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`Brooklyn South' moves CBS into uncharted ratings territory Brooklyn South will be the first prime time drama on broadcast television to receive a TV- MA -the strongest label possible under the new content ratings system. / 4 Journalists take on ethics and credibility Credibility was a theme at the annual Radio- Televi- sion News Directors Association convention in New i Orleans last week, along with the identity crisis many newspeople feel the industry is enduring. / 6 ABCs Preston edden. Sinclair s David SmiTh and E..e o's Robert Decherd assure senators tnat they plan to offer some HETV. 13 e Westinghouse/CBS Radio buy ARS Mel Karmazin's group is paying $2.6 billion for 98 stations, bringing its total holdings to 175. / 7 MGM roars into talk Meshach Taylor, best known for featured roles in Designing Women and Dare's World, is getting his own talk show. MGM Domestic Television, which is bringing out the one -hour strip for a fall 1998 debut, is taping the show from the MGM Grand's 660-seat Grand Hol ywood Theater. / 10

CABLE / 56 DBS pushes for local station carriage DBS leaders agree that carriage of local signals is one of many

major challenges to DBS growth. Cs'p i ht royalty rates and investor confidence are others. / SBC wireline withdrawal fuels sale rumors COVER STORY: Can Team Bloomberg/Tarses PacTel parent SBC's reclaim prime time for ABC? withdrawal from the ABC's ratings decline over the past few seasons is wireline video arena tUcing its toll on the company's bottom line and has has competitors betting ar.alysts urging clients -o avoid Disney stock. /12 it's not likely to stay in Pbotos by Vince Bocci j Mathew Photographic Services the wireless game for long. / 58 PacBell digital TV is offering wireless catie in Las Angeles., 58 BROADCASTING / 23 Oprah stays, King World breathes a sigh of relief TECHNOLOGY 166 Wecks of speculation ended when talk show superstar DVCPRO continues its European invasion Oprah Winfrey agreed to stay another two years, allowing Panasonic's DVCPRO component digital tape format King World to keep its lucrative time spots and its biggest continues to rack up sales in Europe, with new contracts money- maker. / 23 from Universal Studios, BSkyB and German broadcaster King World, Sony `squared' away MDR. / 66 King World and Sony Pictures settled a three -year legal battle, leading to a partnership to produce a revived in fall 1998./23 WebTV, NetChannel square off

Dean Valentine succeeds Lucie Saihany at UPN. / 24 NetChannel and Microsoft's WebTV offered new products last week that will continue the convergence of TV and the SPECIAL REPORT: Fox: Ten years after Ten years Internet. 70 ago Rupert Murdoch set out to challenge /

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Scenes like these from the first episode of 'Brooklyn South' won't necessarily appear in every episode. CBS says. CBS enters new ratings territory Bochco's 'Brooklyn South' is the first prime time drama with a TV-MA rating By Lynette Rice and subsequent weeks, Moonves said. Paige Albiniak Language lesson "IThe use of the rating is an impor- Brooklyn South's TV -MA rating is not tant first step in restoring the public's t took four days, 100 technicians, 31 based strictly on the show's graphic faith in a voluntary ratings system," actors and that many more extras- violence. BROADCASTING & CABLE kept said House Telecommunications Sub- all at a cost of $400.000. score of what some might consider comittee Chairman Billy Tauzin. "I But nine minutes in tonight's pre- objectionable language: think it shows that the television indus-

miere of 's Brooklyn Word or # of try is being responsive to the concerns South on CBS will be remembered for phrase occurrences of American parents by providing them more than the cost and effort that went Ass 2 with more information about the con - into producing it. Asshole 3 tent of programming. The fact that con - The opening episode is the first Piece of ass 2 tent is being rated appropriately is all prime time drama on broadcast televi- Sons of bitches /son of a bitch 3 I'm concerned about." sion to receive a TV -MA -the strong- Bastard 2 "In the years leading up to the ratings est label possible under the new con- Hell 2 system, the networks insisted there tent ratings system. Filmed on Brook- Also heard in the program: dicky were no shows that should be rated lyn's Flatbush Avenue, the sequence waver (in reference to a flasher), MA." said an aide to Representative depicts a drugged -out perpetrator on a prick, balls and ball breaker, screw, Edward Markey (D- Mass). "They made shooting spree outside the police sta- crap, piss and scumbag. the appropriate -but extraordinary - tion, while a sniper launches a rooftop exception for 'Schindler's List.' Now massacre. The flashpoint comes when 10 p.m., some worry that a few chil- we have a weekly series with MA in it. one cop is hit in the head -the viewing dren will be up late to see it. The "I think from parents' point of view, audience will be able to see the effects episode also earned the letters L, S and this is a welcome concession that there of the blow, albeit barely. V for language, sex and violence. is a great deal of material in nightly "This is the first time [the rating) "CBS is walking the line [by airing television that routinely crosses over was legitimately appropriate for a one- Brookhw South]. There are kids that are into the graphic and appalling. It indi- hour drama." said Leslie Moonves, still up at that time," said Jeff McIntyre, cates, in fact. that rather than [the MA president, CBS Television. "As I have legislative and federal affairs officer at rating] being useless, it is going to be said over and over, we're not hiding the the American Psychological Associa- used much more often than the net - fact this is a very violent piece of film. tion. "This is a difficult time, because works led people to believe." It's violent for a reason. By no means we have a ratings system but we don't The buzz over the episode hasn't does it celebrate violence; it shows have a V -chip to block those shows. boosted business for the show, media how grotesque violence is. Every adult That's a little problematic." buyers say, which is generating rough - should know this is an very accurate Still, Washington has been largely ly $160,000 per 30- second spot. But portrayal of what goes on." supportive of CBS, which, together advertisers aren't necessarily losing Concern still exists that the networks with Bochco, has been active in ex- sleep over the ramifications of the first will use the stiffer ratings to their plaining how the premiere episode sets TV -MA rating. advantage- airing especially intense up a specific story line. "People who bought Brooklyn South programs to generate publicity. The graphic violence in the first are not expecting it to be Mary Poppins," And though Brooklyn South airs at hour won't necessarily be mirrored in says media buyer Paul Schulman.

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effort is in response to criticism that CBS News reacted too slowly in the first Journalists look inward hours after the death of Princess Diana. Ethics nntch Heyward also said a correspondent and credibility on the minds of RTNDA would be on duty during weekend By Steve McClellan ates to begin paying for NewsEdge in overnight hours from now on, which April 1998. The service has been free, wasn't the case when the Diana story Credibility was a key theme on although affiliates have known for a broke over Labor Day weekend. A new several levels at the annual while that at some point they'd have to way of notifying affiliates of a big break- Radio -Television News Direc- start paying if they expected the service ing news story was also announced -an tors Association convention in New to compete with CNN, from which Fox "emergency voice alert." which will go Orleans last week. ultimately wants to wean its affiliates. out to stations by satellite. Many of the speeches and panels, and Fox didn't specify how much affili- Heyward was questioned about his the news executives attending them. ates would have to pay, other than to say choice of former congresswoman Susan addressed the issue of the widening cred- it would be less than they currently pay Molinari to front the network's new Sat- ibility gap between news organizations for CNN Newsource, sources at the Fox urday morning news program. Some and viewers and listeners. A subtheme meeting said. affiliates believe it might have been bet- was the identity crisis that many news- Still, Fox could have a tough set of ter to start Molinari as something less people feel the industry is going through, negotiations on its hands. The network than co- anchor, given her lack of jour- as continued audience fragmentation also indicated it plans to have secon- nalistic experience. But Heyward coun- fuels discussions about the role of news dary NewsEdge affiliates in many (if tered the network was trying something media in an age when the flow of infor- not all) markets, which drew criticism different and that stations need to show mation is sometimes overwhelming. from some station officials. "I know at some patience, sources said. On another level, affiliate news least one station in my market who'd Heyward was also asked about ex- directors had questions about the cred- love to buy NewsEdge just to shove it panding 60 Minutes to a second night. He ibility and performance of their net- up my ass," said one concerned Fox said it continues to be a topic of internal works. In some cases they got answers affiliate. "I already have one nonexclu- conversation, but "nothing is imminent." and in some cases they didn't. sive news service and I don't need another," said another. At ABC, affiliates quizzed At the closed Fox affiliate World News Tonight executive meeting last week, news divi- At CBS, News President An- producer Paul Friedman on ef- sion president Roger Ailes promised drew Heyward told affiliate forts to take back the top ratings spot in dramatic improvements in its NewsEdge news directors at a closed session the evening news race from NBC Nightly news feed service. Affiliate sources say Wednesday that he was creating a "bul- News. Some affiliates came away disap- Fox is planning to spend $20 mil - letin center," with dedicated producers pointed with Friedman's responses. "He lion$30 million to upgrade the service. and technicians who will be ready to spent more time talking about what he But sources say Ailes announced a jump on any major breaking news story wouldn't do. like go 'down -market,' like quid pro quo: The network wants affili- 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The NBC," said one affiliate source. Fried- man did say he would try to play up more Soundbites from the Radio Show the strengths of anchor Peter Jennings. If there was any doubt about radio's increasing clout in the realm of big busi- Several affiliate sources said ness, last week's NAB Radio Show in put it to rest. the NBC meeting was a "love - The conference attracted hundreds of vendors, investment analysts and NBC fest" with no real issues raised. syndicators who in past years were less likely to consider the Radio Show a critical stop. The atmosphere was buoyant, boosted by radio's steady rev- Cronkite on credibility enue gains in recent years, a healthy syndication market and a vote of con- Meanwhile, many panelists and speech- fidence from Wall Street and financiers. makers at the show addressed the news Welcoming attendees, NAB President Eddie Fritts said he was ushering media's increasing lack of public credi- in a "new era" for radio marked by "flexibility, consolidation and a stronger bility. Walter Cronkite, who was competitive edge" against cable TV, outdoor advertising and magazines. awarded RTNDA's Distinguished Ser- Fritts also introduced what became a common theme at the convention - vice Award, got a standing ovation for radio's role as a public service provider. his acceptance speech. He said that Industry investor Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst brought that theme to the mainstream media's co- opting of fore by unveiling a public service initiative: "Cap Cares Radio Reaching tabloid storytelling techniques is hurt- Out." Under the campaign, Hicks Muse and its two broadcast interests, ing the industry's credibility. Chancellor Media and Capstar, are slated to donate $5 million annually to Cronkite blamed the financial struc- charities. The firm presented its first check for $100,000 to the national Big ture of the television news business and Brother /Big Sister programs at the convention. the "greed" of corporate owners who Keynote speaker Robert Pittman, president of America Online Networks, say they are acting in the interests of praised radio for being a broadcast medium that has not lost sight of the shareholders to increase profits. Cron - enduring value in "always giving the customers what they want." kite's solution: "Educate the sharehold- Next year's Radio Show convenes in Seattle in mid -October. -DP ing public on the public service jjour- nalists' do" so that news organizations

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www.americanradiohistory.com 4 Top of the Wee can get at least some relief from the behavior and standards. post Cold War world. "We "mad scramble for ratings and circula- said Patti Dennis, news have relative peace and tion." The quest for ratings and profits, director at KUSA -TV Den- prosperity and the big life - he said, undermines journalism and the ver. "In many instances we and -death questions are credibility of the profession. He urged have been painted with the resolved," she said. "We the RINDA to launch such an educa- same brush las the tabloid are less certain than ever tion effort. "By making this case, you paparazzi' and rightly so." loft what we're supposed to get the monkey off your back and put it for being intrusive and for be doing. What is news?" on the money men," he said. "Let the violating individuals' righi ABC News President battle cry be 'editors, not auditors!" of privacy. David Westin told a lunch For its part, the RINDA has formed a Robert Giles, executive crowd last Thursday that new ethics committee, headed by outgo- director of the Media Stud- he thinks the news busi- ing RTNDA Chairman Mike Cavender, ies Center, New York, said ness -and certainly news director of wusA(TV) Washington. the problem has been ABC -needs more "story- One of the proposed mandates of that building for some time, and "Let the battle tellers," in the Charles committee is to reexamine the associa- that incidents such as Date- cry be 'Editors, Kuralt and David Brinkley tion's code of ethics, last revised IO line NBC's faked GM truck tradition, who can bring years ago, said RTNDA President Bar- explosion footage. ABC's not auditors!' " perspective to an event bara Cochran: "We are discussing doing Food Lion story and Con- Walter Cronkite and make events more that, although there is no formal action nie "Just Between Us" meaningful to more view- yet. It's a good time to consider it be- Chung's interview with ers. "It's a quest for noth- cause it calls attention to the fact that we Newt Gringrich's mother have con- ing less than meaning," said Westin.

have a code of ethics and it also focuses tributed to a "cumulative impression that "Meaning is dangerous, 1 understand. on some of the issues that electronic undermines credibility." There are different viewpoints. But journalists are grappling with today." CNN anchor Judy Woodruff said the there is a long way we can go toward As to credibility, it's appropriate that credibility issue is tied to the identity cri- providing context so that people can TV newspeople examine their own sis confronting journalists in the draw distinctions and perspective."

Karmazin's latest coup ARS's 98 stations go to CBS for $2.6 billion

By Donna Petrozzello NAB National Radio Award. The deal presents CBS, Radio with Until the announcement. NAB atten- stations to spin off in major markets. In an announcement that hushed the dees, media analysts and investors had particularly Boston, San Jose, Calif., floor of the NAB Radio Show last considered Jacor Communications the and Baltimore. There the CBS /ARS Friday, Westinghouse Electric leading candidate to buy ARS. al- combination amounts to more than Corp. /CBS Radio announced an agree- though some had not ruled out West- four stations. CBS is more likely to ment to acquire American Radio Sys- inghouse/CBS or Capstar. Several ana- swap excess stations in those markets tems of Boston for $2.6 billion. lysts speculated that ARS would sell rather than to put them up for sale and Westinghouse will pay $1.6 billion for closer to $55 per share. risk paying steep taxes. cash, or $44 per share of ARS stock. "It was as if a bomb dropped," said The deal also brings CBS Radio into and will assume $1 billion of ARS talk radio format consultant Valerie several smaller markets for the first debt. Westinghouse adds 98 stations to Geller, who attended the luncheon. time, including Charlotte, N.C. It also its CBS Radio portfolio, including "Everybody thought it would be gives Karmazin holdings in Seattle ARS's significant clusters in Boston Jacor." again, a market where he had swapped and Rochester, N.Y. Combined, the Brokers say Jacor Communications away stations after CBS acquired CBS /ARS group controls 175 stations Corp. Chairman Randy Michaels most Infinity Broadcasting in 1996. in major and midsize markets. likely approached ARS's Dodge about The ARS portfolio represents a typi- Westinghouse is not acquiring ARS's buying the group more than a year ago. cal investment for Karmazin, who American Tower Systems subsidiary, before the group had a chance to go to prefers to buy established properties in which will be turned over to ARS share- auction. Brokers and analysts speculate strong markets. The day before the deal holders in a taxable distribution. One that CBS did not enter the bidding war was announced, one broker cautioned month ago, ARS CEO Steve Dodge until last month, when ARS retained against considering the purchase a retained C.S. First Boston, offering a C.S. First Boston. shoe -in for Jacor, saying that "Mel is in clear signal to many that he was consid- Convention attendees described an acquisitive mood." ering a sale. Michaels as "devastated" by the news. The transaction will be financed with NAB President Eddie Fritts broke Some analysts speculated the loss may existing bank facilities, says Westing- the news at the NAB luncheon, during encourage Jacor owner Sam Zell to house. The deal is subject to FCC which CBS Station Group Chairman consider selling the group's radio hold- approval and termination of the Hart- Mel Karmazin was honored with the ings and leaving the business. Scott -Rodino standard waiting period.

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www.americanradiohistory.com www.americanradiohistory.com -Top of the Week MGM roars into talk Studio is shopping pilots of show hosted by Meshach Taylor By Joe Schlosser and Howie Mandel. Taylor acknowl- edges the competitive field, but says he Carting next fall, tourists who may have a leg up: "Nobody else is make their way to Las Vegas can doing a . We've got two of them. see Siegfried and Roy, Wayne I'm showing people that t can do this. Taylor will have a Newton or Meshach Taylor's talk show. What do Donnie and Marie have? A female sidekick. That's right. Taylor, of Designing seven- minute presentation tape. And Lions as individual pilots. Women and Dare's World fame, is get- Roseanne is sending out still pictures [as MGM Domestic Television Presi- ting his own talk show. MGM Domestic if] nobody knows what she looks like." dent Sid Cohen says the studio was Television is bringing out the one -hour Three weeks ago, MGM set aside two waiting for the right mix before putting strip for a fall 1998 debut. The show will days to shoot one pilot in Las Vegas. its muscle back into the business: "We be taped from the lion's den -the MGM According to Taylor and MGM officials, searched for a long time for the right Grand's 660 -seat Grand Hollywood the taping went so well that the pilot was combination, and I truly believe we've Theater -and will use the city's sur- split in two and is being shopped to sta- found it.° roundings in a number of ways. Taylor, who says he is "fortysome- thing," is a veteran of live theater and television sitcoms, but he also is versed TCI, Comcast to form joint in talk shows. In the late I 970s, he host- ed Black Life. a weekend community/ political forum show on WMAQ -TV venture in Philly, Baltimore Chicago. "This is something I've done in the By John M. Higgins say that both TCI and Comcast are look- past," Taylor says. "But in the Black ing to contribute systems serving about Life format, there was no room for In a deal that could bring to a head 800,000 subscribers in a deal worth comedy or song and dance. This time Tele- Communications Inc.'s dispute some $1.4 billion. TCI has a strong we'll get to do it all." with suburban Philadelphia cable presence in Baltimore and nearby coun- Taylor joins the talk /variety show operator Lenfest Communications Inc., ties, while Comcast operates a number ranks at a time when they are increas- TCI is close to creating a massive joint of adjacent systems in the suburbs. ingly crowded. Already scheduled to venture with Comcast Corp. covering Although TCI's northern New Jer- debut next season are shows with the Philadelphia and Baltimore markets. sey systems are being handed over to Roseanne. Donnie and Marie Osmond Industry and Wall Street executives Cablevision Systems Corp., the Engle- wood, Colo. based TCI has a large cluster in the center of the state. Com- SBC exits Americast cast is big in central New Jersey, but it SBC Communications, accelerating its exit from video services, has dropped also serves more than half of Philadel- out of the struggling Americast joint venture and reportedly plans to sell its sole phia and its nearby suburbs, such as domestic wireline cable business. Cherry Hill, N.J. say SBC is its majority interest in Montgomery Md., Sources selling County, TCI plans to add its 50% interest in cable operations encompassing roughly 200,000 subscribers to minority and Lenfest to the venture, a move that could operating partner Prime Cable. a new wave wrestling in SBC would neither confirm nor deny the sale, saying only, "The status of the trigger of TCI's Montgomery properties has not changed." The Baby Bell did confirm its exit from dispute with Lenfest Chairman Gerry Americast, effective July 28. Lenfest. TCI wanted to include Len - "Our decision was based on a material change in SBC's strategic direction fol- fest's 1.3 million subscribers -most of lowing a complete review of all our operations after our merger with Pacific Tele- them around Philadelphia -but Lenfest sis," said SBC spokesman Larry Solomon in a prepared statement. balked after TCI Chairman John Malone "[The withdrawal] is a process that's been going on for some time," says Jody thought they had worked out a deal. Miller, Americast senior vice president of operations. "We hope we can have an Lenfest has been scrambling to raise amicable resolution." The parties are negotiating terms of SBC's withdrawal, cash to buy TCI out of the $2.3 billion including to what extent SBC will honor financial commitments to the partnership. venture, but sources say that Lenfest While the pullout will take a financial toll on SBC, which, like the other partners, Communications' debt load has kept committed to providing substantial funding for the venture, it is an even bigger psy- him from making much progress. chological blow for Americast. It recently shifted programming development to Dis- Shifting TCI's 50% stake to a joint ney Televentures and cut executive and staff positions. venture would clearly trigger a dispute, i The shrinkage has increased speculation that the partnership is on the hankers with rocks. Says a Wall Street source: "Their distribution ambitions have not panned but investment familiar out. If you don't have distribution, why do you need content ?" Lenfest disagree over whether Lenfest But Miller says the venture is moving forward. "From the partners' perspective, would have merely a right of first they're still looking to the venture for support on video rollouts," says Miller. -PC refusal to buy TCI's stake or actual veto power over a transfer.

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www.americanradiohistory.com op of the Wee Cose Oaf] TCI adds LOS ANGELES "Diversity Week." The week of four digital events in New York-anchored by Job available last Wednesday's annual black -tie ooking to be more of an owner fund -raising dinner for the Walter markets L than an owner -operator, Fox Kids Kautz Foundation -seemed unusual- Worldwide Chairman Haim Saban is ly stressful, as everyone seemed to By Price CoIr-tan actively searching for a CEO to over- take advantage of having the city full see the newly acquired Family Chan- of cable folks. The renaming effort Tele- Communications Inc. this nel. President Tim Robertson appeared to come from the National week will begin its biggest digital remains on top, but some sources Association of Minorities in Cable, cable push with the launch of TCI don't expect him to stay for long. which had its annual two-day urban Digital Cable in four new markets And Margaret Loesch seems to be markets conference in town, and reaching roughly 80,000 subscribers. out of the question since she's look- every "hell" was met with a firm With the launches, TCI Digital Cable ing to get out of her three -year con- correction. Other events: a CTAM will be in about two dozen ICI markets tract; as the new FKW vice chair- breakfast, the Skyforum DBS semi- encompassing roughly 300,000 subs. man, she doesn't appear to have nar, a string of Kagan seminars and The latest launches will be in enough to do. Meanwhile, Saban has zillions of meetings with networks Springfield, Mo., where TCI has more already put feelers out to the usual including a pitch from the WB than 50.000 subs; Pinole, Calif. (rough- suspects. Among those rumored to broadcast network to cable. Missing have been approached: Disney's in action: Time Warner Chairman kTCI Geraldine Layboume and Cartoon Gerald Levin and TCI Chairman Network's Betty Cohen. Whoever John Malone. LAIPir i 0 /I III r gets the top job could see the Fox WI VI LDI& \MMM Kids Network fall under his or her CNBC blasts Nielsen domain as well. it NBC executives are angry about ly 11,000); Paris, Calif. (about 9,000), the network's latest Nielsen and Avon, Colo. (about 6,000). NEW YORK reports, charging that the audience So far, ICI has attached little fanfare Timing is everything ratings service suddenly is dramati- to the digital launches, with the excep- its audience. tion of the Hartford, Conn., inaugural ad timing and the unexpected cally undercounting site. That could change with this structure of Westinghouse's deal CNBC is happy with its overall day- week's rollouts although it's likely to to buy American Radio Systems time rating, which is running about be some time before the MSO shares (see page 7) crushed arbitrageurs 0.3 this quarter. But looking at adult demographic ratings, Nielsen shows subscription numbers. who had been speculating on a "This is the beginning of our aggres- takeover. The $2.6 billion sale a sharp drop -off in CNBC's viewer- 1.5 viewers sive deployment," says Colleen Ab- comes to $44 per share, far less than ship, with the typical -1.8 doulah, the ICI executive overseeing ARS's $51.63 Friday morning trad- per household dropping below 1.0. digital cable efforts. ing price. Bad bet? Not necessarily, Since presumably there's at least one From now through year's end, ICI because Westinghouse is buying viewer in each household, CNBC will conduct two or three major launch- only radio stations and will spin President Bill Bolster argues that when es a month. building up to the largest ARS's substantial radio tower and something's amiss some shows rollouts toward the end of the year. The transmission business, which might average as low as 0.6 viewers per goal is to have TCI Digital Cable in be worth several bucks per share, home: "I'm paying them a lot of front of 70 % -90% of the company's back to shareholders. But confusion money -and so are the agencies -to roughly 21 million homes passed by slashed the company's stock $5, to give accurate data, and they're not," Bolster says Nielsen. He Dec. 31. $46.63. Even if it goes back up of estimates that the snag has cost the network $5 Markets where digital has already when the news gets sorted out, it'll launched include Hartford, Conn.; be too late for trading options. The million $10 million in revenue in the Arlington Heights, Ill.; Fremont -Sun- announcement came on the third third quarter. Nielsen spokesman Jack Loftus nyvale, Calif.; Mamaroneck, N.Y.; Friday of the month, when a lot of Topeka, Kan.; Richmond, Ind.; Corval- options frequently expire. "We lost acknowledges that the demographic lis, Ore., and Greeley, Colo. millions." said one frustrated trader. viewer counts are clearly an anom- aly, adding that it's a problem with Even with the launch machinery Hell of a Diversity Week thinly viewed cable networks. gearing up, don't expect a national as they might, the more gentle CNBC's 0.3 rating means that just publicity blitz, cautions Abdoulah: Tr'souls in the cable industry didn't 15 of the 5,000 Nielsen metered "We don't want to create huge demand make much headway in trying to homes are tuned in, leaving a lot of unless we're sure we can fulfill it. We rename cable's annual Hell Week room for statistical snafus. have seen in preliminary markets that word of mouth...alone can drive this business."

