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NBC and Paxson cozy up NBC affils get first crack at Business joint service agreements that include programming, sales. / 8 better than usual Yellow light for digital radio SBA is concerned about Revamped digital conversion's effect on small broadcasters. / 12 NATPE proved Digital must -carry a must ALTV's Hedlund pushes for naysayers resolution of DTV signal carriage as top priority of 2000. / 16 wrong; atten- dance, selling `Attila' attacks the `gang' Former FCC chairman were up. / 6 Reed Hundt's new memoir takes shots at commissioners Jim New Line featured Quello and Rachelle Chong. / 17 Mini -Me (Verne Troyer) pitching its New Line 8 For more late- breaking news, see "In Brief" film package that on pages 64-65 includes 'Austin Powers.'

BROADCASTING / 33 Diversity takes stage at TV nets iv"uw4N+ center ¡Amnon'. Fox seeks an executive to oversee minority hiring; NAACP's Mfume may ask government's help. / 33 Warner Bros. is first on MARS High -speed rat- ings `dream machine' from SystemLogic will offer special- ized reports. / 34 COVER STORY Making the digital cut First -run is going digital, but are having to pro- Cover photo: syndicators decide which library Rick Rowell / Matthew grams will get expensive makeovers. / 35 Photographic Services CABLE / 42 Ops studying sacrifice fly Trading cash flow for faster Web rollout: Will investors rally or panic? / 42 America's Voice gets laryngitis Still lacking cash, conservative political network moves through Chap- New media meets then ter 11. / 43 old in New Orleans / TECHNOLOGY / 45 Second time is the charm PamAmSat relies on Arianespace to launch hybrid Galaxy XR satellite without incident. / 45 Charter taps S-A for digital upgrade MSO SPECIAL REPORT 1, 24_ buys $100 million in fiber gear and set -tops. / 45 Internet TV: Old TV WRAL looks at datacasting Pilot program with made new Video on DTVPIus, LG Electronics investigates consumers' atti- the Web is recasting con- tudes. / 46 cepts about video form and function. / Changing Hands 51 Editorials 66 Get w /the Program 39 Classifieds 56 Fates & Fortunes 54 Nielsen Ratings 41,44 Pseudo.com's programming ranges from the staid to wrestling. Closed Circuit 14 Fifth Estater 53 Station Break 37 Cutting Edge 50 Financial Wrap Up 13 Washington Watch 18

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By Melissa Grego and tives were waiting to see if all the puz- Internet and new -media companies Joe Schlosser zle pieces would fit. really showed how dynamic this busi- And, with a wave of consolidation on ness can be." Alot of people arrived at the both the station and the syndication "We did a steady flow of business," NATPE Conference wondering fronts over the past year, some studio says Universal Worldwide Television whether all sides could play nice heads were wondering if the real decision Senior Vice President Matt Cooperstein. and the annual television swap meet makers -the programming buyers- "To me, it's still a programming buying was still a viable selling destination. would make the trip to the Big Easy. and selling convention. When it came to With the domestic syndication com- The answer to both questions was yes. the station groups, the buyers were here:' panies sharing more of "their turf' - "It was a great show on two fronts," Attendance was up slightly from last Internet, new -media and international says Tribune Entertainment President year -17,520 vs. 17,440 -with 25% exhibitors took up well over 50% of the Dick Askin. "First, we wrote a lot of international visitors and 18% from the conference floor -television execu- business. Second, the presence of the new -media sector. NATPE President and CEO Bruce Johansen went on the offensive in recent weeks, attempting to quell what he deemed "negative" publicity about slowing attendance on the station side. "Everyone was saying that there were going to be fewer GMs and fewer station people and fewer buyers on the floor," he says. "Enough about that, the bottom line is, deals were made and people were writ- ing a lot of business." Johansen and his staff are already pre- paring for NATPE 2001 in Las Vegas, and he be- Louie Anderson, host of Pearson's lieves that more 'Family Feud.' with 'Baywatch Hawaii' cast at the Pearson booth. The doctor "positive" change and the judge are in: Paramount's Dr. is in store. "I think Laura Schlessinger and Judge Judy we just scratched Scheindlin. 3. Letter- turners Vanna White (center) and her international the surface here," counterparts from (l -r) Germany. he says. "The Denmark. Australia and Turkey. Jack Hubley and friend have `Wild Moments' floor is going to at the Hearst -Argyle booth. 5 Monika look even more Achnarre and Daniel Goddard of Alliance it Atlantis "BeastMaster'raise pulses at the different than exhibitor's booth. Warner Bros.' Judge did this year, and I Mills Lane squares off with James Curtis think people are of King World's 'Curtis Court.' welcoming that now. This is a business about making money, and that is happening on the NATPE floor." Pearson Television had a good con- vention even though things were a little different than in years past. "Despite the fact that many people said buyers were not here, for us, it was quite the opposite," said President of North American Distribution Joe Scotti. "We had constant traffic for two days straight. We have come here and done more with fewer people, less support staff and a smaller booth size."

B BROADCASTING & CABLE / JANUARY 31, 2000 TOP OF TIE WEEK The conference floor overall had a shows for next season: Spin City (95 %); number of new stations for next fall. It new look, with more than 160 new -media Clueless and Sabrina, The Teenage arrived at the convention with little more companies setting up shop and scores of Witch (82 %); 7th Heaven and Moesha than the 22 Fox O &Os and left sold in international "pavilions." With all of the (80 %); and Nash Bridges (70 %). "The over 88% of the U.S. The Fox syndica- consolidation in the syndication business, good thing about this NATPE is that we tion unit also signed early deals for new bedfellows were together at NATPE didn't need a good NATPE," says Para - drama The Practice, including clear- for the first time. At the Paramount booth, mount's co- president Joel Berman. "We ances on WPWR -TV Chicago, KBWB -TV Judge Judy and Judge Joe Brown, for- came in with a lot of these shows pretty San Francisco and WXYZ -TV Detroit. merly of Worldvision Enterprises, shared well cleared, and we picked up markets Long -running reality series Cops has space with Mary Hart and the Entertain- we needed on a number of the shows been renewed in over 65% of the country ment Tonight gang. here at the convention" for an eighth season in off -network play. The two newly merged syndication Warner Bros. Domestic Television Studios USA's big new first-run reali- companies at CBS -King World and and its Telepictures Distribution divi- ty series Arrest & Trial is cleared on 108 Eyemark Entertainment -had separate sion cleared new game show Street stations, representing more than 75% booths probably for the last time. The Smarts on 80 stations, representing coverage. The studio also renewed its King World booth was used for domes- 72% of the country, for next season. big three first -run talk shows (Jerry tic sales, while Eyemark's elaborate The one -hour court series from Warner Springer, Sally Jessy Raphael and setup was the home of the Maury) in over 90% of the international divisions. country for next fall and in at "We all met together for least 50% for the 2001 -02 the first time about three season. New relationship weeks ago in Florida and series Lover or Loser, which got to know each other," will also air on co -owned said King World's Stu USA Network next season, Stringfellow of the Eyemark has been sold in 25% of the and King World sales country on the syndication forces. side. The weekly series Eight first -run court and Back2Back Action has been legal series were being sold sold in over 90% for its first at NATPE, as were a handful full season (2000 -01). of action hours and new New Line Television game shows. The first con- cleared new action hour versations and sales tactics Telepictures gave a green light to `Queen Latifah' (I) for a second Matthew Blackheart: Mon- for a number of highly antic- year. It has 65% coverage. The NBC O &Os were among the ster Smasher in 45% of the ipated off-network shows, stations that picked up Columbia TriStar's 'Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus,' hosted by Eleanor Mondale. country, teen dating strip such as Will & Grace from First Date in 48 %. Warner Bros. and Carsey- Werner's That Bros., Moral Court, stood at 62% at the MGM Television Distribution made '70s Show, were also unveiled. end of last week, and Telepictures' presentations for late-entry game show On the sales front, Columbia TriStar Queen Latifah was given a green light Sex Wars and announced delayed sales Domestic Television was the talk of the for a second season with 65% of the on late -night series Chat Room America. conference because of quick sales efforts country signed on once again. Warner President Hank Cohen said the show is on new first -run shows Judge Hatchett Bros. President Dick Robertson says he being considered for possible cable, net- and Men Are From Mars, Women Are is confident that freshman talker Lati- work or syndication play. MGM From Venus. Mars was picked up by the fah will pull itself into higher ratings renewed sci -fi action series Stargate SG- NBC owned- and -operated stations in a and bigger profit margins next season. 1 in 75% of the country for a third season multiyear deal; the hybrid talker came Robertson says potential first -run and sold its movie package MGM's 75th away from New Orleans with 55% of the series Anthony Mark Hankins and Mil- Anniversary Film Package (Silence of U.S. covered. CTID's new court series lion Dollar Chance of a Lifetime are the Lambs, Platoon) in over 62 %. Hatchett was also sold in more than 55% still in development and may be sold Tribune Entertainment has cleared of the country, including the eight Fox for next season. Without them, the stu- Gene Roddenbeny's Andromeda in 141 O &Os. The Sony -owned studio also dio will have 10 new first-run shows on markets covering 89% of the country for renewed action series V.I.P. for a third the air next fall and more than 15 in off - next fall and has renewed Beastmaster season in over 95% of the U.S.; Screen network play during 2000 -01. for a second season in 144 markets, rep- Gems Network surpassed 80 %; and Buena Vista took House Calls into the resenting 86% of the country, and veteran Battledome received a green light for a show with clearances on the Chris - series Earth: Final Conflict has been sophomore season with sales covering Craft/United Television stations and then renewed in 145 markets (88 %). 92% of the country. added WSVN -TV Miami and WHDH-TV Carsey -Warner picked up the syndi- Paramount Domestic Television Boston, bringing its total to 35% of the cation rights to Better Homes and Gar- cleared late -entry reality series Maxi- country. Its Ainsley Harriott talker, dens from Paramount last month and mum Exposure and co- venture action tapped as the top new talk prospect by rep quickly renewed the weekly series in show Queen of Swords in over 65% of firm Petry, came out of the show cleared 60% of the land for the 2000 -01 season. the country. Dr. Laura now stands at in over 85% of the country. The studio also sold off-network series 88% for its fall launch, and the studio Twentieth Television's new first-run Cosby in 79% and renewed Profiler for has also cleared six new off- network series Power of Attorney tacked on a a second year in 90% of the country.

JANUARY31, 2000 / BROADCASTING & CABLE TOP OF THE WEEK NBC and Paxson cozy up NBC affils get first crack at joint service agreements that include programming, sales

By Steve McClellan next two to three they'd consider letting others in as well. years, Falco said, NBC executives said at the time that they NBC affiliates will have a six - is to have Pax were looking into the matter. But yester- month exclusive window to TV "evolve into day the NBC affiliate board urged the net- negotiate joint service agree- a contemporary work not to join the alliance, Frank con- ments (JSAs) with Paxson stations that family network," firmed. "We don't understand it," he said. could include sharing of facilities, pro- with a younger- "It's really not clear what it does other gramming and joint sales efforts, skewing audi- than helping Fox," he said. "The position according to Randy Falco, president, ence than it cur- of the board is that NBC should not do it." NBC Television Network. rently has. The On the programming front, NBC Following a pre -NATPE meeting current percep- announced that it has picked up 13 more Paxsons Pax TV with affiliates, Falco said he will send a tion, based on one -hour episodes of the game show goal: to beome a letter to affiliates in the next three to four 'contemporary consumer Twenty One. According to NBC Enter- weeks outlining the opportunities that family network: research, he said, tainment President Garth Ancier, the NBC stations might exploit in a JSA is that Pax is a network will try out different time peri- with co- located Paxson stations. Paxson "religious kind of network." That per- ods for the show in the coming weeks. has 72 owned or affiliated stations ception could stem from some of the In addition, Ancier said, the network across the country. The exclusive win- paid programming on the network and, made a pilot commitment for an upcom- dow is an offshoot of NBC's $700 mil- possibly, the well -known religious ing animated comedy from Carsey- lion purchase of just under one -third of beliefs of Paxson founder Bud Paxson, Werner called Talking Dogs, which uses Paxson Communications last year. who is a born -again Christian. special effects like those in the recent Falco told reporters that the potential Alan Frank, president of the Post - movie Stuart Little. "Technologically," JSAs would give local NBC and Pax- Newsweek Stations and chairman of he said, "it's a long way from Mr. Ed." son stations the opportunity to share the NBC affiliate board of governors, Ancier also said the network will technical facilities and to have a joint called the affiliate meeting "open, can- develop a total of 15 comedy pilots for sales team that would be overseen by did and useful." fall 2000, about double the number the the NBC station in the market, similar Another topic of discussion at the affil- network did last year. The deadline for to the arrangement that now has the iate meeting was the news -sharing making those commitments is Feb. 15. NBC network overseeing Paxson's arrangement among ABC, CBS and Fox. In addition, he said, NBC completed its national sales. Such arrangements, he NBC was excluded from the deal, drama development last week for the said, would enable NBC stations to although, when it was announced in fall season, committing to 10 pilots, compete more effectively against radio December, the networks involved said three more than last year. stations and cable systems in their mar- kets. Combining NBC and Paxson ad sales inventory in local markets would enable stations to offer advertisers spots at lower rates. Fox's problem child Falco also said the exclusive window will give the NBC and Paxson stations affils that, kids block the chance to hammer out news- repur- Carey tells if ratings for don't posing agreements that would allow for improve by next year `we'll do something else' repeat broadcasts of the NBC stations' early -morning, midday and late news- By Steve McClellan The kids block has been a ratings casts on the Paxson stations. It will also and Joe Schlosser thorn for stations for some time, as allow those stations to align their eco- competitors such as The WB and new nomic interests and operate more effi- Fox's afternoon children's pro- cable networks have steadily eaten into ciently, he said. gramming block may go away in its ratings in recent years. A year ago, The six -month window will begin 2001. That would be fine with Fox canceled a one -hour morning kids some time in February, with some flexi- most of the network's affiliates. At a block that also wasn't doing much in bility as to exact dates, Falco said. But at meeting with affiliates on the eve of the ratings. the end of the exclusive period, if no deal NATPE, Fox Television Chairman At the meeting, Fox executives also is struck, the Paxson stations would be Chase Carey promised stations that, if qualified earlier statements that it free to talk to other stations in the market. the kids block didn't show some would back down from trying to lay off At the network level, the two sides improvement in the ratings over the some of the cost of the new NASCAR continue to talk about programming next year, "we'll do something else," agreement (that starts next year) on sta- and promotion contributions that NBC according to station executives who tions. Last year, after affiliates reacted can make to Pax TV. The goal, in the attended the meeting. badly to such a proposal, network exec-

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By Steve McClellan such as Dawson's Affiliate stations, he said, have to start Creek, Felicity spending more money to get the mes- WB head Jamie Kellner told and Angel, either sage about WB programs to viewers. affiliates at NATPE Tuesday stumbled cre- Currently, he said, viewers clearly are that he has renewed his con- atively or haven't not getting the message about where tract for several more years. The lived up to their they can tune to watch WB shows. announcement quelled speculation that hype. Case in point: WGN. About 80% of he might leave at the end of his current Kellner also WGN viewers (40 million out of 50 term to focus on his station group acknowledged million households) who lost their (Acme Television) or explore new that the road to superstation feed of WB programming opportunities altogether. unqualified, have access to a local broadcast or to stay comes as Jamie Kellner has a firmly estab- cable feed of the programming. But Kellner's decision new contract and The WB is going through a significant ratings that are lished success is many of those viewers have not found ratings slump. The network's ratings are down 15% this longer and them after losing the superstation, said down nearly 15% this season, the first season. tougher than he Kellner. dip in its five years on the air. Part of the originally Ultimately, dropping the WGN feed problem is that superstation WGN no thought. Initially, he said, "I thought it will boost the reach of local WB affili- longer distributes its WB feeds outside would take five or six years. Now I ates, Kellner said. But, short term, "it's the Chicago market. Last year, WGN's think it will be more like eight years." enormously disruptive. It's critical that superstation coverage accounted for Part of the challenge, he said, is more stations accelerate their spending today 16% of The WB's household rating. and newer kinds of competition. [in program promotion and marketing] The expansion to Friday also diluted Several times during the affiliate because that will determine where they The WB's ratings, Kellner said, and meeting, Kellner and his lieutenants are [in terms of viewership] five to 10 executives acknowledge that some of stressed the need to promote much years from now." the network's well- regarded shows, more aggressively at the local level. Bob Bibb also said stations have to l0 BROADCASTING & CABLE / JANUARY 31, 2000 uyMedia.com Performance Review Year Last a day $1 million 30,000 stau IbiS Year X500 million+ orders 85,000 station

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By Bill McConnell federal agencies to demonstrate that today's analog system. Digital service their actions won't hurt small business- also might allow radio stations to offer The FCC is ramping up its effort to es. To comply with the law, the FCC additional over-the -air services -such as create a digital radio service, but must demonstrate that a mandated data transmission -on the bandwidth that another branch of the federal switch from analog will not weigh remains, because a digital signal requires government says the agency may be down small stations, SBA said. less bandwidth than traditional analog. going too fast. The SBA's warning was a surprise to But the SBA said allowing analog The Small Business Administration the National Association of Broadcast- and digital services to exist concurrent- warned last week that the FCC doesn't ers, the radio industry's primary trade ly, presumably for an indefinite period know the financial impact that the digi- group. The NAB sees digital radio as a of time, might be the best solution for tal switch could have on single- station necessary step for keeping radio on par small broadcasters. owners and small broadcast groups. with advancements in TV, satellite and If it decides to forge ahead, at the top Until that information is available, the the Internet. of the FCC's digital radio agenda will be FCC should slow down, SBA said. SBA officials explained that they picking a transmission method, and the "The commission...offers scant reas- based their position on comments filed leading candidate is known as "in-band, surance that small broadcasters, which by some small broadcasters in previous on- channel" or IBOC, which allows a constitute 96% of all audio radio sta- digital radio inquiries and on their own station to broadcast both digital and ana- tions, would be able to afford digital analysis. log signals on the same frequency. equipment," SBA officials told the FCC On Nov. 3, the FCC said it is consider- IBOC's advantage: Stations can continue in comments submitted to the agency. ing a new service that would allow radio their analog signals during the transition The 1996 Small Business Regulato- stations to transmit digital signals that phase without being allotted scarce addi- ry Enforcement Fairness Act, requires would be clearer and stronger than tional spectrum, as TV stations were.

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By Dan Trigoboff With at least one earlier suicide and chase is a legitimate news event. The another fatal shooting by police broad- question is: Does it warrant live cover- The unpredictability of a police car cast live from TV helicopters -both in age? Tape is a wonderful alternative in chase has again been demonstrat- Southern California, where the car chase that it gives you time to think about ed for viewers, as a Phoenix audi- has become a television staple-death how the story should be presented." ence several days ago watched as cannot be denied as a possible outcome. Gottlieb and others believe news police shot a suspect to death after a "Just because you can broadcast it directors should determine live cover- wild pursuit, leaving pundits and pub- live," said former news director turned age based on the time of day and the lic questioning the propriety of the media critic Carl Gottlieb, "doesn't event's real impact. chase -in- progess' emergence in an mean you have to. That's letting the Opinion in Phoenix itself, site of this increasingly infotainment medium. technology determine the story. A car most recent incident, runs that gamut. KTvK.(Tv), the only station to broadcast the shooting live -although viewers AT&T cable cash flow 23% apparently did not get a clear picture of off the shooting-defended its actions. Sta- AT &T Corp.'s cable unit posted another sharp earnings drop during the tion management did not return repeat- fourth quarter, with weak core performance, pricey product launches and ed phone calls, but KTVK news chief Phil problems with its Tele- Communications Inc. takeover continuing to pound Alvidrez told the Arizona Republic he the unit's cash flow. accepted the risks of live coverage, and For the three months ending Dec. 31,1999, AT &T Broadband & Internet was comfortable with them. The public Services' cash flow dropped 23% compared with the same period a year has a choice, he noted, adding that he earlier, to $547 million. That decline came in the face of a moderate 8% had received no complaints as yet. increase in revenue, to $1.4 billion. Those numbers account for the vari- "Either you're committed to live cov- ous system sales and acquisitions completed during the year. erage or you're not," said KNXV -TV The core cable operation- basic, pay and digital services -saw its News Director Bob Morford. "Phil is cash flow drop 6% during the quarter, an erosion of an already weak per- one of the best news directors I've corn - formance earlier in the year. peted against, and he's committed to The MSO ended the year with 11.4 million basic customers, an internal live coverage. I do not think it's manda- gain of just 0.6 %, weak even by cable industry standards these days. tory to go live and prove that you're However, the company continues to be the biggest proponent of digital there covering the story." KNxv-Tv had cable, adding 200,000 subscribers during the fourth quarter and reaching a chopper at the scene and filmed it, but 1.8 million customers. That's a 16% penetration rate for a version of the didn't air the footage until regular news digital product that has very few of the interactive features exciting cable programs. "We decided not to go live." executives. Those subscribers are very profitable, throwing off around $10 Morford noted that viewers had both a month each in cash flow. praised his restraint and criticized his The big cash drain is coming in deployment of high -speed Internet "censoring" their news. and telephone service. The company's high -speed Internet subscriber Bob Henry, news director at KPHO -TV, base hit 207,000, higher than the 175,000 target the company had set also chose not to cover the chase live. "If earlier. The company's cable telephone service now has 6,800 paying we choose to cover a car chase, it's customers. -John M. Higgins because safety issues are involved. I don't consider car chases entertainment ?'

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Religious CLOSED CIRCUIT guidelines BEHIND THE SCENES. BEFORE THE FACT NEW YORK CBS/Chris Craft on again Discovery's dilemma Sources confirm last week's buzz rescinded Discovery's founder, chairman and that CBS and Chris-Craft have CEO John Hendricks is eyeing an resumed their talks about a possi- By Bill McConnell alliance with a broadcast network. ble sale of the Chris -Craft TV sta- Discovery, once the darling of tions, and the company's 50% The FCC Friday nullified new cable operators, has seen its status interest in UPN to CBS. The on- guidelines governing religious slip a notch or two in the world of again/off- again talks have been in broadcasters' control of non- retransmission rights. the works since last fall, when Via- commercial stations. The guidelines, Without ownership in a major com and CBS announced their plan issued in December, drew a hail of broadcast network, Discovery to merge. Viacom owns the other criticism from religious broadcasters, lacks leverage to get carriage for half of UPN. The talks have stalled Hill as a viola- industry and Capitol new channels, which is why Fox's several times over price, and and tion of First Amendment reli- Health Channel closed so many sources say that while conversa- gious freedoms. deals right out of the gate and six tions have resumed, nothing is Kennard had Although Chairman months lapsed before Discovery imminent. to seek comment on wanted public Health had any carriage. Discovery whether the issue shoud be resurrect- and Turner are the two major cable HOLLYWOOD ed, the other commissioners refused to players lacking a broadcast partner, go along. Pushing Access having ABC, Viacom soon The nullification was good news to Disney Warner Bros. domestic TV is to have CBS and Fox having itself. Paxson Communications' attorney planning a "huge sales push" to has proclaimed his John Feore; the company had been Ted Turner upgrade time periods for syndicat- desire to buy NBC, saying The WB planning to ask the agency to wipe the ed magazine show, Access Holly- (owned by Turner corporate parent, policy from the books. wood, according to Warner Bros. Time Warner) wasn't really a net- The guidelines, tacked to an FCC Domestic Television Distribution work because it doesn't have sports decision allowing a complex swap of President Dick Robertson. Warner two Pittsburgh TV licenses, stipulated or news. Hendricks has made no such public proclamation of his Bros. took over distribution of the that more than half of a religious show a year ago from Twentieth broadcaster's programming must acquisitive interests, but sources say he's looking. TV, which had previously inherit- "teach" rather than "proselytize" ed distribution of the show when for a about religion in order to qualify To the moon.com it bought New World. The show noncommercial license. To date, the classic animated hom- had been a co- production of New Cornerstone Television, a religious age to The Honeymooners has World and NBC Studios. broadcaster involved in the Pittsburgh been The Flintstones, with its best transaction, backed out of the station Although Warner Bros. has 10 friends/lodge brothers Fred and swap, saying it could not comply and first -run shows to distribute for Barney not -too -thinly veiled incar- still continue its Christian- program- fall, more than a dozen off -net sit- nations of bus driver Ralph Kram- ming mission.The transaction called coms, plus dramas and other and sanitation Ed for Cornerstone to sell its license for den engineer library products, it sees the much - Now, Level 13, the Web commercial station WPCB to Paxson for Norton. traveled Access as an underdevel- $35 million. In return, Cornerstone was programming arm of Film Roman, oped asset. to pay $16 million to a local public plans to introduce an animated broadcaster for noncommercial WQEX. Web series, and perhaps potential NEW ORLEANSEANS Rep. Cliff Stearns (R -Fla.) one of broadcast series, featuring two characters also created in the spirit Curtis making the cut the co- sponsors of legislation to Court shows in general were get- reverse FCC ruling, said he was of Ralph and Ed. According to the ting a warm reception in unusual- "relieved that my colleagues and I suc- William Shpall, Film Roman ly chilly New Orleans last week. ceeded in getting this decision with- COO, the two characters will be One of the new court shows get- drawn." Rep. Michael Oxley (R- Ohio), garbage collectors, with the setting the lead sponsor, said legislation may moving west-but not much -to ting some particularly positive still be necessary to prevent similar New Jersey instead of Brooklyn. buzz at NATPE was the King FCC action in the future. Paxson Com- Since Level 13 views its site as a World entry, Curtis Court. Word munications Chairman Lowell "Bud" testing lab for potential TV materi- circulating on the floor of the Paxson said "the FCC did the right al, this new animated variation on convention last week was that thing." FCC Commissioner Gloria a theme could also land in syndi- KWP was doing brisk business Tristani, however, voted against the cation. with the show. reversal.

