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TIGHT MONEY The SPECTRUM AUCTION Broadcasters X cable business is are among active bidders as ch. 54, 59 and healthy, but buyers like 55 go on the block. » 13 Bill Bresnan are having a tough time convincing HONOREES Katharine Graham and Lew Bresnan lenders. » 8 Wasserstein will be inducted posthumously into B &C magazine's Hall of Fame. » 13 SAME OLD STORY Yet again, study finds "dearth" of women in top corporate AD POLICE Broadcasters ask FEC to spots, but female TV execs say at least specify who's responsible for compliance with people are talking about the issue. » 9 campaign- finance reform. » 14

CABLE SHOWS High- profile original DEFINING INDECENCY FCC may programming got a lackluster reception in have trouble fining shock jocks and Infinity August despite hefty promotion. » 12 for sex stunt at St. Patrick's. » 17

Hallmark Channel staged a cattle drive through Times Square to hype its Johnson County War, but the effort didn't do much to boost the ratings of the original Western movie, which stars COVER STORY Burt Reynolds and Tom Berenger. 12 MAYS REMARKS

Q &A with Clear Channel President Mark Mays on the criticism of his company's prodigious growth and aggressive cross -promotion. » 18

Programming Streaming baseball MLB.com hopes to expand live video and audio Webcasts of Station Break News about news at WPRI -TV games next season. » 28 B &C Eye 4 and WBSK -TV; WBVI -TV's Marc Howard goes to Serving PBS Public TV network and station Changing Hands 26 KYW -TV; ex- anchor sues WTXF; Regional VPs at WHRO -TV pick Omneon Media Servers to Classifieds 35 Clear Channel; KQED's content chief; manager handle as many as 14 feeds. 30 for Raleigh, N.C., duopoly. » 24 » Editorials 38 Fates & Fortunes 32 Focus Life is great in Honolulu, but not particularly for the television business. » 25 Fifth Estater 34 The Week That Was 16 Technology

HD offering HD /SD truck allows CBS unified production of high-definition coverage of U.S. Open and, later, college football. » 27 CBS s U.S Open Internet radio Decisionmark devises a way coverage on to allow stations to stream only to listeners in Sept. 7 will be in hi -def. 27 their service area. » 28

Broadcasting & Cable /9 -2 -02 3 PROGRAMMING And the Emmys don't ever lie Basic -cable execs BL are giddy over this Behind the scenes, before the fact year's original hits like The Osboumes and Monk. Aiming to quantify original TECHNOLOGY programming suc- Peter cess, MTV Networks MTV into HD look Barton research chief Betsy Frank took a look at the prime time Last Thursday's live broadcast of the MTV Video Music Awards Emmy nods this year and last. was shot in the 24p HD format, which gave it a film look that defi- "All is coming from the growth nitely didn't slip past viewers. An informal viewer survey finds reac- A rocker at heart cable," she says. Basic -cable ranging from "cool" (mostly from in MTV's core demo, networks increased their Emmy tions those There were two surprises at MTV's nominations by 45%, from 69 which will no doubt please the network) to "distracting" from the Video Music Awards bash last to 100. Broadcast -TV older set (so VH1 has no fear of losing audience share to future Thursday. One was when Michael nominations, meanwhile, fell MTV awards broadcasts). Of course, the opinion that counts most Jackson bounded up on stage. He 15 %, from 255 to 218. is that of MTV itself. Early word there is that the network was grabbed a spare man" "Cable is evolving," Frank "moon it it for next year's said. "Other than sitcoms, there thrilled with the look and already plans on using statuette and thanked MTV for are hits in every genre." FX's awards broadcast. -K. K. declaring him "Artist of The Mil- bad -boy cop drama The Shield lennium." But he wasn't. boasted three nods, including a Although MTV is contractually basic -cable first for best actor. to refer to Jacko as TNT's 22 nominations included obligated best miniseries for Mists of "The King of Pop," Britney Spears Avalon. Non -scripted fare like had called Jackson up only to TLC's hit redecorating show wish him a happy birthday. Trading Spaces is on the Emmy The other surprise came during screen. South Park, Samurai a break when an Jack and Discovery specials are commercial up for animation awards. -A.R. announcement was made thank- ing Peter Barton, "who has supported us since the beginning." The kids had no idea who Barton was, but the cable VIPs up in the balcony knew.

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travel. Once a championship ch by inch on ownership skier, Barton looked frail but smiled as executives went up to FCC Chairman Michael Powell is aiming to bring two of the media greet him. industry's most controversial and long- running public -policy fights MTV Networks President Mark down the home stretch. A massive rulemaking on broadcast -ownership Barton's limits is set to be teed off at the commission's Sept. 12 meeting. On Rosenthal arranged trip, the docket will be a call for suggested changes to rules limiting and Starz Chairman John Sie national broadcast ownership, crossownership of local radio and TV helped by supplying a private jet stations, TV duopolies, and dual TV- network ownership. Consolidated for Barton and his family. Barton, into that rulemaking will be previously Launched proceedings on local who is being inducted into the

broadcast/TV crossownership and local radio concentration. BROADCASTING & CABLE Hall of Fame Less certain is Powell's effort to settle disputes between in November, told the reporter broadcasters and the cable industry over must -carry rules in the dig - writing his HOF profile that he ital age. The proceeding is highly controversial, and late -August va- was in a rock band in college: cations have bogged down commission discussions. Must -carry "In my heart and soul, I'm a action may have to wait, sources say. -B.M. musician. " -J.M.H.

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Even with healthy cash-flow rates for MSOs, Bresnan struggles to finance his AT&T deal

By John M. Higgins bonds. Investment banker Salomon Smith he return of ex -cable entrepreneurs Barney was to cover the junk -bond portion to the business is having mixed re- with a short-term "bridge" loan, then orga- T sults. The biggest player, Bresnan nize the sale of long -term bonds to repay it. Communications' Bill Bresnan, is facing a But Salomon Smith Barney backed out, sour financial market and struggling to get saying it can't sell bonds at any interest rate loans for his $735 million deal to buy sys- Bresnan would be willing to pay. "The tems from AT &T Broadband. whole debt market is a shambles," said Ex- Simmons Communications CEO another former cable executive. Steve Simmons won the bidding for a So Bresnan is trying to restructure the group of systems being sold by RCN deal. He is reportedly looking for AT &T Corp., buying the properties for $245 mil- Broadband-and its soon -to -be owner lion, or $3,100 per sub. RCN executives Comcast-to keep a piece of the venture had been hoping for more but badly need so it qualifies for Comcast's programming the cash to meet the terms of bank loans. discounts. That could increase the systems' The return of the cable veterans is impor- operating cash flow by around 5% and tant because they're about the only ones will- possibly make lenders happier. Bill Bresnan is trying to restructure his ing to do cable deals. The slumping stock deal to purchase AT&T Broadband systems. Simmons's RCN deal is simpler. Although market has the big players -Cox, Cable - RCN is primarily in the risky game of vision, Charter and Comcast-touting how building systems in markets that have well- they're conserving their cash, not expanding. the toughest he has seen in perhaps 30 years. entrenched cable operators, the properties Anxiety over the Adelphia scandal, fears of Bresnan's deal was the first and the for sale are good old monopolies. other accounting games and some MSOs' biggest. After 18 months of dancing, he RCN CEO David McCourt had report- debt levels have driven cable stocks down snagged a deal in April for 320,000 AT&T edly been hoping to raise $4,000 per sub- 75 % -90% so far this year, even though all Broadband subscribers in 41 smaller cities scriber. But, with its stock trading for 50 the MSOs are posting 12 % -18% growth in and towns throughout Colorado, Wyoming cents and bonds as low as 20 cents on the operating cash flow. Some companies' bonds are trading for just 30 -50 cents on the dollar. But giant private equity funds are snoop- Still, 'this is a great time to get back into the ing for some fire-sale deals and need strong -Steve Simmons, Patriot Communications cable management to run properties after business: the deal. That's drawing cable veterans who sold their companies during the late 1990s gold rush back into the game. and Montana. The rural properties were dollar, RCN is taking Simmons's offer. But even fire-sale prices can be tough to pretty much starved for capital. So in addi- Simmons is backed by Spectrum Equity. complete. "It's not an easy task putting to- tion to the $735 million purchase price, The systems serve 80,000 subscribers in sev- gether a deal in this market," said Bresnan Bresnan needs another $300 million to eral New Jersey towns. But only 20% have last week. "There's been fairly significant rebuild the neglected properties. been rebuilt so he expects to spend another disruption in the debt markets." Major fund Providence Equity had agreed $550 per subscriber. Bresnan-one -time Teleprompter presi- to put up about $350 million in equity, Still, "this is a great time to get back into dent who sold his last company to Charter sources said. But Bresnan was planning to the business," said Simmons, whose new for $1.4 billion -said finance markets are finance the rest with bank loans and junk company is Patriot Communications.

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Hammer Herman McGinnis McMale Ryan 'Dearth of women' in top spots Annenberg study shows that So why the dearth of females in the upper more women in leadership positions, it will the 'glass ceiling' still keeps corporate echelons? Female execs hesitate to be difficult to make changes and make assign blame men in power posts to tired explanations like sex- progress," she says. (Since Discovery is pri- ism or conflicts between work and family. vately held, it was not included in the study.)

