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Dog days for TV stocks Reluctant investors see televi- GOP non- sion as a slow -growth sector going forward./ 4 event The Radio days Naseau abandons ¡PO, but Entravision's gets full story warm reception. / 9 behind the lack of a News feed NBC and Tribune stations team up with Feed - story in Room to offer broadband content. / 12 Philadelphia. On his own Thoigh way below Kathie Lee's final week, /16 Live With Regis bea_s last year's weekly rating by 42 %. / 13 Tom Brokaw anchored 60-69 bids on hold Wireless bidders see delay of spec- coverage on trum auction as a way to get a handle on costs. / 20 MSNBC and NBC. For more late-breaking news, see "In Brief" on pages 68-69

Northpoint BROADCASTING / 31 execs (l -r) COVER STORY / 22 Katherine Laura's woes Sears pulls ads from controversial radio Reynolds, Sophia show; little effect seen for Dr. Laura fall TV series. / 31 Collier and Antoinette Gridiron buzz Addition of comic Dennis Miller makes Cook Bush Monday Night Football something to talk about. / 32 Signing off A piece of radio history goes quiet as 78- year -old WMAQ Chicago shuts down. / 34 CABLE / 38 Memory loss CAB survey shows viewers forget commercials on both broadcast and cable networks. / 38 You're out! New York judge sides with MSG and orders Yankees to shelve plans for a sports network. / 38 41 TECHNOLOGY / 42 News over the Net Time Warner Cable bypasses satellite to deliver programming to local news channels. 142 Interference trial KERA -Tv Dallas -Fort Worth tests ADC transmitter to reduce adjacent -channel problems. 142

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AUGUST 7, 2000 / BROADCASTING & CABLE 3 TOP OF THE WEEK Media's millennium malaise Granite is hit hard, but 2000 has been tough year for stagnating stocks on Wall Street

By Steve McClellan isn't any rosier because investors just very frustrating." don't see from where future revenue Executives at Tribune and Gannett, The second quarter was particularly growth is going to come. two of the biggest TV- station owners tough for Granite Broadcasting. At "We've only participated in TV have also watched their stocks hover near a time when WB stations around when we've absolutely had to," says 52 -week lows, despite fairly positive the country have been realizing double - Larry Haverty, the entertainment and earnings growth this year. Tribune was digit revenue growth, Granite's WB sta- media analyst at State Street Research, trading around $33 last week, just above tions showed a 1% decline in revenue. the Boston -based investment concern. its yearly low of $30.81, despite posting Same -station broadcast cash flow The best example of that is Viacom and double -digit revenues and profits in its dropped 17 %. The day after releasing CBS, in which State Street has owned broadcasting sector in the second quarter. results on Monday, July 31, Granite's shares for several years. "We were real- Gannett's stock has been on a steady stock dipped to a yearly low of just ly more interested in the radio aspects decline since March and last week traded under $4.72 per share, where it contin- of CBS," he says. "The TV turnaround at $53.75, not far from its yearly low of ued to trade for much of last week. $52.87. Last December, the stock was It has been a tough time in media -land trading at $83.75. The company's news- this year for cable and broadcast sectors; TAKING A DIP paper results have far outshone its broad- last week, it was just Granite's turn. casting operations so far this year. In the Company executives knew there io ii first half, broadcast operating income would be some rough questions from Granite's stock price was up just 2% to $168 million on rev- analysts on a conference call to discuss 8 enues of $372 million, up 4.6 %. Newspa- results. But they had to be surprised per income is up 19 %, to $677 million, , when Omega Advisors' Lee Cooper- on revenues of $1.8 billion, up 21 %. man asked pointedly if Granite execu- 6 Belo watched its stock drop from tives would just sell the company so $20.50 last September to $12.31 on

that investors could get some return on 4 Feb. 25, and executives there have been t their shares and take advantage of the obsessed with raising it ever since. huge discrepancy between Granite's (February was a down month for a lot of public and private valuations. Granite's 2 TV stocks: That's when Granite agreed breakup value is estimated by analysts to pay NBC $362 million for a 10 -year

to be $20 a share or greater. 0 affiliation deal for KNTV San Jose.) The question, coming from such a Feb. 28.'00 July 31,'00 Belo's stock had been stalled between widely respected investment -funds $16 and $17 for most of the spring and manager -known for buying long Dollars summer but recently popped to more term -in such a public setting was Since February, Granite than $19, after its board approved a 25 clearly a slap at Granite's management. Broadcasting's stock price has million share buyback authorization "It was more than a rude guest at a dipped to as low as $4.72 Analysts that could cost $430 million. wedding," quipped one analyst on the estimate the company's breakup Sinclair Broadcast Group's stock value at $20 a share. conference call. "It's rare for an price is about 50% below its 52 -week investor to ask a sensitive question like high of $21.87, largely because its that on the earnings call. Usually, those was a bonus." operating results continue to under - kinds of discussions are held off-line." Hearst Argyle issued what most ana- whelm Wall Street. Cooperman was clearly expressing his lysts said were pretty solid second - Cable's been sliding since late Janu- frustration at what he feels is a less than quarter numbers two weeks ago, ary, when investors got anxious about adequate return on his stock in Granite, including a 10% gain in broadcast cash the pace of operators' cash flow growth. which he first purchased in 1992 when flow, to $98.5 million, on a 6% climb in Those fears were realized two weeks ago the company went public. Neither Coop- revenue, to $196.5 million. Pro forma when usually- steady Cox Communica- erman nor Granite TV Chairman Don revenue was up 6.5% for the first six tions missed its cash flow targets and the Cornwell could be reached for comment months while broadcast cash flow was simply- massive AT &T Broadband post- at deadline last week. up 13.5 %. Not bad, and yet its stock ed a sharp decline. Cable stocks dropped But frustration sums up the feelings price is trading at about $19, just above 10% to15% on that news, recovering of many media company executives and its 52 -week low of $18.75. The stock only slightly last week. investors with respect to nonnetwork- has dropped about $10 since January. Radio stocks remain in relatively good TV stock prices, which have been in the "We think we have a pretty good shape, as sales stay robust and its share of slow lane for more than 18 months. And story to tell, but the stock just isn't the overall advertising pie continues to the outlook for the next 12 to 18 months moving," says a company source. "It's grow. Paul Sweeney, broadcasting ana-

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And while the switch to digital Long -term, TV is simply "an unat- Analysts say that the TV station sec- broadcasting presents the potential for tractive business," Haverty says. "As an tor as a whole probably isn't going to new business opportunities, the TV sec- investor you tread in television at your show major revenue and profit growth tor hasn't demonstrated to Wall Street own risk." over the next 12 to 18 months. "TV results so far this year are generally in line with expectations, but the growth has not been spectacular," Sweeney notes. "That's really what is driving the stocks. The perception is the TV stocks have not [been] and are unlikely to be particularly strong growth stories going forward. Radio is where the growth is." A recent forecast by Veronis Suhler & Associates, the New York media investment banker, supports that view. VS &A projects significantly slower growth for the TV industry between boasted now and 2003, when annual growth double -digit will average about 5.3 %, almost two operating percentage points slower than the 7% fit yearly growth achieved from 1993 to teases 1997. for almost all Viacom's The national spot market remains a TV units. key culprit in local TV's slow -growth story. "National spot just isn't growing," says Sweeney. "And if you're not No. 1 The Street still loves the networks or No. 2 in your market, those dollars Wall Street isn't crazy about local TV, but its wild about network TV. Both are even harder to come by." Greater ABC parent Disney and CBS parent Viacom issued strong quarterly earn- competition from cable is hurting spot, ings for the quarter ended June 30, and The Street was pleased, driving and some advertisers are shifting more Viacom up $2.18 to close at $71.56 and Disney up $1.75 to $41.87 last dollars into the hot network marketplace Thursday. In midday trading Friday, Viacom was up another $3 to $74.68, away from national spot, says Sweeney. while Disney held its previous day's gain. Political advertising and the Olympics Largely on the strength of ABC and the Disney theme parks, net income will give the national spot segment a at Disney rose 79 %, to $440 million, on a 9% revenue gain, to $5.96 billion. bump in the second half of the year, ana- The broadcasting segment- consisting of ABC -TV, the owned TV stations, say. lysts But 2001 should be another TV production, and syndication and radio -posted a 101% gain in operat- down year. Lee Westerfield, broadcasting income, to $421 million, on a 24% gain in revenue, to $1.5 billion. Dis- ing analyst at PaineWebber, predicts a ney's cable networks (primarily Disney Channel and ESPN) posted a 13% flat year at best for local TV advertising drop in operating income, to $241 million, on a 13% revenue gain, to $761 next year, with a 2% drop for national million. The profit drop was attributed to higher programming costs at spot and a 2% gain for local spot sales. ESPN and startup costs for SoapNet and several international channels. The problem with national spot, says At Viacom, reporting for the first time since closing the CBS acquisition Westerfield, is there are simply too in May, pro forma revenues for the quarter were up 13 %, to $5.7 billion, on many alternatives, including cable and an 18% gain in pretax operating profit, to $1.2 billion. The television seg- radio. The solution, he says, is size. And ment (CBS network, stations, King World and Paramount TV Group) post- broadcasters that don't bulk up and ed a 48% pro forma profit gain, to $346.7 million, on a 7% pro forma rev- cover 10% or more of the U.S. are at enue gain, to $1.8 billion. Viacom President and Chief Operating Officer risk. Over the next three years, he sees Mel Karmazin told analysts that all the TV units but the Paramount sta- many smaller broadcasters bailing out. tions posted double -digit profit gains. The Paramount Stations posted sin- "It's really become a bifurcated mar- gle -digit gains. Infinity, the radio and outdoor advertising group, showed a ket," he says, where major players like 24% increase in profit, to $457.6 million, on a 22% jump in revenue, to Tribune and Hearst have mustered size $975 million. The cable networks' profit was up 22 %, to $353.3 million, on and leverage to address changing busi- a 16% hike in revenue, to $860 million. ness conditions. Meanwhile, he adds, The company, however, did post a net second -quarter loss of $496 mil- smaller broadcasters lack the clout they lion, as a result of a $698 million charge against earnings related to clos- need to compete successfully. ing the CBS acquisition. In addition, the company said it took a one -time State Street's Haverty says investors $754 million charge against the first six -month earnings due to the adop- also worry about the continuing steady tion of new accounting standards at the motion picture division. Thus, net fractionalization of television. Emerg- loss for the first six months was $880 million. -Steve McClellan ing technologies -like streaming media

8 BROADCASTING & CABLE / AUGUST 7, 2000 FINANCIAL BROADCASTING & CABLE /BLOOMBERG STOCK INDEXES BROADCAST TV (8/4/99- 8/4/00) CABLE TV (8/4/99 -8/4/00) ,200 350 WRAP -UP 300 1000 Week of 4 250 300 July 31- August 250 800 200 200 800 WINNERS 150 150 400 8/4 %change 100 100 200 Antec Corp $45.50 27.50 50 50 Charter Comm $15.50 22.77 0 0 Med iacom Comm ..$17.75 22.41 Week ending 8/4 Week ending 8/4 Week ending 8/4 Entercom Comm...$44.38 18.33 Close 320.07 Close 256.16 Close 795.01 Valuevision Intl $16.88 17.39 High 320.07 High 257.73 High 795.01 LOSERS Low 312.64 Low 247.47 Low 776.87 8/4 % change DOW JONES NASDAQ S&P SOD Granite Bcst $5.00....(20.00) Week ending 8/4 Week ending 8/4 Week ending 8/4 Spanish Bcst $9.41....(14.49) Close 10767.80 Close 3787.36 Close 1462.91 Shop At Home $3.48....(11.51) High 10767.80 High 3787.36 High 1462.91 Telewest Comm $25.00....(10.91) Low 10522.00 Low 3658.46 Low 1430.81 Liberty Media $21.50 (7.78) Market mixed on radio stocks Entravision offering raises more than expected but Nassau cancels IPO

By Elizabeth A. Rathbun The backing of Univision Commu- growth" that has been experienced nications, which now owns 26% of recently, according to one analyst. As the hot market for radio stocks Entravision, is "a fantastic endorse- That factor probably helped convince cools, one broadcaster last week ment to have," says Vinton A. Vickers, Nassau to cancel its IPO, says the ana- abandoned plans to go public a media analyst who covers the former lyst, who asked not to be identified. Also, while another, with Hispanic roots, found for Chase H &Q. Univision has "the while Nassau has "great numbers and Wall Street hungry for its offering. best cash -flow results of any broadcast- management ... it was less clear how Nassau Broadcasting Partners LP er, radio or TV. That is a fact not lost they were going to replicate that in other not only withdrew its initial public upon investors." parts of the country," this analyst notes. offering last Tuesday (Aug. 1), but the And Hispanics currently account for According to a statement from Nas- next day said it would hire Salomon more than 11% of the U.S. population, sau President Louis F. Mercatanti Jr., Smith Barney "to explore strategic a number that is growing six times the offering was canceled "in light of ... alternatives." That usually indicates a faster than that of the non -Hispanic recent volatility in the market." As Nas- company is for sale. Nassau is the population, according to Entravision's daq has faltered recently, so has radio, nation's 21st-largest radio group by July 26 filing with the SEC. Hispanics which "generally trades in sympathy estimated 1999 revenue, according to are expected to become the nation's with the technology stocks," Mercatan- BIA Research. largest minority group by 2005. ti said in the statement. He could not be On the other hand, No. 19 radio Entravision also is the only media reached for comment. group Entravision Communications' company that owns both Spanish -lan- Nassau's withdrawal and subsequent IPO last Wednesday generated such guage TV and radio stations, Vickers "calls from the media, from bankers, strong interest that its offering price says. It is "clearly a different type of from institutional investors and more" was increased from about $14 per share play." Entravision officials were not sparked plans "to move into the next to $16.50. That raised nearly 17.9% available for comment. phase of our corporate development," more than expected-$759 million, as Entravision's public success also is Mercatanti said in a second release. opposed to $644 million. The stock different, given the stock market's cur- Nassau had hoped to sell 12.425 mil- closed at $19 last Wednesday and trad- rent chilliness toward all radio stocks, lion shares of stock at $16 to $19 each, ed up to $18.75 last Thursday. Vickers says. While the first half of this according to company documents filed Entravision had several advantages year saw "perhaps the best growth with the SEC on July 10. over Nassau when it came to going we've seen in the last 30 years, [radio The net proceeds, expected to be public, Wall Street analysts say. Prince- companies'] stock prices have contin- about $201 million, had been intended ton, N.J. -based Nassau owns or oper- ued to decline. Investors are obviously to finance certain station acquisitions. ates 32 radio stations in the suburbs of concerned that in a slowing economy, The proceeds of Entravision's offer- the low- growth Northeastern suburbs. radio growth is going to slow down." ing will be used mostly to finance the Entravision, which is headquartered in The kind of growth that radio has company's $475 million acquisition of Santa Monica, Calif., owns or operates enjoyed cannot be sustained, analysts radio group Z- Spanish Media and refi- 60 radio stations, most in major Hispanic agree. The industry still is expected to nance the $252 million buy of radio markets including Los Angeles and accumulate plenty of revenue; it just company, Latin Communications Miami, and 17 Univision- affiliated TVs. won't be the "ridiculously strong Group.

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Television stations President Jay Ireland sees tools Information for local stations in The FeedRoom's offerings. please FCC wants more data before niaking new rules

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AIthough regulators are pleased with the rollout of high-speed services, they want more data from cable and telephone providers before deciding whether more government rules are needed to keep the momentum going. "The lack of deployment in some areas of our country has become somewhat of a bugaboo," FCC Chairman William Ken- nard said as the agency unveiled its sec- NBC, Tribune feed ond annual report on the status of broadband availability at its Aug. 3 meeting. Many communications companies warn that the rollout of advanced serv- broadband need ices will be hampered if they don't get favorable regulatory treatment and the Station groups invest in FeedRoom, will begin adding absence of specific details about de- video content to local Web sites ployment makes it hard to judge their requests. "We cannot allow this issue to By Ken Kerschbaumer offering a compelling video experience be used for scare tactics," he said. via broadband, according to President and Agency staffers said it is likely that The FeedRoom, which offers its CEO Jon Klein. "The problem [broad- broadband providers will be asked to own broadband -delivered content casters] face is that the narrowband Web provide substantially more informa- site and also helps other Web sites site of a TV station cuts the legs out from tion in the twice -yearly deployment get into the game, is working with under its supposed strength," he says. reports that the FCC mandated last NBC owned-and -operated stations and "There's no video, and it's text heavy. It year. To improve the reports, the com- Tribune Co. to help them offer broad- doesn't replicate the experience of watch- missioners suggested data detailing band content. Both NBC and Tribune ing TV. And it doesn't help much to put demographics. have also made undisclosed invest- up postage -size video." Also, they want differentiation ments in The FeedRoom. Ireland says the localized content between residential and small- business During the next six months, Feed - will be repackaged for the broadband subscribers, data from systems serving Room will work with the 13 NBC sta- audience. "We aren't interested in fewer than 250 broadband customers tions and 16 Tribune stations to design throwing on the whole newscast for and from systems serving U.S. territo- co- branded video areas for their Web somebody to watch on the computer ries. The industry will get a chance to sites that will deliver personalized news- instead of television. We're going to comment on proposed changes to the casts and other localized news content. provide the value by allowing them to report when the FCC launches its 2001 Preliminary plans call for the KNSD San pick pieces of the newscast they'll want broadband inquiry early next year. Diego and xrtsc Los Angeles to be up to watch, typically after the newscast." U.S. businesses and households and running by Labor Day, with the The investment in FeedRoom isn't were subscribing to 2.8 million high- other O &O stations to add broadband major, Ireland says, adding that NBC speed and advanced lines at the end of content in the following months. Details thought the company provided great 1999, according to the FCC's analysis, on the Tribune rollout were unavailable. functionality and tools for local stations. the first that tallied data supplied by "The broadband aspect of The Feed - "They have good technology, and we broadband companies in government - Room made this interesting," says Jay felt we wanted to be a part of it." mandated reports. Cable accounted for Ireland, president of NBC television The FeedRoom will put employees 1.4 million, telephone digital sub- stations. "Broadband isn't widely dis- in the stations, Klein says, to help with scriber lines 400,000, and wireless and tributed, and, as a result, we have a encoding the video, storing and tagging other services 1 million. Residential dichotomy of providing two services: a it on a database -management system, and small business customers sub- broadband service and then also built by Artesia Technologies, before scribed to 1.8 million of the lines. through the narrowband." the content gets "spit out" to the view- Among households, the penetration The FeedRoom solves the problem of er in a custom -designed newscast. rate was 1.6% at the end of 1999.

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CLOSED CIRCUIT Regis lives, BEHIND THE SCENES, BEFORE THE FACT HOLLYWOOD ically in the past year. Last year's and reigns No. 3, Clear Channel Communica- Ed TV tions, and No. 1, AMFM, are merg- Last month, King World President By Susanne Ault ing to become a Herculean No. 1 Ed Wilson announced he was leav- and there are five new groups on ing the syndication giant and look- Iis so far so good for Live with the list, compiled for B &C by BIA Regis -the talk show, now officially ing to go in a new direction. Well, Research. that direction sans Kathie Lee, scored a 5.1 could have a big effect BIA says the new Clear Channel on a people national metered-market average in its number of in the syndi- posted an estimated $3.1 billion in cation industry, sources say. The first three days. 1999 revenue, which is how the While a far cry highly regarded Wilson has had Top 25 are ranked. Infinity Broad- conversations with many from the 10.4 rat- of Holly- casting is No. 2 with $2.1 billion of wood's top studios-film and TV- ing grabbed in the estimated '99 revenue, compared metered markets over the last several weeks, most with $1.7 billion in the year;before notably NBC, which continues for the day of list (B &C, Aug. 30, 1999). ABC weighing its options Lee's final fare- on whether to Radio, last year's No. 4, moves up start its own distribution company. well, Live's per- a notch to No. 3 with $406.9 mil- Sources formance for say if NBC gets Wilson, lion; Cox Radio is No. 4 with $385 who helped Monday, Tuesday create CBS syndica- million (it was sixth last year), and tion division, and Wednesday Eyemark Entertain- Entercom Communications stays at ment (now part of King World), the of last week out- No. 5 with $358.6 million. network will green -light an internal Without Katthie Lee paced its July Gifford, Regis 1999 showing distribution company. Tantalizing titles Philbin is still on a (3.6) by 42 %. Do America Online and Time daytime roll. WASHINGTON Live nipped at Warner executives plan to give the heels of current talk leader Oprah, their in -house content an unfair Hurry up and wait who for the week ended July 23 posted a advantage over unaffiliated pro- FCC staffers and Clear Channel 5.7 household rating. For the period, Live gramming? Some of the compa- Communications executives are (with Regis and Kathie) snagged a 3.6. nies' filings, just listed on the FCC said to be beside themselves over Live also invigorated top market sta- Web site, may shed some light what they see as an unwarranted on tions in its first shot out of the gate. On their post- merger intentions, but delay in approving the megaradio WABC -TV New York, the show (6.2) don't expect the public to get a group's merger with AMFM Inc. soared 51% from its numbers in July of chance to decide. While four commissioners are said last year. Likewise for KABC -TV Los to have OK'd the $23.5 billion Time Warner on July 17 gave the Angeles, Live climbed 58% from its deal, Commissioner Gloria Tristani FCC 178 memos, e-mails and other July 1999 outing. documents detailing various had not signed off as of Friday, a Also getting bumps were WPVI -TV aspects of the merger's knowledgeable source said. possibili- Philadelphia (8.7, up 64 %), WHDH -TV Tristani is said to be "fiddling" ties, all of which are being kept Boston (4.2, up 20 %) wxYZ -Tv Detroit confidential with the language that defines a under the common (5.9, up 34 %) and WSB -TV Atlanta (6.2, radio market. She has raised this practice of protecting merger appli- up 24 %). issue before because the FCC uses cants' trade secrets. The commis- "A lot is going on at Live," said a different measurements to deter- sion did, however, make an inven- Buena Vista representative. "Regis has mine how many radio stations are tory of the documents public. never been hotter." in a market vs. how many a single The titles sound especially True, considering that Regis company owns in the market intriguing given the "playing Philbin's Millionaire has been typically (B &C, March 6). That ends up giv- favorites" issue facing federal regu- winning its time periods this summer. ing a group more stations than lators. Some intriguing titles: "Car- It hasn't gotten lost in shuffle among Tristani would like. toon Network Opportunities with the season's other heavy hitters Sur- The delay is holding up not just AOL," "America Online and Turn- vivor and Big Brother. that merger, but Clear Channel's er Networks Cross Promotion," There is also that little hunt for a new settlement of $4.3 billion worth of "CNN & America Online Plan for partner. Recent players stepping up to radio -station spinoffs required by Cooperation," "Memo on Syner- bat include Philbin's wife, Joy, and Justice. gies," and "AOL/HBO Meeting" Roseanne, looking for a new gig hav- Center for Media Education ing laid to rest her own talk series. Changes at the top President Jeff Chester said he will "While we search for a new host, we The face of the nation's Top 25 press the FCC to lift the docu- expect viewer levels to stay high," added Radio Groups has changed dramat- ments' confidentiality. the representative. "I think viewers will maintain their interest in the show"

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By Dan Trigoboff and down. "We never said Deborah McAdarns we thought the convention would be exciting," Anation of television viewers was said a spokeswoman, riveted last week as a select "but that doesn't mean group representing America the coverage has to be came together for the next step in the boring. We said we selection process determining which could make our cover- candidate would emerge victorious. age newsworthy and I But enough about Survivor. think we did. " For the 2000 Republican National Gains were clear at Convention in Philadelphia, viewers on some networks. C -SPAN broadcast and cable networks, to para- documented its status as phrase American philosopher Lawrence the network of record Berra, stayed away in droves. with its own daily tallies Maybe what the convention needed comparing the time spent ABC anchor Peter Jennings explained to viewers that It was a life line. Not even segments like wasn't really he skybox view of the convention floor by networks covering the the appearance of WWF star "The appearing behind him, but a chroma -key image of the official proceedings. Not Rock" could pump up combined rat- floor. ABC said the anchor was actually closer to the surprisingly, C -SPAN- ings beyond an average night of Who convention floor and had greater mobility in the which kept cameras on convention center's 'Blue Room.' Wants to Be a Millionaire? the podium at all times- Wednesday night's coverage peaked easily outscored the with a total of 12.6 million households missing notions of disappointment. The other networks, which spent much of its on seven networks. Millionaire averaged ratings, said MSNBC spokesman Mark coverage time analyzing convention nearly 14 million per episode the previ- O'Connor, "are exactly what we expect- business, what there was of it. ous week, according to Nielsen Media ed. Everybody's down across the board. "Every news organization has its own Research. Thursday night's numbers It's the natuîe of the story; there's no agenda," said C- SPAN's Ellenwood. were not available at press time, but a news coming out of here. We are not a "Ours is to be the network of record." For spokeswoman at Nielsen said they political talk channel, like Fox News. the first time at a convention, C -SPAN expected figures similar to Wednesday's. That is not what we do primarily." ran the pool feeds, spreading more than a The bulk of the audience went to Similarly, CNN said it knew the dozen cameras around the convention broadcast networks during the 10 numbers would be down from 1996, hall, including one over Ellenwood's o'clock news. The rest gave cable news but was pleased with the bounce over shoulder that showed viewers some of networks a boost, but nothing com- its regular ratings -which are also the C -SPAN operation. pared to a plane crash or a bombing. The convention may have lacked the CNN, MSNBC and Fox News Channel suspense of Survivor, Big Brother, or all doubled their audiences from recent even Who Wants to be a Millionaire ?, weeks, but only Fox News Channel but it ran with a precision that would maintained at least some momentum embarrass by contrast the reportedly throughout the coverage, moving from less -disciplined Democrats. "The a 0.9 on Monday to a 1.0 on both Tues- Republican National Committee is day and Wednesday, and up slightly in very good at being scripted and at fol- household numbers, (525,000 Tuesday lowing the script," said Gary Ellen - versus 528,000 Wednesday). wood, director of C-SPAN field opera- Viewers abandoned MSNBC, despite tions. "We go over line by line of the the star presence of Tom Brokaw and script with them," he said. Tim Russert. The NBC cable network "The Republicans have been pretty did a 0.3/271,000 on Wednesday, down good for a number of cycles," said Fox 9% in households from Tuesday, and News Channel executive producer for 28% from Monday, and third among the politics Marty Ryan. "If somebody's three cable news networks. supposed to speak for 10 minutes." Fox News Channel was jubilant with Trying to squeeze political program- its solid second -place finish to perenni- George W. ming into network schedules proved al cable news leader CNN, and credited Bush's confetti occasionally problematic. At ABC, the its year -round political programming shower was a network left Colin Powell's Monday Thursday night speech early in order to sign off at 11 slate for its performance. high point. Rival MSNBC did not disagree, dis- p.m. ET. Sen. John McCain, the follow-

16 BROADCASTING & CABLE I AUGUST 7, 2000 TOP Of THE WEEK mg night, was through by 11, but when solved into voice -overed thoughts of network's original movie, Snow Day, vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney Stewart congratulating himself on his waited for two hours in the press area to ran over the next night, ABC stayed with savvy and McCain marveling at Stew - meet the couple while nearby Secret Ser- the speech. And CBS, having pre- empted art's idiocy. Bob Dole played too, pos- vice agents encouraged him, according to Laura Bush's speech Monday night for a ing as a Comedy pundit Wednesday observers. When the Bushes finally came repeat of a 48 Hours medical story, said it night when Stewart interrupted him for out and Peck asked for an interview, the would revise its coverage for the Democ- breaking news from the floor. It was senior George Bush asked where Peck rats, and the network's non -convention Vance Degeneres with Elizabeth Dole, was from. When the youngster said Nick- prime time programming will be more telling her husband to have the bags elodeon, observers say Bush shook his compatible with the convention theme. packed and in front of the hotel by mid- head waved the youngster off. Anchor Dan Rather, political corre- night, "and not a minute later." Dole, the reputed curmudgeon spondent Bob Schieffer, and others In an unseen moment, Presidential among politicians, paused for Peck's were critical of the network for not car- parents George and Barbara Bush blew questions, which included what advice rying enough of Bush's speech. off Nickelodeon's reporter when he tried Dole had for kids who wanted to get TV seemed to follow the scripts as to get an interview with the former first into politics. well. Monday night, when the then - couple. Josh Peck, 13- year-old star of the "Start early," he said. presumptive candidate's wife, Laura Bush spoke about education, cameras at several networks seemed to find every child in the large hall- including one who was sleeping. And when retired General Colin Powell spoke about a more inclusive party, the faces that appeared on screen suggested that Powell's dream was already a reality. even though an Associated Press survey revealed that only 4% of the dele- gates were black. "We like to get a diversity of faces in the audience," said a network director. "And we look for good reactions. We want as interesting cutaways as possible:' The epitaph on W.0 Fields' grave ( "All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia ") might have sized up the media attitude about the newsless convention there. ABC took Fields' joke to Legendary the next level: The network controlled anchorman Bob Trout (r) stops by the Pseudo.com sky box. its coverage from New York, not Philly, an approach enabled by fiber Pseudo gets real in Philly optic technology. The traditional broadcast media spent much of the convention grumbling The decision saved hundreds of about the lack of news inside the hall (once again succumbing to report- thousands of dollars in transportation, ing on how the media covers a non -story) but that was just fine for Pseu- housing and related costs, said ABC do.corn, which found itself in its own spotlight. executive producer for special events Pseudo.com, which along with AOL had a skybox-the only two dot- Marc Burstein, and was "cheaper, corns that did -found itself the flag- bearer of the Internet revolution, inun- quicker and more efficient," according dated with visitors, both media and politicians, interested in getting a Web to executive director Roger Goodman. presence. The company even found a place in immortality as the Smith- ABC also departed from conventional sonian requested the Pseudo.com 360 -degree Web cam that was located convention coverage by putting Peter Jen- near the Texas delegation. nings on a floor-level studio in front of a "We wanted to do interesting coverage, we wanted to have great chroma -key screen with a convention guests, and we wanted to demonstrate what it was that we were and view instead of a real view from a skybox. weren't, and we blew away all of our expectations," says Jeanne Meyer, The move, which the network disclosed senior vice president for Pseudo.com. "Our booth was sardine city and it to viewers daily, allowed Jennings and was just a parade of people:' producers to be closer to the floor and More important than the attention was the reaction of Web site visitors. gain greater mobility flexibility. and Meyer says the last time Pseudo.com carried a live event was the Mars At Comedy Central, ratings for The Polar landing in December. "On Monday alone we doubled the aggregate Daily Show were up about 50% with number of viewers we had during that three -day event," adds Meyer. Jon Stewart and his team of crack faux And like for the big networks, it's no rest for the weary as Pseudo.com journalists mining the convention for readies for its coverage of the Democratic convention. The equipment is satire. Some of Stewart's scores includ- now en route and two producers were already on their way to Los Ange- ed an interview with Sen. McCain, les on Friday. -Ken Kerschbaumer which started seriously but quickly dis-

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By Bill McConnell ing a long -term, comprehensive spec- about the March date. "This gives the trum- management policy," said Veri- wireless companies additional time to The race to turn a valuable swath of zon Wireless President Denny Strigi. put some order where there may be TV spectrum into the home of the To carry out the auction on the new chaos and possibly could lead to high- next generation of mobile com- March 6 date, the FCC is considering er prices," said Kent Lillie, president munications services is slowing to a several proposals, including ways to of Shop at Home, which has stations in crawl. allow bidders to share the costs of clear- Boston, Houston and Cleveland on the Last week, the FCC said it will delay ing broadcasters band. for the second time a federal auction of from the band But the broadcasters complain that frequencies now used for TV channels and whether it they are getting a bum rap when they 60 to 69. The bidders are expected to be has authority to are painted as greedy and holding the among the country's largest wireless implement band - wireless industry hostage. They cite providers, including Verizon, AT &T, clearing con- House Commerce Committee Chair- Nextel and Qwest. The winners are tracts. Comments man Thomas Bliley's comments two being counted on to develop the soon the proposals weeks ago when he said it would be called third generation of wireless are due Aug. 16, "pure nonsense" and a mockery of services, including broadband applica- replies Sept. 15. Congress if broadcasters timed their tions. It's unclear, exit from the spectrum to leverage a big The tough question for broadcasters Paxson: `I will fight though, whether financial gain. now occupying the band is whether the like crazy to get this the FCC can In reality, broadcasters say, they delay will result in eager bidders and auction moved back delay the bidding have made several overtures to poten- higher prices for their vacating the into this year.' without congres- tial bidders, but all have refused to spectrum early or lead to a backlash sional approval. negotiate. "Nobody who is a potential that strips stations of their leverage to Congress set a Sept. 30, 2000, deadline bidder has contacted us," said Mark negotiate high -priced buyouts. for depositing the proceeds. Although Hyman, government affairs chief for "What's troubling is, we're getting several lawmakers have asked the FCC Sinclair Broadcasting, which has a big blamed by wireless users and even the to delay the auction, some broadcasters presence on the band. press for being obstructionist in the say Congress still must put the delay Paxson acknowledged that his com- rollout of 3G technology," said Jeff into law. (Originally, the auction was pany, Sinclair and others stand to reap Baumann, regulatory counsel for the set for last May.) billions from the buyout negotiations National Association of Broadcasters. Paxson Communications Chairman and makes no apologies if the windfall "But we've done everything we agreed Lowell "Bud" Paxson, who has 19 sta- detracts from the government's auction to when the auctions were first ordered. tions operating in the 700 MHz band, proceeds. "I went out and created an Yet the new delay gives the wireless wants a less drastic delay. "I will fight oasis in the desert of the UHF band. guys more time to paint us as evil." like crazy to get this auction moved Now it's worth billions, and some say The wireless providers prodded the back into this year." this is terrible and that broadcasters FCC to postpone the auction by six He worries that further delays are shouldn't get the money." months -a move they say will give likely unless the bidding is conducted He noted that some analysts predict the FCC time to write spectrum- clear- before the next presidential administra- the spectrum could be worth $30 bil- ing rules that give bidders a better tion remakes the FCC. "The next FCC lion to wireless companies, even idea of how much it will cost to get will say, `We've got a mess, and we though the budget prediction calls for the 138 broadcasters off the band. need another postponement,'" he said. only $6 billion going to the govern- Without that knowledge, they main- Another delay is bad, Paxson said, ment. If broadcasters can negotiate tain, wireless companies will be because a slow transition to digital sig- buyouts at half what the spectrum is reluctant to bid the high prices the nals would quash his plan to switch worth, however, the government could government hopes for. from analog signals on the band to dig- still more than double its projected "It is undisputed that factors sur- ital signals located at lower portions of take. "If you hand broadcasters $15 bil- rounding this spectrum, including the the TV spectrum without a costly tran- lion," Paxson said, "you will see the incumbency of the UHF television sition period offering both. "If I had a spectrum cleared so fast the FCC won't broadcasters in this band, make bidder deal to turn off those analog stations be able to handle it." planning for this auction unusually before 2002, I would not build a second But the wireless providers insist they complex," FCC Chairman William signal," he pointed out, "and it would aren't trying to rob broadcasters of a Kennard said in announcing the delay. save me legal fees, construction costs, fair price. "Broadcasters have a legiti- Wireless providers were quick to financing -a tremendous amount of mate issue," said AT &T Wireless congratulate Kennard. "The problems money" spokesman Ken Woo. "The FCC and we have seen in this process can hope- Not all broadcasters operating on Congress really need to think about fully be avoided in the future by adopt- ch. 60 -69 share Paxson's concern how to meet the needs of all sides."