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Microsoft* - N MAY 7 10, 2000 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA TOP OF THE WEEK D.C. counsels patience Broadcasters point to pace of Internet competition in arguing for speed By Paige Albiniak The networks are pushing the FCC broadcast -newspaper crossownership, to raise the cap that limits the number especially because the FCC has grant- Broadcasters still are pushing hard of TV stations any group can own to ed waivers allowing some TV station to get relief from a variety of 35% of the national viewing audience; groups, such as Belo Corp., to own a ownership restrictions, but the they aren't getting very far, though, newspaper. And Viacom -CBS is push- answer from FCC and Congressional because most affiliates and independ- ing the FCC to change the dual -net- staff remains, `Be patient," a response ent stations oppose the move. Some work rule so that it can maintain own- the industry doesn't much like. broadcasters, such as Tribune, would ership of both the CBS and UPN televi- Broadcasters want to know when like to see the prohibition lifted on sion networks. they are going to get relief from various rules that keep them from operating freely in a marketplace that is allowing "upstart" Internet company AOL to buy Digital must -carry a media titan Time Warner. That's exactly what broadcasters asked FCC and con- gressional staffers at Monday's opening panel session hosted by the Association must, says Hedlund for Local Television Stations. "It's been almost four years since the Telecom Act was passed," said Tribune ALTV president pushes for resolution of DTV signal lobbyist Shaun Sheehan. "Does it mat- carriage as top priority of 2000 ter how many stations you can have when the Internet is By Paige Albiniak just rolling through Hedlund: `(The everything ?" networks') "We'll have to see how much danger Digital must -carry tops the list of concerns are there really is before we lift off all the issues that Association for Local in getting rules," Andy Levin, for carriage of said counsel Television Stations (ALTV) their own cable Rep. John Dingell (D- Mich.), ranking President Jim Hedlund wants the FCC programming member on the House Commerce to settle, but vying for second place are channels, not Committee. a host of concerns competing for in the interests "These big mergers certainly cut off broadcasters' attention. of their affiliated opportunities for new entrants," said "The battle royal in 2000 will be stations.' Roy Stewart, chief of the FCC's Mass over cable must -carry of our digital Media Bureau. "We are looking at the signals," Hedlund said in his "State of marketplace and trying to read just the the Industry" speech at ALTV's confer- ownership restrictions. I'm not sure we ence on Monday. want to throw those things out so In a panel earlier in the day, FCC quickly." staffers seemed less sure that this will be not of ALTV's member stations," Hed- "In terms of the Internet companies' the year that digital must -carry is decid- lund said. "My suspicion is that the running wild, that's a frontier that's ed: The commission prefers to wait and networks' mentality runs something open to broadcasters, too," said Tom see what the market does. Hedlund says like this: `We pooh -poohed Fox when it Powers, mass media counsel to FCC that, without a clear policy that requires was launched, and Fox turned around Chairman William Kennard. "In the cable operators to carry broadcasters' and bit us in the ass. We're sure as hell end, we want to make sure consumers' digital signals and without a certain not going to let WB, UPN or Pax do the interests are protected" transmission format, "the day may same thing. So no must-carry!' " The FCC already gave broadcasters never come when [the government] can Hedlund also questioned cable oper- significant regulatory relief last reclaim our analog channels" ators' claim that they don't have the August, when it changed the rules so Not only is ALTV fighting cable on capacity to carry broadcasters' digital that broadcasters could own more than the must -carry issue, Hedlund said, but signals while they are also carrying one TV station in major markets as the group is also fighting the major net- analog signals. long as the market sustained a certain works, which say they would prefer to "If a cable system has a capacity number of separate media "voices." negotiate carriage of their signals in the problem, it is self- inflicted," Hedlund Due at the commission is the biennial market. said. "The hardware and the software ownership review, which already is two "[The networks'] concerns are in exist to remedy any capacity problems. years late. Stewart said a report on the getting carriage of their own cable pro- We would never tolerate a local phone commission's progress should be out gramming channels, not in the interests company saying it lacked capacity to by the end of March. of their affiliated stations and certainly meet demand. Why should we accept

16 BROADCASTING & CABLE / JANUARY 31, 2000 TOP OF THE WEEK that excuse from cable? Hedlund urged the FCC to resolve Specifically, Hedlund is concerned "The broadcasters are upholding issues surrounding a petition submitted that the FCC will auction off the block their end of the bargain by spending by Sinclair Broadcasting asking the of spectrum between channels 60 and hundreds of millions of dollars to go FCC to give broadcasters permission to 69 to commercial interests that will digital," he continued, directing his use either the 8 -VSB or COFDM for- then use the COFDM standard to offer comments at government officials mats to transmit digital programming. broadband Internet and wireless servic- attending the conference. "Please Currently, broadcasters can use only 8- es. The FCC has scheduled those auc- uphold your end by making sure the VSB, and Sinclair says that standard tions for May, with receipts due to the American people can see our signals." has some major flaws. federal treasury in September. Bigger is better, necessary Consolidation, Internet are changing the face of media business and regulation By Paige Albiniak Warner can merge, and we can't acquire Powell: '1 don't think these one new TV station in Buffalo, N.Y." The only time big can be bad is ownership "The question is whether there is when big is monopolistic," said caps make truly public value associated with these Rep. Billy Tauzin (R -La.), chair- sense. We said. "I don't employ ownership caps," Powell don't man of the House Telecommunications any caps like think these ownership caps make sense. Subcommittee, at a NAIPE panel on this in any We don't employ any caps like this in U.S. media consolidation. other sector.' any other sector. When the government "Certainly, antitrust law is quite gets into the inadvertent position of clear on the question: Big by itself is choosing winners and losers, the gov- never bad," said FCC Commissioner ernment usually chooses wrong." Michael Powell. "It often comes with a Tauzin agreed that ownership caps lot of efficiencies and benefits that and crossownership rules should be accrue to the consumers." removed for broadcasters, but said he is Consolidation was a noticeable force concerned about extensive vertical inte- at this NATPE convention. Almost every are pointing to these mega -mergers and gration in other areas of the media busi- studio is owned by a media conglomer- asking why they still must be held to ness. He worries that consumers will be ate, and almost every TV station is ownership rules that appear archaic to forced to buy bundles of programs and owned by a large group. That has them. "We are regulated in a 1940s man- services they don't want just to get the changed the way TV stations buy pro- ner," Binzel complained. "AOL and Time one or two pieces they do desire. gramming: Very few programming deci- sions are still made at the local level. Also, the Internet is bringing changes no one can predict. The mega - merger of AOL and Time Warner `Attila' attacks the `gang' shows how important the Internet has become even though media companies Ex -FCC Chair's memoir takes shots at Quello, Chong have not yet figured out how to use the new medium to distribute their prod- By Bill McConnell schools to the Internet. The ex- chair- ucts without losing control. man's book also gives his inside view "The Internet is opening up our Ex -FCC Chairman Reed Hundt of the legislative fight over the 1996 world to dramatic distribution," said dishes up unsparing criticism of Telecommunications Act. Peggy Binzel, senior vice president of former colleagues James Quello Hundt levels particular criticism of government relations for News Corp. and Rachelle Chong in his upcoming Democrat Quello and Republican "The challenge is, how do we control book, "You Say You Want a Revolution." Chong for what he sees as their disloy- our product? That's the scary part of it." Advance copies of the book, soon to alty to the Clinton Administration. The first phase of the battle over Inter- be published by Yale University Press, Quello is alternately labeled as a "pseu- net copyrights began two weeks ago were sent to reporters and telecommu- do Democrat" and "quasi Republican." when American entertainment compa- nications industry hands last week and The 20 -year FCC veteran also is nies and sports leagues sued Canadian provided details of Hundt's battles with depicted as ingratiating in his early Webcaster iCraveTV.com for streaming the pair, whom, with fellow commis- meetings with Hundt, telling the new 17 TV signals in the Toronto market over sioner Andrew Barrett, he dubs the chairman, "You can count on me" to the Internet without permission (B &C, "Gang of Three." fight for lower cable rates. Hundt notes, Jan. 24). Most expect other Web sites During his tenure, Hundt says, they however, that his office at the time like iCrave to pop up, especially as tried to thwart the Clinton Administra- already was under pressure to lower broadband services come online. tion's drive to create children's TV cable rates from Sen. Ernest Hollings Media companies that own networks rules, put V -chips in TV sets and wire (D -S.C.) and other Capitol Hill

JANUARY 31, 2000 / BROADCASTING 8 CABLE 17 TOP OF THE WEEK Democrats, who he says blamed Quel- own label for Quello said he will tell his side of the lo for regulations that allowed prices to Hundt during story in an upcoming autobiography. rise while he was interim chairman their tenure on For her part, Chong said Hundt after the 1992 Cable Act. the commission. appears to be harboring hard feelings Chong is depicted as ungrateful to the "Because of his from the era "when he realized each president who appointed her. Hundt autocratic commissioner had a vote and consensus recalls that, soon after the GOP captured approach, I and building was important." As for the photo Congress in 1994, Chong removed Clin- my staff some- incident: "Absolutely, that is false." ton's picture from her office and times referred to Instead, she said, she displayed two pho- replaced it with a photo of then- Senate him as Attila the tos of herself and family members, one Majority Leader Robert Dole. "Chong's Hundt and his with Clinton and the other with Dole. loyalty was not to the president who Hundt admits to chief of staff, First prominently displayed on her office but to the man working hand-In- Blair Levin, as credenza, they later were moved to a less made her a commissioner, hand with the she thought would be president and Clinton Rasputin," Quel- visible spot above a bookcase when she would make her the chair :' Hundt writes. administration, in lo said. needed more space for paperwork. When Vice President Al Gore, Clinton's his soon -to-be Nevertheless, Several Washington insiders said the telecommunications point man, learned published book. Quello stands real shocker in the book isn't the back- of the incident from Hundt, he "shook behind Hundt's biting gossip but Hundt's frank admis- his head at Chong's apostasy." policy positions. "I never based deci- sion that he was the instrument of Clin- Quello and Chong, taking their for- sions on whether I was a Democratic or ton administration policy. Although the mer colleague's criticism in stride, said Republican appointee but rather on commissioners are political ap- they were amused by the "Gang of common sense and what best serves the pointees, they and the agency are sup- Three" moniker bestowed on them and public interest and what's reasonable posed to operate independently of the Barrett. In fact, Quello said he had his for the communications industry." White House and Congress.

munities have access to local news and information through new technolo- gies," NTIA head Gregory WASHINGTON Rohde told the NATPE convention in New Orleans and Paige Albiniak By Bill McConnell last week. Rohde also plans to hold a roundtable Station cap unwilling to lift the cap. Internet division of Global on the issue with industry threatens free TV, Wright harshly criticized Crossing. Krone was Hin- players in Washington in the National Association of dery's chief Washington early March. says NBC's Wright Broadcasters for opposing lobbyist when Hindery was The survival of free broad- the major networks' effort president of Tele- Commu- New cable rules cast television is threat- to raise the broadcast audi- nications Inc. and was challenged ened by restrictions on ence reach cap. So far the executive VP of AT &T BIS At the request of con- broadcast station owner- NAB has refused to sup- during Hindery's tenure. In sumer advocates, the FCC ship, NBC President Bob port an increase, in large October, he became execu- is asking for public com- Wright warned last week. part because the bulk of its tive VP of NCTA under ment on new cable audi- As cable, Internet and is made up of new president Robert membership ence reach measurements other media continue to owned network Sachs. Krone will relocate separately approved in October. siphon viewers from affiliates, who fear they to San Francisco. broadcast TV, station Media Access Project said will lose bargaining lever- the FCC unlawfully groups must boost profits age over programming if NTIA studies rural through consolidation and increased the number of networks control more sta- TV technology subscribers a cable com- the ability to offer adver- tions. tisers a local audience if The National Telecommu- pany may serve when it they are to survive, Wright Newcomer Krone nications and Information changed the audience told the National Press Administration is opening reach measure from the NCTA Club in Washington. "It's quits a public inquiry to exam- percentage of U.S. cable very expensive to be in this After just four months at ine how best to deliver homes passed to the share business today. You must the trade group, NCTA No. local TV signals to small of all multichannel sub- have more station owner- 2 David Krone is leaving and rural markets via new scribers. The changes ship." NBC's 13 O &Os to join his old boss, Leo technologies. "Consumers increased permissible reach almost 27% of U.S. Hindery. Hindery, who in rural and small broad- ownership levels by as stations. The FCC's audi- recently left as president of cast markets could fall on much as 20 %. Comments ence reach cap is 35% of AT &T Broadband and the wrong side of the digi- are due 15 days after last U.S. households, and, so Internet Services, is presi- tal divide unless steps are week's notice is published far, the regulators appear dent of Global Center, the taken to ensure that com- in the Federal Register.

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20 BROADCASTING & CABLE i JANUARY 81, 2000 COVER STORY principal asset is talent: a contingent of streaming video creators and wannabes tributor of streaming content. animators and streaming video artists after a panel discussion on the Internet - Of all the NATPE dotcoms, Atom - also skilled in Web design, Khanna said. TV nexus. Neuman is president of Dig- Films most resembles a traditional tele- Such people are "hard to come by" ital Entertainment Network Inc. (DEN), vision syndicator. Salmi's company, a Maybe so, but NATPE seemed to be a company that produces and syndi- mere 18 months old, already has deals crawling with them. David Neuman cates streaming content, and Salmi is with 35 TV stations and networks as and Mika Salmi were surrounded by founder and CEO of AtomFilms, a dis- well as about 15 Web sites. Customers A marriage of convenience It used to be you'd find Scott Carlin Radio Shack will be Scott Carlin distributing at the giant Warner Bros. booth at shows off as many as 50 million free CD- NATPE, making the big deal that Concerto, which ROMS, making it easy for con- would move a syndicated offering connects sumers to load Concerto. from hyperbolic concept to a firm go. viewers of TV DigitalConvergence.com will also commercials to However, this year, the veteran syn- specific Web unveil :CAT -a device that looks like dication executive, who left Warner sites. a cat in the way a computer mouse Bros. in October, was selling a bigger looks like a mouse -a potentially concept: DigitalConvergence.com, a radical sales tool. Users will use the new technology he's betting will finally :CAT wand to scan UPC codes on marry the television set to the e-com- products or print ads. As they do, merce transaction. relevant company Web sites will pop Beginning this fall on as many as up on their computers. Sears and 100 television stations and some other retailers are on board, ready cable networks, DigitalConver- to use the system in print ads, gence's patented software, called although as Carlin points out, any Concerto and formally unveiled last UPC can be fitted to work with :CAT. week, will instantly connect viewers He says DigitalConvergence.com from commercials on TV to specific employees are matching up the bar e- commerce Web sites on their com- codes of products made by 415,000 puters. See a Ford commercial manufacturers. In other words, "that imbedded with Concerto and instant- Campbell soup can is now an inter- ly view the Ford Web site, detailing active product," Carlin says proudly. the specific Ford being advertised, on your computer. The Dallas Morning News will use :CAT. So will The technology, being tested at Belo's WFAA -TV Dal- Forbes magazine, which will send :CAT clickers to its las, will be offered "semi- exclusively" in the nation's top 800,000 subscribers in time for its Best of the Web issue 10 markets this fall, and beyond that soon after. this fall. From then on, Forbes readers will be able to Carlin expects to make deals by then with the top use the device to scan ads in every issue or get addi- news stations in big city markets, plus, for demographic tional editorial material. balance, at The WB, Fox or UPN station in those same On the programming side, Concerto will also take big cities. That would give those stations a competitive viewers from a local newscast or other programming leg up over their competition in town. directly to that station's Web site if a viewer wants more DigitalConvergence -which has $50 million in backing information. Carlin thinks that will almost automatically from Belo Interactive, Young & Rubicam and Dutch bank make local stations' Web sites potent local portals and ING Barings-is based on research that suggests that, in drive them to profitability. up to 80% of wired homes, the computer and television But it's the demonstration for the commercial applica- set are located virtually next to each other. And, in those tions that got the most attention at NATPE. Carlin showed homes, 15 million to 17 million people are watching tele- potential customers a Dell computer commercial appear- vision while engaged on the Internet. The idea is to marry ing during a break from a local newscast. As Concerto's the old media with the new, in ways that benefit both. signature four -note chime -the beginning of Beethoven's Snagging viewers through Concerto -embedded com- Fifth Symphony- sounded, the Dell Web site popped up, mercials makes those viewers "one click away from a showing the same computer as the commercial. transaction," says Carlin. And he thinks the stations that Probably no executive at NATPE was more noticeable link with Concerto will be able to charge a 100 % -200% last week because of where he was -and where he premium to advertisers. He says he was ready to sign wasn't. As the trade show seemed to be making the turn contracts with major station groups as NATPE was from a competitive bazaar of syndicated program pro- winding up last week. ducers into a new -media boom town, Carlin was nearly And because Concerto will allow only a limited number a human embodiment of the changing shape of media. of commercials to use the software -perhaps stations will At a NATPE panel, he joked that, if he and a partner, air no more than a dozen Concerto -embedded spots a Michael Garin, hadn't made the move to DigitalConver- day -he thinks local stations may end up auctioning off gence.com, "we would wake up every morning for the rest the time to the highest bidders. of our lives and throw up." -P. J. Bednarski

JANUARY 31, 2000 / BROADCASTING 8 CABLE 21 COVEI =TILT include HBO, which licenses Salmi's lors it for individual subscribers. content for interstitials. Deals are mod- "Viewers register free and describe eled on TV syndication deals and run in their ideal newscast. Say they don't the "thousands to the tens of thousands" want violent crime stories, for exam- of dollars, he said. ple, or they ask for news from a specif- Neuman, a former programming exec- ic market." These things Zatso will pro- utive at NBC, switched to the cyberside vide, he said, beginning this week in 23 when he realized the potential for adver- markets. In return for their content, tising in streaming media. "Television has Zatso's broadcast partners get a share 30- second pods" for advertising, he said. of the online ad inventory. DEN's most popular show, Frat Rats on At least one new -media company www.den.net, is saturated with product pitching local broadcasters had one of placements and a live click- and-buy link the oldest and biggest names in telecom- for the music that plays in the show. "Plus, munications. AT &T director of new we can have 30- second pods and banner products Carl Smith said the phone ads. We can connect in a kind of Clock- giant needed local content to push its work Orange -fashion with our audience." various delivery technologies. In AT &T But while online ad spending is said speak, the strategy is to use local content to be growing exponentially, Neuman to "increase multidevice customer sub- is looking to Wall Street for his jackpot. scriptions and usage behavior." In other He has filed the preliminary documents words, AT &T believes people will buy for an initial public offering. Web -surfing fridge magnets if they give When asked if Yahoo! would be tak- Microcast President/CEO Paul Nash (I) time, temperature and local traffic and Executive VP James Bradhorst offer ing a stake in any of the dotcoms at Web video programmers high -speed points. Local broadcasters aren't wel- NATPE, Yahoo! Broadcast President delivery and ad insertion. coming AT &T's pitch with open arms Mark Cuban said the company would because they'd rather have people tune not rule out any "opportunity." A dot - Zatso, a company formerly known as in for that information. com mogul by virtue of Yahoo!'s ReacTV, courted local broadcasters. InterVu had better luck than AT &T in acquisition of his www.broadcast.com, "You've got news content people want,'" the local broadcast arena. A San Diego - Cuban said both DEN and AtomFilms Zatso President Roger Keating told a based company that makes technology look interesting. roomful of ALTV members. "Every for on- demand as well as real -time A few of the content dotcoms were body of research indicates people want streaming media, InterVu struck deals shopping their stuff to traditional syndi- news in video form from local sources with three Seattle TV outlets: NBC cators. Among the hopefuls was Biki- they know and trust. As one looks at affiliate KING -TV, PBS station Kcrs(TV) ni.com, which offers cheesecake and Internet opportunities, local stations are and NorthWest Cable News. InterVu surfer -dude Web programming. Howie in possession of the most valuable con- also aligned with a tech company called Sonnenschein, co- founder of the site, tent possible for them and their interests." Wave System to create a pay -per -view said several syndicators stopped by to Keating takes local content and tai- spigot for streaming media. check out the content but none bought. Other dotcoms were pitching to advertisers. Stan Weil is head of sales for the Hollywood Stock Exchange (hsx.com), a site that tracks the ups and downs of Hollywood stars and their movies and TV shows. "I'm an evan- gelist," Weil said. "I'm trying to sell the Internet [as an advertising medium] just as I did cable 20 years ago when I worked for Ted Turner." Still other content sites were trying to sell advertising to the syndicators. George Keiffer, director of video prod- ucts for Eyemark, said several dotcoms had approached him. Companies with names like World - Now, iXL, Zatso, Real Networks, Digi- tal Island and InterVu all pitched tradi- tional media companies on the virtues of personalized Web content, real -time streaming video and searchable data- bases. Each had some proprietary tech- Steve Bradbury. president of Marketing ty Design and publisher of Cyberstuff.com, nological tweak on presenting Web takes Web neophytes through the basics of the Internet, from its creation content, and all were shopping for deals by the U.S. Department of Defense. to the current booming state of convergence with old media. and e- commerce.

22 BROADCASTING & CABLE ' JANUARY 31, 2000 , COYER STORY Perhaps courting Tribune's stable of polling capabilities with instant results. The World Wrestling Federation was television stations, InterVu signed a Philpott, also in charge of recruiting the looking for further syndication deals long -term agreement to stream Pseudo dotcoms for NATPE, pulled off a deal for its wrestling franchise, according to Programming's 60 hours a week of with Columbia Tristar to do an interac- spokesman Jim Byrne, but the WWF original programming. Tribune took a tive poll on its e- magazine, Show - also has one of the most trafficked sites 10% stake in Pseudo last summer biz.Scoop.com. on the Web. "We're also shopping for "because it was a good fit," according The bulk of the deals with facilita- streaming media technology," Byrne to a Tribune spokeswoman. tors involved either TV stations or dot - said. And executives of the two -year -old corns, but even some syndicators had Stay tuned for real -time, interactive Microcast felt they were in the right place their eye on the enabling technology. Raw. at the right time. "There's pent -up demand for what we are doing," said President and CEO Paul Nash. What Microcast is doing is providing high -speed distribution and Level13.net advertising insertion for video streaming sites. It hopes to make money primarily by sharing in the ad revenue. Over the past TV without the middleman few weeks, said James Brandhorst, execu- The future of broadband video streaming Web sites is ... to make pilots. tive vice president, sales and marketing, At least according to William Shpall, COO of Film Roman Inc., whose "the programmers' interest in this space Levell3.net Web site of streaming animated product is a backdoor way to has grown white hot. Some of the biggest discover a modest hit, nurture it and exploit it later. found themselves without an Internet strat- With a background in distribution and entertainment financing (he helped egy. That's what they are doing now, and rebuild Bankers Trust's West Coast media and entertainment division and we think we can help." also was Carolco Pictures' CFO), he sees the Internet and his site as an Other companies promise high- inexpensive way to locate young animators in the hope that one will turn out speed distribution -critical to the suc- to be the next Matt Groening. cessful delivery of video over the And that goal is now more possi- Net -but Microcast also offers "value - ble because the broadband pipe added" services: ad insertion that tar- will, eventually, make his video gets consumers by area, time or demo- streaming Web site not much differ- graphics, and the ability to black out ent from one of the major networks. access to programming by ZIP code. "What's the difference," he asks, The latter feature permits programmers "between a signal you get over a to continue selling market exclusivity cable modem or DSL and one you with some of their shows. get through an antenna ?" Microcast came to NATPE with ten- Shpall is president of the Web tative deals with more than a dozen site, which features weird and crude programmers, including Pax TV, animated characters on 13 chan- Showtime, Studios USA, The Weather nels, including Willis and Jonah, two Channel, Speedvision and wPix(Tv) Film Roman's William Shpall is security guards Beavis and Butt - New York. Nash said Microcast looking for gold in animation head could relate to. streamed from the Web site. expects to firm up the deals within the "Our target market is 17 years old next four or five weeks. and above," Shpall said last week at Replay Networks Inc. has a similar NATPE. But his goal is to find gold in tiny cult -like animated features. After ZIP -code -oriented ad model, albeit one all, he recalls, The Simpsons started as a featurette on the old Tracey Ull- dependent on its own proprietary hard - man show. For Film Roman, which produces The Simpsons and King of drive television box. Replay's tentative the Hill for 20th Century Fox Television, the trick is to find a way to get deal is with everyone. The company another hit but, this time, to own the rights to distribute it. recently announced its plans to go public. Levell3 allows product to be sold either through direct sales of video- Several other facilitators made news at tapes or by selling a Web -cult hit to a network. On the Web site, Shpall NATPE, including Digital Island, which plans a merchandising channel and an animated version of product place- cut a deal with Foxsports.com to stream ment. He argues that it is an example of how the Internet can change the daily live Webcasts on Super Bowl economy: "Let's ask what changes the Internet is making in our economic XXXIV, and RealNetworks Inc., which lives. It's disintermediating distribution." will handle the streaming media for the In other words, the Internet has removed the middleman between pro- NFL's Superbowl.com. SeeItFirst.com, ducer and consumer.

which encodes analog or digital video "The Web is the audience -building tool I can't get to otherwise," he says. that users can stop, back up or pull stills "One of Film Roman's problems is that we compete for shelf space with the from, struck a deal to provide streaming same companies that control the shelf space. We're competing for space on video for 10 Sunbelt TV stations. The WB with Warner Bros., on ABC with Disney, on UPN with Paramount." One dotcom company at NATPE The Web site, he says, is "better than a focus group. Put an animated offered a marriage of content and facil- short on the Internet. If they like it, make a couple more. If that sticks, let's itating technology. Gerry Philpott's E- talk" to a larger distributor. -P. J. Bednarski Poll.com offers real -time, interactive

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By Richard Tedesco speeds and buffering interruptions at pelling images of human tragedies and even the highest speeds -is even more triumphs represents a step toward a In the early days of television, view- primitive in its own way than TV time when we will be able to see online ers gathered around a small video images of half a century ago. everything that is on TV. screen, marveling at the sight of At least this throwback to early TV "Eventually, users will be able to snowy black- and -white images streams in color. What's more, the on- enjoy the experience at their conven- piped into their living rooms, most- demand nature of Internet video points ience 24 -7," says Dick Glover, execu- ly short-form comedies or dramas. to one aspect already being realized. tive vice president of Internet Media The novelty of that video -in -a -box The Internet is successfully competing for ABC. "What we're doing today is has long since worn off. But a variation with-and supplanting -TV and radio blazing a trail to that day." Like many on the form-more immediate, edgier as a ready source for news clips, industry executives, Glover anticipates and frequently more bizarre -now whether it's brief shots of the latest a media world where convergence appears in even smaller windows on school shooting or the touchdown pass between Web -like content and televi- PC screens that recall the early TV that capped yesterday's playoff game. sion as we know it takes place- proba- experience in more ways than one. Given the current state of the technolo- bly on a TV screen. Now, as he sees it, Streaming video on the Web -with gy, the shortest streams are certainly viewers can only contemplate the clas- its slow- motion simulation at low the most palatable. But streaming corn- sic, passive "lean- back" experience of