One corporate factor is consolidation, The Annenberg study recommends men - By Allison Romano which has stripped some rungs out of the toring and career planning to help advance Iis the same old story, say female exec- corporate ladder. With moguls like Barry women; female execs agree. Also, men must utives in the television industry, but a Diller and Sumner Redstone controlling be engaged in constant dialogue. "Women recent study on women in the top the bulk of entertainment outlets, women can't solve this themselves," says McHale. corporate ranks at least gets people talking Women have become more visible at about the issue. industry events. The study found that more Released last week, the study by the Women in power women were featured speakers at recent University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg media and telecommunications conferences, Public Policy Center says there "continues although many key roles still go to men. Women Presidents and a to be dearth of women in the executive 16% CEOs of over One area in which women have charged suites and corporate boardrooms of enter- 120 broadcast ahead is national news, the study says. More and cable tainment companies." channels (or than 30% of news execs at the seven broad- Susan Ness, the center's director of networks) by cast and cable news outlets are female, com- gender in the information and society, agrees: "Time top 210 media pared with 20% in last year's study. At CBS alone won't rectify the problem." markets News, two of the three SVPs under chief Women account for just 14% of top Andrew Heyward are women, McGinnis Source: executive spots and 13% of board mem- Annenberg and prime time chief Betsy West. CNN bers at 10 major entertainment compa- School boasts the only female news chief, Teya Ryan. nies -among them Walt Disney Co., Via- "Women in executive positions have to com, AOL Time Warner and USA mentor other women," says Ryan, who Networks -according to information culled say there are chances to run divisions but counts PBS President Pat Mitchell (and from Forbes rankings of the top 1,000 com- not necessarily companies. former CNNer) as one of her mentors. panies by revenue, 2001 annual reports and "[Men] are buyers and sellers and have a "We can't ever take it for granted." proxy statements, and media directories. tremendous power base," notes Sci Fi Chan- On the programming side, out of 120 Representation was slightly higher at nel President Bonnie Hammer. "Woman are broadcast and cable channels, women publishing companies, where women employed within or under that structure." account for just 16% of top executives. accounted for 22% of the top executive The classic "pipeline" explanation - In cable, that intimate group includes spots and 17% of board seats. there aren't enough qualified women to pro- Discovery's McHale, MTV Music Group "Each generation has had a greater strug- mote-is getting tired, says Discovery Com- President Judy McGrath, BET President gle than the [following one]," says Marcy munications President and COO Judith and COO Debra Lee, Food Network Pres- McGinnis, senior vice president of news McHale. Certainly, there are qualified ident Judy Girard, Lifetime Chairman Car- coverage for CBS News. Even so, "I don't woman who have worked in the industry ole Black, CNBC President Pamela think the struggle is over by any stretch." more than 20 years. "But until you have Thomas Graham, Hallmark Channel Presi-

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dent and CEO Lana Corbi, Oxygen Media cable industry, women found more manage- Women have made strides in station news- Chairman Geraldine Laybourne, Sci Fi ment opportunities. "You went in at a lower rooms. In the top 210 media markets, the Channel's Hammer and E! Entertainment level and a lower salary," says Sci Fi's Ham- study found, there were 823 female anchors Television President Mindy Herman. mer, "but you could get more hands -on." and 450 news executive producers. In con- Only PBS's Mitchell is at the helm of a There is also a cadre of female GMs at trast, there were just 243 GMs. broadcast network. At four of the broad- cable nets, including the History Channel, Getting ahead is a tireless march, female cast networks, though, women -Gail TNN and VH1. Only one major MSO is execs agree. "It's not just doing a great job Berman at Fox, Dawn Ostroff at UPN, headed by a woman, Insight Communica- within your four walls. It's recognition within Susan Lyne at ABC and Nancy Tellern at tions' President and COO Kim Kelly. your industry that creates opportunities," CBS -hold the top entertainment spots. At the local level, the story is very similar. says E! chief Herman. Without networking, Broadcast TV has long been seen as more Women are about 20% of general managers she adds ruefully, "I could still be sitting in of a boys' club than cable. In the younger of cable systems and slightly less at stations. the legal department at Fox." August cool for cable originals

High -profile projects get and do some maintenance." E! execs aren't worried, lackluster reception; even though. Even the best mar- Anna Nicole is in decline keting campaign couldn't raise E!'s profile the way By Allison Romano Anna Nicole has. Plus, its WNile much of cable basks in a ratings more than double summer ratings glow, a few E!'s prime time average. recent original programs didn't "This show has legs," E! exactly warm up the audiences. President Mindy Herman FX's original movie RFK, said to have maintains. "We're going to cost about $5 million, mustered a meager look it over after the first six 1.4 rating for its Aug. 25 debut, surprising weeks." even network executives, who expected a Upstart Hallmark Chan- Nielsen rating around the 2.0 level and nel also relies on big origi- gave the movie hefty promotional and mar- nals to lure new viewers but keting support. Although the film was well Not even a cattle drive through Times Square led by Tom tanked with Western John- Berenger (r) and Adam Storke helped the ratings on the son War. To hype it, received by critics, FX was "disappointed debut of Hallmark Channel's Johnson County War. County we didn't get more out of it," a spokesper- the network sent cattle stam- son said. peding through Manhattan's FX's younger viewers may not have Entertainment Television's raucous reality Times Square and offered stars Burt warmed up to a biopic on Robert E. Anna Nicole Show. After nabbing a spec- Reynolds and Tom Berenger for numerous Kennedy. "To younger people, RFK is a tacular 4.1 rating at its debut, it dropped to TV appearances, including ABC's Good historical figure," said MTV Networks a 1.8 for its fourth outing Aug. 25. Morning America. Yet the four -hour special research chief Betsy Frank. "It's going to Focus groups could help Anna, says registered a 1.1 rating at its Aug. 24 debut, have a limited audience." Frank. With cracks starting to appear, "I double its August prime time average but FX gave RFK movie hefty promotional would put it in front of a target audience disappointing nonetheless. and marketing support, but the results fell between two other recent original efforts. March movie Confessions of a Campus E! execs aren't worried about The Anna Nicole Bookie earned a disappointing 1.2 rating, Show. The best marketing campaign couldn't but last year's Sins of the Father earned a strong 2.9 rating. raise the net's profile the way it has. On E!, viewers turned away from E!

12 Broadcasting & Cable /9-2 -02 TOP OF THE WEEK Spectrum biidding heats up

C- and D- blocks draw broadcasters as well as wireless director of the University of Colorado. "This is the sweet part of the spectrum." By Bill McConnell licenses, accounting for total offers of $3.3 Cable investor Paul Allen's Vulcan Spec- Broadcasters and others with ambi- million. Of those, nine covered licenses in trum has high offers of just over $2 million tions to launch new types of TV ser- Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Con- each for Chicago and Seattle, as well as vices were among the most prolific necticut, and four were in Idaho. $44,000 for Medford, Ore. bidders through 10 rounds of a govern- Capital Broadcasting, owner of WRAL- PGTV, led by WebTV founder Philip ment spectrum auction last week. DT Raleigh, N.C., held current top offers Goldman, was the leading bidder for Pitts- The bidding covers spectrum now used for 12 licenses in North Carolina. burgh at $880,000. He aims to launch a for chs. 54, 59 and 55, the so- called C- and Sinclair Broadcasting, one of the 128 nationwide multichannel TV service to D- blocks of the 700 MHz spectrum that parties qualified to bid, removed itself from compete with cable and satellite. the federal government intends to reclaim contention long before the auction began. Whether any of the high bids stands is from traditional broadcasters. Industry observers had speculated that an open question, and the auction is Broadcasters vying for a piece of it have broadcasters would want spectrum in mar- expected to resume next week. Among all been quiet about their business plans. kets where they already operate to alleviate bidders, Aloha Partners has been the Although wireless companies were cor- pressure to move out as the digital transi- leader with 26 high bids totaling $20 mil- rectly predicted to be among the biggest tion progresses. Others, they said, may want lion. In all, 740 licenses are for sale. Ch. 55 players in the auction, companies with tele- to enter markets where crowded TV dials frequencies are being consolidated into six vision interests have been big players, too. prevent another traditional station's launch. regional permits. The other two channels LIN Television and business partner Banks "These frequencies are ideal for many are being offered as 734 licenses for two - Broadcasting were high bidders for 21 conceivable uses," says Dale Hatfield, wav service in metro and rural markets. Graham, Wasserman to be honored

BROADCASTING & CABLE'S Hall of Fame announces posthumous inductions aters and amusement parks. He died June 3 at 89. Katharine Graham, of the Washing- Previously announced as

ton Post Co. and the Post - 2002 honorees are Peter Newsweek Stations Group, and Barton, of Liberty Media; Lew Wasserman, of MCA and Universal Carole Black, Lifetime Studios, will be inducted posthumously Communications; Kelsey into the BROADCASTING & CABLE maga- Grammer, NBC's Frasier, zine's Hall of Fame. Eddy Hartenstein, DirecTV; Graham, who died July 17, 2001, at 84, Don Imus, Imus in the became chief executive of The Washington Morning; Robert Miron, Post in 1946 and built it into a diversified Advance/Newhouse; Low- media corporation with newspaper, maga- ell (Bud) Paxson, Paxson zine, television, cable and educational-ser- founder Jules Stein, as one of the most pow- Communications; Bob Schaeffer, CBS's Face vices businesses. She was regarded as one erful men in Hollywood- joined what was the Nation; and Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah of the most powerful women in broadcast- then the Music Corporation of America as Winfrey Show. ing. Under her command, the Post - an agent in 1936 and, within 10 years, was The class of 2002 brings to 224 the Newsweek station group achieved a repu- named president. He built it into an enter- number of honorees in the Hall of Fame, tation as among the industry's finest. tainment powerhouse with a film studio, a now in its 12th year. The induction will be Wasserman-regarded, along with MCA TV studio and record label, as well as the- Nov. 11 at New York's Marriott Marquis.

