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AFFILIATES When they danced No one died at last week's CBS affiliates meeting, but it reminded us that, not too long ago, these little wingdings were something like, well, harmonious. Take, for example, the 1982 CBS affiliates meet- ill ing, when, as the old Broadcasting magazine pointed out, the big SYNDICATION` moment, entertainment -wise, was a chorus -line dance number by, Praise the get this, "wives of affiliates and network executives" (pictured). Rosié s lifeline? messenger They got a standing ovation, we reported, blithely unaware that, less Is this her final answer? Sources than 20 years later, such network/affiliate chuminess -not to men- say Rosie ( "I'm leaving and I'm Veteran Miami newsman Ike tion such blatant chauvinism-would be impossible to imagine. not kidding ") O'Donnell is looking Seamans had more than 100 mes- Back then, CBS had caterers who, between courses, served affil- to host the possible syndicated sages waiting for him Friday, iates and other guests sherbet in ice -sculpted bowls that looked like version of Who Wants to Be a largely in praise of a story he had decorative swans-1,200 of those, as a matter of fact. Things Millionaire? when and if O'Donnell done the night before. A good seemed easier, and why not? Things were good, and cable was, gives up her Warner Bros. talk Well, yes, and no. The response? comparatively, an infant. Affiliates nodded in total agreement when show. Rosie is a a huge Millionaire WTVJ(TV) story he reported con- Gene Jankowski, then- president of the CBS broadcast group, said fan and would arguably be a good cerned a great big problem: what's he doubted advertisers would ever fall for cable television, which fit for a stripped version of wrong with P/ news. confused the potential audience with actual eyeballs. "I suspect a Millionaire, a project still in the Seamans said that the story grew major re-evaluation of cable is about to take place," Jankowski told speculation phase for Buena Vista from his experiences on panels dis- the gang. He got that right.-P.J.B. Television. cussing journalism. "They were sud- An O'Donnell spokesperson denly more contentious, more bitter, admits only that she has had con- than they'd ever been. Normally, versations about doing another TV people kill the messenger for bring- show with Millionaire executive ing bad news. Now we're getting producer Michael Davies. Rosie reg- killed for not bringing the news ularly talks about leaving her day- they want." The prescription? time chat show when the contract Seamans' findings indicate that peo- expires after 2002, and insiders

a range news ple want broad of - say a syndicated Millionaire would including crime, accidents and even debut no earlier than that. Buena car chases -but with a better sense Vista would not comment. -S.A. of proportion and relevance.-D.T.

BUSH'S TELCOM STYLE administration -based telcom shop. That's a say they meet with him when they need to an Wiley, With the new FCC almost settled in (with the huge difference from the Clinton -Gore White talk to administration official. exception of Kevin Martin, who waits out res- House, where telcom was a top priority. Rein and Fielding attorney Nancy Victory

olution of a paperwork glitch), the Bush Martin was filling a temporary slot in the supposedly will be nominated to head the White House can take credit for getting that National Economic Council while he worked National Information and Telecommuni- job done in record time. The White House on FCC appointments; now John Ackerly is cations Administration. "Right now, they

seems to be willing to let the FCC be its cen- doing that job, as special assistant to NEC are just trying to get confirmations through tral office for all things telcom and has been Director Larry Lindsey. Ackerly covers com- and scratching where it itches," said one unconcerned about setting up any kind of merce and technology, and industry sources industry source. -P.A.

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works and doesn't have to consult with Microsoft. The software maker, a 50 -50 A CNN suitor? equity partner in MSNBC, is, for all practi- cal purposes, a silent partner on the TV Why CBS or ABC would like to link with the cable network side, although it does have input on the MSNBC.com Web site. By Steve McClellan and But with CNN and Dan Trigoboff CBS, "the key difference," In a media world where vertically inte- says Wolzien, "is you're grated conglomerates dominate the dealing with two en- landscape, NBC is perceived as the trenched institutions. And weakest link when its combined assets are that makes it a lot harder compared with those of AOL Time to work it out unless you Warner, Viacom and Disney. But the say, 'We're going to fold Peacock enterprise -with cable networks the two institutions to- MSNBC and CNBC as additional outlets gether and make them for its newsgathering resources -has the one.' Otherwise, you have news model right. That's why CBS News all kinds of governance and CNN are once again engaged in seri- issues." ous talks about combining forces in a But, he adds, the eco- merger or a joint venture. nomic downturn may be Both sides confirm that the talks are just the spur to consum- ongoing but also stress that it's hard to say mate a deal between CNN when or even if a deal will get done. and someone -CBS or However, one CBS source says its ABC. Indeed, both CNN prospects have been heightened by the and ABC News have em- change in leadership at the Turner Broad- barked on aggressive cost casting System group, now headed by CBS stars, like Dan Rather, could find a 24 -hour outlet for news cutting, including layoffs. in a CNN alliance, but meshing cultures could pose a problem. Jamie Kellner. CNN implemented a plan "It's an easier conversation to have with earlier this year to reduce Jamie," says a Viacom source familiar with Turner then offered to sell half of CNN its work force by up to 10% (600 jobs). the situation. "Before that, it was never to NBC, recalls Tom Wolzien, an NBC ABC News wants to pare between $15 mil- quite dear that you could ever get to a dis- News vice president at the time and now an lion and $20 million in annual expenses. To cussion of a merger of equals." entertainment analyst get there, nearly 10% of Merging CNN, in some form or other, with Alliance Capital's Estimates are that the ABC News work with a major broadcast news division is not Sanford Bernstein & Co. force (125 positions) will a new idea. It's the second time in three "I never thought it each side might be eliminated through years that such talks occurred between was a bad idea," says reduce costs by up buyouts, layoffs and attri- CBS and CNN. Before that, there were sev- Wolzien, who believes it tion by the end of this to $200M annually eral similar rounds of negotiations between makes a great deal of month. NBC and CNN. sense for CNN to form by exploiting ABC would love to strike a deal with CNN. The first go-round with NBC took place an alliance with CBS or efficiencies of a in 1985. NBC had recently abandoned an ABC. But thorny issues But, for now, it's sitting on attempt to launch a cable news network from mostly having to do with combined operation. the sidelines. Sources con- scratch when it failed to get the support of control have prevented firm that ABC has asked cable operators whose news needs, CNN such an alliance, he says. The NBC model CNN to call before finalizing any deal with founder Ted Turner assured them at the is almost ideal, he says, because NBC con- CBS. time, were being adequately served by CNN. trols both the cable and broadcast net- Sources at both Time Warner and Via-