24 BROADCASTING & CABLE / JANUARY 31, 2000 SPECIAL REPORT traditional TV or the "lean forward" Broadcast America recently launched experience of interactive TV. its NewscastNow.com site with six of "There are people who are trying to 30 TV stations that it has deals with to make it an extension of television. But I stream their newscasts. It provides the think that runs counter to the Web," says stations Tl lines, encoders and links on Daniel O'Brien, Internet analyst at Cam- their own sites to the NewscastNow bridge, Mass. -based Forrester Research. site (www.newscastnow. com). By "The digital underpinnings of this medi- year's end, it expects to have 150 sta- um allow other things to be done." tions online, according to President Recognizable video content cate- John Brier, who says his pitch is to give gories are already emerging on the new stations "a lot of exposure they would- medium. National news and sports sites n't get otherwise" typically repurpose on -air video in clips but also show video produced specifi- Original video in TV's shadow cally for the Web. Another layer of TV- Inserting video ads is one key to the Internet convergence involves sites for Internet's maturity as a mainstream which news aggregators repackage and ways to work medium. William Shpall, COO of Film insert ads in local news streams. In a online to let peo- Roman, which produces the eclectic departure from any traditional TV form, ple get out of the Level 13.com animation site niche programmers are pushing short- [traditional TV] (www.leve113.com) suggests that his form content to Web videophiles in orig- loop. We think company is hearkening back to the inal shows akin to public access and there are some early days of TV by incorporating ads streaming independent films with no opportunities to and sponsorships in the middle of orig- other screening rooms. This is the lead- create some new inal content. "What we can do -and ing edge of the Internet TV evolution. MSNBC.com streams of pro - what traditional TV doesn't allow-is editor -in -chief gramming " to sell in -stream advertising and prod- Sports and news redefined Merrill Brown uct placement." offers five -minute Woelfel says Sports and news provide fertile ground newscasts online. news hounds like But the most striking feature of to test new video formats in this still to "drill down Level 13, which was spawned by the undefined media landscape. into topics" as technology improves. He animators who created The Simpsons, The National Basketball Association foresees CNN developing a stand -alone is its irreverent animated in- your-face provides a graphic example of con- broadband service within the next year: humor that often spoofs TV forms. verged media with its NBA.com TV "It gives you the ability to do something There is Babs Babylon, host of In the this season. That initiative, which com- that's a self-contained product." Dirty World, which apes TV gossip; bines a satellite -delivered 24 -hour MSNBC.com is now streaming what Willis and Jonah, featuring two securi- NBA channel with "wraparound" con- Merrill Brown, MSNBC.com editor- ty guards as movie reviewers; and Trip- tent from the NBA Web site, will in- chief, describes as "nice, crisp five - ping the Rift, a Star Wars send -up that stream a special Web package for the minute newscasts" online (www. employs violence and sex for humor- upcoming All -Star weekend. msnbc.com). Brown sees it as a fore- ous effect. Level 13, says Shpall, "will The league plans multiple Webcam runner of what could eventually be produced in a coverage of the All -Star game, permit- become a stand -alone 24 -hour news different way for ting PC users to select camera angles service on the Net. But for now, he fig- a different sensi- on the site (www.nba.com) to focus on ures "Headlines on MSNBC.com," bility." specific players. The NBA now streams streamed hourly and refreshed 20 times As Net video two -minute highlight packages of each day, is filling a niche to satisfy the reflects some TV nightly games on its own site. news appetite of the average Web forms, it is most- Viewers eager to track the current surfer: "We don't think a half -hour ly recasting those presidential race can now access a daily newscast is what people want. If you forms and 15- minute streamed update co -pro- want to come to the Web for a news- refracting the duced by ABC News and The New York cast, we now have one." images of the Times on both news organizations' Web Pseudo.com CEO older medium in sites (www.ABCNews.com www. Local news redux David Bohrman a clear departure. NYTimes.com). Bernard Gershon, sen- Local news is being repackaged by Pseudo.com, ior vice president of ABC News, sees it Web programmers such as Zatso, Digital Entertainment Network, as a vehicle to "bridge" the traditional BroadcastAmerica, SeeIt First.com and AENTV and PlayTV all produce short- political news cycle of morning and Microcast. form video primarily aimed at Genera- evening news. As TV news organiza- Zatso, formerly ReacTV, combines tion Y and X surfers. tions wage their old battle on this new video from Reuters and The Weather "The boundaries are disappearing, media front, Gershon says, "internally, Channel with stories from affiliate sta- and those boundaries are going to be all we all feel the pressure of breaking tions owned by Meredith Broadcasting, over the place," says David Bohrman, news on the other guys." Scripps Howard and Media General in CEO of Pseudo.com and former execu- According to Scott Woelfel, general a mix of national and regional news tive vice president at CNNfn. manager and editor -in -chief at CNN that enables PC users to tailor news- Pseudo.com programming ranges Interactive (www.cnn.com): "There are casts by topic and locale. from the staid to the frenetic, with a ros-

JANUARY 31, 2000 / BROADCASTING & CABLE 25 SPECIAL REPORT a home for your show, P1ayTV can pro- stream most of its content for nominal vide a home." pay -per -view fees, according to Red - That's close to the philosophy being mund, who sees independent desktop embraced by CMGI's iCast as it moves video production as a potential double toward a delayed launch of its ersatz play for video that can cross over from Webcasting service in mid -February. the Web to TV While it will carry music videos and AtomFilms licenses rights to distrib- radio stations (see B &C Internet, Jan. ute independent films on the Web and 17) it will emphasize self -created con- in an after-market to HBO and other tent from iCast members, which will be offline and online outlets, including showcased on the site. Warner Brothers' Entertaindom. It now has 800 films licensed -40% of them Indie insurgents animation shorts - with features run- Independent film sites such as ning 10 to 40 minutes for obvious rea- IFilm.com, AtomFilms and ClickMovie sons, says Matt Hulett, AtomFilms are creating a new class of Web video, chief marketing officer. "Shorts kind of giving exposure to unknown film direc- fit that niche with online user's short tors. Dreamworks and Imagine Enter- attention span," he says. "The con- tainment will do the same on Pop.com, sumer base online and in general is get- launching this spring. ting younger." House of Blues Digital cybercasts free IFilm.com, which doubles as a distri- Hulett sees concerts nightly, while offering a weekly pay -per -view as a "very pay -per -view concert over the Net. bution point and a community for interesting" prospect and says Atom - young filmmakers, accepts video sub- Films will be "getting serious" in the ter including BizTech2000, a straightfor- missions from anyone. It also accepted next year about seguing into a broad- ward business news show; StarFreaky, a $35 million in financing last week from band format that would support pay - celebrity homage with Jess, an irre- Sony, Eastman Kodak, Liberty Digital per -view. pressible hostess who crashes parties to and others, suggesting this program- One music programmer is establish- get interviews; and And Justice for ming category has staying power. ing a foothold there. By June, House of Brawl, a show aimed at pro wrestling Its inventory of indie films is at Blues Digital plans to schedule daily fans (www.pseudo.com). It is testing 1,000 features and counting, with one pay -per -view concert Webcasts, based boundaries of content and length, conspicuous success story: David Gar- on its success with some events thus according to Bohruran, who foresees a rett and Jason Ward signed a develop- far, according to Lou Mann, president new music channel doing two -hour ment deal with Fox TV based on their of HOB Media Properties. He claims Webcasts, while its space news channel dark comedy Sunday's Game, which 40,000 to 50,000 viewers tried to see a stays in a 10- minute orbit. debuted on IFilm (www.ifilm.com). December Webcast featuring Bonnie Aside from exploring new niches, Besides free streams, IFilm serves up Raitt, Jackson Browne and Shawn building a sense of community around some content for a download fee, like Colvin. "That basically told me there's the shows by enabling chat sessions its current Spike and Mike animation a market out there," says Mann. "If you and other interaction is Pseudo's key to festival ($2) and The Sadness of Sex, a put superstars on, people will come to success, Bohrman says: "People are Feb. 14 debut directed by Rupert Wain- see it." always going to want to sit back and be wright and featuring Peta Wilson (from HOB Digital cybercasts free concerts entertained. But being involved is USA Network's Le Femme Nikita). nightly, with weekly pay Webcasts at going to be a component. How they fit IFilm will serialize downloads of $7.99 per "ticket," splitting revenues together, no one has a clue." Sadness and plans to feature one film 50/50 with the performers. Mann But some programmers already pur- monthly for downloading, a practice it declines to indicate the average response port to have a handle on the Web devel- plans to extend to films that become rate for those performances but insists opment curve. P1ayTV.com launched popular on its site, according to Rodger that doesn't matter: "Whether you get last fall with a 12 -hour slate of two - Raderman, IFilm CEO, who says the 500 or 5,000 people to come, that's hour talk shows, including Kiki at Mid- overall content mission is "to mix it up somewhat irrelevant right now. We're night, 2 Guys on a Couch and The Alex a bit." trying to change the mindset. We're try- Bennett Program, featuring the San Tranz-Send Broadcasting is mixing a ing to change the culture right now." Francisco broadcast personality. It uses range of film inventory for its Click - instant messaging functionality from Movie.com site (www.clickmovie. AOL and Microsoft and brings direct com). Tranz -Send says it has the rights to interaction with its surfing audience 40,000 titles, including vintage TV con- into the mix. Stefan Bouchard, tent, movies and educational films. And P1ayTV's vice president of business Scott Redmund, Tranz -Send's CEO, development, says the formula is spark- says it was in on the Web rights frenzy at ing a special energy: "Magic is being the recent Sundance Film Festival. created. The format of the shows needs Tranz -Send's TranzCast technology to be tailored to this new medium." enables full- screen video using existing Bouchard says P1ayTV plans to cast streaming software to create a "broad- "some great unknowns" in its audience casting infrastructure" for video that iFilm is streaming an animation fest for a in their own shows: "If you don't have can be ported to TV. ClickMovie will small pay -per -view fee.

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Fox plans to add a vice president of diversity in response to pressure from the NAACP and other groups for more minorities behind and in front of the camera, industry sources say. The yet -to -be-hired executive would oversee a broad plan for increasing the number of shows with minorities in their cast and production ranks, the sources say. The plan is expected to be announced in the next few days. A Fox spokesman had no comment. News of Fox's initiative emerged last Wednesday at NATPE, where diversity took center stage. During an early- morning session, NAACP Presi- Discussing diversity in the television industry with ABC News anchor Connie Chung, dent Kweisi Mfume said he won't rule NAACP President Kweisi Mfume said that he would not rule out seeking government out trying to enlist the government in regulation on the issue. his push for more network diversity. ABC News anchor Connie Chung subject of government intervention in point of contention with CBS executives hosted the breakfast Q &A session with the diversity effort. He and other minor- and has stalled the Tiffany network's Mfume, who publicly broached the ity leaders have reached groundbreak- expected diversity agreement, says His- ing diversity agreements with ABC and panic- American leader Felix Sanchez. NBC over the past several weeks and "CBS is resisting that idea, and I don't Dowdle honored; are closing in on similar pacts with Fox understand why," says Sanchez, who FitzSimons accepts and CBS. Mfume, a former Maryland represents the National Hispanic Coun- Congressman, had downplayed any sort cil of the Arts at the session. CBS Televi- of government involvement in the effort sion CEO Les Moonves told members of until yesterday. the Television Critics Association earlier Although he didn't say there was a this month that he is opposed to "quotas" specific plan among the leaders of the in any diversity agreement. A CBS minority coalition working with the net- spokesman would not comment on the works, he did say, "There are a number VP -level position but said the network is of different things that would allow you close to unveiling a pact with the to go down that street of government NAACP and other groups. Mfume told regulation. It's not something that I'm BROADCASTING & CABLE earlier in the advocating, but we're not ruling it out" week that negotiations with CBS have Jacqueline Kong, a Hollywood pro- gone slower than he expected. ducer and the executive director of Mfume, Sanchez and other coalition Asian American Media Development, members are also talking with execu- went even further during a panel ses- tives at NBC and ABC. Both networks, sion on diversity. "I think it's going to which have already agreed to sweeping Tribune Broadcasting President head in that direction unless some diversity initiatives, did not promise cre- Dennis FitzSimons (above) accepts things are actually put into place ation of vice president positions. ABC ALTV's Distinguished Service beyond where they are now. All I can and NBC executives had no comment. Award on behalf of his predecessor, say right now is that [government inter- "If we don't have a vice president of Jim Dowdle. Dowdle, who retired vention] is an option and that we are diversity forcing the agreement with each last year and couldn't make it to the luncheon ceremony because he is discussing it right now." of the networks, then the agreements are recovering from heart surgery. In a Kong and other minority leaders have only as good as the goodwill of the cur- letter read by FitzSimons, Dowdle been pushing the networks to install an rent presidents," Sanchez says. "And with lauded ALTV and encouraged its executive at the vice president level to the high turnover in the industry of net- members to continue to work together for "free local TV." oversee implementation of the diversity work executives, in order to have long - agreements. The issue has become a lasting solutions, we have to have an

JANUARY 31, 2000 / BROADCASTING & CABLE 33 BROADCASTING enforcer and an ombudsman. That's and executives for careers in television. an attempt to gain publicity for the organ- something that we are focused on." Without minority organizations like the ization, drew a chuckle from the audi- A big part of the diversity agree- AAMD, Kong says, minorities will be ence and this reply from Mfume: "That's ments with the networks has focused in trouble if they are expected to join a good reach, Connie. The reason we are on the hiring of minority writers, pro- the ranks and simply fit in. doing this is because it's the right thing to ducers and executives in the future. "It's like going to the major leagues do. I'd like to think it's something a lot of Kong says that, because of a lack of without minor league training," says people have talked about but don't have opportunities at the major networks, Kong. "You're going to fail." the [authority] or the voice to make a her Los Angeles organization has been Chung, asking whether the NAACP change, We didn't create this hole for the forced into prepping potential writers has gone after the broadcast networks in networks; they did." Warner Bros. is first on MARS High -speed ratings `dream machine'from SystemLogic will offer specialized reports

By Melissa Grego machine, its Media Analysis Reporting hour, a calculator, and lots and lots of System (MARS) is hitting the market this longhand. After a two - and -a -half year jour- week. Warner Bros., one of the studios Executives who want to gather infor- ney, MARS is within the grasp of involved in the MARS research, is the mation on when to air or sell ads, or Hollywood ratings numbers first to sign up for the service. what program and what timeslot is best crunchers. MARS is a computer application to target a specific demo, normally SystemLogic says that, following that allows studios, advertisers and sta- have to go through six or seven compu- years of research, which included enlist- tions to produce "in two minutes" the tations by hand, says Luke Lobo, Sys- ing the help of several major studios to kind of specialized ratings reports that temLogic's director of business devel- come up with specs for a "dream" ratings would normally take at least a half opment and strategic marketing. "Users can be more productive using the data," he says. "Rather than spending NATPE hails Caesar time manually copying and pasting the data from one application to another, they NATPE kicked off its "21st The annual Century Show of Shows" can use that time to analyze the data" Chairman's SystemLogic has an agreement with Award went with a fitting tribute to to TV's King comedian Sid Caesar and Nielsen to house and process live of Comedy, a new slogan: The Alliance Nielsen data on an IBM server, the Sid Caesar. of Media Content Profes- RS /6000 S80 UNIX server, at System - sionals. Logic's California headquarters. Sub- The organization scribers access the system remotely and opened its doors on a new must have their own license for Nielsen's Tuesday with a century data to use the MARS application. pledge to be all things to What sets the system apart from other everyone in the content business as the television ratings -analysis applications, Lobo industry adapts to a wave says, is that its integrated interface of new technology. enables users to cross -reference the CEO Bruce Johansen started the 37th annual conference appropriately, national, sweeps and overnight modules entering the opening session via a TV monitor with a message: "NATPE is at once. Once users learn how to use one going to bring traditional media and new media together. Content is king and part of the program, they can operate the it's going to take center stage here this week" entire system. Competitors focus on Susan Grant, president of CNN Newsource Sales and outgoing NATPE individual groups of data, he says. chairwoman, said those in the television industry doubting NATPE's impor- MARS is possible, he adds, because tance in the new millennium are in for a big surprise. "NATPE has never been more relevant," said Grant, who will be replaced this week as NATPE chair by of the scalability of the IBM system, Steve Mosko, Columbia TriStar Television Distribution executive vice president which has the power and capacity to of sales. "It resonates even more with its members now than ever before." store all of the data sources in one Grant presented NATPE's annual Chairman's Award to former Show of warehouse. Shows' star Caesar, who gave the thousands in attendance a sample of his clas- In the coming months, Lobo says, sic comedy. Caesar had the audience roaring with a 10- minute performance that the company will incorporate addition- included every language (or Caesar's version of it) but English. al Nielsen data, such as cable numbers Bill Maher and a cast of syndication stars (Jerry Springer, Louie Anderson, and Hispanic ratings groups. Robin Givens and Mablean Ephriam) put on a NATPE version of ABC's Politi- Lobo would not say how much cally Incorrect. Maher said his show is "the most ripped -off show on TV. It's Warner Bros. paid to go to MARS. He either us or Xena Warrior Judge. Everything from President Clinton to the recent White House -network PSA scandal was material for discussion on the did, however, say that the price is nego- Incorrect panel. -Joe Schlosser tiable and will vary depending on the number of users.

34 BROADCASTING & CABLE / JANUARY 31, 2000 BROADCASTING NATPE names new board Making the digital cut The number of blue badges, or reg- First -run is going digital, but syndicators are having to istered buyers, at the NATPE confer- decide what library product will get expensive makeover ence this year was up, even though the number of station general man- By Joe Schlosser 300 episodes of Cheers. agers was down, says NATPE Presi- "It's going to cost us a fortune to turn dent and CEO Bruce Johansen. The syndication industry is quietly our whole library around," he said. "So The decrease in general man- arming for the digital revolution, we have to evaluate what product, pro- agers is not an efficient measure of and some of the top Hollywood stu- grams, are worth making the conver- the volume of business done at the dios are spending millions of dollars to gence for. a convention, Columbia TriStar Televi- It's long process, and it's sion Distribution Executive VP of get their programming ready. Not every expensive." Sales Steve Mosko believes. "This is show, though, is going to make the cut. Nogawski says all current Para- a sales convention," said Mosko, who Off -network evergreens like Cheers mount first -mn shows are being shot in succeeded CNN Newsource Sales and M *A *S *H are currently undergo- HDTV and that all of the studio's films President Susan Grant as chairman ing digital facelifts and will be HDTV- have either been transferred or are of NATPE. "All the key buyers are ready for syndication over the next being converted to digital. He would here, and they're doing business" year, studio executives say. not say which shows in the vast Para- He cited his own company's Paramount Domestic Television's mount Pictures library, a library that sales activity as an example: The John Nogawski, speaking at an ALTV includes such classic series as I Love company arrived at the convention panel titled "Programming: with two new first -run shows with no Still the Lucy and Happy Days, will be made clearances and made major deals King," said his studio is currently HDTV-ready. Cheers is currently in its on both. spending $8 million to transfer nearly second off-net cycle in syndication, According to Johansen, this also was a "watershed" year in terms of Columbia TriStar's Barry Thurston and Warner Bros.' Dick Robertson were among new -media exhibitors (160), which the syndicators weighing in on the digital switch. accounted for about 18% of the total, up from 30 last year, or less than 1%. In addition to the turning over of the chairmanship -a one -year, one- time job -from Grant to Mosko, the new members joining the board of directors were announced: Marcel - lus Alexander, vice president/gener - al manager of KYw -Tv Philadelphia; Madelyn Bonnot, vice president/general manager of wvuE- Tv New Orleans; Stephanie Camp- bell, senior vice president of pro- gramming for DirecTV; Lisa Churchville, president/ general manager of WJAR -Tv Providence, R.I.; Thomas Frank, COO of Real - Networks; Julie Kantrowitz, execu- tive vice president of media sales for Warner Bros. Domestic Televi- sion; Garnett Losak, vice presi- dent/and director of programming for Blair Television; Marleen Under -USA National Catholic Association for Communicators announces McDaniel, chair and CEO of The 2000 Call for Entries Women.com Networks; Armando Honoring radio and television programs that enrich their audiences through a values - Nunez Jr., president of CBS Broad- centered vision of humanity. cast International; and Sean Perry, Program Categories: an agent in the Entertainment The Arts News and Information Religion PSAs Community syndication depart- Awareness Campaigns Children's Programming Features Station of the Year ment of Endeavor Agency. Awards Personal Achievement Award Programming in Spanish Also, Tony Vinciguerra, executive Markets: National Release, 1-25 and 26+ 1999 National Release winners included: vice president and COO of Hearst - Dateline NBC ABC News: 20/20 National Public Radio Lifetime Television Argyle Television, was named a Personal Achievement Award Miss Della Reese member representative of NATPE's Deadline: April 12, 2000 Executive Committee, and Jon For Information and /or Entry Forms call: 937.229.2303, ext. 1 Mandel, co- managing director and Entry form also accessible on website: www.undausa.org chief negotiating officer of Media - Unda-USA, 901 Irving Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45409 -2316 Corn, moved into the position of first vice chair. -Melissa Grego

JANUARY 31, 2000 I BROADCASTING & CABLE 35 BBOADCASTINg and Paramount executives are prepar- he says, are still being weighed. Tribune Entertainment president ing the former NBC sitcom's third go Columbia TriStar Television Distrib- Dick Askin reports that it costs about in syndication. ution President Barry Thurston says, $20,000 extra per episode to tape a first - Fox -owned Twentieth Television is "When you realize our company has run action series like Gene Roddenber- currently transferring all M *A *S *H over 350 series and 70,000 hours of ry's Andromeda in HDTV. It is smart to episodes and the studio's films to digi- programming, you have to be selective pay the extra money up -front, he says, tal, according to President Rick Jacob- and do it based on demand." All new as Tribune is doing, rather than having son. Decisions on Fox library product, CTTD shows are being shot in HDTV. to go back and update a show. Blues over 'Sopranos' spot Emmis executive blasts CBS for carrying commercial for acclaimed HBO series

By Joe Schlosser

Where is local broadcast televi- sion going in America? According to Emmis Commu- nications executive Madelyn Bonnot, not in the right direction. Bonnot, one of seven industry execu- tives on a NATPE panel titled "TV American Style," blasted CBS for airing The `TV American Style' panel debated the current and future state of TV and the a commercial for HBO's The Sopranos growing battle /relationship with the Internet. during a recent NFL playoff game. "I have a problem when CBS runs a that night, averaging a 16.2 rating/22 DirecTV's Eddy Hartenstein. The panel spot for The Sopranos on the same day share, according to Nielsen Media addressed the current state and future of of the show's season premiere and they Research. CBS executives would not say television, as well as the growing bat - do it during an NFL playoff game," if there are any more ads coming from tle/relationship with the Internet. Bonnot said. "It's revenue, and we love HBO or whether the CBS O &Os will "The reality is, you are going to see a revenue, but when we start promoting carry more cable spots in the future. lot of change," said Askin. "Compensa- the time and date of cable programs..." Emmis Communications owns eight tion has to change. When you are deal- CBS executives said the advertise- TV stations, including CBS affiliate w nn- ing with networks that are losing ments for The Sopranos, which ran on Tv in Terre Haute, Ind.; five Fox affiliates, money or just breaking even, I think the Jan. 16-the day of the HBO series' one WB outlet, and a single ABC affiliate. whole of issue of compensation has to season debut -were not national net- After the panel, Bonnot added: "Our sta- then be re- examined." work spots. CBS executives also said tions don't do this and won't ever do this." In terms of the hot issue of network the ads were carried only by the CBS Also on the panel were Tribune ownership of local stations, Gardner told owned -and - operated stations and did Entertainment President Dick Askin, the audience not to expect the FCC to not mention the "day and date" infor- Lifetime Entertainment President Car- raise the current cap of 35% any time mation that Bonnot claimed. ole Black, Washington -based attorney soon. Election -year politics and the cur- The second - season premiere of The Mickey Gardner, Micronet's Toby rent state of the television marketplace, Sopranos scored record cable ratings Burke, CBS' Gil Schwartz and he said, will spell "hard cheese" for big station owners like News Corp. and CBS. All the cable and network panelists said they are not "threatened" by the lger, ABC up future of the Internet, but they did say It's official, Robert Iger has been named president and COO of The Walt Dis- they are keeping close tabs on the ney Co. as well as a member of the board of directors, making him the clear growing computer side of things. "We heir apparent to Michael Eisner, chairman. The news came on the same day have real brand loyalty at Lifetime, and last week that Disney released its first -quarter earnings, which showed we couldn't be the number -one net- extraordinary gains driven by the company's media assets, particularly the work in all female demographics if we ABC Television Network. Disney's media network segment posted a 73% didn't," Black said. "I think new tech- gain in operating income to $642 million on a 19% revenue gain to $2.7 bil- nology is fascinating and is going to lion. Disney executives cited the strong advertising market and huge gains play into everything. But I'm not that driven by Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? as well as rating gains by Good scared of it and not threatened by it." Morning America and 20/20. They also said cable profits were up 30 %. CBS Communications' Schwartz They did not break out the broadcast percentage gain, but a Disney exec- said TV viewers do enjoy what the utive said last week they expected ABC to be profitable on the strength of the Internet offers but, at the end of the day, strong ad market, ratings gains and this year's Super Bowl. "they all want to sit and be entertained. Thank God."