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from the FCC to remove an interfering low -power translator," wrote Arthur WASHINGTON Mobley, president of Eight Chiefs Inc., which runs KMJK -FM Phoenix. "The By Paige Alhiniak and Bill McConnell commission finally took action and shut the offend- commercial deal is done! it is that competing IM ing translator down after What are left unresolved systems standardize their my station and company are public policy issues." interoperation-just as our suffered irreversible nation's telephone and harm." Solons worry about e -mail providers do today." A bipartisan group of AOL-TIN merger LPFM fight goes on congressmen and senators also is working to stop the Several members of Con- Friends and foes of the gress have warned Federal effort, telling the FCC "it FCC's low -power radio would be imprudent for Trade Commission Chair- plan are continuing to do the commission to move man Robert Pitofsky and battle. FCC Chairman William forward ... at this time." Senate Commerce Meanwhile, the FCC Kennard of the dangers of Committee Chairman continued on, announcing letting AOL and Time John McCain (R -Ariz.) . that it will open its second Warner merge unfettered and Sen. Bob Kerrey (D- Padden promises Disney by conditions. licensing window Aug. 28 won't abandon its crusade Neb.) have introduced a through Sept. 1 to accept against AOL Time Warner. Late last month, Sen. bill that would allow the applications from Con- Edward Kennedy (D- FCC to go while ahead, necticut, Illinois, Kansas, Mass.) sent letters to the also ensuring that full - Trust me, not them Michigan, Minnesota, heads of each agency, ask- power broadcasters could How much are corporate Mississippi, Nevada, New ing them to consider the appeal to the FCC should promises worth? Depends Hampshire, Puerto Rico, concerns of "technology interference occur. on the company, apparently. Virginia and Wyoming. firms, content providers, "This legislation strikes Although Disney execu- The rest of the FCC's consumer groups and a fair balance by allowing tive Preston Padden is urg- LPFM licensing windows labor unions. The potential non -interfering low -power ing the government to will open in November for the new AOL Time FM stations to operate ignore America Online 2000, February 2001 and Warner to discriminate without further delay, and Time Warner's prom- May 2001. ises to promote competi- against unaffiliated Inter- while affecting only those net service and content tion, he can't resist mak- low -power stations that FCC eyes impact of providers raises funda- the FCC finds to be causing a pledge of his own. In ownership changes a letter to FCC Chairman mental questions about ing harmful interference in William Kennard last whether AOL Time Warn- their actual, everyday The FCC wants to know week, Padden promised er will safeguard competi- operations," McCain said. how changes in broadcast that Disney would not tion and consumer He introduced a similar and cable ownership rules abandon its crusade choice," Kennedy wrote. bill in support of the have affected the competi- against the AOL and Time Kennedy also asked the FCC's LPFM effort earlier tive landscape for local Warner merger. Following chairmen to evaluate the this summer. TV markets, the agency up to questions raised by instant- messaging industry The NAB kept up its said last week. The FCC commissioners in a to see whether AOL domi- staunch opposition, saying answers will be used in hearing last week, Padden nates that market. Sen. that, "if these senators lis- the agency's seventh annu- said Disney is "absolutely Max Cleland (D -Ga.) tened to their constituents, al status report on video aligned" with consumer asked Kennard to pay par- they would know that the competition. The agency groups asking federal reg- ticular attention to "the FCC can't handle the also is asking stations, ulators to either bar AOL- effect of instant messaging interference already out cable systems and DBS Time Warner from dis- on the competitive market- there, let alone the new providers to identify their criminating against rival place." interference that hundreds local competitors, point content providers or to Sens. Conrad Bums (R- or thousands of new out any barriers to entry, simply block the merger. Mont.), Ted Stevens (R- LPFM stations will cause." evaluate the amount of Disney has already Alaska), Olympia Snowe As proof, NAB offered horizontal and vertical secured long -term carriage (R- Maine), Harry Reid (D- up a letter from a minority concentration, name the agreements with Time Nev.) and Max Baucus (D- broadcaster in McCain's most significant market Warner and isn't using the Mont.) wrote both men home state. "For five long developments in the past fight to gain negotiating about instant messaging, years, my company fought year, and project future leverage, he asserted. "The emphasizing "how critical unsuccessfully for relief market developments.

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COVER STORY The next big thing Northpoint would n some ways, it's hard to take compete with cable Northpoint would use Northpoint Technology seri- transmitters on the ously. The startup's vision of a and DBS. All it ground. Half the sprawling wireless TV net- needs is a little help capacity would be work combining the advan- devoted to offering 96 tages of cable and direct from the FCC. channels of ESPN, broadcastI satellite is a grand one. But MTV, HBO and the Northpoint is controlled by neophytes in the televi- like for $20 a month. The other half would be used sion business, and their service, if rolled out nation- for high -speed Internet access. The system would ally, would cost at least $1.5 billion. Moreover, it use the same 12 GHz microwave band as DBS but in would be, at best, the fourth multichannel video a way, Northpoint executives contend, that would not competitor in every market it enters. materially interfere with DBS services. But dismissing Northpoint would be much easier The DBS companies-DirecTV and EchoStar- if so many giant companies weren't trying to keep harshly disagree, warning that the Northpoint sys- the fledgling company out of the business. DirecTV, tem could leave their 15 million customers plagued EchoStar, Pegasus, Boeing and Alcatel are attacking by frequent outages. Boeing and Alcatel- backed Northpoint, all weighing in to keep regulators from Skybridge want the spectrum for themselves, pri- approving even its first step toward developing a marily for high -speed data. Pegasus, a major rural potentially powerful rival to cable and DBS. reseller of DirecTV service, also wants a shot at it. More important, the company has been well - After six years of review, the FCC faces a Nov. 29 received among key legislators and regulators lured deadline to determine whether Northpoint should get by Northpoint's pitch of creating another formida- the licenses for the spectrum. Both sides have tested ble competitor to cable. the system; they disagree on what the tests show. Northpoint is looking to launch DBS It's a multibillion - without the "S ": Instead of satellites, By John M. Higgins dollar showdown.

Executives of Northpoint, its local affiliates and representatives met in Washington on July 12 to plot regulatory and business strategy. The Nortpoint executives: 1. Sophia Collier; 2. Katherine Reynolds; 3. Toni Cook Bush; 4. Linda Rickman. The affiliates (and the cities they intend to serve): 5. Azie Taylor Morton (Austin, Texas; New York City); 6. Lisa Brannock (Orlando and Tampa, Fla.); 7. Jane Fox (West Palm Beach and Orlando, Fla.; Wash- ington); 8. Rajkumari Wiener (Grand Rapids, Mich.); 9. Loren Carlson (Charleston, S.C.; Savannah, Ga.,); 10. Samuel Foster Jr. (Charlotte, N.C.; Flo- rence, S.C.); 11. Carolyn Sawyer (Columbia and Greenville, S.C.); 12. Carol Thompson Cole (Norfolk, Va.); 13. Kevin Ahern (Denver); 14. Richard Fox (Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.); 15. Stephen Dickson (Jackson and Biloxi, Miss.; Mobile, Ala.); 16. David Preston (Providence, R.I.); 17. Oliver Sockwell (Baltimore); 18. Michelle Hagans (Baltimore); 19. Earl Andrews (Albany, N.Y.); 20. Nelson Diaz (Harrisburg, Pa.; San Diego); 21. Ronald Homer (Boston); 22. George Finley (Providence, R.I.); 23. Mitchell Johnson (Washington, D.C.; West Palm Beach, Fla.); 24. Francis McMahon (Providence, R.I.); 25. David Salzman (Los Angeles; Atlanta; New Orleans; Kansas City, Mo.; Louisville, Ky.); 26. Curtis Cole (Norfolk, Va.); 27. Jose Perez (Spring- field, Mass.; Hartford, Conn.); 28. Richard Wiener (Flint, Mich.); 29. Samuel Coppersmith (Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.). Brief identification of the affiliates appears on pages 28 and 30.

AUGUST 7, 2000 / BROADCASTING & CABLE 23 COVER STORY Northpoint could get a slice of valuable trolled by two women -a "socially ple and professionals, who generally are spectrum and compete directly with responsible" money manager and an heir also politically connected and many of DirecTV and EchoStar. A loss of even of a renowned, wealthy Texas ranch fam- whom are minorities or women. a million subscribers would cut $3 bil- ily-Northpoint and its operating affili- It is those affiliates -in a 51 % -49% lion to $5 billion in value from cable or ate Broadwave USA have had a warm partnership with Northpoint's Broad- DBS companies. reception in Congress and at the FCC. wave -that are applying for the licens- FCC insiders say Northpoint- That reception is fueled in part by es. A few -such as Don Barden, for- which is not related to DSL telephone Northpoint's ownership structure, which mer owner of Detroit's cable system - provider Northpoint Communica- would essentially franchise markets to have experience in cable or broadcast- tions -has a fair shot at approval. individual operators. So most of the first ing. What stands out more are those If so, it would be a product of North - 66 proposed systems would be owned by with obvious political credentials: an point's surprising political clout. Con- 48 "affiliates," mostly local businesspeo- ex -aide from Bill Clinton's Arkansas Northpointedly political To win the licenses they need from the FCC, Northpoint House of Representatives, introduced Collier and compa- Technology has to overcome fierce opposition from ny to many Republicans on Capitol Hill. the rich and powerful satellite industry, led by Gen- The company also has been working its connec- eral Motors' DirecTV and EchoStar. tions to House Telecommunications Subcommittee But Northpoint comes to the battle well- armed. Chairman Billy Tauzin (R -La.), who may ascend to And well -led. When CEO Sophia Collier decided full committee chairmanship. The company's two to run Northpoint in 1998, she already was a sub- PACs, set up in May, have given only to Tauzin and stantial player in the Democratic party. She had House Majority Whip Tom Delay (R- Texas). Tauzin struck it rich by selling her business, SoHo Natural was an early supporter of Northpoint. Soda, to Seagram for $25 million and used the But what gives Northpoint real political juice is its money to buy an investment company that became Cit- affiliate network, Broadwave USA: 48 individuals who izens Funds, a socially responsible mutual fund that have signed on to build systems in 66 cities and CEO Sophia Collier now manages more than $2 billion in assets. who have grass -roots clout. Mitchell A. Johnson has While building Citizens Funds, Collier became active recruited many of them, of whom 65% are women in New Hampshire's Democratic party, which has not or minorities and 30% are African -Americans. historically been strong in the predominantly Republican The company is politically diverse as well, although state. By the mid '90s, Collier was a strong force in New its affiliates largely skew Democratic. Stephen Dick- Hampshire, helping to get a Democratic governor son is a former executive director of the Mississippi elected to two terms and to bring in a Democrat -con- Republican Party. Terry Childers is a Republican trolled Senate for the first time in 80 years. and is close with House Republican Conference A personal party contributor to the tune of $60,000 Chairman J.C. Watts (R- Okla.). And Norwood in the past two years, Collier also has become a big Davis is former chair of Virginia's Henrico County enough player that she and fellow Northpoint princi- Republican Party. pal Katherine "Chula" Reynolds were invited to a White The list also is heavy with former government House state dinner earlier this summer. officials, lawyers, lobbyists and political consultants. "She has the Midas touch in business and in politics," Recruiter Johnson once worked for the government - says Raymond Buckley, vice chair of the state party Principal Katherine mandated Student Loan Mortgage Association, and and New Hampshire's House minority whip. "Chula "Reynolds many of his recruits come from there. Johnson is on Northpoint's connections only start at Collier. the board of Collier's Citizen's Funds, with about $1 Executive Vice President Toni Cook Bush was a million invested in Sallie Mae stock as of 1999. partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Edward Fox is Sallie Mae's chairman; William Arce- Northpoint's Washington law firm. She was a senior neaux is a former Sallie Mae chairman; and Oliver counsel with the Senate Commerce Committee, Sockwell was executive vice president. and is the stepdaughter of Clinton pal and Wash- Most politically recognizable is Betsey Wright, Bill ington super lawyer Vernon Jordan. She was near Clinton's chief of staff when he was governor of to being named FCC chairman in 1993. Over the Arkansas. She could not be reached for this story. past four years, she has personally donated Sara Jones Biden, sister -in -law of Sen. Joe Biden $41,500-mostly to Democratic lawmakers. Jr. (D- Del.), and his son, Hunter Biden, are on board. Northpoint also has a strong Republican link in Ernest Green, an investment banker at Lehman founder Bonnie Newman, a close friend of Collier's. New- Bros. in Washington, was one of the first nine black man was a key staffer to President George Bush and is students to integrate a Little Rock high school in Executive Vice just getting ready to take a top slot at Harvard Universi- 1957. President Toni And Azie Taylor Morton was one of the first ty's Kennedy School. Newman, who was Sen. 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desDIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT SOLUTIONS COVER STORY days; the son and sister-in -law of a Democratic senator; and a sizable cadre of lawyers, lobbyists and other political consultants (see page 24). That's bolstered by the recent hiring of Toni Cook Bush as executive vice president. A communications lawyer, Bush was formerly senior counsel to the Senate Communications Subcommittee . and is stepdaughter of Democratic political heavyweight Vernon Jordan. Collier contends that Northpoint's political progress comes from the power of its argument for cheap, superior service that would be another com------T Washington, D.C. petitive check against cable operators -and DBS. "We have gotten unre- With a couple dozen low- power transmitters lenting opposition from the satellite carefully located industry," said Collier, who is chairman a throughout the of both Northpoint and mutual -fund Washington metropolitan company Citizens Fund. area, Northpoint says it could reach 1.3 million TV DBS executives counter that they're homes without interfering worried not about the competition but with DBS reception. about the interference. "It's disingenu- ous for them to tout that this a viable business and get the FCC to look the Interesting. Now, how does it work? other way," said DirecTV Chairman Eddy Hartenstein. He's worried that In the early 1990s, Texas consulting engineer Saleem Tawil was trying to figure Northpoint's political prowess has the out a way to make each -and -every TV station available to subscribers of issue being "railroaded" through. he with he was DirecTV and EchoStar. And came up what thought a pretty ele- "This is basically a bunch of people gant solution: broadcast the TV signals from local, terrestrial transmitters using who want to get spectrum for free, wrap the same 500 MHz of spectrum (12.2 GHz -12.7 GHz) as the DBS companies. it in a business plan, and sell it," Harten- The terrestrial signals wouldn't interfere with the satellite signals because the stein said. He compared Northpoint's terrestrial ones would be beamed from the north and bounce harmlessly off the plan to that of wireless cable operators' back and sides of the southwest -oriented satellite dishes. To receive the terres- microwave multipoint distribution sys- trial signals, Northpoint subscribers would point their dishes north. In 1996, he tems in the early '90s, which made sim- and his wife Carmen, another RF engineer, founded Northpoint with investors ilar promises and ended in financial free -fall. is the son MMDS. We Sophia Collier and Katherine Reynolds. Ever since, they have been working "This of all know how successful that was." hard to turn his idea of DBS on the ground into the equal of DBS in the sky. He and EchoStar Chairman Charlie Northpoint takes advantage of the highly directional nature of the DBS frequen- Ergen are calling for independent testing. cies and the ability of the familiar dish antennas to ignore signals that don't strike it Northpoint says the tests have been more or less straight on. These attributes permit satellites to reuse the same spec- conducted to the FCC's satisfaction trum even though they are parked in orbit only 9 degrees apart. In most cases, and point out that DirecTV parent Northpoint says, its signals will hit DBS dishes at least 90 degrees off center. Hughes Electronics also has two appli- Unlike DBS, which covers the entire nation from its orbiting transmitters, North- cations to secure the part of the spec- point would be a local service. To serve a city, Northpoint would set up a network of trum -for free -for high -speed data. low -power (less than one -half watt) transmitters -a primary one that originates the There's some elegance in North - programming and as many repeaters as necessary to insure coverage of most on point's plan. Signals sent in the 12 GHz spectrum allocated to DBS are highly the city's TV homes. With a range of 8 -10 miles, the transmitters and repeaters directional, more like a laser than a would be mounted on towers or buildings and carefully located so their signals flashlight. DirecTV and EchoStar cus- wouldn't interfere with DBS reception or with each other. In Washington, a trans- tomers dishes must be precisely aligned mitter and 23 repeaters would cost about $10 million and reach 1.3 million homes. to just the right spot in the southern sky Initially, a Northpoint system would have just half the channel capacity of its to get the service. A dish misaligned by DBS rivals. That's because the DBS companies effectively double their spec- just a few inches won't catch a signal. trum using dual polarization. To maximize coverage in the early going, North- That allows the spectrum to be point has decided not to forego dual polarization. But even at that, Northpoint "reused." For decades, the FCC has would have plenty of capacity. With the help of digital compression, its 500 MHz intended that the 12 GHz slot be shared would yield between 64 and 160 channels. Current plans are to broadcast about between DBS and ground -based systems, 90 TV channels, the best of cable and local broadcast stations, and use what's likely for narrowly targeted point - to- point microwave traffic. What a hus- left for high -speed Internet access. -Harry A. Jessell band- and -wife of broadcast engineers 29 BROADCASTING & CABLE I AUGUST 7, 2000 An Argument ainst Sim lici

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ONE The media e- marketplace that works today. MEDIA PLACE www.onemediaplace.com COVER STORY realized in the early 1990s is that there is way to use the frequency for video. Car- The local connection men and Saleem Tawil determined that Northpoint has recruited prominent individuals to use its technology and DBS spectrum the frequencies could be used to essen- to offer wireless broadband TV service in 66 markets. The so- called affiliates own 51% tially replicate the program slate offered of the local companies. Northpoint's operating unit, BroadwaveUSA, the other 49 %. by cable TV and DBS services without DMA CITY AFFILIATE BACKGROUND dramatically interfering with signals DirecTV's and EchoStar's 1 New York Sophia Collier Chair, Citizens Advisers; president, Northpoint Technology; bouncing off Investor and venture capitalist; co- founder, American Natural satellites hovering over the equator. Beverage Corp.; trustee, The New England Circle "They came up with the very simple 2 Los Angeles David Salzman, David Salzman: president, David Salzman Enterprises; for- but non-obvious realization that all satel- Sonia Salzman mer partner, Quincy Jones -David Salzman Entertainment; Sonia Salzman: board, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Inst. lite dishes point south, so the spectrum Also the affiliate for Atlanta (10), New Orleans (41), Kansas could be used by pointing north," Collier City (31) and Louisville (48) said. Hence: Northpoint, although it 3 Chicago Don Barden Chairman & CEO, Barden Companies; casino owner; works from the east and west as well. former owner, Barden Cablevision. Also the affiliate for Detroit (9) and South Bend (87) The Tawils approached Katherine "Chula" Reynolds, a member of the 4 Philadelphia Sara Jones Biden Attorney, Barrack, Rodos & Bacine; sister -in -law of Sen. Joe Biden family behind King Ranch, the fabled South Texas ranching, oil and agricul- 5 San Francisco Michael Calhoun Management consultant, CFC Healthcare; former vice chairman of the International Trade Commission ture empire. It was she who roped in Collier, who as chairman of Citizens Boston Ronald Homer Bankerfinvestment adviser, Access Capital; former president & CEO, The Boston Bank of Commerce Funds invests only in "socially responsible" companies: no arms manufactur- Washington Mitchell Johnson President, MM Capital Management; former senior VP of corporate finance, Student Loan Market Association ers or tobacco companies. Reynolds to Detroit See Chicago (3) Collier and teamed up fund the project because they see two pri- 1 Atlanta See Los Angeles (2) mary advantages. First, unlike DBS, 11 Houston Sen. Rodney Ellis State senator, attorney Northpoint would be local and could

13 Tampa, FL Lisa Brannock President, Penguin Communications Inc.; former CEO, carry all nearby broadcast stations and Quarter Communications. Also the affiliate for Orlando (22) tailor program lineups to local tastes. 13 Mpls./St. Paul Jim Demay Public affairs consultant, Demay & Associates Second, unlike cable, the service would

~~15 Cleveland Patrick Prout Executive recruiter, Heidrick & Struggles; former president be cheap to transmit and cheap to receive. and CEO, Bank One of Cleveland The low- powered Northpoint would~~

Is Miami Betti Lidsky Former president and CEO, Hispanic Broadcasting Inc. require one small antenna mounted on a tall building or mast. Because buildings, 17 Phoenix Samuel Partner, law firm Coppersmith Gordon Schermer Owens & Coppersmith Nelson PLC; secretary, Arizona Internet Access Association; trees and hills would keep many homes Also the affiliate for Tucson (72) from having a direct line of sight to the 15 Denver Michael Stratton Owner, Stratton Companies; former owner and operator, antenna, Northpoint would need a series Taurus Communication, a cable television system of small repeaters serving parts of a city, 1 Sacramento, CA Nancy Mooney Public affairs consultant much like a cellular phone system. Collier estimates that the gear to cover 2 Pittsburgh Valerie Owen Media consultant, Joe Slade White a relatively flat, 2 million -home market n Orlando, FL See Tampa (13) like Dallas, for example, would cost Baltimore Oliver Sockwell Jr. Executive -in- residence, Columbia University, Graduate around $10 million. That excludes oper- School of Business; former CEO, Connie Lee ating and marketing costs, but, even so, 28 San Diego Philip Nelson Lee Partner, Preston Gates & Ellis; chairman, Business Round- starting up would be far less than the table of the NABCO. Also the affiliate for Santa Barbara (113) $1.5 billion it would take to overbuild 27 Hartford, CT Jose Perez Investor, developer, Community Solutions Inc.; former the Dallas market with a new cable sys- president, SINA. Also the affiliate for Springfield (105) tem. Collier says it would take that for za Charlotte, NC Samuel Foster President, Tower Security Services LLC and Tower Real Northpoint to Estate Services; former president, S.R. Foster Const. Co. Also blanket the entire country. the affiliate for Florence (116) Certainly, Northpoint won't achieve

~~29 Raleigh. James Bradley President, Campaign Connections; former daily newspaper the 65% penetration that cable systems Durham, NC Crone publisher average, but, with costs that low, it won't~~

30 Nashville, TN Merritt Goetz Jr. President, Tennessee Association of Business have to. Collier says Northpoint can make money with less than 2% of a market. 31 Kansas City, MO See Los Angeles (3) The receivers would be relatively 35 Greenville, SC Carolyn Sawyer President and CEO, Tom Sawyer Prod., former TV anchor. Also inexpensive, using largely the same the affiliate for Columbia (86) components as those in DirecTV 37 San Antonio Roger Perez Attorney in private practice; representative, San Antonio City receivers already on the Council District One. Also the affiliate for El Paso (96) stocked shelves of Circuit City. Collier and 38 Grand Rapids, Rajkumari Wiener Partner, Wiener & Associates MI Reynolds believe that consumers are conditioned to buy the receivers, 39 Birmingham, AL H.E. Cauthen Jr. President and CEO, Cauthen Si Associates though with heavy subsidies, rather (continued on page 30) than lease them as cable subscribers

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DMA CITY AFFILIATE BACKGROUND be cheaper than DBS. Analysts say the $1.5 billion Collier 40 Memphis, TN Katy Varney Partner, McNeely, Pigott & Fox Public Relations. Also the says it will take to build out nationwide affiliate for Chattanooga (84) is roughly triple what it would cost to 41 New Orleans See Los Angeles (2) launch two DBS satellites. In addition, 42 Norfolk, VA Curtis Cole Jr. CEO, Curtex Construction Corp. Broadwave would likely face the same

~~43 West Palm Jane Fox President, Jane Fox & Associates; consultant with non-profit $500 -per- subscriber marketing cost Beach, FL organizations and trade associations DirecTV and EchoStar face.~~

45 Oklahoma City Terry Childers CEO, Childers Corp; chairman, First National Bank of Edmond, The big game here is getting the real Okla.; former city manager, Oklahoma City estate. Northpoint and its affiliates 46 Harrisburg, PA Nelson Diaz Partner, law firm Blank Rome; board, Temple University must persuade the FCC to give them the spectrum free. 47 Greensboro, Andrew Dedmon Owner, Century 21 Dedmon Properites; works on projects -for NC with local developers; majority whip, N.C. House The idea of sharing the 12 GHz band

48 Louisville, KY See Los Angeles (2) dates back almost 20 years, when the FCC initially began licensing it out to 50 Providence, RI George Finley President, Finley Associates; partner Meridian Worldwide, an international public affairs organization abortive DBS services. Northpoint has been pitching the commission since 1994; 81 Wilkes Barre- Hunter Biden Attorney; former bank official; son of Sen. Joe Biden Jr. Scranton, PA the current proceeding started in 1998. That's where affiliates help. The 54 Fresno, CA Bryn Forhan Hospital administrator, Community Hospital; spent nine years as a Congressional staffer plan calls for affiliates to raise 75% of the money for their local operations. 55 Albany, NY Earl Andrews Commissioner, NY City Housing Authority Broadwave would contribute 25 %. The 57 Little Rock, AR Sheila Bronfman Public affairs consultant, Southern Strategy Group locals would own 51% of their sys- 88 Tulsa, OK John Ghostbear Attorney tem's equity. Broadwave gets an out-

60 Richmond Norwood Davis Jr. Former chairman and CEO, Trigon Healthcare Inc. sized stake for piecing the operation together, establishing a national cus- 61 Austin, TX Azie Taylor Director of marketing, GRW Capital Corp.; former Treasurer Morton of the United States, Carter Administration tomer service center, packaging cable networks, and advertising nationally 62 Mobile, AL Stephen Dickson Partner, Corporate Relations Management Inc.; former executive director of the Mississippi Republican Party. Also By structuring itself like a franchise the affiliate for Biloxi- Gulfport (158) and Jackson (89) operation, Northpoint presents itself not 83 Knoxville, TN Carol Clark Associate professor, computer information systems, Middle as single company but as a group of small Tennessee State University. Also the affiliate for Jackson, Tenn. businesses scattered around the country. (184) and Tri -Cities (92) That lets Northpoint bring to Congress 64 Flint, MI Richard Wiener President, Wiener & Associates; adjunct faculty member, Detroit School of Law groups of constituents -often active political donors -to push Northpoint's 70 Des Moines, IA Joe Shannahan Director of public policy, Iowa Housing Corp.; former advertising agency representative cause. "It gives them a bigger voice in the process than if it were just one little com- 72 Tucson, AZ Phoenix (17) See pany," said one satellite executive. 84 Chattanooga, Katy Varney Partner, McNeely, Pigott & Fox Public Relations. Also the All sides in the Northpoint debate TN affiliate for Memphis (40) have heavily lobbied the FCC. A cen- 86 Columbia, SC See Greenville (35) tral issue is whether Northpoint would 87 South Bend, IN See Chicago (3) be harmful to DBS services and a set of

89 Jackson, TN See Mobile (62) planned satellite data providers. With broadcast TV, interference gen- 92 Tri -Cities,TN See Knoxville (63) erates ghosts or snow. With DBS, too 96 El Paso, TX See San Antonio (37) much interference of digital signals 67 Baton Rouge, William Arceneaux President, Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and means TV screens go black; subscribers LA Universities; board, Louisianna Educational Television Authority already suffer outages during heavy rain

100 Savannah, GA Loren Carlson Investment banker, William R. Hough & Co. ; former New York storms, about 15 hours a year on average. City investment banker. Also the affiliate for Charleston (104) No one charges that the Northpoint 104 Charleston, SC See Savannah (100) would have the kind of catastrophic 105 Springfield, MA See Hartford (27) effect as, say, two nearby FM radio stations transmitting on the same frequen- 113 Santa Barbara, See San Diego (25) CA cy. But DBS companies charge that it makes 116 Florence, SC See Charlotte (28) their customers' receivers more susceptible to rain fade. 118 Fort Smith, AR Betsey Wright Chief of staff when Bill Clinton was Ark. governor Collier counters that, in live tests of 34 Columbus, OH Eric Carmichael Investment banker and partner, Pryor, McClendon, Counts & Co. the system around Washington, D.C., 141 Erie, PA Debra Sanko Executive director, Lake Erie Consortium for Osteopathic and Austin, Texas, DirecTV and Medical Training EchoStar can't point to a single cus- 158 Biloxi- Gulfport See Also Mobile (62) tomer who lost service.