Broadcasting & Cable /9 -2 -02 13 TOP OF THE WEFt Who will police political ads?

Broadcasters don't want of programming that are covered. arc some problems here and the courts are responsibility for campaign - One of the biggest debates: whether the going to carve this up to some extent." finance compliance prohibition should apply only to paid adver- FEC Chairman David Mason, a Repub- tisements or also to public -service announce- lican who voiced opposition to reform leg- By Bill McConnell ments and issue ads that call on the audience islation prior to his appointment to the This spring, Congress barred corpora- to contact a particular lawmaker. commission, insists that the agency will tions and unions from buying broad- Broadcasters, who are challenging the craft rules that uphold the spirit of the law cast and subscription -TV campaign law in court, and many buyers of ad time while acknowledging the difficulty in creat- ads close to an election. The restriction also insist that only paid advertising should ing bright -line tests for permissible pro- appears dear enough for paid ads support- fall under the restriction, even if the law is gramming. "Electioneering communication ing or attacking a candidate, but deciding upheld. "Good -government" groups, on the is a new term," he said. what restrictions, if any, apply to "issue other hand, say there should be no blanket The new law exempts news coverage, ads" that happen to mention candidates, to exemption for non -paid programming. commentary and editorials from the restric- public- service announcements, and to Webcasts is proving tricky. And broadcasters fear that they may be deputized as campaign-finance cops. Campaign cops Uncertainty over what exactly will be For new campaign- finance rules, prohibited pushed the National Associa- the FEC must decide: tion of Broadcasters last week to call for a government declaration that TV and radio Whether "issue ads" or public -service ads are restricted stations won't be the ones to decide What duties broadcasters have to police whether political advertisements and other airwaves programming comply with the new cam- What the FCC's role should be paign-finance law. Unless the exemption is What new ad disclaimers are needed spelled out, broadcasters worry that they FEC Chairman David Mason insists agency could face criminal charges when prohib- rules will uphold the law's spirit though What penalties violators should get it's difficult to define the permissible. ited programs are aired inadvertently. "This could lead to a further chilling of protected political speech," the NAB said in "You could have corporations and dons, but some broadcasters would like to a filing that coincided with two days of hear- unions paying high production costs for see those protections strengthened. The ings on campaign-reform proposals floated PSAs that cast candidates in a favorable Radio- Television News Directors Association by the Federal Election Commission. light," said Campaign and Media Legal asked the FCC to define news programming Broadcasters did not testify at the hear- Center attorney Glen Shor in testimony broadly but specifically to include debates, ings, which were stacked with political before the commission. newscasts, news interviews and spot news. groups and government watchdogs, such FEC Vice Chairman Karl Sandstrom, a The FCC also spelled out how it will as the National Republican Congressional Democrat, hinted that he would favor more- comply with a provision of the statute Committee, Common Cause, the Cam- specific exemptions to reduce the need for requiring it to help build an FEC database paign Finance Institute and the American case -by -case rulings after a questionable pro- of stations and cable systems that reach Taxpayer Alliance. gram has aired. "We can't decide after the fewer than 50,000 people in a state or con- FEC rules are needed to implement the fact that someone has committed a felony." gressional district; such stations and sys- campaign -finance reform enacted in March The Campaign Finance Institute's tems are exempt from the restrictions. that prohibits corporations and labor unions Michael Malbin agreed, opining that as Separately, the FEC also is revising from "electioneering communications" on much specificity as possible is necessary if required disclaimers for political communi- behalf of national candidates 60 days before the law is to survive court challenges charg- cations and has proposed expanding the a general election and 30 days before a pri- ing that the law violates corporate and union scope of prohibitions on misrepresentation mary. The FEC is trying to define the types free -speech rights. "Everyone knows there and toughening penalties for violations.

14 Broadcasting & Cable /9 -2 -02 Peter B e cable programming business is legenda 1990's, Barton was Liberty Media Corp.'s a key force behind the rise of many cable ding Fox SportsNet, QVC, Court TV, Starz/ e, and the Learning Channel.

Those, e exciting times for Barton, who served as Liberty's { presi . and chief executive officer from its founding until 199 _-' e was constantly at the negotiating table, closing deals ry ten days," he told BROADCASTING & CABLE in 1996. 'I 'lave probably one of the coolest jobs in the Western World." PETER BARTON

Barton's reputation as a consummate dealmaker grew as he racked up programming investments in more than 90 services valued at an estimated $7.5 billion. Liberty was the programming arm of then top cable MSO, Tele- Communications Inc. Today, it is an independent media holding company with ownership stakes in more than 120 networks.

Barton joined TCI in 1982, fresh out of Harvard Business fii001-4,` CABLE'S School. He was a natural, quickly rising to the rank of vice 12T" ANNUAL president of franchise acquisition, followed by a stint as president of Cable Value Network, now QVC. In 1988, he became TCI's senior vice president of programming, moving over to HALL Liberty in 1991. Since his departure, Barton's been busy with his own technol- OF ogy investment firm. He is also founder of the Denver-based Privacy Foundation, an organization dedicated to educating FAME the public about the threats to individual privacy. He and wife, Laura, are responsible for the creation of Random Acts of Peter Kindness, which offers anonymous financing to those in need. Barton Carole Black Katherine Graham Kelsey Grammer Eddy Hartenstein BROADCASTIND CABLE Don imus HALL OF FAME November 11, 2002 Broadway Ballroom, New York Marriott Marquis Robert Miron To purchase single tickets or tables contact: Bud Paxson Steve Labunski, 212 -889 -6716 Bob Schieffer For sponsorship opportunities in our special supplement contact: Paul Audino, 646- 746 -711, paudino @reedbusiness.com Lou Wasserman ISSUE DATE: November 11, 2002 Oprah Winfrey SPACE CLOSING: Friday, Nov.1 MATERIALS CLOSING: Monday, Nov. 4 TOP OF THE WEEK

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THE BIG STUFF have shared the series since Local broadcast -TV saw ESPN went wall -to -wait last summer, but it switches to Strike averted covering the second -quarter revenue grow settlement last Friday TNT on Labor Day. TNT will and a "healthy" 4.4% over year - between players pay $800,000 for the most Major League Baseball, ago figures, says the Television recent episodes, $250,000 for h1LB Deal Reached but, while averting the Bureau of Advertising. strike may be good episodes A &E has already Stations benefited from strong news, ESPN analyst shown. Peter Gammons (right) spending by General Motors told ESPN's Tim A&E switches to another (up 292.1%), Procter & Gam- Kurkjian the whole NBC series in syndication, mess still alienated ble (up 78.8 %), SBC Commu- fans and predicted that Third Watch, for which it nications (up 57.7 %) and ratings for the playoffs will be paying $700,000 per and World Series (both Ford (up 21.7 %). Other r >nweran' episode. Iw14Ds on Fox) will be "way segments of the TV business - s. down" this season. didn't do so well: Revenue for NETWORKING network TV grew just 2.3 %, ABC World News Tonight and syndicated TV plunged recalculated its numbers (as vets Lizz Winstead and Brian anchor Peter Jennings is close 12.6 %.... it does yearly) and Unger, and Girls Behaving to re- upping at the network In a victory for journalists, a announced last week that Badly, a Candid Camera -like for several more years, federal appeals court ruled last now there are 106.7 million sketch comedy that includes although he says "the i's aren't week against holding households, up 1.2 million former MTV Real World cast dotted and the is aren't hundreds of deportation hear- from a year ago. That means, member Melissa Howard. ... crossed" quite yet. According ings in secret. "Democracies in the upcoming season, a 1 National Geographic Chan- to reports, he will stay through die behind closed doors," rating is the equivalent of nel will debut six new series 2006 at about $10 million per wrote Sixth U.S. Circuit Court 1,067 million homes.... this fall, including Dogs With year. ... of Appeals Judge Damon American Idots Jobs, about "working" canines, Zenith will sponsor ABC's Keith. The decision was the performance last and Phobias, which is, um, high -definition prime time highest -level rebuke of the Wednesday -a 9.6 rating/16 about phobias. Likewise, broadcasts -about 13 hours a government's legal tactics share in Nielsens, has Fox Taboos is about no -nos in vari- week this season -and get an post -9/11 and included many holding its breath to see how ous cultures; Nature's on- screen credit before each critical observations of the big the concluding episode Nightmares look at truly scary one. Bush Administration's alleged will be this week. CBS, mean- animals; Built for the Kill is CBS, meanwhile, has spon- disdain for openness.... while, made a deal to resurrect about animals that are nasty sorship deals with Zenith and KJRH(TV) Tulsa, Okla., the old Star Search for future predators. Finally, getting away Samsung. will not air paid advertising use, but without the even from the animal theme, Surviv- for most of Sept. 11. Instead, older Ed McMahon. ing West Point, offers a behind - CORRECTIONS from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., the the- scents look at one year at The story "Restoring lost station will air reports and BASICALLY, CABLE the military academy.... credibility" in the Aug. 26 edi- PSAs from United Way's Day USA Network is developing WE: Women's tion misspelled AP Broadcast of Caring activities.... three pilots for 2003, and Entertainment bought two Deputy Director and Manag- Meanwhile, Nextel will they're not wasting words on more When I Was a Girl spe- ing Editor Brad Kalbfeld's underwrite CBS's prime time titles. Peacemakers is a cials from Linda Ellerbee's name. repeat of its documentary Western police drama; Evil Lucky Duck Productions. Also in the same edition, a 9/11, which will air on the concerns an investigator trying They will be shown Sept. 22 story called "A Chronology of anniversary of the terror to solve big cases; Crimes cen- and Sept. 29. ... Chaos" tracked the minute - attack. Nextel also ters on a woman with By the time you read this, by- minute 9/11 reporting underwrote the show the first telepathic abilities.... Law & Order reruns will have efforts of seven news organiza- time it aired. There will be no Oxygen also is adding two left A &E Networks and tions, including the Associated commercial interruptions.... comedies: O2Be, from become a programming staple Press. But the introduction to Nielsen Media Research Comedy Central Daily Show on TNT. The two cable nets the story didn't list AP.

