an programs. International experience and local lan- production staff in order to develop an effective understanding of basic television research con- guage ability is a plus. Please submit cover letter and creative sales presentation. This individual cepts and possess strong PC and communica- will also conduct pre -show meetings, prepare and resume with salary history to: IREX/ tion skills. Must be able to work independently, concept for the show and identify special tools ProMedia fax: (202) 628 -8189 or prioritize multiple tasks, and perform in a team - necessary, develop merchandise tactics for promedia @ info.irex.org. i placing merchandise to be presented in the oriented environment. Send resume and cover letter to: Court TV, 600 Third Ave., NY, NY 10016 broadcast, guide live broadcast with sales time HELP WANTED FACULTY management, monitor sales and pace the Attn: HR -AS. broadcast, and maintain focus and control of the show. Qualified candidate must possess 3 -5 Faculty Position- Telecommunications Man- years live television production experience, ALLIED FIELDS agement (Broadcast /Cable /Production/ strong estimation and mathematical skills, and Entertainment). Position Description: Teach a familiarity with television studio operations. range of courses including: Telecommunications Previous experience in a high pressure, fast HELP WANTED INSTRUCTION Management; Broadcast and Cable Sales Man- paced broadcast environment and/or 4 year agement; Telecommunications Financial Man- degree in either Broadcast or Business is agement; Telecommunications Law and Regula- helpful. Print or broadcast journalists wanted for a 1- tions. Provide leadership in further a --110- In addition to the beautiful weather and soft, year endowed professorship at the School of developing sandy beaches, The Home Shopping Network Mass Communications at Texas Tech Univ. start- well -established management program. Advise un- offers competitive salary and benefits, as well ing Fall 1999. To teach computer assisted report- dergraduate students, graduate students as as the opportunity for personal and professional ing, reporting, broadcast newswriting, newspa- appropriate, and serve on School and College corn - advancement. For consideration, please mail, per /broadcast news management or computer mittees. Maintain a program of research and pro- fax or email resume to: The Home Shopping design and graphics. Send resume and three re- fessional activity. Appointment: Full -time, tenure 1 HSN Network, Inc., Human Resources, ferences to Dr. Jerry Hudson, School of Mass track, rank negotiable. Position begins Sep- Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33729. FAX: 727- Communications, Box 3082, Texas Tech Univer- tember 1, 1999. Qualifications: Ph.D. and subs- 537 -6895. EMAIL: turtlek @hsn.net sity, Lubbock, TX 79409 -3082. Deadline for 1999 tantial professional management experience or Appointment: May 15, 1999. appropriate advanced degree and extensive high The level management experience. Teaching experi- Home ence desirable. Salary: Competitive. Send a re- ou "can simply f sume and contact information for three re- Shopping your classified ad to ferences to: Coleen Dietsch, Assistant to the NETRK m Director, School of Communications, Ohio Uni- The Home Shopping Network is on Affirmative adcasting & versity, Athens, Ohio 45701. Review of creden- Action/Equal Opportunity Employer tials will begin April 1, 1999. Ohio University is an [t' [V rt' . /1 S 11 . C O UI equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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HELP WANTED TECHNICAL Broadcasting DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING &Cable Emerson College, the country's only four -year college devoted exclusively to communication and the performing arts, seeks a strong leader and manager to oversee all video, cable, ITFS, radio, audio, film, new media, photography, and distance learning facilities and equipment. The Engineering Department provides extensive, often state -of- the -art equipment and facilities for dozens of production- related courses, the award -winning Boston FM station WERS, the campus -wide Emerson Cable Channel, and an original production TV unit developing product for cable and broadcast.