~~184 Jackson, TN See Knoxville (63) -Bill McConnell contributed to this article.~~

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know she'd be this controversial." Certain advocacy groups, such as Sears drops radio doc the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, have been staging Will no longer sponsor radio show, but little impact seen on protests at TV stations set to carry Dr. Laura for months. Most recently, 97 %- cleared TV show that's on track for September debut GLAAD organized a rally outside KARE(TV) Minneapolis that attracted By Susanne Ault 300 -plus people. Sears' about -face with Schles- Gay- rights groups were singer's radio program could "call into high -fiving last week at question whether others want to be Sears' decision to yank involved in a controversial show," notes its sponsorship of Dr. Laura Katz TV's Bill Carroll. "It doesn't nec- Schlessinger's national radio essarily mean that they will pull their program. But it's questionable advertising, but it will only be prudent whether Sears' decision will for them to look at their options" have much effect on the In a statement, Sears explained its groups' real point of con- move: "Sears supports both diversity tention: Schlessinger's planned and culture throughout our customer fall TV series, Dr. Laura. base and with our associate networks. For one, Sears had no plans Schlessinger: 'I am encouraging -no. insisting- We will no longer advertise on Dr. to advertise on the Para- that you support these loyal sponsors." Laura as a result of recent comments." mount- distributed talk strip in At this point, Dr. Laura is still in the the first place. Also, Procter & Gam- But it's hard to tell whether ad fall- clear. However, it would be different, ble's arguably more high -profile deci- out on her radio show will translate to Carroll observes, "if there were an sion not to advertise in Paramount's her TV show. overall lack of advertiser support-if planned TV series has so far failed to "The studio is nervous. They have to advertisers were jumping into life boats influence other large advertisers to fol- be," says one syndication insider. "They en masse rather than just an individual low suit. knew she'd be controversial but didn't advertiser." While Paramount, as policy, doesn't reveal its show advertisers, it continues to trumpet excellent upfront sales. Dr. Laura is scheduled to air in 97% of the `X- Files' accident investigated country starting Sept. 11. Yet Schlessinger has felt the adver- OSHA and union join Fox in seeking answers in power-line tising strikes against her, posting on her incident that leaves one crew member dead, others injured Web site a plea for her radio listeners to support the advertisers that do buy By Joe Schlosser "We are conducting an intensive spots on her radio program. investigation into the accident, and "I have come to understand how dif- Tfree separate investigations of a families of the crew members have ficult it is for sponsors to be accosted fatal accident last week on the been notified," a studio release said by a few people with an agenda," The X -Files set are under way. Tuesday. "Our heartfelt condolences writes Schlessinger. "They don't want One production crew member was and deepest sympathies go out to Jim's to hurt so much as one relationship killed and six others injured Monday, family, friends and colleagues, and we with a customer and thus are vulnera- July 31, after scaffolding on the set of wish the injured crew members a full ble to this kind of pressure. ... There- the veteran Fox series carne in contact and rapid recovery." Conducting their fore, for the first time in this program's with a power line. own investigations are Cal/OSHA (the six -year history, I am making a point of Thirty- eight -year -old crew member California Occupational Safety and directing your attention to who these Jim Engh was killed in the accident, Health Administration) and members [supporting] sponsors are. I am encour- and another staffer remains in fair con- of the IATSE Grips Local 80 union. aging-no, insisting -that you support dition in a Los Angeles -area hospital. Chris Carter, the executive producer these loyal sponsors." Five other crew members on the scaf- of The X- Files, said in a statement, `All Online ticket and reservation seller folding suffered minor injuries and of us are deeply saddened by the tragic Priceline.com is one such frequent were released from hospitals by Tues- loss of our friend and colleague Jim radio advertiser. day morning. Engh. Our hearts go out to his family Among other companies recently The Twentieth Century Fox series was and friends. He will be deeply missed rejecting Schlessinger's radio program filming on location in a West Los Ange- by all who have known him and are United Airlines' in -flight magazine les neighborhood just a few blocks from worked with him. Our thoughts and Hemisphere (which stopped accepting the studio's Los Angeles headquarters. prayers are with the other crew mem- ads hyping her show), Xerox, AT &T, The series had just begun taping bers who were injured. We wish them a Toys `R' Us, Skytel and Kraft. episodes for its eighth season on Fox. speedy recovery"

AUGUST 7, 2000 I BROADCASTING & CABLE 31 BROADCASTING fine when you are talking to a football audience, but for Monday Night Foot- ball to be successful, it has to reach out to the casual sports fan and the viewer who is normally watching entertainment programming," he says. "If I'm an advertiser who has purchased Monday Night Football inventory, I' m real happy with the renewed attention this series is getting, from both ABC and the media." "I was really pleased with our announcers for the first game, ... and the trio in the booth has a chance to be something special," Ohlmeyer says. The ratings, at least for the kick -off, are another story. Monday's game drew the telecasts' second -worst preseason ratings ever, according to Nielsen Media Research. In its defense, the telecast did start at 4 p.m. PT, was a 20- 0 blowout victory by the Patriots and faced competition from the start of the Republican National Convention. Regardless, Miller, who still hosts Miller kicks off his football stint doing what he does best: drawing eyes and ayes. his own comedy series on HBO and is a regular in a number of national advertising campaigns, stole the show. The comedian managed to get in lines about Miller Time on `MNF' NAFTA, the Republican National Con- vention, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, Game's a blowout, ratings tank, but comic breeds buzz and Ouija boards. When he talked of Patriots' running By Joe Schlosser Neal Filson, former CBS Sports back J.R. Redmond's absence from the president, now a TV sports consultant, game because of a minor groin surgery, When Don Ohlmeyer returned to says the show needs just that kind of Miller quipped, "I'm not sure there's Monday Night Football as pro- lift. such a thing as minor groin surgery. Any- ducer earlier this year, he "The game had slipped into a Sunday - one has a sharp instrument around my wanted to make the ABC telecast the afternoon presentation, which works genitalia, I'm thinking it's major." buzz around the water cooler. He got his wish, thanks to the addition of comedian Dennis Miller to the Dennis, anyone? Monday Night booth. Even if the ratings were down, the July 31 opener "Dennis Miller's debut in the Monday Night Football booth was a lot like the featuring the San Francisco 49ers and opening night of the Republican National Convention. The true believers New England Patriots was front -page cheered the performance, but he probably didn't sway the philosophically news and the lead story on sportscasts. opposed." Mike Dodd, USA Today Of course, no one was talking about the game -a meaningless pre- "Miller tried to sound authoritative in talking serious football. But every time season blowout just about Miller. he put on his analyst cap, the feeling was, why am I listening to this guy? "A year ago, people were not talking Your buddy Joe knows as much or more." Ed Sherman, Chicago Tribune Monday Night Football, now they are," says Paul Schulman of Schulman "Our weekly football treasure will never be the same.... It will be better. For near- Advanswers New York. "People tuned ly three hours Monday in his first appearance in one of the most risky moves in in Monday to see Dennis Miller television history, Miller transformed what should be sports' highest form of because it's a different twist. It's show entertainment back into entertainment" Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times business that Don Ohlmeyer is bringing back to the show, and I think that's "Chuckling during nearly every comment, Miller often sounded like an what he was hired to do. If they would overenthusiastic fan who had won a `Who wants to be an MNF analyst ?' have brought in one more former jock contest. To his credit, he made more than a few good points about the or one more analyst, I don't think it action on the field." Joe Lago, ESPN.com would have meant anything. There is no doubt that the Monday Night tele- In a USA Today poll, 55% of 376 voters in the first half gave Miller the casts have been given an additional thumbs up. -Compiled by Beth Shapouri dimension with Dennis"

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ty's all -news WBBM Chicago. About a dozen WMAQ employees have moved to WBBM, the No. 6 station in the market; WMAQ says so long the other 40 or so are looking for jobs. WMAQ, which went on the air on Pioneering Chicago station ty's decision: WMAQ tied for 21st place in April 12, 1922, was the birthplace of is gone; sports format the spring Arbitron book. Although radio's first serial, Amos 'n' Andy, in WSCR was tied for 26th, 1928, and originated WSCR grabs its frequency Infinity is hoping to "more soap operas than 99.987` Mechanically Perfect duplicate the success of W you can begin to name," By Elizabeth A. Rathbun its sports /talk wFAN(AM) ...1.,.b1,.44w Chicago broadcast his- . 41.,._,w.w. .non .Yd1ab..11m Lad F4. New York. WFAN has yd,d.1,..,w.. torian Rich Samuels MAQ(AM) is dead! Long live been the top -billing radio 4114b.1.. **I says. The station also *In®L L.A. WMAQ! Chicago's oldest radio station not just in New 4WMÿAO.Wr..... by d.D.- hosted Fibber McGee d c...... "swri station retired its call letters last York but in the entire A & Molly and personali- Monday after more than 78 years, but its country since 1995, ac- ties including Red Skel- . INS 11[0110 archives will live on at the Museum of cording to BIA Research. °" ton and Don Ameche. Broadcast Communications in Chicago. While WMAQ billed WMAQ also lays claim WMAQ owner Infinity Broadcasting some $20 million in to the first play -by -play Corp. had to sell an AM in Chicago to 1999, it "was not func- sports broadcast, in win federal approval of parent CBS tioning as a successful By the time this ad appeared 1925, and the first Corp.'s recent merger into Viacom Inc. station," CBS spokes- in a 1932 edition of transocean news broad- The natural target was wscR(AM) at man Gil Schwartz says. 'Broadcasting,' WMAQ was a cast, in 1928. 1160 kHz, with its weak nighttime sig- Meanwhile, the sports 10- year -old radio power. The station was start- nal. But rather than sell off wscR com- format is a "successful ed by the Chicago pletely, Infinity decided to move franchise," he continues, although WSCR Daily News and a local department WSCR's call letters and potentially pop- reportedly billed just $10 million last store, the Fair Store. NBC bought ular sports talk format to its WMAQ, year. WMAQ in 1931 and owned it until 1988, which at 670 kHz has the strongest AM WMAQ employees had a rough couple when the station was sold to Westing- signal available. (Infinity is looking for of weeks before the change, says Mike house Electric Co. Westinghouse a buyer for the 1160 frequency.) Krauser, formerly news director of bought Infinity in 1996, the year after it Ratings also came into play in Infini- WMAQ and now news director of Infini- bought CBS.

Mysterious Ways, which is sharing a window with co -owned network Pax GET WITH THE PROGRAM TV, brought in a surprising 12 million viewers on Monday night. Fox fin- By Joe Schlosser and Susanne Ault ished the week in fourth place in both adults 18 -49 Gifford goodbye is rang up a 12.7/37. To com- best 3.5 rating for the (2.7 rating) and in total a ratings grabber pare, during the most week, according to viewers (5.9 million), but recent ratings period (week Nielsen Media Research. Kathie Lee Gifford's the network was No. 1 ended July 16), talk -show With Who Wants to Be farewell episode scored a a among all nets in adults queen Oprah posted a 5.8 Millionaire? and Survivor ratings coup for Live With 18 -34 and men 18 -34. Regis and Kathie Lee, grab- in national households. For still pulling their weight, UPN topped The WB bing a 10.4/33 household that week, Live snagged a ABC and CBS tied for once again in both cate- average in the metered 3.6. second place in the 18 -49 gories, averaging a 1.3 rat- race, averaging a 3.4 rating in adults 18 -49 and 3.2 markets, the best rating for NBC takes 18 -49 any talk show this season, ing. In total viewers, ABC million viewers. The WB according to Nielsen Media NBC eked out a victory in topped CBS with a 9.7 scored a 1.0 rating in Research. Buena Vista's adults 18 -49, while ABC million- viewer average to adults 18-49 and 2.4 mil- talk series (now titled Live narrowly took home the CBS' 9.6 million. NBC lion viewers. With Regis) shot up 149% prize for most viewers for finished third with 8.9 `Will & Grace' on Friday (July 28) from its the week ended July 30. million viewers. rerun Carried by strong rat- The top -rated earned average May marks show for strong Friends (4.1/16). ings for reruns of the week was CBS' Sur- ratin e s The teary farewell fared and Will & Grace, along vivor, which averaged an well in New York (where with a good start by new 11.9 rating/36 share in the show is taped), netting series Mysterious Ways, adults 18 -49 and 27.2 mil- a 13/37. In Los Angeles, it NBC averaged a network- lion viewers.

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Corriuor Ltd. and A.H. Belo, which owns local CBS affiliate KENS-TV, KBEJ -TV signed on S TAT I O with a mix of syndicated and UPN programming. KBEJ- By Dan Trigoboff TV will be the UPN affiliate for San Antonio and in It's the highway whelming. " and a courthouse is expect- 90 days will be UPN affil- for Shumway Griesdorn would not ed on the site. iate for nearby Austin as comment on a personnel WBNS -TV Columbus, well. UPN's popular Ohio matter but took issue with Taking a plea weatherman Chris Shum- wrestling Smackdown! Shumway's characteriza- KMSP -TV Minneapolis will move from local way has accused the station of the relationship with reporter Tom Lyden plead- tion of firing him for open- NBC outlet KMOL -TV, and Huntington Bank. Gries- ed guilty last week to tam- Dallas -based co -owned ly questioning editorial dorn said that the bank pro- pering with a motor vehi- station WFAA -TV will pro- practices, in particular, he vides business expertise in cle in May when he took a says, "a peculiar editorial vide morning show Good a report from its location videotape from an un- Morning Texas. Bob arrangement between WBNS and the station maintains locked car belonging to a and Huntington Bank McGann, who will run editorial control. former boxing champion both stations, will be under which the bank gets The business reports are charged with dog fighting. direct editorial control over looking for cable carriage no different from sole - Lyden used the tape in in both cities. a `news' segment called sponsored segments done preparing a story on dog Your Money in exchange Aiding in the launch at stations around the fighting and a related will be a contract for the for a big payoff to the sta- country, Griesdorn assert- police investigation and tion. This is clearly a case rights to San Antonio ed. "Chris is commenting then turned it in to Bald- Spurs NBA games. New of an advertiser buying on his perception" the win Township authorities. of station KBEJ -TV will carry control of the news." spots, he said. His actions created a In an essay posted on his 31 Spurs games; KENS -TV stir and were roundly con- will carry 10 games. own Web site examining demned by local members "News Media, Corporate of the Society of Profes- New newscast in Power and Democracy," he sional Journalists. A 90- Des Moines concludes that increasing day sentence was suspend- corporate power has caused ed with a year's probation, Start spreading the media to "behave not like and Lyden will actually résumés. KSDM -TV Des watchdogs but lapdogs." perform only 15 hours of Moines, Iowa, plans to Citing prohibitions in his community service. launch a 35- minute prime own contract against mak- NBC -owned WTVJ Miami last Various theft charges time newscast beginning ing derogatory statements week began broadcasting were dropped against in December. The seven- from its new, digital facility in day -a -week 9 p.m. news- about his employer, he Miramar, Fla. Lyden, who issued an on- accuses media organiza- air apology to his journal- cast will be co- produced tions of hypocrisy in using Moves over Miami ism peers and to the public by KSDM -TV and co -owned Sinclair Broadcast Group freedom to broadcast pro- WTVJ(TV) Miami last week several weeks ago. station KGAN -TV Cedar vided by the First Amend- began broadcasting from Although Lyden initially Rapids. Sinclair says it ment while allegedly curb- its new 76,000- square- felt that taking the tape will be Central Iowa's ing the free - speech rights foot, state -of-the -art facili- was simply aggressive only prime time local of employees. ty in reporting, he says he soon Miramar, Fla. The newscast. Shumway said his firing estimated $20 million realized that "I crossed a "Our prime time news- included a scolding by facility will include an line. I would never cross cast will be formatted in General Manager Tom 11,000 -square-foot news- that line again" He says the tradition of the Fox Griesdorn and an escort room, two studios, a heli- his station has been sup- brand, aimed at a younger out of the building. "Ironi- copter landing pad, nine portive and he hopes the audience and at a faster cally," he told BROADCAST- satellite dishes, and a incident will not adversely pace than the traditional ING & CABLE, "since my tower rising more than 100 affect his career. late local newscasts," said exit, people all over are feet. The station left KDSM-TV General Manager reading an essay that was Miami after more than half Station launches Ted Stephens. only posted on my rinky- a century there in order to in San Antonio dink personal Web site. gain a better vantage point San Antonio saw the rare All news is local. I'm getting amazing sup- for covering the growing launch of a new VHF sta- Contact Dan Trigoboff at port from journalists and South Florida area. Its old tion last week. Local ch. 2 (301) 260 -0923, e-mail broadcasters all over the facility was purchased by had been dormant, but dtrig @erols.com, or fax country. It's been over- the federal government, after an LMA between (202) 463 -3742.

~~AUGUST 7, 2000 / BROADCASTING 8 CABLE 35 111AiCASTING PEOPLE'S C N OIC E SYNDICATION WRAP-UP JULY 17 - 23, 2000~~

TOP 20 SHOWS HH HH `Blind Date' finds true happiness Rank Program AA GAA Rookie relationship /game 1 Wheel of Fortune 9.1 9.1 Younger strip Blind Date scored its all - 2 Jeopardy 7.7 7.7 demos' 3 Judge Judy 6.7 9.2 summer time ratings high of a 2.4 for 4 Oprah 5.7 5.8 viewing the week ended July 23, helps lift 5 Friends 5.5 6.3 according to Nielsen Media 'Blind Date' 5 Entertainment Tonight 5.5 5.6 Research. to its best - 7 Frasier 5.1 5.8 ever week. During a week of repeats, 7 Wheel of Fortune (wknd) 5.1 5.1 Blind Date's repeat surpassed <., 9 Seinfeld 4.9 4.9 Who says -to 10 ER 4.3 4.9 Christmas its season -date number Ill Maury 4.1 4.3 comes but once (1.8) by 33 %. Its 15% climb 12 Jerry Springer 4.0 4.5 a year... from the previous ratings peri- P12 The X -Files 4.0 4.3 od was also the biggest 14 Judge Joe Brown 3.9 5.0 upswing for any of the major 15 Hollywood 3.8 Squares 3.8 syndicated strips. Blind Date's 16 Drew Carey 3.7 4.2 17 Live With Regis & Kathie Lee 3.6 3.6 performance is also impressive considering that the show debuted last fall 18 3rd Rock From the Sun 3.4 3.6 with a 1.3. 18 Sally Jessy Raphael 3.4 3.5 Blind Date's boost could be attributed to its attractiveness to the 18 Extra 3.4 3.4 younger demos, who can cram in more TV watching while school is out. Youth -skewing talk show Maury Povich (up 5% to a 4.1) also fared well, bumping Jerry Springer (down 2% to a 4.0) from his usual second place TOP FIVE SAME SHOWS HH HH among the chat crowd. Also, slightly older- targeted Rosie O'Donnell is Rank Program AA GAA feeling the heat-dropping to 9th place among 11 returning talk series but 1 Wheel of Fortune 9.1 9.1 rising 4% for the week to a 2.7. 2 Jeopardy 7.7 7.7 In other Blind Date stats, the show beefed up its male 18 -34 audience 3 Wheel of Fortune (wknd) 5.1 5.1 4 Hollywood Squares 3.8 3.8 (1.9) by 36% compared with last week. It was also the top -rated first -run 5 Family Feud 2.5 3.1 strip in that demo. "Summer has proven to be an opportunity for more men and teens to According to Nielsen Media Research Syndica- sample the show," notes Matt Cooperstein, senior VP, domestic television, tion Service Ranking Report July 17 -23 for Universal Worldwide Television, which produces and syndicates the HH /AA= Average Audience Rating (households) show. "[Blind Date's guerrilla dating concept] is a new format, and it's taken audiences a while to find it. So this is validation that audiences are HH /GAA= Gross Aggregate Average really starting to embrace the show" One Nielsen rating= 1,008,000 households, As for other game developments, syndication's overall winner Wheel of which represents 1% of the 100.8 million TV Fortune fell 1% to a 9.1, and runner -up Jeopardy rose 1% to a 7.7; fol- Households in the United States. lowed by Hollywood Squares (flat at a 3.8), Family Feud (up 4% to a 2.5)

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i/ i Guide July 2000 Contents DIGITAL TELEVISION - THE NEXT CHALLENGE [ 5, Welcome by CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro After 75 years of good ole NTSC, it In this issue of DTV Guide, we hasn't been easy shifting to a new have the latest report on DTV pro- Retailer Testimonials television standard. Thankfully, the gramming from cable, satellite and f 6] sheer "oh my gosh" beauty of digital broadcast sources and news about Hear about the transition from leading - DTV retailers. Market -by- market DTV television (DTV) will ensure its some broadcasters' plans to deliver retailer listing begins on p. 8. success even though so many es- data and other services to con- tablished forces work to delay or sumers. You'll find the latest mar - derail it. ket-by- market list of local DTV sta- 1 DTV Programming The biggest threat today to DTV tions and detailed charts of

The latest news about DTV programming comes from the very industry that available DTV products. from Glenn Dickson. was an early advocate. Hungry for Introductory sales have been free new spectrum and rightfully great, despite limited programming concerned about losing market availability. Consumers are excited DTV Market Outlook share to cable, DBS and pre- about the technology and many are

CEA's Todd Thibodeaux gives a glimpse recorded media, broadcasters buying it. As you'll read in three of the future of DTV sales. fought for DTV spectrum and even testimonials from DTV retailers, (reluctantly) committed to a those who've invested in the tech- timetable for a DTV signal. nology are having no regrets. DTV Products But now that they are being Our industry's challenge is to J Detailed DTV Product charts courtesy asked to meet the timetable they deliver on DTV and build con- of TWICE agreed upon, some broadcasters are sumer confidence even while oth- clamoring for delay. Even as respon- ers are pushing for delay. The good sible broadcasters like CBS move news is that DTV offers such a 2 DTV Data forward aggressively with DTV, oth- phenomenally improved experi-

Broadcasters are exploring opportunities ers are badmouthing this exciting ence that it will win on its own in to deliver data over the DTV Spectrum. new technology at the same time the marketplace. Do your best to Glenn Dickson gives an update. they hold tightly on to their free new keep the pressure on local broad- spectrum. casters -and reward those that are hurting, our 3 DTV Broadcasters And, unfortunately, some helping, rather than broadcasters believe delay is in momentum. A list of stations broadcasting a digital their interest, as they don't have to Thanks to TWICE and signal. return spectrum until 85 percent Broadcasting & Cable for partner- of viewers in their area have digital ing with CEA on this issue of DTV reception. Guide, and helping us keep the in- Fortunately, the cable and satel- dustry up -to -date on the digital lite industries hunger for digital transition. - television. They see new revenue C'EA%,..,Electronics Association A sector of EIA opportunities and quality programming with enthusiastic consumers. Gory Shapiro 2500 Wilson Blvd. Just around the corner is pre- President & CEO Arlington, VA 22201 recorded DTV programming and, Consumer Electronics Association 703 907 7600 www.CE.org soon, broadband will allow Internet, cea @ce.org and maybe even videogame, DTV.

~~Consumer Electronics Association I July 2000 [5] O DTV Retail~~

~~KEN CRANE'S: L.A:S DTV DESTINATION~~

~~Tom Campbell Ken Cranes Home Entertainment City, Inc.~~

LOS ANGELES Rarely in the - so much that the current healthy IV digital televisions from Mitsubishi, 51 years that Ken Crane has sold business would be adversely im- Panasonic, Pioneer and Sony, and consumer electronics products pacted? Ken Crane bit the bullet, we carry the set -top decoders from has a new category produced the and brought in a small HDTV as- Mitsubishi, Panasonic and RCA. excitement level that we are see- sortment to test the waters. He was In addition, HDTV has created ing from high- definition television amazed at the reaction. a renewed interest in the total today. I'm pleased to report the benefits home theater concept. Ken Crane Thanks to the entrepreneurial of HDTV have far outweighed the has enjoyed increased business in spirit of company founder Ken risks. Consumers are showing a lot of home theater audio products, Crane and his son, vice president interest in HDTV. The feedback has DVD players and other high -per- Casey Crane, Ken Crane's Home been very positive, and we have seen formance system components, as a Entertainment City has become a double -digit sales increases in digi- result of consumers' seeing the leading destination point for digital tal-upgradeable televisions every breath -taking clarity of this new televisions in the Greater Los An- month since the first month we class of big- screen television com- geles area. began selling them. bined with a Dolby Digital sur- Although it may seem like a no- Some 68 percent of our overall round sound presentation. In fact, brainer now, the decision to take on television business today is done in I believe the key reason a customer the first digital TVs two years ago HDTV upgradeable models, and buys an HDTV upgradeable set had some risks. In 1998, no one re- 20% of the customers who bought today is to watch standard DVDs ally knew for sure that the public one of those models also purchased in enhanced picture quality, often would consider investing in a new a digital set -top decoder box to with a filled widescreen picture. class of digital televisions costing watch off -air digital broadcasts (and I also believe we have been hundreds or thousands of dollars sometimes digital satellite programs helped by the availability of digital more than comparably sized analog in high- definition). These decoders television broadcasts in our mar- models, which continue to sell very make the HDTV upgradeable TVs a ket. There are seven broadcasters well. fully functioning digital TV system transmitting digital over-the -air If we brought these new sets and give broadcasters a living, programming in the Greater Los onto the sales floor, would they breathing audience. Angeles area. This generates con - confuse and confound the public We carry a broad selection of continued on page 30

~~[6] Consumer Electronics Association l July 2000 DTV Retail~~

~~DIGITAL TELEVISION: A TECHNOLOGY YOU CAN BANK ON~~

technology deliver by far, the best aligned, especially where program- analog pictures we have ever seen. ming is concerned, look at the ram- But the amazing sales growth is ifications: When the CD player also due to today's customer's savvy was introducing in the mid -80's, hi- with regard to the future. fi stores saw an unprecedented Our customers (whom we boom in sales. Not only did we sell maintain are smarter than our the CD player itself, but because of competitions') have been burned its superior fidelity (mid -fi anyway), By Noah Herschman, by the obsolescence flame before. it initiated a domino effect. Vice President, Marketing Tweeter They have purchased 64,000 Customers felt the urge to up- Home Entertainment Group computers and DIVX players only grade their entire system - receiver, to see those products replaced by speakers, cassette recorder, Even though Digital Television faster and better -performing ones. speaker wire - everything had to be feels like it is currently waylaid in They understand the value of up- "digital- ready." Multiply what hap- some sort of purgatory, we have al- ward- compatibility and are willing pened in the 80's by a factor of five ready experienced the first ripple of to pay a premium to insure that and you'll come close to the phe- the impending storm. Since the ad- their new purchase has legs. It is nomenon we are about to witness vent of HDTV-compatible (HDTV- actually an easy sell if you think in '00. C) sets two years ago, Tweeter about it: you can pay $1,500 for A 1080i HDTV picture is six Home Entertainment Group's pro- an analog PJTV or $2,500 for an times more detailed than an analog jection television sales have more HDTV-compatible one. one. And Dolby Digital is immea- than doubled. Currently HDTV - The question of programming is surably better than the sound from compatible sets account for more now at the forefront of the debate. a regular TV set. The upgrade pos- than 60% of our projection televi- But we have confidence that pro- sibilities are astounding. sion (PJTV) sets in units and over grammers who are committed to Besides the TV itself, cus- 80 percent in dollars. high quality will prevail in this tomers are compelled to replace o This is not inconceivable given arena. We applaud HBO and Di- their VCR with the fact that the early adopter is one recTV for taking a stand TiVo or Replay; of our primary customers. What and delivering premium and purchase has been a pleasant surprise is that programming and pay - a progressive the lower tiers of customers on the per-view movies in high - scan or HD enthusiasm curve are also embrac- definition, and we look for- D V D ing high- definition technology. ward to being able to player, a sur- Instead of seeing sales of demonstrate this program- round sound HDTV-compatible sets slow down ming in our stores. (HBO: receiver, and after the initial early adopter Please make sure you run at least six pipeline was filled, sales have in- some G and PG -rated movies speakers. We're up creased and we're selling more of during regular business hours). to almost $2,000 over these sets than ever. The future looks bright for A/V and above the price of the TV! Do Perhaps this is due to the fact retailers who have become com- the math, if now is not the time to that these sets, with their exem- fortable selling DTV. Although all be a hi -fi salesman, I don't know plary displays and line -doubling of the forces still need to be when will be.

~~Consumer Electronics Association I July 2000 [7] DTV Retail~~

~~BEST BUY TAKES DTV LEAD~~

By Lee Simonson, Best Buy thousands of people to local Best Buy stores to see high definition MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - As a television up close. Today, we company, Best Buy is very pleased struggle to get enough inventory to with the progress of our digital meet the demands of our cus- television business. tomers. According to NPD Intelect Although the early activity was market research data, we hold the encouraging, it wasn't until last of digital -capable televisions and No. 1 market share position in dig- April that digital television sales set -top digital decoder boxes had ital television sales. That means, became what I would call truly ro- been so limited that digital sets we are selling digital televisions bust. That was when Sony began weren't shown in some locations. better than anyone in the country. deliveries of its current generation The second reason: Some say This can be attributed to the orga- of Hi -Scan digital -compatible rear Sony's newly expanded assortment nization's commitment to building projection televisions. This was an also validated the category, and en- the category from its inception. important milestone for two rea- couraged other manufacturers to In November 1998, Best Buy sons, it alleviated the product market their digital television lines became the first retail chain to ad- shortage conditions that have lim- more aggressively. The industry vertise the digital television system ited the sales volume of digital has done a wonderful job in bring- and products nationally. This has compatible televisions for Best ing the price of digital -ready 4:3 helped to spark the imaginations of Buy and the consumer electronics (conventional square- screen) tele- American consumers, drawing industry. Previously, the availability continued on page 32 EI.CECE RETAILERS CARRYING DIGITAL TELEVISION PRODUCTS ATLANTA MARKET CHARLOTTE MARKET CLEVELAND MARKET

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How do you get people to like you? Seek to understand then. No band does that better than RCA. And the mcre we get to snow your cus.omers the more digital innovations they inspire. In fact, this year well to offering our broadest produci line ever. And we'll be promoting it more in the months ahead. Because once you really get to know people, they'll want to know you, too. Changing Entertai ,ment. Again. DTV Retail Circuit City Bloomington continued from page 8 Edina Audio King Edina Kacey's Fine Furniture Denver Elite Audio Eau Claire Laserland Denver Hi -Fi Sound Electronics Minneapolis Best Buy Raleigh Listen Up Denver Robert Paul Co. St. Paul Circuit City Raleigh Soundtrack Denver Sears St. Paul Garner TV & Appliance Garner Valas TV Denver Sound Center Minneapolis Kelly's Fayetville Now Audio Video Raleigh Sears Raleigh DETROIT MARKEI NEW YORK MARKET

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By Glen Dickson lineup for this fall. Mitsubishi has sponsor Monday Night Football in indicated it will focus on sports and hi -def, ABC is considering other op- If 1999 was the year HDTV rock- other event programming with its tions for this fall. But they don't in- eted to prominence, the year 2000 sponsorship dollars, while Panasonic clude Monday Night Football. has seen the new medium remain in has sold the $6 million 720P pro- ABC decided in late June to call a holding pattern. Unlike last spring, duction truck it built for Monday off talks with The Ackerley Group when CBS and ABC announced in- Night Football to The Ackerley about renting its 720P production novative subsidy deals with TV set Group, a Seattle -based station truck for the 2000 season of MNF. makers to support weekly HDTV owner. NBC, which has been show- Since there aren't any other 720p programming, this year has passed ing The Tonight With Jay Leno in trucks in existence, says ABC Presi- with no significant HDTV program- HDTV since May 1999, hasn't an- dent of Broadcast Operations and ming announcements. nounced any new HDTV plans, al- Engineering Preston Davis, "at this To be fair, 2000 has seen some though the network has previously point, it does not look like we will be new HDTV programs, mainly in the indicated it would broadcast Titanic doing MNF in HDTV." He adds that form of sporting events. ABC pro- in 1080I this year. ABC will increase the number of duced the NHL All -Star Game in CBS continues to broadcast 15 HDTV movies it broadcasts. The HDTV in February, after showing hours of HDTV a week and is still network is also considering some Monday Night Football and the pursuing HDTV subsidy deals for HDTV primetime series for the fall, Super Bowl in hi -def with help from the upcoming season, says which may be subsidized by con- Panasonic. In addition to its Mit- spokesman Dana McClintock. 'We sumer electronics manufacturers. subishi- sponsored prime -time fare, have a similar model on the table "I don't think that will drive the CBS showed high- definition broad- with various manufacturers, and we decision one way or the other, but casts of the NCAA Men's Basketball do expect announcements in the we are in discussions with c.e. com- Tournament and the Masters golf coming weeks," says McClintock, panies," says Davis. tournament in April (the NCAA who says that CBS is considering NBC will continue to broadcast Final Four was subsidized by Thom- more big -event HDTV program- Tonight and occasional special son Consumer Electronics, while ming (industry sources suggest it events in HDTV, says Steve Pair, the Masters was indirectly sup- will be NFL football). He says it's vice president of engineering for ported by "unlikely" that CBS would air NBC's station group. The costs of Sony , HDTV programming w ut slivering. arate high- definition w h i c h being subsidized. satellite fee e made doing more supplied gear to tournament host Mitsubishi director of m rohihe says. Augusta National). NBC showed Bob Perry emphasizes that the, process of planning the NBA All -Star Game in HDTV in pany will continue to wo d implementing a new delivery

February, its first hi -def sports pro- CBS. "We have not severed o - a- stem" says Pair. "Right now, we duction. tionship with CBS," says Perry. have to book special [satellite] time But neither Mitsubishi nor Pana- "However, we will not renew our ex- for HDTV. We're currently looking sonic have agreed to renew their re- clusive primetime deal. We're just at a year or two rollout to digital de- spective subsidy deals with CBS and changing our strategy." livery, then we'll do as much HDTV ABC, and so far neither network has After being unable to close an- as we can." announced its HDTV programming other agreement with Panasonic to While Fox doesn't broadcast any

~~[12] Consumer Electronics Association I July 2000 DTV Programming O~~

HDTV, the network has been pump- greatly from [it]." able. But with new 1080p/24 -frame ing out an all -digital primetime feed Among cable networks, MSG gear being rapidly accepted in Holly- since November 1998, as well as the Network and HBO are the clear wood, says Zitter, "12 months from 480p widescreen Fox News Sunday. leaders in HDTV. MSG, a regional now there could be a very different All of Fox's primetime film content sports network primarily carried on answer to that." is produced in 480p, while reality- cable systems in the New York area, Zitter acknowledges that HDTV based programming shot on video- is currently producing its second set penetration has been slow, pri- tape is converted from 480I to 480p season of New York Yankees and marily due to interface issues with for transmission. About three hours Mets baseball in 1080I HDTV (in cable set -tops and the relatively lim- of Fox's primetime schedule are in the winter, it produces the New ited flow of programming. But he widescreen, including shows such doesn't see any major stumbling as Ally McBeal and The X- Files, and o the new format. the network expects to broadcast up knew when we started we to eight hours of widescreen per ing way ahead of the curve in week this fall. terms of accessibility to our sub- Rounding out the commercial scribers," says Zitter. He expects networks, neither UPN nor The WB more major MSOs to start distribut- has announced any HDTV plans. ing HBO's hi -def service in late PBS, on the other hand, is showing 2000 or early 2001. several HDTV and widescreen EchoStar and Time Warner are SDTV productions each month in also carrying HDTV movies from primetime. The rest of the time, the York Knicks and Rangers and New Showtime, which launched its hi- public television network is using its Jersey Nets and Devils in HDTV). def service in January. Showtime is DTV spectrum to multicast four HBO has been airing HDTV movies showing close to 50 percent of its SDTV streams, including east and since March 1999, and is being car- primetime movies in HDTV, says West Coast feeds of its primary pro- ried by cable operators Time Warner Glenn Oakley, Showtime senior vice gramming, a children's channel, and and Cablevision as well as DirecTV president of corporate strategy. The adult education channel. PBS has and EchoStar. network is also augmenting that also experimented with enhanced 'We're chugging away, and there HDTV content by procuring broadcasting, transmitting as- have been no changes in our course widescreen SDTV masters (with soicated data with children's pro- at all," says Bob Zitter, senior vice Dobly Digital sound) of movies and gramming and documentaries. president of technology operations original programming and upcon- John Tollefson, Chief Technol- for HBO. Zitter adds that HBO has verting them to 1080I for transmis- ogy Officer for PBS, says the net- been showing over 60 percent of its sion. That means that about 75 per- work will do more HDTV when it movie titles in HDTV for the past cent of Showtime's programming is becomes cheaper to produce or few months, and offered its first HD available in widescreen DTV. when producers see a demand. title with 5.1- channel Dolby Digital "We've been very explicit in "The basic strategy hasn't sound in June. telling people it's not high- defini- changed any, but we have taken a HBO hasn't started to produce tion," says Oakley of the widescreen more realistic view of what can be any of its original programming such SDTV programming. "But those done," says Tollefson. 'There's not a as The zTftos i t ' a> er people that have seen it, say it's vir- whole lot of high- definition sets at doesn't st tually indistinguishable." - home. But we still look forward to soon. Zit r says INEculty the day when most of the schedule is that HDTV post -production Glen Dickson is associate editor will be in high- definition. Clearly, equipment necessary for original of Broadcasting & Cable, a publica- there are some events that benefit production hasn't been widely avail- tion of Cahners Business

~~Consumer Electronics Association MI July 2000 [13] DTV Market~~

~~DTV MARKET OUTLOOK~~

By Todd Thibodeaux ers to accelerate the rollout of digital programming, and two -way in- Sales of DTV display devices (with teractive data services finally get or without an integrated decoder) on track, the prospects for digital Product Profiles: are expected to total 425,000 units TV display penetration are greatly in 2000, up more than 250 percent enhanced. Compared to a middle from total display shipments in of the road forecast, aggressive ef- 1999. Rear projection displays forts should push display penetra- should account for roughly 75 per- tion to 50 percent by 2006 with an cent of all sales this year with the installed base of more than 56 mil- remainder coming from direct - lion displays. If the market contin- view devices. The majority (57 per- ues to be characterized by trepida- cent) of projection units will have tion and a lack of commitment to Faroudja offers broadcasters the chance screens 55" and larger (including programming, digital TV will not broadcast digital TV formats from an video source material in its Digital Format sets with a 16:9 or 4:3 aspect reach its true potential - and con- Translator (above). The device will con- ratio). The DTV projection display sumers may never have full access vert any video source into 480p, 720p or market is decidedly more "big to this extraordinary technology. 1080i formats, while simultaneously con- verting the aspect ratio of the input image screen" than its analog sister mar- Under such a scenario, penetra- into the 16:9 ratio of the new cinema -style ket. Among analog projection dis- tion will rise slowly to only 15 per- TV monitors. i plays, only 30 percent of sets sold cent and the installed base will in 2000 will have screens 55" and total less than 17 million. over. Virtually all DTV projection The market for digital TV prod- displays to be sold in 2000 will be ucts is complicated, but full of capable of displaying programming huge potential. Many forces in- at HDTV 720p or 1080i, up from cluding products, programming, only about 50 percent for sales standards, services, and others, Runoco's VHD -4404 Ultra video proces- made during 1999. The balance of are blending together in some- sor ($19,995) has been designed to trans- form today's analog signal sources into a 4:3 projection displays and 16:9 ways times odd paving the road virtual high definition image. The unit models will tip in favor of the wider traveled so far. The prize at the include line doubling /quadrupling, and screen format by the end of 2000. end is worth the trip for con- 3:2 pull down detection clean conversion of film -based video source material. A trend likely to continue to gain sumers and all the industries in- more momentum as DVD owners volved in the transition. re look to get the most from their home theater systems. Todd Thibodeaux is CEA's Vice Going forward, the DTV mar- President of Market Research. ket really has three paths it can follow depending on how programming and interactive services are deployed. If the market sees stepped up efforts from broadcast-

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The following CEA/TWICE charts contain the most comprehensive source of information on DTV products available in the market. All of the DTV products listed fall into one of the following categories: ti DTV and HDTV monitors, which, with the addition of a digital set -top box, offer a complete DTV system, integrated high -definition sets that include a digital receiver and display; or digital set -top boxes designed to work with high -definition and digital displays, or current analog displays.