16 Broadcasting & Cable /9 -2 -02 TOP OF THE WEEK Is sex at St. Pat's indecent?

Under its vague guidelines, the FCC may have trouble fining shock jocks and Infinity

By Bill McConnell States are being vigorously enforced." permissible broadcasts and those that would Ihe I CC may have a devil of a time One industry observer speculated the be forbidden was so great that stations penalizing Infinity Radio's FCC, recognizing that grounds for an inde- would have no idea when they were near the WNEW(FM) in New York over the cency sanction are vague, is focusing instead boundary of acceptable behavior, much less outrageous sex stunt orchestrated by the on whether Infinity officials were fulfilling crossing it. For instance, an Oprah episode station's recently fired shock jocks. But a their obligation as licensees to control what featuring specifics on how to improve mar- slap on the wrist for the station may cause is broadcast over their station. A letter was ried sex life was deemed okay, but explicit an even bigger headache for regulators. sent to company executives to find who bits by Howard Stem and "pandering" use First Amendment attorneys question knew about the Hughes and Cumia- inspired of double entendre for sex acts was not. whether WNEW's broadcast account of a contest encouraging sex in risky places that In June, the FCC created more confu- couple allegedly having sex in New York's prompted the St. Patrick's incident. sion by dismissing an indecency complaint St. Patrick's Cathedral was graphic enough Any sanction against Infinity for failure to filed against Entercom's WGR(AM) Buf- to result in a fine, much less a license revo- cation. But they acknowledge that intense Often -contradictory public disgust with the episode may prompt enforcement policies make it Congress or the FCC itself to take a tougher hard for stations to look at the agency's indecency policies. determine when shows like Opie and "Public reaction could prompt political Anthony (left) pressure to delve into indecency regulation," cross the line of legality. Howard said Kathleen Kirby, who represents broad- Stern (below) has casters on free-speech issues for Washington often pushed the gray limits. law firm Wiley, Rein & Fielding. Free -speech advocates and family -values groups, despite opposing views on the need for tougher government action to clean up the airwaves, agree that the FCC's enforcement policies are often contradictory and don't offer stations the bright -line rules n cssary to determine when a broad- control its licensed station "would be like get- falo, N.Y., for a gag in which callers were cast will cross the line of legality. ting Al Capone for tax evasion," quipped First asked to name National Hockey League Alone at the FCC, Democratic Commis- Amendment attomey Robert Corn- Revere. players and officials they would like to "piss sioner Michael Copps has repeatedly criti- He predicted an FCC fine for failing to control on." The FCC said the routine was not cized the shortcomings of FCC policies and the station would have a chilling effect on indecent because host Tom Bauerle's use of has urged the commission to crack down raunchy broadcasts. "[The FCC] would be the phrase was akin to the slang terms for more frequently on increasingly raunchy trying to condition broadcasters' behavior." anger, "pissed at" and "pissed off," rather shock jocks, whose drive -time programs are FCC Chairman Michael Powell and than sexual and excretory activities. filled with crass routines about sex. other members of the commission have Broadcasters are forbidden from airing "Congress passed laws limiting the broad- been entirely silent on the FCC's general obscene programming at all times and cast of 'obscene, indecent or profane' lan- policies since guidelines were issued in must refrain from "indecent" content be- guage and charged the FCC with the April 2001. Completed nearly seven years tween 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., when children enforcement of these laws," he complained after a court ordered them, the guidelines are most likely to be in the audience. Inde- after WNEW jocks Greg "Opie" Hughes were intended to let broadcasters know cent programming "describes or depicts" and Anthony Cumia aired the cathedral sex what types of speech would go too far. sexual or excretory organs or activities in a coverage. "The FCC has a responsibility to Free -speech advocates, however, com- way that is "patently offensive by contem- ensure that the indecency laws of the United plained that the gulf between examples of porary community standards."

Broadcasting & Cable/9 -2 -02 17 C O V E R S T O R Y

When the government removed limits on station ownership six years ago, San Antonio -based Clear Channel began staking a Texas-size claim on radio Mays real estate. Today, the company is the country's largest radio group and among the top five entertainment companies. It owns 1,240 radio stations, operates another 75 through LMAs, and syndicates programming to half the Makes commercial stations in the country. It even has a stake in a potential competitor: satellite radio. Clear Channel also owns 36 TV stations, the country's largest billboard inventory and the biggest concert- promotion business. Himself All that and aggressive cross -promotion have led media - consolidation critics to label Clear Channel "Exhibit A" in their fight for tougher ownership limits. The company has been beaten up in the press and Congress and faces law- suits and FCC hearings. In the meantime, its stock has taken a beating from investors questioning its multiplat- C i form strategy and financial health. Company President Mark Mays sat down with The head of BROADCASTING & CABLE'S Bill McConnell to answer the biggest U.S. some of the company's critics. Why the stock tumble? Mays blames hedge funds radio group shorting the stock but predicts the multiplatform strat- responds to the egy will pay off in the long run. Dismissing charges that Clear Channel's tactics have company's turned radio into bland promoters of boardroom -con- critics cocted megastars, Mays insists solid ratings prove that big radio is giving listeners what they want. Following is an edited transcript of the Mays interview:

18 Broadcasting & Cable 19 -2 -02 COVERTS TOR Y

We do not use national playlists ... What we do tell people is they have to conduct some type of research of local listeners to determine what that playlist should be.

You began an aggressive acquisition There's no truth to those reports. We believe Clear Channel has been criticized as strategy after Congress relaxed owner- hedge funds that consider the media sector "ruining radio" by instituting national ship rules in 1996. Now your stock overvalued were promoting those rumors to playlists? trades around S30 after peaking near short the stock and the other industry scan- We do not use national playlists. Playlists $100. Is combining big positions in dals have fueled investors' willingness to differ from market to market. If you look at radio, billboards and TV paying off? believe. Otherwise, I can't explain why our KTKR(AM) in San Antonio, WKSI(AM) in All four of our principal businesses- radio, stock goes up or down. If I knew why, it Washington, and KIIS -FM in L.A. or Z -100 outdoor, entertainment and television -are would be a lot easier to fix. in New York, they're all Top 40 contempo- good businesses with big operating leverage. We focus on the things we can control: rary hit radio, but there's not a standardized Once you drive revenues over their fixed our ability to grow revenues and cash flow. playlist. What we do tell people is they have costs, you are able to grow cash flow at Our people have done a dang good job of to conduct some type of research of local lis- pretty attractive margins. Plus, capital re- that. I'm very proud of the effort they have teners to determine what that playlist should investment in those four businesses is less put together for the first six months, and be. We don't want program directors saying, than, say, cable, which gives us more free they're on track for another outstanding "I think I know what you guys want." cash flow. performance for the third quarter. Eventu- This is for all of radio, not just Clear ally, that will come through in the stock Channel. The radio industry spends -I'm But your stock trades at significantly price. Do I think [that performance] is guessing-hundreds of million of dollars on lower valuations now than pure radio reflected in the stock price now? No. research. Why? The ease with which some- players'. one can switch brands. If I don't like you Radio has outperformed other businesses, When you released second -quarter today, I'm on to the next guy. but this is going to vary depending on which earnings in July, the company said it sector is having a good year. Radio over the would not buy back stock to boost To what extent does nationwide next few years is projected to be the most share prices. Over the next several research go into the numbers? robust. All, over the long term, will perform weeks, S10 million in stock was We don't do it on a national basis. We do it very, very well. repurchased. on a local basis. Program directors make the Thc . Iiipany did not buy back stock. It's a call as to what we put on the air. We have Wall Street rumors predicting that big distinction. The company is not in a three research companies internally they can Clear Channel will be the next big position where it should be buying stock. use, or they can go externally. media company to restate its books We, as family members, did buy stock. It have pounded the stock. was cheap -like buying 50-cent dollars. Still, don't you think research -intensive

Clear Channnel's headquarters Clear Channel in San Antonio oversees an empire straddling radio, billboards, entertainment and Worldwide TV nationwide.