36 BROADCASTING & CABLE / JANUARY 31, 2000 BROADCASTING

longstanding ban on cam- eras in the courtroom, but many trials were televised under an experimental pro- gram created by the legis- lature. That program ended in 1997, however, largely due to fallout from the O.J. `Reporter made me dent was taped before the to local competitors Simpson murder trial in Telemundo staffers them- because they spend valu- do it' defense Los Angeles. selves sought cover. At the able resources promoting a rejected in Fla. trial, which was covered by particular personality. "The La. reporter charged A Fort Lauderdale jury Court TV, Cruz denied she people they promote didn't convicted a man of first - had invited Martin to the just fall off the turnip with sex, drug degree murder for the cemetery to provoke a con- truck," said Clay. "They offenses killing his ex -wife at of frontation and said she had work; they gain experience Wvun(Tv) New Orleans their daughter's gravesite, no idea Nuñez would be to the point where they can said it was determined to despite the defense claim aimed. be marketed that way." report on charges of sexu- that Emilio Nuñez was the bill Nonetheless, al and drug provoked by a local televi- misconduct Noncompete clauses already has been narrowed use against its reporter sion reporter's incessant from its original form to attacked in Mo. Mike Longman just as it questioning. The jury include only on-air staff. deliberated only an hour The Missouri legislature is would were a case brought and a half before convict- launching the latest attack Judge affirms against any other promi- ing Nuñez after watching on noncompete clauses in cameras in New nent local figure. a stunning videotape made local broadcasting. The "We didn't change any by a Telemundo camera of American Federation of York courtrooms rules," said Vice President Nuñez firing 10 shots into Television and Radio Even though pretrial pub- of News Keith Esparros. Maritza Martin as she lay Artists, which successfully licity forced the trial to be "We were among the at his feet. fought to outlaw the claus- moved from New York media staking Mike out. I Nuñez's attorney es in Massachusetts and City to Albany, TV stations felt we could neither be accused reporter Ingrid Maine, found a sponsor in will get access to the more lenient nor more Cruz, then with wscv(Tv) St. Louis State Senator much -anticipated and harsh." Longman himself Fort Lauderdale, of manip- William Clay, who called racially charged trial of told his news peers he ulating Nuñez's anger at the boilerplate contract four policemen accused of understood that they must the gravesite, where he had provisions "inherently shooting to death an do their jobs. agreed to be interviewed. unfair." Clay, who faces unarmed man from Two weeks ago during a Prosecutors said Nuñez opposition from the Mis- Guinea, Africa. A New raid on Longman's home, held Martin responsible for souri Broadcasters Associ- York State judge struck police seized videotapes their daughter's suicide, ation and Chamber of down as unconstitutional showing several males, and wanted to tell that Commerce, does not New York State's ban on some possibly underage, story. When Martin accept the traditional argu- courtroom cameras, clear- engaged in sexual activity. ing the way for Court TV's showed up, Nuñez pro- ment that stations should Earlier, a 15- year-old told coverage of the trial of four duced a gun and began be able to bar employees police he had had sexual white New York City offi- shooting. Much of the inci- from jumping immediately contact with Longman. cers charged with second - Esparros also went on the degree murder in the death of Amadou Diallo. air, acknowledging "as a Agreeing with the cable parent... how reprehensi- network, Judge Joseph ble and repugnant these Teresi said justice must be charges are" as well as accomplished "under the Longman's history in the eyes of the people" and market and intent to that broadcasting the trial defend himself while he is would enhance the public's on administrative leave. understanding of the judi- Longman admits to a sub- cial system and contribute stance abuse problem and to public confidence in the intends to seek treatment. courts. The judge said the All news is local. First Amendment creates a Contact Dan Trigoboff at Jurors in a Fort Lauderdale murder trial saw this video of a presumptive right to tele- (301) 260 -0923, e-mail graveside shooting, filmed by a local Telemundo station. vise courtroom proceed- dtrig @erols.com or fax to Photo provided by Court TV. ings. New York has had a (202) 463 -3742.

JANUARY 31, 2000 / BROADCASTING & CABLE 37 BROADCASTING Send in the Marin Emphasis on `quality' news lures anchor who refused to work with Jerry Springer

By Dan Trigoboff Moreover, all of my bosses have given from the formatting of news. "We're not me -and the newsroom -a firm and trying to create some sort of format. When Carol Marin joined CBS in clear commitment about the quality and There may be days where one story 1997 she was emphatic: she kind of news we will deliver at 10 p.m." dominates, and it's possible to have would not be an anchor. "I Given that the show will be called three or four stories on a newscast. It's never thought I would go back to anchor- The 10 O'Clock News, Reported by also possible to have 10 stories on a ing," says Marin, whose last experience Carol Marin, Marin plans to put her given day. We want to be flexible. We're in the anchor seat at NBC -owned wmAQ- own stamp on it. "I see this newscast as not inventing some new thing here; TV Chicago ended when she quit in a a whole report. I'll be in the mix; I'll be we're working hard to be understated." much -publicized huff over the station's senior editor. I won't be coming in just Her age, she says, "shouldn't be an hiring talkmeister Jerry Springer to do to read it, but to help construct it. I'll be issue. The sad thing is that it's seen by commentaries. "I didn't want to go back involved in story conferences." some people as remarkable" that a to it. Not the way it had become" Certainly the installation of a 51 -year- woman over 50 has been hired as an But for CBS' WBBM -TV, the notion of old solo female anchor suggests a direc- anchor. At 60 Minutes II, to which she putting one of Chicago's most respected tion different from the more youthful, will continue to contribute, "I'm not and popular broadcast journalists -one male -female pairings of most stations one of the older ones." already in its employ -on the anchor (although not unprecedented: WJLA -TV "Viewers know that if she's going to desk to boost a low -rated newscast Washington last year brought back 53- put her name on a broadcast, it's going would appear to be a virtual no- brainer. year -old Maureen Bunyan, formerly a to be straightforward," says Price, But Marin needed to be convinced. fixture on rival wusA(Tv), as a solo whose newscast has been trailing for "When [WBBM -TV Chicago general anchor). But WBBM -TV insists it's more a years. "I saw the need to differentiate manager Hank Price and news director return to basics, uncorrupted by testing our newscast from the other newscasts; Pat Costello] came to me about 6 and formatting, than a new direction. to be more Chicago- oriented, to make months ago and asked if I would talk Marin agrees. "The only radical thing is decisions based on the news of the day, about anchoring a newscast, I said I'd to go back to what we used to do," she as opposed to making decisions based talk about anything but I wasn't going says. on our format. Then we started think- to anchor a newscast. We spent all that "Having a solo anchor eliminates a ing, `wow, what an opportunity if we time talking about quality." little of the required choreography," she could get Carol Marin.' Apparently they were persuasive. On says, "choreography that absorbs time "We baited her," Price says. "We Monday Marin returns to anchoring, that could be given to a reporter" and challenged her to have an opportunity and in a big way. Not only will she be that has developed not from news, but to do what she says is important." Price anchoring wsBM -TV's 10 o'clock news, notes that the assurances given Marin but she'll be anchoring solo. have the support of the CBS Station Marin's comfort level appeared to Group. Marin even flew to Los Angeles survive even last week's rumors that to meet with group head John Severino. Joel Cheatwood, part of the manage- "We've made a long -term commitment ment team during Marin's unhappy, to Carol. John Severino is on board. final days at WMAQ -TV, was expanding But we don't expect this newscast to his role from station manager at KYW- come right out of the box and turn TV Philadelphia to become an in -house things around overnight. I think we consultant for CBS -owned stations. have very reasonable expectations. Our Cheatwood has been a largely success- main expectation is a quality job. We'll ful, if controversial, director of news in let the ratings come later." Boston, Miami and Chicago with a rep- Her newscast, Marin says, will utation for fast -paced and colorful accent hard news. "I'm a better hard newscasts that are also criticized as news reporter than a soft feature crime -oriented and tabloid in style. reporter," she notes, "but there are no Cheatwood could not be reached, absolutes. [And] I don't anticipate it and CBS said it had "nothing to being grim all the time. Hard news is announce" late last week regarding not necessarily bad news. I am not Cheatwood's status. Marin says that "I opposed to smiling occasionally. There am not at all concerned that Joel Cheat - has to be a balance." wood is going to be a factor in Chica- The newscast will not, she says, because he will not have a consult- Marin: 'I'm a better hard news reporter push against the wall that divides news go- than a soft feature reporter, but there are ing role here. My boss, Hank Price, has no absolutes. Hard news is not and advertising. In 1995, Marin set the given me absolute assurance of that. necessarily bad news.' stage for her later showdown with then-

38 BROADCASTING & CABLE / JANUARY 31, 2000 BROADCASTING wMAQ -TV management when she was them. It's not just a problem with local "This notion of synergy," she says, suspended for refusing to read a plug television. It's in local radio, and in "viewers and readers are sick of it" on a 6 p.m. newscast for a commercial print. Show me the real estate section "Whatever good will there is in this tie -in to a public service campaign. [of a newspaper] or the automobile sec- market for me won't be enough to keep "There won't be any commercial tion, and look at the remarkable so- viewers watching unless we deliver," she insinuation into the newscast," she called articles about advertisers." says. "This is one of the last really tough - stressess. "The most dangerous ones And she won't enter "my idea of minded hard -news towns, like Baltimore, look like some high- minded public news hell. `And now a report on the guy Detroit, Boston and Pittsburgh. If you get service with a drug company or hospi- behind tonight's movie. - If there's into a cab in Chicago, the driver can tell tal-and they're all advertisers. These interest in a disease or other topic of a you who all the general managers at the are implicit deals; where advertisers made -for-TV movie, she says, there will TV stations are, and who the past ones pay a fee to get a story done about be interest on other days of the week. were. They pay attention to news here."

tive programming for its stations' Web sites. First up is xvBc -TV Las Vegas, GET WITH which will be "showcas- ing local entertainment, restaurants By: Joe Schlosser and Melissa Grego and nightlife." International Krieger pitch, titled in, Wiatt out Space Chal- tor for the Asia Pacific ter- Hallmark Hearst -Argyle Television lenger, a home- improve- ritory. Most recently Hallmark Entertainment Productions has named ment game show, brought founder/managing director is drawing international Ellie Krieger the new host him $50,000 and a devel- of Hong Kong -based attention. of its syndicated weekly opment deal with Colum- Marigot Communications Japan's Fuji TV has signed a deal for Hall- series Living Better. bia TriStar Television Dis- Ltd., he will be responsi- mark's four-hour minis- Krieger, a registered dieti- tribution and Microsoft. ble for heading up the eries Aftershock, about an cian and former model, The competition attracted channel's new offices in earthquake in New York replaces former host Car- more than 100 contestants, Hong Kong. City. Video distributor rie Wiatt. Hearst -Argyle who were given 60 seconds Pony Canyon will handle executives say Wiatt opted to pitch a panel of Internet Startz deals with home video distribution in not to return to the show and television executives. Catalyst the region. French network for the 2000 -01 season. Homes show Emmy Award-winning M6 has bought the rights producer Jane Startz, who Hearst Entertainment and to several Hallmark mini- Telco in Harmony created The Magic School GoodHome.com are team- series, including its latest, Santa Monica, Calif. - Bus for PBS and produced ing to launch the half -hour 10th Kingdom, as well as based Telco Productions the features The Indian in lifestyle weekly Homes & Aftershock, Leprechauns, has been named exclusive the Cupboard and The Hideaways in fall 2000. Jason and the Argonauts distributor for a number of Mighty, is close to signing Donna Hanover, Good and Don Quixote. Harmony Gold's movies a deal with Toronto -based Day New York correspon- and miniseries. Catalyst Entertainment Telco pro- dent and anchor of the for Sacks joins Carlton three movies. Catalyst moted the Telco 5 Collec- Food Network's In Food is Jeri Sacks, former vice actively seeking tion, a package of five, Today, has signed on to a broad- president for pay/cable and four -hour miniseries pro- host. The weekly will cast outlet for the movies, ancillary sales, Tribune duced by Harmony Gold, showcase the homes and to be budgeted at about $2 Entertainment, is joining at the convention last getaways of celebrities. million to $3 million Carlton America as vice week: King of the Hearst Entertainment is apiece: Alexandra's Vam- president, domestic sales. pire, It's Only Me and Olympics, The Man Who producing, while Good - It is the first major appoint- Lived at the Ritz, Sherlock Home.com is the show's Queen's Rhapsody. ment for the newly formed Holmes & the Leading "presentation sponsor" and Sunbelt punches up U.S. development and pro- Lady, Sherlock Holmes: will also add an interactive duction arm of Carlton Incident at Victoria Falls dimension to the show, Web sites International Media Group. and Jack Higgins' The which has been cleared on Sunbelt Communications In other Carlton America Confessional. WNBC -TV New York. is moving some of its news, the company has local programming muscle Winning pitch signed an exclusive global Meyer joins history to the Web. Las Vegas - distribution deal for made- Toronto -based producer As part of the expansion based Sunbelt, which for-TV movies from Long- Jonathan Block -Verk was plans for The History owns 10 TV stations, will bow Productions. The first the inaugural winner of the Channel in Asia, Carl use video streaming serv- property under the deal is Microsoft TV Interactive Meyer has been named ice SeeltFirst.com to USA Networks' Painful pitch contest. Block's regional managing direc- encode and stream interac- Secrets.

JANUARY 31, 2000 / BROADCASTING & CABLE 39 BROADCASTING Dr. Laura: third time's the charm After several close calls, Dr. Laura Schlessinger appears headed for daytime television. The controversial personality and author, whose syndicated radio program garners close to 20 million listeners a day, is in the midst of devel- oping Dr. Laura for its fall debut. The Paramount Domestic Television hour-long talk show has already been sold in more than 125 markets covering 85% of the country for next season. And it's clearly the most antic- ipated program offering in syndication for the 2000 -2001 sea- son. Schlessinger has flirted with working in television before-with Universal Television in 1996 and with CBS'syn- dication unit Eyemark Entertainment two years later. This time, she says, she has received the freedom to run the kind of show she desires, and the studio-Paramount- shares her `family" values. The conservative talk-show host, who turned 53 this month, sat down with BROADCASTING & CABLE'S Joe Schlosser and Melissa Grego to discuss her upcoming show-and her lifelong mission. How long have you wanted to do television? I have not aspired to do television. I did many years ago when I saw the Donahue Show. That was the first time inter- esting things were being discussed and positions were being argued on a very sophisticated level. But my heart was real- ly into radio because, in radio, it's just three hours of nobody with the TV show, we haven't gotten that far into it yet. The editing, nobody nagging and you are in control. basic concept is to present ethical issues that really impact About five years ago, I was approached [about doing a life. All of the ways of looking at [an issue] will be present- syndicated show] by Universal, and they said this will be ed. My point of view will also be presented, and an opportu- your vision and whatever it is you want to do. Then the ink nity for the audience to get involved will be there, too. was dry, and they suddenly moved from that position. Velma Cato, the executive producer who did the pilot with me, tried Will there be a studio audience? desperately to keep the pilot on track for our vision. That Oh, yes. I'm looking forward to interacting with them. was a difficult problem. I walked out. Sometimes they will be a big part of a show, and sometimes they won't. There isn't going to be a strict daily format. One So why now are you getting back into television? day, I could do a whole thing for an hour. The next day, I Over the last five years, Velma has been calling now and could have four subjects. Another time, I could spend the then. She would say that we have to do a TV show. I would whole time in the audience. tell her to go away. About nine months ago, she gets a cold What about phone calls and the Internet? and is home in bed. She called me after about two days of being at home trapped, watching television. Her whole tone We are going to be doing man -on- the -street, and we are was different. She said angrily, "Do you know what is on tel- going to have cameras out there. We'll probably have some evision? It's trash. You have to go on." sort of Internet link. We have an appointment with [Paramount Domestic Televi- Do what gets on and what doesn't? sion President] Frank Kelly. Everybody else is around the table you have authority over ready to talk business, and he and I spent a half an hour talking We are in control. This show was bought and sold with no about parenting, comparing notes on our teenage boys. A half format, do you realize that? We were bought by Paramount hour in, Velma said, "Can we talk about television now ?" with absolutely no format. [Paramount executives] trust us. He asked what happened at Universal, and I told the truth. These are not people I need to sit down and say, sign here, He talked about Paramount and the kinds of things he and assure me this, this and this. believed in. I thought these are people I can work with. I thought this would be an opportunity to do something of What exactly is your mission? value, because I'm on a mission. To do something that's The English translation of the Hebrew phrase is to perfect meaningful would be worth our time. the world. The Jewish perspective is, God created the world and it is our job to help perfect it. Just like God created the How do you plan to make your TV show different from the earth and the wheat, but we are the ones that take the wheat radio show? and make bread. We each have the obligation and the respon- The only [similarity] will be the rant and rave at the begin- sibility to live our lives in a way that helps perfect the world. ning when there is an ethical issue. But what I want to do I take that very seriously.

40 BROADCASTING & CABLE / JANUARY 31, 2000 BROADCASTING PEOPLE'S CHOICE JANUARY 17-23 Broadcast alma prime ON ratings Fox's `Malcolm in the Middle' was anything but; the freshman comedy according lo Nielsen Media Research placed 11th despite heavyweight competition from both NBC and CBS.

Week NBC ir % N_MM, LI 10.4/16 10.0/15 6.7/10 7.6/11 2.0/3 2.7/4 8:00 27. King of Queens 10.0/15 74. Life & Trials: Ally 99. Moesha 2.1/3 >- 78. Freaks & Geeks 5.1/8 90. 7th Heaven 3.5/5 Q 8:30 36. Ladies Man 9.0/13 McBeal 5.4/8 9E. The Parkers 2.3/3 22. American Music Z 9:00 7. Ev Lys Raymd 12.3/18 104. Grown -Ups 1.9/3 Awards 61. Dateline NBC 6.8/10 29. Ally McBeal 9.8/14 104. Safe Harbor 1.9/3 G 14. Becker 11.2/16 9:30 5.9/9 107. Grown -Ups 1.7/3 10:00 39. Family Law 8.9/15 45. Third Watch 8.4/14 10:30 13.4/21 10.0/16 6.4/10 5.0/8 1.6/2 3.3/5

}, 8:00 2. Who Wants to Be a 73. Just Shoot Me 5.5/8 69. That '70s Show 6.1/9 90. Buffy the Vampire 29. JAG 9.8/15 99. I Dare You! 2.1/3 4 8:30 Millionaire? 19.2/29 81. 3rd Rock fr /Sun 4.9/7 74. Malcolm /Middle 5.4/8 Slayer 3.5/5 12 9:00 19. Dharma & Greg 10.6/16 49. Will & Grace 7.7/12 111. Shasta McNasty 1.2/2 31.60 Minutes II 9.7/15 84. Party of Five 4.2/6 92. Angel 3.1/5 9:30 42. Sports Night 8.5/13 64. Veronica's Clset 6.6/10 111. Dilbert 1.2/2

p 10:00 10. NYPD Blue 11.5/19 22. Judging Amy 10.4/17 61. Dateline NBC 6.8/11 10:30 8.8/14 9.5/15 9.0/14 4.5/7 2.9/4 2.8.4 Q 8:00 47. Two Guys & Girl 7.8/13 78. Beverly Hills 90210 61. City of Angels* 6.8/11 21. Twenty One 10.5/16 102.7 Days 2.0/3 92. Dawson's Creek 3.1/5 9 8:30 54. Norm 7.3/11 5.1/8

Z 9:00 33. Drew Carey 9.4/14 87. Star Trek: Voyager 17. CBS Wednesday 53. West Wing 7.5/11 86. Get Real 3.8/6 94. Roswell 2.6/4 9:30 41. Spin City 8.7/13 3.7/6 Movie -Murder in the 10:00 Mirror 10.9/17 1 28.20/20 9.9/16 34. Law & Order 9.1/15 10:30 13.0/20 8.2/13 11.5/18 4.4/7 5.0/7 3.0/4 Y. 8:00 49. Whose Line Is It 7.7/12 32. Diagnosis Murder 6. Friends 13.3/20 95. Popular 2.4/4 36. Whose Line Is 9.6/15 83. Fox Thursday Night 8:30 It 9.0/13 9. Jesse 11.8/18 8C. WWF Smackdown! 0 Movie-Maximum 9:00 1. Who 7. Frasier 12.3/18 5.0/7 Wants to Be a Risk 4.4/7 57. Chicago Hope 7.0/10 88. Charmed 3.6/5 0 9:30 Millionaire? 19.6/29 39. Stark Rug Mad 8.9/13 10:00 16.20/20 Downtown 46.48 Hours 8.0/13 12. ER 11.3/19 10:30 11.0/18 7.1/12 6.3/11 10.6/18 5.8/10 1.2/2 2.1/4 8:00 72. Boy Meets Wrld 5.7/10 49. Winning Lines 7.7/13 82. Beyond Belief: Fact or 96. Jamie Foxx 2.3/4 12. Providence 11.3/19 107. I Dare You 1.7/3 8:30 69. Boy Meets Wrld 6.1/10 74. Cosby 5.4/9 Fiction 4.6/8 Q 98. Steve Harvey 2.2/4 C 9:00 60. Sabrina/Witch 6.9/12 125. Shasta McNasty 0.7/1 99. Steve Harvey 2.1/4 66. Now and Again 6.2/10 24. Dateline NBC 10.3/17 57. Greed 7.0/12 E 9:30 69. The Hughleys 6.1/10 122. Dilbert 0.8/1 102. For Your Love 2.0/3 10:00 25. Law & Order: Special 36.20/20 9.0/16 66. Nash Bridges 6.2/11 10:30 Victims Unit 10.2/18 7.8/14 7.5/13 3.9/7 6.1/11 KEY: RANKING /SHOW TITLE /PROGRAM RATING /SHARE 8:00 88. NBA Basketball 3.6/7 77. Cops 5.3/9 i TOP TEN SHOWS OF THE WEEK ARE NUMBERED IN RED TV 57. Winning Lines 7.0/12 8:30 66. Cops 6.2/11 UNIVERSE ESTIMATED AT 100.8 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS; ONE 47. ABC Saturday Night RATINGS POINT IS EQUAL TO 1,008,000 TV HOMES YELLOW 9:00 64. AMW: America Fights Movie-The Birdcage 56. Martial Law 7.1/12 85. NBA Basketball TINT IS WINNER OF TIME SLOT (NR) =NOT RANKED; RATING/ Back 6.6/11 9:30 SHARE ESTIMATED FOR PERIOD SHOWN *PREMIERE 7.8/14 Game 2 4 0/7 fn 10:00 42. Walker, Texas Ranger ST-D =SEASON TO DATE SOURCES: NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH, CBS RESEARCH GRAPHIC BY KENNETH RAY 10:30 8.5/15 10.3/15 10.4/15 13.2/20 14.2/21 1.6/2 "onie u "or o 7:00 52. Golden Globes Arrival (nr) NFC Chmpnshp 30.2/48 109. 7th Heaven Beginnings Disney-First Kid 19.60 Minutes 10.6/16 7:30 Special 7.6/12 5. NFC Postgame 14.1/22 1.6/2 7.3/11 Q 8:00 17. Touched by an Angel 14. The Simpsons 11.2/16 106. Felicity 1.8/3 Z 8:30 10.9/16 11. Malcolm /Middl 11.4/16

9:00 3. Who Wants to Be a 4. Golden Globe Awards 42. The X -Files 8.5/12 110. Jack & Jill 1.5/2 Millionaire? 17.4/24 26. CBS Sunday Movie - 15.0/22 9:30 Fire Down Below 10:00 34. The Practice 9.1/14 10.1/15 10:30