~~1080i and /or 720p- Capable Monitors (15.7kHz- 33.75kHz or better)~~

~~Brand Model Display Type Screen HDTV Scar On -Board Line Numter of Interface for DTV Available Price Size Rate DisplaI Doubling/ NTSC Tuner/Decoder Capability Scaling? Tuners~~

~~Cinevision 1050 7" CRT Front PTV Variable 720p,1080i No 0 VGA 15 -pin D -sub Now $20,000.00~~

~~Dwin HD500 7" CRT Front PTV Variable 720p,1080i No. optional line doubler, D RGB H &V/C Sync via BNC Now $12,000.00~~

~~(1280x1024) multiplier available~~

~~Dwin HD700 7" CRT Front PTV Variable 720p,1080i No. optional line doubler, O RGB H &V/C Sync via BNC Now $12,500.00~~

~~multiplier available Faroudja RP -5800 CRT Rear PTV 58W" 16:9 720p, 1080i Yes 0 RGBS -H &V via VGA Now $35,000. 15 -pin D -sub~~

~~Fujitsu PDS -4221 Plasma Panel 42W 16:9 720p,1080i Scaler 0 RGB -H &V BNC, Component Now $15.995.00 (1024x1024) BNC,RGB t5-pin D SUB~~

~~Fujitsu PDS-4222 Plasma Panel 42W" 16:9 720p, 1080i Scaler 0 RGB -H &V BNC, Component Now $15,995.00 Brushed Silver (1024x1024) BNC,RGB 15 -pin D SUB~~

~~Fujitsu PDS -4209 Plasma Panel 42W" 16:9 720p,10801 Scaler 0 RGB -H &v BNC, Component July $7,999.00~~

~~(852x480) BNC,RGB 15-pin D SUB~~

~~Fujitsu PDS -4214 Plasma Panel 42W" 16:9 720p, 1080 Scaler 0 RGB -H &v BNC, Component July $9,999.00~~

~~(852x480) BNC,RGB 15-pin D SUB~~

~~Hitachi 550MX01 W DLP Rear PTV 55W" 16:9 720p Yes 2 RGB -H &V BNC, Component October $9,999.00~~

BNC,RGB 15-pin D SUB Hitachi 61SWXOIW 7" CRT Rear PN 61W' 16:9 1080i Yes 2 (2) HD Component Sept. $4,999.00 Hitachi 61SDX01 B 7" CRT Rear PTV 61" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 (2) HD Component July $3,799.00 Hitachi 53SWX01 W 7" CRT Rear PN 53" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 (2) HD Component Sept. $3,999.00 Hitachi 53SDX01 B 7" CRT Rear PN 53" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 (2) HD Component June $3,299.00 Hitachi 53FDX01 B 7" CRT Rear PN 53" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 (2) HD Component July $2,699.00

~~Hitachi 43FDX01 B 7" CRT Rear PTV 43" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 (2) HD Component August $2,199.00 Tabletop~~

Hitachi 36SDX8813 Direct View 36" 4:3 1080i Yes 1 HD Component, Now $2,199.00 15-pin D -sub Hitachi 36SDX01S Direct View 36" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 HD Component July $2,199.00 Hitachi 53SDX89B 7" CRT Rear PTV 53" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 HD Component Now $3,299.00 Hitachi 60SDX88B 7" CRT Rear PTV 60" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 HD Component Now $3,799.00

~~JVC AV-61S901 D -ILA Hologram Rear PN 61W' 16:9 1080i Yes 2 (2) HD Component June $6,999.00~~

~~D'Ahlia p:32 mil. pixels) line doubles NTSC~~

~~Konka HR3093U Flat -Faced Direct View 30W 16:9 1080i Yes 1 RGB High Density Sept. $2,499.00 15 -way D -type socket~~

~~Konka HR3289U Flat -Faced Direct View 32" 4:3 1080i Yes 1 RGB High Density 2001 TBA 15 -way D -type socket~~

~~Konka HD5098U Rear Projection 50" 16:9 1080i Yes 1 RGB High Density April TBA~~

~~15-way D -type socket~~

Madrigal MP-9 9" CRT Front PTV Variable 1080i, 720p No 0 RGB H &V sync, Now $60,000.00 Madrigal MP -8 8" CRT Front PTV Variable 1080i, 720p No 0 RGB H &V sync, Now $45,000.00 Marantz VP-8000 DLP Front PTV Variable 1080i Yes 0 HD Component Now $9,999.00 Mitsubishi WT-46805 7" CRT Rear PTV 46W' 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component, Now $3,799 Platinum Sedes RGB via VGA Mitsubishi VS -50805 7" CRT Rear PTV 50" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 HD Component, Now $3,999 Platinum Sedes RGB via VGA Mitsubishi WS -55805 T' CRT Rear PN 55W' 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component, Now $4,499 Platinum Sedes RGB via VGA

Mitsubishi VS -60805 7" CRT Rear PTV 60" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 HD Component, Now $4,499 Platinum Sedes RGB via VGA Mitsubishi VS -80803 9" CRT Rear PTV 80" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 Proprietary RGB Now $9,999 Platinum Sedes Mitsubishi WS -55905 7" CRT Rear PTV 55W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component, Now $5,499 Diamond Series RGB via VGA Mitsubishi WS -65905 7" CRT Rear PTV 65W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component. Now $6,999 Diamond Series RGB via VGA

~~Mitsubishi WS -73905 9" CRT Rear PTV 73W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component, Now $9,999 Diamond Series RGB via VGA~~

~~Courtesy of TWICE continued on page 17~~

~~[16] Consumer Electronics Association NI July 2000 DTV Products~~

~~1O8Oi and /or 72Op- Capable Monitors (15.7kHz- 33.75kHz or better) - continued from page 16~~

~~Brand Model Display Type Screen HDTV Scan On -Board Line Number of Interface for DTV Available Price Size Rate Display Doubling/ NTSC Tuner/Decoder Capability Scaling? Tuners~~

~~Mitsubishi VC -46807 7" CRT Rear PTV 46W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component September $3,499.00 Platinum Series~~

Mitsubishi 1 S -55807 7" CRT Rear PTV 55W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component September $3,999.00 Platinum Series Mitsubishi AS -65807 7" CRT Rear PTV 60W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component August $4,499.00 Platinum Series Mitsubishi AS-55857 7" CRT Rear PTV 55W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component August $4,499.00 Platinum -Plus Series

Mitsubishi WS-65857 7" CRT Rear PTV 65W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component September $4,999.00 Platinum-Plus Series Mitsubishi VS-559C7 7" CRT Rear PTV 55W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component September $4,999.00 Diamond Series

~~Mitsubishi V'S -65907 T' CRT Rear PTV 65W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component September $5,499.00 Diamond Series~~

~~Mitsubishi V3 -73907 9" CRT Rear PTV 73W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component October $9,999.00 Diamond Series~~

Mitsubishi DLP VJ -65000 1 -chip DLP Rear PTV 65W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component December $9,999.00 NetTV JTV29): Direct View 27" 4:3 '080i, 720p No 0 (2) VGA 15 -pin D -sub Now $1,299.00 NetTV II1V29X, Direct View 27" 4:3 -080i, 720p No 0 (2) VGA 15 -pin D -sub Now $1,899.00 HD Component

~~NetTV JTV34X Flat Faced Direct View 32" 4:3 - 080i, 720p No 0 (2) VGA 15 -pin D -sub Now $1,849.00 HD Component~~

~~NetTV DTV34XC Flat Faced Direct View 32" 4:3 - 080i, 720p No 0 (2) VGA 15-pin D -sub Now $2,599.00 HD Component~~

~~NetTV DTV36X7 Flat Faced Direct View 34W" 16:9 -080i, 720p No 0 (2) VGA 15-pin D -sub Now $4,599.00 HD Component~~

~~NetTV DIV42WF Plasma Display Panel 40W" 16:9 1080i, 720p No 0 RGB, HD Component Now $11,999.00~~

Panasonic C- :4WX50 at Flat -Faced Direct View 34W" 16:9 1080i Yes 1 HD Component May $5,999.00 Panasonic C - 2HX40 at Flat -Faced Direct View 32" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 HD Component Oct/Nov. $1,999.00 Panasonic CT- 96HX40 at Flat -Faced Direct View 36" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 HD Component Nov./Dec. $2,299.00

Panasonic FT-52DL1 : DLP Rear PN 52" 16:9 720p (1280x720) Yes 1 HD Component March $12,000.00 Panasonic P-- 56WX=5 7" CRT Rear PTV 56W' 16:9 1080i, 720p Yes 2 HD Component Now $5,499.95 Panasonic PT- 65111/):31 7" CRT Rear PTV 65W" 16:9 1080i, 720p Yes 2 HD Component March TBA Panasonic r- 51HX4: 7" CRT Rear PTV 51W" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 HD Component June /July $2,599.00 Panasonic F-- 56HX4: 7" CRT Rear PN 56W" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 HD Component June /July $2,799.00

Panasonic F-611-0(4: 7" CRT Rear PTV 61 W" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 HD Component June/July $3,099.00 Philips á0PP973-. 7" CRT Rear PTV 60W" 1080i.. Yes 2 HD Componet Summer $5.299.00 Philips J3PP97J1 7" CRT Rear PN 55W "16:9 1080i, Yes 2 HD Component, Summer $4,799.00 VGA 15 -pin D-sub Philips 9)PP95J1 7" CRT Rear PN 60" 4:3 1080i, Yes 2 HD Component Summer $3,799.00 Philips :0PW9E1. Direct View 30W "16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component July $3,000.00 Philips G4PW9E1$ Direct View 34W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component Jul $3,499.00 Pioneer FDP -505F l Plasma Panel 50W" 16:9 720p, 1080i Yes 0 RGB, HD Component Now $20,000.00 (1280x768)

~~Pioneer E D-6411-05 7" CRT Rear PTV 64W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component Now $6,999.00~~

~~Pioneer E D- 532HEC T' CRT Rear PTV 53W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 2) VGA 15 -pin D -sub Now $4,499.00 HD Component~~

~~Pioneer ED- 582HL5 7" CRT Rear PN 58W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 2) VGA 15 -pin D -sub Now $5,499.00 HD Component~~

~~Pioneer Elite F R0 -510HJ T' CRT Rear PN 53W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 2) VGA 15 -pin D -sub Now $6,300.00 HD Component~~

Pioneer Elite PRO- 6101íJ 7" CRT Rear PTV 58W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 2) VGA 15 -pin D -sub Now $7,300.00 HD Component Pioneer Elite PRO-7101 1) 7" CRT Rear PN 64W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 (2) HD Component, Now $8,300.00 Expansion Slot Conn- ection For SH -D07

~~Princeton AR2.7T Multi -scan Direct View 27" 4:3 1080i, 720p Yes 1 (2) RGBHV via VGA Now $1,429.00~~

~~Princeton AR3.2T Multi -scan Direct View 32" 4:3 1080i, 720p Yes 1 (2) RGBHV via VGA Now $1,999.00~~

~~Princeton AF3.0HC Multi -scan Direct View 30W" 16:9 1080i, 720p, Yes 0 RGBHV with BNC or VGA, Now $4,100.00 (2) HD Component~~

~~Princeton AS3.6HC Direct View 36" 4:3 1080i, 720p Yes 1 RGBHV with BNC or July $4,000.00 VGA, HD Component~~

~~ProScan PS5280: Rear Projection 52" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 RGB 15 -pin D -sub, Now $2,999.00 HD Component ProScan TBA 7" CRT Rear PTV 61" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 RGB 15 -pin D -sub, TBA TBA HD Component~~

~~Courtesy of TWICE continued on page 20~~

Consumer Electronics Association July 2000 [17] EVERYT1,- .`'.+ ELSE COMES STEC* 0y For a3me people, losing their TI/ would be a real disaster. They're the ones wa designer' Pioneer' high -definition projection monitors for. Our Automatic Format orverter technology enhances regular TV signals to film -hke quality. A,id, three hi n rfir ition/progressive scan inputs ensure these monitors are not only optimized for toia;'s digital roc.rces, but tomorrow's too. Just like you, we put the equipment first.

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~~1080i and /or 720p- Capable Monitors (15.7kHz- 33.75kHz or better) - continued from page 17~~

~~Brand Model Display Type Screen HDTV Scan On -Board Line Number of Interface for DTV Available Price Size Rate Display Doubling/ MTSC Tuner/Decoder Capability Scaling? Tuners~~

ProScan 32800HR Multi -scan Direct View 32" 4:3 1080i Yes E RGB 15 -pin D-Sub 02 -00 $1,799.00 HD Component ProScan 'S3E800HR Multi -scan Direct View 36" 4:3 1080i Yes RGB 15 -pin D -Sub, Now $2,199.00 HD Component

~~ProScan PS50100W Plasma Panel 50W" 16:9 720p,1080i TBA TBA RGB 15 -pin D -sub TBA TBA Proton MM3601VT Direct View 36" 4:3 1080i No 0 HD Component VGA Now $3,200.00~~

~~15 -pin D -sub Proton NIM2701VT Direct View 27" 4:3 1080i No 0 HD Component VGA Now $1,700.00 15 -pin D-sub~~

~~RCA UM27100H3 Direct View 27" 4:3 1080i No :? 15-Pin D -Sub TBA $1,399.00~~

~~RCA 1RN33100HR Direct View 36" 4:3 1080i No 2 15-Pin D-Sub, Now $1,999.00~~

~~RCA 1/1/152100H 7" CRT Rear PN 52" 4:3 1080i Yes ? 15-Pin D -Sub, Now $2,799.00 HD Component~~

RCA L V161100HR 7" CRT Rear PN 61" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 15-Pin D -Sub, TBA $3,699.00 HD Component ReVox E542 Plasma Panel 42W" (16:9) 480p, 720p Yes 0 Component Video, Now $18,950.00 (852x480) RGB via VGA Runco PL-42C Plasma Panel 42W" 16:9 1080i, 720p, Yes 0 HD Component via RCA Now $14,995.00 with controller 852x480 Runco PL -50C Plasma Panel 50W" 16:9 1080i, 720p Yes ) HD Component Now $25,995.00 with controller 1280x768

~~Runco VX-101C 1 -chip DLP Front Variable 720p, 1080i Yes 3 HD RGB Now $9,995.00 Reflection Series PN with controller (4:3: 800x600) (16:9: 800x450)~~

~~Runco VX -1C 1-chip DLP Front Variable 720p, 1080i, Yes D RGBS via VGA Now $16,995.00~~

~~Reflection Series PTV with controller (4:3: 1024x768) 15 -pin D -sub (16:9: 1024x575)~~

~~Runco \X -3C 3-chip OLP Front PTV Variable 720p 1080i Yes O HD Component via BNC Now $64,995.00 Reflection Series (1024x768)~~

Runco 01V-873 7" CRT Front Variable 720p 1080i Scales 540p 0 HD Component via BNC Now $17,995.00 RGB via BNC Runco 01V-940 7" CRT Front PN Variable 720p, 1080i No 3 HD Component via BNC Now $15,995.00 RGB via BNC

Runco D1V-947 7" CRT Front PTV Variable 720p, 1080i Scaler includes D HD Component via BNC Now $18,995.00 controller RGB via BNC Runco D1V -992 8" CRT Front PN Variable 720p, 1080i No 0 HD Component via BNC Now $27,995.00 RGB via BNC

~~Runco 31V-392 Ultra 8" CRT Front PN Variable 720p, 1080i, 1080p No D HD Component via BNC Now $32,995.00 RGB via BNC~~

Runco D17-1101 9" CRT Front PN Variable 720p, 1080i, 1080p No D HD Component via BNC Summer $39,995.00 RGB via BNC Runco 131/-5801 7" CRT Rear PTV 58W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component via RCA Now $9,995.00 connectors Runco )TV-5801c 7" CRT Rear PTV 58W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component via RCA Now $11,995.00 includes controller connectors Samsung Tantus HC1552W 7" CRT Rear PN 55W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Componet Now $4,999.00 Samsung Tantus HC16521A, 7" CRT Rear PTV 65W" 16:9 1080i Yes 2 HD Component Now $6,499.00 Samsung Tantus PCJ534RF 7" CRT Rear PTV 53" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 HD Component Now $2,999.00 Samsung Tantus PCJ614RF 7" CRT Rear PN 61" 4:3 1080i Yes 2 HD Component Now $3,499.0 Samsung Tantus HL6 -436W Ferro LCD Rear PTV 43W" 16:9 All Formats>720p Yes 2 HD Component, September $5,999.99 VGA 15 -pin D -sub Samsung Tantus HIS-506W Ferro LCD Rear PTV 50W 16:9 All Formats>720p Yes 2 HD Component. September $7,000.00 VGA 15-pin D -sub Seleco HDPLUS 7" CRT Front PTV Variable 1080i No 0 RGBS via BNC. Now $10,995.00

15-pin D -sub Seleco 3DG -700L3 7" CRT Front PN Variable 720p 1080i No 0 RGBS via BNC, Now $11,595.00 15-pin D -sub Seleco SVC -800H) 7" CRT Front PTV Variable 720p 1080i Yes 0 RGBS via BNC, Now $15,995.00

~~(DVDO i -scan) HD Component,~~

~~15 -pin D -sub Seleco SVD-800 7" CRT Front Variable 720p 1080i Yes 0 ROBS via BNC, Now $19,995.00 Milenniun PTV Hand selected HD Component,~~

~~15 -pin D -sub Seleco SDG -900 8" CRT Front PTV Variable 720p 1080i No 0 RGBS via BNC. Now $19,895.00 HD Component,~~

~~15 -pin D -sub~~

~~Courtesy of TWICE continued on page 21~~

~~[20] Consumer Etectronics Association I= July 2000 DTV Products~~

~~1080i and /or 720p- Capable Monitors (15.7kHz- 33.75kHz or better) - continued from page 20~~

~~Brand Model Display Type Screen HDTV Scan On -Board Line Number of Interface for DTV Available Price Size Rate Displa, Doubling/ NTSC Tuner/Decoder Capabiity Scaling? Tuners~~

Seleco SVD-450 7" CRT Front PTV Variable 720p 10E0 Scaler 0 RGBS via BNC, Now $8995.00 HD Component, 15-pin D sub Seleco SDV-130 Premiere 1-chip DLP Rear PTV Variable (800x60[) Scaler 0 RGBS via BNC, Now $7,995.00 HD Component, 15 -pin D -sub SharpVision 64LHP4000 7" CRT Rear PTV 64W' (1E9) 1080i Yes 2 HD Component Video Now $6,995.00 SharpVision X\- DW1000 LCD Front PTV Variable 1080i, 720p Yes 0 HD Component, Now $10,995.00 (1,024x733) RGBHV VGA SharpVision L( a60HDU CG- Silicon LCD Rear PTV 60W" (16:3) 1080i Yes 0 HD Component Q2-00 $49,995.00 RGB H &V sync SharpVision L: -PD5OU Plasma Panel 50W" (1E) 720p (1280x7E£) Yes 0 HD Component, Now $20,995.00 RGB H &V SharpVision 34U-WF5H Direct View 34W" (16E) 1080i Yes 2 HD Component, Now $4,995.00 RGBHV via VGA SharpVision S1NP4 7" CRT Rear PTV 50" (4:3) 1080i Yes (to 480p) 2 HD Component Summer TBA SharpVision E3NP4 7" CRT Rear PTV 60" (4:3) 1080i Yes (to 480p) 2 HD Component Summer TBA Sony KF- 53HS10 7" CRT Rear PTV 53" (4:3) 1080i Yes (DRC) 2 HD Component Now $3200.00 Sony KF- 31HS10 7" CRT Rear PTV 61" (4:3) 1080í Yes (DRC) 2 HD Component Now $3,700.00 Sony KV- 37X8R400 Flat Screen Direct View 32" (4:3) 1080i Yes (DRC) 2 HD Component Summer $2,200.00 Sony KV- 33XBR400 Flat Screen Direct View 36" (4:3) 1080i Yes (DRC) 2 HD Component Summer $2,700.00 Sony KP- 53XBR300 7" CRT Rear PTV 53" (4:3) 1080i Yes (DRC) 2 HD Component Now $4,499.99 Sony KP-B XBR300 7" CRT Rear PTV 61" (4:3) 1080i Yes (DRC) 2 HD Component Now $5,499.99 Sony VFH -G9OU 9" CRT Front PTV Variable 720p 1080 Yes (DRC) 0 RGBS -BNC, Now $35,000.00 HD Component

Sony VPF - D5OHTU CRT Front PTV Variable 720p 1083 Yes (DRC) 0 RGB H &V -sync, Now $13,990.00 HD Component Sony VPL 'NV10HT LCD Front PTV Variable 720p (1366x73E) Yes (DRC) 0 RGB H &V -sync Now $6,990.00 HD Component Sony PFM-510A1 WU Plasma Panel 42W" 16:9 720p,1083 Yes 0 RGBHV, Now $15,999.00 (1024x1024 HD Component Video Sony PFM -t10A2WU Plasma Panel 42W" 16:9 720p,1080í Yes 0 RGBHV, Now $16,999.00

~~(1024x1024 ' HD Component Video~~

~~Toshiba CV 14X92 Direct View 34W" 16:9 1080i Yes (IDSC, hori- 2 2 HD Component Now $4,499.00 zontal & vertical) Video Inputs~~

Toshiba Cr-.6X81 Direct View 36" 4:3 1080i Yes (IDSC, hon- 2 2 sets of HD Now $2,199.00 zontal & vertical) Component Video Toshiba T5 -tOX81 7" CRT Rear PTV 50" 4:3 1080i Yes (IDSC, hod- 2 2 sets of HD Now $2999.00 zontal & vertical) Component Video Toshiba TrX81 T' CRT Rear PTV 55" 4:3 1080 Yes (IDSC, hori- 2 2 sets of HD Now $3,199.00 zontal & vertical) Component Video Toshiba TPE1 X81 7" CRT Rear PTV 61" 4:3 1080 Yes (IDSC, hori- 2 2 sets of HD Now $3,599.00 zontal & vertical) Component Video Toshiba TW S6X81 T' CRT Rear PTV 56W" 16:9 1080i Yes (IDSC, hori- 2 2 sets of HD Now $4,999.00 zontal & vertical) Component Video Toshiba TW E5X81 7" CRT Rear PTV 65W" 16:9 10801 Yes (IDSC, hori- 2 2 sets of HD Now $6,499.00 zontal & vertical) Component Video Toshiba 1W -°0X81 T' CRT Rear PTV 40W' 16:9 1080i Yes (IDSC, hori- 2 2 sets of HD Now $2,999.00 zontal & vertical) Component Video

Vidikron Visi n i One CRT Front PTV Variable 720p 1 0801 1 030p No 0 RGBS via BNC Now $49,995.00 Vidikron Visioe Two CRT Front PTV Variable 720p 1080i 1030p No 0 RGBS via BNC Now $31,995.00 Vidikron VisimThree CRT Front PTV Variable 720p 108011080p No 0 RGBS via BNC Now $24,995.00 Vidikron VPFS 7HDX CRT Front PN Variable 720p 1080i 1080p No 0 RGBS BNC Now $19,995.00 Vidikron Epoca D -600 LCD Front PTV Variable 720p 10801 Digital Scaler 0 RGB via VGA Now $9,495.00 (1024x768) 15 -pin D-Sub Vidikron Epoch D-2200 LCD Front PTV Variable 720p 10801108(p Digital Scaler 0 (2) RGB via VGA Now $13.495.00 HD Component Vidikron Kron33 One 7" CRT Front PTV Variable 720p 1080i No 0 RGBS via BNC Now $10,995.00 Zenith I0050H94W 7" CRT Rear PTV 50 (4:3) 1080i Yes 2 HD Component Q3-00 TBA Zenith 100511H95W 7" CRT Rear PTV 50 (4:3) 1080i Yes 2 HD Component 03 -00 TBA Zenith IQC6t11194W 7" CRT Rear PTV 60 (4:3) 1080i Yes 2 HD Component 03 -00 TBA Zenith IQC601195W T' CRT Rear PTV 60 (4:3) 1080i Yes 2 HD Component 03 -00 TBA Zenith 1000 0120 7" CRT Rear PTV 61 (16:9) 1080i Yes (Enhanced) 2 HD Component, RGB HN Q4-00 TBA via VGA 15 -pin D -sub

Zenith Pro D' OX 7" CRT Front PN Variable 720p 1080i No 0 RGB H&V-sync Now $12,600.00 Zenith Pro )0X 8" CRT Front PTV Variable 720p 1080i Optional add -in 0 RGB H &V -sync Mid Year $24,995.00 line -quadrupler

~~Courtesy of TWICE~~

~~Consumer Electronics Association July 2000 [21] DTV Technology TECHNOLOGY UPDATE~~

Solutions for Linking tal television receivers to cable tele- gramming from any cable system vision systems, and specify the sig- that offers digital service. `Digital Cable and DTV nal levels and quality as well as video TV-Cable Interactive" sets - those formats. They also provide for the with the 1394/5C connector - will Approximately 70 percent of carriage of Program and System In- be able to receive those services and American homes currently receive formation Protocol (PSIP) data on other programming, including im- their TV programming through a cable systems to support on- screen pulse pay -per-view, video- on -de- cable system. For this reason, it is guide functions in digital receivers. mand, enhanced program guides critical to ensure that the full bene- Subject to certain conditions, PSIP and data enhanced television ser- fits of digital and high- definition data enables features such as on- vices with a digital set top box. CEA television reach cable subscribers. screen program and NCTA This requires technical solutions guides, virtual CEA has developed four have agreed to that link digital television sets to channel tables, pro- technical solutions for linking continue dis- cable set -top boxes and government gram name and de- cable and other set -top boxes cussions and policies that enforce the cable in- scription (for a min- to television receivers: expect to reach 1394 interface, dustry's obligation to carry high -defi- imum 12 -hour an agreement ow RF remodulator interface, nition programming. period) and content on the labeling I. component video interface, advisory informa- of digital set - and Cable Compatibility tion. top boxes that Agreements Reached I. the National Renewable The May agree- Security Standard (NRSS) will work with After numerous productive discus- ment between the interface. the "Digital sions between the Consumer cable and con- These four interfaces provide TV-Cable In- Electronics Association (CEA) and sumer electronics consumers and manufactur- teractive" DTV the National Cable Television industry acknowl- ers a wide range of choices for sets. Association (NCTA) over the past edged that every connecting their digital TV CEA esti- year, the two groups announced in digital TV set will sets to cable systems. mates that the February that they had reached vol- not need to include first digital TV untary agreements that allow digital a 1394/5C connector allowing re- receivers bearing the new labels will television (DTV) sets and digital ception of the full range of cable in- reach market by the fourth quarter cable systems to work together. In teractive services. However, all sets of 2001. May, the industries announced fur- will be packaged with consumer in- ther agreement on labeling of DTV formation describing the features Copy Protection Update products with regard to cable com- and functions of television sets with The transition to digital television re- patibility. These agreements are im- and without the 1394/5C connector. quires new solutions for protecting portant milestones in the U.S. tran- The descriptive information will ap- content because the interface be- sition to digital television because pear in consumer electronics prod- tween two or more consumer elec- they will allow consumers to receive uct manuals and brochures. tronics products that carry digital DTV programming and services over Sets labeled `Digital TV-Cable video and audio is a potential target cable systems. Connect" - those without the for unauthorized copying. The con- Specifically, the agreements spell 1394/5C connector - will be capable sumer electronics, cable, motion out the technical requirements that of receiving analog basic, digital picture, recording and information permit the direct connection of digi- basic and digital premium cable pro- technology industries are working to continued on page 25

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~~Fully Integrated 1080i Sets (Digital Decoder included)~~

~~DTV Built -In IEEE 1394 Suggested Screen Aspect Scan Line Doubling Brand Model Display Type Native Scan -3 Digital Available Retail Size Ratio Conversion For NTSC? AC Format Decoder? Interface Price~~

~~Daewoo DSP-3060N Direct View 30W 16:9 10801 All Formats>1080i Yes Yes No TBA $3,000.00~~

~~Hitachi 61H DX98B* 7" CRT Rear 61W 16:9 1080i NTSC>540p 4801>540p Yes Yes No Now $5999~~

~~Projection 480p>540p 720p>1080i Inc,udesdsh 1080i>1080i~~

~~Hitachi 61HDX01W` 7" CRT Rear 61W 16:9 1080i NTSC>540p 480i>540p Yes Yes No, September $5.999~~

~~Projection 480p>540p 720p>1080 includes HD Includes dish~~

~~10801>1080i component input~~

~~Konica HD3098U Direct View 30W 16:9 1080i All Formats>1080i Yes Yes No TBA $3,499.00~~

~~Kontra HD3498U Direct View 34" 16:9 1080i All Formats>1080i Yes Yes No TBA TBA~~

~~Marantz HD6400W 9" CRT Rear 64W" 16:9 1080i NTSC>525p 480i>10801 Yes Yes No September $11,999.00 Projection 480p>1080i 720p>1080i 1080i>1080i~~

~~Philips 64PH9905 9" CRT Rear 64W 16:9 1080i NTSC>525p 4801>10801 Yes Yes No Now $9,990.00 Projection 480p >1080i 720p>10801 1080ö10ß01~~