FINANCIALS 2001 revenue: $7.9B Operating cash flow: $2.1B 52 -week high: $54.90 52 -week low: $20.00

PROPERTIES Radio stations: 1,240 TV stations: 36 Billboards: 8,806 Other: Concert, sports promotion, ad brokerage, theater

Source: company financials

9-2 -02 I Broadcasting & Cable I 19 C O V E R I S T O R Y decisions contribute to homogeneous We're going to open a Washington office Several stations have accused Clear programming? because it's important to have a presence Channel of violating local ownership Attacks on the "homogeneity of radio" drive there. We were three years past due expand- limits by operating LMAs that are me crazy. Radio is the least homogeneous of ing the PAC to broadcast assets. We just really front companies. any major media. Look at print: A lot of head- kind of held off, although we always had a We've done nothing that is not perfectly lines are similar in papers across the country. PAC in the outdoor division. legal. There are going to be competitors and In cable, ESPN is the same in New York as it lawyers who grouse to obtain payoffs. We're is in San Antonio. Radio is the only localized Sen. Russ Feingold has introduced a bill not going to play that game. What we do medium, and we don't get credit for it. that would strip conglomerates has been within the law. If the law changes, owning radio stations and concert pro- we'll operate within the new law. You moved radio division CEO Randy moters of broadcast licenses if they dis- Michaels to the Internet division. Were criminate against competitors and Spanish Broadcasting has leveled addi- you unhappy with some of the aggres- unaffiliated artists. It would also forbid tional charges including interfering sive moves he had made with LMAs, stations from accepting record- with its public offering and efforts to raunchy shock jocks and Web sites fea- company payments for playing their buy Hispanic Broadcasting. It has even turing "bong brigades ?" artists. hired superlawyer David Boies. I won't comment on those specifics. But A lot of this was the record industry trying My lawyers say I can't comment except to we're clearly looking to the future of the radio industry as a whole. As a leader in radio, we're looking for collaborative ways to work with everybody in the industry. Bring- ing new advertisers to radio is our goal. Mark P. Mays 39 years old What do you mean by collaboration? Son of Clear Channel Chairman and CEO We want to work within the markets where Lowry Mays; older brother of CFO Randall we operate to make the radio great and to Mays Married, with five sons make the advertising and broadcast associa- Previous experience: senior vice president, tions strong. Radio sometimes has a military operations; vice president/treasurer, both sense of competition. There's a winner and Clear Channel; investment banker, Eppler, Guerin & Turner, St. Louis; radio sales, Capital a loser. I don't think that needs to be the Cities/ABC Radio Network case. There's ability for everybody to move MBA, Columbia University; BA, economics forward. If WBEB(FM) in Philly, a single and math, Vanderbilt University station owned by Jerry Lee, is providing great programming and bringing more listeners to radio, maybe occasionally they'll to come in and make their presence felt. I say this is obviously a publicity stunt on punch one of my buttons. don't think Washington is going to have their part. much empathy for the record companies Some competitors complain that you right now. The FCC has ordered some of your sta- have bullied them by moving your syn- tion purchases reviewed by an agency dicated shows from longtime stations Clear Channel has been fined for inde- judge to determine whether they to Clear Channel's and even ordering cency violations by the FCC for antics create local ad monopolies, although your ad broker, Katz Media, not to do of shock jocks, particularly Bubba the there's no allegation of wrongdoing. business with some stations. Love Sponge. How does their behavior Will you submit to the review or wait I don't think naming programs hurts listeners go over with the GOP friends you've until the FCC finishes revising radio - or advertisers, but we're not going to do that cultivated in Washington? ownership rules? in too many circumstances. There are going Radio must clean up its own house; govern- It doesn't do us any good to spend all that to be circumstances where there's not always ment regulation is never the solution. We money to go before a judge just before new a win -win. We will tend to preserve relation- count on the Clear Channel programming rules are set. We'd rather wait for the new ships on their long -term affiliated stations. and on -air staff to distinguish reckless behav- rules. Then, if we don't like them, we can ior from compelling programming. fight them in court. Congressional critics have introduced legislation to stop some of Clear Chan- Does that mean you may fire Bubba? What should Washington do? nel's practices; some of your station We have ti) give him the opportunity to cen- They will change ownership rules to be purchases are getting extra scrutiny at sor himself. I think he's capable of doing media ownership within the confines of an the FCC. No wonder you're expanding that. He's been put on notice. There have entire market instead of simply radio. Even- the company's political action commit- been jocks put off the reservation because tually, regulators will realize that radio is not tee and hiring a lobbyist. they departed twice. a market to itself. As a consumer, I don't

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distinguish where I get my news. Today, it pelling. In many markets, voice tracking same kind of heft relative to other may be the newspaper, or it may be radio on allows us to boost the quality of on -air tal- companies in TV that you have in the way in this morning or on TV later ent. That may not be true in New York, but radio? tonight. it may very well be in Winchester, Va. I'd never say never, but, right now, we're real comfortable with our position. We've How big do you want Clear Channel to But syndication doesn't raise such bid for more TV stations than we've pur- be? complaints. chased. It's not lack of desire but getting We're a little behind schedule [laughs]. We I understand why the talent doesn't like it. proper returns. never decided to grow to 1,200 radio sta- When we may pay a guy to do two shows, tions. Rather, we asked ourselves how we that means somebody doesn't have a job. Are you saying TV stations are could serve customers. Obviously, adding But, if listeners don't like it, they can punch overpriced? properties in markets where we already a button. We can see in Arbitron or our Yes, from the standpoint of purchase price operated made the most sense. Remember, internal research and know well before any- relative to growth rate. Also, the networks we owned radio and outdoor in a bunch of one else if listeners complain. have an economic advantage. They can pay markets before anybody jumped on that. more and make it work because they are You've expanded your position in tele- buying their own distribution system. Will you continue being a major vision recently. Do you aim to have the acquirer of new stations? Clear Channel is an investor in XM On a relative basis, acquisitions become less Radio. How big will satellite radio material. At 1,200 stations, any acquisition TV GROUP become? you do-even big acquisitions -are not as I think satellite radio is a great niche prod- material as they once were. But we'll con- REORGANIZED uct. I'm not sure it's going to be a mass continue to look for acquisitions that make sumer market. strategic sense. Clear Channel is such a presence in radio that it's almost possible to forget Even given the growth of satellite TV? You've increased the use of "voice it's a player in the television -station People are switching to DBS because it's tracking," bringing a DJ recorded in business, too. Having doubled its TV cheaper than cable and you get more chan- holdings last year with the acquisition one market into another. On -air talent of the 16- station Ackerley Group, Clear nels than broadcast TV. The choice in TV is in New York City, I understand, is Channel has 37 stations in 27 markets. between five broadcast stations in a market actively protesting it. Isn't this an In BROADCASTING & CABLE'S annual tabula- or 150 cable or satellite channels. In radio, tion of TV stations published April 8, example of cost -cutting at the expense Clear Channel ranked 14 among the you already have maybe 35 free broadcast of localism? nation's top 25 TV station groups. stations in a market, and only by making the Last week, it reorganized its stations \Y'e ought to give our listeners what they investment of $12 a month can you go to into five geographic clusters and put an want to hear. Ninety percent of the time that executive in charge of each cluster: 150. That appeals to audiophiles who like means a live, local DJ. Sometimes they enjoy Mark Faylor- Monterey/Salinas, bluegrass or want Asian talk programming. Santa Rosa and Eureka, Calif.; and talent from another market. Rush [Lim - No question, satellite is a threat long term Eugene, Ore. baugh] is an example. Rush doesn't sit in Steve Kimatian -Albany, Syracuse, that radio has to take seriously. We're going New York; he's in West Palm Beach [Fla.]. Rochester, Binghamton, Elmira, Utica to have to provide compelling product to It also could be a DJ in L.A. doing a show and Watertown, N.Y. get consumers to turn on radio and listen to Don Perry-San Antonio; Tulsa, in New York. It also may be a guy in San Okla.; and Wichita, Kan. programs. Antonio doing a country show for a station Dave Reid-Northwest Group in Corpus Christi. (Bellingham, WashNancouver, B.C.; and Given your ability to leverage capital Fairbanks, Alaska) Steve Spendlove -Salt Lake City; expenses and still profit at lowered ad So you don't see voice tracking as and Bakersfield, Fresno, Santa rates, can single- station owners or different from syndication? Maria/Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo, small groups survive in Clear Channel's Calif. Voice tracking is very similar to syndication, The five will report to Clear Channel world? but we can make it more localized. If some- TV chief William G. 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WPRI -TV EXTENDS Philadelphia news Fairbanks, Alaska). Steve MORNING NEWS heavyweight, who has been Spendlove: Salt Lake City; and LIN TV Corp.'s hometown with the market's top -rated Bakersfield, Fresno, and Santa station WPRI -TV Providence, station since 1977. Howard's Maria/Santa Barbara/San Luis RI., will expand its local deal with WPVI -TV doesn't Obispo, Calif. The five will morning newscast, from 6 -7 run out until January, although report to Clear Channel TV a.m. to 5 -7 a.m., beginning he has been off the air since President William Moll, who Sept. 9. Its Fox duopoly sister the agreement surfaced. also directly oversees stations in station WNAC -TV went from Cincinnati; Jacksonville, Fla.; a half-hour to an hour last EX- ANCHOR CHARGES Harrisburg, Pa.; Mobile, Ala.: month. News Director Gary WTXF DISCRIMINATION and Memphis, Term. Brown believes that the Exchange reporter Also in Philadelphia, former station raised its local profile WCNC -TV Charlotte, N.C., WTXF(TV) anchor has sued KQED'S CONTENT CHIEF with daily 4:30 p.m. reports on investigative reporter Stuart the station, claiming that he KQED(TV) San Francisco pro- the trial of longtime Watson will travel to Kuwait was fired because of his race. moted John Boland from exec- City, Kuwait, on a "fact - Providence Mayor Buddy Rich Noonan, who is white, utive vice president and chief finding mission that will Cianci- arguably the biggest says he was fired to make room operating officer of KQED explore the ideas, thoughts local trial since the Klaus von for an anchor who is African- Public Broadcasting to the and feelings of the Kuwaiti trial. American. Noonan's newly created position of chief Bulow murder Although population," the station complaint, by Philadel- officer station's the daily update did not do as says, and also as part of a first reported the content of the well as the People's Court syndi- journalist- exchange program phia Daily News, says conversa- several platforms. Beginning cated show it replaced, it that will see NBC's Los tions with station management next month, KQED said, helped boost ratings for the Angeles, Dallas, Philadelphia not only demonstrated unlaw- Boland will direct the produc- evening news that followed, and Detroit affiliates sending ful considerations of race but tion, acquisition, programming Brown said. reporters to Arab nations also included ethnic slurs. The and delivery of content through The expanded newscasts while reporters from those station calls the charges false television, radio, new media countries work in the have meant 10 new hires, and says it will vigorously and educational services. American newsrooms. including meteorologist Steve defend against them. Cascione from WLNE(TV) DAVIS TO MANAGE New Bedford, Mass. -who weather info and stock updates CLEAR CHANNEL NAMES RALEIGH, N.C., DUOP will have to sit out a noncom - at the bottom of the screen. REGIONAL VPS Sinclair must have liked what it pete clause in his contract- Atter doubling in size last year saw. The group owner of 62 and Pamela Watts, who KYW -TV GRABS with the acquisition of the Ack- TVs in 39 markets has tapped comes from NPR station WPVI -TV ANCHOR erley Group, Clear Channel has Neal Davis to run its Raleigh, WRNI(FM) Providence and Viacom's talent raiding contin- reorganized its TV- station divi- N.C., weblet duopoly, had been a popular anchor ued last week, as CBS -owned sion, appointing five regional WLFL(TV)/WRDC(TV) (they previously at WLNE(TV). KYW -TV Philadelphia vice presidents to oversee are WB and UPN affiliates, snagged Marc Howard from stations. Mark Faylor. respectively). Davis had been WSBK -TV ADDS ABC-owned WPVI -TV there Monterey/Salinas, Santa Rosa GM of Nexstar's WMBD -TV MORNING NEWS to replace KYW -TV fixture and Eureka, Calif.; and Peoria, Ill., but had also been WSBK -TV Boston will debut a Larry Kane as 11 p.m. anchor. Eugene, Ore. Steve Kimatian: running Sinclair's Fox affiliate, 7 a.m. newscast Sept. 16. The That's two key positions at Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, WYZZ -TV Bloomington, Ill., Viacom -owned station KYW -TV in a matter of days. Binghamton, Elmira, Utica and under a seven -year LMA deal. promises "news you can use," General Manager Peter Dunn Watertown, N.Y. Don Perry: focusing on sports, traffic, had come over only the week San Antonio; Tulsa, Okla.; and All news is local. Contact Dan business, weather and other before from the NBC station Wichita, Kan. Dave Reid: Trigoboff at (301) 260 -0923, news updates. The program group and quickly cut a deal Northwest Group (Bellingham, e -mail [email protected] will also scroll sports scores, with Howard, another Wash./Vancouver, B.C.; or fax (413) 254 -4133.