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By Lynette Rice a press corps more concerned with the third place, rumors arose that someone corporate fate of the 33- year -old Tarses would be brought in above her. here's a foosball table in than her proven ability to create hit shows. That happened in June, just one month the office of ABC Enter- The 48- year -old Bloomberg's hire after ABC publicly endorsed their young tainment Chairman Stu tops a year's worth of program executive executive who had more than proved her Bloomberg. an appropriate comings and goings that began with the mettle at NBC (her name is synonymous diversion for the man hiring of Tarses from NBC followed by with the development of Friends). pegged by the tragically hip the departure of Chairman Ted Harbert in Can Team Bloomberg -Tarses save the Bu:: magazine as one of January. Just when Tarses appeared to day? Given the disappointing projections the 100 coolest people in Los Angeles have sole control of a division stuck in for ABC's operating profits this year (see ( "it's possible to be a man of taste and a page 15), patience may not be something TV executive, too," it reads). Beyond Disney has to spare: In a Vanity Fair that is an inviting couch, not to mention a piece this month, CEO Michael Eisner coffee table perfect for resting one's feet. said his secret dream was to "go down to In short, this is a place where ABC the smallest ABC office somewhere, Entertainment President Jamie Tarses where people didn't know me, and really can relax and find support-an effect not see what I could do." only encouraged by Bloomberg but cau- "We have a difficult row to hoe. tiously embraced by higher -ups looking Nobody's denying that," says Tarses. for stability in a programming depart- "There's a tremendous amount to do and ment fraught with change. a tremendous amount of pressure, but my Steering attention away from the exec- feeling about the job, my life -it's so utive suites and back to programming has much better since SW has been here. You been a fervent goal of ABC -dogged by TV critics have been complimentary about do need somebody. Calling upon your- double -digit ratings declines last year and the acting on 'Dharma & Greg.' self at the same time you're solving 100

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shows, more than any other network this year. The ad community is hopeful: BROADCASTING & CABLE'S sixth annual survey of advertising experts has ABC running neck and neck with CBS for sec- ond place behind NBC (B &C. July 14). he to The alphabet network is predicted to ,,.and some yellow ads dominate four nights of the week, mainly on the strength of Monday Night Foot - hull and 20/20 on Friday. But the new million other problems is much more dif- shows are attracting some attention too. ficult. Having somebody else to do it with Hiller & Diller looking to earn some with makes a lot more sense to me after $270,000 per 30- second spot, thanks to a having tried both versions of it." hefty lead -in from Home Improvement. ABC, having lost 'Family Matters' or "I've been at this company for 19 Help, strangely enough. may be Fridays, will try youth-friendly sitcom years," Bloomberg says. "We're partners emerging from another controversy at 'Teen Angel' of that night. in making this work, so I feel the same ABC this summer: an ad campaign that churn in my stomach as Jamie or any- makes fun of sunny days. wives and black advertisements have become com- body else here. I feel proud of all these brain cells while supposedly promoting mon in Hollywood, although NBC may shows. It's absolutely no different to me ABC. It's already managed to irk some have gone too far by spoofing the cam- now that I'm here. We're both competi- affiliates who were afraid it would be paign during its Thursday night lineup. tive people; everybody here is. We want taken too literally (the little ditty about ABC reveled in the free publicity, partic- to succeed." books being overrated has since been ularly since a 30- second spot around The challenge lies in launching a exorcised from the campaign). Sein(eld costs more than $500,000. prime time lineup packed with 12 new Snide comments about the yellow and "When you're not number one. you Handicapping ABC's prime time Ad agency executives forecast the network's fall program performance

Projected Projected Rank Show Share Producer Premise

5 26 - -ABC Sports NFL Football 7 20/20 /Friday 23 - -ABC News News magazine 8 Home Improvement 22 - -Disney Clumsy tool man and family 8 NYPD Blue 22 - - Bochco /20th - - - -New York police drama 13 Hiller & Diller 19 - -Disney Comedians Kevin Nealon and Richard Lewis in a family comedy 13 PrimeTime Live 19 - -ABC News News magazine 22 Drew Carey 17 - -Warner Bros. - - - -Buddy comedy set in Cleveland, based on Carey's stand -up 31 ABC Sunday Movie 16 - -varies Variety of films 31 16 - -Disney Lesbian bookstore manager and friends 31 Sabrina the Teenage Witch -16 - -Viacom Teenager and her aunts have special powers 31 Soul Man 16 - -Touchstone Dan Aykroyd stars as a widowed Harley Davidson riding minister 39 Boy Meets World 15 - -Disney Coming -of -age comedy 39 Spin City 15 - -DreamWorks - - - -Michael J. Fox gets laughs at the mayor's Dffice 39 Wonderful World of Disney - -15 - -Disney Variety of films 48 Dharma & Greg 14 - -20th Offbeat couple dances around political differences 48 Genie 14 - -Disney Single mom releases a genie from her new carpet 48 Over the Top 14 - -Columbia TriStar - -Romantic comedy starring Tim Curry and Arnie Potts 48 Teen Angel 14 - - Disney The spirit of a dead teenager helps his best friend through adolescerce 66 20 /20/Thursday 13 - -ABC News News magazine 77 The Practice 12 - -20th Boston defense attorney who hates lawyers struggles to keep his p-actice afloat 82 Nothing Sacred 11 - -20th Young priest struggles with worldly temptation 82 Time Cop 11 - -Universal Time -traveling police try to prevent criminals from changing the course of history 82 Total Security 11 - -Bochco Ensemble drama exploring the business of personal protection 92 C-16: FBI 10 - -Brillstein -Grey - - -The FBI's major -case squad takes on risky investigations in L.A. 92 Cracker 10 - -Kushner -Locke - -Robert Pastorelli stars as a crackpot criminclogist

Bold -new this season Source 3XOA0"ASr!c & CABu. July 14, 1997

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ABC prays for `Sacred'; senses good karma for `Dharma'

aunching what many critics say are the best at replacing Jamie Tarses as ABC's most talked -about new drama and comedy could be the kiss of woman this fall is [Dharma star] Jenna Elfman." death for ABC (remember last year's Murder Tuesdays saw a shake -up this month when ABC Enter- One and Relativity?). But the network remains opti- tainment President Jamie Tarses decided Soul Man mistic about Nothing Sacred and Dharma & Greg - should debut at 8:30 on Sept. 30 rather than opposite two of its 12 new shows bowing this month. NBC's Mad About You at 8 -where a new baby is sure to If only the raves ( "distinguished by boost the ratings. a rare depth of character and mind," "We really love Soul Man," says says the New York Times) could chairman Stu Bloomberg. "If we had promise Nothing Sacred an easy a choice, would it be at eight o'clock? ride on Thursdays. Nothing Sacreds No. The show deserves more protec- Sept. 18 debut got a 7.2 Nielsen tion, but this is the schedule that household rating /12 share and will made the most sense to us. It has a face a tougher go of it this week great star in Dan Aykroyd." when it squares off against the sea- Whatever ABC's spin on the time son debut of Friends and the new change -the executives insist it was Union Square. a way to protect their prize preach- A thorn in the side remains the er- industry sources see it as a Catholic League of New York, 'Nothing Sacred' has generated publicity statement about the quality of Over which has urged boycotts of Noth- over its portrayal of a priest. the Top, which originally had that ing Sacred over the portrayal of a 8:30 Tuesday slot. The sitcom, star- priest struggling with his faith. But other members of the ring Tim Curry, will now bow on Oct. 21 -the night of cloth feel differently. The Rev. Andrew Greeley, via the game three of the World Series. Home Improvement New York Times Religious News Service says: "The reruns will run in the 8 p.m. spot until Soul Man returns on lively arts have given the Catholic Church its best pub- Oct. 21. lic relations coup since 'Dead Man Walking.' " ABC's hold on Fridays could be up for grabs this year, Dharma & Greg has been equally successful generating since CBS stole Family Matters and Step by Step from good buzz, but the 20th Century Fox show will have an ABC. Wanting to launch a family night of its own, CBS easier go of it on Wednesdays after Spin City and ahead of has high hopes for the two Warner Bros. comedies, Drew Carey. The night officially kicks off this week. Says although ABC has quickly replaced TGIF with a few New York magazine: "Possibly the only person with a shot youth -friendly sitcoms: You Wish and Teen Angel. -LR

have to take more chances," says Alan chatting up, say, Cracker or C -16. And president of Freedom Broadcasting, Cohen, ABC's executive vice president some random surveys have ABC lagging which owns several ABC affiliates. for marketing. "1 think this campaign is behind the other three in total awareness "There are two great lies in television: going to be remembered for a long, long of network shows. that a show died because the promotion- time. If we can create a sense for people "I think there's been an enormous al campaign was lousy, or a newscast to expect the unexpected from us, we amount of attention by advertising and got a low rating because the set was think that's a good thing. I think people media people to something that the pub- ugly. I'm not going to get myself into a will be watching to see what we'll do lic is scarcely aware of." says Alan Bell, twist if it ought to be yellow or whether next." it's sophisticated.... The real issue is "Our competitors may be whether we have the fire power in the sniping at it, and maybe if I was "What better shows." at a network that didn't have it, place for Also key is whether the higher -ups I'd be sniping at it, too," Tarses will allow the shows of Bloomberg and the creative says. "Anybody would give Tarses to grow before yanking them at their left arm for this kind of community the first sign of low ratings. They look to attention. This is what you want to come but to have an ally in ABC Inc. President Bob if you're selling television Iger, who thinks too much competition in two people who shows or cars or whatever.... television has prompted programmers to It's about making noise." are the most pull shows prematurely. Still, not all are sold by the respectful of In the meantime, Iger wouldn't mind kitschy campaign. Some studio getting his hands dirty in the the creative prime time heads call it "bass- ackward " - game again if it would pull the network people are talking about the process?" out of its ratings slump: "Any reference campaign when they should be to my sitting on my hands should not be

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ABC President Preston Padden (I), Sinclair Broadcasting President David Smith Senate Commerce Committee Chairman (center) and A.H. Belo Corp. Chairman Robert Decherd assure senators that John McCain (R- Ariz.) listens to testimony. they plan to offer some HDTV.

tions Act of 1996 and the FCC, broad- casters can use their digital spectrum Broadcasters ease however they choose: HDTV is not a requirement. House Telecommunica- tions Subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R -La.), who was the first law- fears over HDTV maker to chide broadcasters tor sug- gesting they might abandon HDTV, Senators appear satisfied with promises of `some' HDTV wrote the provision that gave broad- casters this choice. By Paige Albiniak As examples of ABC's commitment to HDTV, Padden said the network is niadcasters appear to have "...[Padden's speech] talking with the Academy of Motion calmed the political waters after was the politically Picture Arts and Sciences about airing B an Aug. 12 speech by ABC Pres- an HDTV broadcast of the Academy ident Preston Padden stirred them up. stupid act of the month. Awards next year and will reimburse Padden and Sinclair Broadcasting It was just dumb... very each of its 223 affiliates for equipment President David Smith reassured Con- they add to receive ABC's digital gress last week during a hearing that messy and bad." transmissions. their companies will offer high- defini- -A broadcast lobbyist A day before testifying. Padden tion television, even though both had made courtesy visits to Tauzin, raised questions about their HDTV McCain and Senate Commerce Com- plans last month in separate speeches. negotiations, are ready to take the issue mittee staffers in their offices. The speeches worried Senate Com- off the Hill and into their corporate Padden's testimony appeared to sat- merce Committee Chairman John boardrooms. isfy senators: he was not asked many McCain (R- Ariz.) enough to call Padden began his testimony by questions. broadcasters and government officials telling the committee that his Aug. 12 Sinclair's Smith promised to outfit to the Hill to testify. comments on ABC's digital plans were his stations to transmit HDTV. but only But broadcast lobbyists may have misconstrued. as the market demands. Subsidiaries of been even more upset with Padden for First, he said, broadcasters did not Sinclair own, operate or program 26 once again turning a public spotlight on promise Congress HDTV and then UHF TV stations and three VHF sta- digital plans. "It was the politically stu- renege. ABC and other networks asked tions. pid act of the month," one lobbyist the FCC to require a minimum amount Sinclair does not plan to set up its said. "lt was just dumb...very messy of HDTV to "ensure a fair market test stations with HDTV equipment and bad." of consumer demand." The FCC reject- because of the cost. "1 don't know if 1 It's no secret that broadcasters don't ed that request in April in favor of can justify spending $20 million to $30 need six channels of spectrum to air allowing the market to decide what million per station to offer local news," one channel of digital TV. but "HDTV consumers want from digital TV. Smith said. turned out to be more of a lobbying Padden also told senators that ABC The National Association of idea than a business plan," said outgo- never intended to abandon HDTV and Broadcasters maintained their HDTV ing FCC Chairman Reed Hundt, who "still remains committed to broadcast promises to Congress. Representing took his share of the blows during the some HDTV programming." Finally, NAB, A.H. Belo Corp. Chairman hearing. he said. ABC has no plan to use its dig- Robert Decherd said: "Broadcasters Lobbyists, who wrapped up exhaus- ital spectrum to transmit subscription have made a compact with Congress tive talks on digital TV spectrum with programming. to do HDTV. We will make good on Congress during the recent budget According to the Telecommunica- that compact."

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www.americanradiohistory.com Top of the Week Decherd said HDTV will be a "com- $1 billion in Los Angeles alone," S.C.) told Hundt. petitive necessity" for broadcasters Hundt said. "This is a great technology. Tauzin, who testified at the hearing, because they must deliver it to compete Let's not tax it or charge fees; let's let was the only lawmaker there to suggest with each other, cable operators and the market figure it out." a legislative solution. direct broadcast satellite services. Senators let Hundt know they were " ¡B]roadcasters have three choices: Hundt defended broadcasters' right not happy with his work on digital tele- First, they can use the spectrum Con- to use their digital spectrum for any vision. Hundt was taken to task on the gress gave them to exclusively broad- purpose they choose, calling 50 -60 slow development of DTV standards cast HDTV; second, if they do not channels of multiplexed over -the -air and on his market -oriented approach. transmit an HDTV signal, they can TV a "more effective competitor to "Here we have a chairman of the return the unused spectrum for auction; cable than anything else." FCC who doesn't even want to go or third, if broadcasters multicast, they "It will cost IO TV stations $10 mil- along with the law.... If you are trying can pay new fees or incur significant lion in the aggregate to serve 3 million to change the rules, you are going to new public service obligations in people, while it will cost hundred of have to get a whole new Congress," exchange for use of the six megahertz," millions to overbuild cable systems- ranking member Ernest Hollings (D- Tauzin said. Seagram's six seconds of sobering thought ('iltn /nttn hopes 'responsible drinking' spots will encourage acceptance of liquor ads

By Chris McConnell bune lobbyist Shaun Sheehan says of the hard- liquor ads. Seagram Americas is hoping The responsibility messages fol- new "responsibility mes- Now watching TV low suggestions by some groups ear- sages" will make its distilled lier this year that the FCC require spirit ads more palatable to TV sta- can remind people to stations which air alcohol ads to run tions. counter ads warning of the dangers The company last week said it rink more responsibly. of alcohol consumption. FCC Chair- will be adding six- second messages man Reed Hundt also suggested ear- to the beginning of all its alcohol lier this year that public service ads to remind viewers to drink announcements might serve as an responsibly. The first message, to "antidote" to the issue of hard -liquor be used this fall with the company's advertising. distilled spirits ads, will say, "Peo- An official in Hundt's office, ple of legal drinking age should however, drew a distinction enjoy alcohol responsibly, but between such independently pro- lY .iII *Atli don't drink if you're under 21." . duced messages and those planned A spokesperson says the new Al.. by Seagram. The official voiced messages are part of an effort to doubts that the Seagram messages expand the company's efforts at Wit!, would provide the impact of an promoting responsible drinking. t....wn,Jl) ., r,.,.G that independently produced announce- "We hope that broadcasters will d..,,...J tl.,.. ment. look at this seriously." ... , ,o,,.,. .l ,.... Seagram has been running its dis- But broadcasters doubt the mes- tilled spirits ads since June 1996. NC. a s..;,..,.../It.,,...,.,,., ,. sages will change industry attitudes Li L.. dim ., .K .cd,w J...,.. Since then, the Federal Trade Com- toward the hard -liquor ads, which J..J.;.c. J.u,.k mission has launched a probe into 4o J. sr, Al., many in the industry regard as polit- alcohol ads, while the FCC has n. rick i.. .J...n;. . , ically dangerous. Broadcast net- , Je 1,.. ,.,.. attempted to launch its own inquiry works, maintaining long- standing Mln.n into such advertising. policies, have not accepted the ads. Earlier this year, Hundt pushed "I doubt the stations that are refus- for a commission inquiry into hard - ing to run them would consider ]the Seagram Americus liquor advertising, scheduling a messages] enough political cover," vote on the issue despite resistance says James Hedlund, president of the from commissioners Rachelle Association of Local Television Sta- Chong and James Quello. A tie vote tions. Seagram Americas was promoting its new blocked the FCC from moving for- "We're still not taking them," Tri- messages last week with print advertisements. ward with its inquiry.

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www.americanradiohistory.com op of the Week ers -with the exception of NBC -in July adopted a revised ratings system Unfinished business that includes labels for such content as suggestive dialogue and fantasy vio- Departing FCC commissioners try to clean house lence. NBC has continued to use an before the new tenants arrive earlier version of the ratings system. FCC officials earlier had planned a By Chris McConnell any particular issue before the current hearing on the ratings but postponed FCC disbands. "I'm easy on them," the hearing to gather comments on the V-chip technical standards, pre- Hundt said of the list of pending items. revised ratings. One official last week emption petitions and cable Hundt, who last week predicted he predicted the current FCC will likely emergency alert system rules are will be on the job for about another leave the issue of reviewing the pro- among the issues FCC officials are month, sa:d he would like the current gram ratings to the next FCC. hoping to take up before the new com- commission to launch an effort to set But the current crew does hope to mission moves in. technical standards for TV blocking wrap up work on at least two cable - Commissioners last week were technology. related issues. Officials last week said reviewing a list of some 50 pending Others at the FCC predict the com- the commission was completing its issues to see how many they can send mission c uld issue a proposal for V- review of Tele- Communications Inc.'s out the door during their remaining chip specifications at its open meeting petition to preempt a Troy, Mich., rule weeks at the FCC. Thursday. requiring the company and other With confirmation hearings for new The V -chip specifications would telecommunications carriers using commissioners set for month's end, ensure that future televisions will carry public rights of way in the city to three of the four commissioners are the necessary circuitry to decode pro- obtain a telecommunications franchise. expected to leave the FCC within the gram ratings for violence, sex and lan- TCI last year asked the commission next several weeks. Before then, how- guage. The 1996 Telecommunications to declare that the city is exceeding its ever, commissioners hope to cut down Act calls for future sets sold in the authority in enforcing the provision. on the amount of business that the new United States to carry the decoding and The city has maintained that its rule commission will inherit. blocking technology. applies to all telecommunications "We're trying to wind up things that The act also requires the commis- providers and does not pose a barrier to we can," one official said. sion to determine whether the ratings competition. FCC Chairman Reed Hundt agreed, system developed by the entertainment FCC officials have long voiced adding he is not pushing for action on industry is acceptable. Industry lead- doubts about their ability to preempt

www.americanradiohistory.com -Top of the Week the Troy ordinance and have the action withstand court review. Last week, sources in and out of the Internet copyright unlikely FCC said they expect the commission to leave the Troy rule intact, but also to Online providers seek bill to protect them from liability warn other states against adopting rules that could inhibit local telecommunica- By Paige Albiniak Congress adjourns in early November tions competition. and differences between industry Officials say the commission could Oaline service providers aren't groups will preclude such legislation issue its Troy decision this week. One likely this year to get the legal from passing this session. source added the commission may try to protection they seek against In more than seven hours of testimo- issue rulings on other local preemption being held liable for copyright viola- ny in two days last week before the petitions during the next few weeks. tions that occur on their networks. House Subcommittee on Courts and Regulators also hope to wrap up Sources say the short time left before Intellectual Property, content work on rules concerning cable deliv- ery of emergency messages. Rules adopted by the FCC but never put into effect require cable systems to deliver Consumer group calls for cable rate cap an audio alert message on each channel Congress needs either to cap communications price rates and halt of their system as well as a video mes- mergers until competition develops or to take "aggressive antitrust and sage on one channel. regulatory action" to implement the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Officials in June postponed the said Gene Kimmelman, co- director of Consumers Union, at a hearing of effective date of their cable emergency the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights and Competi- alert system rules to allow more time to tion last week. decide how the rules should apply to Joel Klein, assistant attorney general in the antitrust division at the Jus- small cable systems. tice Department, said the law should have more time to show it can pro- Cable operators are pushing the vide competition before it is judged ineffective. commission to adopt rules that would Outgoing FCC Chairman Reed Hundt, agreeing with Klein, reiterated define systems serving a specified his call for several revisions of the Telcom Act, including congressional number of subscribers as small even if reinforcement of the FCC's "expert judgment" and quick judicial review of they are owned by larger, multiple sys- FCC decisions that implement the Telcom Act. -PA tem operators.

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Tristani nominated for VHF over the UHF stations in the same market." In letters to regulators and lawmakers, Fox Affiliate Board The White House last week made it official that it plans to of Governors Chairman Patrick Mullen said the current DTV nominate New Mexico regulator Gloria Tristani to the landscape" remaining seat at the FCC. On Monday Vice President plan does not replicate the "current competitive of analog TV. "Simply put, in the digital world, 1,000,000 Gore said the President would nominate Tristani, although watts offers stations far better coverage than 50,000 her nomination to the FCC has been widely expected since wrote. late July. watts," Mullen In their proclamation, the stations said they Tristani is a commissioner with the New Mexico State will "demand that this power differential be Corporation Commission. Her nomination will complete a four -commissioner nomi- addressed and a fair resolution be found." nee package that includes fØflStern's flagship Harold Furchtgott -Roth, Michael Powell and William station wants fines Kennard. dismissed accomplishments ashm "Gloria's WXK(FM) New York says reflect her commitment to the public interest," the FCC should dismiss the $6,000 Commissioner Susan Ness, the lone commis- fine it issued against the station in late sioner remaining at the FCC, said of Tristani's ¿ìïtìr:'.Iì 1, July. The fine stemmed from a pair of nomination. Howard Stem broadcasts that resulted Tristani is scheduled to appear with Powell and Edited by Chris McConnell in a $10,000 fine last October against Furchtgott at a Sept. 30 hear- -Roth confirmation wvco(FM) Crewe/Richmond, Va. Because the CBS - ing before the Senate Commerce Committee. The commit- owned WXRK carries the Stern show, regulators this summer tee has scheduled a separate hearing -on Oct. 1 -to con- fined the station for the same broadcasts. sider the nomination of Kennard, who has been designated WXRK said the FCC's presumption that it carried the as the commission's next chairman. excerpts in question is unwarranted. "This type of selective Fox UHF affils object to digital plan enforcement, which has the effect of suppressing one enti- ty's First Amendment rights, violates well -established due More UHF broadcasters are objecting to the FCC's digital process and equal protection opportunities," the station said. TV plan. Companies including Sinclair Broadcast Group The broadcaster also said the FCC "has long failed to issue have been saying for some time that the commission's plan promised indecency guidelines and, instead, has levied provides UHF stations with too little power to deliver sig- indecency forfeitures devoid of any meaningful explanation nals in the digital age. of what makes particular broadcast matter indecent." This month a collection of some 90 Fox UHF affiliates voiced their own objections to the power plan. "Many viewers who can now receive UHF signals will not be able Minority media ownership rates stagnant to receive the low -power UHF digital signal with indoor A U.S. Commerce Department survey shows that minority antennas, thereby causing significant disenfranchisement media ownership has remained at about 3% for the sixth and loss of audience for America's over -the -air Fox and year in a row, Commerce Department Assistant Secretary other UHF stations," the broadcasters said in a so- called Larry Irving said at a meeting this month of the National proclamation sent to FCC commissioners as well as House Association of Black Owned Broadcasters. The survey and Senate members. The proclamation also said that the found Hispanic -owned stations increasing to 120 from 115 commission's power plan in many markets "has created a last year. The survey also found broadcast ownership for 20:1 (1,000,000 watts vs. 50,000 watts) power advantage every other minority group decreasing.

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By Joe Schlosser we love her and (b) she is a very signif- icant part of our earnings flow," says Thirteen turned out to be a lucky Jules Haimovitz, King World's new number for King World. president. "It's nice to have that cash Oprah Winfrey returned to her flow come in for another two years." talk show set in Chicago last Monday King World began preparing for life King World is breathing easier now that has her talk show. for the first live broadcast of the new after Oprah by selling a new talk show Oprah agreed to continue season. her 12th as host of Oprali. and with Roseanne for fall 1998. The show think that it's going to tank as soon as announced that she would continue likely would have moved into many of one of its top programs goes off the with the show through its 13th season Oprah's time periods in 1998. air," says Jeff Flathers, an analyst with (1998 -99). "For Roseanne, this means that she Paul Kagan Associates. "And some- Many industry executives. other talk will debut in daytime, which I think is how they manage to pull the rabbit out show hosts and stockbrokers had been more appropriate anyway," says Dick of the hat each time. They really have a holding their collective breath to see if Kurlander, director of programming at knack for getting the top line of talent those lucrative Oprah time periods Petry Television. "It is much less risky. and shows and keeping them." would be opening up and whether King I think everyone would feel a lot more With Winfrey's decision to do anoth- World would be facing the loss of its comfortable with that. It gives her time er two seasons, her business relationship single biggest money -maker. to grow." with the syndicator changes. There will "1 thought long and hard about the Kurlander says Roseanne's new no longer be a profit- sharing agreement reality of doing 400 more shows after show likely will air 75% in the morn- between the two. Rather, King World this season. because we have to do 200 ing and 25% in early -afternoon time will get a straight distribution fee based shows a year." Winfrey said. "You periods. King World's contracts for the on a percentage of the show's gross rev- know, when I started in September of show do not allow it to go head -to -head enue. King World officials estimate less 1986, my goal was never to be some with Oprah in any market. than a 10% loss in total revenue each big TV star. Who knew ?" For King World, awaiting Oprah's year under the new arrangement. A big star she is. Just look at what decision was nothing new. In fall 1995, "It is really not an important detail," Winfrey stands to earn over the next she waited until the last minute to re- says PaineWebber analyst Chris Dix- three years: By picking up a two -year sign for two more years. on. "It all depends on the ratings and if option with King World. she gained an- "There has been a little bit of a pat- [King World] can get price increases other 500.000 options to buy the syndi- tern for King World. in that investors for the upcoming seasons." cator's stock at an exercise price of $39.31. (Winfrey already had options on 1.55 million shares.) She also re- All's `Squared' between ceived $130 million in cash. an advance on her earnings for the show for the next two seasons. King World and Sony Winfrey's decision affected a num- ber of companies in the television Sty! l nu'ut ttill produce reviled game show staple industry, but none more so than her dis- tributor, King World. By Joe Schlosser sides declared they would partner in King World also syndicates Wheel the production of Hollywood Squares. of Fortune. Jeopardy!. American Jour- gday after getting the green light King World, which syndicates the two nal and Inside Edition. Even so. in from Oprah Winfrey for another most popular game shows on televi- 1996. Oprah accounted for 40% ($265 two seasons. King World Pro- sion, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!. million) of the company's revenue. ductions received the go -ahead for a will handle the distribution. After word of Winfrey's decision on revamped Hollywood Squares. Set as a five- day -a -week strip to Monday. King World stock closed up King World and Sony Pictures debut in fall 1998. Hollywood Squares $1.44. to $40.75. Entertainment settled a three -year legal already has found a home in many of the "lt is great news for us. because (a) battle out of court last week, and both top markets. Eleven of CBS's 14

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www.americanradiohistory.com roadcasting owned- and -operated stations -in Los "From an investment perspective, the King World was not allowed to syndi- Angeles, New York, Chicago. Philadel- company is now riding on one of its cate another game show in access. phia, Boston, San Francisco. Detroit, biggest highs," says Jules Haimovitz, King World maintained it would use an Denver, Pittsburgh, Miami and Salt King World's president. "1 think we are outside distributor for Hollywood Lake City -have signed on for three very undervalued, and we are hoping the Squares. but Sony and its Columbia years and paid a reported $50 million in investment community sees that fact." TriStar Television Group claimed that license fees for Hollywood Squares. King World's stock on the New too would be a breach of contract. King Neither King World nor Sony officials York Stock Exchange closed Wednes- World took its case to court last year. would comment on financial terms of day up 1/4. Hollywood. Squares has not and Sony followed with a countersuit. the deal. The move to acquire the access been on the air since 1989, when John "They claimed they could produce a show was the first big deal by new CBS Davidson was host. It first hit the air- game show and we said they couldn't." Station Group Chairman Mel Karmazin. waves in 1966 on NBC and remained says Andy Kaplan. executive vice pres- "lt was a real statement of how ag- with the network until 1980. Syndicat- ident, Columbia TriStar TV Group. gressive CBS is going to be," says ed versions of the celebrity- driven "But before the court could reach a Rozanne Englehart. KCBS -TV Los show ran from 1972 through 1980 and summary judgment. we all sat in a Angeles program director. "King again from 1986 to 1989. room like reasonable people and came World and Sony had barely settled and "I think it will do just fine," says to an accommodation that pretty much we did this. I think this is a real state- Petry's Dick Kurlander. "The secret to made us partners in the show." King ment. It certainly fits into [Kannazin's] its success is not really the game show World officials deny the two are equal aggressive philosophy." itself. It is the comedy and interaction partners in Hollywood Squares. Sources say the half -hour Holly- between the celebrities. It is unlike A host has yet to be named, but wood Squares and Paramount Domes- Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!. sources say of Nickelo- tic Television's syndicated news maga- which are the ultimate games. In Holly- deon's is the likely zine Entertainment Tonight likely will wood Squares, the game exists only as choice. The celebrities in the nine be paired in access on the 11 O &Os. A a catalyst to reveal the humor." squares also have not been named. year after airing on broadcast televi- King World acquired the rights to Sources say that when Hollywood sion, Hollywood Squares will begin Hollywood Squares in the early 1990s Squares was being shopped to stations airing on Sony's . and has planned to produce it for sever- two years ago. Roseanne was going to As for King World. officials at the al years. Under its distribution deal occupy the prized "center square." nation's leading syndicator are breath- with Sony -which dates back to 1984. King World. which is launching a talk ing easier with the Winfrey and Holly- when King World began distributing show with the former sitcom star next wood Squares news. Jeopardy.' and Wheel of Fortune- fall. had no comment. Valentine's day begins at UPN /'ul7l er Disney, executive takes over network's reins

By Lynette Rice Hirschhorn upped Disney prepared for life after l'N finally ended the Valentine by carving out new peculation and responsibilities for Charles Hirsch- made it official last horn and David A. Neuman. week: Dean Valentine will Hirschhorn, the former president take over for Lucie Sal - of Disney Telefilms, has been hany as the new chief oper- named president of Walt Disney ating officer of the emerg- Television and executive vice ing network. president, production, of Walt Dis- Valentine, whose name ney Motion Pictures Group. He surfaced a month ago as the also takes over some of Valen- likely replacement for Sal - tine's old duties of supervising Dis- Dean Valentine succeeds Lucie Salhany as COO. hany (B &C, Aug. 18), joins ney's direct -to -video activities and UPN as a 10 -year veteran of Walt Dis- (Viacom owns the other halt'). Walt Disney Television Animation. ney Television, where he most recently At a press conference announcing his Neuman, the president of Walt served as president overseeing network appointment. Valentine quickly dis- Disney Television, has been and animated programming. played the outspokenness that also dis- named president of both Walt Dis- The announcement, which was tinguished his predecessor by first com- ney Network Television and Touch- effective immediately, coincided with menting on the drawn -out contract nego- stone Television -effectively be- Salhany's planned departure from the tiations. Three press conferences, in fact, coming the principal prime time TV network this month. She remains on had been set and subsequently canceled executive at Disney. Both men will the network's operating committee as a because the deal wasn't finalized. report to Walt Disney Studios representative of BHC Communica- "Actually I was only at Disney one Chairman Joe Roth. tions Inc.. which owns half of UPN year." Valentine said after being intro-