~~ProScan PS65000 7" CRT Rear 65W 16:9 1080i NTSC>540p 480i>540p Yes Yes No Now $5,499.00 Projection 480p>540p 720p>10801~~

~~10801>10801~~

~~ProScan PS34000 Direct View 34W" 16:9 10801 NTSC>540p 480i>540p Yes Yes No TBA $3,499.00 Performax 480p>540p 720p>10801~~

~~10801>10801~~

~~ProScan PS38000 Direct View 38W" 16:9 1080i NTSC>540p 480i>540p Yes Yes No August $3,999.00 Performax 480p>540p 720p>10801~~

~~10801>10801~~

~~RCA F38310 Direct View 38W 16:9 1080i NTSC>540p 480i>540p Yes Yes No August $3,799.00 Performax 480p>540p 720p>10801~~

~~10801>10801~~

~~RCA P61310* 7" CRT Rear 61W" 16:9 1080i NTSC>540p 4801 >540p Yes Yes No Now $4,999.00 Projection 480p>540p 720p>10801~~

~~10801>10801~~

~~Samsung HCJ555W T' CRT Rear 55W" 16:9 10801 All Formats>10801 Yes Yes No Now $6,999.00~~

~~(Taurus Digital) Projection Includes HD Component~~

~~Samsung HCJ655W 9" CRT Rear 65W" 16:9 1080i All Formats>1080i Yes Yes No Now $9.999.95~~

~~(Tames Dlgìral) Projection Includes HD Component~~

~~SharpVision 64LHP5000 7" CRT Rear 64W" 16:9 1080i NTSC>480p 4801>480p Yes Yes No Now $8.995.00~~

~~Projection 720p>10801 10801>1080i~~

~~Sanyo TBA Direct View 30W" 16:9 1080i NTSC>4801/p 4801>4801/p Yes Yes No TBA $3.499.00 480p>480p 720p>10801~~

~~10801>10801~~

~~Sony KWP -65H01 CRT Rear 65W" 16:9 1080i NTSC>960i 4801>9601 Yes (DOC) No No Now $9.999.0)~~

~~Projection 480p>480p 720p>1080i on -hoard ProLo>c~~

~~10801>10801~~

~~Sony KW-34HD1 Direct View 34W" 16:9 10801 NTSC>960i 4801 >9601 Yes Yes No Now $7,499.00 480p>480p 720p>1080i~~

~~10801>10801~~

~~Toshiba DW65X91' 7" CRT Rear 65W" 16:9 1080i NTSC>540p 480i>540p Yes Yes No Now $7,999~~

~~Projection 480p>540p 720p>1080i Includes HD includes dish~~

~~10801>10801 Component inputs~~

~~Zenith/Inteq I0B64W1OW 9" CRT Rear 64W" 16:9 1080i All Formats>1080i Yes Yes No Now $9,999.00~~

~~Projection Includes HD~~

~~Component Inputs~~

~~Zenith/Inteq I0D56W1OG 7" CRT Rear 56W" 16:9 1080i All Formats>1080i Yes Yes No Now $7.999.00~~

~~Projection Includes HD-~~

~~compatible video, RGB~~

~~via VGA inputs~~

~~Also receives DirecTv standard and HD satellite programming.~~

~~Courtesy of TWICE [24] Consumer Electronics Association July 2000 DTV Products 0~~

~~480p CAPABLE MONITORS (31.5kHz or higher scanning frequency) External DTV -Decoder Required~~

~~DTV On -Board Line Number Brand Model Display Type Screen Aspect Native Scan Doubling/ of NTSC Interface for DTV Tuner/Decoder Available Price Size Ratio Format Scaling? Tuners~~

~~Fujitsu PDS -4203 Plasma Panel 42W" (16:9) 480p Yes 0 RGB -H &V BNC, Component BNC, Now $6,995.00~~

~~RGB 15 -pin D SUB~~

~~Fujitsu PDS -4212 Plasma Panel 42W" (16:9) 480p Yes 0 RGB -H&V BNC, Component BNC, Now $9,995.00~~

~~RGB 15 -pin D SUB~~

~~Hitachi 52LDX99B LCD Rear PTV 52" (4:3) Non -standard Yes 2 HD Component, VGA 15-pin D -sub June $4,999.00~~

~~600p (4:3) Flex Converter~~

~~450p (16:9)~~

~~InFocus LS -700 LCD Front PTV Variable Variable 480p (XGA) Yes 0 VGA Now $12,995~~

~~Processing by Faroudia i Loewe Planus Tabletop Direct View 30W" (16:9) 480p Yes 2 RGB via VGA Now $3,800.00 Loewe Planus Consolette Direct View 30W" (16:9) 480p Yes 2 RGB via VGA Now $4,400.00~~

~~Loewe Arcada Tabletop Direct View 32" (4:3) 480p Yes 2 RGB via VGA Now $2,800.00~~

~~Loewe Calida Tabletop Direct View 32" (4:3) 480p Yes 2 RGB via VGA Now $2,600.00~~

~~Loewe Art Console Direct View 36" (4:3) 480p Yes 2 RGB via VGA Now $4,500.00~~

~~Marantz PD -4290D Plasma Panel 42W" (16:9) 1080i, 720p Yes 0 RGB via VGA, HD Component Now $14,999.0~~

~~(853x480)~~

~~NetTV DTV42WP Plasma Panel 42W" (16:9) 480p Yes 0 RGB via VGA Now $8,999.00~~

~~Panasonic PT -61 DX80 7" Rear PN 61" (4:3) 480p Yes 2 HD Component Video Now $3,199.00~~

~~Panasonic PT -51 DX80 7" Rear PTV 51" (4:3) 480p Yes 2 HD Component Video Now $2,699.00~~

~~Panasonic CT- 32XF56 Direct View 32" (4:3) 480p Yes 2 HD Component Video Now $1,799.00~~

~~Panasonic PT- 42PD2 -P Plasma Panel 42W" (16:9) 480p Yes 0 HD Component, VGA 15 -pin D -sub September TBA~~

~~Philips 42FD9932 Plasma Panel 42W" (16:9) 480p Yes 0 RGB via 15 -pin D- sub,HD Component Now $9,990.00~~

~~ProScan PSP4200 Plasma Panel 42W" (16:9) 480p Yes 0 RGB via VGA Now $12,999.00~~

~~Samsung SLK -407W TFT LCD 40W" (16:9) 480p native Yes 2 HD Component Video VGA June $1999.00~~

~~Rear PN~~

~~Samsung TSK2792F Flat Face 27" (4:3) 480p native Yes 2 HD Component Video August $1,199.00~~

~~Direct View~~

~~"PureFlat"~~

~~Samsung TSK3293F Flat Face 32" (4:3) 480p native Yes 2 HD Component Video August $1,699.00 Direct View~~

~~" PureFlat"~~

~~Samsung TSK3092F Flat Face 30W" (16:9) 480p Yes 2 HD Component Video August $2,199.00~~

~~Direct View~~

~~" PureFlat"~~

~~SharpVision XVZW99 LCD Front PN Variable Variable 480p Yes 0 RGB H&V, HD Component Now $7,999.00~~

~~Sony PFM- 500A2WU Plasma Panel 42W" (16:9) 480p Yes 0 RGBHV HD Component Now $9,999.0 (852x480)~~

continued from page 22 recorded content on consumer elec- digital interfaces. develop copy protection solutions tronics devices. One solution, re- It is important to remember that that will defeat copy piracy while ferred to as the "5 C" or "5 Company" the copy protection issue has not promoting compatibility between proposal, was put forth by Hitachi, prevented content providers from of- DTVs, digital VCRs and set -top Intel, Matsushita, Sony, and Toshiba. fering a variety of digital and high - boxes. The copy protection issue is Another, called the "Extended Con- definition programming. Broadcast- the subject of a current FCC rule - ditional Access (XCA) ", was put forth ers have already aired feature films, making proceeding. by Thomson and Zenith. Manufac- major sporting events and documen- To date, the industry has devel- turers and content providers may taries on network television and oped a number of legitimate and ef- have additional choices for copy pro- major satellite providers are distrib- fective approaches to protect against tection as manufacturers continue to uting a wide array of digital program- unauthorized copying of digital develop innovative technologies to ming from HBO and other program- broadcast programming and pre- provide protection across an array of ming sources.

~~Consumer Electronics Association ti July 2000 [25] DTV Data~~

~~BROADCASTERS SEE DATA COMING TO DTV~~

~~By Glen Dickson~~

Beyond delivering the straightfor- ward promise of movie- quality pictures and sound in HDTV programs, broadcasters are exploring additional future opportunities for their new digital spectrum. As digital compression technol- 'We need to encourage people they can deliver data all the way to ogy improves rapidly, stations are to think of the DTV channel as a the home without ever relying on a moving to include interactive en- large pipeline to the consumer," landline. tertainment and communications says Andy Butler, Senior Director "The Internet backbone is hav- services in addition to HDTV con- of Engineering for PBS, who says ing trouble scaling to broadband tent over their 19.4 Mb /s DTV PBS's engineering lab is "getting use," notes Rick Ducey, president pipe. very good HD" at 7 to 8 Mb /s in its of datacasting firm SpectraRep. He "The digital standard offers tests of next -generation encoders. cites the recent Victoria's Secret tremendous flexibility" says Dick "We're going to get better ser- online fashion show, when five mil- Wiley, former Federal Communi- vice- per -bit efficiency on a very ac- lion users flooded the site, as a cations Commission (FCC) chair- celerated basis," says Butler. `you good example of the Internet's lim- man and former chairman of the can't afford to limit your dreaming itations. Advisory Committee on Advanced on what you can get today." "The telephone system is

~~Television Service (ACATS). As the demand for Internet ac- premised on the idea of 1 in 5 peo-~~

"While some may want to limit it, cess and multimedia content grows ple using it, and cable 1 in 10," says there's no reason to. By no means at an explosive rate, stations in- Ducey. "Terrestrial networks are should it be an either-or choice be- creasingly see DTV as a way to not 'multicast- enabled-they can't tween the various services avail- compete with cable operators, broadcast to many users." able. The consumer should have phone companies and direct broad- Unlike cable modems, the DTV access to all of the services, includ- cast satellite (DBS) in the broad- bandwidth dedicated to an individ- ing high- definition, standard -defin- band race. ual consumer won't decrease when ition, and a variety of interactive of- In fact, many broadcasters feel his neighbors decide to share the ferings for shadowing the union of they are uniquely positioned to de- broadband experience. And unlike the TV set and the personal com- liver some of the most popular con- DSL, whose geographic reach is puter." tent on the Web, particularly haphazard and limited by distance Most broadcast engineers feel streaming media events that gobble from upgraded switching centers, they can transmit full -quality up a lot of bandwidth and need to every home in a broadcast market HDTV pictures, even the band- reach a mass audience. While In- that can receive a DTV signal will width- intensive 1080 -line interlace ternet distribution companies like be able to enjoy high -speed wire- format, in 12 -14 Mb /s. That frees iBeam and Akamai look to use less data. up an additional 5 -7 Mb /s for other satellites to bypass Internet bottle- There are a few caveats, of services, such as standard- defini- necks until the last mile to the course. The very nature of broad - tion programming or data services. home, broadcasters point out that continued on page 29

~~[26] Consumer Electronics Association I July 2000 Leadin hnical design is ere we~~

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Includes Scan HD Interface Built in IEEE 1394 Suggested DTV Formats Includes NTSC NTSC Line Brand Model for DN Dolby Digital Digital Available Retail Received Conversion Receiver Doubler/ prpueoulgrt) Monitor Decoder Interface Price Scaler

~~Passes Adapter Connects via RF (RG6) Core 18 Table 3 Undecoded HD EchoStar modulefor To Separate DTV No No No No Now $299.00 Formats Signal In Format Dish 5000" Decoder Received~~

Has Upgradable $499.00; All Formats>480i HD Component, RGB Core 18 Table 3 Expanson Slot For Yes ATSC EchoStar 6000** All Formats >1080i H &V via BNC, RGB No Now Formats Optional Terrestial No (2 Channel) tuner module All Formats>720p via 15-pin D -Sub NTSC/ATSC Tuners $99

All Formats>480i HD Component, RGB Receives both NTSC Core 18 Table 3 Yes EchoStar 6100" All Formals>1080 H &V via BNC, RGB and ATSC Terrestrial No No TBA TBA Formats (2 Channel) Forrnats>720p via 15-pin D -Sub Broadcasts

HDD200 Selectable: Yes, multiplies C -Band only ; No General Adapter mod- Fomrats>480p HD Component, externally ATSC tuner Ail No No Now $1.599.00 Instruments Formats>720p 09914V tuned NTSC sie for 401V included All digital C -Band All Formats>1080i signals Decoder

~~All HSYE -4686 Core 18 Table 3 Networkork HD Component Yes No Yes No Late July TBA Platinum HD Systems HD Component~~

~~IT815ST Formerly Un ly 18 Table 3 HD Foats>1080iFormats>1080i HD Component Integra No No Yes No Now $795.00 Motion Formats SD Formats>480p ROBIN D -sub HDR -1000A~~

~~Core 18 Table 3 RGB Konica HD -0001 All Formats>1080i No No Yes No Nov-2000 $999.95 Formats (High Density 15-pin D -sub)~~

~~Swltchable: Core 18 Table 3 All Formats>480i All RGB via VGA,HD Component Loewe TBA Yes No Yes No TBA TBA Formats Formats>480p M Video (2- channel) Formats>1080i~~

~~480i>960i Core 18 Table 3 480p>960i No Yes Yes No Now $1,000.00 Mitsubishi HD 1080 proprietary RGB H &V-Sync Formats 720p>1080 (2-channel) 10801>10801~~

~~Core 18 Table 3 All Formats>480i HD Component Video Yes No Yes Yes August $1,199.00; Mitsubishi SR- HD500' Formats M Formats >1080i RGB H &V-Sync (2- channel) includes dish~~

~~Core 18 Table 3 All Fortnats>480p HD Component, Yes Mitsubishi SR -HD400 Yes No No August $1,099.00 Formats All Formats>1080i RGB, H &V -Sync (2- channel)~~

~~Core 18 Table 3 PO Formats>Any Switchable: HD Component Panasonic TU HDS20 Yes Yes No No Now $1,099.95 Formats Output Selected or RGB H -V (RCA jacks)~~

~~Switchable: All Formats>NTSC, Core 18 Table 3 All Formats In Native Panasonic TU -DST51 HD Component Video Yes No No Yes Now $1.099.95 Formats Form, 720p>480p, 1080i>480p, 480>480p~~

~~Dish for the Panasonic TU- DA2420 NA NA NA NA NA NA Now $199.00 11J-HDS20~~

~~Switchable: Upgradable Core 18 Table 3 All Formats>480p HD Component Video, Pioneer g)}Dr No No No Expansion Now $2,500.00 Formats All Formats>720p RGB H &V -Sync Port All Formats>1080i~~

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~~[28] Consumer Electronics Association July 2000 DTV Data~~

continued from page 26 tions. The company will place \ 1 b /s -to the venture. DATA COMING TO DTV equipment and personnel at the Geocast's receiver model is casting is that it is a one -way local station to receive the national unique in that it doesn't plan to rely medium: from a single transmitter service, integrate local content, and on standard PCs and plug -in DTV to many receivers (also known as turn it around for local broadcast. receiver cards. Instead, it has de- point -to- multipoint). Broadcasters Geocast hopes to generate ad- signed a PC peripheral device that will have to partner with other vertising revenue and will also pur- will include multiple 8 -VSB tuners, telecommunications providers, sue transactional revenues by rely- so as to receive several stations in a such as a consumer's existing Inter- ing on a consumer's existing ISP as a market simultaneously, and a large net Service Provider (ISP), if they backchannel for e- commerce. For amount of disk storage to cache require a backchannel for their new example, Geocast might download multimedia content. The $299 box datacasting services. And broadcast- an electronic copy of the J. Crew will be manufactured by Thomson ers don't currently have the billing catalog to a consumer in return for a Consumer Electronics, which has infrastructure or customer service cut of any orders that consumer also invested in Geocast. Thomson personnel in place to handle a new may place with J. Crew. The com- showed a prototype of the Geocast subscription business. Speaking of pany also thinks it can download receiver at CES this year, and Geo- subscription revenues, there is no software programs for a fee; at the cast plans to launch its service in free lunch with DTV data -the NAB 2000 convention in Las Vegas, early 2001. FCC has already said that broad- Geocast demonstrated the com- Another aggressive datacasting casters will have to give the govern- plete download of Microsoft player, albeit with a completely dif- ment 5% of any new revenues gen- Money, a 40 MB personal finance ferent business plan, is Los Ange- erated by subscription services on program, in just 15 seconds. les -based iBlast. The company was their DTV spectrum. For a company with an uncon- formed in early March by 12 major Nonetheless, a good number of ventional idea, Geocast has station groups: Tribune Broadcast- broadcasters and technology firms amassed a solid financial base in ad- ing, Gannett Broadcasting, Cox believe the pros of datacasting far dition to a wealth of strategic part- Broadcasting, Post -Newsweek Sta- outweigh the cons and are vigor- nerships. It has raised over $200 tions, E.W. Scripps, Meredith ously pursuing these new services, million in funding, mostly from ven- Broadcasting, Media General which will primarily be aimed at ture capital firms, and is already Broadcasting, Lee Enterprises, The personal computers equipped with constructing a satellite uplink facil- New York Times Co., McGraw -Hill DTV receiver cards and small in- ity in California to beam its service Broadcasting, Smith Broadcasting door antennas. across the country. The company and Northwest Broadcasting. Each Here are the major players: has struck content deals with three partner station - --143 in all -- -has Geocast Network Systems of major broadcast station groups, committed a daily average of 7 Mb /s Menlo Park, Calif. is a start -up Hearst -Argyle, A.H. Belo and of its DTV bandwidth. iBlast's sta- company founded by veterans of Allbritton Communications, as well tions will reach 102 markets cover- both the broadcasting and com- as cable programming powerhouse ing 80% of U.S. homes, and at press puter industries. Its aim is to create Liberty Digital and game developer time the company said it was nego- a national multimedia service, dis- Electronic Arts. All of Geocast's tiating with several more station tributed by satellite to local markets broadcast and content partners groups for deals that would signifi- and then retransmitted by local have invested between $1 million cantly increase its national foot- DTV stations, that will encompass and $10 million in the firm. More print. national content, such as financial significantly, the station groups have IBlast's business plan is simple: information, movie trailers and pledged part of their DTV spec - it thinks it can generate significant music videos, as well as local news trum--a daily average of 6 Mb /s, revenues by providing a transport and information from broadcast sta- with a minimum contribution of 2.5 continued on page 34

~~Consumer Electronics Association I July 2000 [29] DTV Retail~~

continued from page 6 I believe demand for HDTV up- I am happy to say, the estab- gradeable monitors, set -top digital lished standards in the ATSC sys- L.A:S DTV DESTINATION decoder boxes and even some fully tem have worked well in our mar- sumer interest in the system and integrated HDTV sets will con- ket. We rarely have a problem with drives people into the stores to tinue to produce unseasonably signal reception when a customer's have a look, and once many of strong sales volume throughout the system is properly installed, and we them get a taste of HDTV, they year and into next year. Rarely have have not seen any buyer's remorse. want it right away. we seen so much momentum for a The satisfaction rate is second Ken Crane's is dedicating a product category this early in the to none. I. large percentage of its floor space game. Our only limitation will be to digital TV and much of our ad- getting enough supply to meet our Tom Campbell is corporate direc- vertising now talks about the qual- needs, as manufacturers continue tor for Ken Crane's Home Entertain- ity and excitement of the HDTV to gauge their production to the ment City Inc. and senior technology experience, including on -air testi- continued uncertainty over some director for the 2000 Presidential monials from our customers. unsettled standards issues. Debates.

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Panasonic 1-800-211-PANA or www.panasonic.com/tv just slightly ahead cf our time . DTV Retail continued from page 8 becomes available, more people small number of fully integrated will to digital BEST BUY TAKES DTV LEAD be willing buy digital televi- models, but sales of set -top sion products. TV decoder boxes have started to visions within the consideration Right now, people are buying grow. Currently, we carry RCA's band of affordable television. digital -capable televisions for what DTC 100 off -air digital TV decoder Today, our customers can purchase they can view today. Many of these box with an integrated DirecTV a true high -quality digital- compati- new TVs incorporate some form of standard and high -definition TV ble television set for between picture enhancement circuitry that satellite signal decoder. I expect $2,000 -$3,400. boosts the quality of analog source sales for this type of product to in- Clearly, digital television is the material to take advantage of the crease as more television stations wave of the future, and personally, higher scan rates of these new tele- begin broadcasting high definition I would like to see more of a focus vision displays. The result is a pic- and multicast digital TV channels. on HDTV programming from the ture that looks close in quality to a Unfortunately, we will not be re- broadcasters to help us keep the digital broadcasts, but using con- ceiving new fully integrated HDTV momentum going. tent that originating from tradi- sets from Sony this year. But as an Unfortunately, access to high tional NTSC -based components, industry, I think we might have an- definition or even standard defini- such as DVD players, VCRs, home ticipated that, and should be able tion digital television signals is not satellite and cable sources. to produce enough products to consistent in all markets across the Consumers also purchase digi- meet the demand. The company's country. At our Minneapolis head- tal television products today to decision to delay shipment is not quarters, we still only have one sta- avoid obsolescence. They know surprising, when you consider we tion (PBS) at full power and one that digital TV broadcasting is com- have no solid standards in place for (ABC) station at test power broad- ing, and they want to be ready for it. digital copy protection to go with a casting digitally. We are a year be- Looking ahead, this Holiday digital IEEE -1394 connection or a hind schedule for all network sta- season should generate greater protocol language for networked tions. Obviously, as more content growth of digital and HDTV -com- system components. We also face patible products. I have been told an uncertain status over the current that supply shortages should not be digital broadcasting standard as the an issue, although we know from Federal Communications Com- past experience that today's word mission fields criticisms over the on digital TV does not necessarily modulation scheme it had previ- result in tomorrow's delivery. ously approved. I look for Best Buy's sales of pro- Personally, I don't know what jection televisions to be evenly split the industry will do if that standard between digital and analog models is revised. I assume some of the in 2001. fully integrated digital sets and set - I also expect to see increased top boxes we've sold already will be sales in set -top digital TV tuner /de- able to receive another modulation coders that will enable these digi- standard. If not, there will be sig- tal- capable models to receive off -air nificant reworking to do, at the risk standard- and high- definition proof alienating every customer who gramming. We should also begin to bought one of these sets over last see more interest in fully integrated two years. It could also cause other HDTV sets that have built -in, off- consumers significant apprehen- air digital television tuners. sion about buying a digital televi- So far we have sold a relatively sion of any form in the future. IN

~~[32] Consumer Electronics Association IN July 2000 DTV Broadcasters Stations Broadcasting Digital Signal~~

~~Station City Date On Owner Signal Type Format Time of Day Cable Activity~~

WCBS (CBS) New York Nov. 1 98 CBS High definition 1080i 24 hours Digital signal carried on Tine -Warner system WNYW (Fox) New York April, 99 Fox Standard definition 480p 24 hours NA KTLA (WB) Los Angeles Oct. 98 Tribune High definition 480p 12 hours NA KCBS (CBS) Los Angeles Nov. 98 CBS High definition 1080i 24 hours Digita signal carried on Time-Warner system KNBC (NBC) Los Angeles Oct. 98 NBC High definition 1080i 24 hours NA KABC (ABC) Los Angeles Nov. 98 ABC High definition 720p 24 hours NA KABC (UPN) Los Angeles Dec. 98 Chris Craft Standard definition 480p 24 hours NA KTTV (Fox) Los Angeles May, 99 Fox Standard definition 480p 24 hours NA KCAL (Indp.) Los Angeles Sept. 99 Young Broadcst. Standard definition 480i 24 hours NA KCET (PBS) Los Angeles May 2000 Public High Definition 1080i 24hours NA WFLD (Fox) Chicago May, 99 Fox High definition 720p 24 hours NA WCPX (Pax) Chicago Feb. 2000 Paxson Standard definition 480i 24 hours NA WPVI (ABC) Philadelphia Nov. 98 ABC High definition 720p 24 hours NA KYW (CBS) Philadelphia Nov. 98 CBS High definition 1080i 24 hours Digital signal carried on Time -Warner system WTXF (FOX) Philadelphia Oct. 98 Fox High definition 720p 24 hours NA WCAU (NBC) Philadelphia Nov. 98 NBC High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WHYY (PBS) Philadelphia Nay 2000 Public High definition NA NA NA KGO (ABC) San Francisco Nov. 98 ABC High definition 720p 24 hours NA KPIX (CBS) San Francisco Nov. 98 CBS High definition 1080i 24 hours NA KIVU (Fox) San Francisco Nov. 98 Cox High definition 720p 24 hours NA KRON (NBC) San Francisco Nov. 98 Chronicle High definition 1080i 24 hours NA KBHK (UPN) San Francisco June, 99 Chris Craft Standard definition 480p 24 hours NA KBWB (WB) San Francisco March 2000 Granite Brdcast. Standard definition NA NA NA KQED (PBS) San Francisco May 2000 Public High definition 1080i 20 hours NA KICU (Indep) San Jose Dec. 99 Cox Standard definition 480i 24 hours NA WCVB (ABC) Boston Oct. 98 Hearst -Argyle High definition 720p 24 hours NA WMUR (ABC) Boston Nov. 98 Imes Standard definition 480i Ongoirg technical trial wi h MediaOne WHSH (HSN) Boston Nov. 98 USA Broadcst. Standard definition 480p 8 hours NA WHDH (NBC) Boston April, 99 Sunbeam TeL Standard definition 480i 24 hours NA WFXT (Fox) Boston April, 99 Fox High definition 720p 24 hours NA WBZ (CBS) Boston May, 99 CBS High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WFAA (ABC) Dallas Nov. 98 Belo High definition 1080i 24 hours NA KDFW (Fox) Dallas Nov. 98 Fox High definition 720p 24 hours NA KXAS (NBC) Dallas Nov. 98 NBC High definition 1080i 24 hours NA KTVT (CBS) Fort Worth May, 99 Gaylord High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WJLA (ABC) Washington Nov. 98 Allbntton Standard definition 480p 24 hours NA WUSA (CBS) Washington Nov. 98 Gannett High definition 1090i 24 hours NA WRC (NBC) Washington Nov. 98 NBC High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WETA (PBS) Washington Nov. 98 Public High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WTTG (Fox) Washington July, 99 NA NA NA NA NA WXYZ (ABC) Detroit Oct. 98 Scripps Howard High definition 720p 17 hours NA WJBK (Fox) Detroit May, 99 Fox High definition 720p 24 hours NA WON (NBC) Detroit April, 99 Post Newsweek High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WWJ (CBS) Detroit July, 99 CBS High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WSB (ABC) Atlanta Nov. 98 Cox High definition 720p 24 hours NA WXIA (NBC) Atlanta Nov. 98 Gannett High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WGNX (CBS) Atlanta NA -ribune/Meredith High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WAGA (Fox) Atlanta April, 99 Fox High definition 720p 24 hours NA KHOU (CBS) Houston Nov. 98 Belo High definition 1080i 24 hours NA KRIV (FOX) Houston Aug. 99 Fox High definition 720p 24 hours NA KPRC (NBC) Houston Nov. 99 Post Newsweek High definition 1080i 24 hours NA KTRK (ABC) Houston Jan. 00 ABC High definition 720p 24 hours NA KOMO (ABC) Seattle Oct. 98 Fisher High definition 720p 24 hours NA KCTS (PBS) Seattle Sept. 98 Public High definition 1080i 24 hours NA KING (NBC) Seattle Oct 98 Belo High definition 1080i 24 hours NA KIRO (CBS) Seattle Nov. 99 Cox High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WKYC (NBC) Cleveland June, 99 Gannett High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WEWS (ABC) Cleveland Nov. 99 Scripps- Howard High defintion 720p 24 hours NA WJW (Fox) Cleveland Oct. 99 Fox High definition 720p varied hours NA WOIO (CBS) Cleveland Nov. 99 Raycom High defintion 1080i 24 hours NA WFLA (NBC) Tampa. /St. Pete Nov. 99 NA High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WM (Fox) Tampa./St. Pete March 2000 Fox Standard definition 480p 24 hours NA WETS (ABC) Tampa. /St. Pete April, 2000 Gannett NA NA NA NA WBAL (NBC) Baltimore Dec. 99 Hearst Argyle NA NA NA NA

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~~Consumer Electronics Association July 2000 [33] O DTV Data~~

continued from page 29 have come on board including Jef- bidders to find ways in which the DATA COMING TO DTV ferson -Pilot Communcations, spectrum could be vacated earlier. service to content providers looking Lamco Communications and Pega- Since such agreements would obvi- to distribute data. The company sus Broadcast Television. Each ously make the spectrum much plans to create a national infrastruc- group pledged 4 Mb /s (daily aver- more valuable, the FCC decided to ture for delivering multimedia con- age) out of each station's 19.4 Mb /s postpone the 60 -69 auction from its tent to stations, using a combina- DTV bandwidth to the Cooperative. original June slot until September. tion of fiber optic lines and satellite The group represents 196 stations In late June, the FCC also clarified capacity. It will build a network op- in 130 markets reaching 85% of some of the auction rules. One erations center and origination facil- U.S. households. major change was to guarantee ity in Los Angeles and provide The Cooperative's corporate cable carriage for broadcasters on member stations with equipment structure is much less defined than 60 -69 who go digital quickly and that can receive Internet Protocol iBlast, which signed long -term ex- give their analog spectrum back (IP) data, store it, and then insert it clusive deals with its member ahead of schedule. (The FCC has in local ATSC broadcast streams. groups. Its aim is simply to aggre- stated that the carriage rights will Revenues will come solely from gate spectrum into a national foot- initially apply only to a station's pri- charging for the transport service- - print and then shop it to third par- mary digital signal and not to multi - iBlast plans to let content providers ties who are willing to develop cast digital signals.) collect their own advertising and/or applications for the spectrum and Another firm that wants to help subscription fees. pay to access it. Each company will broadcasters broker their digital "We'll have about 60% of the receive an equity stake commensu- spectrum is SpectraRep, a new country with an iBlast digital foot- rate with its stations' coverage and company formed by longtime print by the first of next year," says each member of the Cooperative broadcast consulting firm BIA Fi- iBlast President Ken Solomon, a will help select executive staff and nancial Network. SpectraRep, former television syndication execu- financial advisors to run the ven- based in Chantilly, Va., is asking sta- tive. Solomon says that the com- ture. The Cooperative has just tions to contribute 3 Mb /s of their pany is already talking to companies reached an agreement with invest- DTV spectrum to the venture. who could be "anchor tenants" for ment banking firm Salomon Smith SpectraRep will then pitch the the service. Barney to represent the datacasting spectrum to potential clients such "It's wonderful because the de- consortium in deals with wireless as Internet content providers. In re- mand is so high," he says. data companies. turn, broadcasters will get a share in Another consortium of stations When looking for potential cus- revenues and an equity stake in the pursuing a spectrum leasing agenda tomers to lease it spectrum, the Co- venture. is the Broadcasters' Digital Cooper- operative's first target is likely to be "Stations will get compensated ative, which was formed in late companies who have expressed an by how many people they cover, and March by 12 station groups: Gran- interest in the Ch. 60 -69 UHF how much data they distribute," ite Broadcasting, Benedek Broad- spectrum, which will be auctioned says Tom Buono, President and casting, Capitol Broadcasting, by the FCC to the highest bidders CEO of BIA Financial Network. Citadel Communications, Clear in September. According to the The company has already signed a Channel Television, Cosmos Broad- FCC's DTV rollout plan, the earli- deal with satellite capacity provider casting (Cosmos has since defected est that spectrum will be available is The Spaceconnection, which gives to iBlast), Morgan Murphy Sta- 2006. That's when the analog televi- it a method to distribute data na- tions, Gray Communications, sion spectrum is due to be returned tionwide to local partner stations. - Nexstar Broadcasting, Pappas Tele- to the government, provided that casting, Paxson Communications, DTV has reached 85% penetration. Glen Dickson is associate editor of Broadcasting & Cable, a publication and Sunbelt Communications. But the FCC is encouraging in- of Cahners Business Information. Since then, several small groups cumbent broadcasters and potential

~~[34] Consumer Electronics Association In July 2000 DTV Broadcasters continued from page 33 Stations Broadcasting Digital Signal~~