WEEK AVG 10.1/16 8.9/14 9.0/14 7.3/11 2.5/4 2.5/4 STD AVG 8.6/14 8.9/15 9.0/15 6.2/10 2.6/4 2.7/4

JANUARY 31, 2000 I BROADCASTING & CABLE 41 Broadcasting/111e ChULL Ops studying sacrifice fly Trading cash flow for accelerated Web rollout: Will investors rally or panic? By John M. Higgins investors would probably hit an MSO's stock for a few days but the price would qcombination of fear and envy is recover in short order. "I don't think prompting some cable operators they'll necessarily get hammered." to consider backtracking from Another media analyst, even one promises of double-digit growth in who thinks operators should make the cash flow over the next year or two in move, disagrees: "They disclose this, order to spend even more heavily on and they'll drop by 20 %." deploying new products, particularly Some MSO executives agree. high -speed data service. "Going to mid- single digits would be What cable executives hope is that suicide," says a senior executive at one investors will focus on the long -run operator. A big risk is that investors value that operators can create by would suspect Cox or another operator delivering tens, hundreds, or even thou- of trying to hide other, more fundamen- sands of new subscribers immediately. tal problems in digesting recent acqui- They would also be heading off attacks sitions, the executive adds. by telcos trying to steal the high -speed One reason operators are thinking business by aggressively deploying about throttling cash flow back is the DSL service. way Wall Street values some other The risk is that Wall Street would stocks. They are jealous of the way CFO Jimmy Hayes says Cox may slow simply panic at the prospect of cash - cash -flow growth to accelerate spending Internet and DBS companies are flow growth's dropping from a on high -speed data. rewarded for rapid subscriber growth sparkling 10 % -15% to a relatively even if their sales campaigns eviscer- sluggish 5 % -7% this year and slam- say they have no plans to significantly ate, not just dampen, earnings. ming cable stocks. change their 2000 budgets. Those companies have sold Wall Money managers and analysts report Each percentage point of cash-flow Street on the idea that long -term value that executives at three cable compa- growth is precious. Double-digit is better than short -term cash flow. nies have been feeling them out about growth is, as one analyst puts it, "the CEOs in other industries, of course, are the market's reaction to such a sharp Holy Grail" for investors, coaxing just as envious that MSOs are judged adjustment. The one company open them to award a premium stock price on their ability to generate operating about studying such a move is Cox for high growth. Wall Streeters say cash flow with hardly any concern for Communications Inc. other operators are waiting to see how their inability to generate net income. "It is something we have been con- Cox's stock reacts before following the But the big motive is fear of losing sidering," says Cox CFO Jimmy company's lead; Cox, they say, has a out to DSL and other means of high- Hayes. "The fact of the matter is that lot of credibility with investors. speed data access. Telcos, particularly we have a terrific first -mover opportu- A big cash -flow hit could be worth SBC Corp., are looking to eat cable's nity" in high -speed data. If Cox execu- it. Bear, Stearns & Co. analyst Ray lunch by launching aggressive cam- tives decide to accelerate spending, Katz already expects Cox to increase paigns to deploy digital subscriber -line they will disclose it by the end of the its data subscriber base by 210,000 service. DSL allows consumers to surf first quarter ending March 31. But units, from 180,000 in January to at speeds of 1 megabit per second, far Hayes cautioned that any reduction in 390,000 by year-end. If Cox executives faster than the 56- kilobyte access per- cash flow would not be dramatic. "It's pump up the spending and cut 2000 mitted by conventional telephone all about balance," he notes. cash -flow growth from the 12% Katz modems. Further, high -speed access is Comcast Corp. agrees in principle expects to about 7 %, he estimates that, available by satellite, notably from with the idea but contends that it can instead of adding 210,000 subscribers, DBS service DirecTV. Other wireless move aggressively while maintaining they could sign on 510,000, totaling schemes are in the works, with MCI cash -flow growth at more than 10 %. 700,000 subscribers at year -end. Those Worldcom and Sprint Corp. snapping Charter Communications Inc. is con- additional subscribers would be net up microwave licenses that had been sidering sacrificing some cash -flow cash -flow positive in the second year, unsuccessfully used to offer wireless growth, but to pump growth of basic creating hundreds of millions of dollars cable service. cable more than new services. The in new value. Cable operators are widely criti- company also says it won't have to let "If the market doesn't believe it, they cized-particularly by customers -for cash -flow growth slip to the single - get hammered, or they get hurt," says moving too slowly in deploying high- digit percentage range. Katz, who is advocating that some speed Web access. They are basically AT &T and Time Warner executives companies take the plunge. He believes in a race with telcos to deploy their net- 42 BROADCASTING & CABLE / JANUARY 81, 2000 CABLE works to a given neighborhood. A cash flow. And installation fees off- Net junkie who takes DSL service set much of the installer cost that is will probably be lost forever. Ready for broadband indeed expensed against earnings. Of course, telcos are in the same Percentage of homes passed upgraded for A company could borrow to pay position. After sitting on DSL tech- high -speed Internet much of that without dramatically nology for almost a decade, they affecting cash flow. The big are only now getting sufficiently 1999 2000 2001 expense, Katz says, is marketing concerned about losing to high- Cox 55% 74% 84% costs, which he pegs at an average speed cable that they are commit- AT &T 51% 75% 82% of $175 per customer. ting billions to upgrading their net- MediaOne 70% 80% 85% However, boosting modem sales works. Time Warner 85% 95% 100% takes much more than dumping Cablevision Still, the fact that operators are 60% 80% 95% money into advertising and telemar- even considering the issue "is admit- Comcast 50% 70% 85% Other 15% 15% 15% keting. The most difficult part is ting that the time to market advan- carefully training Total 52% 65% 73% installers, be they tage is only meaningful if you take it employees or contractors. Many now," says Morgan Stanley Dean Source: Sanford Bernstein & Co. system executives report that they Witter media analyst Rich Bilotti. "I could add more subs if they could would applaud them for taking it " forever. roll more trucks. For Cox, say, adding What would a cut buy them? In A new study by Sanford Bernstein & an extra 300,000 subscribers could Cox's case, paring cash -flow growth Co. and McKinsey & Co. pegs the cost require 1,000 new full -time technicians from 12% to 7% would free up about of adding a cable Internet subscriber at on the street by March. $90 million. Although Cox could step $545, including the cost of the modem, Hayes, though declining to discuss up deployment of digital cable or tele- installation and freeing up channel numbers, agrees that that is the phone services instead, analysts agree space. However, under accounting biggest obstacle to accelerating data that virtually all of that would go for rules, much of that is considered long- rollouts. "We want to make sure that, Internet subscribers. That competition term capital investment, so it doesn't if we go that route, can we get the could cost the company subscribers have a negative impact on a company's people ?" America's Voice gets laryngitis Still lacking cash, conservative political network moves through Chapter 11 By John M. Higgins assets and liabilities, but Gross puts its debt at about $23 million. Another One of the few chuckles in the industry executive estimates that the halls of America's Voice has cen- I LL N I.! \S network has burned through another tered on the irony that a political $15 million in equity. Sutton wouldn't cable network so rooted in get- the -gov- discuss those numbers, but said it will ernment -off-our backs conservatism AAVOICE.. take another $20 million -$30 million to has run to a federal court for shelter Turning talk into action secure more distribution and get the from its debt collectors. network into the black. But that's the case of the Washing- America's Voice had arranged with ton, D.C. -based network, which is an Internet company and political peri- struggling to find a fresh injection of Despite attempting to don a nonpartisan odical National Journal to air 10 days cash to stay on the air after seeking mantle, the company has failed to of coverage of the Iowa presidential Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection secure funding or carriage. caucuses and New Hampshire primary. from its creditors. The company has That means the network could load up managed to keep going since filing a man Robert Sutton said late last week on fresh programming that was already formal bankruptcy court petition three that he was negotiating with two poten- paid for during a hot news period. But weeks ago, dropping 14 producers and tial buyers interested in the network as talk shows featuring political adviser putting most live programming on a media property, not a political outlet. Mary Matalin, former Congresswoman hold. But its two -year-long effort to However, America's Voice has not Susan Molinari and columnist Robert evolve from a nonprofit mouthpiece secured critical interim financing that Novak are on ice, with the network for right -wing activists to a main- would let it stay in operation while switching almost entirely to reruns stream, commercial news and talk net- reorganizing its debt and operations. In until it gets more cash. work has clearly failed. the most successful bankruptcy reor- Fortunately, bankruptcy protection is "We made our payroll, and we're ganizations, companies arrange such rooted firmly enough in the U.S. Con- selling advertising," says Richard debtor -in- possession financing just stitution to keep even the most strict Gross, a Washington bankruptcy before filing, then begin to draw on the contructionists happy, because Ameri- lawyer representing America's Voice. cash immediately. ca's Voice has pretty much tapped out "We'll hopefully find a buyer." Chair- The company has not yet detailed its its main financial resource, Elizabeth CABLE Lurie. One of a group of early conser- ed a new push for nonpartisan political Nevertheless, the crunch came in vative backers, she has stuck by the discussion that would at least include December. One of the bills that Ameri- network after a falling out with the net- centrist and sometimes liberal points of ca's Voice had not been paying was its work's founder chased others away in view. Despite its heavy nighttime line- lease for a transponder on a GE Ameri- 1997. Industry executives say Lurie, up of Republican hosts, network execu- com satellite. That company is accus- who owns 92% of the network's stock, tives have tried to hammer home that tomed to dealing with troubled network has covered the bulk of the network's America's Voice had severed its roots startups and had given America's Voice losses over the past two years. and was truly nonpartisan. a number of breaks over the past "She was pretty hands -on at one Cutting a deal with DBS service months, partly on the assurances of its point," says an executive who once EchoStar and AT &T Broadband and backers, insiders say. worked with America's Voice. Internet Services' HITS digital cable But, in December, GE Americom Lack of carriage has been the net- package lifted the network to 11 mil- notified America's Voice that it would work's big problem. At the very least, lion homes. The network is available have to pay up or lose its transponder. America's Voice is handicapped by full -time to 8 million homes. That would have been a disaster, one lacking the shelter of a larger network But as losses at America's Voice from which networks don't recover. group like Discovery Communications mounted, the network's board realized So, on Dec. 30, the company filed a or A &E that can use its core, successful that the operation couldn't be run like a notice that it planned to file for bank- channel to leverage carriage for a start- political charity. It needed to be run ruptcy protection. A formal filing came up. Also, the company lacked resources like a business. That called for firm Jan. 10. to pay launch fees for cable carnage. backing from a strategic investor, a GE Americom gave the network But America's Voice had greater media company that could at least until March 31 to come up with some baggage, much of it political, that it bring clout and, hopefully, some pro- money. Meanwhile, Gross says the net- has struggled to shed. The operation gramming experience. Media invest- work can continue operating for a was launched in 1994 as National ment banker Communications Equity while. "They've done terrific job of Empowerment Television, led by Paul Associates was hired to try to find a paring their expenses. They can keep it Weyrich, a prominent right -wing buyer or investor. going." activist and president of the Free Con- gress Foundation. That group describes its main cause as "the Cul- CABLE'S TOP 25 ture War," seeking to return America to, as Weyrich puts it, the traditional, Judeo- Christian Western "culture that PEOPLE'S made it great." Indicating where he lies on the polit- Sometimes truth really is stranger -and higher ical spectrum, Weyrich tends to rated -than fiction. USA's 'Mary Kay Letourneau denounce such Republican Party stal- Story,' followed by an exclusive live interview warts as Newt Gingrich and Trent Lott. with the ex- teacher, ranked in the Top 5. The network was unappealing even Following are the top 25 basic cable programs for the week of Jan. 17-23, ranked by rating. Cable to the ranks of cable moguls, hardly a rating is coverage area rating within each basic cable network's universe; U.S. rating is of 100.8 mil- lion TV households. Sources: Nielsen Media Research, Turner Entertainment. bastion of liberals, who were hesitant Rating HHs Cable to provide much distribution. Also, two Rank Program Network Day Time Duration Cable U.S. (000) Share other news networks started up, 1 WWF Entertainment USA Mon 10:00P 66 6.0 4.6 4598 9.6 MSNBC and Fox News Channel, the 2 WWF Entertainment USA Mon 9:00P 60 5.9 4.6 4525 8.2 latter giving plenty of airtime to con- 3 Movie: 'Mary Kay Letourn...' USA Tue 8:00P 120 5.6 4.4 4335 8.0 servative politicians. 4 Letourneau: Live USA Tue 10:00P 60 5.1 4.0 3955 8.2 5 Movie: 'Conspiracy Theory' TNT Sun 8:00P 180 3.5 2.8 2737 5.0 Financial backers tried to tone the 5 Rugrats NICK Mon 7:00P 30 3.5 2.7 2680 5.5 network down. To redirect it, they 7 Wild Thornberrys NICK Mon 6:30P 30 3.4 2.6 2593 5.6 tapped not a political operative but a 8 Rugrats NICK Sat 9:30A 30 3.3 2.6 2544 9.2 TV veteran, Robert Sutton, to become 8 Rocket Power NICK Mon 7:30P 30 3.3 2.5 2527 5.0 chairman and CEO. "I'm probably the 8 Rugrats NICK Tue 7:30P 30 3.3 2.5 2521 5.1 anti -Christ to most of the political peo- 8 Movie: 'Abandoned and ...' LIF Sun 4:00P 120 3.3 2.5 2466 5.5 12 WCW Monday Nitro Live! TNT Mon 8:00P 60 3.2 2.5 2476 4.6 ple," Sutton said. 12 Rugrats NICK Mon 5:00P 30 3.2 2.5 2440 6.4 Among his first moves was to create 12 Movie: 'Matter of Justice...' LIF Sun 2:00P 120 3.2 2.5 2437 5.7 a 10- person affiliate sales and market- 12 Franklin NICK Mon 9:30A 30 3.2 2.4 2424 9.2 ing department, something that had 12 Rocket Power NICK Mon 6:00P 30 3.2 2.4 2417 5.5 been minimal under the previous 17 Walker, Texas Ranger USA Mon 8:00P 60 3.1 2.4 2419 4.5 regime. 17 Rugrats NICK Sun 9:30A 30 3.1 2.4 2392 8.1 17 Franklin NICK Mon 10:30A 30 3.1 2.4 2369 8.5 Weyrich was pushed out in 1997 17 Hey Arnold NICK Tue 7:00P 30 3.1 2.4 2365 5.1 over his increasingly vitriolic attacks 17 Rugrats NICK Thu 7:30P 30 3.1 2.4 2338 4.7 on other Republicans, and Sutton set 22 WWF Sunday Night Heat USA Sun 7:00P 60 3.0 2.3 2312 4.3 about overhauling the network. The 22 Spongebob NICK Sun 10:OOA 30 3.0 2.3 2309 7.3 National Empowerment Television 22 Spongebob NICK Mon 5:30P 30 3.0 2.3 2296 5.6 name had already been dumped in 22 Movie: 'Dances with Wolves..' LIF Sat 4:00P 120 3.0 2.3 2294 6.5 22 Rugrats NICK Fri 7:30P 30 3.0 2.3 2286 5.0 favor of America's Voice. Sutton start- BroadcasfmgbCable TEChnIUILOGY Second time is the charm PanAmSat relies on Arianespace to launch hybrid Galaxy XR satellite without incident

By Glen Dickson into inclined orbit, PanAmSat will fol- Bednarek says, but so far the satellite is low an accelerated deployment cycle working perfectly. It should be anAmSat successfully launched for Galaxy XR. Although the usual test- deployed in early March. its Galaxy XR satellite from ing period for a new satellite is 45 days, PanAmSat's next launch, the second French Guiana last week, replac- the company plans to have Galaxy XR of five scheduled launches in 2000, ing the $225 million satellite lost in a operational by the end of February. will also be a replacement bird. In launch failure in August 1998. That will enable it to serve the large March, the company will use Ariane - Galaxy X was the victim of a Boeing number of data customers currently space to launch Galaxy IVR, which Delta HI rocket that exploded on liftoff residing on SBS -5. will replace the Galaxy IV satellite that from Cape Canaveral, Fla. For the "We had enough fuel on SBS -5 to suffered an in -orbit failure in May replacement bird, Greenwich, Conn. - tolerate the launch failure [of Galaxy 1998 and sent television programmers based PanAmSat relied on French X]," says Rob Bednarek, PanAmSat and paging companies scrambling for launch- operator Arianespace and its executive vice president and chief tech- capacity. Customers on Galaxy IVR, Ariane 42L rocket. Arianespace also nology officer, "but we're cutting it which will be located at 99 degrees successfully launched PanAmSat's pretty close." west, include National Public Radio, Galaxy XI satellite late last month. Most of the cable traffic on Galaxy an original Galaxy IV customer that Galaxy XR, a hybrid Hughes 601HP XR will come from programmers that has been using interim capacity on satellite with 24 C -band and 24 Ku- currently reside on Galaxy IX. That Galaxy VI. band transponders, will be located at bird will be moved to the 127 degrees In June, PanAmSat will replace its the 123 degrees west longitude orbital west slot, where PanAmSat will form a original satellite, PAS -1, as part of a slot, displacing PanAmSat's Galaxy new cable neighborhood. planned retirement. The satellite was IX C -band and SBS -5 Ku -band birds. Testing is still under way on Galaxy launched in 1988 and is "still doing Cable customers on the new bird will XI, which was launched Dec. 21, 1999. quite well," says Bednarek. PAS -1R include Sundance, MTV (West), Nick- PanAmSat is taking its time evaluating will provide enhanced capacity to elodeon (West), The Movie Channel the HS702 bird, a new Hughes model, Europe and Africa. (West), ESPN News; digital channels A &E, Lifetime and Showtime West - plex; and TVN Entertainment's NVOD service. Data and telecommu- nications customers include Hughes Charter taps S -A Network Systems, GCI and the State of California. Since 11- year -old SBS -5 is nearing the end of its life span and will soon go for digital upgrade The MSO buys $100 million in fiber gear, set -tops By Glen Dickson president of engineering John Pietri, the new S -A deal is just part of Char- In a deal valued at more than $100 ter's upgrade program for this year. The million, Charter Communications company plans to upgrade 42,000 has selected Scientific- Atlanta to miles of its plant to either 750 Mhz or provide it with both fiber optic gear and 870 Mhz service this year, using S -A set-tops as part of the MSO's rollout of and other vendors, including Motorola digital interactive services. [formerly General Instrument]. By the The new S -A agreement, which adds end of the year, Pietri expects to have to Charter's previous orders with the 90,000 to 95,000 miles of Charter's company, calls for 20,000 miles of plant total 185,000 -mile plant upgraded. upgrades, new S -A optical products and Charter will use Prisma Digital the purchase of 126,000 Explorer 2000 Transport fiber optic technology, which and 3000 digital set -tops during the first allows the carriage of multimedia data half of 2000. To date, Charter has over a Sonet digital ring, as well as S- received more than 76,000 Explorer A's "bdr" reverse -path technology. The Galaxy XR was launched from 2000 set -tops and has installed S -A dig- NMSO is currently implementing French Guiana on Jan. 24 using an ital gear in 17 of its cable systems. "bdr" and two -way Prisma DWDM Ariane 42L rocket. According to Charter senior vice (Dense Wave Division Multiplex) tech-

JANUARY 81, 2000 / BROADCASTING & CABLE 45 TECHNOLOGY.° nology at hubs in Simpsonville, S.C.; ern Show in December. Pietri says he Hammond, La.; and Janesville, Wis. sees "definite differences" between Roughly three -quarters of the the S -A and Motorola/GI boxes. 126,000 S -A set -tops that Charter "The GI product we deploy today is will buy over the next five months the DCT-2000 series, and the [DCT -] will be Explorer 3000s, which have 5000 has yet to be deployed in the twice the processing power and mem- field," says Pietri. "There are issues ory of the Explorer 2000. Although with the operating system on the box, the set -tops will be used for some so the GI product can be categorized interactive services, Pietri says, they as a broadcast box. With S -A, there are "primarily broadcast digital Charter has already received more than are interactive capabilities on the boxes" that will be used to offer more 76,000 Explorer 2000 set -tops. 2000 and 3000 that will start to be channels to subscribers. deployed this coming month. It's pri- Charter is relying on both S -A and top boxes and announced a deal for 1 marily still used as a broadcast box, Motorola to supply it with digital set- million Motorola set -tops at the West- but the potential is greater." WRAL looks at datacasting Pilot program with DTVPIus, LG Electronics investigates consumers' attitudes By Ken Kerschbaumer ages the data and sends it out at a speci- fied bit rate. Using the television model, w.w° tx. MSM W.elwerey.e..eWy WAN WRAL Web WRAL -TV Raleigh, N.C., has vases bnatII M.rPe,e wanes le. ViI amMiaanom we can have content on one Ova

46 BROADCASTING & CABLE / JANUARY 31, 2000 TECHNICALLY SPEAKING Isaac Hersly Taking a Peaty at graphics President and CEO, Peak Isaac Hersly brings a user's perspective to where it will keep up with the demands a Broadcast Systems of broadcasters' needs in graphics systems. In moving camera and everything else. this interview with Edmond M. Rosenthal, How do you see HDTV changing broadcast- he discusses the wide range of future appli- ers' needs in the graphics area? cations for g'raphics and virtual sets. Most new equipment today can handle high How important have graphics become in definition, but a lot of broadcasters do not news presentation? have that technology in place. Our software It's a required enhancement to telling the is totally resolution- independent, so there's story to the audience. What we're doing is no retraining or redefining of our work keeping the audience there for the broad- process. For example, CBS is using the caster or cable system. same graphics. They're just using the high - def output of a Silicon Graphics machine. Are graphics systems becoming friendlier The big issue now is whether you're feeding to non -technical personnel? that machine to your standard -definition What's important is that the input is from a and your high- definition signal. Sometimes PREVIOUS JOB: PC. The writer can sit and write a story; that can be an aspect -ratio issue, so you may President and COO. then, using sort of a template -based system, need two machines. Chyron Corp. press the button and out comes a huge data- base of logos, pictures or even video clips Considering the Internet's current narrow - THE NETWORK SIDE: that will become a real graphic in real time band limitations, do you see it as a medi- ABC, internship in without anyone else doing anything. No um for sophisticated graphics? Engineering Department; graphic artist has to be involved. A reporter Yes, absolutely. We hope to show in the near 10 years as equipment who wants to put down a bar chart with future sophisticated 3 -D publishing graph- planning engineer, three bars can instantly create a graphic. ics for both the traditional video circuit and Broadcast Operations; the Internet, simultaneously, without the six years as vice How quickly are virtual sets being adopted customer having re- president of engineering to create the content for by broadcasters? the Internet. and operations at ABC - owned TV stations The penetration of virtual sets is slower in this country than it is in the rest of the Are Internet Web sites ready to spend the EDUCATION: BS, world. People here want to make sure the money on that sort of thing now? electrical engineering, set is as realistic as possible. I think that our I don't know if they're ready for it, but they Fairleigh Dickinson production values are such that we're being keep asking, "How do I get the same look University; MBA, New very selective. and feel as video out on the Internet ?" York University Graduate School of Business How do you see their use evolving in news? Do you have a market there as of yet? FAMILY: Wife Susan; If it's a tool that enhances the visual presen- We're testing it in one market outside this sons Greg and Adam tation, instead of just a gimmick, it will country. help. For example, in a very small studio WOULD RATHER BE: where they want to utilize lots of different When and if broadband delivery becomes Skiing, usually in the ideas, the virtual studio will make it look common, will that change graphics needs? West like it's a larger studio, and different ele- I think it will increase the demand for more BEST LESSON: "Since ments can be put into that virtual studio. sophisticated graphics. I don't think people I've been on both sides Where you want to give a visual presenta- are going to go out right away and spend for of the food chain, I've tion of election returns or sports scores, you it, so we've got to provide a solution where found that contact and can do some 3 -D manipulation with a virtu- they can create and deliver graphics to both interface with the al set. media at the same time with very little customer is one of the increase in expense. most important goals in Will the realism of virtual sets have to improve developing and before they take firm hold in the U.S.? What do you see evolving from the recent maintaining a successful migration to the NT platform? business. Too many We see more movement toward NT as it companies are faceless, And how is that going to be achieved? becomes a more powerful system. We're so, when customers I think it's going to be achieved by the avail- seeing big improvements in have problems, they graphics ability of better computer power to ensure engines, which are not necessarily part don't know who to turn of that the set and the graphics perform more every NT to -and it could end up box. So we're looking really for a quickly. to be a competitor." The performance of the machine is combination of a stable NT box and a pow- already at the point where it can be quite erful graphics engine -and, hopefully, at a realistic. The technology is now at the point decent price.

JANUARY 31, 2000 ! BROADCASTING & CABLE 47 TECHNOLOGY reali7.es that this technology is going to happen. We are going to try and make sure that it happens in a way that is con- trollable, while keeping costs to the con- a sumer reasonable." Casting Parnall emphasizes that anyone who views the TVAF as mainly a lobbying group or PR engine for pro -PTV hard- ware manufacturers is mistaken and eye that the "spread of members" -which wary on include consumer electronics manufac- turers, telcos and software vendors - supports this assertion. Although no formal exchanges have taken place with other organizations, Parnall says a range of metadata- relat- ed groups are on the TVAF's list of important contacts who need to be brought into this industrywide effort. They include parties involved with MPEG -4, MPEG -7 and MPEG -21. "Statistical multiplexing allows you to tap into background capacity, which can be used to deliver content directly to personal TV devices in non -real time," he explains. "This is making Manufacturers, studios weigh in on companies realize that the issue of pro- tecting content, and not simply the copyright issues with personal TV pipe, is extremely important." Rights management By Peter J. Brown Ltd., serves as chairman of the TVAF. Defining exactly what content-rights "We have a window of about 18 months management entails is no simple task, ersonal TV (PTV) devices to resolve copyright- management issues," primarily because it encompasses so like those offered by TiVo he says. "Video is only a few years away many issues. Among them: the complex- and ReplayTV have become from what I describe as a replay of MP3." ities of copy protection, the growing one of the hot plays in the Says Peggy Binzel, News Corp.'s sen- sense that content distribution over the consumer market, thanks in ior vice president of government relations Internet is a global problem, the afford- part to a marketing campaign that cen- in Washington, D.C., and her company's ability of large storage devices that can ters on the units' ability to offer greater representative on the ATCC: "We will be be used for a variety of purposes both flexibility than traditional VCRs. working hard to prevent a meltdown, and legitimate and illegitimate; and the sense But some in the industry believe that I think we will be fairly successful. In- that technology is outpacing contract law. PTV devices (also known as personal deed, if we sit still Personal TV manufacturer TiVo says it will not add a digital video recorders) pose issues that need and do nothing, a output option until copyright issues are settled. to be ironed out. Otherwise, they say, `meltdown' in 18 video content creators and distributors months may be a could face the same problem the audio little extreme, but industry is encountering with the MP3 serious implica- ds___ 4 WNBC B:1 2tm :^*OroHmdrodth'MaebesaMassen lhemr.bmìrytaxd format: the uncontrolled redistribution tions in 18 months fmoaeann/Wq .. stheaegb/AagiMoaptnic.serdetg TV. not." momeaetoir.ngMmcatortevelusiehttl a6etlChedM. of copyrighted content. are probably 8330pm830pm Nd rated. Two organizations now on the scene 8:00 pm 4 WNBC >"e Land 8330 m Friends direc- The TVAF 2 WCBSS Promised approach PTV from different 3 TM Han 'em H': H 8:30 pm Jesse e tions: the TV Anytime Forum (TVAF) The efforts of the 4 WNW Fiends 990 pm Fraser 5 WNYW Water enklest.. 9:30 pm Witl & Goo as a broad -based consortium of 28 com- TVAF are clear, 6 NICK Ylid Ttmnberrys 1090 pm ER panies, primarily hardware manufactur- Parnall says. 7 WA8C 1999 ALMA.. 1190 pm Nevis 8 7BS WCW Thmder 11:30 pm The Tonight Show... ers and other PTV proponents; the "We're trying to 9 WWOR Star Command 1230 am Late Nht with... Advanced Television Copyright Coali- be as responsible tion (ATCC) as a group of six content as possible about providers, focused on the evolution of what we see as the commercial relationships that ensure most contentious the rights of content providers. Both, area: content - however, see the problem as imminent. rights manage- Simon Pamall, manager of the system ment. At the same development group at U.K. -based NDS time, everyone

48 BROADCASTING & CABLE / JANUARY 31, 2000 TECHNOLOGY Show "There are many elements of . , , 311.1111 Replay solutions and new revenue in as content management in the 140 reinstes; recorded 3/22/1999 at 9:00pm three efficient a way as possible." Apollo 13: A routine space shot goes horribly awry and realm of personal television that astronauts are stranded in space. Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, will only increase in sophistica- Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris. Prospect of digital outputs tion over time," says Steve Another major concern is the poten- Shannon, vice president of mar- 'Ally McBeal tial appearance of PTV devices with keting at Replay Networks in Tom Hanks digital outputs. Although such Mountain View, Calif. "Beyond devices are not available today, it is I that, can't speculate." Investing an option that TiVo, for example, is Says ATCC's Binzel, "The actively The Simpsons The Simpson exploring. next four to five years are "There are no digital outputs at James Bond going to be difficult as every- this time," says a TiVo spokes- one involved tries to determine ,,,....Ill I person in Sunnyvale, Calif. how to manage all the new , l.,e,, "Through our partnership with technologies that make it easy Sony, we have discussed the to violate copyright. I am confi- future possibilities of adding dent we will get there, but it will networking capabilities in the be an uphill battle. Replay Networks expects PTV to spawn new business form of a 1394 connector. This "If we allow our local distribu- models that disrupt and improve current ones. would allow for digital output, tion to be violated," she contin- [which] will not be added until ues, "broadcasting as we know it in the what the analog VCR encompasses." copyright issues can be resolved for all U.S. will be gone in very short order. TVAF's Parnall sees a potential colli- parties involved. We anticipate this hap- Taking down copyrighted content and sion between legal issues and technology pening in the near future" then distributing it all over the world is on a global scale -with the law losing At least one ATCC member adamantly no different than walking into Block- out. "While the lawyers may be legally opposes such an option. "Digital down- buster and stealing a tape." correct, they are practically incorrect: stream," Binzel says, "is the main prob- The Internet magnifies the problem, They are saying that consumers cannot lem we will be working to prevent tech- she adds. "The overriding issue is the engage in this activity [using a PTV nologically, legally and legislatively." Internet. The digital technological device to record content], while the tech- For its part, the TVAF will begin look- appliances may have copyright implica- nology enables people to do just that." ing at the implications of downstream tions of their own, and yet the problems Carp describes the ATCC as an infor- digital output later this year as part of its are amplified enormously by broadband mal group that meets at least once a second -phase activities, according to Internet, which can convert a single month. Encore Media Group, a wholly Parnall, although the focus in its first copyright violation by one consumer owned subsidiary of Liberty Media phase is on the more straightforward dig- into a copyright infringement around Group, is the latest content provider to ital record -only environment. the world in minutes. ICraveTV [B &C, sign on. CBS Corp. and The Walt Disney Yet another controversial aspect of Jan. 24] is only the first salvo, or the Co. are already members. NBC, which PTV devices is the ability for the view- first highly visible Internet broadband has a stake in TiVo, has yet to sign on. er to skip commercials more easily. But battle. ICrave is the first time that a The PTV industry has no problem with Television Bureau of Advertising commercial entity, for its own profit, is ATCC efforts. "We like the idea of estab- (TVB) President Chris Rohrs doesn't taking our televised content in full - lishing standards around personal televi- see a threat to advertising. copyrighted products for which we sion to make it easier for the television "These devices are better digital - have paid -and redistributing that industry to get involved with our business based equivalents of the VCR, so being product over the Internet without either model," says Replay's Shannon. "Person- better is going to influence things," he the permission of, or compensation to, al television will says. "But there will be evolutionary the content owner or licensee." spawn some new changes rather than radical revolutionary business models changes." The ATCC that in some ways For example, he explains, PTV may The ATCC and TVAF are not on opposite disrupt and im- influence some of the placement of sides of the fence. It's worth noting that prove current advertising in and around programs both Parnall and Binzel are News Corp. models. It is our and could impact the structure or employees. And several ATCC members goal to work with length of commercial breaks. "Com- have made investments in PTV. the television in- mercials may become more integrated "Ahnst all the members have invest- dustry to leverage and woven into the programming. But ments in TiVo or Replay Networks, and these new models consumers enjoy good advertising; TVAF's Simon many have investments in both," says in as productive a they don't avoid it. " ATCC's lawyer Bert Carp, a partner in Parnall sees a potential collision way as possible. Not everybody is leery of PTV. It's the Washington law firm of Williams & between technology "We are will- no secret that TV broadcasters are con- Jensen. "The ATCC favors PTV technol- and legal issues. ing to work with sidering directly accessing personal ogy. We just want to create the legal con- any group that TV devices, possibly in late -night struct under which PTV service can help make that happen," he adds. bursts. "TiVo is dangerous stuff," says providers can operate successfully. "Of course, the major television industry one TV station group executive, "but it There is an enormous difference players need to be at the table, too. I is also terrifically exciting from the between what the PTV services offer and think we all need to participate in finding datacasting standpoint."