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TVS dent). Brandon and his brother, L. PROPOSED , I ' I ; Rodgers Brandon (voting member of KETK -TV Jacksonville/Tyler , Texas By dollar volume and number of sales; AGM), own eight AMs and 18 FMs Price: $38 million does not include mergers or acquisitions Facilities: 105.9 mhz, 1.4 kw, ant. 672 ft. Buyer. Communications Corp. of involving substantial non -station assets Format: Rock America, Lafayette, La. (Thomas Broker. Breeze Media Galloway Sr., owner /CEO); also MEN Gulf TVs j $47,025,000 3 owns eight TVs, one AM and four 51% of KKIKIFM) (formerly KAUY) La Combos $3,100,000D2 FMs Junta, KAVD(FM) Limon, and construc- Seller. Inc., FMs [ S8,437,500 3 Sinclair Broadcast Group tion permit for new FM in Rocky Ford, all Baltimore (David D. Smith, presi- AMs [ S5,866,000 2 Colo. dent/CEO); owns/is buying 63 TVs, Total $64,428,500 110 Price: $750,000 for stock 15 AMs and 36 AMs Facilities: Ch. 56, 5,000 kw, ant. Buyer. Colorado Inc., Mt. Pleasant, 1,583 ft. Ns $372,469,005 :20 S.C. (James Fort, Andrew Guest and Affiliation: NBC Combos $426,496,667 27 Edward Seeger, principals); owns remaining 49% KKIK KAVD. Fort FMs S165,201,697 :49 of and 51% of KWBTITV) Muskogee/Tulsa, also owns 33.3% of one AM and two AMs S59,309,000 36 Okla. FMs. Guest also owns 33.3% of two Total $1,023,476,369 132 Price: $4.59 million for stock AMs and one FM. Seeger also owns Buyer. Tulsa Communications LLC, 33.3% of two AMs and five FMs, and Larkspur, Calif. (Gary Marshall, Formats: AM: sports; FM: AC is selling 33.3% ownership of KvLL(AM) president/CEO); no other broadcast Broker. George Silverman & Associ- Woodville, Texas, item, below) interests ates Sellers: Myoung Hwa Bae, Skokie, Seller. Brian, Emily, Robert and Ter- Ill.; Northwestern Television Inc., WGHQIAM)-WBPM(FM) Kingston, N.Y. rance Moore, Edina, Minn.; no other Franklin, Tenn. (Bruce Fox, principal), Price: $1.5 million broadcast interests and Todd Robinson Inc., Greens- Buyer. Roberts Radio LLC, Pleas- Facilities: KKIK: 106.5 mhz, 98 kw, ant. boro, N.C. (Todd Robinson, antville, N.Y. (Robert Pittman, chair- 897 ft.; KAVD: 103.1 mhz, 100 kw, ant. principal). Bae owns three Ns; 51% man; Robert Sherman, president); 624 ft. of KwBA(Tv) Sierra Vista, Ariz.; 50% also owns six AMs and 15 FMs Formats: Both dark of KAos(Tv) Shawnee, Okla.; 33.33% Seller. Historic Hudson Valley Radio AMS of WBIF(TV) Marianna, Fla., and Inc., Kingston (Walter Maxwell, pres- 12.5% of wEPx(Tv) Greenville, N.C. ident); no other broadcast interests WEAEIAM) Pittsburgh Facilities: Ch. 19, 5,000 kw, ant. 753 ft. Facilities: AM: 920 khz, 5 kw day, 262 w Price: $5 million night; FM: 94.3 mhz, 1.1 w, ant. 554 ft. Affiliation: Dark Buyer. Walt Disney Co. /ABC Inc., Formats: AM: MOR; FM: CHR New York (Robert A. Iger, president, WXVT(TV) Greenville/Greenwood, Miss. Broker. Blackburn & Co. Inc. Price: $4.435 million ABC); also owns 10 TVs, 20 AMs Buyer. Saga Communications Inc., FMS and 16 FMs Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. (Edward WDYLIFM) Chester/Richmond, Va. Seller. Clear Channel Communica- Christian, president); also owns/ is Price: $4.6 million tions Inc., San Antonio, Texas (L. buying two TVs, 16 AMs, 26 FMs Buyer. Radio One, Lanham, Md. Lowry Mays, president); owns /is buy- and has interest in six more FMs (Catherine L. Hughes, owner; Alfred ing 22 TVs, 156 AMs and 282 FMs Seller. Greenville Television Inc., Liggins, president); also owns seven Facilities: 1250 khz, 5 kw Gulfport, Miss. (John Hash, presi- AMs and nine FMs Format News /talk dent); no other broadcast interests Seller. Hoffman Communications Broker. Media Venture Partners Facilities: Ch. 15, 2,746 kw, ant. 887 ft. Inc., Alexandria, Va. (Hubert Hoff- Affiliation: CBS WLLH(AM) Lowell, Mass. man, president); owns WGGM(AM) Broker. Patrick Communications Inc. Chester Price: $866,000 Buyer. Mega Communications LLC, COMBOS Facilities: 105.7 mhz, 6 kw, ant. 325 ft. Format: Alternative rock Silver Spring, Md. (Alfredo Alonso, WSKWIAM) Skowhegan and WCTB(FM) Broker. Media Venture Partners manager); also owns /is buying 10 Fairfield/Skowhegan, Maine AMs and one FM Price: $1.6 million WENNIFM) Trussville/Birmingham, Ala. Seller. Great Merrimack Valley Wire- Buyer. Cumulus Media Inc., Milwau- Price: $3,087,500 less Talking Machine Co., Lowell kee (Richard W. Weening, executive Buyer. Capstar Broadcasting Part- (Ronald Frizell and Arnold Lerner, ners Inc., Austin, Texas chairman); also owns /is buying 66 (R. Steven partners). Frizell and Lerner own two Hicks, chairman /3.2% owner; AMs and 148 FMs AMs and three FMs; Lerner owns Seller. Mountain Wireless Inc., Thomas O. Hicks, principal 22.633% WPLY(AM) Media, Pa. Skowhegan (Alan Anderson, presi- owner/chairman, Hicks, Muse, Tate & Facilities: 1400 khz, 1kw dent); owns wHoo(FM) Skowhegan Furst); also owns /is buying 96 AMs Format: Adult standards Facilities: AM: 1160 khz, 10 kw day, 1 and 223 FMs kw night; FM: 93.5 mhz, 13.5 kw, ant. Seller. American General Media LLC, Broker. Sales Group 440 ft. Baltimore (Anthony Brandon, presi- -Compiled by Alisa Holmes