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corn insist that cost cutting isn't the main motive behind the talks. Rather, they say, it Aaron Brow I will serve as lead ancho for breaking is brand extension and revenue growth. news and also anchor Still, the cost savings will be substantial. live -evert coverage. Estimates are that each side might reduce costs by up to $200 million annually by exploiting efficiencies of a combined oper- ation. And that's a saving that could go right to the bottom line, which of course is what the parties hope to improve by doing the deal in the first place. CNN is said to contribute roughly $250 million in operating profit CI annually to parent AOL Time Warner. CBS or 0 News and ABC News contribute approxi- c O mately $150 million and $130 million. respectively, including ad sales for the prime time magazines. Exduding prime O 0 0 time, both news divisions would be operat- O °°o ing at a loss, according to Wolzien. > 0 0 O 0 NBC News contributes about $300 mil- lion in operating profit to the network . thanks largely to the strong performance of Brown to take center stage at CNN Today and Dateline. In addition, cable net- Goodbye, Bernie Shaw. Hello, Aaron Brown. CNN hopes to make the former ABC News staffer its works CNBC and MSNBC contribute star attraction as anchor of a planned new evening newscast set to debut this fall. another $300 million or so in profit. Those Shaw had been CNN's lead anchor and most recognized journalist for 20 years -until his numbers explain why the NBC News retirement earlier this year. Since then, Shaw's anchor duties have been filled on a rotating basis model is so compelling and why CNN and by several CNN correspondents, including Wolf Blitzer and Greta Van Susteren. CBS are talking. The current talks are being Now Brown takes center stage. CNN said Brown would also serve as lead anchor for breaking led by CBS News President Andrew news, as did Shaw, and will also anchor live -event coverage. Brown, 52, has tiled for ABC News Heyward and CNN President Philip Kent, for the past decade as both reporter and anchor. He reported for World News Tonight With Peter although sources say both Kellner and CBS Jennings and Nightline and anchored overnight show Word News Now and, more recently, the Television President and CEO Leslie Saturday edition of World News Tonight. Moonves have been involved and support Before joining ABC, Brown was an anchor at KIRO -IV Seattle. His contract with ABC had another an arrangement if terms can be worked out. year of so to run, but he asked b be let out of it, and ABC News President David Westin gave the

approval. Carole Cooper of N.S. Bienstock brokered the deal with CNN. -S.McC.

While just about everybody says a deal sonalities and business plans aren't just a makes sense on paper, some within the piece of paper." companies remain skeptical. "All the cul- A CNN alliance with CBS News would tural, operational and organization issues have its ironies. In the mid '80s, Ted Turner that existed three years ago still exist made an abortive play to take over all of today,' says one insider who was there for CBS. The move prompted a raft of stories the earlier round of talks. questioning the colorful mogul's integrity What does Viacom President Mel and lifestyle, which CBS at least had a hand Karmazin think of an alliance with CNN? in planting. Although Turner's junk -bond "We'd all love to see it happen," says a bid fizzled, he put CBS in play, and it was Viacom source familiar with Karmazin's acquired by Laurence Tisch, whose slash- view. "It's one of these deals that makes all ing business sense certainly didn't help the CNN stalwart Larry King is the cable network's big prime time draw. the sense in the world on paper. But per- news department.

Broadcasting & Cable/6 -4 -01 TOP OF THE WEEK INBRIEF A package deal, literally

VOTER NEWS SERVICE Starcom MediaVest brokers record -setting P &G- Viacom pact WILL CONTINUE All six members of the Voter News By Steve McClellan a new way of doing business," said Viacom have decided to remain in Service ack in March at the Four A's media President Mel Karmazin. Indeed, agency exec- the embattled cooperative. ABC, conference in New Orleans, Starcom utives predict that at least 40% of U.S. billings CBS, NBC, Fox and Associated MediaVest's Kevin Malloy predicted will be tied to cross -media deals in five years. Press had set a June 1 deadline B media The package -goods maker will buy spots on for either remaining with the ser- that at least half of the ad agency's U.S. vice or opting out. VNS, the sub- billings would be tied to integrated marketing 12 Viacom outlets: CBS -TV, VH1, MTV, ject of much criticism during and deals in five years. MTV2, Nickelodeon, CMT, BET, UPN, TV following the election -count What he knew and the rest of us didn't was Land, Comedy Central, and syndicated prod- debacle last year, says it has been that the company's U.S. arm, MediaVest USA, uct from Paramount and King World. working to modernize and was working on a record -breaking cross -plat- Marketing objectives indude pumping up improve statistical models and form deal with Procter & Gamble and Viacom. the People's Choice Awards and targeting teens accounting procedures. That deal was signed last week, with P &G and minorities, especially during Black

TOO MUCH TOO LATE committing $300 million in ad spending on 12 History month. A Colorado radio station that Viacom outlets over the next year. The deal, separate from buys that P &G will played an edited version of rapper The P &G- Viacom deal is the biggest single make in the upfront market, will give Viacom a Eminem's obscenity -laced "The cross -platform ad- spending agreement yet. greater share of P &G's almost $1 billion in TV Real Slim Shady" was fined $7,000 And that's six times bigger than the previous ad spending, officials on both sides confirmed. by the FCC Friday, and it's feared record deal put together by Viacom: a $50 mil- The agreement was two years in the making that numerous rap and pop sta- lion commitment from Fidelity, the financial after an initial conversation between Karmazin tions across the country also and P &G's Global Marketing Officer Robert could face government penalties. investment company. cross KKMG(FM) Pueblo aired an "This unprecedented deal not only takes Wehling. Viacom Plus, the -platform edited version of the song our long and fruitful relationship with P&G to sales unit, coordinated the sale for the media throughout spring and summer the next level; it also puts us at the forefront of conglomerate. 2000, including between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., when federal rules prohibit "indecent" programming. In January, WZEE(FM) Madison, Smiley's face at ABC Wis., was fined $7,000 for airing an unedited version of the song. Former BET personality to be ABC News contributor KKMG officials argued that vul- gar terms for sex and anatomy By Susanne Ault Smiley was shown the door. regulators were edited out. But Fcreel BET talk -show host Tavis Smiley There's also word that Smiley could get his said KKMG violated the rules by has signed on with ABC own syndicated show with ABC failing to purge entire passages News as a contributor to sister company Buena Vista that made Eminem's meaning Primetime Thursday and Good Television. clear. "The edited version of the Plus, he's apparently dose to song contains unmistakable offen- Morning America.