~~Station City Date On Owner Signal Type Formal Time of Day Cable Activity~~

WMAR (ABC) Baltimore Dec. 99 Scripps- Howard High definition 720p 24 hours NA WBFF (Fox) Baltimore April, 2000 Sinclair Standard definition 480p 24 hours NA WMPT (PBS) Annapolis April, 2000 Public High definition 1080i 24hours NA KTCA (PBS) Minn. /St. Paul Sept. 99 Public High & Standard 1080i 24 varies NA KSTP (ABC) Minn. /St. Paul. Nov. 99 Hubbard High definition 720p 24 hours NA WPLG (ABC) Miami Nov. 99 Washington Post Test signal only NA NA NA WSVN (Fox) Miami Nov. 99 Independent NA NA NA NA KPHO (CBS) Phoenix Nov. 99 Meredith High & Standard 1080i,4E0i 24 hours NA KSAZ (Fox) Phoenix Nov. 99 NA NA NA NA NA KNXV (ABC) Phoenix Jan. 00 Scripps-Howard High definition 720p 24 hours NA KUTP (UPN) Phoenix March, 2000 United Television Standard defintior 480p 24 hours NA KATU (ABC) Portland Oct. 98 Fisher High definition 720p 24 hours NA KOPB (PBS) Portland Nov. 98 Public High definition 1080i 24 hours NA KPDX (Fox) Portland Oct.99 Meredith Standard definition 480i 24 hours NA KOIN (CBS) Portland Dec. 99 Lee Enterprises High definition 1080i 24 hours NA KGW (NBC) Portland Dec. 99 Belo High definition 108i 24 hours NA KMGH (ABC) Denver NA McGraw Hill Test signal NA KDVR (Fox) Denver Oct. 99 Fox High definition 720p 24 hours NA KRMA (PBS) Denver Dec. 99 Public High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WTAE (ABC) Pittsburgh Jan. 99 Hearst Argyle High definition 720p 24 hours NA WPXI (NBC) Pittsburgh Dec. 99 Cox High definition 1080i 24 hours NA KCRA (NBC) Sacramento May, 99 Hearst Argyle High definition 1080i 24 hours NA KTXL (Fox) Sacramento Nov. 99 Tribune Standard definition 480p 24 hours NA KXTV (ABC) Sacramento Nov. 99 Gannett High definition 720p 24 hours NA KMOV (CBS) St. Louis Nov. 99 Belo High defintion 10801 24 hours NA KlV (FOX) St. Louis Oct. 99 Fox Standard definition 480p 24 hours NA KSDK (NBC) St. Louis Nov. 99 Gannett High defintion 1080i 24 hours NA WDFL (Fox) Orlando Jan. 2000 Meredith Standard definition 480i 24 hours NA WTHR (NBC) Indianapolis Sept. 98 Dispatch High definition 10801 24 hours NA WISH (CBS) Indianapolis Dec. 98 UN High & Standard 1080i /41.0i 24 hours NA WXIN (Fox) Indianapolis Nov. 99 Tribune Standard defintior 480p 24 hours NA WRN (ABC) Indianapolis Nov. 99 McGraw Hill High definition 720p 24 hours NA KGTV (ABC) San Diego Nov. 99 McGraw Hill High definition 720p 24 hours NA KNSD (NBC) San Diego Dec. 99 NBC High definition 1080i 24 hours NA KFMB (CBS) San Diego May, 2000 Midwest Tel. NA NA NA NA WBN (CBS) Charlotte Nov. 98 Jefferson-Pilot High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WSOC (ABC) Charlotte Oct. 99 Cox High definition 720p 24 hours NA WCNC (NBC) Charlotte Nov. 99 Belo High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WCCB (Fox) Charlotte Nov. 99 Bayhackle Comm. NA NA NA NA WLWT (NBC) Cincinnati Nov. 98 Gannett High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WCPO (ABC) Cincinnati Nov. 98 Scripps Howard High definition 720p 10 -6 (Mon. -Fri.) NA WKRC (CBS) Cincinnati Nov. 98 Jacor High definition 1080i Varies NA KSL (NBC) Salt Lake City Nov. 99 Bonneville Int. High & Standard 480, 10601 24 hours NA KTVX (ABC) Salt Lake City Nov. 99 United Television NA NA NA NA WRAL (CBS) Raleigh May, 98 Capitol High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WTVD (ABC) Raleigh Nov. 99 ABC High definition 720p 24 hours NA WRAZ (Fox) Raleigh May, 2000 Capitol Brdcasting High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WBNS (CBS) Columbus Nov. 98 Dispatch NA NA NA NA WKOW (ABC) Madison Nov. 98 Shockley High definition 720p 18 hours NA KIN (ABC) Honolulu Jan. 98 Hearst-Argyle High definition 720p 24 hours NA WITF (PBS) Harrisburg Nov. 98 Public High definition 1080i 24 hours NA KCPT (PBS) Kansas City Nov. 98 Public High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WMVT (PBS) Milwaukee Oct. 98 Public High & Standard Varies NA WMPN (PBS) Jackson Nov. 98 Public High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WTNH (ABC) New Haven Dec. 98 UN High definition 720p 24 hours NA WNOU (NBC) South Bend Dec. 98 iichianaTelecastinc High definition 10801 Varies NA Corp. KXLY (ABC) Spokane, WA Sep. 99 Morgan Murphy High defintion 720p 24 hours NA WMFD (Ind.) Mansfield, OH Feb. 99 Independent Standard definition 480i 24 hours NA WKPC (PBS) Louisville, KY Aug. 99 Public High definition 10801 18 hours NA WOOD (NBC) Grand Rapids Auq. 99 Lin Television High defintion 1080i 24 hours NA WCCB (PBS) Lewiston, ME Nov. 99 Public High definition 10801 24 hours NA KNN (ABC ) Monterey, CA Dec. 99 granite Brdcastinq High defintion 720p 24 hours NA WRDW (CBS) Auguta, GA March 2000 Gray Comm. High definition 720p 24 hours NA WRLK (PBS) Columbia, SC March, 2000 Public High & Standard 480 /10ß0i 24 hours Ogital signal carried or Time -Warner system KLAS (CBS) Las Vegas, NV April, 2000 Landmark Comm. High definition 1080i 24 hours NA WGBY (PBS) Springfield, MA March, 2000 Public High & standard 480p/10:0i 12 hours NA KFOR (NBC) Oklahoma City May, 2000 -Jew York Times Co NA NA NA NA WCYB (NBC) Bristol, TN May, 2000 Lamcro Comm. High definition 1080i 24hours NA

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w w w . s e n c o r e . c o m 1- 8 0 0- 7 3 6- 2 6 7 3 BROADCASTING PEOPLE'S CHOICE JULY 24-30 Broadcast network prime lime ratings The premiere of `Mysterious Ways' was one of three NBC shows to wind according to Nielsen Media Research up in Week 45's top 10; the other two were episodes of `Law & Order.'

Week abc 45 NBkC 4.1/7 6.9/12 7.5/13 1.7/3 1.7/3 8:00 20. Big Brother 7.0/13 10. Mysterious Ways* 101. Moesha 1.8/3 >- 91. Opposite Sex 3.3/6 99 7th Heaven 1.9/3 75. ABC Monday Night 8.4/15 Q 8:30 31. King of Queens 6.1/11 99. The Parkers 1.9/3 Movie -Double Z 9:00 8. Ev Lvs Raymnd 8.9/15 106. Grown -Ups 1.6/3 Platinum 4.1/7 O I nw R nrdnr R 5/1d 93. Ally McBeal 3.2/5 113. Roswell 1.4/2 C 9:30 12. Becker 8.2/13 113. Malcolm & Eddie 1.4/2

~~10:00 75. Once and Again 4.1/7 43. Family Law 5.7/10 43. Third Watch 5.7/10 10:30 8.7/15 6.1/11 6.6/11 4.2/7 1.1/2 1.5/3~~

>. 8:00 4. Who Wants to Be a 45. Big Brother 5.6/11 55. Dateline NBC 4.8/9 67. That '70s Show 4.4/8 131. Shasta 1.1/2 113. fluffy the Vampire Slayer 1.4/3 Q 8:30 Millionaire? 13.5/25 87. Ladies' Man 3.6/6 62. Frasier 4.5/8 75. Titus 4.1/7 134. Dilbert 1.0/2

9:00 15. Dharma & Greg 7.7/13 18. Frasier 4.5/8 62. Family Guy 4.5/8 124. I Dare You! 1.2/2 106. Angel 1.6/3 23. CBS Tuesday Movie A Girl 6.0/10 - 23. Me 6.8/11 84. The PJs 3.7/6 9:30 34. Two Guys, Just Shoot Night Sins, Part 2 10:00 38. NYPD Blue 5.8/10 6.8/12 13. Dateline NBC 8.1/14 10:30 5.0/9 10.9/19 7.4/13 3.7/6 1.4/2 1.6/3

~~8:00 82. Two Guys, A Girl 3.8/7 93. King of the Hill 3.2/6 Q 1. Survivor 16.3/29 36. Dateline NBC 5.9/11 119.7 Days 1.3/2 111. Dawson's Creek 1.5/3 CN 8:30 96. Norm 3.0/5 95. Family Guy 3.1/5~~

~~Z 9:00 55. Drew Carey 4.8/8 69. Guinness World 111. Star Trek: Voyager 106. Young Americans 5. Big Brother 10.4/18 16. West Wing 7.4/13 9:30 55. Spin City 4.8/8 Records 4.3/7 1.5/2 1.6/3~~

1000 21.20/20 6.9/12 38.60 Minutes I I 5.8/10 7. Law & Order 9.1/16 1030 9.4/16 5.4/9 6.6/12 3.7/6 4.8/8 2.0/4 . 8:00 60. Whose Line Is It 4.6/9 29. Big Brother 6.2/12 18. Friends 7.1/13 106. 1.3/3 84. Fox Thursday Night Popular C8:30 34. Whose Line Is It 6.0/11 52. King of Queens 5.1/9 48.3rd Rock fr /Sun 5.5/10 55. WWF Smackdown! Movie -Event Horizon 4.8/8 9:00 3. Who Wants to Be a 23. Will & Grace 6.8/11 87. City of Angels 3.6/6 3.7/6 97. Charmed 2.0/3 D 9:30 Millionaire? 14.8/24 31. Just Shoot Me 6.1/10

10:00 14. John Stossel Special 21.48 Hours 6.9/12 17 ER 7.2/13 10:30 8.0/14 4.7/10 5.7/12 5.8/12 4.0/8 1.2/2 1.4/3 8:00 62. Sabrina/Witch 4.5/10 48. Big Brother 5.5/12 62. Beyond Belief: Fact or 103. Baby Blues* 1.7/4 75. Providence 4.1/9 124. The Strip 1.2/2 8:30 70. Boy Meets World 4.2/9 60. Candid Camera 4.6/10 Fiction? 4.5/10 103. Baby Blues 1.7/4 Q C 9:00 82. Making the Band 3.8/8 124. Secret Agent Man 31. JAG 6.1/12 23. Dateline NBC 6.8/13 89. Now or Never 3.4/7 131. Young Americans 1.1/2 1.2/2 E 9:30 70. Making the Band 4.2/8

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4.4/9 4.5/9 4.5/9 4.7/10 KEY: RANKING /SHOW TITLE /PROGRAM RATING /SHARE >. 8:00 53. U.S. Gymnastics 75. Cops 4.1/9 TOP TEN SHOWS OF THE WEEK ARE NUMBERED IN RED TV 4.1/9 62. ABC Saturday Night 75, Big Brother UNIVERSE ESTIMATED AT 100.8 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS; ONE 8:30 Championship 5.0/11 53. Cops 5.0/10 Movie -Nick of Time RATINGS POINT IS EQUAL TO 1,008,000 TV HOMES YELLOW M 9:00 75. Walker, Texas Ranger 55. AMW: America Fights TINT IS WINNER OF TIME SLOT (NR) =NOT RANKED; RATING/ 4.5/9 70. The Pretender 4.2/8 SHARE ESTIMATED FOR PERIOD SHOWN *PREMIERE 9:30 4.1/8 Back 4.8/9 S-T D- SEASON TO DATE PROGRAMS LESS THAN 15 MINUTES (/)10:00 70. David Blaine: Magic 51. Walker, Texas Ranger 70. World's Most Amazing IN LENGTH NOT SHOWN SOURCES: NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH, CBS RESEARCH GRAPHIC BY KENNETH RAY 10:30 Man 4.2/8 5.2/10 Videos 4.2/8 9.1/16 6.8/12 4.1/7 1.6/3

7:00 67. U.S. Gymnastics 91. Futurama 3.3/7 103. 7th Heaven Beginnings 45. Wonderful World of 11.60 Minutes 8.3/16 7:30 Championship 4.4/9 84. King of the Hill 3.7/7 1.7/3 Disney- Homeward 45. The Simpsons 5.6/10 113. Steve Harvey 1.4/2 á 8:00 Bound II 5.6/10 27. Touched by an Angel 38. Geraldo Rivera Reports Z 8:30 6.5/11 5.8/10 50. Malcolm /Middle 5.4/9 113. For Your Love 1.4/2

7 9:00 2. Who Wants to Be a 101. Jamie Foxx 1.8/3 89. The X -Files 3.4/5 N Millionaire? 15.2/24 29. CBS Sunday Movie - 38. NBC Sunday Night 9:30 98. For Your Love 2.0/3 Louisa May Alcott's Movie -Demolition 10:00 Man 5.8/10 6. The Practice 9.9/17 The Inheritance 6.2/10 10:30

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~~AUGUST 7, 2000 I BROADCASTING & CABLE 37 CABLE Is anybody paying attention? CAB study of commercials' retentive power suggests epidemic of short -term memory loss~~

By Deborah D. McAdams says Tim Spengler, a spots into their air-time. buyer with Western Neck and Recall for the first The results of a recall study com- Media in Los Angeles. and second pod posi- missioned by the Cabletelevision Yet audience size still neck tions was highest, a Advertising Bureau suggest that dominates when rate finding that will have people forget commercials with equal negotiations are con- little impact on ad buys efficiency on both broadcast and cable cerned. since position rotation is networks. Only about 15% of the peo- "You must remember, part of most deals. That ple contacted who had just watched a there's a dramatic dif- may change with the commercial break could remember ference in the numbers advent of convergence what was in it. of people you reach," appliances, on which The CAB spent several hundred says Bob Igiel, veteran people can click into an thousand dollars on the survey, con- media buyer with Media - alternative cyberworld ducted by Nielsen Media Research, to Edge. "When you start during one commercial refute a long -standing notion that peo- getting, on a regular and miss the next one, ple are more likely to sit through com- basis, the audience that Igiel observes. mercials on broadcast networks and a broadcast network One factor affecting surf through them on cable. What it gets, that's when you recall not addressed by demonstrated was that, while a majori- deserve to get parity." the study is passion. ty of viewers hang around for the The study also looked People who care about break, most of them zone out during at how recall was affect- what they're watching commercials. Of more than 10,000 ed by pod position, or 538 of 3,701 broadcast tend to pay attention people watching TV when contacted where a commercial viewers (14.5 %) recalled even during the breaks, for the study, roughly 66% stayed dur- falls during a break, and commercials they had says Peter Chrisan- ing the commercial breaks on both how many commercials seen; among cable viewers, thopolis, a buyer with 376 of 2,531 (14.9 %) did. broadcast and cable networks, but only are stuffed into a break, Source. CAB MindShare. "Accord- about 15% of those people could recall also known as clutter. ing to the research what they saw. Recall was nearly oblit- we've done over the Nielsen Vice President of Custom erated when more than seven ads were years, the more involved the person is Research Sales and Marketing Paul squeezed into a break, a wake -up call with the program, the greater the recall Lindstrom downplays the significance for networks jamming more and more for the commercial." of the meager recall number. People often remember the product advertised even when they forget the commercial itself, he says. The point of the study, at least from Judge sends Yankees' the CAB perspective, is to convince the ad-buying community that cable spots are just as effective as those on broad- sports net to the showers cast. CAB President and CEO Joe Ostrow figures the study will add By Steve McClellan requires the Yankees to give MSG the weight to his argument that cable net- right to match any offer that the Yankees works deserve the same advertising When the New York Yankees told decide to take for the next rights cycle, rates as broadcast networks. He con- MSG a month ago that the which begins with the 2001 season. tends that cable gets short shrift to the team intended to start its own MSG said it was "gratified by Cozier's tune of about $2 billion in prime time TV sports network, MSG cried foul decision" and "looks forward to more advertising revenue. and filed suit. Last week, a New York productive discussions in the future:' "We're making a $2 billion bet," he judge sided with the Yankees' TV- Harvey Schiller, president of the says. "We think cable should not only rights holder and ordered the Yankees YankeeNets, the joint-venture compa- get parity but a premium for targeting." to shelve, at least temporarily, plans for ny that owns both the Yankees and the Ad buyers agree that cable's ability a new network. New York Nets basketball team, said to target a specific demographic is one Judge Barry Cozier ruled that the Yan- last week he expects to meet with MSG of the keys of a buy. There's even evi- kees violated its current TV-rights agree- shortly. "There are still many options dence that people pay more attention to ment with the Madison Square Garden available to us" and "many new inter- commercials on cable because the cable Network by failing to honor a "right of ested parties," that want to talk. He did networks are more topically focused, last refusal" clause in it. That clause not rule out a resolution that would

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('2000 P- icewaterhouseCoorers. 'ricewoter umeseCoopers refers to he US firm of PricewaterhouseCoopersLLP and other members Male worldwide h cewaterhouseC000erscrganizatiori. CABLE have the Yankees taking an ownership offered MSG was an opportunity to buy continue to conduct talks with third interest in MSG in exchange for rights. out TWI's 5% stake in Newco, Cozier parties concerning the next rights The Yankees argued unsuccessfully ruled. Because TWI would not directly cycle. He also said it could restructure that it gave MSG the right to match the own and control Yankees TV rights its network proposal and offer MSG terms accepted by New York -based under the proposed network, he said, the opportunity to match its terms. In sports program packager Trans World that offer was not a bona fide offer under effect, such an offer would have to International (TWI). TWI agreed to the last -refusal clause. allow MSG the opportunity to acquire become a 5% stakeholder in a yet -to- Therefore, Cozier granted MSG's any new network the team comes up be- formed company called Newco, to request for a preliminary injunction with to televise Yankee games. which the Yankees intended to assign barring the Yankees from going ahead In the meantime, Cozier told the par- all TV rights to the team's games. with plans for the new network, as cur- ties to coordinate dates for the discovery Newco, 95% owned by the Yankees, rently structured with Newco and TWI. phase of trial. If the two sides can't would then form a TV sports network "You can't give half a loaf' when a full come to terms, a trial concerning MSG's anchored by Yankees and Nets games loaf has been contracted for, the judge petition to have the Yankees permanent- and possibly those of the New Jersey ruled. "Here, the Yankees have attempt- ly barred from starting a sports network Devils hockey team. The Newco plan, ed to offer 5% of a loaf." would be scheduled for the fall. the Yankees project, could generate Cozier urged the Yankees to come up TV- related revenue of close to $1 bil- with a legal offer for MSG to consid- The Dr. lion over the next decade. er-one that offers full and direct con- Strangelovian But under the last-refusal clause, said trol of Yankee TV rights for the 2001 `Dexter's Lab' Cozier, the Yankees management is season and beyond. Only then, he said, gave Cartoon required to give MSG the opportunity to would MSG be able to "exercise its Network its highest - directly acquire 100% of the TV rights proper right of first refusal." rated to Yankees telecasts. What the Yankees Cozier did say the Yankees could episodes in July.

~~CABLE'S TOP 25~~

~~Nickelodeon asserted its dominance with 16 spots in the top 25. 'Wild Thornberrys' garnered nearly a third of those, coming in at No. 8 with a 3.2 rating/ 9.6 share.~~

Following are the top 25 basic cable programs for the week of July 24 -30, ranked by rating. Cable rating is coverage area rating within each basic cable network's universe; U.S. rating is of 100.8 million TV households. Sources: Nielsen Media Research, Turner Entertainment. Cartoon Rating HHs Cable Rank Program Network Day Time Duration Cable U.S. (000) Share

1 WWF Entertainment USA Mon 10:00P 66 7.5 5.9 5903 12.7 2 WWF Entertainment USA Mon 9:00P 60 6.2 4.9 4841 9.9 continues 3 m/ 'They Nest' USA Tue 8:00P 120 3.8 3.0 2957 6.3 3 m/ 'Echoes in The Darkness, 2' LIF Sun 3 :30P 150 3.8 2.9 2888 6.5 5 Real World IX MTV Tue 10:00P 30 3.6 2.7 2720 5.9 6 Rugrats NICK Sun 9:30A 30 3.3 2.6 2554 10.6 6 WWF Sunday Night Heat USA Sun 7:00P 60 3.3 2.6 2544 5.9 its climb 8 m/ 'The Firm' USA Fri 8:00P 180 3.2 2.5 2499 6.2 8 Wild Thornberrys NICK Wed 2:30P 30 3.2 2.5 2483 9.6 Adults drive Turner's kids 8 Wild Thornberrys NICK Wed 2:00P 30 3.2 2.5 2466 9.7 11 Wild Thornberrys NICK Wed 4:00P 30 3.1 2.5 2442 8.7 network into second place 11 Wild Thornberrys NICK Wed 3:00P 30 3.1 2.4 2419 9.3 in prime time ratings 11 South Park CMDY Wed 10:00P 30 3.1 2.0 2008 4.9 14 WCW Monday Nitro Live! TNT Mon 8:OOP 60 3.0 2.4 2378 5.2 14 Wild Thornberrys NICK Wed 3:30P 30 3.0 2.4 2364 8.7 By Deborah D. McAdams 14 Hey Arnold NICK Sun 12:00P 30 3.0 2.3 2320 8.5 14 m/ 'Echoes in The Darkness, 1' LIF Sun 1:00P 150 3.0 2.3 2319 7.5 artoon Network is nothing to kid 18 WCW Thunder TBS Wed 9:57P 67 2.9 2.3 2268 4.8 about. The exploits of Ed, Edd n NICK Mon 4:30P 30 2.9 2.3 2244 7.8 18 Rugrats Eddy, Cow and Chicken and the 18 Spongebob NICK Sun 10:OOA 30 2.9 2.3 2243 8.9 18 Wild Thornberrys NICK Wed 4:30P 30 2.9 2.2 2216 7.4 geeky hero of Dexter's Lab won more 18 Hey Arnold NICK Thu 2:00P 30 2.9 2.2 2212 8.8 nights than any other cable network 23 m/ 'Tremors II: Aftershocks' USA Sun 3:00P 120 2.8 2.2 2214 6.6 and generated a 2.0 rating, its best 23 Hey Arnold NICK Sun 12:30P 30 2.8 2.2 2208 7.6 month yet. Cartoon was second only to 23 Rugrats NICK Wed 7:30P 30 2.8 2.2 2197 5.3 USA in July prime time, beating out 23 Hey Arnold NICK Sun 11:30A 30 2.8 2.2 2157 8.0 TBS, the other Turner strong- 23 Rugrats NICK Tue 7:30P 30 2.8 2.2 2153 5.3 TNT and 23 Spongebob NICK Sun 10:30A 30 2.8 2.2 2148 8.2 holds that usually occupy the position. The quiet rise of Cartoon Network has

40 BROADCASTING & CABLE / AUGUST 7, 2000 CABLE istered its most -watched month ever. Lifetime was No. 4 in prime time with its 12th straight month of ratings growth. At No. 6 was TNT, down 11% despite the success of its miniseries Nuremberg, which drew the largest audience of any original miniseries in cable. MTV continued a slide that started last month after months of posting increases, falling 18% in prime time from 'The Powerpuff Girls' and 'Johnny a year ago. ESPN also fell 17% on a Bravo' are also powering Cartoon Network's prime time numbers. monthly up- and -down trajectory that reflects sports followings. been in the making for months, from the The way Cartoon sees it, No. 1 is a History Channel was one of the big No. 9 slot in January, to No. 5 through matter of time, since USA's hold on the winners, with a 33% gain in prime March, April and May, and then No. 3 in top spot is driven by the WWF, which time, and Court TV's roll continued June. The network was No. 1 with kids USA loses this fall. USA, for all its with a 75% gain in prime time for the in prime time for July. but its popularity efforts to find an original hit program, network's best month ever. Of the 38 among adult viewers showed substantial slipped 8% in prime time, to a 2.2. cable networks measured, only 11 growth: While kids 2 -11 were up 31% TBS came in No. 3 for July, fol- posted gains from their July 1999 rat- over last year, adults 18 -49 were up lowed by Nickelodeon, which contin- ings, another 11 were flat, and the rest 40 %, and adults 25 -54 rose 42 %. ues to dominate during the day and reg- slipped.

tal offering. Comcast Dig- ital Plus will be rolled out, system -by- system over the remainder of August. Added channels encompass 13 Encore networks, By Deborah McAdams including WAM! and two channels each of New Warner Bros. names ly Channel, which fol- access, although several Encore, Love Stories, Lucas cable senior VP lowed a stint as a Viacom other ISPs are expected to Action, Mystery, Westerns executive. Before that, he follow as Time Warner Gus Lucas is the new sen- and True Stories; Discov- was an executive at ABC. continues a technical trial ior vice president of Warn- ery's Wings, Science, He'll be based in Bur- in its Columbus, Ohio, er Bros. Domestic Cable Kids, BBC America, Civi- bank, Calif., and report to system. Distribution. He will be in lization, and Home & Eric Frankel, who will Both parties will cooper- charge of research, sales Leisure; MTV nets Nog- become president of the ate on service and market- and marketing, and inven- gin, Nick GAS, Nick Too, division when Ed Bleier ing, according to a Time tory management of the VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul, steps down at the end of Warner Cable spokes- division, which manages VH1 Country, MTV 2, woman, who said each distribution of Warner this year. MTVX and MTVS; company will separately Bros. feature films, tele- Weatherscan Local from Juno gains access to market and bill customers vision series, miniseries, Weather Channel; and two who elect Juno. That's a television movies and spe- TW broadband pipe channels each of Sun - cials to the pay -television Time Warner Cable made likely model for future dance and FLIX, both and basic cable markets, its initial move toward put- deals, and the spokes- Showtime siblings. woman Time Warner as well as feature films to ting its open -access princi- said Comcast's existing digi- the broadcast networks. ples into practice on Mon- is "working diligently with tal service offers 250 chan- Lucas returns to tele- day, signing a letter of other third-party ISPs" to nels for $9.95 a month. vision from the dotcom intent with Juno Online hash out terms. Digital Plus will cost world, where he was head Service to give Juno access Comcast adds $14.95 a month. Comcast of content for Family - to its broadband pipe. That digital penetration is at Click.com. Previously, makes it the first Internet digital tier 800,000 subscribers, with Lucas was president of service provider aside Comcast is adding a $5, a projection of 1.25 mil- programming at The Fami- from Road Runner to gain 33- channel tier to its digi- lion by the end of the year.

~~AUGUST 7, 2000 / BROADCASTING & CABLE 41 i Inalcastrigale TECHNOLOGY~~

Director of Engineering and Technol- ogy Harlan Neugeboren. "That's both the good and bad thing about local news: Not a lot of material needs to be shared. But there are things we do in New York that have life in other stations." Telestream's ClipMail Pro delivers full -resolution video and audio in a store - and -forward mode. Using MPEG -2 compression and IP -based transmission, it allows MPEG files to be sent to FTP file servers for distribution, archiving and downloading to PCs. Time Warner Cable has installed the systems, which cost about $16,000 each, in each of its five 24- hour local news channels: New York 1; Bay News 9; News 8 Austin; R Full - News in Rochester, N.Y.; and Central resolution Florida News 13 in Orlando. Other video and prominent Telestream users include audio are transmitted Paxson, Discovery, Fox News Chan- in store -and- nel and Oxygen. forward "We wanted an easy system, and, for mode. right now, this seemed like the best way to go," says Neugeboren. "We've been sending from New York to Austin for The Fortune Business Report every night, and it works" TW tries Internet Neugeboren is waiting for Tele- stream's next release of software, which should provide more scheduling capability. But he's happy with Clip - for news delivery Mail Pro's throughput, which he is able to gauge accurately because the Local channels get clips via Telestream ClipMail Pro two boxes "handshake" as they transmit files from one Time Warner loca- By Glen Dickson Warner can deliver news segments tion to another. such as The Fortune Business Report, He says the Telestream system rou- Time Warner Cable is relying on which is produced in New York City at tinely delivers at rates up to 750 kb /s the Internet to distribute news New York 1, to Bay News 9 in Tampa, over a standard T-1 (1.5 -Mb /s) connec- programming of national interest Fla., or News 8 Austin in Austin, Texas, tion, even in busy early- evening hours. to its local cable news channels. without having to buy or schedule That allows a three- minute news seg- Using Telestream's ClipMail Pro satellite time. ment to be delivered in roughly 35 to Internet video -delivery system, Time "We have a limited need," says 40 minutes (the news clips are initially

ri the USA and /or cth Countries: TECHNOLOGY encoded in MPEG -2 at about 8 Mb /s); Texas station to test DTV sometimes the throughput goes above 750 kb /s, allowing delivery of a three - minute clip in close to 20 minutes. interference technology "We see pretty good performance in the Internet across T-1," says Neuge- ADC software is aimed at adjacent- channel problems boren. "We're getting half or three - quarters of a T -1." By Glen Dickson low -power DTV signal in Dallas. The The cost of program distribution station has received ch.14 as its digital with Telestream is obviously cheaper Noncommercial KERA-TV Dallas - assignment, which as the lowest channel than using a satellite connection, since Fort Worth is collaborating with in the UHF band is immediately adjacent Time Warner already has T-1 lines in Minneapolis -based transmitter to two -way radio frequencies used by place to connect to the Internet. But manufacturer ADC to test new technol- emergency services and businesses. The Neugeboren says cost wasn't the decid- ogy designed to reduce station will use an ADC ing factor in installing ClipMail Pro. the interference between transmitter to generate the "We get really good rates from CNN DTV signals and services DTV signal, which will Newsource or Conus," he explains. on adjacent channels. be radiated from its exist- "But this is foolproof. The box is ADC's software, called ing NTSC tower. clever. You put the schedule in that you Bandwidth Enhancement "When the FCC gave want delivery to stations at two in Technology, is aimed at us this channel, we knew morning, and it will say `I've got a the more than 300 DTV it would be difficult to package for you' at 2 a.m." assignments that have operate it at full power When a Time Warner news channel adjacent NTSC channels without causing some receives a clip, it is stored locally on a either below or above interference to land PC hard dnve until it is manually sent them or have other special mobile users," says KERA- KERA -DT will use an ADC to a router and dubbed onto a video interference considera- Visionary DTV transmitter TV Chief Engineer Rick server for playback. Neugeboren says tions with cable systems, in its low-power test. Owen. "ADC has written that quality hasn't been an issue, even FM radio, radio astrono- custom software for the though the video is heavily compressed my installations, or police and fire digital exciter that allows the 8 -VSB and is often transferred into different department communications. Those signal to be attenuated as much as pos- formats between locations. DTV channels include 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, sible at the end of the band, behind the "Even at New York 1, where we have 14, 36, 38 and 51, according to ADC FCC mask of specifications." Beta SP going to MPEG and then Marketing Manager Rich Schwartz. Owen isn't sure that KERA -DT won't going out to DVCPRO [servers at other Bandwidth Enhancement Technolo- lose a slight part of its usable data rate locations], it looks fine," he says. "For gy is designed to move information by using Bandwidth Enhancement. But the on -air product, nobody can tell the from one part of a 6 -MHz DTV chan- that's what the tests are for. difference." nel to another, allowing less than the "We may lose some megabits," he Neugeboren says he is talking to full 6 MHz to be used. But the system says. "But our main concern is just to newsroom -automation suppliers about doesn't reduce the 19.4 -Mb /s DTV coexist with the land mobile users." writing software drivers that will throughput, says Schwartz: "The signal ADC has performed laboratory enable ClipMail Pro to more seamless- is narrowed by as much as 400 kHz tests of Bandwidth Enhancement ly integrate its newsroom operations. without losing any information." with both professional and consumer "The ultimate is for a producer in North Texas Public Broadcasting, DTV receivers, Schwartz says, not- Tampa to look at a list of scripts in which operates KERA -Tv, plans to start ing that all tested so far have had no New York and schedule it to come testing Bandwidth Enhancement Tech- problem identifying signals run down the line." nology next month when it launches a through the system.