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`Prey' gets season. Hargrove had joined the drama this summer. picked up Celebrating herself Although ABC had Ellen DeGeneres's Emmy win for already given Prey a tentative outstanding comedy writing served thumbs -up over the summer, as a mini - on stage Sept. the network officially an- 14. The four other writers who won nounced last week that it has statuettes for the coming -out ordered the Warner Bros. episode -Mark Driscoll, Dava drama (formerly Hungry for Save!, Tracy Newman and Jona- Survival) for its midseason than Stark-have since moved on lineup. Production has begun on the show, which also to other projects (Newman and has a new female lead in Debra Messing (formerly of Stark, in fact, now write for ABC's Ned and Stacey), a role that previously was to go to Hiller and Diller). DeGeneres has Sherilyn Fenn. The thriller follows a bio- anthropologist virtually a new staff of writers on who tracks a new breed of humans. Ellen, plus a new co-executive pro- DeGeneres ducer in Tim Doyle. An Hargrove leaves estimated `Early Edition' 42 million viewers tuned in the coming -out episode. Veteran TV writer -producer Dean Hargrove -who signed an exclusive two -year deal in July with Columbia New role for Luther TriStar Television -has left his post as executive pro- Jerry Van Dyke, a four -time Emmy nominee from ABC's ducer on the CBS drama Early Edition to concentrate Coach, joins the cast of ABC's new TGIF comedy You on development. Bob Brush will resume his role as the Wish as the genie's 50,000 -year-old grandpa, Max. The key executive producer on the drama, now in its second Disney sitcom bows Friday, Sept. 26, at 9 p.m. -Lit

duced as a 10 -year veteran of the mouse Goldman and United Television Presi- understands audience flow landI has house. "1 was negotiating with UPN for dent Evan Thompson. produced many programs that have the last nine years." "At the end of the day, everybody has been sold to the networks, syndicated Valentine cited his work in syndica- to report to somebody," Valentine said. to UPN affiliated stations and designed tion but conceded there were employ- "There are people on the committee to be highly appealing to advertisers ees at UPN "with far greater and deep- whom I value and respect enormously." and viewer audiences. His selection er experience" than he in affiliate rela- McCluggage said, "Dean's decade of gives us great confidence in realizing tions and distribution -the network's service at Disney has given him excep- the full potential of the network." biggest challenge. Litigation, in fact, is tional management skills in the areas of In other news, the network signed a still pending between UPN and Sin- programming, distribution and market- new long -term agreement with WASV- clair, which switched five of its sta- ing that are ideally suited to satisfy the 'ry Greenville /Spartanburg/Asheville, tions to The WB this summer. BHC needs of our affiliate stations, advertis- S.C. -a new broadcast TV station in President Bill Siegel and Paramount ers and, most important, television the nation's 35th -largest market. It also Television Group Chairman Kerry viewers who are looking for quality, added a new primary affiliate, WJNW McCluggage, who were at the press innovative and appealing programs." (Tv) Madison, Wis., which will sign on conference, declined to comment on A former director of current comedy the air in January 1998. WJNW is in the the UPN lawsuit, which alleges that programming at NBC, Valentine nation's 83rd -largest market. Sinclair failed to notify the network in joined Disney in 1988 as director of writing of its impending defection. television development before becom- 77.NSS Having started only last Tuesday, ing a senior vice president in April POCKETPIECE Top ranked syndicated shows tor the week ending Valentine said he wasn't prepared to 1990 and eventually president of Walt Sept.], as reported by Nielsen Media Research. Num- discuss programming other than to say Disney Television and Walt Disney bers represent average audience stations% coverage. "they're off to a good start." Television Animation. 1. Wheel of Fortune 9.7/228/96 He did offer a few hints on strategy. ABC's Home Improvement and 2. Jeopardy! 9.0/218/99 values 3. NFL on TNT Regular Season 7.9/2/75 Although Valentine the new Ellen came out of his shop, as did the 4. Home Improvement 7.4/226/97 UPN show Clueless, which first aired new Disney animation lineup that will 5. Seinfeld 6.6/222/97 on ABC, he doesn't see a long -term air this fall as an ABC programming 6. Oprah Winfrey Show 6.2/236/99 benefit in buying shows that started block called One Saturday Morning. 7. Entertainment Tonight 6.0/176/92 8. Simpsons 5.8/198/94 elsewhere. "Over the long haul, the Valentine also had a hand in original 9. Xena: Warrior Princess 4.9/210/97 name of the game is to create a clear telefiims, including revivals of Cin- 10. Hercules, Journeys of 4.8/223/98 identity in who you are." derella and Oliver Twist for ABC's 11. Extra 4.7/199/93 He expects to seek input from the The Wnndef ftd World of Disney. 12. Inside Edition 4.5/154/92 13. Live with Regis and Kathie Lee 4.4/238/99 operating committee, where Salhany "Programming and creating brand 14. Buena Vista III 4.2/200/96 will share the responsibility of oversee- awareness are the single most impor- 15. Montel Williams Show 4.0/191/96 ing UPN with Siegel, McCluggage, tant factors contributing to the success 15. Wheel of Fortune -wknd 4.0/170/72 Viacom Entertainment Group Chair- of our stations," says Michael Lambert, man Jonathan Dolgen, Paramount TV president of Lambert Television, head Group Executive Vice President Steve of UPN's affiliate station group. "Dean

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By Joe Schlosser Dennis John Lithgow: Franz: Best It was broadcasting and cable Best actor actor in a top the Emmy podium last in a comedy drama week. NBC and HBO. which led the list of Emmy nominees. held to forni in the winner's circle. with NBC winding up the biggest win- ner unce again, claiming 24 stat- ues despite the virtual shutout of its critically acclaimed ER. With Miss Evers' Runs leading the way. 11130 didn't exactly roll over. The premium cable net- work tallied i) awards, including five for the made- tìir-TV nuwie. Chris Rock won two Emmys for his IIBO comedy special ('/iris Ruck: Bring the l'ain. winner of the night. Lait R Order. cap- & Order creator Dick Wolf. "I _lust fig- Frasier. the top-rated network's sit- tured the best drama series after cum- ured we were the Susan Lucci of prime com, won hest comedy series for the in_ up empty in live previous tries. time." (Lucci. who plays Erica Kane on fourth year running. and the surprise -We've broken the curse," said Lau the soap opera All My Children. has Backstage at the Emmys Wonder what 3rd Rock from the Sun star Kristen John- Rock. who was the sole writer for the show, said: "I

ston has recorded on her answering machine? How thought I might win, because it was just me against about the craziest thing Tracey Ullman ever did in the these teams of 12 guys. Who would you pick ?" Rock name of fashion? And Seinfeld star Michael Richards - also said he loves HBO "because they don't sanitize was he cool or uncool in high school? me" and "they let me say what I want." All those and plenty of other softball questions were Alfre Woodard and Laurence Fishburne had a good answered backstage at last weekend's 49th annual time backstage. Woodard won an Emmy for her lead Prime Time in Pasadena, Calif. Maybe it role in HBO's Miss Evers' Boys and Fishburne won as was the press playing nice in the wake of Princess the film's executive producer. Woodard made light of Diana's death. Maybe it wasn't. Regardless, the news working with Fishburne: "It's a good thing Laurence is behind the scenes was about as exciting as the show so smoldering and sauve on screen, because otherwise itself. he's pretty goofy." Ellen DeGeneres was in tears when she made her way NYPD Blue's , who won an Emmy for back to talk with reporters after winning an Emmy for best best writing in a drama series, talked about working on writing in a comedy series. By the time she left the gen- two shows. Milch and a lot of the NYPD production eral press area, DeGeneres was fighting back laughter. team also have been working on Steven Bocho's DeGeneres's ABC sitcom Ellen won for the episode newest drama, CBS's Brooklyn South. "The first four in which her character declared she was a lesbian. shows [of Brooklyn South] are really great," Milch said. DeGeneres spoke on the importance of having gay role "It's been quite a grind." But the question on most re- models on television for teenagers. Then the fun start- porters' minds: when are Kim Delaney's and Jimmy

ed: "I didn't have anything like that when I was growing Smits's characters going to get married? "It will be up. Of course Mary Tyler Moore and Rhoda were sooner rather than later [this season]," Milch said. lovers, but they never talked about it." she joked. Delaney "got quite a few angry letters" when her char- A reporter asked DeGeneres if Cindy Crawford would acter turned down a proposal about midway through become a love interest for her character this season. last season. DeGeneres replied, "Cindy can't stop calling. Oh, she Finally. Bette Midler, who won an Emmy for her just keeps calling me." HBO concert from Las Vegas. was asked if she is an Chris Rock, who won two Emmys for his HBO com- Internet user. "Once, someone looked me up on the edy special Chris Rock: Bring the Pain, believed he Internet and there was a society to annihilate Bette would win for best writing in a variety or music program. Midler," she said. -IS

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Savel, Tracey New- And the winners are... man, , Ellen, ABC Following are the 28 prime time Assante, Gotti, Emmy winners announced Sunday HBO Writing, Variety or at the 49th annual awards ceremo- Individual Perfor- Mus c Frogram: Rock, Chris ny in Pasadena: mance, Variety or Chris the Music Program: Rock: Bring Pain, Comedy Series: Frasier, NBC Bette Midler, Bette HBO Drama Series: Law & Order, NBC Midler: Diva Las Tracey Writing, Miniseries or Made -for -Television Movie: Miss Vegas, HBO Ullman: Special: Horton Best variety. Foote, Wiliam Evers' Boys, HBO Supporting Actor, music or Faulkner's Old Man, Miniseries: Prime Suspect 5: Errors Comedy Series: comedy CBS of Judgment, PBS Michael Richards, series Seinfeld, NBC Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Series: Drama Tracey Takes On, HBO Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Series: David Milch. Stephen Kristen Johnson, 3rd Rock from the Gaghan, Michael R. Perry, NYPD Variety, Music or Comedy Special: Sun, NBC Blue, ABC Chris Rock: Bring the Pain, HBO Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Directing, Comedy Series: , Actress, Helen Hunt, Comedy Series: Hector Elizondo, , Frasier, NBC Mad About You, NBC CBS Directing, Variety or Music Program: Actor, Comedy Series: John Lithgow, Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Don Mischer, Centennial Olympic 3rd Rock from the Sun, NBC Kim Delaney, NYPD Blue, ABC Games: Opening Ceremonies, Actress, Drama Series: Gillian Ander- Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Spe- NBC son, The X- Files, Fox cial: Beau Bridges, The Second Directing, Miniseries or Special Actor, Drama Series: , Civil War, HBO Andrei Konchalovsky, The NYPD Blue, ABC Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Odyssey, NBC Actress, Miniseries or Special: Altre Special: Diana Rigg, Rebecca, PBS Directing, Drama Series: Woodard, Miss Evers' Boys, HBO Writing, Comedy Series: Ellen President's Award: Mss Evers' Boys, Actor, Miniseries or Special: Armand DeGeneres, Mark Driscoll, Dava HBO

lost a record I7 straight tines in the have quite the same night. Daytime Emmy A\\ aids.) Shandling's HBO series. The Larry In taking the Litany. the seven -veal Sunder.y .Shine, earned a record -for a legal drama beat out traditional rivals sitcom-lb làrmy nominations and ER and NY PO Blue. failed to capture a single statue. Another NBC sitcom. The three other broadcast net - 3rd Rock from the Suu. \\orlks had their ups and downs made a return trip to the as well. Host network CBS tol- winner's circle. Ord Rock lovsrd HBO with 12 Emmys. tied HBO's :11íç\ Evers.' while .ABC won IO. PBS six and B(,y.c for the most Emmys at Foy Ike. five. John Lithgow took the hon- NY!'/) Blue's Dennis Irani ors for hest actor in a comedy won his third Fnury in tour years series, and fellow $rd Rocker Kris- as hest leading actor in a drama ten Johnston won fur best support- series. Irani said he believed his ing actress. co -star Jimmy Smits deserved f NBC's drama series ER entered the the recognition. .. competition as the year's most "II \\ as difficult to stand nominated show with 22 nods. tip there without him.- slot. ! The hospital drama lell with 1-rani said afterward. "I fax only three. all technical and all really pulling for vii from the non- televised cere- him... 1000 Temporary Tattoos with you- Lop, monies. In addition to Franz. Just S189.00 !!! "It is just nice to see that so man\ l\YPI) Blue's Kim Del:nte on for :. or 230 just S298.0) ! people respect stand -up comedy hest supporting actress in a drama S1000 USA SHppirg (CR add 7 25? sales tar Rock said after and. "We are probably series. \larlk Tinker for best direction Customized! Full Colo-! 2" X ? "! the lom est people on the totem pole. and Da\ id Milch. Stephen Gaghan and Send your sled. color 9o. Tel. artwork. etc. especial!\ when it conies to show biz. I Michael R. Perry for best writing. along wilt a campar y F O.. Amex Visa r MC 1. Torrey order or check feel like I won this for all the stand -up Other winners included The .1'11; iii''s (payable in US 10110-s. drawn on a JS bunk( tJ: comedians out there... Gillian Anderson for best lead actress Alamo -Vacaville Ca 96667 Another stand -up comedian turned in a drama series and .1/ud;lhrnu Calico: 3100 Er.. Ste201 Tea 707/446 -7 ©2 lax 717/44-627 TV star. HBO's Gary Shandling. didn't [Men Hunt for a comedy series.

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www.americanradiohistory.com roaacasnng- Radio missing `at -work' opportunities Arbitron study shows that few stations market themselves to listeners at work

home. And 65% of adults say they are choose their own station. Some 13% Radio more likely to listen to the radio while at say up to 10 people at work listen to the work than they are to read the newspaper same station. In that scenario, 49% say By Donna Petrozzello (39 %), surf the Internet (15 %) or watch the group collectively chooses the sta- television (10 %), Arbitron found. tion. More than 60% of listeners say Whi le many radio listeners tune Only 5% of listeners surveyed say their office radio is tuned to one station

i n at work, a recent study by they have been called by a radio station at throughout the day. Arbitron found that radio sta- work to participate in a contest or other The most popular format for at -work tion promotion campaigns seldom tar- promotional stunt. Of the few that were listening is adult contemporary. Oldies, get the "at- work" audience. contacted, 41% participated. Likewise, alternative rock, country and album - In a survey released at the NAB Radio only 8% of listeners say they've received oriented rock also are popular. Show last week, Arbitron found that faxes and 12% say they've received mail Thom Mocarsky, Arbitron's vice 40% of full -time employees listen to the from stations while at work. president of communications, says the radio during an average quarter -hour, Arbitron's look at characteristics of survey emphasizes "radio's selling according to Arbitron's spring 1997 the U.S. labor force showed the market advantages over other media, particu- quarterly market reports. Between its fall dominated by white -collar workers larly newspapers, with the at -work 1988 and fall 1996 books, Arbitron (70 %), who work in an office (42 %), audience." Mocarsky also says the reported a 4% increase in the amount of who typically are at their office by 10 survey demonstrates that "radio and at -work radio listening by adults. a.m. (88 %) and who leave by 7 p.m. other media have not even scratched More than 25% of adults 18 -plus say (83 %). the surface of their potential to market they listen to the radio at work as Most at -work radio listeners, 43 %, themselves to employees in the work- opposed to listening in their cars or at say they typically listen alone and place."

R I D I N G G A I N Rock & Roldies cuts loose pro:2ram Rork & Roldies. IBM to market StarTrax In a new partnership under First IBM will sell and support StarTrax, Broadcasting Network, radio veter- Katz partners in VillageNet an integrated management system ans Ronald Unkefer and Charles The Kati Radio Group and Website that allows radio stations to distribute Strickland want to give stations half developer Electric Village have content to individual or multiple sta- of what they expect. teamed to create a network of radio tions. Developed by ADC Labs Inc., FBN's Rock & Roldies 24 -hour stations over the Internet. KRG will StarTrax allows stations to store digi- market the VillageNet network, tal audio programming and commer- introduced at the NAB Radio Show cials that can be accessed for live air- last week, as an alternative national play by DJs. The system runs with radio advertising vehicle. IBM -compatible nonproprietary PC VillageNet member stations will hardware and can be fully automated. receive technical and content services, StarTrax allows stations to tap into marketing and affiliate relations assis- network programming from remote syndicated oldies format reduces from tance from Katz, says Gerry Boehme, locations to insert local content, such two minutes to one the amount of Katz senior vice president of informa- as news or commercials. The system commercial time stations must return tion systems. KRG divisions Milleni- also can distribute content to remote to the network . As part of the syndi- um and Katz Dimensions will market locations. Additionally, StarTrax can cated package, FBN also provides the network of stations to national manage content for TV stations, bill- sales and promotions marketing sup- advertisers. Electric Village will board faces or retailers who want to port and custom -tailored jingles. develop stations' Websites and pro- distribute music throughout numer- Unkefer and Strickland unveiled the vide access to content. Member sta- ous stores. new format, which targets adults 25- tions are expected to share in revenue StarTrax has been running stations 54, at last week's NAB Radio Show. from advertising and electronic com- in the South Pacific for three years. FBN Chairman Unkefer says the merce. In addition, Electric Village At last week's NAB Radio Show, change will reduce clutter and and KRG have formed the Radio ADC's David Cook announced plans allows for longer music sweeps that Resource Center, an online resource to make the system available are designed to drive up ratings: guide to information about radio sta- throughout the U.S. The price of "We know it's all about ratings." tions on the Web. The Resource Cen- StarTrax software is $9,995 for a sin- FBN has recruited Bill Drake, the ter's Web address is www.krgspec. gle station; each additional station so- called father of top -40 radio, to com. costs $6,975.

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www.americanradiohistory.com ^roadcastin SOLD!_ GOCOM on the go Ric Gorman, CEO of GOCOM Communications LLC, expects GOCOM's $37.8 million purchase of Cottonwood Communications (BaC, July 21) to close within the next two weeks. GOCOM began programming Cotton- wood's xcPM(Tv) Chico /Redding, Calif., KsPR(Tv) Springfield, Mo., and KMio(rv) Midland /Odessa, Tex., in August. Just last week, GOCOM filed a $48 million application for the option to buy WKBN -TV Youngstown, Ohio (BaC, Sept. 15). Gorman says he is in negotiations for a number of other TV stations WGNT TV, Portsmouth, and expects to double the size of the company, backed by Bain Capital Virginia from Centennial Inc., within the next year. While Gorman and Bain are aggressively buying new properties for Communications, Inc., the company, Gorman says, "I'm much more preoccupied with how good Raymond B. Bottom, Jr., we are than with how large we get." -SB CEO to , Inc., Charging' Hands Broker. Media Venture Partners Anthony Cassara, President. CP for WKRP -TV Charleston, W.Va. The week's tabulation Price: $8.25 million of station sales Buyer. Paxson Communications Brian E. Cobh Corp., West Palm Beach, Fla. (Low- Proposed station trades ell W. "Bud" Paxson, chairman /own- Broker By dollar volume and number of sales: er): Paxson owns /is buying 45 TVs does not include mergers or acquisitions involving substantial non -station assets Seller. Mountaineer Broadcasting THIS WEEK: Corp. (William L. Kepper, president) TVs $59,250,000 4 Facilities: ch. 29, 1,600 kw visual, Combos $25,400,000 6 ant. 695 ft. Affiliation: Dark FMs $27,750,000 6 Broker. Patrick Communications AMs $1,655,000 4 Total $114,005,000 20 WFAY -TV Fayetteville, N.C. SO FAR IN 1997: Price: $4.5 million BRIAN E. COBB TVs $6,047,336,684 87 Buyer. Paxson Communications CHARLES E. GIDI)ENS Combos $6,782,912,551 238 Corp., West Palm Beach, Fla. (see 703 -827 -2727 FMs $1,763,556,599 313 item above) Seller. Fayetteville Tele- RANDALL E. JEFFERY AMs $299,196,781 167 -Cumberland casters Inc., debtor in possession, RANDALL E. JEFFERY, JR. Total $14,882,992,615 805 Lumber Bridge, N.C. (James Thrash 407-295-2572 SAME PERIOD IN 1996. and Robinson O. Everett , princi- TVs $8,421,380,845 78 ELLIOT B. EVERS pals); Everett owns KECY -TV El Cen- 415-391-4877 Combos $10,645,617,029 264 tro Calif. FMs $1,987,579,223 301 Facilities: ch. 62, 337.3 kw visual, GEORGE I. OTWELL AMs S169,133,914 185 33.7 kw aural, ant. 846 ft. 513-769-4477 Total $21,223,711,011 828 Affiliation: Fox Source: BROADCASTING 8 CABLE CP for KXGR -TV Green Valley/Tucson, RADIO and TELEVISION TV Ariz. BROKERAGE APPRAISALS Price: $4 million WGNTITV) Portsmouth, Va. Buyer. Paxson Communications Price: $42.5 million Corp., West Palm Beach, Fla. (see Buyer. Viacom International Inc., New item above) York (Sumner M. Redstone, presi- Seller. Sungilt Corp. Inc., Tucson dent/66.66% owner; Kerry McClug- (Arlene D. Stevens, president); no gage, chairman, Paramount TV other broadcast interests Group; Anthony Cassara, president, Facilities: ch. 46, 4,898 kw visual, Paramount Stations Group Inc.); ant. 2.307 ft. owns /is buying 14 TVs; is buying Affiliation: Dark MEDIA VENTURE options to buy two more TVs Broker: Patrick Communications PARTNERS Seller. Centennial Communications Inc., Newport News, Va. (Raymond COMBOS WASHINGTON, DC B. Bottom Jr., principal); no other WMLF(AM) (formerly WTMQ) -WVRK ORLANDO CINCINNATI broadcast properties (FM) Columbus, Ga. and WPNX(AM)- SAN FRANCISCO Facilities: ch. 27, 2,340 kw visual, WGSY(FM) Phenix City, Ala. 478 kw aural, ant. 971 ft. Price: $11.75 million SuFpn 111 F.c:.(7. approval Affiliation: UPN Buyer. Cumulus Holdings Inc., Mil-

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www.americanradiohistory.com Droadcastin waukee (William M. Bungeroth, pres- Formats: WNNI: oldies, news /talk; and wMoo(FM) Botswick, all Ga. ident); owns/is buying 27 FMs and WVMJ: AOR; WPSK: country Seller. WPTW Radio Inc., Piqua 10 AMs Broker. Sailors & Associates (Richard Hunt and David W. Dexter, Seller. M &M Partners, Columbus, principals); is selling wzLR(FM) Xenia, WFNRIAM) WNRVIAM) Ga. (J.T. Milligan, principal); no other Blacksburg, Ohio; Hunt has interest in wcBv(AM)- Narrows, -FM Rad- broadcast interests WRADIAM)- WRIQ WGFM-FM Cheboygan, Mich. ford and WBNK -FM Christianburg, Va. Facilities: WMLF: 1270 khz, 5 kw; WVRK: Facilities: AM: 1570 khz, 250 w; FM: Price: $1.85 million 102.9 mhz, 100 kw, ant. 1,521 ft.; 95.7 mhz, 50 kw, ant. 476 ft. Buyer. Bocephus Broadcasting Inc., wPNx: 1460 khz, 5 kw day, 1 kw night; Formats: AM: adult standards; FM: Cary, N.C. (see item above) WGSY: 100.1 mhz, 6 kw, ant. 328 ft. oldies Seller. Travis Broadcasting LLC, Fonnats: WMLF: Spanish; WVRK: AOR; Christianburg (Robert and Karen RADIO: FM WPNX: oldies; WGSY: AC Travis, owners); no other broadcast Broken Sailors & Associates KRNA -FM Iowa City interests Price: $7 million KWIB(AMI- KRCH(FM) Rochester, Facilities: WFNR: 710 khz, 10 kw; Buyer. Capstar Broadcasting Partners and KMFXIFM) Lake KNFXIAM) Austin WNRV: 990 khz, 5 kw; WRAD: 1460 LP, Austin, Tex. (Thomas O. Hicks, City, all Minn. khz, 5 kw day, 500 w night; wRio: owner) owns /is buying 221 FMs and Price: $4.8 million 101.7 mhz, 3 kw, ant. 66 ft.; WBNK: 93 AMs Fargo, Buyer. James D. Ingstad, N.D.; 100.7 mhz, 3 kw, ant. 328 ft. Seller. KRNA Inc., Iowa City (Eliot A. owns /is buying 23 FMs and 17 AMs Formats: WFNR: news /talk; WNRV: blue- Keller, president); no other broad- Seller. Robert E. Ingstad and Janice grass; WRAD: C &W; WRIQ, WBNK: cast interests M. City, N.D. Ingstad, Valley (princi- country Facilities: 94.1 mhz, 100 kw, ant. 981 ft. pals of Radio Ingstad Minnesota and Broker. Sailors & Associates Format: Rock/AOR Radio Albert Lea Inc.); owns /are WPTWIAMI-WCLRIFM) Piqua, Ohio Broker. Gordon Rice Associates and buying 13 FMs and 11 AMs Price: $1.75 million Media Venture Partners Facilities: KwEB: 1270 khz, 5 kw day, Buyer. Xenia Broadcasting Inc., Mc- 1 kw, night; KRCH: 101.7 mhz, 39.1 KBUQIFM) Paradise Valley, Ariz. Lean, Va. (Charles E. Giddens, pres- kw, ant. 554 ft.; KNFX: 970 khz, 5 kw Price: $6.8 million ident/owner); Giddens has interest in day, 500 w night; KMFX: 102.5 mhz, Buyer. New Century Ariz. LLC, Seat- WLET(AM) -WSTE -FM Toccoa, WGMG(FM) 9.4 kw, ant. 528 ft. tle, Wash. (Resource Media Inc., Crawford, wrsH(AM) Rome, WZOT Formats: KWEB: sports, talk; KRCH: 25% owner, Steven M. Taslitz, presi- (AM)- WISH -FM Rockmart, WRFc(AM) classic rock; KNFX: talk; KMFX: country dent); owns KGME(AM) Glendale, Athens, WBIc(AM)- WPuP(FM) Royston KOGA -AM -FM and KMCX(FM) Ogallala, Neb. Price: $3.25 million Buyer. Goodstar Broadcasting LLC, Wichita, Kan. (Alan Goodman, presi- dent); Kxxx(AM)- KQLS(FM) Colby, KGNO Few gifts actually improve with age. (AM)- KLOS(FM) and KDGB -FM Dodge City, Kvuu(AM)- KsLs(FM) Liberal, KZLS- FM Great Bend, KGLS -FM Hutchinson, Your bank sells one of them. KILS -FM Salina, KFNF -FM Oberlin and KWLS(AM) Pratt, all Kan. Seller. Ogallala Broadcasting Co. Inc., Ogallala (Ray Lockhart, presi- dent); no other broadcast interests Facilities: KOGA(AM): 930 khz, 5 kw; KOGA-FM: 99.7 mhz, 100 kw, ant. 805 ft.; KMCX: 106.5 mhz, 100 kw, ant. 300 ft. Formats: KOGA(AM): oldies; KOGA -FM: AC; KMCX: country WNNI(AM) Christianburg, WVMIIFM) Blacksburg and WPSK-FM Pulaski, all You can count on one hand the gifts that actually get better as Va. they get older. There's only one, though, you can buy at your bank: Price: $2 million Buyer. Bocephus Broadcasting Inc., a U.S. Savings Bond. Cary, N.C. (A. Thomas Joyner, pres- Visit your hank for the gift that improves with age: a U.S. ident/50% owner; George Beasley, VP /50% owner) Savings Bond. For more information. write: Office of Public Affairs, Seller. New River Media Group Inc., U.S. Savings Bonds Division, Washington, I)C 20226. Richlands, Va. (Ralph Davis, CEO); owns wvvE(AM) Wytheville, Va. Facilities: WNNI: 1260 khz, 2.5 kw day, 28 watts night; wvMJ: 105.3 mhz, 3.8 Take SAVINGS kw, ant. 472 ft.; WPSK: 107.1 mhz, 25 Stock +T ) 17r kw, ant. 1,207 ft. America .BO.BONDS k public wcnlcc of this magubrc Broadcasting & Cable September 22 1997