sive sexual references," wrote FCC That move looks nicely sym- coming on board with ABC enforcement chief David Solomon. biotic, or maybe even doubly Radio as a syndicated commen- Kathleen Kirby, the Wiley, Rein & symbiotic, considering that tator for The Tom Joyner Radio Fielding attorney for KKMG parent BET canned Smiley in March Show, the host of which was one Citadel Communications, said the shortly after he sold an exclusive Tavis Smiley will be part of of Smiley's ardent supporters edited version, released by Primetime Thursday and interview with former Sym- during the time of his firing Interscope Records, is the same Good Morning America and bionese Liberation Army mem- is close to joining ABC from BET. used by countless radio outlets Radio's Tom Joyner. throughout the country. ber Sara Jane Olson to ABC Separately, Smiley will also be (rather than BET). featured on several CNN programs including But the cable network never said that's why TalkBack Live and Inside Politics.

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Columbine; Enterprise BMS TOP OF THE WEEK INBRIEF 41wme I soie survivor MCCORMICK BECOMES Only CBS holds a get- together with its affiliates USTA'S PRESIDENT, CEO Walter McCormick is the U.S. By Joe Schlosser Telecom Association's new presi- No one exactly hung out the Welcome dent and CEO, taking over from Home banner, but CBS and its affili- interim President Gary Lytle. ates last week attempted to put aside McCormick replaces Roy Neel, who left USIA last September to their differences-at least for the time work on Al Gore's presidential being-and savor the network's success at campaign. McCormick, a former what will turn out to be the only network affil- Republican counsel for the iate meeting of the year. Senate Commerce Committee, The two sides have been at odds since the had been president and CEO of Network Affiliate Station Alliance filed its the American Trucking petition with the FCC in March, alleging Association. abuse of power by the Big Three networks. BARZILAY TO OVERSEE CBS executives were upset with their affiliate TOON DISNEY board for failing to notify them in advance Jonathan Barzilay has been and had all but demanded the current affiliate named senior vice president and board be ousted. general manager of Toon Disney, After two days at Las Vegas' Bellagio ABC Cable Network Group's all - Hotel, the mood mellowed somewhat. animation channel. Formerly Viacom President and CEO Mel Karmazin played The affiliates voted "overwhelmingly," ABC's general manager for chil- up the fact that NBC, ABC and Fox opted out of separate affiliate meetings this year. dren's programming, he will over- sources said, to retain the current board; the see daily operations at Toon network agreed to recognize and re-establish Disney, while retaining his previ- relations with them. The two sides cheered that Viacom's Infinity radio stations will not be ous responsibilities for managing and applauded CBS TV President and CEO returning to NAB, nor will the CBS broadcast ABC Kids. Les Moonves' fall schedule. There were even stations. He also said there are currently no dis- a few hugs and kisses cussions taking place with NBC TOPS WITH 18 -49 thrown in. News Corp. for joint owner- DEMO, FOX 28% BEHIND Viacom President and 'We hope to follow ship of UPN and continued O. NBC won the adults 18 -49 rat- his mantra that the upcoming ings crown for the sixth straight CEO Mel Karmazin told this up with week, edging out its closest affiliates that there are a upfront advertising period meetings, rival, Fox, by 28%. For the week number of areas where the subsequent will not be as bad as expected. ended May 27, NBC landed a 4.6 two sides will probably but I think we all felt "We're not having any dif- Nielsen rating /14 share in that never agree, especially the ficulty" attracting advertisers bracket, powered by strong like it was a start.' station -caps issue. But he at CBS stations, he said. In showings by Weakest Link and said that they must work to- - Ray Deaver, KWTX -TV Waco fact, advertisers are getting the season finale of Third Watch. gether in order to be suc- great deals, and most of the Fox logged a 3.6/11, ABC a 3.2/10 and CBS a 3.0/09. In cessful and that the heated "rhetoric" company's sales managers are "wimps" for total viewers, NBC could also between the two sides must be eliminated. caving in to lowball offers from advertisers. claim victory, but just by an "Obviously, we believe that, if there were a "If, in fact, there's no demand, then advertis- inch, scoring 10.8 million view- model that were better for us than the model ers are going to have a field day in negotiating CBS' million. CBS ers to 10.3 that exists today between networks and affili- your prices," he added. challenged NBC with season ates, believe me, we would have done it," To the affiliates, Karmazin played up the finales of Everybody Loves Karmazin said. "We love you, but at this fact that NBC, ABC and Fox opted out of Raymond and JAG. Following NBC were a model, we'd separate affiliate meetings this year. Not CBS. and CBS in total viewers were point, if there better be ABC with 9.1 million and Fox doing it.... We have so much more stuff in "We wanted to have this meeting. I think this with 8.0 million. common than we disagree on." is to our advantage," he said, stressing that it Speaking later with reporters, Karmazin said was "wrong" for the other networks to aban-

