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SWEEPING UP Strong series and a Amanda Bynes 75th anniversary celebration drive NBC win stars in What I in the first half of the May sweeps. » 6 Like About You, a comedy series MYSTERY LINEUP On Friday, NBC on The WB's still hadn't decided on its fall prime time slate of hopefuls for the fall schedule, set for unveiling today. » 8 season. The WB will announce DELAYED, STILL FCC is expected to its schedule on postpone yet again an auction for spectrum Tuesday. being used for TV ch. 52 -69. » 10

PBS IN HD, 2 Insight pledges to COVER carry public stations' HDTV, multicasting and STORY data-services.-D-10

FIRE SALE Debt -laden Adelphia puts DEFENDING ITSELF Clear Channel CABLE'S LAMENT its best properties on the block, but who tells FCC it has no national playlist that Give us a break MSO execs are frustrated by will be able to buy? » 12 bars indie and hometown artists. » 12 falling stock prices when the cable industry is healthy as ever. » 18

Sports fees Cablevision's fight with YES may The continuing give ops ammo against ESPN rate hikes. strength » 22 of ER helped Feeding VOD Networks and studios will seed power NBC to trials in hopes of reaping revenue later. » 24 dominance in the first two Quality counts The NCTA show may have been weeks of the smaller than in recent years, but the cream of May sweeps. the industry turned out in support. » 26 NCTA Wrap -up Convention news in brief. » 28

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PROGRAMMING Remembering Munich

ESPN is planning an original movie on the 1972 Munich Olympics, where Israeli athletes were taken hostage and killed. According to ESPN SVP of Programming Mark Shapiro, the movie is being con- templated for summer 2004, in time for the Summer Olympics in TECHNOLOGY Athens. ESPN may try to time its originals to other big events. The channel's first original movie, A Season on the Brink, about basket- Lab lowdown ball coach Bobby Knight, debuted March 10, right after the NCAA No sale he'd like Now that crossownership rules The Association for Maximum men's basketball tournament selection show. Shapiro says Service Television (MSTV) hopes to air four originals per year.-A.R. are loosening, investors have to announce in the next two or been pumping up the stock of three weeks plans for a broad- Tribune. The bet was that, in the cast- technology laboratory, wake of a court decision allowing says Gary Chapman, cable companies to own systems president /CEO of LIN Television and member of the MSTV board. and TV stations in the same mar- "It's in the process of coming ket, AOL Time Warner would buy together," Chapman says. MSTV some stations for its WB will to NAB, some of pitch it network. Tribune owns 25% of whose board members have the net and some big- market WB been amenable to the idea. Funding a lab would require affiliates. But WB and TBS Chair- contributions from members of man Jamie Kellner (above) says each association, TV no. Investors at a meeting with manufacturers and the associa- During the hostage crisis, Kellner at the NCTA show last tions themselves, Chapman West German police worked to free the captured Israeli week said he privately told them said. So far, says an NAB athletes. source, it has heard no formal the company has ruled out proposal and has agreed to no buying stations.-J.M.H. funding. -P.A.

D.C. LINE Crime free With former WRC -TV PENALTY PHASE r4 Washington GM Linda Sullivan USA Networks has scrapped i starting today at new NBC sta- At its meeting this week, the FCC will propose a plan for plans to launch a crime tion KNTV(TV) San Francisco, channel, executives confirmed sanctioning TV stations that can't justify missing the May 1 DTI NBC's station group has a big last week. That leaves the job to fill in D.C. Observers deadline. Those sanctions could include fines or even license Vivendi Universal unit with just note NBC has a that good revocation. More than two -thirds of the country's 1,300 commer- two digital channels, Trio and bench and even staying in- New World International. There house doesn't present a narrow cial stations failed to meet the target. Of those, 525 have been has been some talk that USA is Sources us field. tell strong granted a six -month waiver. Another 324 have been asked for now planning an action candidates are three well - channel, filled with off- network regarded NBC GMs: Michael more info, and most are expected to get waivers once they spell series and movies from the Uni- Jack, from WCMH -TV Columbus, out their efforts and provide timetables for service. The commis- versal library. USA dismisses Ohio; Lisa Churchville, from the talk. But everyone expects sion also is expected to extend waivers to the handful of WJAR(TV) Providence, R.I., it to roll out some new where Sullivan worked before stations in top -30 markets that haven't launched DTV due to channels soon. Last December, going to Washington; and Mike it paid EchoStar $1.5 billion for zoning disputes, interference and other problems. Those were Ward, WNCN(TV) Raleigh, a 10% stake and space for five N.C. -D. T. supposed to have gone digital Nov. 1, 1999. -B.M. new channels. -A.R.

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Helped by its 75th Tuesday in the key anniversary special, strong demos with a pair of series, it's sweeping up specials: Laverne & Shirley: Together Again By Steve McClellan and Favorite Stars: Then BC's package of nostalgia TV (tied & Now. And NYPD to the network's 75th anniversary) Blue put up solid num- N and its regular program lineup got bers that night as well. the job done in the first half of the May My Wife and Kids and sweeps. Through the first two weeks, the According to Jim have network is winning in households, total also delivered solid viewers, adults 18 -49 and adults 25 -54. demo ratings. CBS is a solid No. 2 in all the aforemen- For ABC, the best tioned categories, an average 1 million It hasn't all been better be yet to come: NBC: Living With viewers per night behind NBC. the Dead (above), the highly promoted NBC is up 9% from last year's May starring Ted mega- miniseries Dino - Danson, put up sweeps in households and up 13% in some winning topia is the prehistoric among adults 18 to 49 -and holds a com- numbers for CBS, epic that ABC needs to and Laverne & manding 49% lead in that key demo. Shirley Together keep from near Nielsen CBS is down 12% in household and Again reunion extinction. show mined the 14% in 18 -49 demo. But that's in part nostalgia lode Fox is down 14% in because, last May, the Survivor: Outback and helped ABC both household and 18- win key demos finale was included in the first half of the last Tuesday night. 49 ratings in the sweeps. But the Survivor: Marquesas finale sweeps. Despite the doesn't air until the second half of the declines, Fox is still sweeps. That leads CBS executives to con- doubt about to have one of its best - ahead of ABC among adults 18 to 49. And clude that the network will hang on to sec- viewed half-hours of comedy since the last it's No. 2 among adults 18 -34 and tops ond place in the key measurements. year of Seinfeld. with teens. The Simpson, Malcolm in the Despite the hearty competition from Sur- Against NBC, CBS's regular shows have Middle, That '70s Show and Boston Public vivor on Thursdays, NBC has won the night, also held up well in the sweeps, especially all remain bright spots. Still to go in the with Friends and ER driving the victories. Monday nights, and last week, CSI on sweeps: series finales for The X -Files and The network has also dominated Wednes- Thursday had the biggest audience of any Ally McBeal, another Celebrity Boxing, and days with West Wing and Law & Order. show in prime time. In the specials category, the final two episodes of 24. And on Sunday nights, which the net- an Everybody Loves Raymond 6th anniver- As for the weblets, both show growth in work plans to revamp next season, NBC sary special performed strongly. The CBS May, more so for The WB, which is up has stunted well in the sweeps. A three - miniseries Living With the Dead with Ted 13% among adults 18 to 49. Still, it's very hour 75th anniversary special on May 5 Danson also put up some winning numbers. competitive, with WB averaging a 1.8 rat- added two Nielsen household rating points Then there's ABC. Its May numbers ing in the demo while UPN's at a 1.7, up to its season average for Sundays -that's a reflect its problems: down 18% in house- 6 %. Both are averaging a 5 share in that whopper. holds, down 15% in total viewers, down demo. In total viewers, The WB is up 17% And this Thursday, the Friends season 13% in adults 18 -49. (the best growth story of all the networks) finale, Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) is about But the network has shown some flashes and averaging 4.2 million viewers a night to have her daughter -and NBC is no of brilliance in the sweeps. It won last vs. 4 million (up 8 %) for UPN.

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On eve of upfronts, fall The Drew Carey Show, slates are still under wraps According to Jim, My Wife and Kids, Alias, By Steve McClellan The Practice and Whose So few holes to fill, but NBC's going Line Is It Anyway? down to the wire nevertheless. That's Here's the difference the situation with NBC's new fall a year and a few hun- prime time program lineup, scheduled to dred million dollars will be unveiled at Radio City Music Hall this make: Who Wants to Be afternoon. The rest of the networks will a Millionaire will appear follow day by day, all filled with overstated sporadically as a special, hope and understated dread. not as a weekly series. In Unlike the past few years, when NBC's its heyday, it aired four schedule was set the week prior to its for- times a week on ABC. mal announcement, the network's pro- CBS has picked up a grammers were still debating, analyzing CSI spin -off set in Mia- and considering all scheduling options mi. The network has over the past weekend. At deadline late Said to be in the running for what The WB is fixing its fall 2002 also reportedly picked last week, network officials weren't expect- hopes on is What 1 Like About You, with Amanda Bynes, among a up Life of the Party, a slew of comedy series. ing the new schedule to be finalized until comedy with Nathan late Sunday. Lane. In fact, NBC denied a report last week much away about its new plans. But the At Fox, executives are very high on a that it was circulating bogus schedules in network has picked up a new workplace couple of shows, including cop buddy order to throw the press off the trail. comedy, Good Morning Miami. Network show Fast Lane and John Doe (he knows Meanwhile, the network wasn't giving and producer sources say NBC is leaning everything but his name). A new David toward a pick -up of the family drama Miss Kelly show, Girls Club (they're San Fran- American Pie, although Entertainment cisco lawyers), has a commitment. Others Guide to the President Jeff Zucker has also said he's still in contention: Keen Eddy, Save the Last broadcast upfronts keen on two other dramas as well, War Sto- Dance and Time Tunnel. Comedies that ries and Kingpin. A comedy with Chevy look promising: The Grubbs, Oliver Beene,

The broadcast networks announce the' - Chase also has a good shot at making the The Pitts, Beat Cops and Becoming Glen. fall season to advertisers this week i new lineup. A key scheduling move under Boston Public, Malcolm in the Middle, New York. Here's where and when: consideration: shifting Just Shoot Me to That '70s Show and The Simpson all have IS Tuesday and Scrubs to Thursday. firm renewal commitments. NBC: 4 a.m., Radio City Music Hall Meanwhile, ABC, which is in virtual At The WB, a new drama with Treat y, May 14 shambles, is pondering 29 new pilots. High Williams, Everwood, has been picked up. The WB: 10:30 a.m., on the list of comedy favorites: Eight Simple Strong contenders on the comedy side are New York Sheraton Hotel ABC: 3 p.m., New Amsterdam Theater Rules (for dating my daughter) with John said to include What I Like About You, Telemundo: 6:30 p.m., Ritter; Bonnie in the Morning with Bonnie with Amanda Bynes, and Do Over. Already Beacon Theater Hunt; Legally Blonde; and the still- untitled renewed: Smallville, Reba, Seventh Heaven, Wednesday, May IS workaholic -dad comedy from Michael Gilmore Girls, Dawson's Creek, Charmed Pax 1V: 9 a.m., Beacon Theater Univision: 10:30 a.m., Jacobs. Dramas in contention are said to and Sabrina. Lincoln Center /Alice Tully Hall include Push, Nevada and That Was Then. UPN is playing it close to the vest. But CBS: 3 p.m., Carnegie Hall Steven King's The Kingdom and Dick sources say Enterprise, Buffy and wrestling hursday, May 16 Wolf's Dragnet have been picked up for show Smackdown will return. UPN: 10 a.m., Madison Square Garden midseason. Renewals on Pax TV include Doc, It's a Fox: 4 p.m., City Center Theater Already renewed at ABC: NYPD Blue, Miracle, Candid Camera and Miracle Pets.

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By Paige Albiniak and Bill McConnell buyout deals that could be worth billions.