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www.americanradiohistory.com FIFTH ESTATER A crusader against microradio Iis no wonder that Bill McElveen one AM in Grand Rapids, Mich.; three sleeps just five hours a night. The man FMs (one currently being purchased) and works four jobs: executive vice presi- one AM in Columbia, S.C.; three FMs and dent of radio -station owner Bloomington one AM in Chattanooga, Tenn., and two Broadcasting Corp.; president of Bloom- FMs and two AMs in Tri- Cities Tenn./Va. ington subsidiary Radio South Carolina, The search for new stations is not press- and chairman of the National Association ing, he says, because radio -station prices of Broadcaster's Radio Board. He also is are inflated. Or, "sellers' expectations are general manager of three radio stations in exceeding buyers' reality." However, he his hometown of Columbia, S.C. expects that to change over time. Involved in radio since high school, When the time does come to buy, McElveen doesn't resent the lack of sleep Bloomington will keep itself to markets or near-constant travel. In fact, he says, "it ranked by Arbitron in the 75 -125 range, is difficult for me to imagine not doing "where our level of expertise is.... We what I'm doing." have no vision or aspiration to turn into The threat of the FCC's microradio plan is one of the major groups." That philosophy driving much of McElveen's energies these allows McElveen to represent "the finest days. He calls the effort to license 100- and in grass -roots radio," according to Fritts. 1,000 -watt radio stations "well- intended but "Microradio is not McElveen himself has lingered in misplaced." The issue is so hot in the indus- the best vehicle [for Columbia. While he has considered mov- try that it tops his Radio Board's agenda. ing to a bigger area, with family and McElveen also devised the idea for the encouraging minority friends in his hometown, "I could just NAB 's Radio Spectrum Integrity Task Force, ownership]." never really get my heart in it," he says. which met for the first time last Tuesday. As for career choices, he didn't have While he believes in encouraging one: "I grew up in radio" His father, H. minority ownership, one of the proffered Moody McElveen (now deceased), man- reasons for the FCC's plan, "microradio is William aged a TV -AM -FM combo in Columbia. not the best vehicle toward that end," Lindsay His dad, he says, was one of his role mod- McElveen says. els, though for a while, "the closest he Since McElveen came up with the idea McElveen wanted me to get to radio was to look at for the task force, "the whole industry has the inside of one" In high school, the rallied behind the idea that microradio is a Executive vice president, younger McElveen worked part-time at challenge to the whole integrity of the spec- Bloomington Broadcasting WNOK -FM Columbia, which his father part- trum," NAB President Eddie Fritts says. CorpJpresident, Radio South ly owned. In college he reported to the sta- But McElveen is a big fan of radio con- Carolina (Bloomington tion during vacations and holidays. solidation, which has been under way for subsidiary) /chairman, general He enjoyed his on -air stints, but "I three years. It allows the business of radio manager, WISW(AM)- WOMG(FM) wanted to get into management and I to be much more efficient. For example. and wrcBIFM) Columbia, S.C., wanted to get in as quickly as I could." he cites Radio South Carolina's corralling National Association of That route, he decided, was through sales. of two FMs and one AM under one roof. A Broadcasters' Radio Board; He worked as an account executive for third FM will be brought in when the deal based in Columbia; b. Sept. 20, WNOK-FM from 1972 -73, then became the to buy it closes. This not only saves 1950, Columbia ; B.A., English, station's managing director in 1979. He money, but has allowed Bloomington to University of the South, held that position until 1989, even as he change the AM from a simulcasting sta- Sewanee, Tenn., 1972; account moved up the ranks at Audobon Broad- tion to the market's only all -news station. executive, WNOK -FM, 1972 -73; casting Co. Inc., which was in the market As a result, "the public is better -served, managing director, WNOK -FM, to buy radio stations. "I got tired of the McElveen says. 1973 -79; vice president, commute" between Columbia and Audobon Broadcasting Co. McElveen is part of Bloomington's sen- Audobon's headquarters in Atlanta, so Inc., Atlanta/general manager, ior management team, which bought out when Bloomington asked for help with an WNOK -AM -FM Columbia; 1979- the family- owned, closely held broadcast- 84; president, acquisition