JANUARY 31, 2000 I BROADCASTING 8 CABLE 49 TECHNOLOGY iBEAM enters Williams'orbit Hybrid fiber/satellite transmission service is intended to speed Internet delivery

By Glen Dickson iBEAM. "Then Vyvx delivers it to the teleport, it goes up on the bird, and it BEAM Broadcasting Corp. is the first comes down all over the country at our Icustomer for a new hybrid fiber/satel- large and growing network of servers." lite Internet transmission service iBEAM has about 40 server locations from Williams Communications that scattered across the country, where the aims to bypass traditional Internet bottle- streaming content will be received and necks in sending streaming fed into the networks of traditional ISPs. media or other high- quality Feeding the content into the ISP net- content (B &C, Jan. 17). work as close to PC users' homes as Sunnyvale, Calif. -based possible, Gillis says, can bypass the iBEAM, which distributes congestion and packet loss that has Internet content for traditional High- bandwidth Internet plagued streaming media. Using satel- content will flow off data lites to distribute popular streaming media companies, such as the servers at iBEAM's Vienna, BBC and Warner Bros., as Va., headend (I), then be events, such as the Drew Carey Webcast well as new -media companies transmitted over fiber to in November that iBEAM handled for like Launch.com, has signed a Vyvx teleports, such as ABC and Warner Bros., he explains, -dollar this one in Atlanta (above), will help lower programmers' costs for three -year, multimillion for satellite uplink. deal for the Williams service. getting Internet content to consumers. The company will rely on the tent, which will then be iBEAM will probably "phase out" a vast fiber optic network oper- delivered over Vyvx fiber Hughes Network Systems satellite ated by Williams' Tulsa, Okla. - to iBEAM's data-control service that it has been using, Gillis based Vyvx unit, as well as new Ku -band center in Vienna, Va. "There we multi- says. "With Hughes, we had to procure transponder capacity that Vyvx recently plex all the traffic together, put our net- the fiber acquisition part on our own. acquired on Loral's Telstar 7 satellite. work control `wrapper' around the traf- One of the things we liked about Vyvx iBEAM will use Vyvx's 125 points - fic and encapsulate all the streams in was their expertise with both fiber and of- presence (POPs) nationwide to our proprietary technology," says Tom satellite. We found that to be unique in acquire high -bandwith Internet con- Gillis, vice president of marketing for the industry."

ply U.K. broadband provider NTL with inter- active digital set -tops. The CUTTING EDGE deal calls for S -A to deliv- er a minimum of 250,000

By Glen Dickson set -tops over three years. S -A will base the new Motorola invests private equity placement corn's ELSET develop- European digital set -top the model, which will comply in 3 -D firm on the Canadian Venture ment team, and Exchange, says Dynamic ELSET technical sales and with the DVB and PAL Broadband Motorola's USA President and CEO marketing staff located at standards, on its Explorer Sector Communications Chris Yewdall. Accom's Menlo Park, 3000 platform. In other (formerly General Instru- Calif., headquarters. news, S -A has named ment) has become a key Orad acquires " ELSET provides Orad Steve Necessary CEO of investor in Dynamic Digi- with a unique and needed Cupertino, Calif. -based Inc., a Canadian rival ELSET tal Depth NT solution and the most PowerTV, its majority- firm that has developed Orad Hi -Tec Systems has advanced graphics visuali- owned subsidiary that software to support 3 -D completed purchase of Ac- zation quality," says Orad develops interactive oper- television images. Motor- corn's ELSET virtual set President Avi Shark. Necessary ola, which demonstrated product line, giving Ac- ating systems. is vice Dynamic Digital Depth's corn $4 million in cash as S -A wins NTL former corporate president and vice presi- "DeepSee" 3 -D technology well as warrants for contract, names at the Western Cable Show 70,423 Orad shares. Orad, dent of marketing for S -A. in December, is the "lead based in Kfaf Saba, Israel, PowerTV head Power-TV is now de- commercial investor" in will also acquire ELSET's Scientific-Atlanta has ployed on 1 million set - Dynamic's $3.25 million intellectual property, Ac- secured a contract to sup- tops in consumer homes.

50 BROADCASTING & CABLE / JANUARY 31, 2000 Broaicasti pCakle CHANGING HANDS The week's tabulation of station sales

COMBOS Spanish /news; KNEx: CHR PROPOSED STATION TRADES Broker: Gammon Media Brokers Inc. WKLQ(FM) Holland/Grand Rapids, By dollar volume and number of sales; WBBL(AM)- WLAV-FM and WODJ(FM) does not include mergers or acquisitions KTAN(AM) -KZMK(FM) Sierra Vista and involving substantial non -station assets Grand Rapids, all Mich.; WTCB(FM) KWCD(FM) Bisbee, all Ariz. Orangeburg/Columbia, WLXC(FM) Lex- Price: $2.95 million Buyer: Commonwealth ington/Columbia and WISW(AM)- TVs $0 0 WOMG(FM) Columbia, all S.C.; Communications LLC, San Diego Combos $210,333,316 7 WGOC(AM) Blountville/Johnson (Dex Allen, principal); owns four AMs FMs $23,620,000 8 and four FMs City/Kingsport/Bristol, WJCW(AMI- AMs $3,405,000 5 Seller: DB Broadcasting LLC, Sierra WQUT(FM), WKIN(AM)- WKOS(FM) Total 1$237,358,316 20 Vista (Marvin Strait and June Behan, Johnson City/Kingsport/Bristol, principals); no other broadcast interests WOGT(FM) East Ridge/Chattanooga Facilities: KTAN: 1420 kHz, 1.5 kW and WGOW-AM -FM and WSKZ(FM) TVs $329,134,156 8 day, 500 W night; KzMK: 100.9 MHz, 3 Chattanooga, all Tenn.; WBWN(FM) Le Combos $524,925,816 22 kW, ant. -46 ft.; KwcD: 92.3 MHz, 51 Roy/Bloomington and WJBC(AM)- FMs $102,474,010 30 W, ant. 2,217 ft. WBNQ(FM) Bloomington, all Ill. AMs $36,285,000 24 Formats: KTAN: news /talk; KZMK: AC; Price: $176 million KWCD: C &W Total $992,818,982 84 Buyer: Citadel Communications Broker: Kalil & Co. Inc. Corp., Las Vegas (Lawrence R. Wil- son, chairman); owns/is buying 53 WKGB -FM Susqhuehanna, Pa./Bing- WHAI -AM -FM Greenfield, Mass. AMs and 123 FMs hamton, N.Y. Price: $2,333,316 Seller: Bloomington Broadcasting, Price: $20 million Buyer: Connriver Broadcasting LLC, Bloomington, Ill. (Ken Maness, presi- Buyer: Clear Channel Communica- Chatham, N.J. (Richard L. Sharpe, dent). Upon completion of this transac- tions Inc., San Antonio (L. Lowry Kirk Warshaw and Jonamy Broad- tion, Maness will assume a senior Mays, chairman; Randy Michaels, casting Inc. [Mary Cristinano, princi- management position at Citadel. president, Clear Channel Radio); pal], 33.3% each); is buying WCFR -FM Facilities: WKLQ: 94.5 MHz, 50 kW, owns /is buying 20 TVs, 175 AMs and Springfield, Vt., and wMxR(FM) Wood- stock, Vt./West Lebanon, ant. 499 ft.; WBBL: 1340 kHz, 1 kW; 342 FMs. Clear Channel also is buy- N.H. War- WLAV -FM: 96.9 MHz, 50 kW, ant. 499 ft.; ing AMFM Inc., which owns /is buying shaw also has interests in three AMs WODJ: 107.3 MHz, 50 kW, ant. 492 ft.; 124 AMs and 319 FMs and 12 other FMs wrcB: 106.7 MHz, 100 kW, ant. 787 ft.; Seller: Majac of Michigan Inc., Bing- Seller: Haigis Broadcasting Corp., wLxc: 98.5 MHz, 6 kW, ant. 328 ft.; hamton (Marc and Jack Steenbarger Greenfield, Mass. (Anne H. Banash, wisw: 1320 kHz, 5 kW day, 2.5 kW [father and son], principals); no other president); no other broadcast interests night; WOMG: 103.1 MHz, 3 kW, ant. broadcast interests Facilities: AM: 1240 kHz, 1 kW: FM: 300 ft.; wGOC: 640 kHz, 10 kW day, Facilities: WENE: 1430 kHz, 5 kW; 98.3 MHz, 320 W, ant. 780 ft. 810 W night; wJcw: 910 kHz, 5 kW WMRV: 105.7 MHz, 35 kW, ant. 570 Formats: Both AC day, 1 kW night; wouT: 101.5 MHz, ft.; WBBI: 107.5 MHz, 1.1 kW, ant. 554 KVRH -AM -FM Salida, Colo. 100 kW, ant. 1,500 ft.; WKIN: 1320 kHz, ft.; wMxw: 103.3 MHz, 6 kW, ant. 5 kW day, 500 W night; wKOS: 104.9 1,014 ft.; wKGB -FM: 92.5 MHz, 6 kW, Price: $575,000 MHz, 1 kW, ant. 475 ft.; WOGT: 107.9 ant. 709 ft. Buyer: Three Eagles Communica- MHz, 2.85 kW, ant. 568 ft.; WGOW(AM): Formats: WENE: talk; wMRv: CHR; tions LLC, Monument, Colo. (spouses 1150 kHz, 5 kW day, 1 kW night; WMXW: AC; WKGB -FM: AOR Rolland C. and Paula A. Johnson, WGOW -FM: 102.3 MHz, 6 kW, ant. 287 Broker: Kalil & Co. Inc. owners); owns eight AMs and 13 ft.; wsKz: 106.5 MHz, 100 kW, ant. FMs. Rolland Johnson also owns four KSAH(AM) Universal City/San Antonio 1,080 ft.; wBwN: 104.1 MHz, 25 kW, other AMs and nine other FMs and KLNT(AMI- KNEX(FM) Laredo, Texas ant. 328 ft.; wJBc: 1230 kHz, 1 kW; Seller: All -Heart Radio Inc., Salida Price: $8 million wBNO: 101.5 MHz, 50 kW, ant. 460 ft. ($5 million for KSAH (William J. Murphy, president); no other and $3 million for KLNT and KNEx) Formats: WKLO: contemporary Christ- broadcast interests Buyer: Rodriguez Communications ian; WBBL: sports; WLAV-FM: classic Facilities: AM: 1340 kHz, 1 kW; FM: LLC, Dallas (Marcos A. Rodriguez, rock; WODJ: oldies; wTCB: AC; wucc: 92.3 MHz, 13.5 kW, ant. 655 ft. chairman); owns one TV, one AM rhythm & blues; wisw: news; WOMG: Formats: Both light AC and three FMs. Rodriguez has oldies; wGOC: top -gun -class country; also Broker: McCoy Broadcast Brokerage interest in wjcw: news/talk; wouT: classic rock; two AMs and one FM Inc. Sellers: KSAH: Ganadores Corp., San WKIN: news; wKOS: oldies; WOGT: oldies; Antonio, Texas; KLNT -KNEX: Rio KATK -AM -FM Carlsbad, N.M. WGOW(AM): news /talk; wGOw -FM: talk; Grande Media, Laredo, Texas wsiz: adult rock; wBwN: country; WJBC: Price: $475,000 farm; wBNo: CHR (Miguel A. Villareal Jr., president of Buyer: Stubbs Broadcasting Co. Inc, both sellers); no other broadcast Pactosa Springs, Colo. ([spouses] interests Don and Dianna Stubbs, principals); WENE(AMI-WMRVIFM) Endicott/Bing- Facilities: KSAH: 720 kHz, 10 kW day, no other broadcast interests hamton, construction permit for 1 kW night; KLNT: 1490 kHz, 1 kW; Seller: Radio Carlsbad Inc., Carlsbad WBBI(FM) EndwelVBinghamton, KNEX: 106.1 MHz, 3 kW, ant 213 ft. (Steve Swayze, president); no other WMXW(FM) VestaVBinghamton and Formats: KSAH: Spanish /news; KLNT: broadcast interests

JANUARY 31, 2000 / BROADCASTING & CABLE 51 CHANGING HANDS

Facilities: AM: 740 kHz, 1 kW day, Bledsoe, Charles Bone, C. Michael Buyer: Genesis Communications I Inc., 500 W night; FM: 92.1 MHz, 3 kW, Norton, John Heidelberg and Kather- Atlanta (Bruce Maduri, president); owns ant. 190 ft. ine Stone. Benns also owns one AM WFlv(AM) Orlando, wwBA(AM) Tampa, Formats: AM: Spanish /news; FM: and three FMs, and Heidelberg is buy- Fla. and wsGA(AM) Savannah, Ga. country ing wvoL(AM) Berry Hill /Nashville, Tenn. Seller: Lapcom Communications Broker: Explorer Communications Facilities: 97.1 MHz, 43 kW, ant. 474 ft Corp. Orlando (Steve Lapa, presi- dent); no other broadcast interests FMS WZZI(FM) Vinton/Roanoke, Va. Facilities: 1190 kHz, 5 kW day Price: $1.3 million KGMZ(FM) Aiea/Honolulu, Hawaii Format: Christian variety Buyer: Travis Media LLC, Roanoke, Price: $6.6 million Broker: Blackburn & Co. Inc. Va. ([spouses] Karen and Robert Buyer: Honolulu Broadcasting Inc., Travis, principals); owns wRvx(FM) WOCA(AM) Ocala, Fla. Naples, Fla. (Charles G. Giddens, Lynchburg, Va. Price: $742,500 president). Giddens also has interest Seller: Carousel Entertainment LLC, Buyer: Westshore Broadcasting Inc., in one TV, seven AMs and six FMs Roanoke (H. Edward Hale, principal); St. Petersburg, Fla. (Ronald L. Rose- Seller: Cox Radio Inc., Atlanta no other broadcast interests man, president). Roseman also has (Robert F. Neil, president); owns /is Facilities: 101.5 MHz, 630 W, ant. interest in wTls(AM) St. Petersburg buying 21 AMs and 57 FMs including 705 ft. and wsos(FM) St. Augustine, Fla. KGMZ(AM), KCNN- AM -FM, KINE -FM and Format: Real country Seller: Greater Ocala Broadcasting KRTR -FM Honolulu and KXME(FM) Corp., Ocala (Robert M. Hauck, presi- Kaneohe /Honolulu, Hawaii. KKAY-FM Donaldsonville/Baton Rouge, dent); no other broadcast interests Facilities: 107.9 MHz, 100 kW, ant. La. Facilities: 1370 kHz, 5 kW day 1,965 ft. Price: $1.2 million Format: News /talk Format: Oldies Buyer: Broadcasting Guaranty Broker: Hadden & Associates Corp., Baton Rouge (George A. Fos- WBRQ(FM) Cidra/Caguas P.R. ter Jr., president); two AM WLVSIAM) Lake Worth, Fla. Price: $3.6 million owns and WTGE(FM) Price: $400,000 Buyer: Arso Radio Corp., Caguas eight FMs including Baker /Baton Rouge and wDGL(FM) Buyer: Radio Fiesta Inc., Palm (Jesus M. Soto, chairman); owns two wxcT(FM) Beach Gardens, Fla. (James M. AMs and four FMs including and Baton Rouge Seller: Lafourche Valley Enterprises Johnson, president). Johnson also wNEL(AM) Caguas. Soto also owns Inc., Donaldsonville (K. A. LeBlanc, owns three AMs and three FMs. four AMs and one FM president); KKAY(AM) White Seller: Goldcoast Broadcasting Co., Seller: American National Broadcast- owns Castle /Donaldsonville, La. Memphis, Tenn. (Sam Phillips, presi- ing Corp., San Juan, RR. (Fernando Facilities: 104.9 MHz, 6 kW, ant. 299 ft. dent); owns one AM and two FMs Vigil, president); no other broadcast Format: time oldies Facilities: 1380 kHz, 1 kW day, 500 interests Good W night Facilities: 97.7 MHz, 3 kW, ant. 866 ft. KBVC(FM) Buena Vista/Salida, Colo. Format: Regional Mexican Format: Spanish/ballads Price: $150,000 Buyer: Headwaters Media LLC, Lin- KAYRIAM) Van Buren/Fort Smith, Ark. WLKZ(FM) N.H. Wolfeboro, Price: $160,000 Price: $1.7 million coln, Neb. (Kimberly A. Johnson, managing member); no other broad- Buyer: Cumulus Media Inc., Milwau- Buyer: Tele -Media Communications cast interests kee (Richard W. Weening, chairman; LLC, Pleasant Gap, Pa. (Robert E. Seller: Rocky Mountain Media Ltd., Lewis W. Dickey Jr., vice chairman); Tudek and Everett I. Mundy, principals); Great Falls, Va. (Riley Murphy, general owns /is buying 78 AMs and 192 FMs owns/is buying six AMs and 13 FMs manager); no other broadcast interests including KOMS(FM), KLSZ -FM and Seller: The Fifth Estate, Wayland, Facilities: 104.1 MHz, 600 W, ant. KBBQ -FM Van Buren /Fort Smith Mass. (Jay Williams, principal). 1,187 ft. Seller: LKR Communications, Van Williams also owns wlzN(FM) Burling - Format: Country Buren (Larry Ruth, principal); no ton,.Vt. Facilities: 104.9 MHz, 570 W, Broker: McCoy Broadcast Broker- other broadcast interests ant. 1,053 ft. Facilities: 1060 kHz, 500 W day Format: Oldies age Inc. Format: Southern gospel Broker: Kozacko Media Services Construction permit for KNWJ(FM) (formerly KHJP) Leone, American WVUV(AM) Leone, American Samoa Construction permit for WRQQ(FM) Samoa Price: $2,500 Goodlettsville/Nashville, Tenn. Price: $70,000 Buyer: South Seas Broadcasting Inc., Price: Between $9 million and $10 Buyer: Showers of Blessing Radio, Cleveland, Miss. (Larry G. Fuss, pres- million (includes the value of wvoL(AM) Pago Pago, A.S. (Gary R. Sword, ident); owns KHJs(FM) Pago Pago, A.S. Berry Hill /Nashville, Tenn. [B &C Jan. president); no other broadcast interests Seller: Radio Somoa Ltd., Pago 24], being bought from DBBC [buyer] Seller: Harnack Engineering Inc., Pago (Lawrence S. Berger, presi- by John H. Heidelberg [a seller]) Boyle, Miss. (Kirk Harnack, president); dent); no other broadcast interests Buyer: DBBC LLC, Atlanta (Lewis no other broadcast interests Facilities: 648 kHz, 10 kW W., David W., John W. and Michael Facilities: 93.9 MHz, 370 W, ant. Format: English/Somoan W. Dickey [brothers] and Richard W. 1,253 ft. Weening, principals). Weening and Lewis Dickey are principals of Cumu- AMS he sa e o WDMG -AM -FM Doug as, lus Media Inc., which owns /is buying Ga. (B &C, Jan. 17), for $1.6 million, 78 AMs and 192 FMs. WAJL(AM) Pine Castle/Sky Lake/Orlan- was brokered by Media Services Group Inc. Sellers: William E. Benns II, Eleanor T. do, Fla. Meade, D. Whit Adamson, Ronald T. Price: $2.1 million -Compiled by Alisa Holmes

52 BROADCASTING & CABLE / JANUARY 31, 2000 FIFTH ESTATEK Lessons from Spiderman

Spiderman taught Hank Cohen early his first job in Los Angeles, as a page at in his career how to take the lumps NBC, into an entry-level position in spe- and bumps of climbing to the top of cials at ABC, rising to the position of the entertainment world-literally. director. In addition to the Emmy Award - Two decades ago, when "people would winning Oscarcast, he also spearheaded line up to meet Spiderman," Cohen, now America's Funniest Home Videos and the president of Santa Monica, Calif. -based American Comedy Awards while at ABC. MGM Television Entertainment, worked for He then moved on to Lorimar Productions Marvel Comics, portraying the cartoon char- in 1989, heading comedy development. acter at malls and amusement parks across Since 1991, he has been with MGM the Southwest. Though afraid of heights, he Worldwide Television, where he was was to climb down a rope ladder from a heli- recruited to direct development. copter in front of a crowd gathered for a mall Since joining MGM, Cohen has sur- opening in Little Rock, Ark. "I only had two vived three ownership and five manage- rungs to go," he explains. "I got lightheaded, ment changes. "You just have to buckle and it scared me to death. I looked back up at down and do your job," he says of the com- the helicopter, then down at these kids, and I ings and goings. "To think about it and sit fell. I was out for, like, five minutes." "The Internet may and worry doesn't change things. ... You Cohen dusted himself off and went on to just can't not do your job because of it." entertain many more people as Spiderman be the new the kid Now five months into the job as presi- and still describes his time in the job as on the block, but it's dent of MGM Television Entertainment, "awesome." He also has gone on to work Cohen launched sales for two new first - in both network and syndicated television, here to stay. While run shows at last week's NATPE conven- winning an Emmy Award along the way. it might close a few tion in New Orleans, to which MGM The Emmy was the result of another try- returned this year after a three -year hiatus. ing situation. The writers went on strike doors in television, One of the new shows, interactive talk when he, as director of specials at the ABC it's going to open show Chat Room America, revisits the network, was in the midst of preparations for notion of getting viewers involved in the the telecast for the 1988 Academy Awards up many." show, on which America's Funniest Home ceremony. Recalling that Cohen had written Videos capitalized. and directed plays during his Spiderman Noticing the public's appetite for days, his boss set him to work writing the involvement during the development of the show, which was hosted by Chevy Chase. Henry Manus Videos show, Cohen says he sensed that the "I wasn't a scab; I didn't get paid; I just appetite would endure. "At the time, the did my job. At ABC, we didn't know what Cohen biggest problem was how are we going to we were going to do. We were going to make sure we have enough videos? I just have performers bring their own material, President, MGM Television knew we would," he says. "Talk radio was and a couple of them did, but a lot of the Entertainment, Santa Monica, just kind of blossoming, and America presenters didn't," Cohen explains, noting Calif. b. Aug. 24, 1956, wanted to be a part of things." that ABC tried but was unable to acquire a Elmira, N.Y.; B.A., Mass Chat Room America incorporates the waiver from the Writers Guild for the tele- Communication, University of audience actively by inviting input via cast. "I was nervous. I said [to Chase], Texas at El Paso, 1978; phone, the Internet and a live audience, and `Listen, I just work for the network. "' Associate Programming streams Internet comments on a backdrop Because Cohen was not the writer of Executive, NBC, Burbank, on the set. While watching, viewers can record for the show, he didn't receive an Calif. 1978 -1982; director, also chat locally online with other viewers. Special Programs, ABC, Emmy statue for the win, but he did get a Venturing a guess at what his career Century City, Calif., 1984- plaque, he says. will bring from here on, 1989; vice president, Cohen says, Cohen got his start in entertainment in invites a reminder Television Dept., MGM of the saying that the at the Texas college University of at El Worldwide Television, 1991- easiest way to make God laugh is to tell Paso. His college baseball coach and 1993; senior vice president, him your plans (or fall off a ladder father, Andy Cohen (renowned for being Creative Affiairs, MGM attached to a helicopter). one of the first Jewish Major League Worldwide Television, 1994- The future of television, however, will Baseball players -in the 1920s), suggest- 97; executive vice president, certainly continue to involve the audi- ed during practice that he try out for a Creative Affairs, MGM ence -and the Internet, he notes: "The local production of Death of a Salesman. Worldwide Television, 1997 - Internet may be the new the kid on the Cohen got the lead: "I said to myself, `I June 1999; current position block, but it's here to stay. While it might don't get this feeling playing baseball. "' since July 1999; divorced. close a few doors in television, it's going He parlayed a recommendation from to open up many." -Melissa Grego