Facing pressure from Congress and the Publicly, the FCC has been reluctant to Looking to negotiate early buy -out, Paxson CEO White House, the FCC this week is delay bidding -for 60 -69 particularly, which Bud Paxson is eager for the bidding to start. expected to delay yet again an auction has been postponed five times. Powell and for spectrum now used for TV ch. 52 -69. other commissioners have pointed out that given the FCC all the cover it needs for Still being debated last week was the FCC is legally obligated to collect pro- another delay. Last week, the House of Rep- whether the commission would postpone ceeds from the auction by September. resentatives passed a bill to postpone the the June 19 bidding for a brief time, per- But Congress and the White House have auctions, perhaps until Sept. 30, 2007. haps a month, or indefinitely. Also under discussion is the possibility of allowing the June auction to go forward in Alaska, where few stations are parked on the chan- PBS's nels and there is pressing need for new 2nd digital deal wireless services in the largely rural and sparsely populated state. Insight pledges to carry HDTV, multicasting and data Late last week, the other three commissioners were waiting for FCC Chairman By Paige Albiniak Television Stations. Michael Powell to float a proposal that Ayear and a half after signing its first Still, PBS signed the carriage agreement would placate the competing interests on digital carriage deal -with Time with Time Warner in November 2000 and Capitol Hill, and they had no clear indica- Warner Cable -PBS has closed a was not able to ink another one until last tion of where he was leaning. second agreement with No. 10 MSO In- week, even though it has been aggressively Complicating matters is that more than sight Communications. courting the cable industry. Asked what 150 applications to participate in the bid- The deal gives carriage to 31 public -TV took so long, Browning said, "All the dif- ding are said to have been submitted by a stations on Insight's digital tiers through ferent industry segments are determining May 8 deadline. Although FCC officials the transition to digital television. Insight their digital strategies at the same time." would not confirm the number and said a has agreed to carry stations' entire free, And things move slowly. PBS first talked to list of eligible applicants will be released over -the-air digital offering, including any Insight last May. within two weeks, a staffer for Sen. Ted HDTV, multicasting or data services. Browning and Mohrman -Gillis say they Stevens (R- Alaska) pegged the number at It would not include any digital sub- hope that this deal, combined with FCC 144 looking to bid on spectrum in the scription -based or pay -per -view services, Chairman Michael Powell's voluntary plan lower part of the 700 MHz spectrum band however, according to Jennifer Fabian to push the transition to digital, will serve (ch. 52 -59) and 20 -plus seeking spectrum Browning, PBS senior director of digital as an ice -breaker for PBS. in the higher band (ch. 60 -69). cable and direct- broadcast satellite strategy. "We currently have 73 digital stations on The wireless industry has been arguing Currently, about 300,000 of Insight's 1.4 the air, covering over 55% of U.S. house- for a delay on the grounds that, if held million customers subscribe to digital holds with a public- television signal. Most June 19, the auction would attract few bid- cable, said Insight President and CEO of those stations are multicasting, and some ders because the date for clearing the spec- Michael Willner. are doing high definition," Browning said. trum is uncertain. "It's very similar to the Time Warner "That's why these digital carriage agree- A group of owners with stations on ch. agreement, and that was embraced by all ments are so incredibly important for PBS

60 -69, led by Paxson Communications, is 140 of those stations," said Marilyn Mohr - and the stations. We recognize that so eager for the bidding to begin because the man- Gillis, vice president of policy and many television viewers get their television FCC is permitting them to negotiate early- legal affairs for the Association of Public service through cable."

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To reduce huge its debt, the stock price. The real crisis is that lenders including Charlottesville and Blacksburg woeful cable MSO will are squeezing Adelphia to pare its $14.5 (575,000 subscribers); and systems scat- auction its best properties billion debt load. Adelphia's leverage of tered across six states in the Southeast. nine times cash flow was The most obvious pro- By John M. Higgins considered huge even be- spective buyers are players delphia Communications will auc- fore the company disclosed in the L.A. market, Cox and tion its best properties as part of a that it was on the hook for Charter, and the biggest A plan to wiggle out of its debt and $1.6 billion -$3 billion in Florida players, AOL and insider -dealing scandal. Too bad some of loans taken out by control- Comcast. However, only the most obvious prospective buyers may ling shareholder and Chair- Cox has much flexibility be constrained from bidding. man John Rigas. right now. Comcast isn't Ry taking hick for properties serving 2.75 Investment bankers Sal- seen as much of a buyer Adelphia Chair man John million subscribers induding systems in Los omon Bros. and Daniels & Rigas is under intense while its takeover of AT&T Angeles and South Florida, Adelphia will Associates will run the auc lender pressur e to slice his Broadband is being scruti- company down the middle. likely shrink 40 %. The resulting Adelphia tion. Adelphia executives nized by regulators. Char- would be a much different company, own- plan to sell only 75% of ter's debt is already nine ing systems in places like Erie, Pa., Martha's the portfolio that's on the block, unloading times cash flow (vs. five to six times for Vneyard, Mass., and Rutland, Vt. just the chunks that get the best bids. That other MSOs). AOL is having its own finan- The biggest markets Adelphia could would generate around $7.5 billion and cial crisis that probably wouldn't be helped dominate would be Buffalo, N.Y., and leave Adelphia with 3.6 million of its cur- by a multibillion -dollar cable acquisition. Cleveland. The company would also own rent 5.7 million subscribers. "The question is, who's there that's got systems in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. Up for sale are metro Los Angeles. (1.2 the liquidity and the regulatory freedom to After acquiring systems aggressively million subscribers); Florida, including the do it ?" asked Sanford Bernstein media ana- since 1999, Adelphia has no choice but to suburbs of Miami, Palm Beach and Fort lyst Tom Wolzien. And the question is the sell. Forget the 70% drop in the company's Lauderdale (750,000 subscribers); Virginia, easy part.

directors at poorly rated stations Clear Channel fights back also may seek assistance from counterparts at larger- market stations, he said. Michaels says play lists don't discriminate against local artists, indies The replies were submitted as part of the FCC's effort to revise By Bill McConnell "Each local market is too differ- producers and writers also ownership rules limiting the Responding to charges that ent in its demographics and tastes charged that Clear Channel number of stations one company his company has "de- for such a strategy to succeed." chokes off support for artists can own in a market. The limits stroyed" the radio and Michaels was responding to a signed with other companies by are based on a sliding scale ac- recording industries, Clear Chan- complaint by the American Fed- leveraging its airplay muscle cording to market size. In the nel Radio Chief Executive eration of Television and Radio through its control over power- largest markets, one company Randy Michaels denied using Artists, which charges that play - ful concert promoter SFX En- may own eight stations. national play lists that shun new list dictates of the country's tertainment. Clear Channel, which cur- and hometown artists. largest radio owner make it nearly Michaels said no national play rently has deals pending to buy "Nothing could be further impossible for local and indepen- list exists, although the company 186 more stations, has cited from the truth," Michaels wrote dent musicians to gain airplay in does have music -scheduling soft- studies showing that markets in a letter accompanying Clear the many markets dominated by ware that program directors "are with greater levels of consolida- Channel's formal reply in the Clear Channel's 1,200 stations. free to select" from to build their tion have lower ad prices and FCC's radio rules proceeding. The union for on -air talent, own music databases. Program greater diversity of formats.

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THE BUSINESS OF SHOW telling an Upfront Summit L.A., where the company also In syndication, ET Weekend crowd in New York that NBC owns KCBS -TV. Viacom also was the top weekly hour (end- had "reneged on our owns seven radio stations ing April 28) for its 21st agreement" to run its liquor there and must sell one of straight week, up 17% to a 3.5 ads, revealed that it's going them within six months. ... Nielsen. Rookie off -net The ahead with a campaign that will The National Hispanic Practice came in second, up channel $1 billion in ad spend- Media Coalition and others 8% to a 2.8. Big news among ing across five years and scores charged in a lawsuit last week strips was that for the first of outlets, through what it calls that the FCC's reasons for time, Crossing Over with John its own Diageo Unwired granting NBC an extra six Edward beat Texas Justice, National Network. ... NAB veteran Chuck Sherman will months to sell a third station it head up the organization's regaining the top spot among American Movie Classics is education foundation. owns in Los Angeles were all first -run rookies that it lost increasing its advertising load either racist or irrelevant. back in January when Justice but spinning off a splinter dig- WHO' S HAPPENING NBC acquired KVEA(TV) debuted in the national ital service AMC Hollywood Veteran talk -show producer and KWHYTV when it pur- spotlight. Crossing Over was Classics that will be commer- Marlaine Selip has signed as chased Spanish -language net- up 11% to a 2.0. Texas was cial-free. (The flagship executive producer of Phil work Telemundo in April. The second, up 6% to a 1.9. channel takes 8 minutes of ads Donahue's upcoming net already owned Among the court shows, Judge per hour.) The new ad -free MSNBC show. Selip and KNBC(TV). Owners in big Judy was tops, up 9% to a 5.8. diginet will feature films from Donahue worked together on markets are limited to two sta- In second place was Judge Joe the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. It his syndicated talk show, tions, and the FCC typically Brown, which recorded a dou- launches in late 2002.... where Selip was a producer; allows six months for ble -digit gain.... The Small Business she's also worked on several divestitures when mergers vio- Diageo Guinness UDV Administration's Office of other talk shows.... late ownership limits. NBC, North America executive VP Advocacy is calling on the In Washington, NAB Exec- however, received 12 months Guy Smith, after pointedly FCC to retain radio - utive Vice President Chuck on grounds that the

ownership rules that promote Sherman is grabbing the posi- Telemundo stations' Spanish - diversity among station tion of president of the NAB language focus deserved owners and points of view Education Foundation and special treatment. expressed over the airwaves. twinning it with the position "Something would be lost in of special assistant to NAB STAY ALERT! the shift from many small President Eddie Fritts.... A media industry council broadcasters to a few big Michael Fleming can't get charged with ensuring the reli- broadcasters," the advocacy away from games. The former ability of mass communication office told the FCC. "That CEO of Sony's Game Show during a terrorist attack or `something' is viewpoint diver- Network has been tapped by other catastrophe will have its sity." ... game developer NTN as first meeting May 17. Satellite TV company chairman of Buzztime, a unit More than 40 executives DirecTV is expanding its local that is trying sell operators from broadcast, cable, satellite TV -signal offerings to Buffalo games in their digital set -tops. and related industries have and Oklahoma City, bringing signed on to the Media Secu- the total number of cities to THE WORLD, rity and Reliability Council, which it offers local TV CONSOLIDATED which formed in the wake of service to 46. DirecTV plans Viacom last week got the the Sept. 11 attacks. to add service in Hartford, FCC's go -ahead for its $650 Dennis FitzSimons, Conn., Las Vegas and million purchase of president of Tribune Co., Providence, R.I., by mid July KCAL(TV) Los Angeles from chairs the council and FCC Crossing Over with John Edward reclaimed its top spot among and to expand to 51 markets Young Broadcasting. The deal Chairman Michael Powell will rookie syndicated shows. by the end of the year. will give Viacom a duopoly in show up for the session.

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By John M. Higgins But, as conventioneers trickled into the National Cable & Telecommunications In some ways, the recession has Association convention in New Orleans VSO execs at really let the cable business shine. last week, MSO executives were particu- TV and radio stations' operations larly infuriated that the financial markets wilted as local ad spending are trashing their stocks. Investors hate declined. TV networks suffered cable stocks, slashing their prices an aver- \GTA bemoan almost as badly. Telcom companies age of 40% so far this year. Investors now saw the value of new, multibillion - value MSO stocks around 10.4 times the dollar fiber networks crash to just cash flow expected for the current year. A stocks' fall even pennies on the dollar. year ago, stocks traded around 17.2 times Meanwhile, even the worst- performing cash flow. cable operators have proved rather resis- That saps the wealth of executives and tant to recession. Operators have increased their senior employees, makes it hard to as the business their sales and profits. They see themselves raise money, and makes it unappealing to as proudly expanding new digital, high- pursue major acquisitions calling for stock speed Internet and telephone services. as the currency. seems healthy New products that barely existed in 1999 Of course, it's not as if there's nothing should generate 18% of operators' $50 bil- going wrong in the cable industry. A few lion in revenue this year and perhaps 40% bothersome operating snags are popping by 2005. Broadcasters? They're selling the up, and, of course, there's the Enron -esque as ever same commercials they sold in the 1960s. financial scandal gripping Adelphia Com- munications, forcing the company to shrink dramatically by liquidating cable Comcast President systems. Brian Roberts But MSO executives express frustration lamented, "I think we're typical. We that, as other media and telcom companies just had the best are bleeding, cable gets hammered, not revenue growth and because flow is sliding best [cash -flow] their cash but growth in any because they are growing at "only" 8 %- quarter of the last 9% instead of 10 % -11 %. five years, yet the stocks are down The aggravation cast a pall over last 30%-40%." week's show. "You come to this convention, everybody's stock options are down, everyone's tired, and it's only Monday morning," lamented Comcast President Brian Roberts. "I think we're typical. We just had the best revenue growth and best [cash -flow] growth in any quarter of the last five years, yet the stocks are down 30 % -40 %." Cox Communications President Jim Robbins complained, "I'm totally frustrated," even though he posted one of his best quarters ever. "I think it's everything beyond our control. I wish that stuff would go away, and [investors would] look at the Oh, those glum fundamentals more and give us credit for it overachievers