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don them. That elicited excited applause from the 250 or so affiliates, Job market for who are led by Ray hire Deaver, of INC/TX-TV Waco, Texas-who, Report shows employment during the next few years as broadcasters, it's signficant to note, was still was the chair- ads as revenue source for dotcoms and other specialty services chal- man of the CBS affiliate advisory board radio and television lenge their rates, squeeze their margins and when the parlay ended. find new ways of helping employers reach That was once in some doubt. After the By Michael Grotticelli prospective employees," says Peter M. NASA complaint was filed, CBS' head of With the nation's jobless figures on Zollman, executive editor of the report and affiliate relations, Peter Schruth, sent a let- the rise, there's money to be made founding principal of the consulting groups. ter to affiliates threatening not to deal with by radio and television stations "Broadcasters have to understand how the board. He softened his stance but that use their channels and the Internet to their competition works," he says. "What added that CBS executives would still like generate revenue from employment adver- do newspapers do that a broadcaster can to see more board representation by major tising, a new report shows. capitalize on to build a station owners. Over the last two years, business? How does The hot topics going in were preemp- daily newspapers experi- The report employment advertising tions, repurposing programming and digital enced a revenue shortfall in recommends that work to make an employ- must -cant', and, at the end, those still were employment ads, estimated er want to use radio or TV the hot topics. "We didn't get enough time at $1 billion to $2 billion broadcasters develop instead of a newspaper? to really accomplish too much," Deaver said each year: That's based on a combined online/ These are the issues that as the confab was ending. "We hope to fol- what they would have stations on- air/audiotext need to under- low this up with subsequent meetings, but I taken in if it weren't for stand if they want to take think we all felt like it was a start." new competitors, such as service for advantage of money that's Schruth said, "I think we have more or online job boards, local employment ads. out there for the taking." less decided that, for starters, we are really Pennysavers and billboard The industry study going to cut down on the rhetoric that has companies. Stations should offers a 12 -point strategy been flying back and forth between the be capitalizing on this. section for broadcasters on ways to create on- affiliates and the network." The report was developed by Classified air and online revenue from employers. For After going through the network's fall Intelligence L.L.C. and the Advanced example, stations should be thinking about schedule, Moonves reassured affiliates that Interactive Media Group L.L.C., two affili- creating alliances with their local newspaper, the network's "first and foremost" interest ated consulting groups that work with complementing their offerings with promo- was also over -the -air broadcasting. He said newspapers, broadcasters and Web -based tion, combined sales efforts and joint job CBS "got a bum rap" and was unfairly companies to develop and implement inter- fairs. They can also take advantage of their lumped together with other networks in the active media strategies. local airtime, which drives traffic to the sta- NASA petition. It recommends that broadcasters devel- tion's Web site and employer Web sites. Moonves said CBS will support assured op an online/on- air/audiotext combination In many markets, real- estate programs are transfer of affiliations to qualified buyers service for employment ads and find a rep- now common on Sunday mornings. The and reasonable preemption caps for local utable company to run the necessary soft- report suggests that stations offer an employ- programming. He added that, while the ware to support it. ment show during overnight hours or early network will continue to repurpose pro- It cites the six Infinity Broadcasting sta- dayparts. This also might be useful pro- gramming onto cable networks and other tions in Baltimore that started a print gramming for second -tier cable channels or platforms, it would be do so less aggressive- employment magazine even before they stations that are considering multicasting. ly than competitors. launched their online employment Web site. Finally, the importance of providing a For example, the network syndication Nearly 75% of all radio stations report comprehensive package, not just a Web deal to rebroadcast CBS' freshman hit CSI: that they are pursuing recruitment rev - site, is stressed. "Merely offering a job -post- Crime Scene Investigation at co -owned enue-up from almost none in 1990- - ing site is a limited service that will proba- TNN is one year after its network airing; at while some TV stations have also devel- bly deliver limited (or no) results," the other networks, some prime time shows are oped both on -air and online employment report states. "Include employers in your rebroadcast on cable the same week. services during the past few years. on -air promotion for your site; offer audio - And next year? Karmazin said there will "Newspapers' market share in employ- text and even print products, as well as likely be another affiliates meeting. ment advertising is going to diminish steadily online products."

Broadcasting & Cable/6 -4 -01 19 Harry A. Jessell EDITOR IN CHIEF

Countin g Peabodys Noncommercial broadcasters take home the lion's share

By the time it was Jon Stewart's turn to pick up his Peabody, imperative to draw large audi- des or books. Peabody judges the awards luncheon at New York's Waldorf-Astoria was ences, PBS and HBO can do sto- and discriminating viewers approaching three hours (four, if you count the 11 a.m. ries that may not have a direct would like to see a little enter- cocktail reception) "When I got here this morning, Mr. impact on American viewers, prise, some real investigations. Peabody was dean- shaven," quipped Stewart, who was nonetheless stories that can't be packaged Dateline last week did an hour happy to receive the award for Comedy Central's The Daily Show, neatly, stories that may not show on a vet accused of smacking a which lampoons politics and TV news with equal vigor. an immediate return on invest- Dalmatian on the head and say- The University of Georgia's Peabody Awards, named for the ment, stories that need telling ing nasty things ( "rotten dog ") to bearded philanthropist George Foster Peabody, are the most presti- even if not many want to listen. it after it tried to bite him. Not gious in electronic journalism, although they now also recognize the Longtime Belo Broadcasting exactly Harvest ofShame. best in drama and comedy on TV. executive Marty Haag, who More often than not, the net- Yeah, the ceremony was long. But you still kind of wanted to see won this year's only individual works are doing little more than more of every clip from the 33 programs that earned awards: news seg- Peabody for his long career in local sweeps specials, puffed up ments, documentaries, made-for -TV movies, dramas and, in the case of local TV news, says the adver- with better production value.

The Daily Show, a series of programs ( "Indecision 2000 "). They were tiser- supported networks sim- "It's pseudo news," says Haag. that good. They were funny, poignant, informative, entertaining and ply have their news priorities The newsmagazines score important. I made notes to call for review copies of some of the ones I So what are PBS and HBO doing that the others aren't? Quite simply, ignoring ratings. hadn't seen (a perk of this job). Cable news networks - If you sat through the whole CNN, Headline News, wrong. "They start with the every once and awhile. For 60 program, you'd have to agree MSNBC, CNBC, Fox News basic premise that the show Minutes II, CRS' Ed Bradley told that the health of electronic jour- Channel-crank out a lot of must get respectable ratings, the story of the 23 million people nalism is good, perhaps as good news in a year, yet they could rather than this is a subject that suffering from HIV and AIDS in as it has ever been. But you muster only one Peabody. needs to be illuminated." Africa and the cultural and polit-

might also be surprised by who CNN won it for a documentary The cable news nets seem to ical obstacles to dealing with the o is doing the best work, accord- on the fighting in Sierra Leone. be so busy with spot news and pandemic. It was everything TV ing to the Peabody judges. Meanwhile, PBS and other punditry that they have lost their journalism should be. And, of interest in investigative report- course, it was one of the three For the most part, it isn't noncommercial broadcasters 1 broadcasters and cable news net- mounted the Waldorf stage 10 ing. And it's not that the broad- broadcast newsmagazine shows works. It's noncommercial TV times to be honored for news cast networks don't devote con- recognized with a Peabody. and radio and HBO. Of the 24 and public- affairs programming. siderable time to news. A slew of Advertising and news grew Peabodys for news, documen- HBO made the trip four times. newsmagazines-60 Minutes, up together, first in newspapers taries and public affairs, non- It was much the same last year. 60 Minutes II, 48 Hours, 20/20 and magazines, then in radio

commercial entities and the pay - So what are PBS and HBO and Dateline-now checker the and TV. They now seem to be cable giants accounted for 14. doing that the others aren't? prime time schedule. growing apart. Let's hope that's The Big Four broadcast net- Quite simply, ignoring ratings. But many of the segments not so. I'll be counting the works garnered four awards, They have that luxury because are light fare: consumer news, Peabodys again next year. with CBS and NBC picking up neither relies on advertising. PBS celebrity profiles and, way too two each and ABC and Fox gets its money from the govern- often, crime- and -punishment Jessell may be reached at being shut out. Local TV sta- ment and donations; HBO, from stories. And many are based on jessell @cahners.com or tions copped just two. subscription fees. Without the newspaper and magazine arti- 212 -337 -6964.