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KEDJ(FM) Sun City and KHOT(FM) Facilities: 95.3 mhz, 6 kw, ant. 300 ft. WSGL(FM) Naples, Fla., WANM(AM)- Globe, all Ariz. Format: Oldies WGLF(FM) Tallahassee Seller: Scottsdale Talking Machine Facilities: 106.1 mhz, 3 kw, ant. 328 ft. WNCG -FM Clyde, Ohio and Wireless Co. Inc., Scottsdale, Format: Rock/AOR Price: $2.2 million Ariz. (Katherine S. Klein, president); Buyer. Jacor Inc., RADIO: AM no other broadcast interests Communications Cincinnati (Samuel Zell, chairman; Facilities: 105.9 mhz, 2.7 kw, ant. KBIFIAM) Fresno, Calif. Randy Michaels, CEO; Zell /Chilmark 492 ft. Price: $900,000 Fund LP, 30% owner; David H. Format: Country Buyer: Gore -Overgaard Broadcasting, Crowl, president, Radio Division); Chicago (Hal Gore and Cordey Over- KOSO -FM PattersonMlodesto, Calif. owns one TV station; owns /is buying gaard, president); owns wTMR(AM) Price: $6.8 million 97 FMs and 59 AMs Camden, N.J., KLAv(AM) Las Vegas Buyer. Seller. CapStar Broadcasting Partners S &S Communications Group Seller: Cascade Broadcasting, Port- LP; Austin, Tex. (Thomas Hicks, (Kent D. president/owner); O. Smith, no land, Ore. (David Jack, owner); no owner); owns /is buying 222 FMs and other broadcast interests other broadcast interests 93 AMs (including SFX stations) Facilities: 100.9 mhz, 3 kw, ant. 300 ft. Facilities: 900 khz, 1 kw day, 500 w Seller. KOSO Inc., St. Paul (Donald Format: Classic hits night G. McNeely, president); no other WWLDIFM) Tallahassee, Fla. Format: Religion, foreign language broadcast properties Price: $1.2 million Broker: Force Communications & Facilities: 93.1 mhz, 2.95 kw, ant. Buyer: Cumulus Holdings Inc., Milwau- Consultants 1,791 ft. kee (William M. Bungeroth, president); Format: AC WMMM(AM) Westport, Conn. /is 28 FMs 10 owns buying and AMs Value: $325,000 as donation WZLRIFM) Xenia, Ohio Seller: Tally Radio LC, Tallahassee Buyer. Sacred Heart University, Fair- Price: $3.75 million (Gisela Huberman, Adam Levinson field, Conn. (George S. Lombardi, Buyer. Xenia Broadcasting Inc., and Bruce Tim, principals); owns WTAL- director /general manager); owns McLean, Va. (Charles E. Giddens, FM Monticello, Fla.; Huberman owns WSHU(FM) Fairfield and wsuF(FM) presidenUowner) WBZE(FM), WHBT(AM)- WHBX(FM) Tallahas- Nyack, N.Y. Seller. Clear 95 Inc., Piqua, Ohio see; woHO(FM), WLvw(FM)-WTGM(AM) Seller: Minuteman Broadcasting Inc., (Richard Hunt and David W. Dexter, Salisbury, Md., and WLBW (FM) Fenwick Westport (Robert A. and Mark S. principals); is selling WPTW(AM) -WCLR Island, Del., through HVS Partners; Graham, owners); no other broad- (FM) Piqua; Hunt has interest in WCBV Levinson owns wwFO(FM) LaFayette cast interests (AM)- WGFM(FM) Cheboygan, Mich. and WAiB(FM) Tallahassee; Timm owns Facilities: 1260 khz, 1 kw Format: Oldies Broker: New England Media LLC WNEGIAM) Toccoa, Ga. Grapevine Communications, L.P. Price: $260,000 Windell Reilly, President; Tim Lynch, Chief Operating Officer Buyer. Lee Street Properties, Toccoa, Ga. (R.L. White, 50% owner); no has acquired other broadcast properties Seller. Stephens County Broadcasting Co. Inc., Toccoa (Roy Gaines, presi- KODE -TV KAAL -TV dent); no other broadcast interests Joplin, MO Austin, MN Facilities: 630 khz, 500 w Format: MOR KTWO-TV KKTU -TV Broker. Toccoa Realty Inc. Casper, WY Cheyenne, WY WLETIAM) Toccoa, Ga. for Price: $170,000 Buyer. Lee Street Properties, Toccoa (R.L. White, 50% owner) $40,000,000 Seller: Southern Broadcasting of fron Pensacola Inc., Athens, Ga. (Paul Stone, president) Facilities: 1420 khz, 5 kw Eastern Broadcasting Corporation Formats: News /talk Roger A. Neuhoff, President; Brian N. Byrnes, Chief Operating Officer Broker: Toccoa Realty Inc. -Compiled by Sara A. Brown We are pleased to have served as broker in this transaction. Amplification BAcK TJRN&GIMPANY The sale of Children's Broadcast- I N C O R P O R AT ED ing Corp. stations to Global Broad- casting Co. for $72.5 million (B &C, The First Na,ne to Media Brokerage Celebrating 50 Years As June 16) also includes KcNw(AM) 201 North Union Street Suite 340 Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 519 -3703 (703) 519-9756 (FAX) Fairway, Kan.

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Fox finished with a 5.7/18 in the demo -a day night of programming with two half - comedy from 9 to I I ." 24'4 improvement over a year ago. hour comedies: Married...Wit/, Children Ten years after its launch. Fox attempt- But it isn't just prime time entertain- and The Tracey Ullman S/ton'. ed that strategy once again last summer by ment programming that has helped Fox "There were a lot of questions as to why kicking off an ambitious lineup of original earn its place as a member of the Big Four. they would go with Sunday night," recalls programming. While high-profile shows It airs 19 hours of kids programming. plus Lucie Salhany. the former Fox Broadcast- like Roar and comedies such as Ruby Wax a full slate of sports that includes the NFC ing Co. chairman and the outgoing CEO of didn't make it past August, Fox still can nnabe to Big Four succeeded via a lineup of irreverent, young- skewing show__

regular season. Major League Baseball UPN. "It's tough starting with the first call the strategy a success. Roth says: and regional coverage of the National night of the week. But there were no rat- "There is a clear appetite and hunger for Hockey League. The network finished the ings, so it was a big opportunity. It was a original product. The 14 percent increase 1996-97 season as the only member of the brilliant strategy." we enjoyed this past summer -and I'm Big Four to post across- the -board growth By 1988. not only had the network's not talking about just the launch of five in households and key demos. distribution increased to 121 stations cov- series, but rather the programming of orig- "In some ways. Rupert's ideas have ering 86% of the country. but the program- inal miniseries. the original made- for -tele- been simple," says Peter Chemin. presi- ming division had found some magic in a vision movies and original sports dent of News Corp. and CEO of the Fox show that debuted on Fox's owned -and- events -suggests to me that this is a pret- group. "If you have good shows and you operated stations: America's Most Want- ty good success story. " do a good job of putting on the shows, gen- ed. Since its debut, the show has led to the As Fox enters its second decade of erally you're going to he tine. And if you capture of more than 475 fugitives. broadcasting, the night that first launched don't. you're not," adds Chemin, who was "This network out of necessity learned the emerging network in 1987. Sunday. the head of Fox programming in 1989 -92. that the only way to he really successful continues to serve as its biggest money- Bold and innovative shows are credited was with breakthrough shows." Chemin maker. The X- Files, now in its fifth season,

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www.americanradiohistory.com carve a niche in weekday mornings, while Special Report Magic Johnson's talk show targeted for the 10 YEAR Fox O &Os remains a possibility for the network's late -night strategy. ANNIVERSARY Although an evening newscast is not in the cards, a magazine show from Fox is commanding more than $250.000 per tions that resulted in the largest affiliation News could be in the works for prime 30- second episode while The Simpsons jump in television history. Many of the time by next summer. And finally. come- and King of the Hill are rustling up rough- markets that originally aired Fox program- dies remain a priority for prime time, ly $225.000 each per 30- second spot. Not ming on a UHF signal began to broadcast dominated by successful dramas like The far behind are the teen -friendly dramas on a much stronger VHF platform, which X- Files; the network has only Between Party of Five. Beverly Hills, 902 /0 and translated into better channel positions and Brothers debuting this month, while two Melrose Place -all of which command at bigger audiences. or three other sitcoms will roll out in least $175,000 per spot. Overall, the net- Three years later. Fox purchased New midseason. work showed strong gains in upfront sales World, which ultimately helped the Fox Not that Fox should have any difficulty in May. taking in $1.1 billion in commit- Television Station Group to increase its attracting bold new comedies in the future, ments, up from $960 million a year ago. holdings to 22 owned and operated sta- some executives say. "There was no reason Affiliate relations remain key to Fox's tions, the largest single owned group of for anyone to come to the network. And success as an innovative programmer. The TV stations in the U.S. now, 10 years later, everybody -especially network has 176 affiliates that cover 96% The next step for Fox lies somewhere in in drama-wants to be on the Fox sched- of the country. thanks, in part. to the 1993 the morning or in late night. With a new ule," Greenblatt says. "They really want to agreement with New World Communica- host in Vicki Lawrence, Fox continues to be on it more than other networks." THE FOX POWERS THAT BE Murdoch and those down under News Corp. and its TV- related companies and executives in the U.S. News Corp. Rupert Murdoch Fox News chairman /CEO Roger Ailes chairman /CEO Fox Group Peter Chernin Peter Chernin president/C00 chairman /CEO Fox Kids Worldwide " "' Haim Saban chairman /CEO Chase Carey Fox Television co -000 Chase Carey chairman /CEO Fox TV Studios David Grant president Fox Filmed Entertainment Sales Bill Mechanic Footnote 1: Fox Filmed Entertainment com- Twentieth TV Jon Nesvig Fox chairman /CEO ` prises all film properties including president 20th Century Fox Film, Fox 2000, Fox Rick Jacobson Search Light, Fox Family Films and Fox president Animation, as well as 20th Century Fox TV. Fox TV Network 20th Century Fox TV Footnote 2: News Corp.'s 50% interest of Fox TV Stations (distribution) Fox Kids Worldwide and Saban's 50% Sandy Grushow Mitch Stern Larry Jacobson interest are managed by a combined president board. president /C00 president

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www.americanradiohistory.com Turnover has been commonplace Special Report in the executive offices of Fox 10 YEAR Broadcasting. Can't an argu- ment be made that constant ANNIVERSARY change is detrimental to network con- tinuity? It's \ r difficult to have a broad philo- sophical view that says stability k always good and turnover k always had. Stability is a good thing only to the degree you have the right people and they are happy to he there. Then there are times when things aren't working or people aren't interested in staying in their jobs. and you have to

make changes. I believe there is a fair amount of stability here right now. There are a huge number of issues involved with what gives a network momentum and growth. only one of which is the stahilit\ of the executives. At the end of the day, if you have good shows that are exciting and hold and innovative. ou're going to he fine.

Do you help set the Fox schedule? Yes. My role is to try to help the cor- poration as a whole. Most of us here believe the single most important piece of this corporation is FBC. To the degree that I can he helpful. I will he. On the flip side. Peter Roth. Fox entertainment president) and David [Hill. FB(' chairman] run the network. They make the fundamental program- ming decisions. Certainly with this company there are notions that one person does scheduling and pro - gramming). But it's very much about getting a hunch of smart people together and talking it out for a hunch of days and figuring the hest schedule. There's not a great sense of hiera rchv Managin in those rooms.

Why the decision to launch Fox TV Studios, the new in -house production division?

I et nsider News Corp. the most impor- Creativi tant. most pomerful television distrihu- His responsibilities as president and chief operating officer of News Corp. may be awesome, but Peter Chernin still has a place in his heart for shows like The Simpsons, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Cops. Long before he began to supervise worldwide feature -film production for 20th Century Fox, Chernin was president of entertainment at Fox Broadcasting (1989 to 1992), helping the network grow from two nights to seven nights of programming, and overseeing the launch of some of Fox's greatest hits. Here, Chernin explains that while his title and responsibilities have increased over the past year (he also is chairman of the Fox Group), he is still active in creating Fox's prime time lineup.

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What kind of challenges does Fox face?

"At the end I don't know how digital will look and whether high definition will be here or of the day, what the Internet will look like. What I can guarantee is that what technology if you have will bring in IO years is more choice to viewers. In a world of more choices, good shows how do the networks continue to be the dominant source of viewing in this coun- that are try? That's tremendously challenging because the costs of producing prime exciting and time -quality first -run programming are extraordinarily high. There needs to be a bold and minimum- threshold viewer base in order innovative, for advertisers to pay a premium for it. From a programming standpoint, net- you're works need to be constantly competitive and offering the most exciting forms of going to programming. We need to work closely with advertisers to figure out ways to be fine." reach broader audiences. Thirty years ago. an advertiser could buy two shows and reach IOO percent of the American audience. Now they have these incredi- tor in the world. We own more TV sta- control more and more of their produc- bly complex media schedules. We have to begin work with tions than anyone in the country. It's tion. I have always looked at in -house to much more closely safe to say that, on a worldwide basis. production defensively. You want to them to effectively figure out how to more people watch Fox broadcasting know that you have the minimal ability to reach audiences. Maybe we can look at and our satellite outlets than any other supply to yourself. But when you're run- cross -media sports buys that include company in the world. We have huge ning any one of these entities, you want [time on] the network and the Fox Sports Net and maybe ads in the sports programming needs, and I felt that we to put on the best programming available section were far more heavily weighted on dis- and you want to have access to anybody. of the New York Post, all put together. tribution and exhibition than on produc- I don't want to produce every single Everyone talks about the growth of basic tion. I wanted to create a situation that show. I don't want the network to be cre- cable versus broadcasting. It seems a allows us to grow there and make the atively limiting. But by the sane token, 1 bit ironic that many networks are grow- most incredibly vibrant and exciting pro- don't want to see 20th Century Fox just ing with the help of reruns that once gramming. We're well on the way to producing for FBC. aired on the broadcast networks. Case doing that on the network side- particu- in point: the News Corp. -owned FX net- larly with what we've accomplished at Do you see any downside to life without work is enjoying respectable ratings for the financial interest and syndication reruns of The X -Files and NYPD Blue. 20th Century Fox TV. I think we need to rules? do that in all the other areas of produc- It's inevitable. We'd love nothing more tion. It's also clear that we are moving to I guess most of the complaints have than being only one of four programming a place where there are going to be half a been targeted at NBC (which is seeking choices when people turn on the TV. But dozen dominant media companies in the co- ownership in shows(. Buyers com- that's not going to happen. Cable will world with enormous leverage. enor- plain that NBC to a degree is getting too continue to grow. As a television compa- mous size and scope. I think the domi- tough, that program suppliers will stop ny, we feel we should give viewers as nant management issue facing these selling to them. So what? (Those suppli- many opportunities to watch Fox as pos- media companies is how you manage ers( will sell to one of the other five net- sible. There are 50 or more cable chan- the creative process in that world. works or they'll sell to Turner or HBO. I nels: we should have a bunch of them. don't think NBC has any unique ability. Looking at it from a program -supplier Will the day come when Fox doesn't NBC has some of the best time periods point of view, to the degree we have out- have to look beyond its own in -house on television, and we're going to look to lets. we can make money by airing pro- production units for product? get some ownership. Any given pro- gramming we own. It's going to happen I don't think that's our desire. There is a gram supplier, and I'm in this position anyway. If The X -Files is going to be a lot of talk about in -house productions as with 20th Century Fox, has the opportu- big hit on cable. I'd rather have it on my an offensive move, as networks trying to nity to cede to those requests and say it cable channel than someone else's.

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www.americanradiohistory.com if411 Special Report named to run the news operation of the Fox network, succeeding Stephen Chao. 10 YEAR Jamie Kellner, president of the Fox Broadcasting Co. and with Fox since the ANNIVERSARY birth of the fourth network, suggested to a gathering of the Television Critics Asso- MARCH '92 Operating Officer ciation that "maybe you'll see a need for a fifth or sixth network." He predicted Fox's plan to create a basic cable service Chase Carey that a fifth network would be born during makes the network's affiliates irate. "This assumes the the '90s. is a tough pill for us to swallow," says responsibilities of Kevin O'Brien, chairman of the Fox affiliate Stepher Chao, board and general manager of Krvu, the ousted Fox Televi- DECEMBER '92 sion Stations Fox station in San Francisco. He suggests and Fox names Sandy Grushow to succeed Fox News president. that to open the floodgates of competi- Chemin as the top programmer at FBC. Earlier, Chao was tion" will be "unfair to affiliates." Grushow had been executive vice presi- fired by Murdoch dent of the Fox Entertainment Group since after having a male July 1991. Also in December, Fox sched- APRIL '92 waiter aisrobe at an Aspen retreat for ules Batman: The Animated Series as one Fox concludes its best -ever prime time in company executives an attempt to of two new Sunday night series. season, claiming number -one ranking make a point about the First Amendment. among teens and kids for the first time and tieing for first among men, 18 -34. 1993 JULY '92 The first episode of JANUARY '93 MAY '92 Melrose Place airs in Fox's Tuesday night FBC announces it will add Wednesday to the new Wednesday lineup, originally its prime time schedule beginning July 1 night schedule with scheduled for Octo- with Melrose Place, a quasi- spinoff of the the highest -ever ber 1992, pre- teen drama Beverly Hills, 90210. nightly premiere for mieres with Class Fox. Also, Van Gordon of '96 and Key JUNE '92 Sauter, former presi- West. dent of CBS News, is Lucie Salhany is Fox Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief

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www.americanradiohistory.com named chairman of FBC, succeeding Kell- ring John Goodman as Babe Ruth. Fox also work further embarrassment after critical ner, who announces that he is stepping launches a prime time newsmagazine, blasts and declining viewer interest. FBC down after seven years at the helm of the Front Page, a successor to sensationalistic Chairman Lucie Szlhary explains: "Every- fourth network. Salhany had been running The Reporters. Meanwhile, Fox closed its one had seen the handwriting on the wall. Twentieth Television, the syndication and three -year -old network news service, lay- We couldn't get gues:s The audience was network program production arm of Fox. ing off 30 employees. so turned off by the first three weeks of the Along with Chase Carey, Salhany is named program that the audience did not see or to the Fox board. didn't accept any improvement in Chevy." SEPTEMBER '93 The show lasted 39 days. Chevy Chase, who APRIL '93 JNtcArio left television in The FCC votes in 4, 1976 after one sea- DECEMBER '93 favor of new syn- (3' son on NBC's Sat- In a stunning move, dication rules, o urday Night Live, FBC is awarded rights with FBC win- á returns with The to broadcast the ning exemption, c.t Chevy Chase Show, National Football and is free to run `r7 another bid by FBC League's National a network while to compete in late Conference televisor, '' USA operating fully in syn- night. The Labor package for four years. dication. FCC commissioners are said to Day weekend beginning in 1994. The $1.58 billion pact give the Fox network a break because it becomes a major ends a 38 -year AFL alliaice with CBS. Also does not want to discourage an emerging focus of Fox's new in December, David Hi.l is named president network. season plan, calling 01 the newly created Fox Sports division. for early September premiere dates for JUNE '93 several shows. The Fox a -a 1994 becomes full seven- night -week X -Files debuts and network with weekly Monday night tele- The X -Files becomes a cult hit. JANUARY '94 casts of Fox Night at the Movies, a mix of John Madden is announced as Fox's lead theatrical films (among them, world TV football analyst. He gets a reported four - debuts), made -for -TV features and original OCTOBER '93 year, $32 million contract. Madden is miniseries. The first presentation is "The Fox cancels the troubled The Chevy Chase joined by Pat Summerall, both coming Babe," a world television premiere, star- Show to save the performer and the net- from CBS.

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www.americanradiohistory.com comment on a major management reshuf- Special Report fling, resulting in the stepping down of 10 YEAR Lucie Salhany and the promotion of Chase Carey to chairman and CEO of a new Fox ANNIVERSARY television division.

APRIL '94 JUNE '94 AUGUST '94 One of ABC's affiliates in Louisiana, xato- Preston Padden, executive vice president A pre- season football game kicks off the ry Monroe, changes to Fox, becoming the of affiliate relations, as well as senior vice NFL on Fox telecasts. The game is first station from one of three traditional president, govern- between the San Francisco 49ers and the networks to switch to the fourth. ment relations, for Denver Broncos. Fox's parent News Corp., is named MAY '94 president of net- SEPTEMBER '94 In a history- making deal, Fox acquires work distribution. Fox's failure to turn its billion -dollar 20% New World of Communications Group At the same time. investment in NFL football into a Sunday with a $500 million investment. The new Ken Solomon is night ratings triumph leads to the depar- results in most alliance the sweeping net- brought in from ture of Sandy Grushow as the network's work affiliation realignment in television Fox's sister syndi- programming chief. John Matoian, a Fox history, with 10 New World VHF stations cation company. Preston Padden film executive and former CBS Entertain- changing from ABC, CBS or NBC affilia- Twentieth Television, to be executive vice ment executive, succeeds Grushow in the tions to FBC affiliations. CBS bears the president of network distribution, respon- chief programming post. In another pro- of the loss. Fox brunt dramatically sible for affiliate operations nationwide. gramming area, strengthens the distribution of its pro- Saban's Mighty gramming. Morphin Power For the first time, Fox Television Sta- JULY '94 Rangers premieres tions acknowledges that it is almost com- Murdoch, in a surprise appearance before on the Fox Chil- pletely owned by News Corp., an Aus- a gathering of television critics in Los dren's Network and tralian company. But Fox argues that the Angeles, says, "We are clearly at a pivotal in three weeks is FCC's 25% foreign- ownership limit should moment in the evolution of the Fox Co. We the number -one not apply because News Corp. is con- now have our sights set not only on being kids program on the trolled by Murdoch, a U.S. citizen since the fourth network, but on being the lead- air. assuming control of Fox in 1986. ing network in the nation." He declines to National Hockey League signs a five -year agreement with Fox covering broadcast television, its first long -term network broadcasting arrange- ment since 1975.

OCTOBER '94 CRAZY Preston Padden, FBC's president of net- work distribution, says the real danger in the alien ownership issue is that it will harm Fox's competitive efforts. He LIKE explains that Murdoch, an American citi- zen, has de jure voting control of the licensee company, and also de facto con- A FOX. trol of News. Corp. As the sun sets on the FOX On second thought, if you're DECEMBER '94 Network's first ten years selling, let's talk. Because Regular- season coverage of NFL football (Happy Birthday, FOX) how nobody's as crazy about the concludes on Fox. The network reports out -performing NBC's professional foot- many FOX stations do you FOX Network as we are. ball ratings in two demographics: men, suppose Bahakel Communications ages 18 -34 and 18 -49. will own in the years to come? NBC asks the FCC to block any station deal involving Fox until the agency exam- Six.' Eight? Twelve? ines its foreign- ownership rules. NBC Our lips are sealed. BANAKEL COMMUNICATIONS charges Fox is being given special RADIO ISION CALE advantage that adversely affects the net- work, station and program production competition. Fox says NBC's involvement is a vendetta by a wounded competitor. Later that month, the commission orders Ilahakel Communications Charlotte, North Carlina 704117 2-4434 a new investigation of foreign ownership, complete with an unusual gag order to prevent disclosure or discussion of issues in the case.

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www.americanradiohistory.com 1995 DECEMBER '95 1997 Fox's telecast of Mike Tyson against JANUARY '95 Buster Mathis Jr. draws a national Nielsen JANUARY '97 Telecast of the NFC championship game rating of 16.1 with a 28 share, giving the News Corp Ltd. completes acquisition of between Dallas and San Francisco delivers network its highest -rated evening of pro- New World Communications. Fox becomes the highest household rating (34.2/57) in Fox gramming ever. More than 43 million peo- the largest owner and operator of TV sta- history and becomes the network's most - ple viewed all or part of the telecast. tions in the country. watched program, with 84 million viewers. Fox's new animated series King of the Hill 1996 premieres in the Sun- FEBRUARY '96 day period behind The 34.2/57 Simpsons, the first Fox announces it will begin labeling the pro- The FCC sends a letter to Fox denying grams it airs for sexual and/or violent content. back -to -back hour of allegations that the agency is biased in its prime time animated investigation into allegations of foreign programming in tele- ownership of the network. APRIL'96 vision history. Fox News Sunday premieres, joining other Fox's coverage of networks' morning news shows. APRIL '95 Super Bowl XXXI is the fourth most - Fox Sports premieres National Hockey JUNE '96 watched program in League telecasts, providing regional television history, Fox Sports premieres coverage of up to six games on the final with the telecast five Sundays of the regular season and Major League Baseball delivering a 43.3 HH 16 Stanley Cup playoff contests. broadcasts with four - ON rating /65 share. It is game regionalized reg- estimated that more than 128 million ular- season coverage. MAY '95 Fox. viewers in the U.S. watched all or part of FBC announced a 1995 -96 prime time Fox's Super Bowl telecast. schedule that adds an adult -themed JULY '96 Fox President series, Living Single, to the 8 p.m. time Sports David FEBRUARY '97 slot once reserved by TV networks for Hill is promoted to presi- Fox has its most competitive sweeps. For family shows. Living Single will join Mar- dent and chief operating the first time since becoming a seven - tin, Melrose Place and Beverly Hills, officer of Fox Broadcasting. night -a-week network, Fox is number two 90210 in that early time period. FBC's parent, News among adults, 18 -49, with its 15 hours of The FCC rules Corp Ltd., which already competitive prime time, and number one that Fox is 99% owns 20% of New World among adults, 18 -34. FBC showed growth owned by Aus- Communications, acquires, across the board in all key adult demo- tralian -based News through a merger and stock graphics over February 1996. Corp., a violation of purchase transaction, the the 25% cap on alien remaining 80 %. The trans- ownership. But the action, valued at $2.5 bil- APRIL '97 commission does lion, includes the 10 television stations that FBC totals 176 affiliates, with a reach of not find that Fox lied comprise the New World Television Station nearly 96% of U.S. homes. about its foreign ownership and invites Group. Fox Television Station Group now the company to file for waiver of the for- encompasses 22 owned and operated sta- eign ownership rules. The National Asso- tions, nine in the top 10 U.S. markets. MAY '97 ciation for the Advancement of Colored These stations reach 40% of the U.S. After 11 seasons, Married...With Children People says it will seek to overthrow the airs its last original episode. Fox announces Fox decision. it will stick with most of its current prime SEPTEMBER '96 time schedule in the 1997 -98 season, Peter Roth, former president of 20th Cen- including leaving four nights intact. Also NOVEMBER '95 tury Fox Television, is appointed head of that month, Bob Greenblatt resigned as Fox acquires another major sports prop- the Fox Entertainment Group, succeeding executive vice president of prime time pro- erty announcing a five -year television John Matoian. grams after eight years in the job. contract with Major League Baseball. Fox will televise up to 18 Saturday regu- OCTOBER '96 lar- season games, the World Series in JULY '97 Encouraged by the successful The X- Files, 1996, 1998 and 2000, the All -Star Fox Television Studios is launched, head- another Chris Carter creation, Millennium, games in 1997 and 1999, and each year ed by David Grant as president, and a new has its television debut. The new hour will share in the first two rounds of base- production company created by Bob drama is introduced via a sneak preview, ball playoffs. Fox Greenblatt, formerly executive vice presi- screened nationwide in specially - agrees to pay $575 dent of prime time programming for FBC, equipped movie theaters. million over the and David Janollari. The new studio will Fox earns its first weekly win ever in five years. produce for FBC, among other Fox -aligned Nielsen households and all key demo- FBC and Saban and non -aligned outlets. graphics, thanks to the network's World Entertainment Inc. Series coverage of the Yankees vs. form an alliance to Braves. FBC also generates a hefty audi- SEPTEMBER '97 develop children's ence for the premiere of Millennium and David Hill is promoted to chairman and television services the new Sunday scheduling of The X- CEO of FBC from president of Fox Televi- worldwide. Files. sion Group. Larry Jacobson is named president of Fox Television Network.