24 Broadcasting & Cable /9 -2 -02 Programming FocusHonolulu

THE MARKET The prosperity of the '90s somehow eluded the Honolulu local DMA rank 72 Population 69 TV homes 398,00 r Income per capita S18,614 TV revenue rank 69 TV revenue S56,200,000 COMMERCIAL TV STATIONS Rank* Ch. Affil. Owner

1 KHNL(TV) 13 NBC Raycom

2 KGMB(TV) 9 CBS Emmis

3 KHON-TV 2 Fox Emmis 4 KITV(TV) 4 ABC Hearst-Argyle No paradise for television 5 KFVE(TV) 5 WB Raycom 6 KIKU(TV) 20 Ind Intl Media "If a guy's [minor league] home team was Hawaii and he was called up to the big 7 KBFD(TV) 32 Ind Allen Bcstg leagues," wrote then -pitcher and later WABC -TV New York sportscaster Jim Bouton in 8 KPXO(TV) 66 Pax Paxson his 1969 journal Ball Four, "he might well decide he didn't want to go."

May 2002, total households, 6 a.m. -2 a.m., Sun. -Sat. Hawaii is still that beautiful, but the past decade was lousy for the local economy and not that great for local television. The tourism -based economy suffered from CABLE /DBS the drop in travel precipitated by the Gulf War and downturns in the Japanese economy. Then, as market looked recovering, Cable subscribers (HH) 358,200 the to be the U.S. economy started tank- ing, and 9/11 caused another drop in travel. Cable penetration 90% "It's paradise here," says Michael Rosenberg, general manager of Hearst-Argyle's ADS subscribers (HH) ** 15,920 KITV, "but there may be better places to enjoy the business of television." ADS penetration 4% Still, "this is ultimately what you'd like the Planet Earth to be," says John Fink, DBS carriage of local TV? Yes general manager of Raycom's KHNL(TV) and KFVE(TV). "The quality of life is unsur- "Alternative Delivery Systems. includes DBS and other non -cable services. accoraing to Nielsen Media Research passed, and it's the ultimate melting pot." Advertising in the heavily cabled market is mostly local, and, when you buy WHAT'S NO. 1 Honolulu, you buy all of Hawaii. Syndicated show Rating /Share * ** KHNL's news won the February book, marking the first time in memory that local Wheel of Fortune (KHON -TV) 13/27 ratings weren't dominated by Emmis's KHON -TV. Although the perennial leader Network show returned to form by May, KHNL managed to remain in second place. KFVE claims to more ER (KHNL) 16/28 offer local sports than any U.S. station, with more than a hundred University Evening newscast of Hawaii contests. Emmis also owns Fox affiliate KGMB(TV), the group having been granted repeated KHON -TV 14/27 waivers while it waits either to sell the station or for some regulatory relief. Late newscast Because both network affiliates offer local news, there has been some local opposi- KHON -TV 11/24 tion to the duopoly. -Dan Trigoboff "'May 2002, total households Sources. Nielsen Media Research. BIA Research

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HD/SD truck will allow unified production of U.S. Open, later college football

By Ken Kerschbaumer Next Saturday will be a landmark day in the history of HDTV: CBS Sports will transmit and produce broadcasts of both U.S. Open tennis and a college football game between the Univer- sity of Miami and the University of Florida in high definition. Last year, CBS gave the U.S. Open three days of HD coverage. This year, it's six days, because Core Digital's HD/SD truck is allowing the network to do a unified production instead of the dual production of last year. "Last year, we had two separate trucks Venus Williams (above) is a favorite to play and two separate announce teams," says for the Ladies' Singles championship, which Ken Aagaard, CBS Sports vice president of will be carried on Sept. 7, along with the U.S. Open Men's Semifinals, in high definition. On technology. "The big difference is that it's the same day, Verne Lundquist (l in photo all together: one crew, one announce team, right) and Todd Blackledge wilt cover the Miami -Florida NCAA football game, which will one set of cameras and one set of tape likewise be offered in hi -def. machines." With cameras and tape machines capable of dual- format operation, he says, the HD /SD production, but graphics on both missing ingredient last year was a produc- Pinnacle Deko and SGI platforms will be tion switcher. But Sony introduced a pro- handled by a single operator. duction switcher that can switch the HD In Florida, the HD production will b, cameras and tape machines and output handled by a second truck that will do two feeds: one SD and the other 1080i. "shadow cuts" of the SD production. The "We need to do this [unified produc- technical director in the truck will listen to tion] for a whole lot of reasons, besides the producer and director and make sticking point with the transition to digital, financial," he says. The cost saving is roughly switches that parallel the SD production. but, for CBS, there is a return on invest- 50 %, which has allowed the network to But the remainder of college games pro- ment. "HDTV puts us in a strong strategic double the amount of HD coverage while duced in HD this season will use the Core position," says Aagaard. "As we go through keeping costs flat. Digital truck being used at the U.S. Open. this transition, we have a dual revenue Graphics has always been a tricky area in The cost of HD productions has been a stream."