in Columbia, he responded er last June for about $65 million. The Audobon/general manager, and was hired. team has no intention of taking Blooming- WNOK- AM -FM, 1984 -89; current With all his current duties, "I sort of ton public, McElveen says; rather, its jobs since 1998 have forsaken vacations," McElveen says. members want to consolidate the compa- (Bloomington/Radio Board) In his rare spare time, he enjoys golf. His ny in its five markets and in the next 18 and 1989 (Radio South wife is supportive of his schedule and months begin looking to add more. Carolina); m. Catharine Gohn, manages to accompany him on some trips. Bloomington currently owns 17 stations Aug. 13, 1992; children: Earle, Not that she could slow his rugged pace: and is buying one more: two FMs and one 28; Kerry, 11 "I just love to do it," McElveen says. AM in Bloomington, Ill.; two FMs and - Elizabeth A. Rathbun

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Television Distrib- Evangelistic Association, Minneapolis. BROADCAST TV ution, Burbank, Michael Webb, marketing director, San Kevin Spicer, Calif.: Mark Antonio Motorsports Inc., San Anto- director, broad- O'Brien, VP, West- nio, joins wRR(FM) Dallas as promo- cast standards ern sales, named tions and marketing manager. and practices, senior VP; Jeff Fox Broadcasting Hufford, VP, Cen- CABLE Co., Los Angeles, tral sales, named named executive senior VP; Mark Pam McKissick, executive VP /general director. Robbins, VP, Cen- manager, Prevue Networks, Tulsa, tral sales manager, Okla., joins TV Guide Networks there Sheila Dunbar, named senior VP; as president and chief operating officer. manager, long Andrew Weir, VP, Eastern sales, named Eileen Katz, senior VP, programming, Spicer form sales, Pax senior VP. TV, Chicago, Comedy Central, New York, named named VP. Anthony Glickman, senior research ana- executive VP. lyst, WB network, Burbank, Calif., joins Preston Kevin Lewis, marketing man- Jay Scharer, partner, Stephen Chao Inc., Carsey-Wemer International, London, Los Angeles, ager, HBO, New York, named director, joins Cisneros Television as director, research and marketing. Group, Miami Beach, Fla., as executive rental marketing. VP and chief operating officer. Andrea Baker, VP, operations, edit division, Jan Hatcher, VP, national accounts, Broadway Video, Rob Dean, presi- Scripps Networks, Los Angeles, named New York, named dent, Gulfwest VP, affiliate marketing and local ad sales. VP, operations and She will relocate to New York. Broadcasting, administration. Corpus Christi, Ann Burr, president, Time Warner Texas, joins Julie Bellonte, Cable, Rochester, N.Y. division, named KMEG -TV Sioux director, interna- executive VP, residential telephony. City, Iowa, as gen- tional home video, eral manager. National Geo- ADVERTISING/MARKETING/ graphic Televi- PUBLIC RELATIONS William Sullivan, sion, Washington, VP, Cordillera Bellonte named VP. Rob Maresca, VP, strategy and plan- Dean Communications, ning, Pittard Sullivan, Culver City, Missoula, Mont., JOURNALISM Calif., named executive VP. joins WSBT-TV South Bend, Ind., as president and general manager. Alan Parcell, bureau chief, CBS News, Appointments, D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, St. Louis: Bill Miller, VP, Gary Baxter, local sales manager, Miami, named senior editor, Southern region. He will be based in New York. named senior VP/group account direc- woTv(Tv) Battle Creek, Mich., joins tor; John McDermott, VP, named group WSYM -TV Lansing, Mich., as general Don Pratt, producer, WHDH -TV creative director. sales manager. Boston, joins KGO -TV San Francisco in same capacity. Jeff Bitsack, Appointments, KFBB -TV Great Falls, account execu- Mont.: Sue Johnson, local sales manager, RADIO tive, Cliff Free- named general manager; Danette Nash, man and Partners, local account executive, named national Appointments, Capstar Broadcasting New York, joins sales manager and local sales supervisor. Co., Austin, Texas: Jason Kane, sen- Lee Hunt Associ- Thomas Watson Brown Jr., account ior VP and director, special services, ates there as cre- executive, WJBF -TV Augusta, Ga., The Research Group, Seattle, joins as ative director, named assistant VP, corporate plan- president, Star System division; Rich advertising and ning and development of parent com- Hawkins, operations manager, promotion. KYxY(FM) and KPLN(FM) San Diego, pany, Spartan Communications, Spar- Sharon Lee, named VP, programming, Western Bitsack tanburg, S.C. account executive, region. He will continue to be based Latitude 90, Los Angeles, joins Tri- in San Diego. PROGRAMMING bune Media Services, Chicago, as Appointments, Paramount Domestic Steve Smith, VP, programming, Emmis interactive account executive, advertis- Television, Hollywood, Calif.: Michael Communications, New York, joins ing and database products division. Chancellor Media Corp., Phoenix and Mischler, executive VF, strategy and Lynne Neubert, associate media director, Dallas, as senior VP, programming. planning, Pittard Sullivan, Los Ange- DDB Needham Chicago, named VR les, joins as executive VP, marketing; George Carden, manager, chart informa- (pic)Bruce Pottash, senior VP, business tion services, CCM Communications, ASSOCIATIONS affairs and legal, named executive VP. Nashville, Tenn., named associate pro- Paula M. Jones, membership services Appointments, Warner Bros. Domestic ducer, Decision Today, Billy Graham