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www.americanradiohistory.com DBS pushes for local station carriage Operators see need to win over public, regulators and broadcasters

By Donna Petrozello new satellite in October. "1 don't know why The additional transponder you're so against cable," Rupert Murdoch and Charlie capacity will allow the said Gray. Ergen coun- Ergen's grand plan for Sky may bird to carry dozens of tered that no one on the be dead. but direct broadcast satel- additional channels on the panel should be against lite's push to carry local broadcast sig- East Coast. DIRECTV DBS operators being nals is not. lacks the transponder allowed to distribute local DBS executives -with the exception capacity for widespread TV signals. of Primestar Chainnan Jim Gray -con- delivery of local signals. The executives did con- tend that their inability to deliver local But the DBS companies cur that the copyright rec- broadcast signals remains a major com- lack two crucial ingredients: ommendation on royalties petitive disadvantage and that they will regulatory approval and net- for satellite companies push for the right to carry them. work and affiliate approval was unfair. DIRECTV Ergen and Murdoch's Sky would to cary local signals. President Eddy Harten- have used the capacity to carry broadcast Further. DBS operators stein called it "outra- network affiliates in the top 25 markets could be set back by the geous" and said DBS to compete with cable. The deal col- federal Copyright Office. should lobby for support lapsed when Murdoch pulled out and which recently recom- from Congress to overturn Charlie Ergen is fighting surrendered to cable by agreeing to mended that the satellite that for the right to deliver local decision. merge with DBS rival Primestar, which services should pay a fat signals.' Gray said it was is controlled by a group of MSOs. royalty of 27 cents per "potentially damaging to Local signal carriage by DBS has channel for broadcast stations delivered the DBS industry. It should he moderat- grown in importance since then. But to their customers. This is triple the rate ed." DBS executives have been unable to cable operators face the equivalent to A separate group of five Wall Street craft a marketing scheme to sway con- that of established cable networks like analysts concurred that DBS companies sumers who don't want to go back to MTV. Senator John McCain (R- Ariz.) need to prove they can grow their sub- rabbit ears, a problem that has helped has asked the Librarian of Congress not scriber base before they can regain the slow the industry's growth. to adopt the recommentation. A decision confidence of once -enthusiastic Speaking at DBS seminar Skyforum is expected next month. investors, who have hammered DBS last week, Ergen (now EchoStar Com- At the seminar. Ergen said that DBS stocks this year. munications Corp. chairman) said DBS companies should have the right to carry All five analysts said they would should position itself as an alternative to local signals without a copyright fee and rather invest in cable systems than in cable, "but to do that you have to get that DBS companies should get retrans- satellite systems. Many said that cable local signals into the home." Ergen also mission consent from local broadcasters systems stand to gain in Wall Street's said that "satellite's biggest weakness is themselves. not from cable companies. assessment of their value next year as its lack of local TV station signals. We'll Primestar's Jim Gray. a former Warn- digital technology rolls out. fight for the right to deliver local sig- er Cable executive. disagreed: "The "People are giving cable companies nals." DBS industry shouldn't ask for authority credit for a digital rollout in the stock Stanley E. Hubbard. president of from Washington on this; you'll just get price." said Merrill Lynch analyst Toni United States Satellite Broadcasting. more paperwork to do. It's within DBS's Watts. agreed, saying that "seven of IO shop- own ability to defuse confusion over Morgan Stanley media analyst Rich pers for satellite dishes don't buy local signals by educating consumers." Bilotti favored Time Warner Inc. stock because they don't think they can get He added that DBS should let con- in particular and cable stocks in general local stations, and they are dead wrong. sumers know that satellites can offer the over DBS companies. "DBS has to DBS is designed to do this" by employ- best quality of pictures and sound. "We prove that it is more than a niche service ing a separate broadcast antenna hook- have to convince consumers that we before it can have anything more than up. have something better to offer." niche investors," Bilotti said. He added Part of EchoStar's strategy for coping The issue lead to an abrasive that both Primestar and EchoStar could with the local signal issue is to launch a exchange between Gray and Ergen. still fail.

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By Price Colman evaluating the commercial acceptance of [the service]. pacific Bell Digital TV We'll make plans based on what may be signing up as we see in the marketplace. many as 1,500 wireless We've been very pleased with cable customers a week in Cali- the service." fornia's Los Angeles and Officially, SBC and PacTel are Orange counties, but its hard- sticking to their original party wired sibling is disconnecting line: "The benefit of this kind of former customers almost as approach to the video market is quickly in San Jose. that it allows for a much more While that may seem para- rapid penetration and coverage doxical, PacTel parent SBC's than building a wired network," withdrawal from the wireline says Steve Harris, Pacific Telesis Los Angeles is one California market in which Pacific Bell video arena has competitors bet- vice president for broadband ser- Digital TV is offering wireless cable. ting it's not likely to stay in the vices. Harris also stressed that the wireless game for long. vice's future is about all there is. SBC wireless initiative in the Los Angeles "We all believe it's being dressed up and California subsidiary Pacific Telesis area is not meant to test what might work to sell." says one cable industry execu- are being particularly circumspect about elsewhere. "We've always made it clear tive in California. their strategy for the wireless operations. that this is not a blanket technology play. But for now, a little more than three "We don't comment on speculation," The Los Angeles market is uniquely con- months since the launch of Pacific Bell says SBC spokesman Larry Solomon, figured in terms of topography to be suit- Digital TV, speculation about the ser- referring to the sale scuttlebutt. "We're ed to this kind of service." Still, there's plenty of fuel for the sale talk. The wireless operation has reported- Ergen making space for local TV ly cut about 25 sales and marketing jobs. It's unclear whether the cuts have been Charlie Ergen's plan for local broadcast signals is simple: Have plenty of made because Pacific Bell doesn't want transponder capacity parked in space and ready to go live if things fall the demand to outstrip its ability to connect right way. new customers or because it's quietly EchoStar Communications Corp. owns about half of the 320 -channel preparing to back off, as it has with wire - capacity of EchoStar 3. The satellite is scheduled for launch on Oct. 6, line video. and EchoStar will allocate much of its space for local signals. What is clear is that SBC, which will Ergen, EchoStar's chairman, says he'd like to "go into the top 10 mar- register charges against net income of kets in the Eastern and Central time zones with EchoStar 3," thus reach- about $2 billion related to its acquisition ing about 25% of the U.S. population. Ergen also hopes to begin beaming of PacTel, isn't nearly as enthusiastic digital signals from EchoStar 3 "as early as November, provided we have about video as PacTel is. SBC has shut the support of Congress and TV broadcasters to do it." down its wireline cable efforts in Getting broadcasters' support could be the most significant hurdle, Richardson, Tex., and earlier this year says Curt Alexander of Media Group Research. "He's not going to get ordered Pacific Bell to pull the plug on Fox" because of News Corp.'s deal with Primestar, Alexander says. San Jose. In this country, SBC Media is "Unless you get all four big ones [ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC], can you mar- involved with only one hard -wired video ket yourself as having local programming? You've got to have them all to service: Cable TV Montgomery outside do that, and he doesn't have the bandwidth to have all of them. Local affil- Washington, where it is a majority owner iates are not going to give approval." but leaves daily operations to minority With EchoStar 2 in a full CONUS slot already, about the only advan- partner Prime Cable. SBC instead has tage of having EchoStar 3 at 61.5 degrees west is that it's a more valu- tended to focus on more wide -open inter- able asset in space than it is on the ground, Alexander says: "The bears national markets, including Chile, the would say if Charlie hits the wall and has to sell assets, he's better off hav- UK and Israel. Moreover, SBC Chair- ing a satellite in orbit than having parts on the ground." man Ed Whitacre reportedly is not a fan While analysts have been less than enthusiastic about DBS's niche of wireless. potential, EchoStar stock (Nasdaq -DISH) has been gradually improving Whatever SBC's confidential strate- since hitting the wall after the meltdown of its proposed merger with News gy for the wireless operation may be, Corp.'s ASkyB. On May 20, DISH shares fell to $11.375, near a 52 -week cable competitors are hardly sweating low, but prices have improved steadily since then. The stock recently bullets over the threat from digital wire- traded at around $19, reflecting EchoStar's strong subscriber growth dur- less cable. ing August, a normally slow month for DBS. -PC,DP MSOs in theLos Angeles Basin, which include MediaOne. Time Warn-

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www.americanradiohistory.com bl er, Charter Communications, Century tions where they can't get signals signed up about 8,000 customers Communications and ICI, say they've [because of] line -of-sight issues." around San Jose. In shutting down the seen little impact from the Baby Bell's Pacific Bell Video Service's deci- network, Pacific Bell has in spots initiative. sion to shut down its full- service employed a slash -and -burn approach, "We've lost less than 100 cus- hybrid fiber/coax operation in San Jose pulling out cable drops in its wake. tomers," says an executive with one of is proving both unexpected boon and "Sometimes we have to wire to the the cable operators. Others acknowl- challenge to ICI, the largest cable pole, sometimes to the house," says edge a similar trickle of losses and sug- operator in San Francisco's Bay Area. Johnson. That's created certain prob- gest that the early wave of sign -ups "They're shutting off customers on a lems in bringing customers into the since the service launched in late May node -by -node basis almost every ICI fold; Johnson acknowledges some represented cable company employees. week," says TCI spokesman Andrew have opted for DBS. The wireless service offers about 150 Johnson. "When they made the Given the Baby Bell's quiet and channels, including local stations, 30- announcement, we put together an deliberate approach to wireless, it may 40 channels of PPV movies and 30 operational SWAT team to make the be some time before it makes a long- channels of digital music for a base transition as seamless as possible for term decision about the service. price of $31.95 a month. customers who wanted to switch to "We have always maintained in all "They're good pictures where you ICI." aspects of this business that gradual can get them," says one cable execu- The Baby Bell's service, which was growth curves are more sensible," says tive. "We've had employees try to get providing telephone and high -speed PacTel's Harris. "We're deliberately hooked up. hut there are several loca- data as well as video services, had not putting a high profile on this." Where there's a will, there's a war Magness sons battle executors over control

By Price Colman thus can he voided under Colorado law. The simmering feud over the late The conflict -of- interest claims stem Bob Magness's estimated $1 bil- from Fisher's being a TCI board mem- lion estate has boiled over into a ber and holder of more than a million battle pitting his sons against executors shares of ICI separate from the estate. Magness had named. Kim Magness also is a board member. The sons, Kim Magness, 45, and Gary Lawyers at Baker & Hostetler, Magness, 43, have taken legal steps to which is representing Kim and Gary have executors Donne Fisher and Daniel Magness, declined to comment. Ritchie removed, claiming in part a "ter- Lawyers at Holme, Roberts & Owen, rible conflict of interest." which is representing the executors. The fight over the Magness estate began shortly after his death in November 1996. The grand prize in the increasingly denied any allegations of impropriety. ugly legal fight may be for more than Other key claims in the removal peti- tinued the conflict by taking an active control of the estate. Ultimately, it could tion: role in the stock deal. be for a measure of control over Tele- Fisher and Ritchie set up the com- The petition also claims that Fisher Communications Inc., the company plex stock swap and sale without con- and Ritchie are seeking to transfer Mag- Magness founded. sulting with the sons -the primary bene- ness's cattle operations, which lose The sons contend that against their ficiaries of trusts in which the B shares $300,000 a month, from the estate to the wishes, Fisher and Ritchie struck a pri- were held -and refused to discuss other family trusts, of which the two sons are vate deal with TCI to swap 30.5 million options. beneficiaries. Kim and Gary Magness supervoting B shares (10 votes per share) Fisher and Ritchie deceived the sons have objected, saying the trusts can't for single-vote -per -share A shares. In the into thinking the deal wouldn't close on handle the losses, while the estate can. second phase of the deal, Fisher and June I6-the actual closing date -to At the same time they're seeking the Ritchie then sold the A shares at $16.50 prevent them from trying to block the executors' ouster, Kim and Gary Mag- each to Merrill Lynch and Lehman Bros. deal. ness also are trying to prevent their for $529 million, partly to pay Bob Mag- Fisher and Ritchie breached fiducia- stepmother, Sharon Magness, from ness's debts of about $100 million and ry responsibility to the estate and its ben- obtaining a larger chunk of the estate. partly to pay an estate tax of roughly eficiaries- namely, the sons -by struc- Sharon Magness contends she is enti- $195 million. turing the deal in such a way that ICI tled to up to 50% of the estate under In a removal petition filed in Arapa- and not the beneficiaries benefited. They Colorado law, even though she signed hoe County (Colorado) District Court, also failed to seek bids from other parties a prenuptial agreement that limits her the sons do not specifically seek to have who might have been interested in the share to what Bob Magness outlined in the stock swap and sale rescinded. How- stock. his will. The will awarded her $20 mil- ever, they leave the door open to that, Fisher was aware of the conflict of lion in cash, $15 million in a trust, the claiming the deal was "tainted by Fish- interest and sought to disguise it by trans- couple's home and Magness's exten er's incurable conflict of interest" and ferring authority to Ritchie, but he con- sive art collection.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Cabi BET's one -man `committee' NPR's Lewis will evaluate Johnson's takeover bid By John M. Higgins Capital Group and Gahelli FOLLOWING BET'S STOCK together own 12% of BET's Denzel Washington wasn't 1997 March 28 .29.88 June 27... 33.00 stock, about one -third of the pub- quite ready for a role in Jan.3 ... 829.31 April 4 .... 30.25 July 4 .... 33.25 lic float. real -world Wall Street Jan. 10 ... 27. April 11 ... 29.50 July 11 ... 33.08 Because Johnson and long- takeovers, so BET Holdings Inc. Jan. 17 ... 27. April 18 ... 29.00 July 18 ... 34.93 time backer Liberty Media Corp. will have just one director on a Jan. 24 ... 25.25 April 25 ... 28.63 July 25 ... 36.50 already own so many shares, the "committee" of independent Jan. 31 ... 26.25 May 2 .... 29.00 Aug. 1 .... 39.00 deal will cost them only about 7 May 28.00 8 39.25 directors evaluating a takeover Feb. .... 26.50 9 .... Aug. .... $288 million. bid by BET Chairman Robert Feb. 14 ... 29.38 May 16 ...28.63 Aug. 15 ... 39.75 Lewis could not be reached Johnson and Liberty Media Feb. 21 ... 30.25 May 23 ... 30.88 Aug. 22 ... 39.63 for comment. Feb. 28 29.38 May 30 32.13 Aug. 29 ... 39.38 Corp...... Traders widely expect John- March 7 .. 28.25 June 6.... 33.38 Sept. 5.... 39.75 Actor Washington and son to boost his price. BET March14 .30.00 June 13... 33.75 Sept. 12... 52.57 National Public Radio President shares continued to trade above March 21 . 28.25 Jule 20... 33.25 Sept. 16... 53.00 Delano Lewis were the only the offering price last week, hit- members of BET's seven- direc- ting $53.13 on Wednesday. tor board that don't have conflicts of That leaves it to Lewis to haggle with The makeup of BET's board is as interest in Johnson's $859 million hid to Johnson over the fairness of the bid, insular as the stock ownership. Three of take BET private. which is widely seen as too low. The two the seven directors- Johnson; his wife, But BET President Debra Lee says major outside shareholders, mutual fund Sheila, and Liberty and Tele- Communi- that Washington balked at scheduling the manager Capital Group Cos. and money cations Inc. Chairman John Malone -are amount of time needed in the next few manager Gabelli & Co., are criticizing involved in the bidding. A fourth, Peter weeks to assemble a team of investment the price in the light of what other recent- Barton, was Liberty president until last bankers and lawyers to gauge the fairness ly sold cable networks have fetched, April. of Johnson's $48 -per -share bid. Wash- including The Family Channel and E! A fifth director, venture capital fund ington was tapped by Johnson to sit on Entertainment Television. manager Herb Wilkins, has other finan- the board last fall to replace Home Box "The price is obviously low," con- cial ties to TCI and Johnson, including Office Chairman Jeff Bewkes, whose tends Gahelli & Co. Chairman Mario owning a piece of District Cablevision parent Time Warner Inc. sold all its BET Gabelli. "The question is how much of a Inc. and serving as a director of TCI's stock. bump in price we will get." Great Lakes division.

Wireless operators scale back Chagrined wireless cable operators continue to moderate But Heartland President Carrol McHenry said he is get- their ambitions, but they still contend they can turn their ting operations under control, cutting customer chum and industry around with new businesses. recovering expensive receivers from the homes of former Senior executives speaking last week at a Kagan Semi- customers. "The issue in the major market is not one of nars conference on wireless cable said that with their ability demand, but of capital and equipment cost," McHenry said. to raise cash waning along with their stock prices, they lack While offering high -speed data remains an opportunity, the capital to do anything but move slowly -if at all-to wireless cable operators are scaling back plans to offer expand their channel capacity by converting from analog to Internet access widely to consumers. 'We're going to focus digital wireless. strictly on the business sector," said Henry Burkhalter, CEO One tactic is to look at ways to make money other than of Wireless One Inc. "We not going to go out to the homes," from 'vanilla" wireless cable. All the operators are trying to which would require much more capital and intensive mar- see if they can successfully market high -speed Internet ser- keting. vices, and one operator has cut a deal to sell DBS service CS Wireless Systems Inc. director Alan Sonnenberg DIRE_cTV in bulk to apartment buildings. joked that the conference-Wireless Cable Values & But the industry is clearly in a mess. Wireless cable com- Finance -was mistitled. "It doesn't work any more," Son- panies are running out of money and have had to cut back nenberg quipped. But he added that in some markets he marketing to avoid the $400 -$600 cost to hook up new sub- expects to go digital, creating a much more competitive scribers. product of more than 100 channels. However, operators Once lauded for hitting 50% penetration in one Okla- would move very selectively because they lack cash. homa town, Heartland Wireless Communications Inc. has Sonnenberg insisted that there's nothing wrong with the snarled twice in the past year, at one point writing off about wireless cable product, but the dissipation of telcos' a third of its subscribers, many of whom simply hadn't been takeover fever has battered stocks. "Most of the wireless paying their bills. Operating expenses are soaring -from cable companies haven't had the chance to prove it 36% of revenue a year ago to 57% in recent months. because we didn't have the capital." -RAH

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Time Warner enters Canalsatellite month on the Long March 3B rocket, accord- ing to APT Satellite Holdings. The satellite Time Warner will become a 10% shareholder will replace Apstar 2, which was destroyed in in Canalsatellite, the French digital DTH January 1995 when its Long March service. Canalsatellite, which currently is launcher exploded. owned by Canal+ (70 %), Pathe (20 %) and CGE (10 %), will undergo restruc- BSKyB licenses turing that will change its ownership. In the expected new structure, Time Macrovision protection Warner will replace CGE. UK pay -TV broadcaster BSkyB has licensed Macrovision copy protection Budapest to technology for use in its spring 1998 dig- review TV licensing ital TV launch. BSkyB will implement the technology in its satellite uplink centers A court in Budapest, Hungary, has decid- and system software and will require copy ed to mount a full investigation into the protection capability in set -tops made by a third party. licensing process undertaken by TV regulator ORTT. The decision could give Nasdaq -listed Central Euro- Canal+ revives FilmNet pean Media Enterprises (CME) a chance to own a broadcasting license in the country. It failed to win one French pay -TV giant Canal+ claims that its relaunch in a bid in June. CME had filed a $16.5 million lawsuit of Dutch pay service FilmNet as a Canal + -branded against ORTT, claiming its decision was politically service is an unmitigated success. The company has influenced. signed some 20,000 subscribers -its best -ever two - month sales figure -since a new promotional cam- Canal+ launches Kids+ paign was launched. Canal+ says its Dutch service's total subscriber figure soon will top 200,000. France -based Canal+ Distribution has launched Kids +, a programming and animation division for kids Havas negotiating CLMM stake product that will debut at MIPCOM Junior later this month. Kids+ will be responsible for the international French Media Group Havas is in negotiations for the sale of rights and marketing strategies for children's sale of its 40% share in Compagnie Luembour- titles. The unit will be headed by Merry Mullings. goeiose de Multimedia (CLMM). While Havas con- firmed that it was talking, it would not comment on Stream plans cable -only channels in Italy the discussions. Telcom Italia- backed cable programmer Stream plans E! to launch in Spain to launch two exclusive cable channels in 1998 to bol- ster its thin basic lineup. One will be supplied by an E! Entertainment will be carried in Spain on Sogeca- unidentified Hollywood studio, and another will be ble -owned digital DTH platform CanalSatelite Digital developed in -house and based on U.S. arts channel beginning in October. The channel, the first El- brand- Bravo, according to Stream. The most likely candi- ed channel in Europe, will be called Estilo. dates for the Hollywood studio are Universal, which is launching an action /adventure channel (13th Street) Showtime breaks 50,000 across Europe, and Disney, which has Disney Chan- Middle East satellite broadcaster Showtime, owned by nel in several territories. Viacom, has launched a new programming package and has broken through the 50,000- subscriber barrier. CWC posts earnings Sky growing on Galaxy Cable & Wireless Communications announced an increase in revenue during the first quarter ended Sky Latin America, a digital DTH platform owned by June 30 of £557 million ($897 million), up from £488 News Corp., TCI International, Globo and Televisa, million during the pro forma first quarter 1996. CWC's has attracted 110,000 subscribers. Competitor Galaxy CATV revenue was up 39 %, to £43 million, from last Latin America has 250,000. In Mexico, Sky has year. The number of cable subscribers over the 12- 50,000 subscribers, against GLA's 75,000. Sky has month period rose from 479,242 to 652,903. been boosted by the August launches of PanAmSat birds PAS -5 and PAS -6. Via Digital launches Via Digital, Spain's second digital DTH platform, CNNI and HBO Asia top survey launched Sept. 15, carrying 50 channels. Via Digital A survey commissioned by a consortium of interna- will compete head -to -head with platform CanalSatelite tional broadcasters and conducted by AMI Research Digital, which has 125,000 subscribers. The Via Digi- puts Time Warner's CNN International and HBO Asia tal package is free to subscribers until Dec. 1. at the top of Asian international services. The survey was conducted in six cities among two groups: busi- Apstar 2 to launch next month ness decision -makers 25 -plus and affluent adults 25- Pan -regional Asian bird Apstar 2R will launch next plus. -Michael Katz

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www.americanradiohistory.com Cab! HSN asks court to override jury CHOI IE on case PEOPLE'S contract S O Top Cable Shows Home Shopping Network is asking a federal court judge in Kansas City, Kan., to overrule a recent jury verdict Following are the top SO basic cable programs for the week of Sept. 13-14, ranked that HSN breached its contract with by rating. Cable rating is coverage area rating within each bzslc cable KMCI(TV) there. network's universe: U.S. rating is of 97 million TV households. Barring that, HSN wants a new HHs. Rating Cable trial. In seeking what's called a "judg- Program Network Time IETI 10001 Calk US. Shoe ment as a matter of law," or, alterna- I. NFL/NY Jets @ New England TNT Sun 7:58p 6.893 9.2 7.1 14.6 tively, a new trial, HSN contends that 2. Movie: "Dumb and Dumber" TBS Sun 8:OOp 4.895 6.1 4.6 9.8 the eight -person jury failed to take 3. Rugrats Run Amok NICK Sat 9:00a 3,374 4.7 3.5 15.6 into account key evidence presented 3. Rugrats Run Amok NICK Sat 9:30a 3.338 4.7 3.4 15.0 in the case. 5. Rugrats Run Amok NICK Sat II:0Oa 3.244 4.6 3.3 14.5 HSN last year sued Miller Broad- 6. Rugrats Run Amok NICK Sat 10:30a 3.244 4.5 3.3 14.5 casting, owner of KMCI (licensed to 6. Rugrats Run Amok NICK Sat 10:OOa 3,195 4.5 3.3 14.3 Lawrence, Kan., and serving Kansas 6. Rugrats Run Amok NICK Sat 8:30a 3,181 4.5 3.3 15.8 City), claiming Miller breached its con- 9. World Champ. Wrestling TNT Mon 9:00p 3,129 4.3 3.2 6.6 tract by dropping HSN programming. 9. World Champ. Wrestling TNT Mon 13:OOp 3.112 4 3 3.2 7.0 But the jury apparently bought Miller's II. Rugrats Run Amok NICK Sat 11:30a 2,977 4.2 3.1 13.3 argument that HSN breached the 12. Rugrats Run Amok NICK Sat 12:30p 2,884 4.0 3.0 12.6 contract first by unilaterally cutting 12. Rugrats Run Amok NICK Sat 12:0Op 2.879 4.0 3.0 12.8 local commercial break time from five 12. Rugrats NICK Thu 7:30p 2.870 4.0 3.0 7.2 minutes per hour to two. 15. Rugrats NICK Sun I0:OOa 2,778 3.9 2.9 11.6 It's on that issue that the jury may 15. Rugrats NICK Tue 7:30p 2.769 3.9 2.9 6.9 have misinterpreted evidence pre- 15. Rugrats NICK Sat 8:OOp 2348 3.9 2.8 7.7 sented at the trial, suggests Adam IB. Movie: "Dumb and Dumber" TBS Sun 10:16p 2.795 3.8 ?.9 7.2 Ware, executive vice president of 19. Angry Beavers NICK Sun 10:30a 2,665 3.7 ?.7 11.0 programming for Silver King (now 19. Rugrats NICK Mon 7:30p 2,631 3.7 3.7 6.4 called HSNi, which is HSN's parent). 19. Rugrats NICK Wed 7:30p 2,616 3.7 2.7 6.5 "It's astonishing to us that the jury 19. NRSCAR /CMT 300 TNN Sun 12:30p 2,611 3.7 2.7 8.7 came to this conclusion based on the 23. NEAR /Alabama @ Vanderbilt ESPN Thu 7:57p 2,549 3.5 2.6 5.8 evidence presented," says Ware. 23. Rugrats Run Rmok NICK Sat 8:OOa 2.494 3.5 2.6 14.5 "We went to [Miller] and said we 23. Hey Arnold NICK Sun 11:OOa 2,487 3.5 2.6 10.3 were going to change the [local 26. Looney Tunes NICK Sun 9:00a 2,439 3.4 E.5 11.0 break] format structure.... The station 26. Rugrats NICK Fri 7:30p 2,426 3.4 as 7.1 had the right to say yes or no.... We 28. RII That NICK Sat B:30p 2.388 3.3 2 5 6.3 never took away their right to sell five 28. Angry Beavers NICK Sat 7:30p 2,325 3.3 2 4 6.9 minutes of time." 30. Figure it Out NICK Mon 6:00p 2,265 3.2 2 3 6.6 Ware also says that Monte Miller, 30. Secret World of Alex Mack NICK Tue 8:00p 2,259 3.2 23 5.3 who owns Miller Broadcasting with 32. Movie: "Road House" TBS Sun 4:00p 2.272 3.1 23 6.8 his wife, Doris, wasn't nearly so con- 32. Kenan li Kel NICK Sat 9:0Op 2,245 3.1 23 5.7 cerned about the loss of local avails 32. Doug NICK Mon 7:0Op 2.210 3.1 2.3 5.7 as he was motivated by greed to do 32. Hey Arnold NICK Mon 8:0Op 2,180 3.1 2.? 4.8 an LMA with Scripps Howard Broad- 36. NFL Prime Time ESPN Sun 7:OOp 2.153 3.0 2. 5.4 casting. 36. Doug NICK Wed 7:OOp 2.141 3.0 2.2 5.7 "They entered into the [Scripps 36. Secret World of Alex Mack NICK Thu 8:OOp 2.113 3.0 2.2 4.9 Howard] deal at approximately the 39. Looney Tunes NICK Sat I:OOp 2.087 2.9 2.2 8.6 same time we sent the proposal 39. Doug NICK Tue 7:00p 2.059 2 9 2.1 5.5 about a change in [break] formats. 39. Kablam NICK Sat 9:30p 2.042 2.9 2.1 5.0 That's very relevant," says Ware. 39. Doug NICK Fri 7:00p 2,033 2.9 2.1 6.2 Despite HSN's legal maneuver- 43. Movie: "Running Man" TBS Sun 6:OOp 2.070 2.8 2.1 5.4 ing, Miller says he's confident that 43. Figure It Out NICK Tue 6:OOp 2.026 2.8 2.1 6.1 "the ruling will be in our favor again. 43. Tiny Toon Adventures NICK Mon 6:30p 2.001 2.3 21 5.5

None of the facts have changed. I 43. Doug NICK Thu 7:OOp 1.992 2.8 2.1 5.5 don't care how many things they 43. Hey Arnold NICK Wed B:OOp 1.985 2.8 2.0 4.6

want to put a different spin on now. I 48. Figure It Out NICK Wed 6:OOp 1.945 2.7 2.0 5.9 think they need to look at their own 48. Movie: "Return of the Jedi" USA Sun 8:40p 1.940 2.7 2.3 4.1 documents because that's what we 48. My Brother and Me NICK Sun 12:30p 1.921 2.7 2.3 7.1 based our defense on." -PC Sources: Nielsen Media Research. Turner Research

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Quantal announces it 14 adopt UV- natite compression

By Glen Dickson servers have been seen as holes in the DVCPRO lineup despite the anasonic's DVCPRO com- introduction of the Newsbyte non- ponent digital tape format linear editor at NAB '97. As for a continues to rack up sales in server, Panasonic executives Europe, with new contracts from readily admit that they aren't Universal Studios, BSkyB and close to a finished DVCPRO German broadcaster MDR product. announced ai last week's IBC While Quantel Managing convention in Amsterdam. The Director Jeff Meadows empha- Panasonic format also has gained sizes that Quantel will continue to some crucial support from UK make uncompressed and "grid - graphics giant Quantel, which has compressed" products, he says unveiled plans to provide DV- that customers have been asking native compression in its nonlin- about the possibility of taking ear editors and servers. data directly from a digital tape The biggest Panasonic deal The DVCPRO laptop editor will be used by Sky News. format into Quantel products at announced at IBC was a compre- faster than real time. hensive contract with Universal Stu- DVCPRO 50, which should increase "And the balance leans toward dios Networks, which will use the penetration of the format through- DVCPRO," says Meadows, who DVCPRO as the primary broadcast out all of Universal." stresses that Quantel products would format for the international channels it DVCPRO 50 is Panasonic's next - be DV- native, and thus would support will introduce during the next few generation DVCPRO format. It will Sony's DVCAM format as well as years. According to James Ramsey, use 4:2:2 compression at a data rate of DVCPRO. Quantel will use Panason- Universal Studios launch director, 50 Mb /s, giving it a picture quality suit- ic's DVCPRO codec technology to DVCPRO will first be used to launch able for contribution and studio use. develop the products, which probably "13eme Rue" (13th Street), an action BSkyB has selected DVCPRO for a will be DV versions of the Clipbox and suspense channel, on Canal +'s dig- new special features unit it is develop- server and Newsbox editor. ital service Canalsatellite this Novem- ing for Sky News. The order, worth "We're likely to prepare a stand- ber. about $200,000, includes two laptop alone editor that will sit alongside DV Chris Daubney, Panasonic Broad- editors, seven AJ -DR00 camcorders tape machines," says Meadows. He cast Europe senior director, says the and seven VTRs. adds that because Quantel's architec- Universal deal is a sign that DVCPRO German broadcaster MDR, part of ture is serial digital 601, "we are pretty is "breaking out from being considered the ARD public broadcast network, confident that we can take DV streams as strictly a news format." will use DVCPRO for acquisition and in at four times real time. We have the Universal will install DVCPRO news production. MDR is currently bandwidth and the capacity to do that." equipment in its Hollywood headquar- refitting its broadcast facilities; by At the show Quantel demonstrated ters and in the channel operations in 2000 it should complete upgrading of compressing four video streams into each country as they are set up. Pana- regional television sites in Dresden, one Clipbox "port" or channel. Cram- sonic also will supply new gear to Magdeburg and Erfurt, as well as the ming eight streams into two ports facilitate satellite transmission in the TV certer in Leipzig. Each facility will allowed the company to turn an eight - DVCPRO format. Ramsey says that be equipped with DVCPRO. New channel server into a 14- channel unit. DVCPRO will he used not only for Panasonic gear will roll out initially in Meadows adds that Quantel also is North American content but also for Dresden and Magdeburg by the end of open to working with other digital for- programming from European outlets. the year. mats, such as Sony's Betacam SX, but "It will be the format of choice for The announcement by Quantel that he says Quantel hasn't "felt much pres- all our long- and short-form program- it will create DV- native products is a sure from them for SX- native compres- ming, including promos," Ramsey significant boost for Panasonic, sion" and doesn't yet have any SX says. "We're also looking forward to because nonlinear editors and playback chips for experimentation.