'HDTV puts us in a strong strategic position. As we go through this [digital] transition,

we have a dual revenue stream. --Ken Aagaard, CBS Sports

Broadcasting & Cable /9 -2 -02 27 Technology Making Internet radio local Decisionmark, Capitol hit "We have to trust what the recording (both TV and radio) that can be received industry has said up to this point," says with an antenna. When a potential listener the road to keep stations Matheny. "And what they've said is they tries to access a station's Web site, the sys- streaming on the Web need a Webcasting system that is not just tem asks for his or her street address, de- wide open to the world." termines its latitude and longitude, and By Ken Kerschbaumer Matheny says his goal is to convince the calculates the exact dBu for each station This week, Decisionmark President industry that this product will allow sta- that can be received there. After validating and CEO Jack Perry is beginning a tions like WRAL to reach their own mar- the address as within the station's service road show that he hopes will do for ket via the Internet. "We area, the system e-mails the Internet audio streaming what he did for don't think we're pulling a listener an ID that is then direct -to -home satellite four years ago: large audience from outside used to access the stream. solve a problem. Air -to -Web, a new service markets so we'd like to be WRAL built the frontend from Decisionmark, is designed to give able to service our local scripts and Web pages radio stations a local presence on the Inter - market." through which the listener net-and only a local presence. Nearly all commercial sends information to the "This is an opportunity to bring radio radio stations have fallen backend server system that broadcasters to the Web in a viable way as silent on the Internet -liter- Jack Perry thinks the does the validation. "From opposed to just taking signals and making ally. Royalties set up under recording in dustry wilt the testing we've done here," embrace a rad io "localness" them available on a global basis," says the Digital Millennium Copy- on the I ntemet. Matheny says, "it's a matter Perry. "If we bring back radio to the Inter- right Act requiring payments of seconds before verifica- net and give it a localness, we think the of 0.07 cents per song per listener would tion is complete." recording industry will embrace that." result in fees higher than typical fees paid to He believes everyone agrees that local Perry won't be alone on the road. Sam songwriters and publishers. radio stations have a valuable relationship Matheny, vice president and general man- The Air -to -Web technology essentially with the recording industry. "We're not ager of Capitol Broadcasting's DTVPIus, works by taking a potential listener's street trying to do anything but serve our local will represent WRAL(FM) Raleigh, N.C., address and then searching the skies to markets like we always have, and we hope which is pilot -testing the system. generate a list of the broadcast stations there is no objection to doing that."

and national TV rights and Home run for streaming would stream a game into a local market only if the ballclubs gave the league approval. He believes MLB.com's live video Webcast is more than an experiment that an argument can be successfully made with local broadcast- By Ken Kerschbaumer their favorite team's television - A limiting factor on the audi- ers that streaming will add to After a couple of small coverage area. ence was that it was available their revenues and viewer base, streaming steps earlier According to MLB.com Pres- only to viewers outside the New not take away. The broadcast last this season, MLB.com ident and CEO Bob Bowman, York and Arlington, Texas, Monday was of the YES Net- took a giant leap last week with 30,000 people watched the free markets. A credit -card number work and DirecTV feed, com- a live video and audio Webcast Webcast. Current plans are for was required to verify the plete with advertisements. of a game between the New one or two games a week to be viewer's address. More than "About 30,000 more pairs of York Yankees and Texas Rangers. available via Webcast for the 12,000 fans living in the New eyes saw the ads," says Bow- And the league hopes to expand remainder of the season (bar- York and Arlington markets man. "You don't think YES is the Webcasts next season in an ring a strike). attempted to watch the Web - going to get more for their ads if effort to drive fan interest -par- "We were pleasantly sur- cast but were denied. there are 100,000 people watch- ticularly among the displaced prised by the numbers and the Bowman says the league is ing a video stream of the broad- faithful, those who live outside video quality," says Bowman. respectful of the holders of local cast?"

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approved, the files move onto the main servers." The tricky part of the improvement is making sure it interfaces with human beings and the operations side. "Something may seem perfectly logical from a technical point of view," Tollefson explains, "but the impact it has on the operators and how they have to do something or how the data comes into the TOC might be different." Like PBS, WHRO -TV is dealing with multiple feeds, handling broadcasts for 12

Implementation of Omneon Media Servers is part of an effort to make it easier to monitor separate channels: the station's analog and and control multiple feeds, which can number as many as 14. digital signals, six ITFS channels to local school districts, and channels fed to local cable companies. The station has used servers in the past, but the Omneon PBS taps Omneon Media Server system will place all of the station's 12 feeds on servers. "We had a lot of people running Media Server finds its way into PBS stations, network ops around a lot of tapes," Massie says of the VTR days. Those days will be gone in a By Ken Kerschbaumer The main concern for both Massie and matter of weeks. The new master -control PBS, following the lead of one of its Tollefson was that Omneon is relatively operations should be completed by New- member stations, has chosen Om- new to the server market. But that could ington, Va. -based Communication Engi- neon as video -server provider for its be an advantage, Tollefson says, because it neering (CEI) by October. new technical operations center (TOC) in doesn't have a lot of legacy servers or tech- The 9 -TB Omneon server will be able Alexandria, Va. nologies to deal with. to store 700 hours of video. HD content When Keith Massie, WHRO -TV Nor- The implementation of Omneon's will be stored on Sencore-type servers that folk, Va., chief technology officer, decided servers at PBS is part of an effort to make can handle an ASI stream. A 23 -TB Sony that his station would take a leap with the it easier to monitor and control the feeds Petasite as nearline storage will also be in Omneon Media Server, he had little more sent out by PBS, feeds that can sometimes the mix. The Omneon server will have than faith that the decision was right. The number as many as 14. The problem with eight record channels and 16 playout subsequent PBS decision gives Massie and a tape -based environment is that, by the channels. WHRO -TV a sense that their faith was time a problem is noticed and fixed, it's "What we'll have that we haven't had in well- placed. often time to move on to the next pro- the past is a more file -agnostic system," John Tollefson, PBS Engineering and gram or interstitial. says WHRO -TV Chief Engineer Bob Technical Services vice president and chief "We want to move the technical check- Boone, referring to the ASC VR30 servers technology officer, says the decision to go ing upstream," says Tollefson, "so that, by and Sony VTC1000 servers that are also with Omneon was hard. PBS began evalu- the time content is on the server, you used at the station. "The Media Server will ations of servers from 13 different manu- know it's perfect, and you just play it out." be able to ingest and play out multiple file facturers in January, and a technical analy- PBS has already installed automatic mon- formats to MPEG or whatever we need." sis got that number down to five right itoring systems, and a Harris automation WHRO -TV will manage its primary after NAB. system is in place for the digital streams. channels through Miranda's Oxtel Series "From a technical point of view, most The new facility will also have three Imagestore master -control system, and of the 13 could provide the base needs," ingest rooms, Tollefson says, adding that each channel will be processed through an Tollefson says, "but the issue came down the servers and a nearline archive should individual channel unit, says Boone. to what do we think is going to happen in be on line by first quarter 2003. "Tape or Miranda's Kaleido K2 video wall will be the future, projecting our needs and where file transfers will be done by producers used to help with monitoring of the pro- the [supplier] is going." onto the server," he says, "and, once grams playing out.

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RESPONSIBILITY, TOO And I think they also should have a channels, such as those proposed by Editor: If I may be forgiven a strained check -$250,000 is a nice, round number. Dotcast and iBlast, could attract viewers metaphor, perhaps the Opie and Anthony Here are the words: 'four Eminence, we can't and generate some revenue for local incident ( "Mea culpa," Aug. 26) will turn find the words to apologize for this vulgar stations if the price is right and the content out to be a blessing in disguise. insult. However, we know of the good work is distinct from other sources. And DTV Surely, radio stations' proliferation and you and Catholic Charities do. This cannot broadcasters could set aside a portion of the ensuing competition have made the make up for the outrageous vulgarity, Your their digital spectrum for high -speed words indecency and obscenity more Eminence. But we want to try!" wireless Internet service. One could common in recent years. Having said that, I'm afraid we have to envision the construction of 802.11b -type Let's hope the resultant hemming and stand with the vulgarians if the FCC wants wireless networks to serve local hawing about what is indecent and obscene to threaten their license. This is a First communities and even national audiences. will now go on hiatus -at least for a while. Amendment matter. In a truly technologically deterministic Let's hope, too, the Opie and Anthony I remember -and Mel will confirm this - fashion, innovation is what will keep the episode will be the cold shower certain sta- when we defended Howard Stern from broadcasting industry alive and well for tion managements needed to exercise the censure by NAB (our own tribe). And I decades to come. responsibility clause in their licenses and at remember when Larry Taishoff, then Michel Dupagne least moderate the permissive climate in publisher Of BROADCASTING & CABLE, told me, associate professor which programs like Opie and Anthony can "We've always had terrible examples to School of Communication thrive. defend, O'Shaughnessy!" So perhaps it was University of Miami

One does not have to be a ever thus. Mel has to be assured we will all communications lawyer to know the stand with him this time as well, as BOOST CO -OP DTV BROADCAST whining about First Amendment rights by repugnant and obnoxious as is this episode: Editor: You are, of course, right in regard to some broadcasters is most often used as an the defilement of a cathedral. your article, "Sink or Swim" (Aug. 5). Never umbrella for the reign of raunch. William O'Shaughnessy has a more powerful, ubiquitous and BROADCASTING & CABLE is to be commended chairman flexible conduit been implemented with so for its ongoing crusade to grant the "Fifth Whitney Broadcasting Corp. little fruitful result. Estate" the same free -speech rights as the New Rochelle, N.Y. Clear Channel Television has several initia- press. But isn't it, at last, time to form a tives utilizing the DTV bitstream outside of compound noun for deliberations on the COOPERATIVE COMPETING? the traditional single- station advertising subject? Thus: rights and responsibility. Editor: Though compelling, Harry Jessell's model. We were instigators of the Broadcast- proposal a DTV Philip K. Eberly for creating cooperative ers Digital Cooperative, a group of DTV former broadcaster and multicasting arrangement among local broadcasters dedicated to the idea of flexibly former oral historian broadcasters ( "Sink or Swim," Aug. 5) offering ad hoc and formal aggregation in Library of American Broadcasting at appears to be wishful thinking. When it local, regional and national networks. The University of Maryland comes to content, local broadcasters are BDC still exists and operates. Clear Channel is fiercely competitive. It one thing for has developed an Internet accelerator to local broadcasters to share a DTV antenna APOLOGY CALLED FOR enhance Internet service to users under - because of economic and political Editor: The word to describe this Opie and served by DSL or digital cable. This service is Anthony "promotional stunt" is vulgar. I am necessity; it is quite another to extend this currently in our Cincinnati market and about cooperation to content. Inevitably, issues a poor, stumbling, staggering, faltering to expand into two others. There are programming Catholic and son of the Roman Church. But of strategies and additional service offerings contracted for contributions among rival broadcasters will this is clearly an outrageous insult: copulat- what will be national in nature. surface and jeopardize this kind of partner- ing in the best -known cathedral in America. In the end, though, if we don't win in ship. First and foremost, broadcasters com- It is an insult not only to Catholics but also the household, we will lose it all. The set - pete based on content. to any God -fearing religion- practicing top box, with storage, conditional access In addition, at a time when more than citizen of the republic and to every other and wireless interactivity are key to our sur- 85% TV households subscribe cable or right- thinking broadcaster. of to vival. Let's roll. satellite, what would broadcasters and con- Melvin Karmazin and Sumner Redstone The opinions expressed here are my own. sumers gain from broadcast -based should jump in their car and go right over Michael D. DeClue multichannel operations, independent of to the Cardinal's residence on Madison senior vice president and Avenue (they can fight over who gets the cable or satellite service? Do broadcasters director of engineering expect consumers step back into best seat!) with the most profound, that will Clear Channel Television and the antenna -mounting era? graceful, heartfelt, sincere apology they can Clear Channel Wireless However, subscription -based datacasting summon up. Tulsa, Okla.