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By Ken Kerschbaumer material from help them reach customers. "It'll work non -copyrighted for the distribution company like Nap - IV!me! Mine! It's all mine! Music. material. As a ster; it'll be a win for the content pro- Movies. Pictures." That's the result, 20 million ducer and the customer as well," he phrase that Scour.com, an Napster users says. "There's going to be a level of Internet search engine that brings users can use a Web pain as all of this gets worked out, but straight to the multimedia file they're site like Scour. there is an inevitability that it has to looking to copy, uses to describe its com to find con- happen because the creative communi- service. It's also the type of phrase that tent, copy it onto ty can't be held hostage and not has copyright owners around the world their local hard allowed to monetize their effort." saying "No, it isn't." Lockstream's Good- drive, and then What will be the upshot of the current The battle between those who own man: 'If the video share it with oth- legal proceedings? Howard Weitzman, copyrighted music, movies and televi- industry doesn't ers via Napster CEO of Massive Media Group, a tech- sion content and the Internet tools and think they face a or a similar serv- nology startup focused on providing sites that make it possible for users to similar problem, ... ice. rights management, believes they're being short- digital the distribute digital copies of music, films sighted.' "It's not the lawsuits may hinder financial invest- and video has heated up in recent technology we're ment in companies similar to Napster or weeks. Scour.com has been the target opposed to," says Richard Taylor, Scour.com. "People put millions of dol- of a lawsuit, and Napster, the infamous Motion Picture Association of America lars into these companies to facilitate the but wildly popular file- sharing service, vice president of public affairs. "It's the theft of copyrighted material," he says. is entangled in a lawsuit that will deter- business built upon the theft. A brick "So I think the people who create these mine its future. can be used for good things, but, if you sites won't get the financial backing Most of the current wrangling use it to smash a window and steal, ... they need to become larger services." involves the distribution of digital that action is wrong." The current woes do have an upside. copies of copyrighted music perform- Morris considers the technology For one, it's clear that there are mil- ances, but distribution of movies and behind Napster brilliant and believes lions of consumers interested in receiv- television content isn't far behind. Jeff that there will be legitimate companies, ing content via the Internet. It's this Morris, CEO of Yack.com, an Internet including Napster itself, that will even- demand that Goodman says the indus- program guide, says he's surprised the tually work with content producers to try misread by not providing legal video industry hasn't experienced the alternatives for obtaining content. "I problems the audio industry has but think that, if there's a security solution cites one reason Internet audio is out- that is relatively easy to work with, pacing Internet video: "Video quality is people will pay," he notes. "But if you simply not there until you get to broad- don't give them a [means] to get their band connectivity, and we obviously content legally, then the result will be have some miles to go before it gets this pirated content." there in a ubiquitous fashion. When it Changing business models may not does," he says, "video will be a legiti- be what content distributors want, but mate content experience via the Web." the customers definitely seem interest- "If the video industry doesn't think ed. The question for the industry is how that they face a similar problem, then I open is it to investigating new revenue think they're being short- sighted," says streams? "At the end of the day, the Dave Goodman, CEO of Lockstream, a people on the top of the food chains for company that has signed deals to help television, music and movies were New Line Cinema, Artemis Records born, bred and educated for a certain and others secure their Internet- distrib- business model," says Brett Markinson, uted content. "The video industry needs president and CEO of DES (Digital to be [active] about digital distribution. Entertainment Systems). If they aren't, what happened to the A REMINDER ROM "All of a sudden, there's a shock to audio industry will happen to them." ri a Ilerardin tndustry the system in the form of a global net- Part of the problem is that compa- work that can dismantle the entire busi- nies like Napster and Scour.com ness model, and they don't know what Coming off the Napster flap, the Web site acknowledge that their services are ModernHumoristcom is selling posters to do. And, as a byproduct, there's fear, used for illegal copying but, they say, lampooning the recording industry's fear and a byproduct of that is denial that they are unable to filter out copyrighted of downloading music files. things will change."

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COMBOS WCQA(FM) Fredonia, WMML(AM) Glenn PROPOSED STATION TRADES Falls, WBZA(AM) South Glenn WKRS(AM) -WXLC(FM) By dollar volume and number of sales; Falls /Glenn Falls, WENU(FM) and Chicago/Waukegan, III. does not include mergers or acquisitions WHTR(FM) Hudson Falls, wKSN(AM)- involving substantial non -station assets Price: $9.4 million WHUG(FM) Jamestown and WNYQ(FM) Buyer: NextMedia Group LLC, Queensbury, all N.Y. Bulmer, Englewood, Colo. (Carl E. Hirsch, TV /Radio $01 0 Danziger and Shapiro own South- chairman /5.8% owner; Steven Radio Corp., which is swap- TVs $0 0 bridge Dinetz, president/5.8% owner; ping wlMv(FM) Madison, Fla.Naldos- Combos $21,940,000 5 Samuel Weller, president/0.1 % ta, Ga. (see FM item, below) owner /co -COO, radio); owns /is buy- FMs $9,500,000 6 Seller: Magnum Broadcasting Inc., ing 17 other AMs and 26 other FMs, AMs $2,110,000 5 Russell, Pa. (Michael M. Stapleford, including Chicago -area wAIT(AM) Total $33,550,000 16 president); is swapping wRLP(FM) Crystal Lake, wzsR(FM) Woodstock/ Russell /Jamestown, N.Y. (see FM SO FAR IN 2000 Crystal Lake, WJOL(AM)- WLLI -FM and item, below) TV /Radio $2,133,450 1 wJTw(FM) Joliet and WBVS(FM) Coal Facilities: AM: 1360 kHz, 1 kW day, City/Wilmington, all Ill., and wLIP(AM)- TVs $1,637,452,139 39 30 W night; FM: 101.5 MHz, 1.55 WIIL(FM) Kenosha and WEXT(FM) Combos $7,596,193,267 142 kW, ant. 405 ft. Sturtevant/Racine, Wis. FMs $1,053,375,098 182 Formats: AM: news /talk; FM: AC Seller: Belvidere Broadcasting LP, AMs $274,057,915 131 Chicago (Bruce Buzil and Chris Total $10,557,211,869 495 Devine, principals). Buzil and Devine FMS own /are buying 36 AMs and 74 FMs buying three other AMs and four WRDS(FM) Phoenix/Syracuse, N.Y. Facilities: AM: 1220 kHz, 1 kW; FM: other FMs in Kansas and Missouri Price: $3.75 million 102.3 MHz, 3 kW, ant. 322 ft. Seller: Basso Broadcasting Inc., Buyer: Galaxy Communications LP, Formats: AM: news /talk; FM: AC Texarkana (Louis M. Basso Ill, presi- Syracuse (Radio Corp., 92% owner Broker: Star Media Group Inc. dent); no other broadcast interests [Edward F. Levine and Robert Raide, KMON -AM -FM and KLFM(FM) Great Facilities: KHSP -FM: 93.9 MHz, 7.4 principals]); owns /is buying two AMs FMs, Falls, KCAP(AM)- KZMT(FM) Helena, kW, ant. 597 ft.; KcAR: 1350 kHz, 500 and seven other including WTLA(AM) -WKRL -FM North Syracuse/ KHKR -FM East Helena/Helena and W day, 50 W night; KGAP: 98.5 MHz, Syracuse KEYZ(AMI- KYYZ(FM) Williston, all 50 kW, ant. 328 ft.; KEWL(AM): 1400 1 kW; KEWL -FM: 95.1 MHz, 25 Seller: Short Broadcasting Inc., Mont., and KTHC(FM) Sidney, kHz, kW, ant. 325 ft. Syracuse (Robert Short Jr., princi- N.DJWilliston, Mont. Formats: KHSP -FM: contemporary pal); no other broadcast interests Price: $7.5 million Christian; KcAR: classic country; KGAP, Facilities: 102.1 MHz, 6 kW, ant. 220 Buyer: Commonwealth Communica- KEWL(AM), KEWL -FM: oldies ft. tions LLC, San Diego (Dex Allen, Format: Urban principal); owns five other AMs and WMTN(AM) -WMXK(FM) six other FMs Morristown/Knoxville, Tenn. WKPO(FM) Evansville/Madison, Wis. Seller: STARadio Corp., Great Falls, Price: $1 million Price: $2.85 million Mont. (Jack Whitley, president); owns Buyer: Horne Radio LLC, Knoxville Buyer: Good Karma Broadcasting one AM and two FMs (Douglas A. Horne, chief manag- LLC, Beaver Dam, Wis. (Craig Kar- Facilities: KMON(AM): 560 kHz, 5 kW; er/61% owner); owns /has interest in mazin, owner); owns two AMs and KMON -FM: 94.5 MHz, 98 kW, ant. 495 seven other AMs and two other FMs, two other FMs. ft.; KLFM: 92.9 MHz, 98 kW, ant. 410 including WKVL(AM) Knoxville Seller: TBK Communications Ltd., ft.; KCAP: 1340 kHz, 1 kW; KZMT: Seller: Newport Publishing Co., Mor- Lake Geneva, Wis. (Thomas 101.1 MHz, 95 kW, ant. 1,899 ft.; ristown (John M. Jones, chairman/ Kwiatkowski, president). Kwiatkowski KHKR -FM: 104.1 MHz, 100 kW, ant. director /14.17% owner). Jones and has interest in wLKG(FM) Lake Geneva 1,896 ft.; KEYZ: 660 kHz, 5 kW; KYYZ: family have interest in two AMs and Facilities: 105.9 MHz, 1.7 kW, ant. 96.1 MHz, 100 kW, ant. 873 ft.; KTHC: two FMs 493 ft. 95.1 MHz, 100 kW, ant. 718 ft. Facilities: AM: 1300 kHz, 5 kW day, Format: CHR Formats: KMON(AM): country; KMON- W night; FM: MHz, 1.1 kW, 100 95.9 WIMV(FM) Madison, FIa.Naldosta, FM: hot country; KLFM: oldies; KCAP: ant. 771 ft. Ga., and WRLP(FM) Russell, news /talk; KZMT: classic rock; KHKR- Formats: AM: gospel; FM: country Pa./Jamestown, N.Y. FM, KEYZ, KYYZ: country; KTHC: AC Broker: Media Venture Partners WMNS(AM)- WMXO(FM) Olean, Value: $1.8 million N.YJBradford, Pa. Swapper, WIMV: Southbridge Radio KHSP -FM Ashdown, Ark. Texarkana, Price: $790,000 Corp., Claremont, N.H. (Bruce Texas, and KCAR(AM) -KGAP(FM) Buyer: Vox Radio Group LP, Clare- Danziger, Jeffrey Shapiro and John Clarksville/Texarkana and KEWL -AM- mont, N.H. (John Bulmer, Bruce Bulmer, principals). Danziger, FM New Boston/Texarkana, Texas Danziger and Jeffrey Shapiro, princi- Shapiro and Bulmer also have Price: $3.25 million pals); owns /is buying nine other AMs interest in Vox Radio Group, which Buyer: Petracom Media LLC, Lutz, and 19 other FMs, including nearby is buying WMNS(AM)- WMXO(FM) Fla. (Henry A. Ash, president); is WZZM -FM Corinth, WDOE(AM) Dunkirk, Olean, N.Y. /Bradford, Pa. (see

50 BROADCASTING 8 CABLE / AUGUST 7, 2000 CHANGING HANDS Combo item, above) Wagenvoord, president); owns 50% nine other AMs and four FMs. L.E. Swapper, WRLP: Magnum Broad- of KWAI(AM) Honolulu; has interest in Willis also owns/is buying 17 AMs casting; is selling WMNS(AM)- WTAN(AM) Clearwater and four FMs, including wPoL(AM) WMxo(FM) (see Combo item, above) Facilities: KIEZ: 540 kHz, 10 kW day, Winston -Salem /Greensboro, N.C. Facilities: wIMv: 102.7 MHz, 3 kW, 500 W night; KNRY: 1240 kHz, 1 kW Facilities: 790 kHz, 1 kW day, 50 W ant. 900 ft.; WRLP: 103.1 MHz, 2.5 Formats: KIEZ: sports; KNRY: night kW, ant. 351 ft. news /talk Format: Gospel Format: wIMv: urban; WRLP: classic Broker: Exline Co. rock WWOW(AM) Conneaut, Ohio Broker: Richard A. Foreman Associ- KCLW(AM) Hamilton, Texas Price: $150,000 ates (Southbridge) Price: $380,000 Buyer: WWOW Broadcasting Inc., Buyer: Lasting Value Radio Inc., Erie, Pa. (John Kanzius, president). WGTN(FM) Andrews/Myrtle Beach, Austin, Texas (Meredith Beal, presi- Kanzius owns 25.2% of WJET(FM) and S.C. dent/owner); is buying KTxJ(AM)- WFGO(FM) Erie, Pa. Price: $800,000 Kwvx(FM) Jasper, Texas Seller: Contemporary Media Inc., Buyer: BH Media Inc., Narbeth, Pa. Seller: Charles Martin, Hamilton; no Conneaut (Doyle Flurry, president); (Jerome Bresson, president/co- other broadcast interests no other broadcast interests owner; David Hafler, secretary/ Facilities: 900 kHz, 250 W day Facilities: 1360 kHz, 500 W day treasurer /co- owner). Bresson and Format: Classic country Format: Country Hafler also own WGSN(AM)- wNMB(FM) Broker: Ray H. Rosenblum North Myrtle Beach, S.C., and WTNC(AM) Thomasville/Winston- wYNA(FM) Calabash, N.C. /North Salem, N.C. 51% of KTIP(AM) Porterville, Calif. Myrtle Beach Price: $350,000 Price: $130,000 (for stock) Seller: Lingcomm Inc, Garden City, Buyer: GHB Broadcasting Corp., Buyers: Larry L. and Marilyn K. S.C. (Charles C. Ling, principal); no Atlanta (George H. Buck Jr., presi- Stoneburner (spouses); Springville, other broadcast interests dent/owner). Buck also owns 12 Calif.; will own 100% of KTIP Facilities: 100.7 MHz, 6 kW, ant. 328 other AMs and five FMs, including Seller: Douglas and Sandra Sue ft. WIST -FM Thomasville/Winston - Caldwell (spouses), Porterville, Format: Country Salem Calif.; no other broadcast interests Seller: Willis Broadcasting Corp., Facilities: 1450 kHz, 1 kW KAZU(FM) Pacific Grove, Calif. Format: News /talk Price: $150,000 Norfolk, Va. (Bishop L.E. Willis Sr., Buyer: Foundation of California president/owner); owns/is buying -Compiled by Alisa Holmes State University Monterey Bay, Sea- side, Calif. (Peter Smith, president); no other broadcast interests Seller: Monterey Bay Public Broad- casting Foundation, Pacific Grove (Ken Peterson, president); no other DUFF, ACKERMAN & broadcast interests Facilities: 90.3 MHz, 4.2 kW, ant. 341 ft. GOODRICH Format: Rock has become a principal in Construction permit for KHFD(FM) Hereford, Texas BROADCAST Price: $150,000 MEDIA GROUP Buyer: Tahoka Radio LLC, Lubbock, Texas (Albert Benavides, president/50% owner). Benavides also WNCF -TV owns KAwD(FM) Tahoka/Lubbock, Montgomery, Alabama Texas Seller: Larry C. Formby, Hereford; has The undersigned initiated this interest in KPAN -FM Hereford transaction and assisted lin the negotiations. Facilities: 103.5 MHz, 50 kW, ant. 492 ft.

AMS KIQ(AM) Carmel Valley/Monterey and KNRY(AM) Monterey, Calif. Price: $1.1 million Buyer: People's Radio Inc., San Jose, Calif. (spouses Joe C. and Kalil & Co. i Inc. Filomena Rosa, owners); owns 3444 North Country Club Tucson, Arizona 85716 (520) 795 -1050 KATD(AM) Pittsburg, Calif. Seller: Wagenvoord Advertising Group Inc., Clearwater, Fla. (David

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Gwen Ifill is the first African- Ameri- for her, checking out jobs at a TV station, can and first woman to host PBS' a public relations firm and, of course, 31- year-old public-affairs program, newspapers. Washington Week in Review. She's also After college, she spent three years at the first black woman to host a major the Boston Herald American before mov- political talk show. ing in 1981 to the now defunct Baltimore So how'd she get there? "Perseverance Evening Sun. and an abiding interest in what I do," Ifill In Baltimore, Ifill got her first taste of says. "I've never been a coward. I always hosting a political -affairs program. She keep trying new things." became a reporter on Maryland Public With regard to race and gender-two Television's Sunday- morning political questions she likely wouldn't be asked if talk show, occasionally filling in for host she were Tom Brokaw or Sam Donald- Neil Friedman. son -she says, "There are just as many "She's a good journalist," MPT's times when it worked against me as when Marshburn says. "She's got a good nose it worked for me. I can't look at my career for news, and she knows how to explain and say I've been held back." stories. She's tenacious, and she's intelli- "Gwen is obviously an African-Ameri- "I've never been a gent." can and a female, and I think that's helped, In 1984, Ifill moved over to the Washing- but I don't think those things would have coward. I always ton Post, covering Maryland's Prince mattered if she weren't good," says keep trying new George's County. She climbed through the Everett Marshburn, vice president of news ranks, arriving at the national desk in time and community affairs at Maryland Public things." to cover the presidential campaign in 1988. Television. Marshburn worked with Ifill Working for the Post is "high- stakes early in her career. poker," she says, but the paper schooled "I wouldn't have gotten here if I didn't her in her craft. "There's nothing like have the credentials," Ifill says. "I spent 15 working for a political paper through and years as a print reporter and five years in TV through to really teach you the nuances working for the best news organizations in and meaning of politics. I give it credit for the country. People can look at my résumé what I know." without knowing my gender and race and What she knows is to "ask every ques- say, `Oh, of course she has that job. - tion you have in your head. The question "That job" involves keeping an elite you don't ask is the question you are group of Washington journalists in line going to regret." She also says it's impor- every Friday evening. Ifill knows the drill tant to be a reporter people trust. because she started out as one of those By 1992, she was working for The New reporters. Gwen (fill York Times and covering candidate Bill She also works as a senior political cor- Clinton. That gig got her assigned to the respondent for The Newshour With Jim Moderator and managing Times' White House beat. Lehrer, PBS' highly respected news pro- editor, Washington Week in When she left that job in 1994, she says, gram. Last week, for example, she cov- Review, PBS, Arlington, Va.; b. all three major broadcast networks were ered the Republican National Convention Sept. 29, 1955, New York City; banging on her door. She covered Con- for Newshour and then discussed the B.A., Simmons College, Boston, gress for NBC until last year, when PBS 1977; reporter, The Boston events with her fellow reporters on Wash- lured her away. "PBS told me I could have Herald American, Boston, ington Week. my own program plus still be a reporter. I 1977 -80; reporter, The She enjoys both roles. "It's nice couldn't turn down the combination." Baltimore Evening Sun, because, at the end of every week, I get to Baltimore, 1981 -84; reporter, Ifill remains true to her journalistic say what it all means :' Ifill explains. She The Washington Post, roots and worries that the line between stresses, though, that she's not an analyst: Washington, 1984 -91; respected news organizations and all the "I'm just the moderator. We're different Congressional and White other information outlets in the world is from other talk shows. In ours, reporters House correspondent, The New blurring. come on and tell you what they have York Times, Washington, 1991- "I think people watch Jay Leno and get reported, but I don't encourage my 94; chief congressional and as much information about [Republican reporters to say what they think." political correspondent, NBC, vice-presidential nominee] Dick Cheney Ifill knew she wanted to be a journalist Washington, 1994 -99; current as they do from The New York Times," she when she entered Simmons College in position since October 1999; says. "And information is fungible: Once 1977. She tried several internships just to single. it seeps into the brain, no one knows be sure that newspapering was the career where they got it." -Paige Albiniak

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marketing director, named VP, mer- CABLE ADVERTISING/MARKETING / chandising brand development. PUBLIC RELATIONS Appointments at Cox Communica- Kimberly Schraw, manager, Midwest tions: Hyman Sukiennik, manager, Appointments at Millennium Sales & advertising sales, The WB Network, business services, Omaha, Neb., Marketing: Locri Price, account execu- Chicago, joins Court TV, Chicago, as named VP, Cox Business Services, tive, Dallas, named VP /sales manager, director, Midwest sales. there; Lynne Elander, director, product Voyagers team, there; Michael Law- Andrew Carl Wilk, executive VP, pro- development, Cox Digital Cable, less, Governors team manager, New gramming and production, National Atlanta, named VP, video product York, named VP and sales manager, Geographic Television, Washington, management, there; John Price, there; James Tremblay, sales manager, named executive VP, programming national director of sales, AT &T, New York, named VP /sales manager, and production division, The National Atlanta, joins as director, multiple blue team, there. Geographic Channel, there. dwelling unit strategy, there. Appointments at 2g Studios, Santa Appointments at CNN: Keith A. Roger Terneuzen, Monica, Calif.: Robert Fisher, senior Berkelhamer, director of research, GM, California art director, Geffen Records, Los sales and marketing, New York, named region, USA Angeles, joins as creative director; VP, research, interactive sales, there; Media Group LLP, Diana Fisher, marketing director, mar- Jon A. Diament, VP, sales, CNN, New Truckee, Calif., keting communications division, Ham - York, named senior VP, sales, there; named director of agami/Carroll & Associates, Los Terry Guitron, Western region sales operations and Angeles, joins as director of marketing manager, Turner Interactive, Los senior marketing and new -business development. Angeles, named VP, interactive sales officer, Reno, Nev. Appointments at Continental Televi- manager, there; Paul Thenstedt, inter- Appointments at sion Sales: Andy Stredde, account active sales manager, Chicago, named Terneuzen Starz Encore executive, Chicago, named sales man- VP, interactive sales manager, there. Group LLC, ager, San Francisco; Annette Canna - Appointments at Court TV: Julie Bar- Englewood, Colo.: Victor L Perez, day, manager, Dallas office, named rack, director, West Coast sales, Los director, information technology, named sales manager, Rangers team, there; Angeles, named VP, West Coast sales; VP, information technology; Julie Juleann Pasqualini, manager, Stars there; Michael Labriola, director, East Bisgard, director of marketing, Ameri- team, Dallas, named VP, sales manag- Coast sales, New York, named VP, can Management Association, New er, there. East Coast sales, there: Heather Cura - York, joins as director of affiliate mar- tolo, account executive, New York, keting, Cox Communications Account. PROGRAMMING named manager, direct response /paid programming, there. BROADCAST W Patrick Kennedy, VP, corporate Jennifer Lopez, Dave Tillery, VP /GM KODE -TV Joplin, development, Sony meteorologist, Mo., also named VP/GM KSPR -TV Pictures Entertain- WTI,V-TV Jack- Springfield, Mo. ment, Culver City, sonville, Fla., Lee Armstrong, Calif., named sen- joins The Weather GM, WHIO -TV ior VP, Sony Pic- Channel, Atlanta, Dayton, Ohio, tures Digital as on- camera joins WSOC -TV Entertainment, meteorologist. there. Charlotte, N,C., Amy Genkins, VP, and wAxN(Tv) Kennedy Steven Shipowitz, deputy general Kannapolis associate GM and Lopez counsel, The (Charlotte area), senior executive producer, CNN Air- Columbia House N.C., as GM. port Network, Atlanta, named VP. Company, New York, joins Lifetime Fernando Lopez, Howard Homonoff, general counsel, Entertainment, there, as senior VP, Armstrong assistant news NBC Cable Networks, Fort Lee, N.J., legal services. director, KCBS -TV joins CNBC/Dow Jones Business Los Angeles, joins KVEA -TV Los Ange- Video, there, as VP and GM. JOURNALISM les as VP and GM. Larry Bear, afternoon drive time host, Appointments at Internet Broadcasting Tina Anderson, administrative assis- WYNY(FM) Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., Systems Inc.: Themse S. Duke, affiliate tant, wnKP(TV) Calumet, Mich., named named host, Stars of Country, West- consultant, CBS News, New York, office coordinator, Scanlan Communi- wood One, there. joins as Eastern region managing cations Group, there. Appointments at QVC, West Chester, editor, there; Irving M. Kass, VP, KNSD- TV Kyle Krebs, GM, WJCL(TV) Savannah, Pa.: Paul Callaro, director of merchan- San Diego, joins as Western region Ga., joins KDFw(TV) Dallas as local dising home furnishing, named VP, managing editor, there. sales manager. merchandising, jewelry; Doug Rose, Coleen Marren, news director, WISN -TV

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Milwaukee, joins WCVB -TV Boston in Jeff Johnson, account executive, WCNC- manager, GMAC Mortage, Horsham, the same capacity. TV Charlotte, N.C., named Internet Pa., joins The Society of Cable Barbara Pinto, shoreline bureau chief, sales manager for NBC6.com, there. Telecommunications Engineers, wFsB(Tv) Hartford, Conn., stationed in Brian Tracey, news editor, WSJ.com, Exton, Pa., as director of training. New Haven, joins CNBC, Fort Lee, New York, joins MSNBC.com, Fort N.J., as reporter for The Wall Street Lee, N.J., as East Coast business editor. ALLIED FIELDS Journal Report. Karen Stavisky, director of sales and William Lisecky, managing director, support Communications Equity Associates, RADIO systems, A &E Television Network, New York, named director, New York, joins CIBC World Markets, Don Parker, operations manager and online technology, AETN Interactive, there, as managing director, media- relat- program director, KCMG -FM Los there. ed investment banking opportunities. Angeles, joins NextMedia, there, as VP, Dana Feinberg, manager of client programming, radio stations. SATELLITE/WIRELESS services, Brad Marks International, Los Terry Hardin, VP and GM, wizr -FM Michael J. Inglese, VP, finance, Angeles, named director of operations. Chicago, additionally named GM, PanAmSat, Greenwich, Conn., named wNUA(FM) Chicago. senior VP and chief financial officer. DEATHS Appointments at Caballero Spanish Fred H. Porterfield Jr., the first black ASSOCIATIONS/LAW FIRMS Media, Miami: Veronica Falcon, VP, television news anchor in St. Louis, director of sales, named VP, director Appointments to board of directors, died Wednesday, July 26, at his home for marketing; Angela Dawson, media Development Exchange Inc., in Saginaw, Mich. He was 68. director, & Sanchez Levitan, there, as Minneapolis: Rob Gordon, president He began his career as one of the director of sales. and GM, Nashville Public Radio, first black reporters at the Detroit Free John Hess, territory sales manager/ Nashville, Tenn., adds the Press. From 1965 to 1971, he was a media consultant, Gazette Communi- responsibility of board chair; Anne news anchor -reporter at KMox -TV St. cations, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, joins Benedict Hovland, VP, Minnesota Public Louis. In 1988, he became a news Kum(FM) and KHKE(FM) Cedar Falls, Radio, St. Paul, adds the responsibility anchor for WJRT-TV Saginaw, Mich. He Iowa, as development director. of vice -chair; Michael J. Schoenfeld, retired from Saginaw Valley State Uni- vice chancellor for public affairs, Van- versity, where he was public informa- TECHNOLOGY derbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., tion director, in 1995. Appointments at Odetics Broadcast, also takes on the responsibility of He is survived by sons Roderick and Parsons, Anaheim, Calif.: Steven L'Heureux, board member; Frank princi- Chip, daughter Monique and a grand- VP, sales and marketing, named presi- pal, Parsons Consulting, Brentwood, daughter. Term., also takes on the dent; Timothy Crabtree, GM, broad- responsibility of -Compiled by Beth Shapouri cast automation system division, board member. 212/337 -7147 named chief technical officer. Debbie Manoff, corporate university bshapouri @cahners.com Peter Gyenes, chairman, president and CEO, Ardent Software Inc., Westbor- ough, Mass., joins Informix, Menlo OPEN MINE Park, Calif., as CEO. Appointments at ReplayTV, Los Government keeps Hollywood drug depiction factual Angeles: Kerry Hunnewell, COO, Your recent editorial, "Lights, Camera, Government" (B &C, July17), left College Broadcast.com, Santa Monica, your readership with the erroneous perception that there was something new and untoward the Calif., joins as senior VP, strategy and about Office of National Drug Control Policy's work with the film industry. Nothing could be further from the truth. business operations; Jim Hollings- In fact, our outreach efforts toward the film industry to worth, senior VP, sales, named senior encourage accurate portrayals on the dangers of drug use focus on providing technical VP, sales and marketing. assistance (such as access to experts and research). These efforts are part of David W. Stowe, VP, fiber technology, a long history across the federal government, to assist the entertainment Thomas and Betts, Northboro Mass., community in factually depicting drug issues and other complex subjects. joins FONS Corp., there, as VP, We are providing them with the science -based information; they can elect to research and development. use it on their own terms. Hollywood's creative community is ever increasingly driven to get the INTERNET facts right -down to the coat button in the box -office hit Patriot. In providing them with the facts about drug abuse, our goal is merely to help them Jon F. Danski, executive VP, finance, reality. And Cendant Corp., Parsippany, N.J., joins portray the realities of drug use are enough to turn young people from HIV Interactive Video Technologies, New away drugs: /AIDs, prostitution, overdoses, urban blight, dimin- ished expectations, senseless violence and bright futures wasted away. York, as CFO. BROADCASTING & CABLE should support our effort to protect children by Ken Goldstein, senior VP, Disney exposing them to facts. Barry R. McCaffrey, director, Office of National Online, North Hollywood, Calif., named Drug Control Policy executive VP and managing director.

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KPIX TV, San Francisco's CBS Owned and Maintenance Technicians Operated television station is looking for two PROMOTION WRITER/PRODUCERS. International Broadcasting Bureau, (U.S. Govt. Agency) seeks technicians to perform pre- ventative maintenance and emergency and routine repair of television broadcast and pro- Position one: if you can take control of sweeps series spots and Image shoots, duction equipment to the component level. Must have good working knowledge of current we'll supply award winning graphic sup- state of the art digital electronics. Must be able to perform the following duties: install and port, Avid equipment and the best view maintain studio and transmission equipment including video switchers, audio consoles, in television. DVE, CG, SS, cameras and robotics. Familiarity with automation systems and master control environment. Possess a general computer/networking background. Position two: If you can make topical news spots sing, we're looking for you. Interested candidates MUST CALL for copy of vacancy announcement #PA -00 -92 in order Work closely with management to identify and capitalize on strategic new oppor- to address special rating factors. Submit application AND special rating factors to: IBB, Per- tunities. If you're a prop produccer sonnel Office, PA/PO, Room 1543, 330 Independence Ave. SW Washington, D.C. 20237. lookin to move up, or the best tease For information contact Susan King, 202 -619 -3117. writer in the newroom and want to move into promotion this may be your chance. This is the hardes job we do, and you will be paid accordingly. Outstanding writing ability a must, non -linear editing experience a plus. THE WEATHER Live and work in the best place on CHANNEL earth! Rush your reel and resume to Ed BROADCAST SYSTEMS ENGINEER - 2 openings! Cushing, Promotion Manager, KPIX TV Will maintain and repair analog, digital, video and audio systems; including routers, switchers, 855 Batter St., San Francisco CA 94111 automation systems, VTR's, cameras, and related broadcast technology. Must have ability and desire to develop skills in UNIX, Windows NT, and networking systems. Required: 4 years experi- KPIX is an equal opportunity employer. ence as Broadcast Maintenance Engineer, with TV broadcast related systems and equipment.

BROADCAST PROJECT ENGINEER Must have previous TV broadcast engineering training and background. We need a project team leader who can consult, design, execute, and manage multiple projects. Candidates RESEARCH CAREERS must have skills in design, integration, and documentation of TV production & broadcast systems as well as computer proficiency. Project management skills preferred. Required: Bache- ESPN /RESEARCH ANALYST /NY Ideal position lor's in Engineering or 7 years TV broadcast experience; analog, digital, video, audio, and con- for someone currently working with media re- trol systems. search, or a recent Communications graduate interested in ratings or programming. College de- Come Send your resume today to: lobs @weather.com, or fax to join our team! gree in Communications, Marketing or related 770 -226-2959. *Reference " Engineer BC" in response. field preferred with 1 year of related work experience preferred. Experience in TV audience research, analyzing national or local Nielsen data a plus. Computer literacy. Please send your re- VP TECHNICAL OPERATIONS Hubbard Media FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER Odetics, Inc has im- sume to ESPN, Inc. Ad # KP -43 ESPN Plaza, Group, St. Paul, MN. Hubbard Media Group, a mediate openings for field service engineers to Bristol, CT 06010. E -mail: jobs ttespn.com subsidiary of Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. is build- support its line of sophisticated facility manage- EOE/M /FN /D. ment systems. Qualified applicants will have ing its senior team in order to develop and imple- documented experience working in a technical ment its multimedia entertainment strategy, which capacity within the television broadcast or asso- includes distribution of a new entertainment chan- RESEARCH ANALYST Individual must be self - ciated industries. Strong video and engineering nel via satellite, cable and Internet. This new motivated and able to perform in a fast -paced, de- skills coupled with up -to -date computer and position presents a unique opportunity to the tail- oriented environment. Candidate will be re- networking skills is a must to succeed in this highly motivated and qualified individual to build sponsible for analyzing ratings information and role. A minimum two -year degree in electronics a team responsible for the design, implementa- maintaining reports for the Telemundo pro- or equivalent experience is required. This job re- tion and operation of a new channel origination, gramming research department. The succesful quires extensive travel, both domestic and inter- production and transmission facility. Experience candidate must demonstrate strong math and corn - nationally, so eligible candidates must be able to managing engineering and/or technical operation puter skills (Excel, Power Point). This candidate spend extended periods of time on the road. A departments in a television or satellite/cable must possess meticulous attention to detail and valid U.S. passport is required. Fluency in the network is highly desirable. The succesful can- demonstrate the ability to think analytically. Spanish language is highly desirable but not man- didate must be able to transition from the design Knowledge of the broadcast industry and the datory for this position. This is a high profile job and implementation phase to an operating Nielsen ratings a plus. Telemundo the fastest that requires a high level of professionalism be- environment. Technical knowledge and experi- growing Hispanic broadcast network. We offer cause the field engineer will be making direct dai- ence with the following systems is required: an excellent benefits package and a great work- ly contact with customers while in the field. Pre- Broadcast audio /video /data equipment; Satellite, ing environment. EOE. Please send all resumes vious customer service experience will add to microwave and fiber communications; Local and and salary requirements to: Telemundo Network your eligibility for this position. If you think you wide area network management; Digital video com- Group LLC, Attn: Human Resources, 2290 W have the qualifications to join our team, please con- pression and data multiplexing and Traffic man- 8th Ave. Hialeah, FL 33010. Fax (305) 889- tact us immediately. Don't miss this exciting op- agement. Send resume to: Hubbard Broadcast- 7079. portunity to see the world and work for one of the ing Inc., Human Resources Job #141 -00, 3415 100 Best Companies in America to work for. University Ave., St. Paul, MN 55114. EOE. Send resume and salary history to Y. Madrid 1515 S. Manchester Ave., Anaheim, CA 92802, Fax:714- 780 -7999, E -mail: www.broadcastingcable.com jobs @odetics.com (word/text documents only).