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By Glen Dickson compression has more color information than 4:2:0 com- Lpoking beyond its success in the pression and should result in cable market, digital ad insertion less generational loss in pic- vendor SeaChange International ture quality). A hase system. has developed a new broadcast play -to- including 90 gigabytes (eight air system that it wants to sell to terres- hours) of RAID 5 storage. one trial broadcasters and cable networks input and three output chan- in the U.S. and overseas. nels and a Louth automation The Maynard, Mass. -based company interface, will sell for $69.5(X). showed the disk -based system at the IBC The system also can be config- convention in Amsterdam last week. ured to use 4:2:0 compression. While SeaChange had demonstrated its says John Pittas. SeaChange Cablevision of Cleveland will use SeaChange's Video Server 100 product in a broadcast broadcast products manager. Video Server 100 to deliver digital ads from five application with Louth Automation at To expand storage. the headends. NAB '97, the system shown at IBC is broadcast system can take "much closer to a real product," says advantage of SeaChange's innovative less than one second at the point where SeaChange Chief Technology Officer MediaCluster redundant storage archi- the video stopped. Ed McGrath, and should begin beta test- tecture. The fault -tolerant MediaClus- On the cable side. SeaChange contin- ing by the end of the year with full prod- ter technology allows up to five Video ues to close deals with U.S. operators. Its uct release by NAB '98. Server IOOs to share video storage most recent contract is with Cablevision For its broadcast play -to -air product. without needing to replicate video for of Cleveland. which is purchasing a SeaChange has developed its own each video server in the cluster. In case turnkey digital ad insertion system that MPEG -2 encoders and decoders based of a processor failure in a server, the will serve five headends from a central on the IBM 4:2:2 chip set that can sup- MediaCluster software reconnects to master control facility. Total library stor- port 24 Mb /s streams (4:2:2 MMPFG -2 another server and restores service in age is 5,000 spots.

switchers. For Scottish TV, Tektronix's Euro- Tektronix rides systems pean systems group is supplying the commercial television station with a fully automated disk -based facility sales into IBC under a deal worth more than £I mil- lion ($1.6 million). Scot- Racks up disk -based tish TV will use Profile newsroom jobs PDR200 video servers and OmniBus automation By Glen Dickson (Tektronix holds a IO( stake in OmniBus), along Tektronix rolled into IBC last week with Tektronix's new M- on a wave of systems sales based 21(10 switcher. One of the on its popular Profile video server, Profiles will link with a whose shipments now top 2,(00 units. Tektronix PLS200 data The Portland. Ore. -based company is tape archive, which will supplying disk -based storage and trans- serve as a disk cache and mission systems to CNN International. commercial library. Two It also is out- more Profiles. "mirrored" Scottish TV and the BBC. A look inside BBC 24 Hour News, which will be fitting a complete digital newsroom relying on Tektronix Profile video servers and for redundancy. will be facility for Spanish commercial televi- OmniBus automation when it launches this fall. used to transmit all of Scot- sion station Telecinco. tish TV's commercials, The CNN International deal, valued tion will include multiple Profile IDs and promos. at more than $1 million, calls for Tek- PDR200 video file servers. Profile Tektronix is providing the BBC tronix to create a new long -form play- PRS200A RAID 3 arrays and Profile with a server -based newsroom system back and commercial insertion system PLS2(X) data tape library systems. The for BBC 24 Hour News, the British that will replace the cable network's entire system will operate under the broadcaster's new continuous news existing Sony LMS tape system at control of Pro -Bel automation and use channel. The system will feature CNN Center in Atlanta. The installa- existing Grass Valley master control seven Profile PDR200s. Five will he

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used for material acquisition and edit- closed a newsroom contract with Irish ing and will interface with the BBC's broadcaster RTE valued at £I5 million new newsroom computer system. ($24 million). The deal. brokered by AP's ENPS (B&C, Sept. 15). The Irish systems integrator Viscom. calls other two servers will be used for for Tektronix to supply 200 NewStar transmission under the control of workstations, including EditStar mod- OmniBus automation. ules, along with Profile video servers The contract for Telecinco calls for and Lightworks V.I.P. 4500 nonlinear Tektronix to design, supply and editors. install a digital newsroom in Madrid Tektronix also came to IBC with that will go on air in January 1998. some significant product news from its The 5.000- square -meter plant will test and measurement division. The house 50 NewStar journalist worksta- company has developed a commercial tions (including the EditStar editing version of the digital picture -quality module) that will connect to eight analysis system it showed at NAB '97. Profile PDR200s via a Grass Valley The product, the PQA200. uses Sarnoff SMS7000 router. The Profiles will Tektronix's PQA200 picture -quality measurement system commercializes Corp.'s Just Noticeable Difference store short -term material, while long- Sarnoff Corp.'s Just Noticeable technology, a computer model of term archiving will he handled by the Difference technology, a computer human vision that assesses the quality PLS200 data tape system. Another model of human vision. of compressed video and assigns a two Profiles also will he installed: numeric value to it. Tektronix also one for news programming playback include a Tektronix Lightworks introduced a new family of MPEG/ and one for feed recording. OmniBus V.I.P. 4500 online nonlinear system DVB test generators and analyzers, the station automation will manage the for high -end post work. MTS200 series, designed for use with digital facility, which will also During the convention, Tektronix compressed digital video systems.

BSS also is a good fit, line of digital switching, geographically, as its Lon- processing and distribu- don and Sydney opera- tion products, Leitch tions will merge with Technology Corp. has Cutting Edge Columbine JDS offices in acquired video server those cities. supplier ASC Audio By Glen Dickson Video Corp. of Burbank, Sony's Betacam SX Discreet Logic Calif. ASC, which has 60 format will be used for has introduced employees, makes the production of the Ryder SMOKE, an popular Virtual Recorder Cup golf championship online nonlinear digital disk recorcer and in Valderamma, Spain, editing system the new VR300 video this week. European that operates on server, which uses Tour Productions will the Silicon Graph- ASC's patent -pending use seven camera ics Octane work- FibreDrive architecture to crews with Betacam SX station. The sys- provide online Fibre gear to acquire footage, tem is designed Channel RAID digital while the Ryder Cup as a pure editor storage. "Leitch has been Television News Centre and will be target- looking for a server ven- will have six edit suites The Ryder Cup golf championship will be ed at commercial dor for a while," says based on Betacam SX captured by Sony Betacam SX cameras. post- production Steve Hathaway, Leitch DNW -A220P portable and broadcast Europe director of mar - gramming software for field editors along with a editing of promos, episodic keting. "ASC has superb broadcasters. Financial number of Sony hybrid television and sports news. technology, and the way details of the deal were not recorders to handle live SMOKE is based on the they're adopting Fibre disclosed. "It's a comple- feeds. In other SX news, same user interface and Channel is clearly ahead mentary RTL (Letzebuerg, Luxem- technology to editing toolset as Dis- of the industry." ASC Paradigm [Columbine's bourg, and Brussels) and creet's FIRE product. Marketing Manager Oliv- Television Autonomica traffic and billing pack- Options include a retouch er Carmona is more age]," says Columbine (Valenciana, Spain) have module, extended versions blunt: "The reason Leitch JDS CEO Wayne Ruting chosen Betacam SX gear of the baseline color cor- bought us is the VR300." of BSS's Broadcast Master for their news operations. rection and keying and a Carmona says that being product. "Their software 3 -D DVE environment. absorbed by Leitch Columbine JDS is acquir- includes asset manage- Shipping is scheduled for should increase ing UK -based Broadcast ASC's ment, program rights, for- fourth quarter 1997. worldwide distribution Software Systems (BSS), matting and log prepara- dramatically. a supplier of specialist pro- tion." Ruting adds that Expanding beyond its

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Te MEDIA THE CONVERGENCEerne OF TELEVISION, RADIO AND NEWa 114e44.4 Teti. WebTV, NetChannel square off New approaches offered in converging Net with TV: WorldGate waits in the wings

$l Z t4 Tek webte I quality technology could not be used Microsoft Corp.'s to download movies at this stage. "You WebTV and NetChan- wouldn't want to watch entertainment nel squared off last TV Listings content that way," said David Card, ana- week in the first round of what Settings lyst for IDC/Link Resources. figures to be an explosive - Web Home NetChannel's pitch emphasized per- and expensive -technical sonalizing the Intemet/I'V experience. Its face -off for the Internet TV new box technology allows as many as six audience. users in a household to customize content. WebTV's technology - Its content partners include A &E, CBS Swift. Smart and Deadly which permits video content to SportsLine, E! appear on Web pages within ietÒhannel Online and Warner its format and enables down- WebTV will meld TV and the Bros. Online. loading of video and data to a Internet with its new Vid- modem. Thomson Con- 1.1 GB hard drive in the new sumer Electronics a " cation could come a will deliver its WebTV box via "vid- modem - " Do $300 boxes under looked like a winner. The $300 box will year from now. ne be available this fall in numbers its trio of More immedi- nalce the RCA brand manufacturers, Sony, Philips and Mit- ately, WebTV taimmen The best teams name, based on subishi, would not reveal. expects program- armng Football head to head Oracle Corp.'s es es Network Comput- The numbers were just one question ming partners - News Unrest in the we arising from WebTV's slick presentation including MSNBC, earth help 82 78S 92 9uix er Inc. unit tech- last week; another concerned the project- Showtime Online, nology. ed audience. WebTV currently claims E! Online and NetChannel says it's reinvented TV and is For Warner, in the process of reinventing the Internet. 150,000 subscribers for its service. Those -to which has a foot in subscribers will receive software develop content for both camps, the upgrades for their boxes as the basic the WebTV Plus Network. WebTV users basic objective is "to lock in as much model -now the WebTV Classic -con - could watch news on MSNBC, for [online] carriage as you can," said Jim tinues to be sold for $200 (with a $100 instance, and be directed to the Website Moloshok, senior vice president of rebate). for related content. Warner Bros. Television. Moloshok cites WebTV plans to push its vision of Discovery Online, PBS Online and The People's Court as a prime interactive Internet/TV convergence through cable Warner Bros. Online join those networks vehicle for Warner, in either Internet TV operators, claiming it will have deals in as programmers to be featured on format. place before year's end. "It's going to be WebTV's home page. WebTV also By year's end, NetChannel expects to married with cable systems," said Bruce expects the three major broadcast net- offer boxes that include a tuner - Leak, WebTV chief operating officer. works to participate as content develop- enabling the same simultaneous experi- "This is about making TV programming ers, Leak said. ence WebTV will offer with its enhanced interactive." It isn't clear precisely how the content box. RCA plans to ship 25,000 units. He confirmed that WebTV is explor- download feature would initially be "NetChannel has reinvented TV and it ing its VideoFlash technology for down- applied. (Infomercials are one possibili- is reinventing the Internet," said Philip loading movies as an alternative to pay ty.) The box, equipped with an RF tuner, Monego, president of NetChannel. per view. "It's definitely a possibility," could download large files of Web or Media analyst Peter Krasilovsky, vice said Leak, who suggested that the appli- video content overnight, but the MPEG- president for Arlen Communications, 70 September 22 1997 Broadcasting it Cabe.

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agrees. "This allows a whole dp.t4.e. Se/w;.e.e4 new type of access -sort of a cross between the TV and the VCR." Both WebTV and Net - AOL, Microsoft trade turf Channel charge $19.95 monthly for unlimited AOL gets Explorer channel, 'Slate' gets a place AOL oo at }J l .O a 4i; J t access. NetChannel uses the r..:..r.., .. vertical blanking interval to ,,...,..o. glkae.a Tere tli:i,= IA" fil transmit signals. WebTV deal. Slate, Microsoft's uses a combination of the In another round of new - Webzine of politics, culture VBI and overscan. media odd -couple deals and esoterica, soon will be Waiting in the wings is last week, America Online an anchor tenant on AOL's WorldGate Communications, gained a presence on News Channel Newsstand. with a simpler, less costly alter- Microsoft Explorer and gave The deals were made even native for Internet access via space to Slate on AOL. as the two companies contin- TV. WorldGate will offer cable AOL will put an AOL pre- ue to compete in the online ..._. 121 operators a suggested base view channel on IE 4.0, services game. AOL recent- price of $5 for limited monthly Microsoft's latest- generation ly gained a decided upper 'Net access, downloading soft- browser, as a premier Active hand with its deal to acquire ware and a headend hardware Channel partner. AOL Studios CompuServe- effectively gesting that ft_ture coopera- configuration that will cost and AOL's international ser- vaulting its subscribership tion between the two compa- operators $50,000. "The net vices also will produce content from 9 million to 12 million. nies is likely. "It wouldn't effect is that we have full digi- specifically for IE 4.0 as part of That leaves Microsoft Network surprise me if other things tal quality," said Hall Kris - the pact. The preview channel far back in second place, with 2 could get done," he adds. bergh, WorldGate chairman, is intended to provide a daily million plus subscribers. Although Neupert indicates who is pitching the service to potpourri of AOL content, "I think it signifies the it is difficult to imagine a be bundled with basic cable including live events as well as power of distribution," Peter melding of AOL and MSN as packages. regular features from the popu- Neupert, Microsoft vice presi- services, he says it is possible WorldGate is putting its lar online service. dent of strategic relations, that programming unique to software in advanced analog Meanwhile, in a separate says of last week's pacts, sug- MSN might migrate to AOL. set -tops that Scientific - But even as it contemplated Atlanta and General Instru- cooperation on content, MSN ment are shipping this year. It N2K relaunches Rocktropolis raided CompuServe last can count on some operator Online music marketer N2K , ._,,,,, ,y week, hiring forum managers support, but the multioperator Entertainment has unveiled its Don Watkins and Ron Luks. @Home venture already has recast Rocktropolis site, with MSN also hired Bruce plans to increase live stream- considerable momentum. And n if McNaughton, considered a ing of music events. SEX at least one major player, > prime architect during his 18 The site features a funkier Comcast Cable, can be count- years at CompuServe. look than the original. A'61 ed out, based on its @Home The deal that gives AOL a Corvette wheels down a street participation and the $1 bil- straight out of a Doors album place on IE 4.0 is actually an lion Microsoft has invested in cover, and a stylized road sign extension of a previous rela- it. graphic directs traffic. tionship; AOL enjoyed a pres- However the future shakes The prime feature for ence on IE 3.0. Bob Pittman, out for Internet TV services, rock aficionados not there The new Focktropolis will president of AOL Networks, more content must be in place just to shop is RT1, N2K's feature more live music. says the IE 4.0 preview chan- for consumers to find them live- events "channel." RT1 will feature streamed concerts in the Rocket nel would benefit both com- compelling. "They've got to Ballroom using RealVideo and RealAudio, with Sarah McLachlan and panies by providing cyber- line up all the people in the Verve Pipe slated to appear soon. Interviews with artists about classic surfers with "a new level of TV business to build Web recordings will be featured In the Studio. The Groove Lounge offers live richness and convenience." links into their program- entree to artists in more esoteric contemporary rock forms such as Pittman calls the Slate car- ming," Josh Bernoff, For- electronica, with Wednesday night concerts to be scheduled weekly. riage "a winning combination rester Research analyst, said Allstar offers breaking news and daily gossip and album reviews. of top content and key distrib- about WebTV last week. Last week, alistar was reporting details of the Princess Diana memorial ution." Slate, which has They'll also have to offer album being planned by V2, a division of Virgin Records, with Elton seemed to many observers to John, Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox, REM, Peter Gabriel and others. users a roadmap through the be a publication in search of a Previously, alistar was a free Webzine confusion certain to arise -standing op its own site. public, can only improve its Live "chat shows" with artists, featured in the Buzz area on Monday from the conflicting and situation with a prime AOL and Tuesday nights, are planned to start soon. competing messages-which spot. First published in 1996, "The goal with the new Rocktropolis is to offer the most comprehen- could discourage, rather than Slate backed its sive interactive rock experience on the Internet," says J.J. Rosen, N2K off original encourage, consumer spend- plan be an senior vice president and general manager. -RT to online subscrip- ing. TM tion publication. IN

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General Sales Manager. KPWB -TV. Sacra- mento. CA. is seeking a General Sales Manager. The successful candidate must have a de- If you are a seasoned broadcast professional with a broad-based monstrated track record generating revenue from range of skills, DIRECTV® has opportunities you should be tuned , new and non -traditional sources; implemented in to. DIRECTV, the nation's premier direct-to-home satellite special projects and promotions: effective inven- tory management skills: solid administrative and TV entertainment service, broadcasts over 175 channels of computer skills: strong leadership ability: and ex- digitally compressed programming to over 2.8 million customers using state-of-the-art perience in both Local and National sales. This is technology and equipment. We are beginning the planning and designing phase for a a challenging opportunity with a growth -oriented Broadcast Center in Los Angeles which will operate in conjunction with our existing site in station. Dedication, commitment, and strong work Castle Rock, Colorado (CRBC). Opportunities exist for you to work with today's most advanced required. ethic are Send resume to KPWB -TV, equipment and take your broadcast skills further than you've ever imagined. Personnel ET 9 -4, 500 Media Place, Sacra- mento. CA 95815. EOE. Qualified applicants will be called for interview. DIRECTOR OF BROADCAST OPERATIONS (Job No. Sal)

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General Sales Manager. WTOK -TV, the market Both positions offer the selected candidates the chance to participate in the development, leader in Meridian. MS and a part of Benedek implementation and testing hardware in Broadcasting, is looking for an experienced pro- of the and software systems that will exist this sophisti- fessional in local and national sales. Must be cated facility. Once on the air, each candidate will have the responsibility for their respective versed in inventory management and be an department's on-going, 7X24 operation in conjunction with the CRBC. Additional responsibilties 'outside the box' thinker. Excellent people skills will include hiring and managing staff, developing budget and business plans, and ensuring and success with innovative promotional add -on adherence to them. sales are essential qualities. Resume to Ray J. Chumley. WTOK-TV. P.O. Box 2988, Meridian. Each opportunity requires 10 years of industry experience and 5 years of management MS 39302. Fax# 601- 483 -3266. EOE. experience at a major TV station, TV network operation or DBS/cable operation with multi- channel distribution. College degree or equivalent experience is required, and a BSEE is Entry Level Sales position. Charlotte, NC strongly preferred for the Drector of Technical Services. based position with leading sports syndication is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Candidates applying for the Director of Broadcast Operations must have extensive operational Account Executive in the Program Distribution experience with live and recorded programs involving various formats including on-air department. Some travel is involved and some integration of sports and programming material. Knowledge of broadcast operation automation knowledge of media sales is a plus. Please fax re- systems, familiarity with traffic systems, externally triggered insertion equipment, digital and sumes to the attention of Tanja Buchanan analog broadcast signals, fiber and satelkte receive and transmit systems, and broadcast (704)378 -4465. quality testing is necessary.

Account Executive(s). Candidate will be re- Additional qualifications for the Director of Technical Services position include experience sponsible for selling TV promotion packages to encompassing functional design theory, operation and repair of complex video, audio, Rf and exhibitors attending major conventions in the analog/digital control systems and equipment. Previous responsibility for maintenance of dynamic Trade Show Industry. Individual should satellite and/or microwave video and audio transmission systems and implementation. have a minimum of 3 years sales experience and administration and maintenance of data systems and networks strongly preferred. be super strong over-the- phone. Must relocate to Orlando, FL. Travel required. Excellent pro- As the industry leader, DIRECTV fessional lifestyle, good benefits. advancement. offers an excellent compensation and flexible benefits Fax to VMS at 407- 345 -0494. package, plus the chance to make a major impact in a developing entertainment medium. If your skills match our needs, we'd hke to hear horn you! Please send your resume and salary history to: DIRECTV, Inc., Attn: Human Resources, Account Executive (Job #183 -100): Generate Job Code: _, P.O. Box 915, El Segundo, CA revenue through new and existing clients. Devel- 90245. E-mail: [email protected] Resumes are op creative and new ideas to increase sales activi- electronically scanned. A letter quality resume with ty. Involvement with station promotions, remote standard format and font (no underlines, bold or italics) broadcasts and client entertainment. Must have is required. well developed oral and written communication skills. High school diploma required some college DIREC:TVxJ DIRECTV is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative preferred. Minimum one year of radio sales expe- action employer. We strongly support workforce diversity. LUTE TV AT ITS BE rience preferred. Some computer knowledge and SATE ST ratings knowledge helpful. Previous computer experience helpful. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered. Qualified candidates should send resumes to Radiohio. Human Resources Job #183 -100, 770 To place your classified ad in Broadcasting & Cable, Twin Rivers Drive, Columbus. Ohio 43215. Qualified minorities and women are encouraged call Antoinette Pellegrino (212) 337 -7073 to apply. EOE. We are a smoke and drug free workplace. or Sandra Frey (212) 337 -6941

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Engineer. WNDU -TV has a position available for Broadcast maintenance technician needed in Senior r je` t Marketing Manager an experienced staff technician to perform Los Angeles area. Install and maintain all types of MPEG-2 Encoders technical maintenance functions, operate satellite audio, video and transmission broadcast equip- uplinks and perform other repair duties. Knowl- ment. Must be able to lift up to 70 pounds. Pre- edge of TV, microwave and radio transmitters Working closely with engineering, sales ferred Qualifications: Associate degree in elec- preferred. Includes shift work, especially nights tronics or its equivalent. Three plus years of and customers, you will he responsible and weekends, some travel. Valid Chauffer's broadcast equipment maintenance experience. for MPEG -2 encoder product line drivers license required. Must be a high school Must have knowledge and experience with requirements and pricing. You will create graduate with two year vocational -technical train- analog and digital broadcast equipment, and and execute marketing plans (promotion, ing in broadcasting or electronics. Send resume multiple video tape formats. Other duties as positioning.) You will also represent to: The WNDU Stations. Position #00179, Atten- assigned. A drug test is required for successful encoder products in system solutions for tion: Human Resources, PO Box 1616, South applicants. Non -Smoking environment. Send Bend, IN 46634. EOE. your resume with salary requirements to: TCI- multiple market segments to support pre - National Digital TV Center, 15240 Raymer St., sales activities. Requires BSEE (MBA Van Nuys, CA 91405. Ann: Kevin Thompson. and /or MSEE preferred) or equivalent Operations Technician (Job #200D): Assist You may fax your resume to 818 -787 -9965. and MPEG -2 broadcast technology with operation of television broadcast equipment, EOE. experience. International travel required. including videotape recording, duplication and playback, reception of satellite signals and HELP WANTED MARKETING and controlling signal I)iviCom is the market leader in video coordinating, switching quality, microwave receiving equipment, and op- Marketing Manager. Allbritton Jacksonville, Inc. networking and video compression for eration of live news gathering vans. Position re- is looking for a Marketing Manager to join our broadcast. Send resume to hwhiteOdivi.com, quires Associate degree in electronics or broad- management team in Jacksonville. Florida. This fax 408/490 -8500 or mail to Professional casting and one year of TV broadcast operator manager will develop and implement a promotion Staffing, 1708 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, CA experience. Must have valid driver's license. Pre- and marketing plan for the station and manage for 951115. For more information on INviCom, visit fer Society of Broadcast Engineers certification or an "in- house" team of professionals Jacksonville's new ABC affiliate. The successful us at www.divi.cum. General Radiotelephone license. Equivalent com- binations of education and experience will be con- candidate will have a proven track record of wow sidered. Qualified candidates should send re- creative marketing ability and technical expertise sumes to WBNS -TV. Human Resources Job with hands -on experience in all facets of advertis- DIVICOM #200D. 770 Twin Rivers Drive, Columbus, Ohio ing to promote the on -air product. Supervisory 43215. Qualified minorities and women are en- experience and experience in a start-up opera- couraged to apply. EEO. We are a smoke and tion a plus. To apply, send cover letter and re- drug free workplace. sume to Human Resources Manager. Allbritton Univision Television Group, Inc. is seeking a Jacksonville, Inc., PO box 551000, Jacksonville, "hands on" Chief Engineer for its soon to be ac- FL 32255 -1000. Fax 904 - 996 -0959. MI is an quired UHF-TV station in Bakersfield, California. Electronic Maintenance (Job #200C): Responsi- Equal Opportunity Employer Applicants should be knowledgeable in the main- ble for installation of equipment for television op- tenance of Sony Betacam and one -inch video erations. Operate SKYBEAM remote truck, both tape formats, routing and production switchers, on site and remote operations, videotape ma- 2 EASY WAYS high power UHF transmitters (klystron or IOT), chines, satellite dish controllers, microwave re- new studio & control room design and construc- ceiving equipment and the control switching cen- to place your tion, and must be familiar with current FCC Rules ter. Repair and maintenance of all broadcast and Regulations. Applicants should fax resumes equipment. Must have valid drivers license and Classified Ad in with salary requirements to: Univision Television experience with microwave and satellite equip- & Group. Inc. Attention: "Bakersfield Chief Engineer ment. Ability to obtain COL license and drive Broadcasting Cable Position ". Fax #: 310 -348 -3659. Univision Televi- large axle truck. Associate degree in Electronics sion Group. Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Technology. 4 years of broadcast maintenance Employer. and installation experience. Prefer Society of Broadcast Engineers certification or General Radiotelephone license. Equivalent combinations Maintenance Engineer. CBS Telenoticias. FL is of education and experience will be considered. WRITE looking for Maintenance Engineers. These posi- Qualified candidates should send resumes to tions require a dynamic multi -talented, take WBNS -TV, Human Resources Job #200C. 770 charge individual. Thorough knowledge of all Twin Rivers Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43215. facets of Television Broadcast facilities both Qualified minorities and women are encouraged digital and analog is required. Must be able to con- to apply. EEO. We are a smoke and drug free struct. maintain and troubleshoot the technical workplace. Mail your ad to: facility. Bilingual (English. Spanish) a plus. Send resume Margarita Human Re- Pellegrino to: Sarmiento, TV Chief Engineer. KOED -TV, Tulsa, is seeking Antoinette sources Department. CBS Telenoticias, 2470 W. a hands on chief engineer with a strong transmit- or 8th Ave.. Hialeah, FL 33010. EOE. ter and studio maintenance background. Supervisory and organizational skills will be Sandra Frey essential 3 years broadcast experience required. The age of DTV is here, and Univision Televi- Send resume and salary history to Personnel, Broadcasting & Cable sion Group, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, PO Coordinator to assist the Director of Engineering Box 14190, Oklahoma City, OK 73113. AA/EOE. 245 West 17th St. in the planning, design, construction and main- tenance of studio and transmission facilities for New York, NY 10011 this new era of broadcasting. This person will ENG Personnel. ENG field operations with also provide support to the engineering depart- camera (and microwave) experience. Videotape ments of Univision's twelve full power UHF -TV Editors, and ENG Maintenance. Employment for stations, not only in planning and implementing West Coast. Would commence spring/summer this new technology, but also in maintaining exist- 1997. Out -of -town applicants accepted for these ing NTSC facilities during this transitional period. positions will be reimbursed for airfare, hotel, and CALL Travel for this Los Angeles based position is re- per diem expenses. Send resumes to: MMS. quired. Applicants with at least 10 years of hands - Suite 345, 847A Second Avenue, New York. NY on broadcast experience as a Chief or Assistant 10017 or Fax: 212- 338 -0360. This employment Chief Engineer may fax resumes with salary re- would occur in the event of a work stoppage and quirements to: Univision Television Group, Inc.. would be of a temporary nature to replace strik- (212) 337-7073 Attention: "Engineering Coordinator Position", ing personnel. This is not an ad for permanent Fax #: 310- 348 -3659. Univision Television employment. An Equal Opportunity Employer. or (212) 337-6941 Group. Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Weekend Assignment Manager. 1 -2 years ex- HELP WANTED NEWS TV Anchor /Reporter wanted to fill immediate perience running or assisting an assignment position covering Trenton, NJ area news and desk. Job responsibilities include future editing sports. Strong journalism background. TV or and managing of all weekend broadcasts. Candi- radio experience required. Salary mid $20's. 2 dates must also be able to produce news year contract necessary. Send video or audio Writer /Producer packages and assist news director with general tape and resume to WZBN TV Inc.. 2600 East newsroom administration. Send resume to Joe State Ext., Trenton, NJ 08619. EOE. KCBS -TV in L.A. is looking for a News DeFeo, News Director. WBFF -TV. 2000 West Topical Writer /Producer to join our Creative 41st Street, Baltimore. MD 21211. EOE. Services team. You'll work from 3pm -11 pm writing the best darn news topicals in town Southeast television station seeking one Gen- #1 eral Assignment Reporter and one Action Re- . and we'll make it worth your while. WRDW -TV, News Station in Augusta looking porter. At least two years experience. for - College Please send resume & reel ASAP to: organized, highly -motivated, creative Writer Producer who can create compelling topical degree preferred. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. resume non Garen VondeBeek news promos, as well as newsrstation image and Send and -returnable tape to Box 01243. Director of Creative Services POP spots. Must work well in news and creative environments as well as under deadline pre- KCBS -TV ssure. College broadcast degree, non -linear edit- 6121 Sunset Blvd. ing and strong writing experience preferred. Re- Los Angeles, CA 90028 sume, tape and writing samples to Human Re- Reporter (Job #20 -400): Produce. report. write source Officer, WRDW -TV, PO Box 1212, Au- and present news stories. segments and pro- gusta, GA 30903 -1212. EOE. grams for broadcast, both taped and live. Anchor CBS segments and newscasts. Other duties as