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Networks will offer orginci By Joe Schlosser the three -month window from June through programming in what used Used to be, the summer prime time August to make sizable inroads over the past schedules at the broadcast networks decade with a mixture of original program- *_o be the off-season were filled with repeats and those ming, specials and blockbuster movies. Now horribly mislabeled half -hours called Summer with cable shows like The Sopranos, Sex and Showcase, where, if you wanted, you could the City and others catching on, the broad- treat yourself to a weekly diet of failed pilots. cast networks already dealing with erosion But summer isn't so dead anymore; this during the regular season are defending H year, there will be more original program- the summer months. ming on the top six broadcast networks They've at least held the line. During the than ever before. summer of 1999, basic cable averaged a The launch of Who Wants to Be a 22.7 rating/43 share in households. Last H Millionaire? in 1999 and last summer's summer, even against Survivor, basic cable breakout hit Survivor changed the landscape improved to a 23.4/43 average, according of what was once deemed network TV's off- to Nielsen Media Research. season. This summer, NBC is vowing to "I think the whole dynamic of network have one -third of its prime time summer television and cable television has changed schedule in originals, Fox will have close to in the last few years," says NBC Entertain- 40 %, and all of the other networks have ment President Jeff Zucker. "It's clear that, their share of new scripted and reality fare. as we promote our season finales in May "This has become a 52 -week schedule. I and everyone knows that we go into repeats think you cannot ignore in any way the for the summer, it gives the cable networks summer months," says Nancy Tellern, CBS a dear advantage. What we are doing this Entertainment president. summer is an announcement that we are ABC's sketdreomedy seres The ICcyns &racy Show is expected to detut in August Pay- and basic -cable channels have used open for business and we don't want you to

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go anywhere." up to the fact that you need to try to be No vacations, Fox Entertainment President Gail aggressive year- round," says Levin, whose Berman observes, "I don't think it's a delib- network will launch the drama Dead Last this no doldrums erate attempt to take on the cable audience. summer. "But there are certain limits to what The reality is that our audience will not you can and cannot do. To some extent, if NBC isr't taking much of a stunner vacation. stand for an entire summer of repeats. They you forgo all repeats from your schedule, It was :he first to a- nounce its ambitious are going to go elsewhere where they can especially during the summer, your amortiza- summer slate earlier this year, kicking off this find original programming." tion cost is going to be such that you can't Tuesi v with the premiere of comedy Kristin. All true, perhaps, but, while some of the afford the level of production that networks Realty series FearFcctor will debLt June 11, summer programs may be are used to." folloried by comecy Go Fish June 19 and diamonds, there are plen- Levin says shared win- another reality seies, Spy TV, which will join ty 'I think the of zircons, too. dows, exemplified by the schedule on July 10. "The industry as a networks did a whole USA Network and NBC's Stare Martin's sketch /realty hyarid series whole lot of development has woken up to pact with Law & Order: The downer Channel will be launched July 24. and got a lot in the can this Special Victims Unit, will NBC also has orig la. episodes of Mysterious year before the fact that you the summer have to happen more Ways ;shared with Pax TV), Date!ire NBC and because they didn't know need to try to be often if networks want to Weakest Link (two weekly installments -one what they were going to be aggressive "keep the lights on" dur- original). dealing with in the fall ing the summer months in Fox has a pair of reality series, original with year -round: the potential for the future. episodes of Nightrs:ons and perhaps some strikes," says TN Media's -Jordan Levin, The WB And summer can be new canedies before the end of the summer. Stacey Lynn Koerner. "So lucrative. Studios and pro- Poss tly the next Temptation Islam, a reality I think we will see a great deal of original ducers aren't complaining as much about a show called Love Cruse will get singles programming over the summer, but it's not summer slot since Survivor and Millionaire together on Fox -probably ii ta:e July or going to be the A -list programs-because, if caught fire in the hot months. "For the right early August. Murder in Smog Town X, which they were A list, they would have been on piece, it's absolutely as good as midseason, was formerly known as End Game, will pit 10 the schedule in fall." the and I think summer and midseason are actu- contestants against each other in a reality Jordan Levin, The WB's co- president of ally easier to break out of the pack than in the murder- mystery series. entertainment, considers a lot of the sum- fall," says Steve McPherson, Touchstone ABC has scheduled drama The Least for mer programming "strike bum -off" and Television's executive vice president. Of later this month and is expected tc launch questions whether the major networks can course, he has his bias: His studio launched The Wayne Brady Show in August. Brady, one actually afford a year -round business. Millionaire and will have two summer intro- of the guys on ABC's Whose Line .s It "I think the industry as a whole has woken ductions this year. Anywey ?, stars in hi; own s

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episodes for July when there would be less competition for ratings. Summertime, cable's Sister network TNT is using the summer to break out of the general- entertainment clutter and redefine itself as a drama network. ratings are easy On Tuesday nights, recently acquired Law and Order reruns will sand- wich the highly publicized goes up with Its viewership TNT will premiere new series Witchblade, its highly the thermometer; heaviest publicized new based on an original movie series, hot weather from last summer, which promos set for Witchblade, this summer. earned a 4.5 rating in about