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www.americanradiohistory.com FATES & FORTUf ES coordinator, Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, Conomikes to receive Golden Mike named manager, membership services. John Conomikes and Hearst -Argyle Television will be honored with the ALLIED FIELDS Broadcasters' Foundation Golden Mike Award on April 26 in New York. Regis Philbin will emcee the event, and Katz Television President Jim Stephen Cook, chief operating officer, Beloyianis, ABC COO and President Robert Iger and Conxus Communications, Greenville, King World Chairman Roger King will be among the S.C., joins XM Satellite Radio, Washing- saluters. The award is given annually to an individual ton, as senior VP, sales and marketing. or organization for outstanding contributions to the broadcasting industry and the community at large. DEATHS Conomikes, Hearst -Argyle Television's president and co -CEO, has been with the company for nearly Peggy Cass, 74, actress, died March 8 40 He manager of heart failure. Cass won a Tony for years. became general of Hearst Television in 1981 and was elected a VP of the cor- her portrayal of Agnes Gooch in Auntie general manager in Mame on Broadway, and received an poration and broadcasting 1983. He also currently serves as a director of Academy Award nomination when she Conomikes' Hearst Corporation. In January, Conomikes received reprised the role in the 1958 film ver- broadcasting the Chairman's Award at the 1999 NATPE conven- sion. On the small screen, Cass was career started in 1955. tion in New Orleans. Mara Reinstein well known as a celebrity panelist on the 1960s game show To Tell the Truth and a regular on The Jackie Gleason for 16 years in daytime and 10 years in recent work was in the Robin Williams Show and The Jack Paar Tonight Show. prime time on ABC and NBC. He is film Patch Adams. He is survived by a She appeared last summer in a staged survived by his widow, Shirley, a widow and six children. benefit reading of Auntie Mame, daughter, a brother and a sister. Richard Shepard, 74, retired general repeating her famed role. She is sur- Richard Kiley, 76, actor, died March 5 sales manager, WKBW-TV Buffalo, vived by her widower, Eugene Feeney. of causes unknown. Among his many N.Y., died Feb. 9 after a long illness. Richard Cunningham, 52, group stage roles, Kiley is best known for After serving with the American Field finance and administrative officer of originating the role of Don Quixote in Service as a volunteer ambulance driv- The Hearst Corporation's Entertain- the musical Man of the La Mancha on er in France, Germany and North ment & Syndication Group, died Broadway in 1965. He won a Tony for Africa, Shepard began his media March 8 of cancer. Cunningham his performance and starred in the pro- career as a radio teen-show host. He joined Hearst in financial planning in duction for more than five years (he later served as general manager of 1977, and held his most recent posi- later reprised the role in 1972 and 1977 WGR(AM) Buffalo and WHAM(AM) tion since 1989. He supervised all revivals). He also received a Tony in Rochester, N.Y. In 1962, he joined financial activities for all Hearst inter- 1959 for his turn in Redhead, a mur- WKBW -TV as general sales manager and ests in the Group, including A &E, der- mystery musical directed by Bob retired 25 years later. He is survived Lifetime, King Features Syndicate and Fosse. On TV, Kiley won an Emmy for by his widow, Kathleen, two children ESPN. Prior to joining Hearst, Cun- his role in the miniseries The Thorn and five grandchildren. ningham was an assistant VP for Irv- Birds, and for appearances in The Year -Compiled by Mara Reinstein ing Trust Co., where he was responsi- in the Life and Picket Fences. His most [email protected] ble for financial reporting. He is survived by his widow, Dawn, four children, two brothers and one sister. Stefan Hatos, 78, radio and television OPEN MINE writer, producer and creator, died March 2 of a heart ailment after losing con- Just Say Yes First Amendment rights for the sciousness in a health club steam bath. EDITOR: It is refreshing to see a mem- broadcasting industry. What you As a announcer for w.1t.B(FM) Detroit, ber of the media expressing the heart- failed to mention in your editorial Hatos wrote episodes of The Lone felt sentiments of