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Broadcast TV Richard Kaelberer, assistant Programming Networks, New York, joins as John L. Boland, executive director, technical operations, Patricia Kiel, senior VP, com- director, media relations; VP/COO, KQED(TV) San Pennsylvania Public munications, Sony Music Alana Russo, account execu- Francisco, named chief Television Network, Hershey, Entertainment, New York, tive, Hill and Knowlton, New content officer. promoted to director. named executive VP, York, joins publicist. Tim Ermish, VP /director, corporate communications John Lindsay, senior VP, KSAZ -TV /KUTP(TV) and Cable TV and media relations, NBC, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Fox Sports Net Arizona, John DelViscio, GM, Comcast New York. Portland, named executive Phoenix, named VP/GM, Cablevision of New Jersey and Russ Popick, president, VP, Carlton Productions, KSTU(TV) Salt Lake City. Comcast Plainfields, promoted Juice Box Productions, Los Princeton, N.J. Rick Snyder, VP, creative to VP /GM, Comcast Northern Angeles, appointed senior VP, Jo Holtz, VP, research, services, WBRC(TV) New Jersey. on -air promotions, The WB Oxygen Media, New York, Birmingham, Ala., joins At Time Warner Cable: Network, Burbank, Calif. joins In Demand, New York, WRBW(TV) Orlando and Terence Rafferty, VP, finance, At MSNBC, Secaucus, in the same capacity. WOGX(TV) Ocala, Fla., in New York, promoted to N.J.: Cheryl Daly, senior VP, Kathy McMahon, director,

the same capacity. group VP, finance; Darlene communications, TNN: The affiliate sales, Comcast Sports - Larry Jopek, broadcast Stapleton, director, business National Network, New York, Net Mid -Atlantic, Bethesda, research consultant, Currie operations, Detroit system, joins as senior VP, Md., named VP, marketing Jennings LLC, Tampa, Fla., named director, group communications; Paulette and affiliate relations. named corporate support operations, national division, Song, manager, corporate At Nelvana, Los Angeles: director, WEDU(TV) Tampa. Englewood, Colo. communications, MTV Irene Weibel, VP, marketing,

Obituaries

Veteran radio newsman and disc jockey, KEZY -FM Anaheim, Calif., he went to work came a full- fledged agent at age 20. After Art Kevin, who reported the 1968 assas- for KHJ(AM) Los Angeles in 1963. Initially, several years with the agency, he formed

sination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy live the station's reporter, Kevin eventually be- his own firm, Ashley Famous, which from Los Angeles's Ambassador Hotel to came the news director and public -affairs became renowned for its packaging of such RK0 network stations, passed away from and national correspondent for RK0 General television shows as Mission: Impossible and lung cancer on Aug. 15 in Las Vegas. He Broadcasting, covering the campaigns of The Carol Burnett Show. was 67. Richard Nixon and Nelson Rockefeller, Ashley Famous was bought in 1967 and Kevin, born Art Ferraro in the Bronx, among others. In 1972, he moved on to fully acquired by Kinney Services Inc. in New York, got his first gig as a radio disc KMPC(AM) there, staying until 1978. 1969, at which time Ashley was named jockey in 1956 at WAVZ(AM) New Haven, Kevin started his own radio station, chairman of the also newly acquired Warner

Conn., where he also reported news KRRI -FM Boulder City, Nev., in 1982 and Bros., a post he held off and on until 1981. obtained from the wire services. When the ran it until 1995. Under his tenure, the studio churned out ocean liner Andrea Doria sank off the He is survived by his wife, Jodi such blockbuster films as Dirty Harry and

Massachusetts coast, Kevin took on the Lawrence; two sons; and a daughter. The Exorcist. role of reporter for the first time, spurring In 1982, Ashley was named vice his decision to be a newsman. Ted Ashley, the movie mogul credited chairman and member of the board of par- Kevin became the United Press with reinvigorating failing Warner Bros. in ent company Warner Communications Inc. International's first West Coast Bureau chief the 1970s, died Aug. 24 at New York Hospi- He retired in 1988. in 1959, when he helped develop the com- tal. He was 80. He is survived by his wife, Page; four

pany's radio division. Starting as an office boy for the William daughters; a brother; and two After serving as the first news director at Morris Agency in his late teens, Ashley be- grandchildren.

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So what kind of comedy does it take to please his view- A youthful viewpoint ers? Definitely not the run -of- To keep up with his audience, Hilary likes to move quickly, take risks the mill broadcast sitcom, Hilary says. "They want us to be the anti- network. Comedy Central chief Bill Hilary staunchly refuses to become "Who would have thought a "gray executive ": someone, by his definition, who loses you could do a reality show touch with pop culture and viewer tastes. "My biggest fear with puppets ?" he adds, refer- is becoming old and stale." To stay youthful, Hilary, who ring to one of Comedy's latest once played keyboard in a rock band, tries to "move quickly, be edgy additions, Crank Yankers, on and take risks." which puppets make real prank Certainly, his outlook jibes with his Comedy Central audience: calls. It's not a show you're Next to MTV, Comedy boasts one of cable's youngest. According likely to see on, say, ABC or to media -buying firm Magna Global, its median prime time viewer CBS. The only network series in the 2001 -02 TV season was 33 years old. he pines for is Fox's The Simp- South Park pushed Comedy Central into the limelight, but a col- sons. lection of hip shows like The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Crank Hilary believes Comedy Yankers and The Man Show fuel the channel. Under Hilary, Comedy Central should be a lab for Bill Hilary Central is a mix of offbeat programs and traditional comedy, sketch both new and established tal- Executive Vice President and shows and stand -up. "Sometimes, there is pressure on a cable chan- General, Comedy Central ent. Hollywood stars like Bill nel to go broad," he explains. "That would be a disaster for us." Murray and Denis Leary have B. Belfast, Ireland, July 8, come to him with offbeat pro- 1958; graduated with degree jects: Murray and his brothers and postgraduate degree in course, Hilary would wel- its own programming; the rest in a show about golfing, Leary Of law, Queens University, Belfast, come another South Park, a hit comes from independent pro- 1981; director producer of hosting reality series Contest so big it graces magazine cov- ducers. By 1998, Hilary was entertainment programs, BBC, Searchlight, a Project Greenlight- ers. He is inspired by MTV's charged with finding that 40 %. Belfast, 1983 -87; executive style search for a new come- NO recent success with The Os- Buying programming for producer of network series, dian. The network will experi- boumes but notes, "MTV is not the BBC, he says, "was where I including The Media Show, BBC, ment this fall with its first just about The Osbournes. They learned to be a creative execu- London, 1991 -92; commission- original movie: Porn N Chicken ing editor, youth and entertain- have a whole range of strong tive with business sensibility." is the tale of a secret fried - shows." He also became schooled in ment programs, Channel 4, chicken- eating and porn- watch- London, 1992 -94; controller of It was acquiring MTV the differences in the American ing club at Yale University. arts and entertainment, shows, such as The Real World and British markets. Music and Hilary hopes someday to Granada Studios, London, and Beavis & Butt -head, in the reality work well on both sides bring a British vehicle to his 1994 -98; head of independent early 1990s for Britain's Atlantic. (Fox's American cable channel: long - Chan- of the summer entertainment and comedy a nel 4 network that gave Hilary hit American Idol, for example, commissioning, BBC, 1998 -99; form comedy. It would be his first window into the is based on Britain's Pop Idol). head of independent com- one -hour, scripted show he de- American cable market. "MTV But comedy, perhaps Hilary's missioning, BBC, 1999 -2000; scribes as a comedy version of was incredibly cool," he recalls. favorite genre, is a different current position since January cable hits The Shield or Monk. He moved from buying story. British audiences have 2000; m. Jacqueline; children: "It's incredibly hard to get youth -oriented shows to craft- welcomed American comedies Ryan (18), Ross (14) right," he admits. "The sub- ing mainstream programming like Roseanne, Friends and The tlety comes from the charac- for Granada Television. In Golden Girls. Yet most British Absolutely Fabulous, which he ters. It's my dream to do that 1994, he returned to the BBC. imports flop in this country. brought successfully to Com- here." The BBC makes about 60% of A rare exception: raucous edy Central. -Allison Romano

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