By Allison Romano 35 million households. plans The cable industry has gotten used to "The networks' having free rein on summer pro- affect how we're going to gramming. And while the industry is do our marketing, because buzzing about broadcast networks' in- we know the environment more creased summer awareness, cable has no will be duttered," intentions of backing down. said Scot Saffron, TNTs The cable industry's optimism is buoyed senior vice president of by last summer's ratings growth. In third marketing. "The bar is quarter 2000 (June 6 to Oct. 1), ad -sup- raised in how active we ported cable viewership increased 5% in need to be in getting our prime time, to 25.2 million homes, accord- message out." TNT ex- ing to Turner Entertainment Network's pects big ratings from its analysis of Nielsen data. NASCAR coverage, which "The difference between summer and begins in July. But the net- winter viewing levels has been shrinking for work scrapped plans to air years," said Tim Brooks, Lifetime's re- two original shows, Break- a second search chief. "Cable viewing actually goes ing News and up, and the only part of the business that season of the Wall Street goes down is broadcast networks. It's a real drama Bull. time of opportunity for cable." with the Universal Pictures production. As it did last summer, Lifetime is stagger- to The ad- supported cable networks back Discovery expects its ratings to increase 30% ing its premieres throughout the summer up their plans with some of their heaviest to 40% during its other two programming draw more attention to each production. promotion of the year. "Promotion tends to stunts: Shark Week and Croc Week blocks. Saturday nights will focus on reality program- go farther in the summer because you can For the third straight ming, including Women same amount of money in for July summer, TBS will premiere Docs and Beyond Chance, put the Lifetime is staggering and August and buy more media than you one of its biggest original while Sunday nights will can in March," said John Ford, president of movies in the summer, The its premieres center on dramas. Discovery Networks content group. "The Triangle, airing on Aug. 12. throughout the And, in an odd way, prices go down, and there isn't as much "This is our chance to shoot broadcast TV's revved -up summer to draw more noise in the market." over the moon," said Bill summer plans may help Many cable networks plan to roll out new Cox, senior vice president attention to each E! Entertainment's own plans. "That the networks programming this month, rather than in July of programming. "We production. can be a and August, as they've done in years past. The made sure it was in a key, are in production Discovery Channel's biggest stunt will be its off- ratings period in the boon for us since we do two-hour special When Dinosaurs Roamed summer when we could take advantage of it." programming about the TV biz," said E! America on July 15, three days before the Another new strategy for TBS: During President Mindy Herman. "We're on the movie Jurassic Park III appears in theaters. the May sweeps, TBS showed repeats of set of Weakest Link and Temptation Island. The special is being heavily cross- promoted Ripley's Believe It or Not! and kept fresh We look at it as a positive."

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Week abc 34 NBC CuhiN 9.9/15 10.3/16 7.1/11 7.3/11 1.0/2 1.9/3 3.8/6 87. Moesha 1.9/3 8:00 Hunter Who Wants to Be a 66. Crocodile 60. 7th Heaven 5.1/8 :2_ King of Queens 9.2/15 28. Boston Public 7.3/12 107. Miracle Pets 0.6/1 Millionaire? 1,27 4.7/7 87. The Hughleys 1.9/3 8:30 The Parkers 1.9/3 108. Touched by an Angel 87. 9:00 Everybody Loves 84. 2.6/4 16. Weakest Link 8.3/12 28. Ally McBeal 7.3/11 Roswell ABC Monday Night Raymond 13.3/20 1.1/2 91. Girlfriends 1.8/3 9:30 none -Anne rranx, 10:00 101. Diagnosis Murder Part 2 7.0 11 Third Watch 8.3/13 :c. Family Law 8.3/13 16. 1.4/2 10:30 3.3/5 9.9/ 16 9.8/ 16 9.3/15 6.4/10 0.9/1 1.5/2 33. That '70s Show 6.8/11 77. Buffy the Vampire 8:00 Who Be a 22. 3rd Rock From the Wants to 125. Mysterious Ways 0.5/1 105. 7 Days 1.3/2 9. JAG 10.5/17 Slayer 3.4/6 Millionaire? Sun 7.9/13 44. 6.0/10 8:30 10.9/18 Titus

Dharma 8 Greg 9.5/15 9:00 Love 1.7/3 78. Angel 3.2/5 20. 60 Minutes II 8.1/13 4. Frasier 12.1/19 40. Dark Angel 6.4/10 111. Doc 1.0/1 94. Chains of 9:30 hat Abt Joan 6.5/10

10:00 108. Diagnosis Murder Amy 24. Weakest Link 7.8/13 NYPD Blue 10.7/18 f Judging 10.8/18 1.1/2 10:30 7.2/12 6.7/11 11.1/18 5.7/9 1.0/1 5.5/9

8:00 57. That '70s Show 5.2/9 11 CA L0H9 121. Power of One 0.6/1 76. Dawson's Creek 3.5/6 8:30 .2. Spin City 6.3/11 57. Grounded /Life 5.2/9 52. Star Trek: Voyager 5.5/9 35. CBS Wednesday Touched by an Angel 9:00 4, Drew Carey 6.0/10 113. 2.8/4 3. Law Order 12.2/19 43. Boot Camp 6.2/10 80. Felicity Movie -Conspiracy 8 0.9/1 9:30 Drew Carey 6.6/10 Theory 5.7'11 Murder 10:00 Who Wants to Be a .1. Diagnosis Order 14.2/23 1. Law B 1.4/2 10:30 Millionaire? 9.2/15 5.2/9 7.7/14 7.6/ 13 2.7/5 1.2/2 3.9/ 7 Friends 8.0/15 70. Whose Line Is It 4.2/8 30. Funny Flubs and 21. 111. Its a Miracle 1.0/2 87. Gilmore Girls 1.9/4 -Ups 7.2/13 60. Whose Line Is It 5.1/9 Screw 38. Three Sisters 6.5/12 83. 15th Annual Essence 74. WWF Smackdowm! Awards 2.7/5 3.9/7 Line 5.6/10 26. Will 8 Grace 7.6/13 107. Touched by an Angel 50. Whose 86. Charmed 2.3/4 12. CSI 9.2/15 1.2/2 63. Whose Line Is It4.9 /8 27. Just Shoot Me 7.5/12