the public. Your was that what made Dr. Stanton so Ranger and The Green Hornet. He then editorial of March 1 ( "Just Say No") unique was that he always under- moved to New York, where he penned was right on target. A major news stood that bundled with those rights episodes for Orson Welles' Mercury anchor, in private conversation, told came responsibility, to say nothing Theater and Inner Sanctum as well as me all media-electronic and print - of taste. One wonders what he working for CBS. Following a stint in are now tabloid in the United States. thinks of a CBS, which not only the Navy during World War II, Hatos -Jerry Bresson, president and airs, but broadcasts the work of returned to CBS radio. He also directed owner, wYNA(FM) Myrtle Beach, S.C. Howard Stern and others. My hunch Lucky Strike Hit Parade for NBC Radio is that even in today's very different and produced Ladies Be Seated for Stanton set the standards environment, he'd have found a ABC Radio. In the early 1960s, Hatos EDITOR: I'm sure Dr. Stanton was way to maintain CBS' standards co- created the popular game show Let's pleased to be recognized once again and still make money.- Michael Make A Deal. The show, hosted by for his outstanding accomplish- Fields, executive producer, local Monty Hall, debuted in 1963 and ran ments over the years in defending programming, wNET(TV), New York

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NBC President Bob deceiving managers of a 41 nominations, PBS fol- development deal with CBS Wright reiterated trucking story by supposed- lowed with 34, NBC had that began in 1997. NBC's stand against ly promising a positive 28, The WB Showtime and KusK(rv) Prescott, Ariz., government -prompted story. each had 15 HBO and had has been hit with an TV ratings and warned nine. Some broadcast Sixty -six nominations $8,000 fine for journalists of other were handed to services were disrupt- out syndi- exceeding ad time lim- dangers to their cated shows. The Daytime ed Friday morning as a its in children's pro- freedoms from court Emmys will be televised on GE Americom satellite, gramming. The station decisions last week. In CBS on May 21. GE -3, spun out of con- admitted to 31 overages Washington Thursday to trol. CNN reported some Worldvision Enterprises between October 1993 accept the First Amend- disruption to its Newsource has cleared its hit and December 1995. ment Leadership Award affiliate services. Fox also syndicated court show from the Radio -Television Lana Corbi has been uses the satellite to send Judge Judy in 95% of News Directors Founda- named to the newly scripts and advisories to its the country for the tion, Wright said that, as created position of affiliates, but it was able to 1999-2000 season. NBC anticipated, TV ratings chief operating officer maintain its service using Worldvision executives were subject to pressure of Odyssey cable the Internet and an audio have also renewed fresh- from interest groups. Earlier network. In her new posi- system called the "Fox Box." man court series Judge Joe this month, the conserva- tion, Corbi will be responsi- Associated Press and Turn- Brown in 92% of the coun- tive Christian Action Net- ble for overseeing er Broadcasting were also try for next season. work called for a new "HC" Odyssey's affiliate sales, affected. According to GE rating to attach to all shows NYPD Blue producer community relations and Americom, the problem with homosexual content or Steven Bochco is finance, administration and began around 4 a.m., and characters. Wright also developing a new business affairs. Corbi all services were restored decried lawsuits that avoid- drama for CBS that will joins Odyssey from Fox, by 9:49 a.m. ed traditional defamation likely be launched as a where she had been presi- standards and attacked the CBS led all broadcast midseason addition dent of network distribution "tone" of TV news stories or networks with 47 next January. The show since July 1997. Odyssey the methods used in news - Daytime Emmy Award is a medical drama that cen- recently formed a partner- gathering. He noted a jury nominations and the net- ters around African Ameri- ship with the Jim Henson verdict from a federal court work's soap Young and the can characters. Bochco is Company and Hallmark in Maine last year that held Restless led all the daytime currently in the second -year Entertainment. Dateline NBC liable for dramas with 21. ABC tallied of a four -year, three -series The WB has named Bob Bibb and Lewis Goldstein co-presidents WB cable service bids for kids of marketing. Bibb and Goldstein have been with The WB Television Network's cable service for the 100 -plus markets has added a the network since its full assortment of children's programs for next fall. inception and have over- Lynn Stepanian, the vice president of programming for the service formerly seen the network's market- known as The