18 Broadcasting & Cable /5 -13 -02 NCTA 2002 in the market." mountable. Indeed, MSOs like Cox, Comcast and Wall "To be sure, we've seen Insight Communications are posting strong Street disconnect better days on Wall Street," operating results. "Mediacom came out Cable stocks, from bad to worse said NCTA President with a 16 % -17% cash -flow growth rate Robert Sachs at the con- this year," said Mediacom Chairman Rocco Company 12/31/01 5/8/02 vention. "Just about every Commisso. Cox $40.47 $34.49 4.8 industry has. Markets go There are some misfires. Comcast $34.90 $29.00 -1 6.9 up and down. Sectors fall Adelphia's insider dealing and debt poi- Insight $23.92 $15.61 3 4.7 in and out of favor. But the soned the sector, with suspicious investors fundamentals of our busi- Charter $16.09 $8.29 -4 8.5 fearing problems at other MSOs. After ness remain solid. And the k Cablevision $47.57 $23.85 -4 9.9 years of small sweetheart deals favoring the most important one is this: Rigas family that controls Adelphia, the Cable plays a central role in company ran its numbers way up by help- Americans' lives and will, ing finance the family purchases of nearly lion basic subscribers in the quarter. And even more so, in the years ahead." $1 billion in Adelphia stock. The stock- the company's high leverage -9.1 times Morgan Stanley media analyst Richard related loans and some other family deals annual cash flow-makes the company a Bilotti was more blunt. The stocks Wall could leave Adelphia-already loaded with magnet for Adelphia -related anxiety. Street loves right now are old -line cyclicals debt -on the hook for an unexpected $1.6 The upside is that these are more glitch benefiting from what looks like an eco- billion -$3 billion. than disaster. Granted, Adelphia has put its nomic rebound: retailing, mining and "It's the cockroach theory," said Bank of best clusters -including metro Miami and transportation. America Securities media analyst Doug Los Angeles-on the block for $5 billion - "To hell with Wall Street," Bilotti said at Shapiro. "Investors see one, and they $6 billion to calm lenders. But the prob- a panel session. "Growth stocks are out of assume there are others." lems of other operators are more easily sur- favor. You are a growth industry. Does that At Comcast, investors are bracing for the takeover of AT &T Broadband. Even if Comcast and AT&T's operations were running brilliantly, many of the 1 billion shares Comcast plans to pay to AT &T shareholders will probably get dumped back into the 9th Annual open market early next year. The overhang Casey Medals of such a huge supply hitting the market means Comcast shares could take two to for Meritorious four months to build up market momen- Journalism tum after a takeover. But, of course, operations aren't going Honoring distinguished news and feature reporting brilliantly. AT &T Broadband continues to on children and families in the U.S. misfire, -flow with cash margin sliding from Categories include newspapers, magazines, television, radio, the improved but still meager 25% that photojournalism, editorial and commentary. Work must be published new Chairman Bill Schleyer had been post- or broadcast in the U.S. between July 1, 2001, and June 30, 2002. ing. The cable unit also posted an unexpected loss of 179,000 subscribers in the first quarter. Comcast will be saddled with The Casey Journansm efiïerïnt Lnnártratrïd Families is a nonprofit, the myriad problems Schleyer won't have nonpartisan national resource for journalists who cover issues affecting time to work out. children and families. These awards are funded by a grant from the Annie E. Çasey Fgunda 'on. AOL Time Warner's cable operations may be fine, but the company has plenty of s . a a other problems, mostly recession - related There is no entry fee. For official rules and entry form, contact: but also tied to a lack of confidence in the CASEY growth prospects of America Online itself. JOURNALISM Cablevision Systems doesn't have its digi- CJC CENTER tal -cable act together, standing at just 25,000 4321 Hartwick Rd., Suite 320 College Park, MD 20740 subscribers. At 301- 699 -5133 Fax 301 -699 -9755 one time, analysts were info @casey.umd.edu www.casey.umd.edu expecting 500,000 units by the end of 2002. >.. , Charter Communications surprised investors by losing 150,000 of its 6.8 mil- Gnve. YOUR Co ï i lUflIty

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C-SPAN C-SPAN2 C-SPAN 3 T H E P O W E R O F T H R E E NCTA 2002 mean you should change yourself to become the flavor of the month? Ab- solutely not. When measured on any operating metric, cable has strung together four really great quarters." Added Tom Wolzien, media analyst for Sanford Bernstein & Co.: "The irony of all this is that cable is better -positioned than any time in the past five years. They may well be in the process of leapfrogging DBS." That looks about right. DBS companies are reporting slower growth, partly because cable operators have upgraded their own systems. And here's what else is right with cable: While the pace of digital -cable sales is slowing, they are still growing. MSOs are expected to boost digital penetration to an Visiting the ESPN booth were (I -r) ABC's Robert Iger, Disney's Michael Eisner, Insight's Michael Wilner, ESPN's George Bodenheimer and Wink's Maggie Wilderotter. average of 35% by year -end, up from 27% last December. Cable executives who once believed digital would stall out at 30% penetration now believe 50% is achievable. At NCTA, applause for High -speed data is a less popular prod- Ganging Cablevision's tiff with uct, but unit growth is accelerating. Bank of America's Shapiro sees average penetra- YES raises questions tion rising from 9% to 12.7 %. Video -ondemand seems to be develop- up on about ESPN ing into a real business. The numbers aren't good enough for MSOs to brag about -or even disclose -but studios and By Allison Romano TV networks are starting to loosen up and sports fees provide quality product. Industry executives and analysts say the Cable operators are eyeing the lack The CEO of one cable operator agreed: big plus is how the industry's heavy capital of damage to Cablevision Systems "There seems to be a sense of that, yes." spending is changing. After DBS compa- from its refusal to carry the New Debate over rising sports -programming nies started grabbing millions of customers York Yankees' regional sports network. In costs of percolated at the National Cable with the multi- hundredchannel packages, fact, it may be providing fresh ammo for Show last week. Operators like to say that operators have poured around $65 billion negotiations with one of their biggest irri- 20% of customers watch sports and the into fundamental system upgrades since tants, ESPN, which costs them dearly. other 80% pick up the tab. And, because 1995. That has been a huge drain of about Yes, Yankees fans are screaming over they can pass only so much of the cost on $1,000 per subscriber, with some operators Cablevision's failure to carry Yankees to consumers, sports cut deeply into an spending far more each year on capital Entertainment & Sports (YES), but they're operator's bottom line. expenditures-"capex" to the investing not canceling service in great quantities. Several top MSO execs even program- crowd -than they've generated in cash Cablevision has lost just 10,000 -20,000 of mers Discovery Networks' John Hendricks flow (thanks to friendly lenders). its 2.9 million subscribers over the fight. and MTV Networks' Tom Freston - Analysts say that campaign is over. Operators have seen themselves with lit- slammed YES and its chairman Leo Hin- Shapiro says that, except for AT &T, every tle leverage in negotiations with ESPN, dery at NCTA for trying to strong -arm major operator will have 90% -100% of its fearing subscriber revolt if ESPN went Cablevision. The cable operator has resisted system rebuilt by the end this year. Capital dark on their systems. But just as ESPN is YES demands for $2 per subscriber, instead investment will move away from fixed tripping its annual 20% rate escalator, offering to sell YES as a pay service. infrastructure serving all customers to Cablevision Chairman Charles Dolan is YES has filed an antitrust lawsuit against equipment in the home like digital set -tops giving them some hope. Cablevision, which controls rival regional tied to immediate revenues. "A lot are ruminating, 'If Chuck can get nets MSG Network and Fox Sports New "You should believe that the capex for away, maybe I can get away with blowing York. MSG lost TV rights to the Yankees highways is over," Wolzien said. "The need ESPN off and let ESPN take the publicity last year. to spend capital for defensive positions to hit," said Morgan Stanley analyst Richard AT &T Broadband Chairman Bill stop satellite is over." Bilotti. Schleyer said, "Good partners don't say,

22 Broadcasting & Cable /5 -13 -02 "I love a good idea.

So I picked up the phone, I called Oxygen,

and I said, 'I want to do a show." NCTA 2002

'Here's the contract; here are the terms. Put it on or we'll sue you.' I support the Dolans fully. The are standing up for the subscriber." Putting the V in The Dolan family controls Cablevision. Cox Communications Chairman Jim Rob- bins chimed in, "I called Chuck two weeks Networks, studios willing ago and said, `Hang in there. You're doing to seed trials in hopes the right thing.'" YES Chairman Hindery was dismayed V D of reaping revenue later by the backlash. "If the industry wants to By have the à la carte debate, then it needs to Allison Romano have the debate about every service on basic." Broadcast networks and studios may Top Disney and ESPN brass, headed by be willing to support cable opera- Disney Chairman Michael Eisner and Pres- tors' video -ondemand efforts by ident Robert Iger, tried to cozy up to the supplying programming at no cost, but only cable industry in New Orleans. Eisner, in a until the service gets going. rare appearance at a cable convention, Last week, Fox agreed to license 24 and

hosted a dinner for top MSO executives. FX original drama The Shield to Cable - Iger was featured in a general- session vision for a free -VOD trial. The series will panel. They're also pushing to increase be available immediately after episodes run rates for ABC Family, which Disney on the networks. In exchange, Cablevision acquired from Fox last year. will bombard its 3 million subscribers with "We have nothing to be apologetic promos for them. The deal runs through about and everything to be proud of," said the summer, with an option to renew. Iger. "We don't need to be defensive about "We're not sure this is the right model," Fox has licensed FX original The Shield for the rates we are charging because of the said News Corp. President and COO Peter Cablevision's free video -ondemand trial. value we deliver." Chemin at the NCTA convention last week. Here, star Michael Chiklis (I) autographs a photo for a fan during the NCTA show. ESPN inflicts the deepest wounds, with "The right model may involve some pay." an average $2 per subscriber. The sports Because Shield and 24 are co- produced net is seeking 20% rate increases, thanks in by Fox Television Studios, which distrib- cable revenue, complementing video and part to its new National Basketball Associ- utes them domestically, navigating rights is data for operators and license fees and ation contract, which kicks in next season. easier. And it's a small play: Cablevision advertising for programmers. Operators also "We take the brand and utilize it in at least offers VOD in only about 25,000 homes. hope VOD will help stem digital chum. 25 different ways to support operators," Operators have been pining for pro- VOD services, though, haven't been ESPN President George Bodenheimer said gramming to distribute over their digital widely tested. What subscribers will buy last month at a press conference. "We systems. But programmers and studios and how much they'll pay is anyone's guess. believe we are worth every penny we seek have fretted over giving away content. The Fox -Cablevision test may help and operators agreed to pay us." "Giving it away for free is very danger- break the logjam that has stalled VOD. MSOs did, to their chagrin, agree to the ous," Walt Disney President Robert Iger said Turner Broadcasting Chairman Jamie escalators in ESPN's carriage deals. But, as last week. "Maybe early on to whet people's Kellner said he could see Cartoon Network one cable executive warned, "Those con- appetites, but, to make this work, we have to fare, CNN's Crossfire and short windows to tracts won't last forever." get people to pay for it." Even so, he's willing TNT and TBS movie libraries offered on In negotiating carriage for another cable to make ABC content available. demand. But, if commercials aren't being net, ESPN is usually Disney's best bargaining NBC and Comcast recently unveiled watched, he added, "it should go into some chip, although Disney has a mighty weapon plans to deliver the NBC Nightly News, pay or subscription model." in ABC: Operators need retransmission con- Dateline, Today and local news from NBC Network execs worry about eroding ad sent to air local ABC O &Os. Operators O &O WCAU -TV Philadelphia on rates if consumers skip by commercials could take a shot at ESPN's splinter services: demand. The network is considering free with VOD's VCR functionality. ESPN2 (ESPN leverage fueled its growth trials with other cable operators. "We need ways to replace ad revenue," into 82 million homes), ESPN Classic and "This is an ideal way to learn about peo- said Discovery Communications Chairman ESPNews. ple's habits. We ultimately may want to John Hendricks. Discovery recently un- In the end, it may be easier for a cable sys- charge," said an NBC spokesperson. Down veiled a free VOD and subscription VOD tem to say no to YES: After all, ESPN has a the line, NBC could offer The Tonight service. On the free service, Discovery will lot more than baseball, and, as sports pros Show With Jay Leno for a VOD play. offer advertisers space for long -form info - know, "fan" is derived from "fanatic." VOD is the so -called "third bucket" of mercials.

24 Broadcasting & Cable /5 -13 -02 "You've never seen anything like this on television ever before: NCTA This time, smaller was OK

Fewer bells, whistles and attendees, but NCTA show was no bum trip Registration took no time with the NCTA show's 30% dip in attendance.