101. Diagnosis Murder 50. Primetime 5.6/10 33.48 Hours 6.8/12 22. ER 7.9/14

5.4/11 5.5/11 5.4/11 2.8/6 1.0/2 1.8/4 1.5/3 95. Sabrina /Witch 1.6/3 r50 47. Diagnosis Murder 118. Encounters With the >- 60. Dateline NBC 5.1/11 91. UPN Movie Friday 69. ABC Original - 5.9/12 Unexplained 0.7/1 - 98. Sabrina/Witch 1.5/3 0:30 B0. Barbra Streisand Q Dangerous Ground Sabrina, Down Under Timeless 2.8/6 113. Touched by an Angel 1.8/4 3:00 4.3/9 98. Popular 1.5/3 The Fugitive 5.2/10 57. 48. NBA Playoffs-San 0.92 9:30 Antonio Spurs vs. Los Diagnosis Murder 10:00 Angeles Lakers 5.8 12 98. 20120 7.7/15 53. The Fugitive 5.4/10 1.53 10:30 3.3/7 5.2/11 3.6/7 4.5/9 0.7/2 KEY: RANKING/SHOW TALE /P OGRAM RATING /SHARE TEN SHOWS OF THE WEEK ARE NUMBERED IN 4.8 12 75. Cops 3.8/8 TOP 8:00 70. Walker, Texas Ranger (nr) NBA Playoffs 118. Miracle Pets 0.7 2 TV UNIVERSE ESTIMATED AT 102.2 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS: - ABC Saturday Night 4.2/9 68. Cops 4.4/9 8:30 79. NBC Saturday Night ONE RATINGS POINT IS EQUAL TO 1,022,000 TV HOMES Movie -Spy Hard OF TIME SLOT (NR).NOT Movies- Beverly Hills AMW: America Fights 115. Touched by an Angel YELLOW TINT IS WINNER 9:00 2.8/6 63. Walker, Texas Ranger 63. RANKED: RATING /SHARE ESTIMATED FOR PERIOD SHOWN 4.9/10 Ninja 3.0/6 Back 4.9/10 0.8/2 3:30 PREMILRE PROGRAMS LESS THAN 15 MINUTES IN

S-T -D . SEASON TO DATE .0:00 73. SNL Remembers Chris LENGTH NOT SHOWN 0. ABC News Special 121. Mysterious Ways 0.6/1 vr 40. The District 6.4/13 RESEARCH, CBS RESEARCH Farley 4.0/8 SOURCES: NIELSEN MEDIA 10:30 4.2/8 4.4/9 10.1/17 6.3/11 5.5/11 0.8/ 1 1.4/3 121. Candid Camera 0.6/1 108. The PJs 1.1/2 7:00 19.60 Minutes 8.2/18 (nr) NBA Playoffs 5.4/13 35. Wonderful World of 0.7/2 105. The PJs 1.3/3 ':30 118. Candid Camera .- Disney -Muppet 101. Steve Harvey 1.4/3 3:00 Q Treasure Island 2.5 5 35. Touched by an Angel 55. Fox MASCAR Winston 55. Dateline NBC 5.3/11 115. Doc 0.8/1 6.7/13 91. Steve Harvey 1.8/3 3:30 Cup -Coca -Cola 600 Z 5.3/11 95. Nikki 1.6/3 3:00 31. Who Wants to Be a 15. National Geographic 95. For Your Love 1.6/3 Millionaire? 7.1/13 115. PAX Big Event-The 3:30 44. CBS Sunday Movie - Special -Pearl Dad 6.0/11 Harbor: Legacy of Butcher's Wife 0.8/1 10:00 Scattering 03. The Practice 5.4/10 Attack 8.8 16 10:30 6.4/11 7.4/13 7.3/13 5.0/9 0.9/2 2.5/4 8.3 14 8.5/14 7.9/13 6.1/10 0.9/2

26 Broadcasting & Cable /6 -4 -01 Programming Syndication Watch MAY 14 -20 Syndicated programming ratings according to Nielsen Media Research

TOP 25 SHOWS

HH HH Rank Program AA GAA Tough -talking kids 1 Wheel of Fortune 9.2 9.2 2 Jeopardy 7.9 7.9 Kids Talk Sports, a new weekly half -hour program profil- 3 Judge Judy 5.7 8.2 4 Oprah Winfrey Show 5.7 5.8 ing athletes, is definitely late to the syndication game, 5 Entertainment Tonight 5.6 5.6 having just been given the green light for a Septem- 6 Friends 5.5 6.3 7 Frasier 5.1 5.9 ber debut. Although it is an underdog -most syndica- 8 Seinfeld (wknd) 5.0 5.7 tors have had their players assembled since NATPE- 9 Seinfelo 4.1 4.1 10 Wheel of Fortune (wknd) 4.1 4.1 distributor SportsWorld Media Group thinks Kids Talk 11 Live with Regis and Kelly 3.8 3.8 Sports will score points with viewers next season. 12 Jerry Springer 3.8 3.9 For one 13 Hollywood Squares 3.5 3.5 thing, says Jason Charles, chief of 14 Judge Joe Brown 3.3 4.4 SportsWorld Media Group, Kids Talk Sports features 15 Maury 3.3 3.5 child interviewers that "blow Mary Albert away." 16 Extra 3.3 3.3 red 74 half-ho Kids cleared ,. of *a ¡k Sports 17 The X -Files 3.3 3.6 The show, which originally ran on the New country has for Se 18 Drew Carey 3.2 3.4 ptember, England News Channel from 1996 to 1998, offered its young talent in 19 ER 3.1 3.6 20 Andromeda 3.1 3.3 conversations with such A -list athletes as Michael Jordan, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire. 21 Montel Williams 3.1 3.1 These sports heroes were so accessible because they thought "a 14- year -old is not going to 22 Friends (wknd) 3.0 3.3 23 3rd Rock From the Sun 3.0 3.2 beat me up," says Charles. "But the reality is that the kids are trained to ask great questions." 24 Xena 2.9 3.0 Admittedly, the series "looked rough," he says, as produced by the small regional channel. 25 Inside Edition 2.9 2.9 But, with the backing of SportsWorld, Charles thinks a relaunched Kids Talk Sports can attract fans nationally.

TOP FIRST -RUN WEEKLIES Charles is behind in syndication's fall 2001 race but on the right track with the show, which

HH NH is already cleared in 74 °l° of the U.S., representing eight of the top -10 markets. Moreover, the Rank Program AA GAA FCC-friendly Kids Talk Sports is nabbing Saturday 7 a.m. to noon time periods, its target for 1 Entertainment Tonight (wknd) 3.7 3.8 2 Andromeda 3.1 3.3 grabbing kid viewers. 3 Xena 2.9 3.0 To accomplish this, Charles touted the fact that stations can insert their own two -minute 4 Stargate SG-1 2.7 2.8 5 VIP 2.4 2.5 segment within the show, plugging in a clip of a local kid interviewing a star athlete in their market. "At the end According to Nielsen Media Research Syndication of the day, there aren't a lot of shows that provide this kind of local Service Ranking Report May 14 -20, 2001 opportunity," he points out.