CBS , on Equal Opporrur y Employer assigned. College degree plus previous on -air experience as a television news reporter and /or WHOI-TV, the ABC affiliate in Peoria, Illinois is anchor. Tape editing skills helpful. Must be a self - looking for a Weekend Anchor /Reporter. Prefer motivated individual. willing to work hard and GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER one year weather experience. Ideal candidate is take charge. Must be willing to work overnights. a news junkie, aggressive, uncovers the lead nights and weekends. Previous computer experi- k(10 -I1, is scckiny do c\peticnccd story every night, great writer, self motivator. This ence helpful. Equivalent combinations of educa- General Assignment Reporter with is a great opportunity for someone who has the tion and experience will be considered. Qualified versatility to anchor and deliver stories on the candidates should send resumes to ONN. Hu- proven on -air skills. Must have a street. Rush resume and tape to Pat Livingston, man Resources Job #20 -400, 773 Twin Rivers minimum of 5 years television 500 N. Stewart Street, Greve Coeur, IL 61610. Drive, Columbus. Ohio 43215. Qualified reporting experience preferably in a EOE. minorities and women are encouraged to apply. major market. Application deadline is EEO. We are a smoke and drug free workplace. October 10, 1997. Please send resume, cover letter, and videotape to: WDEF -TV has a job opening for a Senior Director. Senior Director is responsible for Producer: KJRH 2 NEWS NBC seeking pro- supervision of News Production members crew ducer with excellent writing skills, news judge- KGO -TV Personnel Department and directors, works directly with managers to im- ment, and a good attitude a must. No phone 900 Front Street prove on -air look. Forty hours per week, nights calls, please. Send resume to KJRH 2 NBC. Lori and weekends required. Must have at least four San Francisco, CA 94111 Doudican. 3701 S. Peoria, Tulsa. OK 74105. years experience directing fast paced. live news EOE. programs. Must be familiar with video switchers, digital video Your Next Job Could Be Just A Click Away! Vis- effects and other television equip- ment. 401 -K plan. medical insurance it "The Marketplace' at www.talentdynamics.com provided. Send resume and salary requirements to Barry for free broadcast openings. Photographers: Univision, the na-ion's leading Gammon, WDEF -TV, 3300 Broad Street, Chat- Spanish -language network and station group has tanooga, TN 37408. EOE. Minority applicants en- immediate openings for creative, motivated photo- Weekend Newscast Producer. 2 -3 year line pro- couraged to apply. pre -employment drug test re- graphers in the following markets: Los Angeles, ducing experience required. Must have great quired. news judgement, ability to create dynamic and com- New York, Miami. Chicago. Sacramento and pelling newscasts. and above average writing Houston. Competitive salary and benefits skills. -FOX 45 News At Ten' is the most package. Must have 3 to 5 years experience. Bil- awarded newscast in Baltimore and needs a Two Photographers /Editors. News 4 San An- ingual preferred. Send tapes /resumes ASAP to: great producer to continue this tradition. Candi- tonio is looking for two Morning 8 Midday Show Alina Falcon. VP and News Director. 9405 NW dates must also have the ability to produce and Photographer /Editors. Qualifications: One year of 41st Street. Miami. Florida 33178. Fax 305 -471- write packages and handle other special produc- photography /editing experience: PC/Windows '95 4161. ing tasks. Send tape, resume and brief news pro- knowledge is very helpful to be able to edit on ducing philosophy to Joe DeFeo, News Director, our new EditStar digital system. Resumes and WBFF -TV, 2000 West 41st Street, Baltimore, MD tapes to KMOL -TV, Go Jim Myers, Chief Photo- 21211. EOE. grapher, PO Box 2641. San Antonio, Texas Photographer: Talented. skilled. NPPA -styled 78299. Fax: 210- 224 -9898. E -mail: www.kmol- team player needed for an immediate opening. corn. News 4 San Antonio /KMOL -TV is an Equal We have AVID, SX Sony. Beta. SNG. You need Weekend Meteorologist. 3 -5 years experience Opportunity Employer. at least one year of experience and college de- on -air weathercaster. Must have knowledge and gree. Send tapes /resumes to Humar Resources experience with state of the art forecasting com- Manager- WYFF -TV. 505 Rutherford Street. puter system for TV broadcast. Candidate must Television Morning Anchor /Reporter. WZZM- Greenville, SC 29609. EOE. have creativity and credibility. Must be able to 13, the Gannett-owned ABC affiliate in Grand handle weather. environmental and feature report- Rapids, Michigan needs a personable Anchor for ing. Send tape and resume to Joe DeFeo, News our morning newscast. You'll be doing everything Director, WBFF -TV. 2000 West 41st Street. Bal- from news of the day, to live interviews and any Photographer /Editor position. Top 50 ABC af- timore, MD 21211. EOE. number of out -of- the -box segments. After the filiate and market leader, WHAS 11 is looking for morning news you'll be expected to put your on a dynamic photographer with excellent visual. corn - reporter hat and turn a story or a live shot for the position and story telling skills. Minimum of 2 WRDW -TV, Augusta's #1 news station, has open- noon. We're looking to move quickly on this posi- years broadcast experience. NPPA involvement ing for Videographer to shoot and edit video tape, tion. If you can compliment our female co- anchor, and college degree preferred. Background in live as well as set up and shoot live remotes, for don't call, but instead send a VHS tape and re- truck operations a plus. Send tape and resume newscasts. Previous TV news experience a sume immediately to Bill Dallman, News Director, ASAP to Cindy Vaughan. Human Resources must. Resumes and tapes to Judith M. Tredore, WZZM -13. 645 Three Mile Road, NW, Grand #719, WHAS -TV. 520 W. Chestnut St., Louisville, WRDW -TV. PO Box 1212. Augusta, GA 30903- Rapids, MI 49544. EOE. KY 40202. EOE. 1212. EOE.

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Newscast Producer: WABC -TV seeks a Meteorologist: WKJG -TV has a job opening for Co -Host Live Daily Talk Show. Dominant NBC dynamic and highly motivated broadcast a Meteorologist for its growing weather depart- affiliate in the 45th market is looking for a multi- journalist to make the reins of New York's top ment. The successful candidate will have a 4 talented Co -Host for it's Emmy Award winning morning newscast. All you need is great news year Meteorology degree or completion of a "12:30 Live" daily talk show. Applicants should be judgement, great production skills, and great atti- Broadcast Meteorology program which enables at home with both talk and news. Interviewing tude about working lousy hours. Major market pro- them to apply for an AMS Seal of Approval. This skills, good writing, and producing experience is ducing experience preferred. Previous AM pro- person will anchor our Morning Show and Today important. Editing is a plus. A minimum of 3 years ducing a plus. Send resume to Liz Grey, Assis- Show cut -ins. This person will also be responsi- experience is desired. If you can do it all- -host. tant News Director, WABC -TV, 7 Lincoln Square, ble for forecasting and producing our Noon News produce, write, and edit -rush a non -returnable New York, NY 10023. No telephone calls please. show and will be "on- call" for severe weather tape and resume to: Personnel Dept., WGAL 8, We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. situations. If you think you have what it takes to PO Box 7127, Lancaster, PA 17604 -7127. No work with our area's top weather team, please phone calls, please. WGAL 8 is an Equal Op- send your VHS tape and resume to Personnel, portunity Employer. M /F /H. General Assignment Reporter: KJRH 2 News WKJG -NBC33 TV. 2633 West State Boulevard, NBC in Tulsa seeking energetic reporter with Fort Wayne, IN 46808. No phone calls for any strong writing and presentation skills. Experience reason! EOE. Co- Anchor /Producer. If you're a grouch in the is a must. No phone calls please. Send resume morning, don't apply! Co- anchor opening ex- to KJRH 2 NBC, Lori Doudican, 3701 S. Peoria, pected in the 4th Quarter for someone who loves Tulsa, OK 74105. EOE. the dawn of each new day, and can share that Meteorologist: A meteorologist is needed in enthusiasm with a just- waking -up audience. Must Tornado Alley. Looking to complete a four - have some producing experience as this position member weather staff at KJRH in Tulsa. Three will likely require well News Production Manager: This individual is re- producing, as as anchoring, years on -air experience preferred. No phone midday well. requirements sponsible for all studio production for the station's a broadcast as Other calls please. Send resume to KJRH 2 NBC, Lori minimum reporting 40+ hours of local news each week. Will are a 2 -3 years experience, Doudican, 3701 S. Peoria. Tulsa, OK 74105. supervise directors and other technical staff and with some anchoring. The station is #1 in a 100- EOE. 125 will oversee all aspects of our on -air look. Must size market. Send tape (VHS accepted) and Box EOE. have minimum of five years directing experience. resume to 01238. Supervisory experience highly desirable. Send a non -returnable tape, resume, references and Meteorologist /Weather Anchor. Immediate Assignment Editor. WSOC -TV is looking for an salary requirements to Mike Cavender, VP News. aggressive and experienced Assignment Editor. opening for a meteorologist/weather anchor for 4100 NW, Washing- We are Charlotte's news leader! We need a WUSA, Wisconsin Avenue. NBC affiliate in 79th DMA. Requires proficiency ton, DC 20016. Absolutely no leader in the newsroom. You must be organized, phone calls please. in state -of- the -art computer weather preparation. Gannett Broadcasting is an Equal Opportunity be able to manage daily crews and spot news, Significant on -air experience at a commercial tel- Employer. and plan future assignments. Newsroom com- evision station a must. Degree required. AMS puter systems experience preferred. Minimum Seal preferred. No phone calls, please. Send experience: 2 years. Send resume to Robin Whit - tapes /resumes to Dan Steele, Operations and meyer. Dept. PO Box News Producer. WGNX. CBS in Atlanta seeks Program Manager, WPSD -TV, PO Box 1197, 95, WSOC -TV, 34665, Charlotte. NC 28234. 704 -335 -4871. EOE M /F. News Producer. Candidates should possess ex- Paducah, KY 42002 -1197. M /F, EOE, ADA. cellent writing skills. news judgement. creativity and ability to visualize top -notch graphic packag- ing. Three to five year's line producing experi- HELP WANTED PROMOTION ence as well as an undergraduate degree in MeteorologisVPT. KSDK, St. Louis NBC affiliate, journalism or communications is required. Send looking for Meteorologist needed for weekend Your Next Job Could Be Just A Click Away! Vis- resume and non -returnable tape to Nicole morning newscasts and substitution on other it "The Marketplace" at www.talentdynamics.com Thibault, Executive Producer, WGNX, 1810 newscasts. Minimum of 25 hours a week. Famil- for free broadcast openings. Briarcliff Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329. Phone: iar with state of the art weather systems and com- 404 -327 -3212. EOE. A Tribune Station. puter literacy a must. SEAL preferred. Send re- sume to Shirley Schumacher, 1000 Market Promotions Manager. Need creative individual Street. St. Louis, MO 63101. No calls please. with strong organizational skills to develop and News Director. Qualified candidates will have 2- EOE. coordinate station promotions. Must be highly 3 years television news management experience. motivated, energetic and have successful experi- either as a small or medium market news director ence at writing, producing, directing and editing or medium market news producer. Must have ex- eye- catching program and news promotions. Com- cellent production skills, sense of journalistic inte- Media General's NBC station in beautiful puter graphics skills a plus. Tape and resumes to grity, interpersonal and management skills. BA/ Charleston, SC seeks an Executive Producer to Kathleen McLain. GM, Delmarva 47 News, PO Journalism degree or degree in related field pre- oversee daily newscast quality control and a Box 4009. Salisbury, MD 21803 -4009. EOE. ferred. Send resume to General Manager, talented producer team. The ideal candidate is a WAND -TV, 904 South Side Drive, Decatur, IL creative line or special projects producer who has leadership. pro- 62521. EOE. strong story telling, and special Promotion Manager: CBS affiliate in mid -size, ject skills. Send tape of your news product, re- southeastern market has immediate opening for and philosophy to HR Dept., WCBD -TV, sume, a full -time, highly motivated and creative pro- 210 West Coleman Blvd., Mount Pleasant News Director. WBBJ -TV ABC Affiliate seeks a SC fessional. Must be a self -starter that can handle M/F EOE. Final News Director. Must be aggressive in news cov- 29464. applicants drug screened. quick turnarounds and deadlines. Able to handle erage, management and personnel skills, and news, sales, and community promotions. Strong financially adept. Leadership prowess and news topical promotion skills and an ability to strategic competence are key. Day -to -day opera- write and create compelling news image promo- Looking for your big break? We want an Asso- tions are your responsibility. Must be a team tions are essential. Editing and computer skills re- ciate Producer to knock our socks off! You must player and demonstrate the ability to work with quired. No phone calls, please. Send resume to be creative, energetic, and work well with people. and coach TV News talent. Send a cover letter. Terry Cole, General Manager. PO Box 13. Hunt- Hopefully, you're producing in a smaller market. resume and tape of a recent newscast to Jerry ington, WV 25706. You'll write for our daily newscasts, fill -in pro- Moore, General Manager, WBBJ Television ABC, duce, and may also assist with special projects. 346 Muse Street, Jackson, TN 38301. Send resume to Mark Pipitone, Executive Pro- ducer, News 4 San Antonio /KMOL -TV4, PO Box News Director. Salt Lake City's ABC affiliate is 2641, San Antonio. Texas 78299. Promotion Director: CBS affiliate seeks a seeking a highly motivated leader to take charge creative individual with extensive experience writ- of strong #2 news operation. Successful candi- ing, producing, editing and scheduling on -air pro- date will have news management experience in Increase your exposure with Mediacasting's motion with heavy emphasis on news /station im- medium to large metered markets. Send resume/ audio /video classifieds. Your tape will be heard/ age. Management, budgeting and co -op experi- VHS tape to Peter Mathes, General Manager, seen by thousands of broadcast professionals via ence desirable. Letter, resume and demo to: KTVX -TV, 1760 Fremont Drive, Salt Lake City, the Internet. Affordably priced! Call 920- 926 -9620 Kendra Cooper, WMBD. 3131 N. University. UT 84104. No phone calls please. E DE. or www.mediacasting.com. Peoria, IL 61604. EOE.

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Promotion Director: WHSV -TV, Harrisonburg. HAL Express Artist. Humongous opportunity for Videographer - Are a VA has an outstanding opportunity for top notch a humongous talent with Dallas' Video Post & you creative photo- who's tired fires creative talent. Must be hands -on manager in this Transfer and its design group, Hothaus Design. If journalist of and body bags? looking for news two person dept. Ideal candidate can do both the you know Hal and have the mother /father /sister/ We're an experienced photo- grapher lighting to en- planning and execution or promos that work. brother of all reels give us a call. Contact Steve with editing and skills shoot Send resume and cover letter to: General Man- Ference. 214-350-2676 now. tertainment features for national cable programs. ager: Tracey Jones. WHSV -TV. P.O. Box TV3, Some travel. rotating nights and weekends. Tape resume - Harrisonburg, VA 22801 and to Zina Bauman. Chief Video Creative Services Director. Live in the beautiful grapher. Jim Owens & Associates. 1525 intermountain West and enjoy a great lifestyle. McGavock Street. Nashville. TN 37203. An Equal HELP WANTED CREATIVE SERVICES KTVX -TV ABC. (a United Television Inc. station). Opportunity Employer. is looking for a dynamic individual to develop and execute overall marketing strategy. If you are a person who has a keen understanding of Top 10 O &O News Department seeking the strategic planning and brand management and un- best Investigative Executive Producer and Pro- GRAPHIC derstand how to create tactical plays for an af- ducers in the country to build an elite new unit. filiated television station, this is a tremendous op- Send tape, cover letter. and resume ASAP!! ARTIST portunity for you. We are looking for someone to Equal Opportunity Employer. Reply to Box 01228 coordinate not only on -air promotion. advertising, EOE. graphics. publicity and media planning but also in is long term product development. Send non- WLS -TV Chicago seeking returnable tape and resume to: Peter Mathes. Production Manager. SportsChannel Chicago. a a cutting -edge designer to General Manager. KTVX -TV. 1760 Fremont leading cable television network. has a highly visi- Drive, Salt Lake City. UT 84104. No phone calls ble opportunity for a Production Manager to take join our creative team. please. EOE. on a variety of duties. Specific responsibilities in- clude ordering facilities for events (which may in- Applicants should have 3 -5 volve site visits). accepting orders for visiting years experience, and teams. providing budget tracking processing in- HELP WANTED RESEARCH voices. etc. Qualifications include 2 -4 years of demonstrate a strong sense of experience ordering television facilities, a thorough knowledge of tv sports facilities and typography and proficiency Research Director. Responsible for creating rat- their uses /functions: fluency with business soft- with Quantel Paintbox, ing estimates. sales one sheets. presentations, ware applications and strong organizational. and maintenance of all sales research systems. communication and math skills. For considera- Picturebox and Macintosh Must be detail oriented. proficient in tion, please send resume and salary require- Scarborough. TV Scan. qualitative and quan- computers. Experience with ments to: SportsChannel Chicago. Dept 5000 - titative analysis. a great writer and hard working. JR. 350 N. Orleans Street. Suite S1 -100. Chica- Quantel Hal is a plus. The Send resume and cover letter to Human Re- go. IL 60654 -1504. An equal opportunity sources. KTBC -TV. 119 E. 10th Street. Austin. employer. position emphasizes news TX 78701. Reference position title on envelope. graphics and news promotion. Minorities encouraged to apply. EEO Employer. Immediate Openings! Growing multimedia Applicants must be willing to agency needs creative. experienced. shooters. Flyer knowledge a If you Director of Research: Join the Chris -Craft/ and editors. audio plus. work weeknights. are able to work under deadlines and in a team United Television owned and operated ABC af- environment. send eye popping demo reel and re- Send resume and tape to: filiate in the fast- growing and newly metered - sume to: THE FIRM Multimedia. Attn: Production market of Salt Lake City. Minimum two -years ex- Director. PO Box 770787. Ocala. FL 34477. Crystal Androvett perience in television sales research. Must create Salary and benefits package. EOE and present effective sales /research pitches and Creative ServiceDirector one -sheets to agencies and clients. Must have WLS -TV thorough knowledge of both quantitative and qualitative resources. including Nielsen and YOUR AD 190 N. State Street Scarborough. Working knowledge of various re- search software systems. such as TvScan. Chicago, IL 60601 QualiTap and Microsoft required. Metered- market COULD BE experience strongly preferred. Fluency in WLS -TV is Microsoft. Corel or similar office software a plus. an equal opportunity employer. Must be a self -starter. Please mail or fax your re- HERE! sume to Tom Love. General Sales Manager. 4 UTAH /ABC, 1760 Fremont Drive. Salt Lake City. UT 84104. Fax: 801- 975 -4441. An Equal Op- To place an ad in Broadcasting & Cable's portunity Employer. Classified section, call Antoinette Pellegrino HELP WANTED PRODUCTION TEL: 212- 337 -7073

Videotape Editor. If you've wanted to do it your FAX: 212- 206 -8327 Creative Services Director. Denver ABC af- way, WLTV has the opportunity for you. We are filiate seeks experienced individual to assist the looking for a Senior Editor who wants to revise or Director of Promotion in helping conceive, plan create systems to maximize the use of video in or and execute (write, produce, direct, edit) promo- award- winning newscast. Must have command of tional strategies for KMGH -TV news. pro- all aspects of video editing. including the use of Sandra Frey gramming and community affairs products. This natural sound. tape preparation for post produc- person will also provide budget. planning and tion. and the ability to record various satellite and TEL: 212- 337 -6941 supervisory support in helping oversee the daily microwave feeds simultaneously, label, codify FAX: 212- 337 -6957 creative services process of the department. Col- and enter video information into library system. lege degree and television promotion experience and play back video tape during live broadcasts. required. Send resume and salary requirements Knowledge of how to read a rundown and fluency to HR. KMGH -TV. 183 Speer Blvd.. Denver. CO in Spanish language are requirements. Send re- APELLEGRINO@B&C.CAHNERS.COM 80203 or Fax 303 -832 -0138. No phone calls. sume to Myrna Sonora. WLTV -Channel 23. 9405 please. EOE. N.W. 41 Street. Miami, FL 33178. S.FREY@B&C.CAHNERS.COM

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Former Network TV News Producer in NYC, HELP WANTED SanFran. LA or DC sought for lucrative ($75K +) position as a consultant to an expanding, high - FINANCIAL & ACCOUNTING powered publicity firm with national clients and contacts. We do publicity to high journalistic VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE standards. We require the same commitment plus a working relationship influential good with WAGA a FOX O &O in Atlama has an immediate opening for a VP of Finance. Must have a contacts at the network TV news level. Must be degree in accounting /finance, business or related field or equivalent. Five to seven years computer /Internet savvy. Work from your home accounting experience in broadcasting or related field. Thorough background and knowledge year- round. on easy schedule. Send resume plus account analyses and and all facets general ledger general outline of areas of media influence to: of reconciliation, journal entries of Primetime Publicity. Two Embarcadero Center. accounting, cash flow management, profit and loss forecasts, fixed asset maintenance, and Suite 200, San Francisco. CA 94111. budgeting. Proven ability to create, analyze, and interpret a variety of finance reports. Excellent computer skills: proficiency with Enterprise film and traffic systems, Lotus I -2 -3 and mainframe input. Strong leadership skills with the ability to project a professional image over the phone ENG Personnel For A Major Broadcast Facility and in person with co- workers, corporate personnel and the public while working under in NYC. ENG field operations with camera (and pressure in a fast -paced, team -oriented environment. Proven record of dependability, ability to microwave) experience. video tape editors. and consistently meet deadlines, and ability to work a variety of schedules to meet company needs. ENG maintenance. employment would com- Prefer applicants possessing "Big Six" accounting firm experience. Strongly prefer Certified mence spring /summer 1997. Out -of -town appli- Public Accountants and /or applicants with a Masters Degree. Prefer applicants that are familiar cants accepted for these positions will be reim- bursed for airfare. hotel and per diem expenses. with JD Edwards software systems. Applicants with prior experience on a department head Send resumes to: Media Management Services, level are also preferred. EOE. Send resume to Human Resources, WAGA -TV, 1 551 Suite 345. 847A Second Avenue, New York. NY Briarcliff Road, Atlanta, GA 30306. No phone calls. 10017 or fax to 212 -338 -0360. This employment would occur in the event of a work stoppage, and would be of a temporary nature to replace strik- HELP WANTED MISCELLANEOUS ing personnel. This is not an ad for permanent employment. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Tribute and Time Wilmer, two leading companies in the news and Chyron Operator /Design Technician. This posi- / broadcasting industries, have created a dynamic joint -venture to launch the tion is twofold. The first part requires an efficient first local 24 -hour cable news channel in Orlando, Florida. Here's your and competent individual to work in a high pre- chance to join a cutting -edge team on the forefront of developing an ssure news environment. Must have the ability to advanced, digital newsrxom in a flourishing Central Florida market. type 60 wpm and be able to deal quickly with changes. The second part is a Computer Design The following opportunities are currently available: Technician that has at least 2 years experience in Photoshop 3.0 or higher and Quark Express. Engineering Supervisor - 5 yrs. television engineering experience required, preferably in a Must be familiar with print and pre -press techni- ques. Some knowledge of Internet Graphics and live news environment. Must possess strong understanding of computer operating web page composition is a plus. Please send re- systems, LAN /WAN and knowledge of DOS, Windows, Mac and UNIX. Formal television sumes to Lou Rera. Art Director, Channel 7/ engineering training and SRI: certification a plus. This individual will repair and maintain WKBW -TV. 7 Broadcast Plaza. Buffalo. New video systems and related technology, including remote -site systems, microwave systems, York 14202. Channel 7/WKBW -TV is an Equal ENG facilities, DVC Pro cameras, profile servers and non- linear editing systems. Will Opportunity Employer. oversee training and technical staff and provide operational support to the news staff. Must he willing to work on -call, including eves and weekends as needed.