By Allison Romano tions Association, which puts on the con- Henry Schleiff. "But it's comforting to see At the National Cable Show, a wax vention, said it planned for 15,000 to some big players experimenting with this." replica of Rudy Giuliani was 20,000 people, down from 24,000 last year HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central and E! enough to draw a crowd. Unlike in Chicago. The number of exhibitors was Entertainment Television were among pro- boom -time cable shows, when droves of down 20 %, to about 200. gramming heavyweights joining Court TV dancers and live bands would light up the "We had to get creative. We really in the suite village. confab floor, the only stunts worthy of a turned this show on its ear," said Maggie Sachs said NCTA will reconsider the traffic jam last week were an appearance by Wilderotter, chair of NCTA's convention layout before next year's show in Chicago; The Shield bad cop Michael Chiklis and committee and president of Wink Commu- NCTA staff will go to the Windy City soon Madame Toussaud's wax rendition of New nications. to see if this year's layout can be replicated. York's former mayor. Most programmers, finding it hard to "The action is on the floor, and they can't This year's show was short on stunts and rationalize a $1 million -plus booth, pulled go over because they have their booth tchotchkes (ABC Family's plastic beach their exhibits from last December's West - duties," said Fox Cable Executive Vice bag was the crowd favorite), but organizers em Cable Show. Most have President of Affiliate Sales and attendees agreed the industry turned their distribution deals: 34 `We had to get Lindsay Gardner. A booth, out in full support. channels reach more than he said, gives his channels, Big -name execs were purposely visible 70 million subscribers. And creative . We which include FX, National on panels, at press conferences and touring consolidation among cable really to rued Geographic and Speed the floor. Walt Disney Chairman Michael operators means fewer peo- Channel, a stronger pres- Eisner and President and COO Bob Iger ple to meet with. Many this sho w on ence. "It's more fun to host walked the hall, even sneaking in late to a technology companies that its ear. a dinner than go as a guest." session featuring ESPN and ABC Cable littered the show three years Still, said Time Warner execs. Iger joined an all -star general- session ago are out of business. -Maggie Wilderotter, Cable CEO Glenn Britt, panel on day two with MTV Networks The NCTA moved the NCTA and Wink "This is better than having Chairman Tom Freston, Discovery Chair- general sessions, panels and Communications them go away to the ho- man John Hendricks, Turner Broadcasting pressroom to the floor and tels." At the Western Show, Chairman Jamie Kellner and News Corp. introduced executive suites as a cheaper some programmers paid $14,000 to be President and COO Peter Chemin. Cable exhibiting option. The booths-in-a-box - "participants" with hotel suites for meetings titans like Comcast's Brian Roberts and priced between $60,000 and $160,000 -fea- and access to the show. Cox Communications' Jim Robbins high- tured meeting rooms and were easy to cus- At the booths, meanwhile, exhibitor lighted operator appearances. tomize with signage and TVs (Comcast staffs were noticeably smaller. There were "Even on the third day, we have a full videogaming net G4 even squeezed in a fewer people greeting visitors and giving house at the closing session. That's a good small arcade). demonstrations. Many exhibitors cut booth sign," said NCTA President and CEO The downside, booth dwellers la- personnel 25 %. "We're here making a state- Robert Sachs after the closing lunch that mented, was that the 20 suites were pushed ment with a booth, but we evaluated every featured top -MSO execs. out to the hinterlands: good for holding person coming and what they'd do," said Total attendance, meanwhile, dropped quiet meetings but bad for buzz. Hallmark Channel Senior Vice President of 30% to a little more than 17,000 attendees. "It's a little like being in the Witness Pro- National Distribution Ron Garfield. "This The National Cable & Telecommunica- tection Program," quipped Court TV CEO is not a paid vacation."

26 Broadcasting & Cable /5-13 -02 Really, how lo rig do ,11 expect e to keep this quiet ?" - Oprah Winfrey

Before long. everyone will know about Oprah's brand -new show. It's coming thus fall. every weeknight, only on Oxygen. What's it about? Welt that's still a secret But not for very tong. (oxygen) To learn more. contact Mary Murano at 1212) 651 -5075 or mmurano ®oxygen.com. r I 1 NCTA 2002

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WILNER RE -UPPED was accepted by their son, chise in New Orleans, to push The National Cable & Jimmy, the Cablevision CEO. adoption and foster care.... Telecommunications Associa- Other winners: Bill Jamie Kellner, chairman tion re- elected Chairman McGorry, Reed Business and CEO of Turner Michael Wilner at its annual Information, the publisher of Broadcasting Systems, says convention in New Orleans. BROADCASTING & CABLE and that, if personal video The Insight Communications Multichannel News; Edward recorders like TiVo and president was supposed to be Carroll, Bravo and the ReplayTV are going to allow succeeded by Jerry Kent, but Independent Film Channel; viewers to zap commercials, the CEO of Charter Commu- Ellen East, Cox Communica- consumers should pay for the nications quit last September tions; Herb Scannell, privilege-as much as $250 a and new Charter Chairman Nickelodeon, TV Land and year, or buy cheaper PVRs that Carl Vogel was considered too TNN; David Fellows, AT &T eliminate the feature. At an new to the NCTA board to Broadband; John Rigsby, off -the -record dinner with step up. The NCTA named Time Warner Cable; Joe Waz, AOL Time Warner executives Time Warner Cable Chairman Comcast Corp.; and Len and the media, Kellner said he Glenn Britt vice chairman. He Fogge. Showtime. worries that PVRs installed in New Orleans' new mayor, C. Roy Nagin, head of Cox Cable's will likely succeed Wilner next set -top boxes threaten to New Orleans franchise, year. Re- elected secretary and FLOOR WALKER destroy commercial TV, which received a standing ovation treasurer, respectively, when he addressed an NCTA were Cable network Oxygen he argued is already a fragile session. Adelphia Chairman John ordered 13 episodes of new business. (He later consented Rigas and Comcast President weekly half -hour series to have those off-the - record The networks, both part of Brian L Roberts. Candice Checks It Out, remarks made public.) the Fox Cable family, have starring Candice Bergen. It is signed separate carriage deals scheduled to debut this fall. In THE ART OF THE DEAL with Cable One. The Speedvi- another programming move Fine Living, Scripps' new digi- sion deal calls for a "timely" from Oxygen, Women & the tal lifestyle network, is partner- rollout in Cable One's Badge, which airs on Sunday ing with the Wall Street Journal NASCAR hotbed markets in nights, has been renewed for a on a new original series inspired Alabama, Texas and Arizona. second season.... by the paper's Weekend In a separate deal, Fox Sports Wendy's will become a pre- Journal.... Digital Nets, a trio of regional senting sponsor for 13 -week Discovery Channel's ad sports channels, signed a car- documentary series Adoption, sales chief Bill McGowan, re- riage deal with the National Playboy Enterprises CEO which will premiere in June upped with Discovery Cable Television Cooperative, Christy Hefner was honored on The Hallmark Channel. Communications and is a broker for small cable opera- with one of NCTA's two top Vanguard Awards last week. The cable network will also adding new duties. McGowan tors. NCTC represents 13 mil- partner with Wendy's Dave will now be EVP and GM for lion subscribers and negotiates VANGUARD WINNERS Thomas Foundation to U.S. ad sales and global volume discounts. ... NCTA honored 10 industry produce spots within the integrated partnerships, head- Fox News Channel now leaders with its Vanguard shows; sources valued the deal ing Discovery's U.S. -based reaches 95% of Comcast's 8 Awards at a well attended at $1 million. The foundation media sales group, including million subscribers after pick- reception Tuesday evening. promotes adoptions (Wendy's its 11 domestic channels and ing up 52,000 new Comcast The top prizes went to Cable - founder, the late Dave BBC America. He's also lead- homes. Fox News is launching vision Chairman Charles Thomas, was adopted). It's ing Discovery's recently on Comcast's Grey, Tenn., sys- Dolan and Playboy "an enormous partnership," unveiled HDTV and video on tem (22,000 subs) and Ocean Enterprises Chairman and said Hallmark chief Lana demand services.... City, Md., systems (30,000), b CEO Christie Hefner. Corbi. The network will also National Geographic and pushing the network's total ó Because Dolan stayed home to tie in with local cable systems, Speedvision will soon join distribution near 80 million care for his ill wife, his award including the Cox Cable fran- Cable One's digital lineup. homes.

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By Dan Trigoboff The gains in business -news viewership eral business -news show. "The broadcast CNN celebrates this week the one - not only at CNN but also at Fox, Cohen has always been about the political econ- year anniversary of the return of its says, speak to the benefit of being on a omy," Dobbs says, noting that he was on- once and present business -news more general -news network during a big site during the Gulf War in 1991. "We've maven -touting the ratings supremacy of news story. always had a broader context. I cannot Lou Dobbs Moneyline over CNBC com- Meanwhile, Cohen says, "for business think of any part of this news environ- petitor Business Center and the huge gains ment- education, war ... that does not over Moneyline without Dobbs. influence or is not influenced by econom- CNN says it has doubled its own ratings ics and our standard of living. This is busi- while doubling those of Business Center ness news for know -it -alls. This broadcast with the return of Dobbs, who created is aimed at the highest common denomina-

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10:00 9. Law & Order: Special 29. 20/20 7.4/13 79.48 Hours 3.7/7 ::5. Weakest Link 2., . 10:30 Victims Unit 1Lì 20 4.3/8 5.7/11 5.2/10 4.5/9 0.8/2 KEY: RANKING /SHOW TITLE /P OGRAM RATING /SHARE 8:00 56. Touched by an Angel 73. NBA Playoffs -Dallas ; <. Cops 4.3/9 TOP TEN SHOWS OF THE WEEK ARE NUMBERED IN RED TV UNIVERSE ESTIMATED AT 05.5 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS: 8:30 5.0/10 vs. Sacramento 4.4¡10 71, Cops 4.5/9 112. Diagnosis Murder ONE RATINGS POINT 15 EQUAL TO 1,055,000 TV HOMES '4. ABC Saturday Night 9:00 0.8 52. Touched by an Angel 65. AMW: America Fights ` YELLOW TINT IS WINNER Of T ME SLOT (NR) =NOT Movie -The Sixth 5.3/10 49. NBC Saturday Night Back 4.7/9 RANKED: RATING /SHARE ESTIMATED FOR PERIOD SHOWN 9:30 Sense 4.3/8 Movies -Men in PREMIERE PROGRAMS L SS THAN 15 MINUTES IN 10:00 TO Black _. °. I 121. PAX Big Event- LENGTH NOT SHOWN 5 -T -D SEASON DATE 37. The District 63/13 10:30 Recipe /Murder 0.6;1 SOURCES: NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH, CBS RESEARCH 5.3/9 8.5/14 11.3/19 5.0/9 0.8/1 2.4/4

7:00 47. NBA Playoffs -L.A. 86. King of the Hill 3.2/6 Minutes 8.5/17 : 7ó. ABC Sunday Picture 21.60 115. Candid Camera 0.7 7:30 vs. San Antonio 6.0/14 77. King of the Hill 4.1/8 Show -Stuart Little Mx From the Frog 37. The Simpsons 6.7/12 - 8 :00 4.2/8 33. Touched by an Angel The 5 107. Doc 1.2 2 Mummy L 8:30 7.0/12 45. Malcolm /Middl 6.2/10

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HH HH Rank /Program AA GAA Hosts and other news 1 Wheel of Fortune 9.0 NA 2 Jeopardy 7.6 NA Game strip Family Feud gets a new host next season: Richard 3 Friends 6.9 8.0 4 Oprah Winfrey Show 5.9 6.0 Kam, who played Al the carpenter in "Tool Time," the show - 5 Seinfeld 5.8 6.3 within -a -show on sitcom Home Improvement. He'll replace 5 Judge Judy 5.8 8.5 Louie Anderson, who has an agreement with Feud producer 7 Everybody Loves Raymond 5.7 6.4 7 Entertainment Tonight 5.7 5.8 FremantleMedia Productions to develop other shows. The 9 Seinfeld (wknd) 5.1 6.0 switch is part of what Fremantle Entertainment President David 10 Wheel of Fortune (wknd) 4.2 NA 11 Live With Regis & Kelly 3.5 NA Lyle calls an effort to give Feud "a new lease on life. We felt 11 Entertainment Tonight (wknd) 3.5 3.6 the show had stalled a bit in the ratings." Kam, he says, has 13 Judge Joe Brown 3.4 4.5 14 Everybody Loves Raymond (wknd) 3.3 NA a "warmth" that comes across on screen, "and he gets on 15 Maury 3.2 3.4 with people." In any case, Feud, distributed by 16 Frasier 3.1 3.3 16 King of the Hill 3.1 3.4 Tribune Entertainment, has been renewed for next 16 Inside Edition 3.1 3.1 year and is cleared in 125 markets (800/o of the 19 Friends (wknd) 3.0 3.2 Richard Karn U.S.), including 47 of the top 50 markets. 20 Jerry Springer 2.8 3.1 r takes over 20 The Practice 2.8 3.0 The View co -host Meredith Vieira will host as host of 22 Divorce Court 2.6 3.4 Family Feud the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be 22 Access Hollywood 2.6 2.7 next season. 22 ER 2.6 3.1 a Millionaire, debuting this September. 22 Hollywood Squares 2.6 NA She signed on for an initial three -year