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RESEARCH DIRECTOR KTXH -TV UPN 20, seeks a Research Director to be THE source of ratings and market information for one of the top MARKETING RESEARCH ASSOCIATE UPN stations in the country! Creativity, ambition, and self- motivation, along with solid writing skills and Internet savvy are qualifications we're look- KGO- TV/ABC7 is seeking a Marketing Research Associate for is Market- ing for. Necessary technical skills include proficiency with TvScan, Scarborough, Monitor Plus, ing Research Department. The successful candidate will report to the and CMR. Resume to: KTXH RD, Dept. E/M, Director of Marketing. Must be detail-minded with a creative side. Will 8950 Kirby, Houston, TX 77054. EOE. assist Director with design and analysis of focus group research and cus-

RESEARCH MANAGER Candidate will possess tom studies. The position requires 2+ years of experience in local mar- knowledge of Nielsen methodologies (NHHI, ket news and sales research. Responsibilities will include supervision of CODE, IBOPE Service), software systems and strategic marketing systems. Must have good sales inventory and creation of focus group research and custom studies. presentation and writing skills. Basic computer A skills. Min. 3 yrs. exp. in the television data re- Good communication and presentation skills mandatory. strong search. Telemundo, the fastest growing Hispanic knowledge of NSI data is essential as well as experience with local station broadcast network. We offer an excellent benefits package and a great working environment. avail systems. Experience with Windows applications is a must (Excel, EOE. Please send all resumes and salary re- Word, PowerPoint). Additional emphasis is knowledge of quirements to: Telemundo Network Group LLC, placed on Attn. Human Resources, 2290 W 8th Avenue Donovan, Scarborough, and CMR/BAR data applications and related soft- Hialeah, FL 33010. Fax (305) 889 -7079. ware.

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KJTL -TV is seeking a Commercial Production KGO-TV /ABC7 Manager. Applicant must be very creative and possess good organizational skills. Re- 900 Front Street sponsibilities include creating, writing and shoot- CA ing commercials for local production. Must be San Francisco, 94111 able to work well with clients as well as staff. Ex- perience with Avid Editing System a must. Send cover letter that includes information on how you Attention Human Resources Department NO PHONE CALLS ACCEPTED. were informed of this job- opening, a non- KGO -TV, an owned station of ABC, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer. returnable VHS tape and a resume to: Julie Pruett, Vice President & General Manager, KJTL- TV, P.O. Box 4888, Wichita Falls, TX 76308. No phone calls. KJTL -TV is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Marketing Services Coordinator LINE PRODUCER Fox Television Station in New York is seeking a morning show Producer. Re- sponsible for organization, production and execu- eÍs. Cahners Business Information, the world's leading tion of the show. Act as a liaison between on -air INTERNATIONAL talent, production and technical staff. Supervise provider of B2B information, has an exciting career TELEVISION GROUP staff and oversee segments and remotes. 3 year opportunity available for a marketing coordinator with minimum live television production experience. Must have knowledge and familiarity with day -to- our International Television Group. Coordinate marketing materials, promo- day operations of a live television broadcast. In- dividual must be detial oriented self- starter, tion pieces, media kits. Some trade show planning. Provide administrative plugged into currents events, health, entertain- support to sales staff. Work with the creative team in campaign development. ment and lifestyle topics. Must be flexible on hours and days including Sundays. College degree and proficiency with Quark and Photoshop required.

PRODUCER /WRITER Music Documentary Series - Seeking enthusiastic and talented pro- Send resume and salary requirements to: ducer/writer for critically acclaimed documentary [email protected] or fax to: (212) 519 -7486. series. Minimum five years of documentary and/ or news producing experience necessary. Must have strong writing skills (with emphasis on storytelling), extensive interviewing and field producing skills, and familiarity with all aspects of post -production. Please send resume and reels to Reply to Box 01689 Equal Opportuniy BE SURE YOU'RE REACHING Employer. THE BEST & MOST QUALIFIED VIDEO PRODUCTION COORD $44,970- $60,778. City of Mesa application req'd. Apps. avail: www.ci.mesa.az.us. Apply by 8/25/00 to IN City of Mesa Personnel, 20 E. Main St., Ste. 250, PROFESSIONALS THE INDUSTRY. P.O. Box 1466, Mesa, AZ 85211 -1466. EOE/ AAE.

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~~MARKETING CAREERS CREATIVE SERVICES CAREERS NEWS CAREERS~~

SPECIAL EVENTS MARKETING/ CREATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR Want to get 10:00 PM CO -ANCOR AND MEDICAL RE- PROMOTIONS MANAGER Lee Enterprises, on the fast track and join the broadcast group of PORTER KCRG -TV, Eastern Iowa's 24 -hour Inc. (www.lee.net, NYSE:LEE), a publicly traded the future? Network TV affiliate in Mississippi's News Source, is looking for a 10:00 PM co- publishing and online media company, is seeking capital city is seeking a creative energetic team anchor and medical reporter. If you're looking to an experienced, hard -working marketing and player who knows how to command attention. Ex- work with the best television news team at the sales professional to join our corporate head- cellent PC and organizational skills a must. Re- best television station in America, send your re- quarters in Davenport, IA as a Special Events sponsible for design and implementing market - sume and non -returnable tape to Personnel Marketing /Promotions Manager. Reporting to the ing/sales promotions, scriptwriting, production Coordinator, KCRG, P.O. Box 816, Cedar VP of Sales and Marketing, this vital position is re- coordination and hands on editing. Experience Rapids, Iowa, 52406. EOE. Drug testing responsible for consulting with Lee's enterprises on with media planning and community events a quired. marketing and special events promotions in order plus. Forward resumes and/or non -returnable to drive revenue strategically, help our advertisers reel to WDBD, Personnel Department, P.O. Box grow their buisness, and position Lee En- 10888, Jackson, MS 39289. No phone calls. ANCHOR WPXI -TV, Inc. is looking for a terprises, Inc. as an industry leader in this critical EOE/Drug Free. polished, experienced anchor with strong report- element of marketing operations. Qualifications in- ing skills to co- anchor the market's number-one clude 5 +years experience in special events rated 11:OOpm newscast. This is not a job for marketing or promotions, succesful sales experi- RESUME TAPES beginners. Five years experience on the anchor ence, able to handle multiple tasks while meeting desk is required. This position also requires re- deadlines, and possess strong writing and orga- REEL REVIEW VIDEOGRAPHERS AND porting for early evening newscasts. We're look- nizational skills. Excellent computer skills, par- TALENT Have your tapes and writing samples ing for a warm, energetic candidate who is willing ticularly in database marketing, are desired. A reviewed and critiqued by networkvideographerand to work hard and get involved in the community. degree in marketing, sales or related field is re- producer. Get written feedback and tips on No phone calls. Send tape and resume to Jen- quired. Candidates will be required to travel. improvement. For info E -mail Reel nifer Rigby, News Director, WPXI -TV, Inc., 11 Lee Enterprises, Inc. offers a competitive com- Review @AOL.com. Television Hill, Pittsburgh, PA 15214. WPXI is pensation package including one of the best an equal opportunity employer. benefit packages in the media industry. This is a SW NEWS CAREERS unique and excellent opportunity for an experi- ASSIGNMENT EDITORS WFMZ -TV needs ex- enced marketing/sales professional that seeks perienced journalists to concieve, research, and new challenges, wants a position where their BIG MARKET P -B -P PRO available for upcom- set up story assignments. WFMZ serves the skills and abilities will be utilized to the fullest, ing college or pro football and basketball sea- northern half of the Philadelphia market. Send re- and wants to grow, develop, and make a dif- sons. All inquiries welcome. Call (818) 718-5911. sume to JOB #AA007, WFMZ -TV, 300 E Rock ference within a national media company. If in- Road, Allentown, PA 18103. EOE. terested, please send, fax or e-mail a cover letter and resume with salary history to: Lee En- terprises, Inc., 215 N. Main Street, Davenport, IA NEWS CAREERS ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR KXAS TV, NBC 52801 Attn. Special EventsMarketing /Promotions 5 in Dallas/Fort Worth is searching for a dynamic, Mgr. Fax:(319) 323 -9609, E- mail:jobs @lee.net. Second -in command, Assistant News Director, to WEEKEND METEOROLOGIST/WEATHER RE- work with the Vice -President, News to develop vis- PORTER Forecast, report and go live for the ion and strategies aimed at increasing ratings fastest-growing news operation in New England. and upholding high journalistic standards in a MARKETING DIRECTOR Sister ABC affiliates, We have the best weather forecasting equipment diverse newsroom. Qualified candidates must KSPR (Springfield, MO.) and KODE (Joplin, MO.) in the market. If you love the great outdoors, liv- have a demonstrated ability to develop an ef- are looking for the marketing professional who ing in the Northeast and challenging weather con- fective team in a television news environment. can make 1 +1 =3. Exciting opportunity to ditions, this job is for you. Send non -returnable Bachelor's degree in Journalism or related field, spearhead marketing efforts for two stations in ad- VHS tape and resume to Ken Schreiner, News or equivalent experience, and a minimum of five joining markets. Staff support at both stations so Director, WVNY/ABC22 News, 530 Shelburne years management experience in a competitive you can concentrate on the big picture. You ex- Rd., Burlington VT 05401. newsroom a must. Candidate must also have a cel in station branding and news promotion. You comprehensive knowledge of journalistic stan- can motivate your on -air producers. You un- dards as they apply to on -air presentation of derstand the importance of sales and station pro- news. EOE. Send your resume to NBC5 /KXAS motions in building ratings and revenues. Work REPORTER WHIO -TV, DAYTON, OHIO. Domi- TV, 3900 Barnett St., Fort Worth, TX 76103, At- in a beautiful part of the country with a great qual- nate Cox station is looking for an aggressive tention:Employee Relations. ity of life. Send tape and resume to Terry Segal, general assignment reporter. The team at WHIO- GOCOM Communications, 1580 Warsaw Rd., TV is relentless, and we need someone who can Roswell, No phone call, please. keep up with the pace. Must be able to enterprise GA 30076. EVENING ANCHOR WBTV News 3 in beautiful EOE. and show exceptional live ability and strong writ- Charlotte, NC is looking for an evening anchor. ing experience. Two to three years experience To qualify for this rare opportunity, you must and a college degree is required. Send resume, anchor and report from the field with equal skill tape and references to Julie Weindel, News and enthusiasm. We want someone who loves Director, WHIO 1414 Wilmingotn Avenue, -TV, meeting people and getting out in the communi- TV MARKETING MANAGER Do you love Dayton, OH 45420. No phone calls will be ac- ty. WBTV 3 is a strong CBS affiliate in a dynamic broadcasting? Want to work on a national level and cepted and tapes will not be returned. region. We have great resources, great people, live in a great place? Eagle Marketing is looking for and a great place to live. Send tape, resume and a TV Marketing Manager to work with TV stations refrences to WBTV, Human Resources, One on direct marketing campaigns that build ratings and Julian Price Place, Charlotte NC 28208. Show viewer relationships. We're a 20 year old full- service REPORTER We're looking for an experienced us your anchor aircheck, live reporting, plus a direct marketing agency whose client include TV, journalist who can recognize a great story before sample of how you handle live breaking news. radio, and internet -based companies. Best of all, it hits the newspaper with the energy and No beginners. No phone calls. Jefferson -Pilot we're located in Fort Collins, Colorado, just minutes enthusiasm to overcome obstacles and break it Communications is an equal opportunity from Denver and the Rocky Mountains. A succesful first. Ability to be part of a team, and be a col- employer. candidate will have 3 -5 years experience in laborative partner with our producers and photo- managing a creative services department for a local journalists, is important. Another key for this posi- affiliate, excellent oral and written communication tion: the skills to build contacts and connections KCAL 9 the news and sports leader in Los skills, and a dynamic out -of-the -box attitude. We in the community. Send resume, tape and news Angeles, has the following opportunity available: offer an exceptional compensation and benefits philosophy to: Margie Candela, Human Re- 'Vice President - Human Resources *Director - package. Send resume to Paul Meacham, Eagle sources, WWMT -TV, 590 West Maple Stree, Adv. & Mktg `Manager - news, sports & Produc- Marketing Services, 123 North College, Suite Kalamazoo, MI 49008 -a Freedom Communica- tion. For qualification and application information, 300, Fort Collins, CO 80524. Or via e -mail to tions station -MAB's Television Station of the year call the Jobline at (323) 960 -3770 or fax resume paul @eagle- marketing.com with subject line TV in Michigan. & salary history to (323) 460 -5019. AA/EOE. Marketing Manager.

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EXECUTIVE PRODUCER WHIO -TV, DAYTON, REPORTERS Get better! Six time Emmy winner PROGRAM MANAGER NEW HAMPSHIRE OHIO. WHIO -TV is looking for an experienced will help your career. Honest critiques and PUBLIC RADIO, INC. New Hampshire Public Executive Producer to be a hands -on leader in advice at the right price. Call (954) 922 -2834. the daily execution of our newscasts. The ideal Radio, Inc. (NHPR) is seeking an experienced candidate must be an aggressive, take-charge public radio professional with strong news and leader with excellent writing skills, sound news production experience for Program Manager posi- NEWS ANCHOR /REPORTER One of the judgement and proven supervisory experience. tion. This is an award winning news station with world's leading financial service firms has a Should also have a college degree in an an aggressive and rapidly growing statewide freelance position open for a daily in -house finan- appropriate field, five years experience, have ex- network. The successful applicant will have de- cial newscast. News Anchor /Reporter to write, re- cellent communication skills, be a team player, monstrated successful management experience search and report on- camera. Broadcast finan- and have a sincere desire to be the best. Send re- and have the ability to lead the daily operations cial news experience a must. Position is five sumes to: Julie Weindel /News Director, WHIO- of the station while developing close, cooperative days a week. E -mail resume and salary history TV, 1414 Wilmingotn Avenue, Dayton, OH working relationships with both the programming to videojob @exchange.ml.com. Place resume in 45420. No phone calls will be accepted. and development departments. The Program body of e-mail. Do not send attachments. Manager will develop new program production and acquisition proposals, schedule specials, simulcasts and other programs, and integrate INVESTMENTS REPORTER We're looking for PHOTOJOURNALIST do you love the excite- news, information, arts and cultural programming an on -air reporter who can help us bring the In- ment of breaking news, chasing hurricanes, into NHPR's total schedule. The Program Man- ternet to television. We're StockJungle.com and traveling, flying in helicopters and setting up live ager will work closely with the Membership we're working with major cable networks to de- shots? Great benefits and competitive salaries all Director to assist in developing dynamic year- liver live investor reports on air. If you have in a tropical paradise. Must have experience in round on -air fundraising messages and with the some experience, understand investing, and news. Send resume to: WPEC NEWS 12, P.O. Underwriting Director to monitor on -air staff de- have a desire for network exposure, please send Box 198512, West Palm Beach, FL 33419 -8512, livery of underwriting messages. The Program a resume and tape to: M.White, Chief Marketing Christine Briscoe, Human Resources Manager. Manager will also assist in the development of Officer, StockJungle.com, 5750 Wilshire Blvd., program related grant proposals and take re- Ste. 560, L.A., CA, 90036. sponsibilty for the implementation of such projects. NHPR is engaged in cooperative ventures NEWS DIRECTOR KJCT -TV, the ABC affiliate in with neighboring public radio stations, and in beautiful Western Colorado, is seeking a News other ways is aggressively working to position NEWS ANCHOR/REPORTER: WESH, Orlando's Director. Qualified candidates must have at least ourselves to take advantage of emerging Hearst -Argyle and NBC station is seeking an ex- 2 years newsroom management experience. We technologies and meet the challenge of in- perienced anchor /reporter. Ideal candidate will need a leader who can effectively recruit, hire, creased competition. We are in the process of ex- have five years reporting experience with at least train, mentor, and critique our #1 news crew. panding our coverage to the northernmost part of two years experience anchoring. College degree Strong communication and organizational skills the state to complete statewide coverage of New required. Send resume and tape to Russ are a must. KJCT is a state -of- the -art facility and Hampshire. We are excited about what we are Kilgore, News Director, WESH -TV, 1021 N. Grand Junction offers a great lifestyle. EEO. doing. And, lucky to be doing it in one of the most Wymore Rd. Winter Park, FL 32789. An equal Send cover letter, news philosophy, resume and beautiful areas of the country. This is a terrific op- opportunity employer. salary requirements to EEO Officer, 8 Foresight portunity for the right person to really make a dif- Circle, Grand Junction, CO 81505. ference in an exciting organization. If you think you would enjoy the challenge of working in this kind of environment, send a letter of interest with SPORTS DIRECTOR Dominant small market TV NEWS REPORTER/WRITER University of your resume, a tape of some recent work, and leader seeks M -F Sports Anchor. You'll have Missouri seeks TV news reporter with news writ- names of three references to: Personnel Director, three universities, some of the best high school ing skills and good on- camera presence. We NHPR, 207 N. Main St., Concord, NH 03301. sports in the nation plus a host of outdoor and re- produce agricultural, science, health, and good EOE. Women and minorities are encouraged to creational activities to report. Looking for so- consumer stories for statewide and national dis- apply. meone who can relate sports to both the fan and tribution. Requires an appropriate college de- non -fan. We need an enthusiastic anchor/ gree, occasional travel, and a commitment to ex- reporter, not a scoreboard reader. Minimum two cellence. Three years full -time experience re- years broadcast TV experience and college de- quired. NO CALLS. AA/EOE. Send resume, 3 re- gree required. Non -returnable VHS tape and references, non -returnable tape, and letter describ- sume to News Director, KNOE -TV, P.O. Box ing your role in each piece on the tape to: Frank SEND BLIND BOX 4067, Monroe, LA 71211. No phone calls. Filio, 9 Clark Hall, UNiversity of Missouri, Col- KNOE is an EOE. umbia, MO 65211. RESPONSES TO:

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CBS' summer reality employees charging will be televised on Aug. 10 MTV Raps, which ran series `Survivor' is racial and sexual on CBS from 9 -10 p.m. 1989 -1990. Other TV cred- alive and healthy, very harassment, seeking ET /PT. Other winners its for Lover include con- healthy. The series post- damages totaling $800 mil- included Michael J. Fox as tributing weekly segments ed its strongest ratings to lion. Director Gilbert Muro best actor and Della on cable series The Daily date on Wednesday night filed a suit claiming that Reese as top actress. Show and USA Live. Bat - (Aug. 2), attracting 27.4 during his years on the ABC's Wonderful World of tledome, hosted by Steve million viewers. The series Today Show in the 198Os Disney was the winner of Albert, is currently cleared dominated the ratings, he heard a senior news the Lifetime Achievement in 99% of the country. The averaging a 16.7 rating /30 director make racist award and the network's show is executive pro- share in households, an remarks about then Today game show Who Wants to duced by Stephen Brown 11.9/38 in adults 18 -49 and host Bryant Gumbel. What Be a Millionaire? was and Mark Waxman. a 12.5/36 in adults 25 -54, standing Muro has to file named top alternative pro- Studios USA has according to Nielsen Media suit, or why he waited so gram of the year. teamed with 3D anima- Research. Survivor, which long to file wasn't Radio personality and for- tor Brilliant Digital saw contestant Gervase explained. Dateline Produc- mer MTV host Ed Lover Entertainment to dis- get booted off the island er Liz Gross filed a sepa- has been added as an tribute syndicated con- Wednesday, actually had rate suit claiming she was on -air commentator for tent over local TV sta- 30.3 million people watch- denied promotions and pay Columbia TriStar's tion Web sites. Pro- ing during the second half - raises given to less compe- sports /entertainment gramming includes hour of the show. CBS' tent male counterparts. An hybrid series Battledome. "Webisodes" of Studios other summer reality spe- NBC spokeswoman said For the past year, Lover USA weekly action series cial followed Survivor's big the claims were investigat- and his partner Doctor Dre Xena: Warrior Princess. Wednesday night with one ed and found to be "com- have been hosting Ed The first Xena online short of its own. Big Brother put pletely untrue." Lover & Doctor Dre: The debuted July 14 on together its biggest num- Ice-T and Dick Wolf are Morning Show on KKBT -FM Scifi.com, bers since it debuted on teaming up once again. in Los Angeles. Lover and USANetwork.com and Stu - July 5. The series attracted The rap star/actor is join- Dre previously teamed up diosUSA.com. The three 17.4 million viewers and an ing Wolf's series Law & as co -stars of MTV's Yo companies will share 8.4/24 in adults 18 -49. Order: Special Victims Unit It may or may not be a for its second season on bargain, but they won't NBC. Ice -T will play a NCTA complains WHDT give it away -XFL street -smart detective inventory that is. WWF named Odafin Tutuola who abusing must -carry laws executives say ad agency will be teamed up with The cable industry last week criticized a Florida digital estimates in BROADCASTING Richard Belzer's character TV station's attempt to gain carriage on the basic tier & CABLE'S cover story on John Munch. Ice -T is work- of the local cable system. WHDT West Palm Beach, the XFL July 31 are offside. ing with Wolf for the fourth which will broadcast only in digital, wants the local Those sources had said time, having previously Comcast franchise to carry its signal to the widest that a 30- second unit in the starred in Wolf's former audience possible and has offered to "down- convert" XFL on NBC next year NBC series Players, which its signal to analog to make that possible. would cost between he helped develop. The But the National Cable Television Association Fri- $17,000 and $20,000. two have also worked day said the station is trying to abuse federal must - Sources at the WWF who together on the telefilm carry rules, which were created to make sure people will sell the XFL inventory Exiled: A Law & Order continue to get free over -the -air television. "The ruling weren't talking then. But Movie and Ice -T also had requested by the petitioner would do absolutely noth- now they say spots in the a recurring guest star role ing to promote this objective," NCTA told the FCC. three national games on on Wolf's former series NCTA said it would be wrong to bump cable net- NBC, UPN and TNN will be New York Undercover. works such as Oxygen, Noggin, and Biography from -the sold as a package. They `Everybody Loves Ray- the basic tier in favor of a TV station with over -air estimate the combined mond' was named best reception available only to a handful of viewers with value of a spot that airs in comedy and The West digital sets. "The ruling sought by [wHDT] would vali- the three games will aver- Wing' top drama at the date a gimmick of obtaining a digital license for a service by virtually nobody, in order to age about $145,000. They 2nd Annual Family Tele- received over the air jump to the head of the programming line with a right expect to name a group of vision Awards. The in the to analog placement." charter advertisers event, which celebrates next week or two. The National Association of Broadcasters is back- programming that is ing WHDT on the grounds that it is the only station to The Post deemed positive for the New York win approval to broadcast digital -only and is an isolat- reports that NBC has whole family, took place ed case. -Bill McConnell been sued by several Aug. 3 in Los Angeles and

68 BROADCASTING & CABLE / AUGUST 7, 2000 Mir IN advertising revenue generated from Xena and other Brilliant Digital program- Walters `close to closing ABC deal' ming placed on any third Barbara Walters is close to signing a party (i.e. local station) new multiyear contract -worth an broadcast site. Already, the estimated $12 million a year, accord- three share ad revenue ing to a story in last Wednesday's New placed on their own USA York Post. Barbara Walters' spokes- Entertainment -related woman Cindy Berger would neither sites. "This is something confirm nor deny the report. But she we've talked about for did tell the Post that the negotiating some time," said Studios process between ABC and Walters USA Domestic Television has "been going very well." President Steve Rosen- ABC sources confirmed that the berg. "We see it as a great ABC News star has "come closer" to opportunity to take syndi- terms with the network in the last cation in a new direction month. An ABC News spokeswoman declined to comment on the situEtion. Earlier and broaden our brands." this summer, Walters issued a statement confirming some interest by an outside Arthur Hasson, Brilliant party (widely believed to be CBS). Digital's executive VP of Sources say Walters is privately denying the $12 m Ilion figure, although it was sales and new business unclear how far off that number is. And it was not clear hat Walters had given a ver- said, "I'm excited about bal agreement to stay at ABC as the Post reported. What is clear is that a deal has expanding our syndication not yet been signed. business into the online Walters' agent Ron Konnecki could not be reached for comment. Walters is on world. Broadcasters have vacation for the next two to three weeks. -Stet.e McClellan invested large amounts of money in building their ators. Fox.com and drive -time show was, "I joining in on the latter. brands online and will no CamerPlanet.com are read the Blade so you DirecTV has peen named doubt look for fresh con- inviting teen visitors to the don't have to," according to as a co- defendant in each. tent for their Web sites." Fox.com American High last Wednesday's Blade. The suits claim that the Web site to create their The order, signed last leagues, their constituent Lockheed Martin's own original video -diary Tuesday, also requires that teams along with DirecTV takeover of Comsat submissions and share every time Standriff uses have conspired to keep won FCC approval, the their personal experiences the slogan, he must say prices high for viewing last federal nod needed to on the site. Once the video that he is commenting on hockey and basketball close the deal. Comsat is is submitted, CameraPlan- Blade stories and that the games. Subscribers the U.S. signatory to the et staff will work with the newspaper produced the expecting to see their international satellite con- teens, gather necessary articles. He can only use favorite teams are often sortium, Intelsat, which TV permissions, and post edit- the stories if he broadcasts disappointed because it's networks use to transmit ed video diaries on the an "accurate and fair attri- not part of the package programming across the Web site. bution to the Blade," the that was sold to them, the country. Since September, order said, according to only package offered, said Lockheed has held 49% Clear Channel Commu- a nications Inc.'s the paper. Pam Hooper, attorney for stake in Comsat. In March, wspa(AM) Tuesday the plaintiffs from the law Congress eliminated Toledo, Ohio, Last DirecTV has been ordered by a was named in firm of Thorsnes Bartlotta restrictions barring Martin two Lucas County judge to class action lawsuits & McGuire. "We're seeking from acquiring all of Corn - credit the Toledo Blade alleging violation to have the consumers sat. of newspaper when it reads federal and California reimbursed for the inflated Writers and actors from it on the air. The antitrust laws. A set of prices due to lack of com- grumbliing about the Blade sued in September commercial establish- petition." A representative influx of reality TV may 1999, citing pirating and ments collectively known for DirecTV commented, have some new compa- misappropriation of its sto- as The Beer Hunters is "On the surface it really ny: directors, camera ries. Talk -show host Mark suing the NHL and the looks like a very frivolous people, and boom oper- Standriff's motto for his NBA with private citizens lawsuit."

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AUGUST 7, 2000 / BROADCASTING & CABLE 89 wimaffilla EDITORIALS ßroalcaFaisCabk COMMITTED TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE FIFTH ESTATE www.broadcastingcable.com William MCGorry /GRouP VICE PRESIDENT/212 -463-6543 Lawrence Oliver /GROUP PueusHER/212- 4636544 Donald V. West /Group EDITOR IN CHIEF /202 -463.3701 A double breaker Harry A. Jessell/EoltoR /212- 337-6964 Denise O'Connor /AssocIATE PueusHER /212 -337 -6961 Dale Hatfield has what former FCC EDITORIAL/NEW YORK Commissioner Jim Quello would call a Harry A. Jessell /EDnov /212- 337 -6964 "tough putt." The chief of the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology must P.J. Bednarskl / EXECUTIVE Eo1TOR/212 -337 -6965 decide whether a plan by Northpoint Technology to reuse DBS spectrum for a Stephen McClellan /DEPUTY EoiroR /212- 337 -7023 John M. Higgins /DEPUTY EoioR /212 -337-7024 terrestrial wireless cable service interferes significantly with DBS reception. Susan Qualtrough /MANAGING Ewa/212-463-6432 It won't be easy because Northpoint, desperate to win approval, and the DBS Evette Porter/Assistant MANAGING Eolroe/212- 337 -7148 Glen Dickson /ASSOCIATE EDITOR /212- 337 -6952 operators DirecTV and EchoStar, determined to block it, have been turning up Richard Tedesco/ASSOCIATE Eaton /212-337 -7025 the political heat. And right about now, he (along with everybody on the eighth Ken Kerschbaumer /AssociATE EDITOR /212-337 -7011 floor) must be starting to feel it. Deborah McAdams /STAFF WRITER /212- 337 -7027 Patricia A. Carter /SENIOR COPY EaroR /212. 337.7143 That heat notwithstanding, he's got to stick to the numbers -that is, the Beatrice Williams-Rude /Corr Eaton /212-337 -7140 physics of Northpoint's proposal. If, in reviewing the testing by Northpoint and Nancy Catmull /EDITORIAL AssisrANT /212- 337 -7141 Beth Shapouri/EorîoRIAt INTERN /212 -337 -7147

the DBS opposition -unfortunately, the FCC can't afford its own real -world DESIGN /NEW YORK tests -Hatfield finds that it would not significantly increase outages for DBS Todd J. Gast /ART DIREctoR /212.337 -7017 subscribers as the DBS operators claim, he must say so loud and clear in his rec- Adam Woods /AssisiANT ART DIRECTOR/212- 337 -7144 EDITORULJWASHINGTON

ommendation to the FCC commissioners. Donald V. West /GROUP EDITOR IN CHIEF/202-463-3701 If, on the other hand, that analysis concludes Northpoint would disrupt serv- John S. Eggerton/DEPUtt EDITOR /202463-3712 ice to the extent the DBS operators contend, he must say so Dan Trigoboff /SENIOR EDrroa /301 -260-0923 equally loudly and Elizabeth A. Rathbun /AssocIATE EDITOR/202-463-3709 clearly. Any equivocation only opens the door wide for a purely political deci- Paige Albiniak /ASSISTANT EDIroR /2024633708 sion on the eighth floor. Bill McConnell /STAFF Wvnur /202-463-3706 Kim McAvoy/CoNmleunnG Eaton /540- 3413234 We say all this knowing this is not a black- and -white decision and that the Kira Greene /CONTRIBUTING EDITOR /703683.5567 truth about the interference probably lies somewhere between where Northpoint Rick Higgs/SYSTEMS MANAGER /202-463-3718 Alisa Holmes /WEe PRODUCTION MANAGER /202463-3703 and the DBS operators say it is and that how much interference can be tolerated Doris Kelly /OFFICE MANAGER /202 -463-3711 is something of a subjective matter. That's why it's a tough putt. EDrroRIAL /LOS ANGELES Here are a couple related matters for the FCC to mull if it ultimately approves Joe Schlosser /BUREAU CHIEF/323-549.4111 Susanne M. Ault/STAFF WRITER /323. -5361 terrestrial reuse of DBS spectrum. First: Why should 500 MHz prime 965 of spec- ADVERTISING/NEW YORK trum in every TV market go to Northpoint and its affiliates? Northpoint claims Denise O'Connor /AssociATE PueusriER /212 -337 -6961 that the procedural window for DBS spectrum reuse applications opened and Yvonne PettUS /SENIOR ACCOUNT EXEcurIVE/212-337.6945 Michael Farina /Account ExEcutivE/212-337-6941 closed long ago and everybody else is simply out of luck. But shouldn't this Rob Payne /Account EXECUTIVE /212 -337-7022 diversity- conscious FCC give others a chance to apply? Second: We thought the John Snyder/SUES CoonaruroR/212 -337 -6940 Dana Levitt/ MARKETING SERVICES DIRECTOR/212 -463.6546 FCC was no longer giving spectrum away for free, even to clever engineers like Georgina SCUICO /APT DIR.,CREATIVE SERviccs/212-337-7154

Northpoint's Saleem Tawil, who discovered it. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING/NEw YORK Yukari Atsumi /INs1DE SALES REPRESENTATIVE /212- 337 -6960 Tamika Brown /AovEnn0NG SALES CooRakaroR /212- 337 -7073 Rebecca Roberts /ADVERTISING SALES INTERN/212- 337-6962 Hitting their marks ADVERTISING/LOS ANGELES Marcia Orcutt/ADVERTISING DIRECTOR, SYNDICATION /3235494114 Eric Low /SALES CoonaNATOR/3235494113

When we first heard that the networks were all cutting back their convention cov- Chuck Bolkcom /DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY ADVERTISING erage, we were tempted to write something about how they were abdicating a tra- 775-852 -1290; Fax 775 -852 -1291; email: [email protected] ditional and important function. In hindsight, we're glad we didn't. They actually EVENTS Steve Labunskl/DIRECTOR, SPECIAL EvENrs /212- 337 -7158 got it just about right. With Webcasts and cable networks to cater to political Sandy Friedman /SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR /2123638740 junkies, and PBS' NewsHour devoting several hours a night to coverage, the PRODUCTION/NEW YORK commercial broadcast networks' coverage of just the highlights was a smart Luis Mendes /PRooucnoN MANAGER /212- 4638524 Justin Torres/PRooucnoN AssisrANT/212-463-6571

move, given that the convention had all the suspense of a coronation. Not surpris- CIRCULATION/NEW YORK ingly, voting Gervase out on Survivor drew far more viewers than voting Bush in. Cheryl Miller /ClRcuunoN DIREcroR /212-463-6651 We don't know what that says about the public's interest in the political process, John LaMarca /CIRcuLAnoN MANAGER /212 -337-7080 SUBSCRIPTIONS

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