JANUARY 31, 2000 / BROADCASTING & CABLE 53 BroadcaslmgaCable FATES & FORTUNES

the international television division of Radio Disney there as general manag- BROADCAST TV IMG, New York, as VP, sales and mar- er. Mark Mandel, director, media rela- keting. Wendy Larson, account representative, tions. ABC Sports, New York, named WBCN-FM Boston, joins Citadel Com- VP. JOURNALISM munications Stations, New Hamp- Donald F. "Skip" Cass Jr., VP and gen- Michele Mitchell, shire, as event marketing director. She eral manager, Texas Cable News, Dal- editorial writer, will also serve as marketing consultant las, named senior VP of parent compa- The New York for woKQ-FM/WPKQ -FM Dover, N.H. ny Belo Corp. Times, New York, Appointments, Cumulus Broadcasting, Carl Byrd, senior design director, the joins CNN Head- Chicago: Mark Sullivan, market direc- Gap, San Francisco, joins The WB, line News, tor, sales, and market manager, Fayet- Burbank, Calif., as VP, special proj- Atlanta, as politi- tevile, N.C., named regional director, ects. cal analyst. sales, Central states region; Scott Farkas, market manager, Amarillo, Jimmy Denton, account executive, Warren Arm- strong, anchor, Texas, named regional director, sales, WEMT-TV Johnson City, Tenn., named Mid-South region. national sales manager. Mitchell KTXL -TV Sacra- mento, Calif., Buddy Holiday, morning show Tom Raponi, director, sales, KTVU -TV joins KFSN -TV Fresno, Calif., in same announcer, xsBJ(FM) Houston, San Francisco, joins Ktcu -Tv as there capacity. announced his retirement. station manager. Bob Morrison, managing editor, Texas Kevin Byrnes, director, sales, NBC Cable Network, Dallas, joins USA CABLE Television Stations Sales & Market- Radio Network there as news director. ing, New York, joins wTvJ(Tv) Miami Timothy Hall, sen- as VP, sales. Beth Shelburne, anchor /reporter, ior VP, boys' toys WTVA(TV) Tupelo, Miss., joins wFrx- marketing and PROGRAMMING TV Ft. Myers, Fla., as 6 p.m. and 10 product develop- p.m. anchor. ment, Hasbro Inc., Sheila Hall Ramon Zayas, interim weekend joins Cartoon Net- Aguirre, interna- anchor, Noticias 21, wxTv(Tv) New work, Atlanta, as tional sales man- York, named weekend anchor. executive VP. ager, Artear James T. Aitken, Argentina, Miami, Kyung Lah, reporter, KGTV(TV) director, program joins Carsey- development, Werner Interna- San Diego, joins Hall WFAA -TV tional there as WBBM -TV Chicago Dallas/Fort Worth, joins Texas Cable manager, new in the same capac- News, Dallas, as p resident. Latin America ity. office. Cordell Whitlock, Salaam Coleman, Aguirre senior director, Appointments, reporter/fill-in program enterpris- NBA Entertainment and NBA Proper- anchor, WSPA -TV es and acquisi- ties, New Heidi Ueberroth, Spartanburg, S.C., York: sen- tions., Nick- ior VP, international joins KSDK -TV St. television and elodeon Program- business development, named execu- Louis as reporter. ming, New York, tive VP, global media properties and Wong, Cameron reporter, ReacTV, named VP, pro- marketing partnerships; Gregg Winik, San Francisco, joins KPHO -TV gramming, strate- senior VP, programming, and execu- Phoenix as news, sports gy and acquisi- tive producer, named executive VP. reporter/anchor. Coleman tions, Nickelodeon Steve Lange, exec- Louis Aguirre, correspondent/actor, and Nick at Nite. utive producer, New York, joins wsvN(Tv) Miami as Carl Meyer, man- Extra, Los Ange- reporter and fill -in anchor, Deco aging director, les, joins Drive. Marigot Commu- Weller /Grossman J.D. Maher, interim meteorologist, nications, Hong Productions there xxTV(TV) Sacramento, Calif., named Kong, joins A &E as general manag- weekend weathercaster. Television Net- er. works there as Susan Bernhard, RADIO regional managing regional VP, director, Asia Lange Host/Streetball Fran Epstein, advertising and media Pacific territory. International, New consultant, Reynolds Media and The Meyer He will head the York, joins Trans World International, Perrault Company, Houston, joins new History

54 BROADCASTING & CABLE I JANUARY 31, 2000 FATES & FORTUNES Channel offices in Hong Kong. Washington: David Bartlett, executive, as president. Osvaldo F. Tones, senior VP, business international news programming, affairs, general counsel and secretary, WorldSpace direct digital broadcast OBITUARIES satellite system, joins as VP; Brooke Telemundo, Miami, joins HBO Latin John Newland, 82, Stevens, co -host, wÌAL(AM) Washing- director and host America Group there as senior VP, busi- of the Alcoa Presents ton, joins as VP. television ness and legal affairs and general counsel. series, died Jan. 10 of unknown Appointments, Playboy TV Interna- TECHNOLOGY causes. A precursor to such paranor- tional, Miami Beach, Fla.: Douglas H. mal series as Twilight Zone and The Lindquist, executive VP, satellite sales Donald R. Schroeder, VP, sales and X- Files, Alcoa Presents featured his- and international network operations, marketing, CTS Corp., Elkhart, Ind., tories of the paranormal and occult PEGI, Los Angeles, joins as executive named VP, business development and phenomena. Newland hosted, acted VP, networks; Marc J. Zand, head, chief technology officer. in and directed all 99 episodes of legal and business affairs, Cisneros Gregory S. Wilson, director, Space Sci- the series, which ran from 1959 to Television Group, Miami, joins as VP, ences Laboratory, Marshall Space 1961. Before Alcoa, Newland legal and business affairs; Ana Teresa Flight Center, NASA, joins Baron Ser- appeared in dramatic anthologies Arismendi, director, finance, Cisneros vices, Huntsville, Ala., as executive such as Robert Montgomery Pre- Television Group, Miami, joins as VP, VP, research and technology. sents, Philco Playhouse, Studio One finance and administration; Suzanne and Kraft Theater. He went on to Jewell, director, marketing, Playboy Peter N. Vicars, president and CEO, direct other series, including Alfred TV Latin America and Iberia, Miami, Teloquent, Billerica, Mass., joins Cay- Hitchcock Presents, Police Woman, named VP, marketing and communica- man Systems Inc., Stoneham, Mass., Wonder Woman and Fantasy Island. tions. in same capacity. At age 51, he directed his first fea- Appointments, David E. Vozzola, chief operating offi- ture film, My Lover, My Son (1969), Starz Encore cer, Communication Resources Inter- which featured Roy Scheider. He is Media Group, national, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., joins survived by his wife, Areta; two Englewood, Colo.: ViaSource Communications there as daughters; and a granddaughter. divisional David Salinger, president. Robert William Priaulx, 77, televi- VP, program plan- sion news director, died Jan. 23 of INTERNET ning and schedul- cancer. In 1949, Priaulx joined NBC ing, named VP, Guy Pepper, senior director and special and was associated there until his program acquisi- adviser to the president, NBC News, retirement in 1986. His first directo- tions; Greg New York, joins ByeByeNOW.com, rial breaks came via TV programs DePrez, founder, Pompano Beach, as such as the Kraft Theater, Philco Salinger Fla., chief execu- City Media LLC, tive officer. Playhouse and Robert Montgomery Englewood, Colo., joins as VP, Presents. From there, he cov- sub- Harold Morgenstern, senior account started scription video -on- demand. ering special news events for the executive, ESPN Inc., New York, network and, in the Appointments, named director, Eastern region process, helped sales, pioneer several Fox Sports Net, ESPN Internet Group. of television's tech- New York: Sharon nological breakthroughs. This Fanto, general ASSOCIATIONS/FIRMS included the first worldwide satellite sales manager, linking program, the first space Fox Sports Net Steven I. Klappholz, fund -raising launch to use 48 cameras and the regional network, program executive, Cedars -Sinai first satellite programs from Cape Detroit, named Medical Center, Los Angeles, joins Kennedy and New York. Indeed, Pri- senior VP, region- the Academy of Television Arts & aulx was chief director and pool al ad sales; Lisa Sciences Foundation, North Holly- producer on every space shot from Laky, general sales wood, Calif., as executive director, 1950 to 1982, including all Apollo Fanto manager, FSN development. missions. He also originated several NBC shows, including The Today West and West 2, Los Angeles, named Appointments, Consumer Electron- Show, The Huntley- Brinkley Report, senior VP, regional ad sales. ics Association, Arlington, Va.: The Home Show and the Sixth Hour Karen Chupka, VP, business and Anne Ragsdale, general manager, News. Priaulx served in World War industry development, named VP, advertising sales, Time Warner Com- II and was awarded the Purple events and conferences; Pet - munications, Central Florida Division, Michael Heart, the Bronze Star, the Silver ricone, director, technology policy, Orlando, Fla., named VP. Star and the Croix de Guerre, named VP; Evan Shubin, director, France's highest honor. He is sur- CEA marketing, named ADVERTISING/MARKETING/ VP, CEA vived by his wife, Kathleen; sales and marketing. six PUBLIC RELATIONS children; six grandchildren; a sister; Christina Thomas, president, Prime - and a brother. A son preceded him in Martin Grant, president, CTN Media time Entertainment Inc., New York, death. Group, New York, named chief operat- has formed Jigsaw, which will connect ing officer. producers, distribution and financing -Compiled by Mara Reinstein Appointments, Rowan & Blewitt Inc., in the U.S. and abroad. She will serve mreinstein @cahners.com

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HELP WANTED NEWS HELP WANTED PROMOTION RADIO News Editor: WNYC Radio, America's most - listened to public radio station, seeks an editor to HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT Producer Marketing/Creative WNYC Radio coordinate the daily activities of the WNYC seeks a creative individual up to the challenge of Newsroom. Under the direction of the Managing creating fun, fresh, penetrating on -air promotional Editor, the News Editor will assign, edit, produce GM Wanted: (Radio) .Established 18 - 35 and positioning campaigns for America's most news, arts and cultural features, interview seg- targeted FM in $50 million Midsouth Market listened -to public radio station. Responsibilities in- ments and commentaries for Morning Edition seeks a revenue -driven GM with a sharp eye imaging the of on- and All Things Considered ;coordinate coverage clude station and production toward profits. One of the few remaining major with NPR and other public radio stations, as well going promos for local talk programs, an adven- market, local-family -owned facility - no corporate as serve as liaison with other news partners; turous News Department, off -beat music pro- bigwigs - you'll deal with the owner. Respectable schedule News Department staff and oversee grams and nationally distributed news and cul- ratings and promotion in place, however, we are their professional development; develop and be tural programs; coordinating with national pro- not achieving the level of revenue deserved. Our responsible for the editorial content of the News gram providers; participation and leadership in winning candidate will be a passionate broad- and Information sections of WNYC's web site, on -air fundraisers; involvement with the creation caster with a specific plan. Great benefits etc. The successful candidate will have a rele- and management of staff's promotional efforts; package and a wonderful city your family will vant Bachelors (Masters preferred) degree or vocal acting, etc. If you are a creative, crisp, witty love. Send resume to Reply to Box 01630 EOE. equivalent, and ten (10) years related experience writer skilled in analog and digital audio produc- with knowledge of national and/or international tion with three years of promotional experience news, editing skills, strong editorial judgement and a strong understanding of brand manage- HELP WANTED SALES and superior interpersonal skills. To apply send ment, please submit a cover letter with salary re- cover letter with salary requirements, and resume quirements, resume and tape or CD to: Gerri Ip- to: Ms. Gerri Ippolito, Human Resources Director, polito, HR Director, WNYC Radio, One Centre Regional Sales Agent: Broadcasting's oldest pro- WNYC Radio, One Centre Street 26th Floor, New Street, New York, New York 10007. Closing date motion company, Community Club Awards, York, NY 10007. Applications must be received for applications: March 6, 2000. Only candidate seeks aggressive regional sales agent for pres- by February 14, 2000. Minority candidates are en- selected for interview will be contacted. entations to radio, television and cable execu- couraged to apply. Only candidates selected for in- tives. Draw against commission. Six figure poten- terview will be contacted. tial. Independent contractor. No relocation re- SITUATION WANTED MANAGEMENT quired. Resume and picture to: Office Manager, CNSNews.com, the Internet News Wire, has im- CCA, PO Box 151, Westport, CT 06881. mediate openings for a Morning Staff Writer and Radio Station Developer highly skilled in all a Copy Editor to work in its Washington Metro aspects for startups, turnarounds, or to take you Bureau in Alexandria, Virginia. Morning Staff to the next level. Permanent or interim, 813 -920- Writer: Works with Managing Editor and Morning 7102. radio35 @netscape.net HELP WANTED TECHNICAL Editor, write and report on general news; edit broadcast and print copy; publish copy on the In- KQED- - Director, FM Engineering: The ternet; edit and publish copy from stringers and Director of Engineering will plan, implement, and other external sources; Works Monday- Friday, TELEVISION supervise a technical facility that enables KQED- 5:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Minimum 3 years experi- ence in wire service, broadcast or daily FM to produce and deliver a variety of programs HELP WANTED SALES and program services over analog and digital newsroom required. Copy Editor: Works with technologies -- including FM, the Internet, digital Managing Editor and Evening Editor; proofread cable casting and direct satellite radio. This in- copy for spelling, grammar, usage and style; cludes the conversion of KQED -FM from its cur- assist in coordinating editing and news flow; pub- rent analog plant to new digital facilities. lish copy on the Internet; assist with broadcast Monday- Friday, 12:00 noon Supervise FM engineering staff. Qualifications: news writing. Works Broadcasfìhg &Cable BS, EE, or comparable degree and/or relevant - 8:30 p.m. Minimum 3 years experience in pro- and/or news writing required. experience. (Training in computer hardware, ofreading, editing Both positions are newly created positions result- software and networking desirable). 6 -8 years in International Group ing from the growth of the organization and re- field, including supervisory experience. Strong location to the company's expanded head- background in audio, electronic, and computer ADVERTISING SALES quarters. CNSNews.com is credentialed by the technologies. Familiarity with developments in Congressional Press Gallery at the US Capitol digital audio broadcast technologies. Experience Cahners, the world's largest business to and has a staff of 15 writers, editors and political FM facilities. Experi- business publisher, is well -known for providing with /AM analog broadcast cartoonists working from bureaus in London, Je- essential information to readers, users and ence with news production environment. Ex- rusalem and Alexandria Virginia, plus a growing marketing partners around the world. cellent verbal and written communications skills. network of stringers in the US and abroad. Excellent interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ex- CNSNews offers a competitive salary with an an- perience in supervising staff training. To apply: nual bonus incentive plan, generous health, Leading international television magazine group needs top sales person to sell By February 29, 2000, send resume, cover letter medical and dental benefits, life insurance, a tax - and list of four professional references to: KQED deferred retirement plan and the chance to work advertising space across multiple titles. Director, FM Engineering Search, Livingston As- with a dedicated group of news professionals Successful candidate will have proven track sociates, 4005 Iva Lane, Fairfax, VA 22032. For building one of the fastest growing news organi- record in sales and be an aggressive self - more information, including a detailed position zations on the Internet. Resume and clips to: starter and closer. Experience in ad sales or announcement, e -mail Tom Livingston at liv- Scott Hogenson, Executive Editor, the entertainment industry required. ingst @erols.com, or call (703) 978-6970. CNSNews.com, 325 South Patrick Street, Alex- Knowledge of international TV industry a plus. andria, Virginia 22314. e-mail: New Hampshire Public Director of Engineering: shogenson @cnsnews.com EOE We offer a competitive salary and benefits Radio, Inc. Seeking a Director of Engineering to package. Please forward your resume and oversee the technical operation of all (4 transmit- HELP WANTED HOST salary history to: Human Resources Dept ters and 3 translators) broadcast network BCSLS via fax: (212) 463 -6455 or e-mail: facilities including production studios, field Morning Host/Announcer: Tired of ice and hrny- prx @cahners.com As an equal satellite downlinks, digital microwave equipment, snow? It's 82 degrees and sunny here in Palm opportunity employer, Cahners provides a and FM fr transmission systems, digital editing Beach. If you've got talent and want to be part of work environment free from all forms of Must be able to make a positive a that's breaking the radio and automation. winning team public discrimination. This commitment to a diverse a working environment based on fax your resume ASAP to: WXEL -FM 90.7 contribution to mold workforce is the source of our strength. teamwork and mutual support. Send resume and NPR for South Florida 561 -364 -4463 Attn: John 3 references to: Director of Administration, LaBonia. TV 42 & 90.7 FM, PO Box 6607, West NHPR, 207 N. Main St., Concord NH 03301- Palm Beach, Florida 33405, Tel 561 -737 -8000, 5003. NHPR/E Fax 561- 364 -4463, e-mail jLabonia @wxel.org

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HELP WANTED SALES HELP WANTED SALES HELP WANTED TECHNICAL

Senior Account Executive: Experienced Ac- Internet Sales: KNTV, San Jose's News Chan- Victory Television count Executive needed at the NBC Affiliate and nel 11, and KBWB, San Francisco's WB, is seek- Network Opportunities #1 rated station in the Richmond market. Must ing an Internet Sales executive. you will be re- have a track record selling specials, major sponsible for generating revenue from the sta- Immediate openings for: sponsorships and innovating creative and en- tion's website initiatives in the Bay Area. Candi- terprising sales opportunities. Experience with date must possess at least 3+ years' experience Chief Engineer and RF/Transmitter Engineer TVSCAN and Marshall Marketing a plus. Station in advertising sales and demonstrate strong provides exceptional support resources to assist presentation skills. Previous experience with an in- Good pay and benefits! VTN is growing and all types of in generating new revenue. Join a great team in teractive/online business ideal. Qualified individ- Engineers will be needed. If you are interested in one of the greatest lifestyle markets in the coun- ual is a team player who is creative, self - try. Send resume to Ellen Shuler, GSM - Fax: motivated and detail oriented. Position is based these positions, or plan to move to Arkansas in the (804) 230 -2500, e -mail: eshuler @nbc12.com PO at KBWB -TV in San Francisco. To apply, please future, send your confidential resume to: Box 12, Richmond, VA 23225. EOE M /F/D. forward resume to: KBWB, Attn: Human Re- sources, 2500 Marin Street, San Francisco, CA Sales Manager: Immediate opportunity to join 94124 OR fax to (415) 821 -1518. Ron Brown, Director of Engineering, the number ( #1) sales team for WTVD, an ABC Victory Television Network, owned station in Raleigh- Durham (29th market). National Sales Manager, WWBT, Richmond - 701 Napa Valley Drive, Little Rock, AR 72211 Responsible for overall sales which includes the Seeking individual who has experience with na- Fax (501) 221 -3837; e -mail: ron.brownekvtn.org direct supervision of account executives and sup- tional rep organization or senior account list to port staff. Must have strong leadership skills with bring enthusiasm, leadership and exceptional a solid track record in traditional sales and new people skills to the NBC Affiliate and dominant #1 l'771' is an Equal Opportunity Employer business development. Must have knowledge in station in the Richmond market. Join a great sta- budgeting, pricing, and inventory control. Five tion and a great team in one of the best lifestyle WCCB -FOX 18 in Charlotte, NC has an opening years of experience required. Contact: Chris markets in the country. Excellent benefits and com- for Director of Engineering. This position offers a Nesbitt, General Sales Manager, 411 Liberty pensation package. Send cover letter and re- broad range of opportunities for the qualified Street, Durham, NC 27701. EOE sume to General Sales Manager, WWBT, PO candidate. WCCB is a fully digital 601 plant total- Box 12, Richmond, VA 23218. Fax: (804) 230- ly rebuilt from scratch in the last 9 months. All Sales Account Executive: WB32, Acme Televi- 2500, eshuler @nbc12.com EOE M /F/D new! We are currently installing a new, fully re- sion of Oregon (Portland DMA) seeks to hire an dundant analog transmitter and have our digital experienced salesperson for a fast growing sta- Account Executive: WDSU -TV in New Orleans transmitter on- the-air. The position requires a tion. Must possess great enthusiasm, energy and has an immediate opening for an Account Execu- knowledge of television design, maintainance, creativity. The ability to develop new business tive with strong technical, bonding and closing planning and budgeting. The fully digital plant and manage existing accounts is essential Self - skills. Prior broadcast sales experience a plus, has additional installation and planning required starters who work well in a team environment are but not mandatory for the successful candidate. for which the WCCB Director of Engineering will desired. Four year college degree with a mini- Prospecting and direct client contact mandatory. be responsible. You will also work with the Cor- mum of four years broadcast sales experience is Send resume with cover letter to Giovanna porate VP Engineering to assist with design and required. Send resume or submit an application Savorgnan, Local Sales Manager, WDSU -TV, implementation of digital television for other sta- to Local Sales Manager, KWBP-TV, 10255 SW 846 Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70113. No tions owned by Bahakel Communications. If you Arctic Drive, Beaverton, Oregon 97005, or call calls, please. An Equal Opportunity Employer. like great weather, a great place to live, a state of 503 -972 -0740 and leave message. Position the art television facility, a very aggressive bene- applications can be obtained at the offices during HELP WANTED TECHNICAL fits package, know analog and digital television normal business hours. Resumes may be faxed and would like to place your mark on a new facil- to (503)-626 -3576. KWBP is an equal opportunity ity, please contact WCCC- Fox -18 for immediate employer. Position will remain open until Friday, Director of Engineering and Operations: Look- consideration. Send resume along with salary re- February 11, 2000 or until filled. ing to be involved in the decision process? One quirements to: Mark W. Turner, VP General of the premier companies in the Northeast is in Manager, One Television Place, Charlotte, NC National Sales Manager: KVDA -TV, the search of a Director of Engineering and Opera- 28205 or e-mail to Mturner @FOX18wccb.com, Telemundo affiliate in San Antonio, Texas - one tions. Candidates must have minimum of (5) No phone calls please. FOX 18 is an equal op- of the great places to live in the USA - is looking years experience in broadcast engineering/ portunity employer. for a National Sales Manager. A strong back- maintenance. Background in both radio and tele- ground in national sales plus experience in local vision is preferred. Management experience is re- new business development is preferred. In- quired. In this position you will oversee the field Television Engineer- Min 2 years experience. terested parties should send resume to Dave operations staff and answer directly to the com- General FCC or SBE Certificate preferred. Ex- Sankovich, General Sales Manager, KVDA -TV, pany President. This position requires considera- cellent salary and benefits including 401k. Only 6234 San Pedro, San Antonio, TX 78216. EOE, ble knowledge of RF and ENG systems. Working qualified applicants will be considered. Send re- knowledge of maintenance and service on video sume to Personnel Director, WVIR -TV, P.O. Box KPRC -TV, a Post -Newsweek Station ,seeks a equipment, including transmitters, microwave, 769, Charlottesville, VA 22902 No phone calls or senior account executive with 3 -5 years broad- and satellite. Responsibilities also include re- faxes. cast sales experience. This individual will be re- search and development of new products and sponsible for servicing existing Iocavregional ac- systems. Some travel is required. Those in- Fox 18, Charlotte's First All- Digital television sta- counts and new business development. Must terested in working for a large corporation need tion, seeks a self -directed, motivated and skilled have excellent written /verbal communication, not apply. The ability to be a free thinker is a maintenance engineer to support our new, state presentation, organization and negotiating skills. must. Compensation package is commensurate of the art facility. Broadcast equipment main- Sales of sports, sponsorships and station pro- with experience and full benefit package is of- tenance experience in a news -based environ- jects on a continued basis is a must. Candidate fered. If you are interested in being directly in- ment and related technical school preferred. must be aggressive, enthusiastic and a team volved with the most highly visible and exciting Significant skills in Beta and DVCPRO main- player. Monthly travel required. Strong computer projects in broadcasting, send resume and cover tenance are a must. Strong interpersonal and skills preferred, including knowledge of Nielson letter to: Human Resources, DSI RF Systems, communication skills are a plus. Ability to develop ratings, TV Scan, Scarborough and windows - Inc., 26H World's Fair Drive, Somerset, NJ a working knowledge of Windows NT and broad- based software. Please fax or send letter and re- 08873. cast oriented PC's is required. We're offering a sume to: Shannon Murphy Local Sales Manager. competitive salary commensurate with experi- t KPRC -TV 8181 Southwest Freeway, Houston, ence, excellent benefits, and an environment that Master Control Supervisor: Paramount O&O Texas 77074 (Fax) 713 -771 -4653 recognizes quality, performance, and forward has an opening for a highly motivated individual thinking. Interested candidates should submit re- with experience in television master control oper- sumes and salary requirements to: Fox 18 WC- ations. Duties include supervising, training, and Local Sales Manager: Experienced, aggressive CB-TV, One Television Place, Charlotte, NC scheduling master control operators. This posi- leader with strong people skills to train, manage in- 28205, Attn: Bob Davis, Email: bdavis @foxl8wc - tion requires strong leadership and computer ventory, and develop new business. Strong sales cb.com, Fax: 704- 632 -7382, No phone calls ac- skills. Send resume to KTXH UPN20, Attn. Chief background required. Resume: Station Relations, cepted. WCCB -TV is an Engineer, 8950 Kirby Drive, Houston, TX 77054. equal- opportunity WLEX -TV, PO Box 1457, Lexington, KY 40588. employer. Minorities EOE and women are encouraged EOE to apply.