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This will leave KCAL Gen- Bonus Books held a reception in New York for its book Covering Cata- Park, at W. 42nd St. and Sixth eral Manager Don Corsini in strophe, a collection of journalists' 9/11 stories, the proceeds from Ave. in Manhattan, adjacent to charge of both stations when which will benefit The Society of Broadcast Engineers Relief Fund, the New York Public Library. the deal is completed. Many among other charities. Here, WPIX(TV) New York anchor Jim Watkins knowledgeable sources (far right), New York Gov. George Pataki (second from left) and A FRESH START believed it would be Woodcock Bonus Books CEO Jeffrey Stern (far left) make a special presentation Sharon Reed, who lost her job running the duopoly, although to Deborah Jacobson, widow of WPIX engineer Steve Jacobson, one at WCAU(TV) Philadelphia CRS station executives never of six broadcast engineers who died at the World Trade Center. amid a controversy involving confirmed that and frequently e -mail threats against colleague touted Corsini's abilities. Alicia Taylor, will soon be Prior to joining KCBS -TV, who sponsored the bill, says air mask in the car and so was anchoring WOIO(TV) Cleve- Woodcock left KCOP(TV) that it is likely to get final ap- in no danger, according to land's new 5 p.m. newscast. Los Angeles last year when its proval in the Senate, but local General Manager Steve Thax- In March, Taylor reported owner, the Chris Craft group, broadcasters are expected to ton. He estimates that about to police a series of Internet was taken over by Fox. Prince]] lobby Gov. Jane Hull for a veto. 50 to 60 people attended the postings she considered harass- Hair, Viacom's No. 2 in local demonstration, including sev- ing and threatening. Police did news behind group News VP/ NO EXIT eral kinds of rescue crews. not charge Reed with threaten- WCBS -TV New York News WCSH(TV) Portland, Maine's "We may not even run the ing Taylor but left any action to Director Joel Cheatwood, proposed "Get Out Alive" fea- story," says Thaxton. "It was the station. Reed has admitted recently took over the news at ture took an unexpected turn. not as easy to get out as we involvement. KCBS -TV and is expected to Reporter Shannon Moss was imagined." The story may be "I'm an opportunist at a emerge as head of news for not, in fact, able to get out of a shot again, this time with a ratings- challenged station," both, although KCAL News car submerged in several feet of dear means of escape - says WOIO News Director Director Nancy Bauer-Gonza- water in a Durham lake presumably one that allows for Leesa Dillon Faust, who les, who previously ran news at without the help of police travelers without rescue crews. worked with Reed briefly in KNBC(TV), may stay on, too. divers. Moss, who has done Philadelphia. "Everybody several such pieces, was unable HERE'S JOHNNY makes mistakes. Everybody NONCOMPETES BARRED to break the car window with a This may be the first time that has issues. She's coming here The Arizona House of Repre- "punch" hammer in the simu- saying a station's sweeps ratings with a clean slate." sentatives last week approved a lated incident; the divers had to are "in the toilet" would bill that would ban non- open the window with a crow- constitute praise. Spanish -lan- All news is local. Contact Dan compete clauses in TV and bar. The reporter was unhurt. guage WXTV(TV) New York Trigoboff at (301) 260 -0923, radio contracts. Scott Bund- Besides the divers standing is hoping to draw some extra e -mail [email protected] or gaard, the Republican senator by, Moss had oxygen and an eyeballs with a local news spe- fax (413) 254 -4133.

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By Ken Kerschbaumer neer Electronics Cable operators looking for ways to business systems lower the waves of digital churn division. "Off-air, the may have a friend in an unlikely viewer will only get a place: HDTV. Scientific-Atlanta's limited amount of 3100HD set -top box "Clearly, if a viewer makes an investment (above) is already in broadcast HD, so in HDTV, they're more than likely a high - 38,000 homes. cable really has the Motorola's HD5100 end customer, and those customers are peo- (right) will be opportunity to take ple that take quite a bit of premium con- available this advantage of band- summer. tent," says Dave Davies, Scientific -Atlanta width and program director of strategic marketing, subscriber have already been delivered to six North offerings to decrease churn." networks. "So operators want to put a solu- American cable operators. Davies says the It also will allow for a new revenue tion in front of them that is compelling." 3100HD is much smaller than its prede- stream. Bernadette Vernon, director of The first step toward that solution is the cessor, the 2000, but runs all the interac- strategic marketing for Motorola, says announcement last week by the National tive services that the 2000 and 3000 mod- that, while the cost of deploying the Cable & Telecommunications Association els run, including VOD and SVOD and HDTV boxes may be higher than antici- (NCTA) that the top five MSOs will carry the walled- garden e-mail, chat and shop- pated, the impact on churn makes it a HDTV channels in the major markets. The ping application. good investment. second is the continued improvement in "It's pretty compelling because opera- "When you look at the economies of the digital set -top boxes that can bring HDTV tors can deliver HD service plus get rev- boxes and the payback," she says, "there services to consumers. enues from the other services," he says. are a lot of features in these boxes that in "We're hearing from folks like Time Digital set -tops like the 31001-1D could effect reduce the cost of the box because Warner Cable in Manhattan that there is a go a long way towards helping cable opera- operators can turn around and charge a four -month wait list to get HDTV- capable tors solve the digital -churn problem. Many fair amount for the features." set -top boxes," says Davies. "We've HD owners have moved over to satellite so Motorola has three HD- capable set -tops. ramped up production in the factory so we that they can receive HD programming. The 1-11)5100 is an HD version of the can meet demand." "I think it's definitely going to decrease DCT2000 available this summer; the Scientific- Atlanta's 3100HD is actually churn because now you have more con- HD5200 (a 5100 with PVR functionality)

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displaying the content so Bob Van Orden, Scientific -Atlanta vice there aren't squashed or president, product strategy, subscriber sec- stretched people on the tor, says that, in six to nine months, his screen," says Grabhan. company will introduce a set -top box that "We want to make the will allow viewers and broadcasters to Pioneer's Voyager 3511H0 will cost about S100 more experience as consistent more easily handle different formats as than its standard -definition counterpart. and seamless for average well. "The newer generation of silicon will users as possible." allow the viewer to manipulate that," he HD capability on top of such other features The Pace box is expected to be avail- says. "And one interesting issue is how will as DVD player and PVR able around the beginning of next year, it be done in a way that doesn't confuse the According to Vernon, Shaw Communi- because the evolving DVI and HDMI daylights out of the consumer." cations and Comcast will deploy the standards need to be integrated into the Says Ward, "HD and PVRs are tools in HD5100, and Insight and Cox are also box. Cost is expected to be around $100 the MSO toolbox to keep customers from showing strong interest. more than standard -definition set -tops. going to satellite." Pioneer's first HD set -top is the Voyager 3511HD. Based on the Voyager 3000 architecture, it has 4 MB of Flash memory, 16 MB of SDRAM, and an additional 16MB for processing and decoding the iTV gets first standard HD signals. The HD set -top that appears to be best - New spec utilizes XML capabilities in content production prepared for the future may be Pace Micro Technology's 550 HD. It's the first set -top By Ken Kerschbaumer Standards Initiative Chairman Martijn box on the market to have digital connec- The iTV Production Standards Initia- Lopes Cardoza. " tions, including DVI 1.0 and Firewire, tive had its official coming -out party The hurdle faced by creators of interac- which allow content owners to copy- protect last week with the release of its first tive television content is a daunting one, the signal. The box will ship early next year, full specification, 1.0. The goal of the stan- especially if the content creator wants to so it's likely also to include an interface to dard is to increase interactive television distribute the content over multiple middle - HDMI, the next generation of DVI. Secure programming by standardizing content ware and set -top platforms. Cardoza is delivery of copy- protected content will production. hopeful that the new standard will help ease make the Hollywood -studio community Members of the organization include those creative pains. happy. "You're not going to get Star Wars in cable operators like Cablevision and Char- The use of XML plays a big part in the HD delivered unsecured," says Pace Micro ter; content providers like Warner Bros., standard. The specification lays out such Senior Product Manager Matt Grabhan. ESPN and NBC; and technology compa- elements as leader boards, trivia questions or The box also addresses the problem of nies like Goldpocket Interactive (a major polls and then the attributes that are used to different aspect ratios and formats from one driver of the organization) and nCube. create those elements (text, e -mail addresses, channel to the next. "With DVI, there are "We've created a content specification etc.). With the first spec released, the goal of active format descriptors that enable the that describes a common nomenclature for the group is to drive adoption of the use of box to tell the TV screen how it should be interactive content," says iTV Production the XML mark -ups included in the spec.

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StreamBridge so operators can interface for VOD and other more than 550,000 Charter create mutiplexes combining on -demand services. The two Communications subs with PHONE SAFARI SDTV and HDTV at bit rates companies developed the Inter- Scientific- Atlanta's Explorer Metro Cast Cablevision, with they're comfortable with. active Services Architecture 2100 and 3100 digital set -top subscribers in New Hampshire (ISA) that BMS is based on, boxes. The service includes and Maine, will begin voice- SEACHANGE TEAMS UP allowing operators to separate interactive channels for on- over-IP field trials of Cedar WITH METAW management of the VOD back demand news in entertainment Point's Safari C3 media switch- Video -server maker SeaChange office from the system itself. and sports as well as shopping. ing system this summer. The International and interactive- trial will be used in systems TV- software provider MetaTV ITV ALLIANCE GETTING THE GIST OF VOD passing 90,000 homes in will work together to integrate Interactive -TV companies Gist Communications debuted Belmont and Rochester, N.H., MetaTV's iTV platform with have formed the Interactive its VOD Guide, for use in and Sanford, Maine. Safari C3 SeaChange's VOD system. The Television Alliance to drive VOD and SVOD systems. A uses a single CableLabs Packet - companies believe the move iTV demand and deployment. filter system allows films to be Cable -based voice -switching will make it easier for cable Consumer- awareness plans sorted by MPAA rating, chassis to distribute Class 5- operators to provide virtual are top of the agenda. critical rating, genre and other like voice services. program channels to viewers. According to iTV Alliance categories. 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Richard D. Parsons, CEO (above) Jean-Marie Messier, Steve M. Case, chairman chairman /CEO Media consolidation had a big impact on BROADCASTING Consolidation Revenues: 538.28 Media revenues: 531B & CABLE'S Top 25 Media Groups this year: Twenty posi- Operating cash flow: $9.9B Operating cash flow: $5.98 tions were occupied by different companies last year. Operating income: $703M Operating income: $2.1B shuffles the 52 -week high: $58.51 52 -week high: S69.15 Just last week, Vivendi closed its deal to buy back con- 52 -week low: $17.75 52 -week low: $30.51 B &C ranking trol of USA Networks Inc., which moved it up a notch to Outgoing CEO Gerry Levin is leav- Can you imagine demonstrators' the No. 2 position, knocking Disney back to No. 3. And ing quite a mess in his wake, but filling the streets to challenge it's pretty much the stuff the firing of an American Comcast's AT (not Revenue acquisition of &T done but assured) Chairman Steve Case brought in network exec -say, CBS's Les (billion) moves the Philadelphia -based MSO to No. 5, from No. 8. that's the problem. The old Time Moonves or MTV Networks' Tom 1 AOL Time Warner $38.2 Warner units are running fairly Freston? That's what happened BROADCASTING & CABLE'S list includes only companies 2 Vivendi Universal 531.0 well, but the America Online oper- when Vivendi Universal in 3 Walt Disney 525.3 with significant TV or radio interests the U.S. They are ation is a mess. It's now up to Par- Chairman Jean-Marie Messier 4 Viacom 523.2 ranked by 2001 revenue. In the case of Sony and Vivendi sons to revive AOL lime Warner. fired the head of Canal Plus, the ;5 Comcast 519.1 An executive shake-up sent Chief HBO France. But it's Universal, only their media revenue is used in the ranking. of protesting 6 Sony 517.1 Operating Officer Bob Pittman shareholders that worry Messier 17 News Corp. $13.8 No Walkmans for Sony or water utilities for Vivendi. back to shepherd America Online, more. 8 Hughes Electronics 58.3 Despite the recession, or perhaps in part because of it, clearing the way for Parsons to Nobody seems to believe 19 Cos Enterprises $8.0 DirecTV parent Hughes Electronics had a big year, boost- run the media and entertainment Vivendi Universal any longer. 10 Clear Channel 57.9 units. After losing to Comcast in Messier has successfully built a 111 Gannett 56.3 ing revenues 58% and jumping to No. 8 on the list, from the AT &T Broadband sizable media portfolio, notably 12 NBC 55.8 No. 13 last year. And the company would have jumped sweepstakes, AOL Time Warner's Universal Studios and Universal 13 Tribune S5.3 several notches higher if the editors were confident that cable operation is still plotting its Music. And, just last week, he 14 McGraw -Hill 54.7 next move. The networks -includ- closed a $10.3 billion deal to buy the merger with EchoStar will be allowed to go through. 15 Cablevision 544 ing The WB, TNT and CNN - back control of USA Networks. 16 Charter 54.1 But we aren't -too much static from Washington. pulled through a brutal ad year in- Maybe Barry Diller's taking 16 Hearst $4.1 MSO Adelphia gets a big asterisk for being investigated tact. HBO remains a bright spot charge of all the TV and movie 18 EchoStar 54.0 even if The Sopranos tortures fans assets will help, but Messier has 19 Adelphia $3.6 by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The com- with an 18 -month hiatus. to prove he hasn't simply made 20 New York Times 53.0 pany is in the process of restating the last three years' America Online may be sput- a media mess. 21 Washington Post 524 worth of revenue and earnings statements. tering, but it still generated 22 Discovery 51_8 $8.72 billion in 2001, the most 23 E.W. Scripps $1.5 Three newcomers made the list this year: Discovery of any unit. Time Warner Cable 24 Belo 51.4 (No. 22), Belo (No. 24) and Meredith (No. 25). Leaving and the TV networks each 25 Meredith $1.1 the list as independents are USA and AT &T. Bloomberg accounted for 17% of revenues, with cable earning $6.99 billion was removed from the list by the editors because its TV and the TV networks kicking in NA = Not available and radio holdings were no longer deemed "significant." $7.05 billion.