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For the Record" compiles applications filed FM at 89.9 mhz. Sept. 12 Earlville, Ill. (970904MC) -KM Communica- with and actions taken by the FCC. Applica- Filed tions Inc. for FM at 102.9 mhz. Sept. 15 tions and actions are listed by state; the date Hardinsburg, Ind. (970829MA)- Hardins- was filed Greenwood, Ark. (970910MB) -Altus Edu- the application or the action was burg Radio for FM at 96.9 mhz. Sept. 11 taken, when available, appears in italic. cational Broadcasting Foundation for non- commercial FM at 101.5 mhz. Sept. 16 Buras, La. (970903MA)- American Family Abbreviations: AOL- assignment of license: ant.- Greenwood, Ark. (97091OMA)- Vision Min- Association for noncommercial FM at 91.1 antenna: ch.- channel: CP- construction permit; mhz. Sept. 11 D.I.P.-debtor in possession: ERP- effective radiated istries for noncommercial FM at 101.5 mhz. power: khz- kilohertz: km- kilometers: kw- kilowatts: Sept. 16 Plaquemine, La. (970828ME) -Mary V. Har- in.- meters: mhz- megahertz: mi- miles: IL-trans- ris Foundation for noncommercial FM at 88.1 mitter location: TOC -transfer of control: w- watts. Springdale, Ark. (970828MN)- Positive Pro- mhz. Sept. 11 One meter equals 3.2g feet. gramming Foundation for noncommercial FM at 88.5 mhz. Sept. 15 Plaquemine, La. (970828MM)- Positive Pro- gramming Foundation for noncommercial FM OWNERSHIP CHANGES Clovis, Calif. (970815AB)-James K. Zahn at 88.1 mhz. Sept. 15 Filed for AM at 1040 khz, 550 w day, 1.7 kw night, ant. 2125 N. Barton Ave., Fresno. Aug. 15 Rose Township, Mich. (BPED- 970825- Harrisburg, Ill. (BTCCT- 970829tH)-WSIL- MO) Baptist for noncommer- Mendota, Calif. (970904MD)- Wilber John- -Bible Church TV Inc. for wsti -Tv: involuntary TOC from Mel cial FM at 89.7 mhz, 9 kw, ant. -1 m., 2906 son for FM at 100.5 mhz. Sept. 15 Wheeler to the estate of Mel Wheeler. Sept. Heath Road, Lupton, Mich. Aug. 25 15 Williams, Calif. (970904MA)- Educational Ralston, Neb. (970828ML)- Positive Pro- Media Foundation for FM at 99.1 mhz. Sept. Jefferson City, Mo. ( BTCCT- 9708291B)- gramming Foundation for noncommercial FM 11 Mel Wheeler Inc. for KRCG(Tv): involuntary at 88.1 mhz. Sept. 15 TOC from Mel Wheeler to the estate of Mel Williams, Calif. (970905MF)- Phoenix Dickson, Okla. (970821 MM)- Redwood Wheeler. Sept. 15 Broadcasting Inc. for FM at 99.1 mhz. Sept. Broadcasting Inc. for FM at 103.5 mhz. Sept. 16 Poplar Bluff, Mo. ( BTCCT- 97082911) -WSIL- 10 TV Inc. for KPOe -Tv: involuntary TOC from Mel Williams, Calif. (970904MG) -Spring Creek Coos Bay, Ore. (970909MD)-State Board of Wheeler to the estate of Mel Wheeler. Sept. Broadcasting Co. for FM at 99.1 mhz. Sept. Higher Education for noncommercial FM at 15 15 90.5 mhz. Sept. 16 Lynchburg, Va. (BTCH- 970829IF) -Mel Canon City, Colo. (970908MA)-Education- Florence, Ore. (BPED- 970825MN) -Lane Wheeler Inc. for wkyK -FM: involuntary TOC al Communications of Colo. Springs Inc. for Community College for FM at 88.1 mhz, 300 from Mel Wheeler to the estate of Mel Wheel- noncommercial FM at 89.1 mhz. Sept. 15 w, ant. 155 m., Glenda Hill, 4 km SE of Flo- er. Sept. 15 Glenwood Springs, Colo. (970821 MK)- rence. Aug. 25 Roanoke, Va. (BTC- 9708291C) -Mel Wheel- Dalmation Communications Inc. for FM at York, Pa. (970827ME)- Spanish American er Inc. for wskc(AM)- wxlx -FM: involuntary TOC 95.5 mhz. Sept. 10 Civic Assn. for noncommercial FM at 88.7 from Mel Wheeler to the estate of Mel Wheel- Steamboat Springs, Colo. (970908MB)- mhz. Sept. 11 er. Sept. 15 Educational Communications of Colo. Springs Inc. for noncommercial FM at 98.9 mhz. Sept. NEW STATIONS 15 FACILITIES CHANGES Dismissed Dededo, Guam (970827MG)- Rolando C. Dismissed Las Vegas (BPED- 960329MC)- Northern Manuntag for FM at 105.1 mhz. Sept. 11 Great Barrington, Mass. (BMPED- New Mexico Radio Foundation for noncom- Orofino, Idaho (970904MC)-Torro Broad- 9708271B) -WAMC for WAMO -FM: change mercial FM at 89.5 mhz. Sept. 12 casting for FM at 98.5 mhz. Sept. 15 supporting structure height. Sept. 5 Gillette, Wyo. (BPFT-970203TF)- Educa- Weston, Idaho (970904MB) -Sun Valley Hastings, Neb. (BPCT-960724KG)- Nebras- tional Media Foundation for noncommercial Radio Inc. for FM at 95.9 mhz. Sept. 11 ka Television Corp. for KHAS -TV: change ant. Sept. 11 BY THE NUMBERS Clovis, N.M. (BPCT- 960703KG) -Marsh Media Inc. for KvIH -Tv: change ant. Sept. 5 BROADCAST STATIONS Service Total Ffled/Accepted for líß Service Total Commercial VHF TV 558 Benson, Ariz. (9708271C)- Stereo 97 Inc. for KAVV -FM: change ERP, ant. Sept. 17 Commercial AM 4,812 Commercial UHF TV 638 Folsom, Calif. (970829AA) -Royce Interna- Commercial FM 5,488 Educational VHF TV 124 tional Broadcasting Co. for Kloo(AM): change TL, ERP. Sept. 15 Educational FM 1,899 Educational UHF TV 241 Total Radio 12,199 San Joaquin, Calif. (9709041B) -Susan Total TV 1,561 Lundborg for KVPC -FM: change channel to VHF LPTV 558 288B1. Sept. 17 CABLE UHF LPTV 1,456 Carlinville, III. (BPED- 9709021C)- Illinois Total systems 11,600 Bible Institute Inc. for WIBI -FM: change ERP, Total LPTV 2,014 ant. Sept. 17 Basic subscribers 64,800,000 FM translators & boosters 2,815 Richmond, Ind. (9708261B)- Mid -America Homes passed 93,790,000 Radio Group Inc. for wFMG -FM: change TL. VHF translators 2,273 Basic penetration' 66.1% Sept. 11 UHF translators 2,725 Based on TV household universe of 98 million Emporia, Kan. (970822MF)- Michael D. Law Sources: FCC, Nielsen, Paul Kagan Associates for KRWV -FM: change ERP, TL, ant. Sept. 10 Total Translators 7,813 GRAPHIC BY BROADCASTING A CABLE -Compiled by Sara Brown

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Dana Walden had a question of her own in...with different backgrounds you're going when the top studio heads asked the to get different points of view," Walden

executives of 20th Century Fox Tele- says. "A large amount of what 1 do is cre- vision how to improve performance: What's ative decisions. Much like public relations, the studio trying to prove? I'm putting out fires and helping the creators Suddenly, a simple retreat for the studio's overcome obstacles that keep them from division heads in 1994 became a proving realizing their vision. That's really no differ- ground for Walden, then head of media rela- ent from the job I did before this." tions. Walden's suggestions about the stu- Still, keeping her marketing hat out of the dio's image led to an entry-level program- creative meetings remains a must. "I don't ming position that would ultimately prepare want to overly influence our producers to her for her current role at the studio: senior create shows that are critically acclaimed," vice president, drama. she says. "That's detrimental to the process. "What was rare about both Peter Chemin My job is to help nurture and direct." [then head of Fox Filmed Entertainment] With an impressive array of veteran writ- and Peter Roth [studio president] was they ers on the company roster-David E. Kelley were very interested in all points of view "Much like public and Chris Carter among them-Walden says from every executive in the company, not relations, I'm she's been able to focus more on the new just the creative executives," Walden recalls. dramas rather than the established ones that "I thought the studio suffered from a lack of putting out fires pack 20th Century Fox's lineup for fall. The identity, in part because we hadn't commit- studio, in fact, has nine dramas premiering ted to pursuing the goal of being the number - and helping the this fall -making it the number -one supplier one supplier. creators overcome of hours to the broadcast networks. "We came out of that retreat with a deter- "It's an overwhelming amount of work. mination to get more involved on both the obstacles that keep But our scripts are the best writing in the comedy and the drama sides. We definitely business. I have tremendous respect for all of had an identity in drama...we [had] gained a them from realizing our producers," Walden says. "It's not so strong reputation as being a place that was their vision." [much] intimidating as it is awe -inspiring." respected and would continue to produce the The studio's lineup of dramas is not with- highest -quality drama. But we definitely out its share of challenges. The new 413 were deficient on the comedy side." Dana Michelle Hope St. on Fox faces an uphill battle oppo- Serving as a high -level executive with the site NBC's Seinfeld and the new Veronica's number -one supplier of prime time network Walden Closet on Thursdays, while Kelley's sopho- a has dramas is far cry from her post- college Senior VP, drama, 20th Century more drama The Practice on ABC been days, when Walden figured she'd earn her Fox Television, Los Angeles; b. relegated to Saturdays at I O p.m. keep in Hollywood via public relations. Oct. 13, 1964, Los Angeles; BA, Meanwhile, the critically acclaimed An upstart public relations firm, Bender, communications, University of drama Nothing Sacred on ABC generated Goldman & Helper, offered the right mix of Southern California, Los controversy this summer when the New Hollywood glitter: a client list that focused Angeles, 1986; Bender, Gold- York based Catholic League objected to its on entertainment companies, not on actors man & Helper, Los Angeles: depiction of a priest struggling with his faith. looking for personal publicists. publicity assistant, 1986 -87; "The drama is beautifully written and "I worked for clients like Paramount Tele- junior account executive, 1987- incredibly performed," Walden says. "It's vision and on shows like Wings and Enter- 89; VP, consumer television not irresponsible and is done with as much tainment Tonight," Walden says. "1 learned division, 1989 -91; VP, market- integrity as anything we've done." a tremendous amount about the television ing, Arsenio Hall Commun- The pressure to create the next prime time business." ications, a division of Para- hit continues, Walden admits, although she Lessons about distribution and revenue mount Network TV, Los Angeles, takes some comfort in knowing the studio's 1991 -92; VP, publicity, 20th streams also were there for the taking, as veteran talent will "come through with the Century Fox TV and Twentieth Walden breezed through a marketing stint writing and the producing." TV, Los Angeles, 1992 -94; for Arsenio Hall Communications, a divi- Fortunately, her family helps to put things senior VP, media and corporate sion of Paramount Network TV, before in perspective. They still think she works in relations, 20th Century Fox TV securing a place at 20th Century Fox TV. a veritable fantasy world. "The family says, and Twentieth TV, Los Angeles, Originally, Walden was tapped for public- 'Whatever happened to Dana, we want to 1994; VP, current programming, was some want ity, but it her presentation at the studio's 20th Century Fox, 1995-96; VP, drink of that water. We to catch annual retreat that convinced Chemin she drama, 1996 -97; current whatever she got, - says Walden. One sister was better suited for programming. position since July; m. Matthew works as an assistant for Fox Sports in New "Chemin, in particular, believes there is Evans Walden, Dec. 17, 1995 York; another is an assistant for a Los Ange- no one road leading to the position I am les PR firm. "They think I'm lucky." -LR

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affairs. intellectual property. BROADCAST TV CBS appointments Mamie Sanderson, VP/GM, Atlantis Don Porter, financial news editor, Theresa Corigliano and Nancy Carr Releasing. Toronto, named senior VP. KtRO(AM) Seattle. joins KsTW(TV) Taco- have been promoted to VP posi- Wash., as ma, anchor, The Ten O'Clock tions in the communications depart- RADIO News. ment. Corigliano, previously director, Marjorie Abagnalo, account executive, Rick Carroll, senior technician, KDFW -TV WLTW(FM) New York. joins WQHT(FM) Dallas. joins KTBC -TV Austin, Tex., as New York as local sales manager; director. engineering and operations. Rocco Macri, director, marketing and Dayna Deutsch, public relations director, advertising, WQHT(FM) New York, Ordway Music Theatre, joins KSTP -TV named director, marketing, Emmis St. Paul as VP /director, community New York. affairs. Nicole Harp, senior member service con- Jim Butler, director, finance, wFxr(Tv) sultant. Radio Advertising Bureau, Irv- Corigliano Carr Boston, joins KTVI(TV) St. Louis as VP. ing, Tex., joins RadioDate (a voice per- finance. publicity, prime time series, will now sonals interactive matching service), Jack Deakin, production manager, WSAZ- be responsible for print and elec- Longview, Wash., as VP. station ser- n I luntington, W.Va., named tronic pubicity campaigns for CBS's vices. Charleston, W.Va., station manager. prime time series: Carr, who had Appointments at Eastman Radio, New Brett Brooks, on -air director, creative been director, publicity, movies and York: Tim Murphy, marketing manager, services, wxIN(TV) , miniseries, specials and children's Katz Dimensions, New York. joins as joins wrrv(TV) Bloomington, Ind., as programs, will include the live - team manager; Caitlin Dunne and Laura senior on -air promotion director. action Saturday morning lineup Santaniello, research analysts, named under her publicity umbrella. re.carrh managers /group specialists. Jim Rouse, senior VP, finance and administration, Cox Broadcasting Inc., Julie Anderla, broadcast assistant, Cash son Television, Los Angeles, as man- will retire at the end of the year. John Plus. Minneapolis, joins Katz Radio ager, Western division sales. Boyette, VP/controller, Cox Enterprises Group there as promotions director. Lisa Berger, senior Inc., will succeed Rouse. Ira Wechsler, VP/Western regional man- VP, original pro- William Lanesey, VP, sales, WCMH -TV ager. Banner Radio, joins KRTH(FM) gramming and Columbus. Ohio, joins KPLR -TV St. Los Angeles as national sales manager. sales develop- Louis as national sales manager. ment, MTV Net- Jane Hayden, traffic manager, WGN -Tv works, joins Fox CABLE ('111,,p). named director, traffic. Television Stu- Marcos Wilson, Pamela Chan, statehouse bureau chief, dios, Los Ange- general news News 12 New Jersey, joins wPix(Tv) les, as executive director, Sistema New York as New Jersey bureau VP, creative Brasileiro de affairs. Televisao, Brazil, reporter. Berger joins CBS Michael Diefenbach, assistant VP, corpo- Appointments at TeleNoticias's rate marketing, USF &G Corp., joins Saban Enterprises International. Los Brazilian net- Public Broadcasting Service, Alexan- Angeles: Leonora Aixas, account exec- work, to be dria, Va., as VP, sponsor development. utive, licensing and merchandising. Promo V.I.P., Spain, joins as director, launched later this Appointments at WFAA -TV Dallas's international creative services; Edith year in Miami, as Good Morning Texas: lamie Aitken, Wilson Serna, paralegal, named director, legal managing editor. president, Aitken Creative Communi- cations, joins as executive producer; Dina Conte Schulz, senior account New station executive, Audience Research & Development, joins as senior broad- managers at ARS '7 cast producer. Hooper, general sales manager, Ken Dudzik, assistant news director, wwMx(FM ) Baltimore, upped to sta- KsNT(TV) Topeka, Kan., named news tion manager; Bill Pasha, program director. director, rvosR(FM) Catonsville, Hooper Pasha Philips Md., and wocT(FM) Baltimore, adds stat on manager, MAR, to his responsibilities; Bob Philips, general sales PROGRAMMING manager. WQSR, takes the helm as station manager, wocr, and director. Shari Knox, senior research analyst, sales, WOC:T and WQSR. Paramount Pictures, joins ACl/Pear-

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www.americanradiohistory.com Appointments at E! Entertainment Television. Los Angeles: Julia Melny- , 1913 chuk, affiliate marketing manager. -1997 Western region, named marketing man- Red Skelton, a much -loved comic whose ager, alternate technologies; Gracia career spanned stage, screen, radio and tele- Waverly, account representative, interna- vision, died last Wednesday in Rancho tional development, named manager, Mirage, Calif., at 84. channel services. Skelton went from vaudeville in the 1930s to film and radio in the 1940s, arid had a 20- Mary Ellen Lachowicz, senior attorney, year run on television, mostly w tt CBS. On Century Communications Corp., New he portrayed several Canaan, Conn., named VP, legal recurring characters, including country affairs, cable division. bumpkin Clem Kadiddlehoppe- and the ArtieSclreff, VP. clownish Freddy the Freeloader. on -air promotion, Richard Bernard Skelton's career began at A &E Television Skelton in the early 1960s 10 with a medicine show, where to developed Networks, New the pratfalls he would continue for decades. York, named VP. The falls took their toll. and Skelton would eventually need a cane and leg consumer and on- braces. He was a vaudeville veteran by his teens, with a pantomime specialty, air marketing, and tested for films in the early 1930s. But it was in 1937 that he got his break, The History on Rudy Vallee's radio show, and by the late 1930s and early 1940s he was Channel there. busy in movies and with his own radio show. Jonathan Katz, His first two years on television were with NBC. In 1953 he began a 17- year run with CBS, but ended with more Scheff director, program- one year on NBC. Among his writ- ming and promo- ers was Johnny Carson. Skelton's cancellation by CBS in 1970 was painful tion, wToG(Tv) St. Petersburg, Fla.. to him, and he referred to it years later when receiving a special award at joins CNN Newsource Sales. Atlanta, the 1986 Emmys. When the audience stood to applaud, Skef:on quipped: as VP. marketing. "I thought you were pulling a CBS and walking out on me." Skelton was married four times. Two marriages ended in divorce, and a Appointments at Lifetime's affiliate third wife committed suicide. He is survived by his fourth wife, a daughter relations department, New York: and a granddaughter. A son died in 1958 of leukemia. -DT Colleen Glynn, director, special markets, atiiliaie relations. named VP. Eastern at Webster in St. Louis. region; Andrea Modafferi and Melanie University York, of complications of leukemia. Throughout his career, Begun held Skikne, regional account managers, George Louis Schae- positions at Warner Bros., Columbia named regional account directors, East- fer, 76, producer/ and 20th Century Fox. He is survived ern and Western regions, respectively; director, died by his wife, Angela; three sons, and Sonja Walters joins as regional account Sept. 10 in Los his mother. manager. Dallas office. Angeles after a 55, Appointments at Turner Entertainment prolonged illness. Ronald L. Bittner, chairman/CEO, Networks, Atlanta: Myrna Moore and Schaefer was Frontier Corp., Rochester, N.Y., died Karon Daniel, co- producers, responsible for Aug. 31. He was undergoing treatment inh'raer.america (TBS Superstation nearly 100 televi- for cancer. Bittner stepped down as news magazine series), named director, sion productions, CEO of Frontier I I days before his which earned him death. He had been with the company community affairs, and senior produc- Schaefer in 1959 er, public affairs; Michael Watchuloni 67 awards. Schae- for 34 years. Joseph Clayton, presi- named producer, public affairs. fer's career began in the '30s in high dent /COO, succeeds Bittner as CEO. school, but in 1953 he found television Sheldon "Shelley" Gratinan, 67, radio DEATHS through the Hallmark Hall r f Fame. He broadcaster, died Aug. 29 in Creve directed than more 50 Hallmark pro- Coeur, Mo. Grafman joined KSHE(FM) Anne Mulligan Marcus, 48, television ductions, including Kiss Me Kate, Har- Crestwood, Mo., in 1967. He started in anchor /reporter, died Sept. 7 of com- vey and Green Pastures. According to sales and soon became general manag- at Brooks plications of myeloma University Atkinson, drama critic of the er. A pioneer of album rock radio, he Hospital in Cleveland. Marcus New York Times, "...his selfless direc- was able to turn his ideas into promo- anchored news and information pro- tion of actors proves that television is a tions. One of his most recognizable pro- grams on WKYC -TV Cleveland, and marvelous medium when gifted people motions was Sweetmeat, the sunglass- was a take commentator for tennis and possession of it." Schaefer's final and headphone -wearing pig. In 1975 equestrian events on ESPN. She is sur- production for television, Mary Chase's Grafman was named executive vived by her husband and a daughter. Har i'ev, will air on CBS this season. He VP /national director of Century Broad- is survived by his wife, actress Mildred Howard Stevens, 54, programming casting (owner of KSHE). He is survived Trares, and two brothers. director of KPLR -TV St. Louis, died by his wife, Emily; four children; a Sept. 14. Stevens worked at KPLR -TV Benson H. Begun, 64, business affairs brother, and six grandchildren. for 14 years. A memorial scholarship and legal executive in the entertain- -Compiled by Denise Smith fund has been established in his name ment industry, died Sept. 8 in New e -mail: d.smith @b &c.cahners.com

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www.americanradiohistory.com RTNDA reports a record 3,073 attendees regiis- Liberty wants to leave Court tered for its convention The dispute among the partners in Court TV could be resolved quickly, with Tele- last week in New Orleans, Communications Inc. making a rare exit from a programming service. up 29% over last year's TCI's Liberty Media Corp. unit has refused to cover the network's losses, saying show in Los Angeles, and the three -way partnership is too cumbersome and it wants out. up 14% over the 1995 show One source says Liberty President Robert Bennett is upset that Court TV contin- in New Orleans, the previ- ues to sag in the Nielsen ratings at about a 0.1, and sees little prospect for a turn- ous record. around. Time Warner Inc. Vice Chairman Ted Turner "hates it," the source says, The FCC last week said "because it competes with CNN, and NBC likes it primarily because Court TV feeds regulators in Troy, Mich., stories to Dateline," the broadcast network's news magazine. cannot place telecom- "We'll figure this out within a month," says one executive involved in the discussions. munications conditions Liberty and TCI have had a sour attitude toward Court TV since it was founded on the grant of cable seven years ago. Former Liberty president Peter Barton and ousted Court TV chair- construction permits. man Steve Brill clashed and Liberty refused to meet capital calls for more than three Issuing its decision in the years until 1996, leaving it to Time Warner to fund the network. long- standing dispute Thayer Bigelow, Court TV's CEO since Brill left in February, says that recent dis- between the city and TCI, cussions about the partnership have been "constructive" and that he expects the dis- regulators said the city had pute to be ironed out in short order. -JMH violated the 1996 Telecom- munications Act by placing providing telecommunica- erations ahead of the First cast of ESPN's weekly tele- such conditions on its grant tions services in the city. Amendment. "If you don't vised Sunday Night Base- choose to fight, but take the ball game. Financial terms of cable construction per- Get off your duffs and mits. But the FCC disagreed heat passively, you will of the agreement were not go lobby legislators, with other aspects of TCI's have no one but yourself to released. (CBS Radio has FCC Commissioner challenge to the city's blame if you find yourself held the rights for the past telecommunications fran- Rachelle Chong told 'dead in the water' on First 22 years.) The deal also chise. The commission broadcasters at last Amendment issues," Chong gives ESPN Radio at least rejected a TCI claim that the week's NAB Radio Show said. two games every holiday franchise requirement in New Orleans. Discussing Fox Television Stations and opening day, two addi- poses a barrier to competi- program content regulation, has chosen Avid Tech- tional games each week tion. Regulators pointed to Chong urged broadcasters nology's AvidNews as during September and TCI's admission that it is not not to put business consid- the newsroom computer exclusive coverage of base- system of the future for its ball's winter meetings and 22 owned- and -operated major award announce- TCA Cable founder dies stations. The AvidNews ments. Early cable TV player and TCA Cable TV Inc. founder system, which offers low - Senators John McCain Bob Rogers died last Thursday, fueling investor spec- resolution video browsing (R- Ariz.) and Russell ulation about the future of the company. Rogers, 71, on a journalist's desktop, is Feingold (D -Wis.) are died in his Tyler, Tex., home after a lengthy bout with being beta -tested at considering removing cancer. Beginning in 1992 he began stepping back wFxT(Tv) Boston and should provisions from their from running the 700,000- subscriber company, go online there by the end campaign finance spending much of his time in Sun Valley, Idaho. Since of September, with another reform bill that would his illness hit 18 months ago, operations have been two stations due for Avid - require broadcasters to left almost entirely in the hands of COO Fred Nichols. News installations in the give politicians free air- who "I'm going to miss him a lot," said Nichols, next six months. Financial time, and they may rein- joined the company in 1980 and now succeeds Rogers details of the contract troduce a new package as chairman. "I've always been able to walk across the haven't been disclosed, this week. Senators and hall or pick up the phone and have help working out the says Avid product manager representatives daily have tough problems. I won't have that now." Dave Schleifer. been calling for reform. TCA's stock rose on the news because investors Consensus is building have long expected that Rogers's death could trigger ESPN Radio has around McCain -Feingold in a sale of the company. TCA shares, which have been secured exclusive the Senate, while the trading high in recent months, rose from $39.38 to rights to Major League House nearly 70 bills $41. "It was already at a 'death premium' " said one Baseball's postseason -with investment banker familiar with the company. Nichols and All Star games for introduced on the topic this wouldn't discuss Rogers's estate arrangements in the next five seasons. session -is less sure. Sen- detail, but said that the company has the right of first The syndicated radio net- ator Arlen Specter (R -Pa.) refusal for any stock his estate decides to sell, so con- work also will broadcast up introduced his campaign - trol will not change. -JMH to 47 regular- season finance reform bill on the games, including a simul- Senate floor last week, say-

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www.americanradiohistory.com ing that he considers free Files strip is scoring as the airtime "unconstitutional." top -rated series in prime But he said he may be will- time cable. In an ad in TV Anderson says thanks ing to integrate his legisla- Guide, FX boasted that The While the programming execu- tion with McCain -Feingold if X -Files was the most heavi- tives at 20th Century Fox Televi- free airtime is removed. ly viewed cable series for sion may have had their doubts, it Senator Majority Leader two weeks in August. USA was series creator Chris Carter Trent Lott (R- Miss.) said countered that FX picked who insisted an unknown theater last week that he needs to one of the weeks when The actress play the role of Dana hear "unanimous consent" X -Files tied with its Walker, Scully in The X- Files. The payoff from senators -48 already Texas Ranger strip and finally came at this year's Emmy have said they would vote another week when USA Awards, when Gillian Ande- 'yes' on McCain- Feingold- preempted Walker for U.S. son- already the recipient of a before he would commit to Open coverage. USA com- Golden Globe award for her por- work on the issue. Senate plained to Nielsen, which trayal of the FBI agent -won her Minority Leader Tom disciplines networks that first Emmy for the drama, now in Daschle (D -S.D.) reacted distort ratings data in ads. its fifth season. strongly against Lott's pro- But Nielsen spokesman So who'd she thank? Her nouncement. Jack Loftus says that the family. She made up for the omission last week by taking out The current band of FCC FX ad was accurate as commissioners is wrap- reported. Whether it was an ad in the trades, tipping her hat to her "dear friend" Carter whose "genius and continued support have ping up its FCC tenure fair is not Nielsen's prob- been invaluable to me." on an acrimonious note. lem. "We've got no dog in She also thanked the cast and crew, as well as co -star David Duchovny (above), who Efforts last week to deal that fight," he says. FX was nominated this year in the outstanding lead actor with defaults in the commis- Executive VP Mark Son- category for his portrayal of Agent Fox Mulder. -LR sion's C Block PCS auction nenberg says he is gratified had relations on the com- that USA is paying the net- mission's eighth floor at an work so much attention. for various charitable caus- gram for documenting all of es. "Our view is that consol- the public interest efforts ebb, even by FCC stan- Hicks, Muse, Tate & idation provides more dards. Three of the com- Furst (the largest group and and dollars (including the better opportunities for sta- value missioners sided against radio operator) and the of airtime) put up by tions to identify and address the broadcasting industry to FCC Chairman Reed Hundt NAB held a press con- on how to deal with the ference at last week's local community needs," back up the claim that no Hicks. defaults. Faced with three NAB Radio Show to said NAB President other industry contributes votes against him, Hundt press the case that con- Eddie Fritts said the associ- as much to public interest insisted the commission "is solidation not only will ation would develop a pro- causes. personified, not by commis- enhance profits, but will sioners, but by the CEO." improve the industry's That brought a lengthy public- service efforts. retort from Commissioner Steve Hicks, president of James Quello, who wrote Hicks Muse-controlled that in his 23 years at the Capstar Broadcasting, said FCC, "such a naked grab the group would commit never for power" had been $100 million in annual air- FCC attempted. officials time for PSAs in 1998, last week scheduled a roughly doubling the 1997 Thursday vote for on commitment. Capstar owns launching an effort to 316 stations in 81 medium - set technical standards to -small markets. That com- for TV blocking technol- mitment is part of a larger ogy (see 20). page new public -service program USA Network attacked called Cap Cares. In addi- FX's claims in ads pro- tion to airtime, Cap Cares Drawn for Boo ,.,i. l 'a. a ['tics r by lack Schnook claiming that Fox's The X- will raise $5 million annually "He says it gives him a 'heifer feeling' when woe/ ing drive rime..."

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