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HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT HELP WANTED NEWS HELP WANTED NEWS

Television News Director: Experience and General Manager -KAET- ASU is seeking an in- Skills Necessary: Come and join one of the best SIBS swawmeaowCAsroaoue dividual to be responsible for the management, broadcast companies in America. We are looking planning, coordination & overall operation of for an ultra- aggressive person to lead our news Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. owns or programs 58 TV stations in 38 markets and has affiliations with all KAET -TV, Arizona State University's non- If lead- department. you have strong journalistic, 6 networks. We reach nearly 25% of the U.S. and commercial television station, & its related auxil- ership and long range planning skills please send aggressively lead the evolution of broadcasting in iary services. From its studios on ASU's Main a resume and newscast tape. Education Require- technology, programming, promotion, and sales. We one which gives us the edge on the Campus in Tempe, AZ, KAET serves 80% of the ments: College Degree. Mail or fax resumes seek the element competition and the power to stay on top - the best states population via its full power Channel 8 WWAY TV3 P.O. Box 2068, Wilmington NC people in the business. transmitter & a network of translators & cable 28402. Fax (910)762 -8367. NC No Telephone systems located throughout Arizona. This service calls please. Person to Contact at WWAY -TV3: Birmingham, AL WTTO /WABM (WB /UPN) General Sales Manager includes PBS & local programming. KAET -TV James Smith, General Manager. It is the policy of Sinclair Communications, one of Americas fastest has a construction permit for a high power digital Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation (WWAY TV 3) growing broadcast companies, is offering an & & provides locally originated station, co -owns that employment shall be based on merit, outstanding opportunity for a proven, aggressive programming for classical music station KBAQ- qualification, and competence. Employment and dedicated sales leader. The winning candidate FM. KAET -TV serves Arizona's K -12 teachers & practice shall not be influenced or affected by will be leading an experienced sales team in a students with instructional media through Arizona virtue of an applicant's or an employee's race, progressive and growing Southern market. NSM or School Services through Educational Technology age, sex, religion, color, national origin, or disabili- rep background with knowledge of TV Scan and Scarborough a plus. This is the position for a (ASSET), provider of television courses, CD -Rom ty. Females and minorities are encouraged to app- people oriented sales professional with a vision for & Internet -based instruction. KAET operates with ly. the future. Send resume and references. Box #446 a $10 million annual budget exclusive of reserve OH WSTR & endowment funds & consists of over 150 full - Cincinnati, (WB) Sr. Promotions Producer: Take the next step National Sales Manager time, part-time & student employees. Required: and produce memorable promos on a Senior Immediate opening for a National Sales Manager. Master's degree in communications- related or Level! The qualified applicant should exhibit in- Successful candidate will possess superior business related discipline, with 8 yrs.' exp. in tense moments of uncontrollable creativity and negotiation and Interpersonal skills. Must be familiar television, which includes at least 5 yrs. of senior with Scarborough, Tapscan and Nielsen. Excellent will have a minimum of 2 years prior news/ management background. Desired: De- earnings potential. Full benefits include television promotion experience. College degree monstrated knowledge of & exp. in effective medical/dental/ vision /401k & stock purchase plan. and AVID or non -linear video editing preferred. supervisory & managerial practices; evidence of Send resume. Box #447 Strong writing and producing skills are essential. considerable skill in interpersonal relations & ef- Dayton, OH WRGT/WKEF (FOX /NBC) Send demo reel and resume to WDAF -TV, Hu- fective communications; evidence of exp. & Night Assignment Manager man Resources Dept.; 3030 Summit; Kansas knowledge of public broadcasting in an educa- Seeking an individual to execute the daily news City, MO 64108. EOE M /FN /D tional setting; demonstrated knowledge of & un- coverage plan by efficiently managing and scheduling the news department staff and derstanding of the relationship between public Special Projects Reporter: WDAF-TV, a Fox O resources. Candidate should know our coverage broadcasting & higher educ.; demonstrated & O in Kansas City, is seeking a creative reporter area and be familiar with capabilities of equipment. knowledge of public broadcasting issues; evi- be the newsroom with people- to join its Special Projects Team. Will report on Must able to provide dence of non -profit fundraising & development; oriented leadership that inspires and motivates storieslssues that are of high interest to our demonstrated knowledge of planning & preparing employees. Send resumes. Box #448 viewers. The qualified applicant must have a min- operational budgets, as well as digital television imum of 2 years television news reporting experi- Nashville, TN WZTV /WUXP (FOX/UPN) technology. Hiring Rate: Competitive, DOE. To ence and strong journalistic skills. Must also be News Director apply, submit cover letter specifying job title & Looking for a dynamic News Director with a proven a good researcher, story teller and able to look SR# N- 101498 & resume, in addition to the track record of success. We are converting a very beyond the obvious. A college degree is re- names, addresses & phone numbers of 3 pro- successful news share to a MI-blown prime time quired. For immediate consideration, send re- operation with a commitment to win. The ideal fessional references to: Arizona State University, sume and demo tape (VHS) to WDAF -TV, Hu- candidate must possess strong leadership skills, Human Resources, Box 871403, Tempe, AZ man Resources Department, 3030 Summit, Kan- planning abilities, be a team player, with energy, 85287 -1403. Deadline: February 21, 2000, 5pm. sas City, MO 64108. EOE M/FN/D maturity and commitment. If you have these Fax: (480) 965 -6640. AA/EOE. qualifications then we want to hear from you. Send resumes. Box #449 Reporter: Tulsa's #1 news station seeks ag- gressive journalist who wants to lead the Nashville, TN WZTV/WU%P (FO%/UPN) HELP WANTED NEWS Commercial Photographer/ newscast every night. Must have the ability to Promotion Coordinator turn complex news issues into easy -to- Seeking an individual who is detail oriented. Duties understand T.V. Must be able to enterprise news include shooting commercials, scheduling promos WDIV -TV has an opening for an operations man- stories on a daily basis, be a good storyteller, on the daily logs, helping with studio production ager in the news department. Overseeing the create memorable moments and produce and news coverage. Box #450 operational end of news coverage and pres- creative live shots. Must have at least 4 years of entation, including live microwave, satellite oper- Oklahoma City, OK KOCB/KOKH (WM/FOX) experience in a television newsroom. Send re- On Air Promotion Producer ations, live shots, editing, tape handling, etc. Re- sume and tape that demonstrates all of the Immediate opening. Responsibilities include tune - sponsible for hiring, supervising, scheduling and above to: KTUL, LLC, Human Resources De- in /station image promotions, on-air promo of chief photographer and editors, un- evaluations partment, P.O. Box 8, Tulsa, OK 74101. No scheduling and VOC production /scheduling. 1 -3 der the direction of the news director. Also re- Phone Calls Please. We are an Equal Opportuni- years experience in promotions preferred. Rush resume', non -returnable reel, and references. Box sponsible for daily execution of union contracts ty Employer. and participates in planning for union negotia- #451 tions. Handles budget lines relating to overtime, Pensacola, FL WEAR/WFGX (ABC /WB) mid per diems, satellite expenses and helicopter Photojournalist: Photographer/Editor for New Photographer looking for hours. Acts as liaison with engineering depart- 60's Toledo, Ohio, market. We are so- Seeking an individual with a minimum of one year ment and outside stations. Minimum five years meone with at least 1 -2 years experience and a television shooting/editing experience. Live truck shoot beta and edit digitally experience helpful. Only those with strong NPPA experience in news operations and must have great attitude. We work ethics and accuracy need apply. Box #452 strong people skills and some management ex- and are a strong number one in the market. Any perience. Mail resume to Deborah Collura, News NPPA seminars are a plus. Salary com- Pensacola, FL WEAR/WFGX (ABC/WB) Director, WDIV -TV, 550 W. Lafayette Blvd., De- mensurate with experience. Non -returnable tape News Prodneer Personnel Administrator-134, Immediate opening for an experienced and troit, MI 48226 -3140. Equal Opportunity and resume to 1111, Toledo, Ohio 43699- competitive News Producer with a passion for Employer. WTOL -TV, P.O. Box 1111. No Phone Calls. EOE. news. Individual must have excellent writing and visualization skills, who can motivate people in a teamwork environment. Send resume. Box #453 Meteorologist/Intern - Richmond's No. 1 news a degreed Meteorologist Mail your resume in confidence immediately to: organization is seeking Photographer: The best is looking for the best! with on air television experience. Also seeking a Broadcasting &Cable, 245 W. 17th Street, KCRG -TV, eastern Iowa's 24 hour news source, NY, NY 10011, Attn: Box* recent Meteorology graduate for a one year paid is looking for a "hot shot" photographer. Great op- weather internship. Send cover letter with re- Sinclair Is proud to be an portunity at a great television station. Send Tape sume and a non -returnable VHS demo tape to EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and Resume to Personnel Coordinator, KCRG, and a DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE Nancy Kent, News Director, NBC12, PO Box 12, PO Box 816, Cedar Rapids, IA 52407. EOE WOMEN AND MINORMES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APP 1. Richmond, VA 23218. No calls. EOE M/F/D

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HELP WANTED NEWS HELP WANTED NEWS HELP WANTED INTERACTIVE DEVELOPMENT

Assignment Manager: Dynamic individual will Producer- WAVY-TV, the #1 station in the Director, Interactive Development and New supervise the assignment desk and assist re- Norfolk, Virginia, market is looking for a News Media: Birmingham's NBC O &O is looking for a porters, crews, Manager Editor and Planning Producer. We thrive on spot news and stories Director of Interactive and New Media. This posi- Editor. This individual will also develop new that give viewer benefit. Good showcasing skills are a must. We tion will be responsible for developing and imple- sources and contacts and assist in special pro- require a college degree and at menting WVTM NBC13's Interactive and E- jects. The ideal candidate should be an experi- least one year experience. Send your resume, cov- er letter and a copy your Business strategies to grow the station's on-line enced news professional with 5 -7 years of of latest newscast to presence /popularity, revenue, brand and prof- newsroom experience and have exceptional peo- Robin Freese, WAVY -TV, 300 Wavy Street, itability. You'll recruit, direct and develop a team ple skills. Candidate should have knowledge of Portsmouth, VA 23704. No phone calls, please. EOE of internet producers, designers and technical local, regional, national and international stories support personnel and be responsible for the with ability to work effectively and professionally Newswriter /Producer Trainee: WTVD overall design, construction and execution of the under pressure. Producer - Good Day Phila- NewsChannel 11, the ABC -owned station in the station website and related business partner sites delphia Candidate will line produce a 2 -hour live, Raleigh- Durham -Fayetteville market, seeks to create a compelling interactive product. Re- local morning news, information and entertain- qualified applicants for its Minority Management quirements include a BA/BS degree or equivalent ment broadcast. Must balance multiple live taped Training Program. The purpose of the program is work experience. Knowledge of new media segments both in studio and on remote. Lead dai- to seek out individuals who have demonstrated, landscape and current industry trends. De- ly story meetings, coordinate information with through previous work experience, that they have monstrated experience in defining and building other producers, talent, and managers. Work with aptitude, the knowledge and the ambition to be a complex web -based solutions. Strong communi- AM staff of 40 +. The ideal candidate must be de- television news producer. Candidate should have cation, interpersonal and business skills. Experi- tail oriented. Creative approach and guidance the potential and the interest in assuming a man- ence in team management, product management needed for individual segments. Must have good agement position in a televisions news depart- and product marketing preferred. Send resumes balance between hard news and information/ ment. The trainee is supervised by news man- to Human Resource Department, WVTM NBC13, features needed for morning news broadcast. 3-5 agers and will have various assignments within 1732 Valley View Drive, Birmingham, AL 35209. years line producing experience. For immediate the news department. The trainee is supervised No phone calls please. EOE. consideration, applicants should forward resume by news managers and will have various assign- to: FOX PHILADELPHIA, Human Resources De- ments within the news department including pro- HELP WANTED partment BC, 330 Market Street, Philadelphia, ducing, research, assignment desk work, story PA 19106. Fax (215) 413 -3832. No phone calls FINANCIAL & ACCOUNTING and event planning and newswriting. College de- please. EEO /M/F/DN gree in broadcast or print journalism and a mini- mum of 2 years prior experience in the broadcast KSAZ- TV/Phoenix. FOX 10 is seeking a VP of Anchors: Midwest Fox O & O is seeking pro- industry required. This is a 12 -month program. Finance. Qualified candidates must have fessional broadcast journalists to fill several key Send resume to: Monica Barnes, Community Af- Bachelor deg. in accounting/finance (CPA or weekday and weekend co- anchor positions. Will fairs Director, NEWSCHANNEL 11, ABC, PO MBA preferred). Strong accounting skills, 4 -7 also report for regular scheduled newscasts and BOx 2009, Durham, North Carolina 27702. EOE. years accounting req. (broadcast pref.). Strong participate in community service events. Must be No phone calls. management, interpersonal and comm skills. able to exercise independent judgement and Resp for management of all phases of account- creativity while reporting news stories. Depending HELP WANTED RESEARCH ing, general ledger, A/R, budgets, program upon the position, qualified applicants will have amortization, financial reports and contract nego- Sr. Research Analyst: WWOR -TV UPN9 has an 1 -5 years experience anchoring in a regular tiations. Competitive salary, benefits and great immediate opening for a Sr. Research Analyst. assigned anchor role. Excellent communication working This position works environment. Qualified applicants should and delivery skills are essential. College degree with the sales department. It in- volves research, Fax a resume and salary history/requirements to preferred. For consideration, please submit re- utilizing Nielsen, developing material Human Resources (602)262 -5123. EOE/M /F/DN. sume and VHS tape to WDAF-TV, 3030 Summit, for sales pieces used for agency/ advertiser presentations. have Kansas City, MO 64108. EOE M /FN /D. Candidate must ex- cellent computer, organizational and communica- tion skills. Must be able to work in a fast paced HELP WANTED CREATIVE SERVICES Photographer: WHAS11 is looking for a photo- environment. Please mail resume to Human Re- grapher with excellent visual, composition and sources, WA/OR-TV UPN 9, 9 Broadcast Plaza Senior Graphic Artist: WDAF -TV, a Fox O & O in story telling skills. Minimum of two years broad- Secaucus, NJ 07096. EOE Kansas City, is looking for a Sr. Graphic Artist. cast experience required. Must have knowledge Responsibilities include designing 3D animations; of beta sp and sony sx. Must have experience Research Director: WTVD, News Channel 11, news projects and ad print work. Strong background with non -linear digital editing and ability to ABC, in the rapidly growing Raleigh- Durham in layout and design, good people skills, and the operate the microwave units with the possibility Market, has an immediate opening for the posi- ability to hit deadlines a must. Candidates should of working weekends and nights. Ability to edit tion of Research Director. Successful candidate have at least 2 -4 years of TV news graphic or post your own stories, creativity, and good use of Nat should have at least 2 years experience and will house experience. Graphic design degree or related sound preferred. Background in live truck opera- work closely with the #1 sales team in the market degree needed. Working knowledge of Mac and SGI tions a plus. NPPA involvement and college de- to effectively utilize both quantitative and programs such as Flint, After Effects, Electric Image, gree preferred. Interested candidates forward re- qualitative research to maximize advertising re- and Photoshop a definite plus. For consideration, sume, tape and cover letter to: Cindy Vaughan, venues. Candidates should be familiar with please submit resume and demo tape (VHS) to Human Resources Director. HR #0002, Nielsen Overnight & Sweep Data, Donavan Avail WDAF -TV; Human Resources Dept, 3030 Summit, WHAS11, 520 West Chestnut Street, Louisville, System, STAR & NSI Plus, Nielsen Galaxy, Kansas City, MO 64108. EOE M/FN /D. KY 40202. EEO. Belo Kentucky, Inc. is an Equal Scarborough & CMR's AdteI2K. Candidate must Opportunity Employer M/F /DN also have excellent written and communication Art Director: WTSP -TV in the beautiful Tampa/ skills and be highly proficient with computer soft- St. Petersburg market (ranked #13) has an excit- Executive Producer: WTVD -TV, the ABC ware, especially MS Excel and MS Powerpoint. ing opportunity for the right art director. We need owned station in Raleigh- Durham, NC seeks a Send resume to Chris Nesbitt, General Sales a great designer who can create a clean, yet strik- highly skilled and focused broadcast journalist to Manager, WTVD -TV, PO Box 2009BC, Durham, ing graphic identity for the station. We need a supervise producers, reporters and photo- NC 27702. EOE strong manager who values a consistent graphic graphers working on daily newscasts. The Exec- format. We need a creative thinker who can help utive Producer will be scheduled to oversee our take our promotion to a new level. And we need 11pm newscast and will also be assigned to BROADCASTING & CABLE . . . a team player who will manage an art staff, work supervise and produce other broadcasts as with all departments, and passionately adopt the needed. We WE PUT QUALITY BACK are searching for a person who de- station's long -term strategies and goals. We offer monstrates the ability to showcase stories and a generous compensation package, resources anchors with creative writing INTO THE CLASSIFIEDS and innovative pro- within the station and within the corporation, an duction techniques. Five years experience pro- CALL BRENT aggressive management team, blue skies and ducing major newscasts is required. Supervisory white sand. E/O /E/M /F /D Send tape, resume, experience is preferred. Send resume and non- TO ADVERTISE and salary requirements to: WTSP -TV, Human returnable tapes to Rob Elmore, News Director, Resources, P.O. Box 10,000, St. Petersburg, FL WTVD -TV, 411 Liberty Street, Durham, NC 212.337.6962 33733 27701. No phone calls please. EOE.

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WANTED PRODUCTION HELP WANTED CREATIVE SERVICES HELP CABLE FOX 5 WTTG -DC, the FOX owned and Production Manager: Seeking a highly HELP WANTED NEWS operated television station in Washington, motivated individual to lead a team of broadcast DC has an immediate opportunity for a television production and print graphics pro- Broadcast Designer whose responsibilities fessionals. Individual will preside over and partic- Assignment Editor: Washington. D.C.'s only 24- ipate in of programs and projects hour local news stations is seeking an will include the design & production of still the production cable for broadcast and non -broadcast. Must have de- Assignment Editor with a minimum of 2 years of & motion on -air graphic design for news, monstrated understanding of and capabilities broadcasting experience to work in a dynamic, promotion, marketing, and sales with linear and non -linear editing systems: studio heavy news environment. Visit our Jobs link at departments. Qualified applicants should and field production techniques: budgeting: and www.newschannel8.net for further information. possess exceptional typography skills; personnel management including hiring, schedul- Please send cover letter and resume to: Director professional working experience with ing, and evaluation. Knowledge of pre -press of HR. NEWSCHANNEL 8. 7600 D Boston Blvd., Adobe After Effects & Photoshop; 2 years graphics a plus. Should be familiar with the follow- Springfield. VA 22153 or fax to (703) 912 -5436. experience at a television station or video ing hardware and software applications: No telephone calls. EOE. production house; solid communication Panasonic MII format: Ross 630 Video switcher: 100 non -linear Adobe Photoshop skills; and a BFA in Graphic Design or Media editing: similar concentration. Quantel, Flint, and and After Effects. Highly rewarding position as HELP WANTED PRODUCTION leader on an award -winning team. Located in the Liberty experience a plus. beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Send re- Director of Production Management: MTV sume and cover letter to Executive Secretary, Networks is seeking a Director of Production Please forward resume & demo reel (VHS. WVPT -TV. 298 Port Republic Road. Harrison- Management for its Santa Monica. CA, office. Beta, DVC Pro or Quicktime on Mac Zip) to: burg. VA 22801. EOE /AA. Primary responsibility will be to translate MN Networks programming concepts into cost -effective, Mary Talky, VP /Human Resrouces Commercial Writer /Producer: NBC- 26/UPN -32 efficient productions. You will maintain and monitor a /writer producer WTTG /Fox 5 Television seeks commercial all relevant production systems and processes with a minimum of one year experience for our 5151 Wisconsin Avenue, NW during pre -production, production. and post - Production Department. Working knowledge of Washington, DC 20016. production phases. 5 -10 years of strong man - commercial idea, writing, fieldwork and final including manag- lob Code 16070. EOE /M /F /D /V agement/production experience assembly required. Prior non -linear editing expe- ing large groups of production managers, as well rience a plus. Send a non -returnable demo tape as strong leadership, communication, and in- 5 with salary requirements to: Personnel cw /bc. terpersonal skills required. Must have direct ex- WTTGDC WGBA TV. 1391 North Rd, Green Bay WI 54313. perience in all types of production: film. video, EOE studio. news, events and series -based produc- tions. Please fax resume and salary history to Art Director: WTSP -TV in the beautiful Tampa/ HELP WANTED DIRECTOR Human Resources at (310) 752 -8811. MTV St. Petersburg market (ranked #13) has an excit- Networks is an active equal opportunity need ing opportunity for the right art director. We AETN, Director of Learning Services: employer. No calls, please. a great designer who can create a clean. yet strik- Arkansas Educational Television Network seeks ing graphic identity for the station. We need a a successful leader /educator for network's Learn- strong manager who values a consistent graphic ing Services division. which is moving into a new HELP WANTED TECHNICAL format. We need a creative thinker who can help expanded telecommunications facility in fall take our promotion to a new level. And we need 2000. A member of senior management team. a team player who will manage an art staff, work the position directs Learning Services operations with all departments, and passionately adopt the in providing /facilitating educational programs, Maintenance Engineer, Discovery station's long -term strategies and goals. We offer services. and technology training for Arkansas' Communications Inc., Bethesda, MD a generous compensation package, resources citizens, schools, business and government. Re- within the station and within the corporation. an quirements include a bachelor's degree in educa- Discovery Communications, Inc. is seeking aggressive management team, blue skies and white tion, administration or education technology: plus maintenance engineer to maintain, install, sand. E /O /E /M /F /D Send tape, resume. and salary five years relevant experience including two calibrate, and repair to a component level all the requirements to: WTSP -TV. Human Resources. years in leadership capacity. Grant writing and equipment in DCI's Bethesda based facilities. P.O. Box 10.000. St. Petersburg. FL 33733 administration experience preferred. Classroom This equipment includes, but is not limited to: all experiences a definite plus. An advanced degree formats of videotape recorders, (PAL and recommended. Position is a state grade 24. NTSC), GVG Switchers and edit controllers, HELP WANTED PRODUCTION Salary range 532.093 to $43,540. Excellent Pinnacle Character Generators, Microtime DVEs, benefits. Submit a State Application, current re- Alchemist and AVS standards converters, and sume with cover letter, three professional re- Avid Media Composers. -TV, the Gannet owned CBS affiliate in WUSA ferences and salary history to: AETN: Human Re- Washington. DC is in search of a creative pro- sources Supervisor. PO Box 1250, Conway. AR Requirements: Candidate must have a degree duction manager to join our team. The candidate 72033 -1250 or apply online: www.aetn.org or and three to five years of installing and repairing will have a leadership role in overseeing the arstatejobs.com. Application review begins Feb- video and audio overall aesthetics of our on -air product. He or she analog and digital broadcast ruary 1. 2000. AETN is an AA/EO /ADA employer. have the to will lead. organize and facilitate weekly quality con- equipment. Candidate must ability Women and minorities encouraged to apply. trol meetings and follow -up to make sure prob- troubleshoot on system, os well as component lems are solved. A minimum of 5 years directing level. Candidate must have a solid electronics experience preferred. Must be knowledgeable of background, with component level repair skills. graphics. sets. and control room operations. Re- HELP WANTED CREATIVE SERVICES Candidate must have a solid understanding of sponsibilities also include hiring, managing and digital circuit theory, a solid understanding of training related staff. Candidate will also help analog and digital audio theory and must have a oversee station production projects. Contact Graphic Designer Supervisor: The ABC owned proficient knowledge of NTSC, PAL, and 601 David G. Jones. WUSA -TV, 4100 Wisconsin Ave. station in Philadelphia is looking for a talented & television standards. Candidate will be NW. Washington. DC 20016. email: experienced designer to lead the art department expected to keep up to date with changing djones @ wusatv9.com Fax: 202 -244 -1547. No Responsibilities include designing promotional & technology. phone calls please. news projects, 3 -D animations, & print work. as DILL well as supervising other designers & monitoring CHANNEL EFP Director- Produce, write, shoot and edit com- station's overall look. Must have strong organiza- mercials and PSA spots for FOX43. Experience tional & communication skills, & work well under Contact David Shapiro 5+ years experience in TV in field shooting and editing is required. College deadline. Prefer Director of Post Production Facilities graphic Quantel paintbox. Hal. MAC. degree in Mass Communications is preferred. design. Discovery Communications Inc. Photoshop. After Effects and Electronic Image Send tape and resume to Dave Whitener, Pro- 7700 Wisconsin Ave. a +. Send non -returnable VT & resume (no calls/ duction Manager. FOX 43. 243 Wythe St.. Bethesda, MD 20814 -3579. faxes) to Caroline Welch, Director of Creative Portsmouth. VA 23704. No phone calls. please. E -mail: [email protected] Services, WPVI -TV, Suite 400, 4100 City Ave- EOE Fax: 301.771.3557 nue, Philadelphia, PA 19131. EOE

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Corp.'s The Covington, Ky. -based company's with Citadel Communications The entertainment stock was priced at $8.50 per share, plans to pay $176 million cash for Bloom- industry cannot merge opened at $10.50 and rose as high as ington Broadcasting, which owns 20 all its content ratings $12.25, or 44 %, last Tuesday. Regent radio stations. On Jan. 21, Citadel stock systems into one, Last Monday, when the closed last Thursday at $11.9375, an closed at $58. Motion Picture Association deal with Bloomington was announced, increase of 40.4% over its initial offering of America President Jack dropped to $56.13. Last price. The IPO of 16 million shares gar- the share price Valenti said last week, Thursday, it closed at $48.81. nered $136 million, which Regent will responding to President Citadel will buy four stations each in use mostly to fund pending acquisitions Clinton's call for one sys- York and Texas and to Grand Rapids, Mich.; Columbia, S.C.; in California, New tem in his annual State of Tenn.; five stations in offset debt. and Chattanooga, the Union address last Tenn.; Regent's windfall epitomizes the recent Johnson City/Kingsport /Bristol, Thursday. "The president in Ill. (see popularity of radio company offerings on and three Bloomington, was obviously given bad "Changing Hands," page 51). All are new Wall Street. Regent scored big despite information by his staff," for Citadel, which owns or is losses of $2.5 million in the nine months markets Valenti said. 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