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WALT DISNEY VIACOM SONY Burbank, Calif. New York Los Angeles (NYSE: DIS) (NYSE: VIA) Fiscal year ended: Fiscal year ended: Fiscal year ended: March 31, 2002 Sept. 30, 2001 Dec. 31, 2001 Rank last year: 7 Rank last year: 2 Rank last year: 4 Nobuyuki Idei, co- chairman and CEO, Sony Media revenues: $17.18 Operating cash flow: $5.613 Operating income: $1.1B 52 -week high: $85.75 COMCAST 52 -week low: $32.80 Philadelphia It's all about PlayStation 2 for (Nasdaq: CMCSK; CMCSA) Sony, whose Game division Fiscal year ended: accounted for more than $7.5 bil- Dec. 31, 2001 lion of the corporation's sales in Rank last year: 8 fiscal 2002. Sony Pictures chipped in $4.78 billion, with 2001 Michael Eisner, chairman and CEO Sumner Redstone, chairman/CEO success stories being Black Hawk

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That deal is now in regula- Arlington, Va. for Stock Car Auto Racing and tors' hands, and, by all public ac- (NYSE: GO) $225 million for Major League counts, chances are slim that it Fiscal year ended: Baseball. As a result the company will pass muster. EchoStar execs Dec. 31, 2001 said its reducing revenue projec- assure us repeatedly that it's Rank last year: 10 tions from the contracts. For the going to sail right through Doug McCorkindale, CEO first half of fiscal 2002, News because, in Ergen's oft repeated CLEAR CHANNEL Revenues: $6.3B Corp. reported a 36% drop in op- words, the deal is good for con- San Antonio Operating cash flow: $2B erating income for its TV division sumers. We're holding our breath (NYSE: CCU) Operating income: 41.66 (owned stations and the Fox net- to see if the Dal agrees. Fiscal year ended: 52 -week high: $79.90 Popular sitcom Friends helps work), to $165 million, on an 8% In the meantime, DirecTV has Dec. 31, 2001 52 -week low: S53 NBC's make Thursday night gain in revenue, to $2.13 billion. increased its subscriber list to Rank last year: 11 Deeply rooted in the newspaper Must See TV. In addition to owning 85% of nearly 11 million. Hughes also business, Gannett owns nearly the Fox Entertainment Group owns other subsidiaries that 400 newspapers in the U.S. (in- (which includes the movie studio, most people are much less inter- cluding the nation's highest -cir- the Fox network, Fox Television ested in: PanAmSat and Hughes culation daily, USA Today), production company, and the No. Network Systems. nearly 300 titles in the U.K., and 2 N- station group in the U.S.), 22 television stations. News Corp. publishes scores of Gannett's NBC affiliates' newspapers and books (through Olympics performances helped such units as HarperCollins). the company gain 7.4% in the Cable holdings include Fox News, first quarter over the previous FX and a pocketful of regional quarter, to $167.2 million. Word sports networks. is, Gannett is looking at Lowry Mays, CEO television stations and synergies Revenues: 57.9B for its newspapers in Operating cash flow: 52.16 anticipation of relaxed Operating income: $1.92B regulations on multiple media 52 -week high: $63.98 holdings in a market. But CEO 52 -week low: $36.80 Doug McCorkindale said last COX ENTERPRISES While it has redefined the term month that asking prices are still Atlanta "radio giant" with more than too high and that, while the (Privately held) 1,200 stations, Clear Channel has company is ready to cut some Fiscal year ended: become the largest outdoor- checks, Gannett doesn't do Dec. 31, 2001 advertising company as well, "dumb deals." Rank last year: 12 with nearly three- quarters of a James C. Kennedy, chairman million billboards and other signs HUGHES Revenues: S813 in scores of countries worldwide. ELECTRONICS Operating cash flow: $1.5M And, along the way, the company The Bachelor was an El Segundo, Calif. Operating income: -S1182M has become a major player in unexpected hit for struggling ABC this season. (NYSE: GMH) Atlanta -based Cox Enterprises radio programming and live - Fiscal year ended: delivers cable to more than 6 entertainment promotion and Dec. 31, 2001 million customers, including digi- has a greatly expanded TV- N Rank last year: 13 tal cable and high -speed station portfolio. Internet, and is looking to get Last year's purchase of the bigger. Late last year, the Ackerley Group added to its out - company had a disappointing door-ad presence while contribut- loss to Comcast in bidding for ing 16 television and four radio AT &T Broadband but is rumored stations as well. The company NBC to be in the hunt for some or all said it was pleased to finally have New York of the Adelphia properties a station in its hometown of San Subsidiary of General Electric expected to be on the block. Antonio, but some analysts said it (NYSE: GE) Currently, it's the No. 6 MSO and was the billboards that made Fiscal year ended: the No. 13 TV-group owner. Ackerley attractive. 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and 2000 for NBC was a S1 bil- Dolan and his son, President time President/CEO Frank lion revenue decline. But 2002 James Dolan, said they planned Bennack Jr., who retires this should be better: The network to install digital converters in month. Bennack oversaw the sold a record S720 million in ad- 50% of the basic homes by the company's transition from a pure - vertising during the Salt Lake end of 2003, betting that new play print publisher to a multi- City Winter Olympics, and the VOD and interactive services media concem with sizable network is well -positioned in the would come a gusher. That's not stakes in broadcast and cable TV. network prime time competition. going to happen. In fact, insiders say print revenues The network continues to be ac- now account for less than half quisitive: In the past few weeks, the company's total sales, while it completed its purchase of both interests in Hearst -Argyle Televi- Telemundo and Granite's MCGRAW -HILL sion (currently 66% of outstand- KNTV(TV) San Francisco. Both New York ing stock), ESPN (20 %), Lifetime deals were done over the objec- (NYSE: MHP) (50 %) and A &E Network (37.5 %) tions of Paxson, which claimed Fiscal year ended: contribute roughly 55 % -60% of they violated FCC ownership Dec. 31, 2001 all revenue. Succeeding Bennack rules as well as its own partner- Rank last year: 16 as CEO is another long -time com- ship agreement with NBC. The Harold McGraw III, pany veteran, Victor Ganzi, who FCC didn't buy the argument. chairman/president/CEO previously served as chief operat- Meanwhile, an arbitration hear- Revenues: $4.7B ing officer /chief financial officer ing is still pending between Pax- Operating cash flow: S1.18B CHARTER and general counsel before that. son and NBC. Paxson wants the Operating income: $624M St. Louis arbitrator to void the agreement. 52 -week high: S70.87 (NYSE: CHTR) Stay tuned. 52 -week low: $48.70 Fiscal year ended: McGraw -Hill is best -known as an Dec. 31, 2001 educational publisher, although it Rank last year: 19 also supplies financial and busi- Paul Allen, chairman /CEO ness information. It publishes Revenues: 84.1B Business Week magazine and Operating cash flow: 52.3B trade journals such as Aviation Operating income: $132M Week and Engineering News- 52 -week high: 524.45 Record. It owns four television 52 -week low: $7.64 stations in three states: Charter used to be one of the few Imo KMGH(TV) Denver, KGTV(TV) San bright spots in Paul Allen's portfo- ECHOSTAR Diego, WRTV Indianapolis and lio. Though not heading to the Littleton, Colo. KERO -TV Bakersfield, Calif. Busi- graveyard of many of the (NASDAQ: DISH) TRIBUNE ness remains much the same: Microsoft co- founder's Fiscal year ended: Chicago steady as she goes. Proof is in investments, the cable op is fairly Dec. 31, 2001 (NYSE: TRB) the financials: Annual revenues battered. CEO Jerry Kent quit in a Rank last year: 24 Fiscal year ended: have grown about 7% for the snit last fall, sending the Charles W. Ergen, chairman /CEO Dec. 31, 2001 past three years. company's stock crashing. Allen re- Revenues: $4B Rank last year: 14 placed him with cable and DBS Operating cash flow: 5511M John Madigan, CEO veteran Carl Vogel. The ex -Jones Operating income: $212.3M Revenues: $5.3B Intercable, ex-EchoStar executive is 52 -week high: 539.03 Operating cash flow: 51.2B holding the fort but not well 52 -week low: $19.49 Operating income: 5802.3M enough to overcome anxiety No one can deny that EchoStar 52 -week high: 547.25 about the company's debt level. CEO Charlie Ergen is one of Amer- 52 -week low:529.71 Charter is not much of a buyer ica' s sawiest businessmen, even if More than most, Tribune is a these days, but Allen could turn many people don't agree with the group to watch. Only last month, into a seller if Cox got interested way he goes about conducting Malcolm in the Middle has the Chicago -based company enough in expanding. that business. Ergen, personally become a mainstay of the programming lineup at News reached an agreement with Sin- worth $7.1 billion, is the 22nd - Corp.'s Fox Network. clair Broadcast Group for its richest person in the country. If DMA No. 25 WB affiliate, CABLEVISION that doesn't impress you, consider WTTV(TV) Indianapolis, and Woodbury, N.Y. this: Ergen keeps beating News satellite WTTK(TV) Kokomo, Ind., (ASE: CVC) Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch for $125 million, giving Tribune Fiscal year ended: at his own game. No one's luck its fourth duopoly. The company Dec. 31, 2001 holds that long. has owned Fox affiliate Rank last year: 17 But Ergen is facing his most WXIN(TV) Indianapolis since Charles Dolan, CEO challenging maneuver yet: buying 1997. To cover the deal, the Revenues: 54.4B r--1 Hughes Electronics from General company sold Tribune two Den- Operating cash flow: $708M Motors for $26 billion and then

ver radio stations to Entercom Operating income: -8246M merging his company with No. 1 Communications Corp. 52 -week high: $42.97 HEARST DBS provider DirecTV. The deal is Tribune-which now owns 52 -week low: $5.24 New York getting heavy regulatory scrutiny, duopolies in Indianapolis, New Cablevision's battle over the (Privately held) endless skepticism from antitrust Orleans, Seattle and Hartford - New York Yankees' new network Fiscal year ended: lawyers, and strident opposition appears ready to expand its is the least of its problems. The Dec. 31, 2001 from competitors and broadcast- holdings, particularly with regard rollout of digital cable fizzled Rank last year: 18 ers. Still, Ergen has been known to WB affiliates, in the top 30 or (just 25,000 sales so far). The Revenues: 44.1B to pull a rabbit out of his hat. so markets and is reportedly company blames software Operating cash flow: NA EchoStar had investments in looking at Acme's KPLR -TV St. glitches in the set -top boxes that Operating income: NA two broadband providers-Gilat Louis in the No. 22 DMA -likely it's buying from Sony. Digital is The biggest change at Hearst re- Satellite Networks and WildBlue to cost much more than WTTV. the company's huge bet. CEO cently is the departure of long- -but has written both of them