WeB, has selected 10 children's series from Bohbot's two announced ing and branding divisions. BKN children's networks and two more weekly shows from Summit Media. Also The two executives have being renewed for the service next fall are Hearst -Argyle's weekly series Click and been marketing partners Peer Pressure, along with MG Perin's Homer's Workshop. for 15 years since they From Bohbot, six daytime strips have been selected, including Star Ship Troop- were paired together at ers, Roswell Conspiracies, Extreme Ghostbusters, Jumanji, Mummies Alive and NBC in 1984. The WB is Sonic Underground. Both Jumanji and Mummies Alive have been renewed for a also the first network to second season. give out a president's title On the weekly front, Stepanian opted for four weekly series from Bohbot: High- for the marketing division. lander, Rambo: The Animated Series, Ultra Force and Captain Simian and The Space Monkees. Also coming to the 100 -plus cable service are Summit Media's Cincinnati Reds fans Voltron and War Planets. won't be watching their The 24 -hour service from The WB carries six hours of children's programming hometown team on each weekday and an assortment of hours on the weekends. The Kids WB anchors local broadcast the service's children's blocks. television this year. "We have a real good relationship with Bohbot executives and we essentially Games will be seen only went through their two children's packages and picked the programs that best com- on regional cable network, plemented Kids' WB," Stepanian says. Fox Sports Ohio. 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www.americanradiohistory.com IN BRIEF ed by the Reds. "The Reds that their confidentiality never put up the broadcast would be protected. Com- rights for anyone to bid on pany officials told the FCC Carmody eulogized that I am aware of," said that the station's transmitter William Moll, president and was calibrated incorrectly Pioneering TV journalist Jack Carmody got a "tip of general manager at WKRC- when it was sold to its cur- the rabbit ears" himself at TV. Although, Butcher rent owner. After the FCC in insists that "This is not the notified the station, the a memorial service Washington March 5. He Reds' fault; TV stations wattage was adjusted. The was remembered by col- don't want the games." station suffered no penalty. leagues and industry The FCC won't squeal National Public Radio executives, some of whom on the informants who and Minnesota Public he had once skewered, as reported that a Radio are teaming up a gruff, old- fashioned Richmond, Va., radio to offer access to reporter who built a loyal station was exceeding information about their following with a simple phi- its broadcast power shows over the Inter- losophy: Get the facts. limits. WxGI(AM) told the net. The network, which will Carmody, who retired FCC that the Freedom of be accessible from local last August after 21 years Carmody wrote for The Information Act gave the Washington Post' for 21 public radio Web sites as writing The Washington years. station a right to learn the well as npr.org, is expected Post's TV column, died names of the individuals. to be completed some time March 1 at age 74. He had cancer and had recently Owner David Gee said he this summer. Over time, the suffered a stroke. was concerned that the network is expected to also "He invented the television column and spent two whistleblowers were four offer merchandise for sale decades perfecting it," said CBS anchorman Dan "terminated disgruntled (discussions have been held Rather, one of three network newsmen to speak at employees" and he wanted with Internet bookseller the service. "Jack was a tough reporter, but he was the "peace of mind of know- Amazon.com), advertising, also gentle and loving, as the quintessential news- ing the source" of the com- membership renewal, head- paper person should be." plaints. But the FCC said lines courtesy of The New NBC's Tom Brokaw called him "a vagabond copy - the individuals provided the York Times, chat rooms and boy with the intellectual curiosity of a college profes- information with assurances other forums. sor, the wardrobe of a plainclothes cop and the Despite success heart of parish priest from County Clare." ABC's installing Chicago's Peter Jennings called him the industry's "town crier." Schlosser But perhaps the best tribute to Carmody is his own first DTV antenna at work, which for two decades provided readers a witty, new L.A. Fox's WFLD-TV, Andrew Corporation this week skeptical and sardonic glimpse of the inner workings of the TV business. In his farewell column last August, chief hit a low point, Carmody explained his take on the business: "We've announcing it would cut at always thought television was too important to be Joe Schlosser is the least 400 jobs, or about taken seriously. Unfortunately, most TV executives new Los Angeles 10 % -12% percent of its seem to agree with us." -Bill McConnell bureau chief of work force as a result of BROADCASTING & slow sales in its wireless CABLE. Schlosser network equipment busi- record pace" to keep up with Entertainment President joined the magazine in ness. Andrew reported that orders for both DTV and Tom Nunan's `s birthday January 1997 as a its earnings this month are NTSC antennas. On Sun- was incorrectly given as cable reporter in New expected to fall short of day, March 7, Andrew 1952. It was 1962. He has York. He went west to analyst expectations. While installed a TRASAR DTV also never worked for cover the syndication Andrew's senior vice presi- antenna on the Sears CBS. The description of beat six months later. dent of broadcast antenna Tower. The station is sched- the show Quints was also He is a graduate of the systems Scott Martin could uled to begin broadcasting incorrect. It should have University of Southern not comment on the com- been described as an ani- DTV by May 1, 1999. California and Colum- pany's overall financial sit- mated show about five jun- bia University. uation, he said the compa- Corrections: In last ior high shool sisters in the ny has been working "at a week's Fifth Estater, UPN vein of South Park.

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and company over his film Natural Born Killers. By failing to And a time to deal nip this one in the bud, the court could be declaring open season on films or TV shows or music with violent themes. The toughest thing to do is to compromise when you're right The suit claims that the movie's producers intended for and you have the law on your side. But sometimes it's the their film to incite a real -life teenage couple to commit smartest thing. That was the case last week when the Nation- crimes similar to those of the movie's lead characters, al Association of Broadcasters gave ground to strike a deal including a shooting that left a woman paralyzed. The argu- with DirecTV and settle the festering dispute over reception ment is not that the film could have influenced the couple, of distant broadcast signals by satellite TV subscribers. but that it set out to encourage real natural born killers. Can Instead of insisting that DirecTV promptly and abruptly cut impressionable people be affected by movies? Of course. off distant -signal service to subscribers who were illegally But we can't stop creating works of expression that deal receiving it, the broadcasters agreed to a phaseout. The con- with extreme themes, even extremely horrifying ones, just cession gives cover to lawmakers who feared the backlash because some people may be deeply affected by them. from cut -off subscribers and should clear the way for what That's what art is supposed to do. And it's simply absurd to really matters- legislation that would permit satellite TV to think that Stone and company sat around one day and con- offer local broadcast signals to their subscribers. spired to make a move that would prompt people to kill. By the way, if Congress really cares about the dish own- Now we must wait for a Louisiana jury to rule on the ers, it will pass the legislation before June 30 when the first case. Some in the creative community were confident last of the illegal distant- signal subscribers is scheduled to lose week that the First Amendment would win out in the end. the service. That way, at least some of them would be able We hope so, but we've seen enough of Court TV to be less to switch from distant signals to local signals without ever sanguine. We'll keep you posted. leaving the satellite. Pinning Punishing the mirror the tail "How can we be surprised by the quality of our leaders if You want to talk about natural born killers? How about a we frame the national debate in such banal terms ?" story of gruesome revenge murders, a story awash in blood The questioner was CNN's Christiane Amanpour, accept- and featuring rape, amputation, torture, human sacrifice and ing the Leonard Zeidenberg Award from the RTNDF for cannibalism. The latest slasher flick? No, Shakespeare's Titus her considerable journalistic accomplishments. She pref- Andronicus, circa 1594. Art and life have been reflecting each aced that observation by saying how -as a newsperson sta- other since, well, the first Friday the 13th movie plus a few tioned primarily overseas -she had spent the past year thousand years. The freedom of artists to express the worst as explaining that the U.S. had not lost its national sanity. "I well as the best in us is part and parcel of freedom of expres- hated every single second of this episode," she said. "Let's sion. That's why we were disappointed with the Supreme hand back tabloid journalism to the people who do it best." Court's decision to consider the suit filed against Oliver Stone Second the motion.

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