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down to nothing. Vivendi Univer- $470 million drop: It was a lousy mazin has said he'd love to buy Dec. 31, 2001 sal also took a S1.5 billion stake year for publishers everywhere. Discovery. For now, though, the Rank last year: Not ranked in the company last year. The Broadcasting segment company -whose value has bal- Robert W. Decherd, includes television stations WREG- looned to $20 billion-doesn't chairman /CEO TV, WTKR(TV), KFOR-TV, WNEP -TV, appear to be on the block. Talk of Revenues: $1.4B WHO -TV, WHNT-TV, WQAD -W, a sale to NBC never materialized, Operating cash flow: 5348.1M and KFSM -TV and radio stations although Discovery Kids now pro- Operating income: 5163.6M WQXR -FM and WOEW(AM). grams NBC's Saturday-morning 52 -week high: $24.52 block. The company's key domes- 52 -week low: $15.15 tic analog nets -Discovery Chan- An aggressive corporate 25 nel, TLC and Animal Planet-have reorganization begun in early seen ratings growth, but Travel 2001 established a cost Channel is still finding its way. structure that allowed Belo to President Johnathan Rodgers is weather the advertising moving on after six years, leaving collapse and still improve its ADELPHIA a hole in the executive ranks. stock price by 17% from 2000. Coudersport, Pa. Liberty Media controls 49% of With even a slight uptick in (NYSE: ADLAE) Discovery, with Cox Communica- business, Belo will be in Fiscal year ended: CV tions, Advance /Newhouse and position to post strong gains. Dec. 31, 2001 John Hendricks holding stakes. The company continues to be- The Survivor franchise has Rank last year: 21 WASHINGTON POST Discovery's U.S. holdings also in- lieve in its cluster strategy, given a boost to Viacom's CBS John J. Rigas, chairman /CEO Washington clude seven digital networks. grouping newspapers, cable network. Revenues: 53.6 billion (NYSE: WPO) news networks and broadcast Operating cash flow: NA* Fiscal year ended: stations primarily in the Pacific Operating income: NA* Dec. 30, 2001 Northwest, Texas and Arizona. 52 -week high: $42.97 Rank last year. 23 52 -week low: 55.24 Donald E. Graham, "Adelphia delayed release of chairman /CEO cAt 2001 earnings. Revenues: 82.4B Adelphia Chairman/founder John Operating cash flow: 54372M Rigas and his family have Operating income: $219.9M Let provided the cable industry's ver- 52 -week high: 5634 sion of the Enron scandal. The 52 -week low: $470 G] company is currently restating Coverage of the war against ter- earnings for the past three years rorism by flagships Washington E.W. SCRIPPS for billion in debt Post and Newsweek may draw all Cincinnati CV to account $2.3 generated by family -controlled the attention, but they're also eat- (NYSE: SSP) partnerships for which Adelphia ing cash in what Post Co. officials Fiscal year ended: MEREDITH might bear liability. The family ap- acknowledge is an "unbelievably Dec. 31, 2001 Des Moines, Iowa parently used some of the money bad" advertising market Look to Rank last year: 23 (NYSE: MDP) to buy Adelphia stock and bonds. the cable division as a sorely Ken Lowe, president/CEO Fiscal year ended: Whatever news comes out of needed driver for growth in 2002. Revenues: $1.58 June 30, 2001 Adelphia this year is likely to be Fees from cable and the Kaplan Operating cash flow: $373.5M Rank last year. Not ranked bad: The company may not be education business will drive any Operating income: 5274M William T. Kerr, chairman /CEO able to obtain new credit and is bottom -line gain. The company 52 -week high: $87.50 Revenues: $1.1 B being investigated by the SEC. says its Cable One systems are 52 -week low: $56.10 Operating cash flow $213M tops in the U.S. in digital -tier and Revenue dropped more than Operating income: S127M cable -modem penetration, and $200 million in 2001; operating 52 -week high: $45.00 the rewards of recent buildout cash flow, about $80 million. 52 -week low: S26.50 Smallville has been a bright and marketing campaigns should Scripps is optimistic, though, that Best -known for Better Homes spot in an otherwise tough season for AOL Time Warner's show up in this year's numbers. the Winter Olympics and political and Gardens and other maga- The WA network. advertising will improve revenue zines for the domestically and profits at its 10 TV stations inclined, Meredith has been this year. The company continues trying to "unlock" the earnings to believe that its niche cable - potential of its 12- station network division will drive future broadcast group for years. 2002 growth. Its fourth network, Fine probably won't mark the turn- Living, launched in March. around. NEW YORK TIMES The company brought in a New York new broadcast group president (NYSE: NYT) to implement a new growth Fiscal year ended: strategy. Industry veteran Kevin Dec. 30, 2001 O'Brien ran Cox's Fox affiliate, Rank last year: 20 DISCOVERY KTVU(TV) San Francisco, and Arthur Sulzberger Jr., chairman of Bethesda, Md. made it the top revenue- produc- the board/publisher of the rimes (Privately held) ing station in that market for Revenues: 53B Fiscal year ended: many years. O'Brien also Operating cash flow: 5558.3M Dec. 31, 2001 oversaw Cox's other Fox and in- Operating income: 5374.4M Rank last year. Not ranked GNI dependent stations. 52 -week high: 548.75 John S. Hendricks, chairman/CEO The Meredith broadcast group 52 -week low: 535.48 Revenues: S1.8B BELO has expanded its sales staff and Last year, the newspaper segment Operating cash flow: S418M Dallas news operations, but those contributed 80% of company rev- Operating income: NA (NYSE: BLC) moves won't pay off until the ad enues. That might help explain the Even Viacom Chairman Mel Kar- Fiscal year ended: market turns around.

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Wild about Harry Attorney Mickey Gardner (above), who represents the likes of NAIPE and the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States in Washington, has picked up a new client: Harry Truman. In his just published Harry Truman: Moral Courage and ó Political Risks (Southern Illinois á University Press), Gardner persua- BelovCt, tit oronze sively argues that, with the excep- tion of Lincoln, Truman did more Like Ralph Kramden The -bahs commemo- peacock's pooh to advance the civil rights of rated in a bronze statue that TV For its 75th anniversary celebration at the Academy of'lèlevision African -Americans than any prior Land erected outside New York's Arts and Sciences two weeks ago, NBC assembled some of the president. By executive order, he Port Authority in 2000, Mary top executives and present have integrated the armed forces and Tyler Moore (above) was immor- -past -that taken the network talized last week in Minneapolis from The Flying Nun to ER. The corner -office crew (l -r): Warren the federal government and with an 8 -foot likeness of Littlefield, Jeff Zucker, Robert Mulholland, Herb Schlosser, Bob appointed Supreme Court justices herself (throwing her tam in the Wright, Grant Tinker, Andrew Lack and Scott Sassa. Chairman who shared his vision of equal air, of course). Moore, star of Wright, President Lack and Hollywood chiefs Jeff Zucker and rights for all. As the title the CBS comedy classic about Scott Sassa are still working to maintain the network's top suggests, Truman's efforts carried the associate producer of the ratings. Schlosser, now with Salomon Smith Barney, was NBC considerable political risk. Few horrible WTM newscast, was still president/CEO from 1974 1978. Mulholland as white Americans supported his beaming, at 65. At the un- to ruled veiling, she tossed that winter president/COO from 1981 to 1984. Tinker, along with the late initiatives, and Southern whites hat several times, to the delight Brandon Tartikoff, led NBC to prime time dominance in the vigorously opposed them. of thousands of fans. 1980s. Littlefield helped keep it on top through the 1990s. MEDIA BIZ QUIZ

1. Disney Chairman can take the heat by C) think they are friends For some reason, he has a Michael Eisner went to wearing a sweater in 90- with the actors they see golden gut for our kind New Orleans to: degree temperatures. on TV "even if they don't of stuff." have any real friends." C) "The bigger the teeth, A) enlist the aid of 2. A survey of 600 TV the bigger the ratings." voodoo priestess in viewers by a professor 3. At an NCTA panel, D) "Any nature program assembling ABC's prime at Indiana University in Discovery's Judith showing cute animals time schedule for the fall. Pennsylvania concluded McHale revealed the being born. Folks just B) see if he can derail that many viewers: network's secret for love the birthing another career by talking selecting programming: process." someone into taking a A) claim to know who top executive post at committed the crime on A) "Dinosaurs, ABC TV. Law & Order before the dinosaurs, dinosaurs." C) convince cable opera- detectives do. B) "We run our biggest tors that they should be B) would choose to ideas by Charlie Rose. IEA©© thrilled to pay more for "spend most of their time ABC Family and ESPN. in heaven watching tele- McHale says picking great D) show Wall Street he vision." © © ©. shows ain't so touah. SPONSnorn RV n c f w n r Y

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He had jumped into tele- Turner's shopper vision at 16 as a news producer chief for -TV in his hometown WCFI Katz acquisitions help drive TNT, TBS, Cartoon successes of Tuscaloosa, Ala., where his mother taught linguistics and his father still teaches broadcast

As Turner Entertainment's chief programming buyer, and film at the University of Jonathan Katz can't afford to miss a movie or TV show. Alabama. "There was no escape Every new film or series might be a prospective pur- from the business in my house," chase for his stable of cable networks. Katz recalls. "But I wouldn't Katz buys for Turner's diverse portfolio of entertainment net- have had it any other way." works, from Turner South to Cartoon Network to TNT. His selec- Katz worked at WCFT-TV tions help drive the successes at TNT, TBS Superstation and Car- through his college years at the toon, which regularly rank among cable's highest -rated nets. University of Alabama, where Unfortunately, he says, "there isn't a formula" for acquiring pro- he majored in, not surprisingly, gramming. "Each network has priorities, a distinct brand, and broadcast and film. After grad- demographic and psychographic targets." uating in 1987, he stepped up a Katz took charge of Turner's acquisitions group in January 2002, market, to WDBB -TV in Birm- after long -time department head Bob Levi retired. He had been ingham as production manager. Jonathan Katz Levi's deputy for two years. His run in local news ended Senior Vice President, His goals are simple: "Naturally, you always want to buy a hit." Program Planning & 10 years later. CNN Newsource Recent acquisitions include CBS drama Judging Amy for TNT and Acquisitions, Turner Sales needed a head of market- Entertainment Networks ing in Atlanta, and Katz made the jump. Newsource manages B. July 7, 1967, Tuscaloosa, theatrical films Legally Blonde TNT hypes its "We Know CNN's relationships with local Ala.; BA, broadcast & film, and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Drama" brand and has added stations. He says he was very University of Alabama, 1989; Whenever possible, he looks off -nets Law & Order and The comfortable with the idea of news producer, WCFT -TV marketing a national news prod - to share programming, such as X -Files to back it up. Judging Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1983 -87; et local stations. "Your con- movies that run on TNT and Amy, which draws strong production manager, WDBB -TV to TBS. "Economic conditions," female demos on CBS, fits the Birmingham, Ala., 1987 -89; stituents might change, but he says, "are dictating that we mold. "The focus on drama is senior promotion producer, creating value and satisfied have to spread our costs and not a constraint," Katz says. "It WTOG -TV Tampa /St. Peters- customers does not." risk across multiple platforms." provides me with a clear guide burg, Fla., 1989 -90; After three years there, he A Sopranos fan who also is of what I'm interested in." promotion manager, WJZY -TV learned that Levi needed a sec- hooked on movies and news, TBS, meanwhile, pushes Charlotte, N.C., 1990 -92; ond in command. advertising, publicity and pro- Katz notes that a hit show on a comedy and action. In Septem- Cable originals like The motion director, WTOG -TV, broadcast network might not ber, it will launch an early - Shield and The Osbournes are 1992 -96; director, program- be a good fit for his cable evening comedy block of Sein- stealing most headlines lately, ming and promotion, WTOG -TV, channels. "There are no black - feld, Friends, The Drew Carey but acquired programming still 1996 -97; VP, marketing, CNN drives 70% of cable fare. Katz and -white rules. Buys depend Show and Home Improvement. Newsource Sales, Atlanta, on what a network needs." Most acquired movies are in 1997 -2000; current title since doesn't see that balance chang- His biggest properties, TNT the comedy and action genres. October 2000; m. Shelby, Oct. ing any time soon. "Acquiring and TBS, have developed very Buying programming for 31, 1992; child: Zachary (4) programming is a long -term different programming needs. cable networks never figured in aim," he says. "The job is to Turner executives have been Katz's early career plans. He ming at stations across the acquire hit movies and series working hard in the past year spent 14 years in local news Southeast, including three tours that fuel the future success." to differentiate the two. and production and program- at WTOG -TV Tampa, Ha. -Allison Romano

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MORNING REPORTER LOCAL SALES MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER KSBY-TV, NBC for the central coast of California, Santa Barbara California WHPX Pax26 is looking for a new Account full -time morning reporter. The successful Manager to join the NBC /Pax sales team. The ideal seeks a Seeking a strong leader to head a robust televi- candidate will have one year if daily experience in candidate should have strong sales and prospect- sion sales team in paradise. Must have media and broadcast a television newsroom, possess excellent live shot ing skills. Computer knowledge experience. Fax resume and cover letter to Cox your abilities, demonstrate good writing skills, be organ- sales experience a plus. EEO. Please send CableRep at (805) 692-5930 or e -mail to resume to Bruce Fox, 20 Batterson Park Road ized, and know how to communicate on -air. kim.hardy @cox.com. EOE no phone calls Farmington, CT 06032 or by fax 860-677 -5216. Reporting skills a must. Une- producing, anchoring, weather presentations all a plus. Send non- return- able VHS tape and resume to Personnel, KSBY -TV NATIONAL SALES MANAGER / M, 1772 Calle Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, CA KPOM/KFAA-TV, the NBC affiliate in Fort GENERAL SALES MANAGER Smith/Fayetteville, AR is looking for a National Sales 93405. No phone calls. EOE. Sinclair Broadcast Group's KOVR -TV, Manager with the ability to coordinate national sales a affiliate, seeks proven top- efforts in accordance with Company goals and objec- Sacramento, CBS Morning Anchor/Reporter tives. Experience in broadcast advertising or sales market General Sales Manager to lead our Sales, preferred. Send resume to: KPOM/KFAA -TV, Attn: Traffic and Research Qualified candidates will We have a 2 hour morning show and need an Craig Castrellon, 15 S Block, Suite 101, Fayetteville, have experience in top-30 market environment Anchor /Reporter with enthusiasm, personality AR 72701. We are an equal opportunity employer. and demonstrated abilities to provide positive lead- and good news judgment. 2 -3 years experience ership, build a winning team and act as an effective required. Send resume and VHS tape to: LOCAL SALES MANAGER administrator. Fax resume to 916.374.1442, attn: MA1 -B&C, Box 44227. Shreveport, LA 71134- WNAC/FOX Providence, Market 49, has an L. Chun or email to [email protected]. EOE. 4227. EOE. immediate opening for a Local Sales Manager. Drug -Free Workplace. Prior broadcast sales management preferred and knowledge of the Providence market helpful. BROADCAST/NEWS DESIGNER Ability to negotiate, control inventory, package WSMV -TV in Nashville, TN wants a great creatively and budget accurately are some of the M S CEL LA NEOUSCA R FERS Broadcast/News Designer. Ideal candidate will have I necessary skills. Talent for motivating a sales 2 -4 years experience in news and broadcast design. team and cultivating client relationships is a must. Must be proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator and After HAVE YOU GOT WHAT ITTAKESTO HELP Send resume and cover letter to WPRI/WNAC, 25 Effects. 3 -D and Duet experience is a plus. Individual LAUNCH IN MARKET Catamore Boulevard, East Providence, RI CBS 53? will be a problem solver possessing strong design 02914, Attention: Ann McIntyre, General Sales Clear Channel Television's CBS47 News in skills and cross platform computer skills. Ability to Manager or e -mail [email protected]. EOE Jacksonville has immediate openings for the follow- meet deadlines in a constant changing environment. WSMV and Meredith Corporation are Equal ing positions: Executive Producer, Producer, Anchor, Opportunity Employers. Please send resume and GENERAL SALES MANAGER Reporter, Weather Anchor, Photographer and reel to: WSMV -TV, Attn: Personnel Administrator, Assignment Editor. Rush your resume and VHS reel KEVN FOX 7 TV in Rapid City, SD has an imme- 5700 Knob Road, Nashville, TN 37209. to: Jim LaBranche, News Director, WTEV/WAWS, diate opening for a GSM. Seeking an aggressive, 11700 Central Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32224. No energetic leader responsible for the overall sales phone calls please. Clear Channel Worldwide is an TV HOST/PRODUCER effort, with future growth opportunities. Must equal opportunity employer. Host/Producer needed fulltime for new nightly live have proven track record of sales success. interview television program being launched by including new business development and inven- WVPT Public Television in Harrisonburg, Virginia. tory management. Requires a hands -on attitude, Airing five nights a week the program will focus experience in training and motivating sales RESEARCHCAREERS on local interest topics and include viewer tele- teams, excellent written and oral communica- phone calls. Previous program hosting and pro- tions skills and computer knowledge of TV Scan. RESEARCH DIRECTOR ducing experience in television or radio preferred. Please send letter of introduction and resume to The Television Bureau of Advertising is seeking Bring your engaging host and strong producing Cindy McNeill, GM, KEVN -TV, P.O. Box 677, candidates for a Research Director. Knowledge skills to public television serving the beautiful Rapid City, SD 57709 or e -mail at of advertising research sources and applications Shenandoah Valley and Charlottesville areas of cindym @kevn.com. EOE/no phone calls please (including Nielsen, CMR, Scarborough and Virginia. Send resume, recent headshot photo, MRI), proficiency in computer usage and the and if available on -air hosting sample on VHS to: ability to work independently are required qualifi- WVPT TV, Attn: Executive Secretary, 298 Port cations. Prior television broadcast research Republic Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 -3052. OVER 150 JOBS AVAILABLE experience is preferred. Send resume to Requested materials will not be returned. EOE. RSM -AE- LSM -NSM- GSM -GM susan @tvb.org, or mail to Susan Cuccinello, Sr. VP Research, NB, 3 East 54th Street, 10th Floor, NY, NY 10022. EOE GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER www.MediaRecruiter.com WPVI -TV in Philadelphia is looking for an energetic, creative storyteller who excels at breaking news. America's #1 Ad Sales Job Site Prior TV reporting experience required. Schedule PROMOTION .1 RFFRS will include weekends and nights. Send resume & non -returnable VT (no calls/faxes) to Camille LOCAL SALES MANAGER, WTNH-TV PROMOTIONS/MARKETING Edwards, Asst. News Director, WPVI -TV, Suite 400, This is an exceptional LSM opportunity: You'll lead Dominant small market leader looking for creative 4100 City Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19131 EOE the market's top team of 10 AE's at a LIN Television person to head our promotion and marketing station with unique audience advantages. Proven efforts. Responsible for on -air station promotion, ANCHOR abilities to lead and motivate a sales team, manage organizing station events and community rela- WRGB in Albany, NY is looking for a main anchor inventory, maximize shares, focus on special tions. Also work with sales team and station to team up with our established female anchor on projects and expand new, direct business are clients. We're looking for someone with previous our 6pm and 11 pm newscasts. You must be a top- required. Experience with Marshall Marketing TV promotion experience who is ready to lead us notch journalist and a great communicator with a and minimum two years of sales management to a new awareness and image level. Send cover desire to be part of the community. Send a VHS letter and resume along with VHS tape of work tape and resume to: Beau Duffy, News Director, strongly preferred. 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TELEVISION ACCOUNTING MANAGER EXPERIENCED SALESPERSON Producer Req. a Intl bach degree or higher in a WFAA -TV is looking for an Accounting Manager. Radio stations KAGH / KWLT have immediate This report liberal arts field & 5 yrs of exp in the job offered position will to the Controller, and will openings for experienced salesperson...could lead be responsible for and assisting in financial or 5 yrs of exp working in public rel or journalism. to Sales Manager. Also Salesperson- Announcer accounting and reporting, for the month -end clos- All of stated exp must incl researching, summa- ... great opportunity in market ing, supervising accounting staff, establishing rela- a good small ... rizing & analyzing daily int'l news & liaising with tionships with other managers and the general send tape and/or resume to Barry Medlin, Box 697, offices of heads of int'l state & other dignitaries. manager, and serving as back up to the Controller. Crossett. AR. 71635 or call 870 -364 -2182. EOE. Must also have exp with develop of websites. The qualifications/experience include: a college Must be willing to travel on short notice. Liaise degree with a major in accounting or related field, STATIONS To with offices of heads of state, int'l dignitaries & 3 -4 years general accounting experience, 1 -2 other high -profile guests to plan and coord book- years supervisory experience. Broadcasting expe- ing of interviews for news, talkshow program- rience is required, and an MBA or CPA a plus. IMMEDIATE CASH FOR ming, incl performing background research, Proficiency with Microsoft products and accounting software needed. establishing & maintaining contacts, drafting cor- PURCHASING OR LEASE OF Please send all resumes to: WFAA -TV, Attn: respondence & performing other public relations Human Resources, 606 Young Street, Dallas, functions. Develop, update & maintain SMALL MARKET STATIONS show Texas 75202 website. 40 hrs/wk. Job located in Los Angeles, WFAA -TV INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 1. 800 -330 -7292 CA. Send resume to C. Stevenson (Ref IP), 820 EMPLOYER. A SUBSIDIARY OF THE BELO First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002. CORP. Allied Fields EXECUTIVE PRODUCER EXECUTIVE KTRK -TV is looking for an Executive News pro- EMPLOYMENT ducer to oversee our Special Project Unit. VP, PROGRAMMING & OPERATIONS Applicants should have strong ability to coordinate several specialty news units. Excellent news New England Sports Network (NESN), a regional sports network owned by the Boston Red Sox judgement and decision making abilities are Radio & TV Jobs In the Beautiful Northwest! and Boston Bruins, is looking for a VP, required, as well as the ability to conceive and Programming and Operations. Responsibilities Washington State Association of Broadcasters develop special and promotable segments. will include program development, production Job Bartk. Applicants should also have significant experi- and scheduling. This position requires a team -ori- Phone: 360-705-0774 Fax: 360 -705-0873 ence producing newscasts and breaking news ented manager capable of providing the overall www.wsab.org coverage in a major market. strategic vision and creative direction of the pro- The successful applicant must be able to super- gram schedule. Requirements include min. 5 vise and motivate a diverse group of profession- years of senior level programming, scheduling or COLLECTION als. The ability to work with other departments is program planning experience: cable television or essential, as well as the ability to tactfully coordi- sports programming is a plus. Bachelors degree POINT-CLICK- COLLECT nate coverage with other stations and ABC News. or greater is required. Send resume to: Raymond Candidates should also be ready to translate Guilbault, NESN, CFO, 70 Brookline Ave. Boston, With The Media Collection broadcasting skills to the Internet. MA 02215, or fax to (617) 267 -0796. NO PHONE Dream Team CALLS PLEASE. EOE. Applicants must not only possess the talents of Attorney (former broadcasVcable and sales an outstanding producer, but must be able to con- manager Katz, Petry, Lifetime and NBC -TV) structively teach others. CREATIVE 0VICES and staff representing America's Top media Interested applicants should send a resume, ref - firms for 15 years announces it's interactive erences, cover letter to: DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE SERVICES, credit & collection center: Dave Strickland, News Director, KTRK -TV MARKETING AND DESIGN www.ccrcollect.com 3310 Bissonnet St., Houston, TX 77005 Wanna win? Then we want to talk to you. KATU in Place claims and receive acknowledge- No telephone calls. Portland, OR, is looking for an achievement -moti- ments and status reports on line. Equal Opportunity Employer M /FN /D vated leader. 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Lawrence Oliver /VP and GROUP Pueuseta /112- 463 -6544 Marianne Paskowski /Gaoue EDITORIAL DIREEtoa/112 -463.6581 Brought to you in living HDTV Carol Jordan /Gaoue Door EDITORIAL Diatom/212-463-6582 William Knight /6eouo DESIGN Dlataoa /211- 463 -6512 Rawle Moore /DIREDoe or Fluxcr /212 -463.6445 We were prepared to roast some peacock this week atter seeing a story elsewhere suggest- EDITORIAL/NEW YORK ing NBC was planning to leak false fall schedules in an attempt to keep us poor media Harry A. Jessell /Enlror Ix Cesar /212. 337.6964 P.J. Bednarskl /EotroR /212- 337 -6965 types from stealing its upfront thunder. NBC flatly denied the charge, so, absent any inde- Stephen McClellan /Drvurr Eonoa /212- 337 -7023 John M. Higgins /Dreuto Eonoa /212.337 pendent evidence own, we will -7024 of our take the bird at its word. Had the story been true, Susan Oualtrough /MANActNc EDnoR /212.463 -6432 however, we would have pointed out that lying once is like adding a drop of black paint to Ken Kerschbaumer /ASslsuxt MANAGING EDImma /212- 337 -7011 Allison Romano /Starr Werra/212- 337 -7027 a can of white. You can't take it back, and it irrevocably taints the product, which in this Linda Moss /Ccxratnotis EDI10A /212 -463 -6592 P. Llanor Alleyne /Eouoaul Assistant /212- 337 -7141 case would be the network's credibility. Enough said. DESIGN/NEW YORK Instead of roasting, we want to toast the network for its decision to add more HDTV to Todd J. Gast /Aar Dlataoa /212- 337 -7017 Miguel Romero /Assistant ART Dmreror /212.337.1144 its prime time lineup this fall. NBC wouldn't say exactly how much. The same thunder - EDITORIAL/WASHINGTON protecting secrecy that Donald V. West/Emma Ar LAKE/202.463.3701 prompted the report about false schedules may also be behind its John S. Eggerton /Drvurr Ennor/202.463 -3712 reticence on HDTV details, but our recollection of earlier conversations with executives Dan Trigoboff /SENIOs Eultor /301- 260 -0923 Paige Albinfak /Assnro,T Eonor/202- 463 -3708 on this topic is that it will be a large portion of its prime time lineup. We hope so. Bill McConnell /Assistant EDtror /202 -463 -3706 Kim McAvoy /ContatelntsG Enna /540.341 -4234 As we said last week in this space, programmers must step up to the plate. Although Doris Kelly /Ortcs MAnuGEa/202. 463.3711 NBC has done the kind of big- ticket sports event -Super Bowl, Triple Crown, INTERNET/NEW YORK Dave Levin /Dlunoe OF WED Ovulations /212 -463 -6736

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Dana Levitt /Maimmm :NC SERVICES DrEera/212 -463.6546 Upbeat in New Orleans Georgina Sculco /Aar DIRECTOR,CRIATIVE SEav¢Es /212- 337 -7154 ADVERTISING /LOS ANGELES If you look simply at the numbers, you might conclude that last week's NCTA convention Marcia Orcutt/AOveutstus Ouruo. /323 -549 -4114 Eric Low /Sates COaoINAroR /323 -549 -4113 was a downer. At 17,000 and change, attendance was down 30% from last year in Chicago, Chuck Bolkcom/DIREEtoa Of TECHNOLOGY ADVERTISING 775-852-1290; Fan 775 -852 -1291: email: chuckbolk @aol.com 45% from two years ago. But focusing on those numbers is a mistake. It's like saying the ADVERTISING /ASIA whole band didn't show up, just Wynton and Ellis Marsalis. The crowd was small, but Yukari Media Inc. /Masayuki Hatihara 8166956 -1125; Fax 81.66956 -5015

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