HH = /AA Average Audience Rating (households) With Kids Talk Sports, stations can hold auditions for kids at a sponsor's location, he notes, HH /GAA = Gross Aggregate Average "a huge value -added bonus when they go to sell spots on the show." One Nielsen Rating = 1,022,000 households, which represents 1% of the 102.2 million TV Households in Top- market stations that see a potential winner in Kids Talk Sports include KCBS -TV Los the United States Angeles, WGN -TV Chicago, WTXF -TV Philadelphia and KTVU(TV) San Francisco. -Susanne Ault NA = Not Available exas -Sized Time Period Growth!

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AFTRA UNDER working without a contract "The defense says their WSBK -TV SLATES FIRE AT WPXI(TV) since December, he said, "and clients can't get a fair trial 7 P.M. NEWSCAST With negotiations between [decertification] just carne up." because of the publicity" that Viacom -owned WSBK-TV WPXI(TV) Pittsburgh and the freeing the documents would Boston will launch a 7 p.m. American Federation of KWCH -TV GOES TO generate, said News Director newscast this fall, using Television and Radio Artists COURT OVER TRIAL Mitch Jacob, "and the prose- resources from sister CBS sta- going months past the con- KWCH -TV Wichita, Kan., is cution agrees." But the tion WBZ -TV but with a dif- tract's expiration, there's a seeking greater media access to records, he added, deal with ferent on -air look. The station move at the station to decertify a sensational local trial of two the alleged motivations of the will be running access titans the union. A petition was filed brothers charged with several accused and are normally Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, by with the National Labor murders. The station, joined by available to the media in crimi- acquired in April after they Relations Board by reporter the Wichita Eagle newspaper, nal cases. It's unknown when were dropped by WHDH -TV, w Alan Jennings, and a hearing is has asked the state Supreme the state's high court will rule during the hour before news. set for this week, which could Court to unseal documents on the media motion, but a Ed Goldman, who runs lead to a decertification vote. kept from the public by order county judge last week denied both stations, said the station Jennings, who would not of the Sedgwick County judge a defense motion to stay the plans to gear the half-hour comment on the petition or overseeing the case. criminal proceedings while the newscast to people who are labor issues, led a successful motion is pending. not home in time for earlier drive to decertify AFTRA at newscasts. It will not, he said, WTAE -TV Pittsburgh when DISCRIMINATION TRIAL "be the WBZ news at 7. We he was a reporter there four BEGINS IN MIAMI will be building two indepen- years ago. According to the The age- discrimination law- dently branded products" petition, a significant number suit brought by former with some additional resources of the 30 AFTRA- covered WPLG(TV) Miami weekend likely. The stations, which are employees back decertifica- anchor Steve Alvarez against in the process of moving in tion, but local AFTRA leader the station got under way in together, will also share news Mark Wirick said he believes federal court last week. It was resources. the union would survive a expected to draw a witness list Also at WBZ -TV, Bruce decertification vote. A meeting that indudes, according to Schwoegler, 33 -year station vet - between union and manage- local reports, General Manager eran meteorologist, was let go. ment was postponed following John Garwood, News Director His agent, Stephen Freyer, said the petition filing. Double play Bill Pohovey, sports anchor his client is not retiring and will Dwight be looking for opportunities "We've known for some WFOR -TV Miami Vice Jimmy Cefalo, anchor sta- inside and outside the market. time that the members are President and General Lauderdale and departed Azcuy unhappy about their condi- Manager Steve Mauldin will tion anchors Ana and Charges of CLARIFICATION tions there," Wirick acknowl- take on those roles at Eliott Rodriguez. Stefan Mychajliw contacted edged. "We've been attempt- WBFS(TV) Miami in running racial discrimination against the station were dismissed Station Break to say that, ing for eight months to gain a the CBS group's duopoly in although he continues to partner contract that deals with work that city, station group before the trial began. -profile with Scott Jones on other Web lr hours and workload. Now President Fred Reynolds It's not the first high discrimination case for Post - sites, he is no longer involved in we're hamstrung by this." announced Monday. "In a In 1999, F-edTelevision.com (see May General Manager John short time and in one of Newsweek Stations. won a mul- 28 issue). Howell would not comment the country's most compet- Janet Peckinpaugh a on negotiation specifics or itive markets, Steve has timillion -dollar verdict on gender-discrimination claim, All news is local Contad Dan decertification but said that built WFOR into the lead- Trigoboff at 301-260 -0923, each of the past few AFTRA ing station in Miami," which was settled out of court was being e -mail [email protected], or fax negotiations have been pro- Reynolds said. while the case tracted. Members have been appealed. 202-463 -3742.

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THE MARKET San Diego is home to so many wireless and high -tech businesses that it has DMA rank 25 known as Telecom Valley. Population 2,890,000 TV homes 996,000 Income per capita $17,270 TV revenue rank 17 TV revenue $289.2 million

COMMERCIAL TV STATIONS

Rank* Ch. Affil. Owner 1 KNSD 39 NBC NBC 2 KGTV 10 ABC McGraw -Hill 2 KFMB-TV 8 CBS Midwest TV 3 KUSI-TV 51 Ind. Texas TV 4 KSWB-TV 69 WB Tribune Not just another pretty place 4 XETV 6 Fox Grupo Televisa San Diego, 5 KBNT 19 Uni. Entravision says Darrell Brown, GM of KGTV, is an "awesome market." But his description doesn't 6 XUPN 49 UPN Televisora Alco apply only to the weather -beach combo. He says "awesome" also describes the television

'February 2001, total households, 6 a.m. -2 a.m., Sun. -Sat. there: "It's a very competitive news market with good operators, good competition." That competition has resulted in more newscasts, says Phyllis Schwartz, president /GM of CABLE /DBS KNSD. "There have been a lot of additions to morning and late -morning news," she says. "The most competitive time period over the years has been the 11 p.m. news, but the most growth Cable subscribers (HH) 826,680 in terms of viewers is the morning. Penetration 83% Within the last two years, we added an hour of news, and ADS subscribers (HH) 59,760 some of the other stations have added noon shows, morning blocks and 6:30 p.m. shows. ADS penetration 6% Can the market bear it? I think it can. The commute has gotten so difficult that people are DBS carriage of local TV? Yes coming home and going at all different hours, and the shows have been supported." 'Alternative Delivery Systems, includes DBS and other In addition to KGTV's newscasts and three -times -a -week editorials, the A3C affiliate is part- non -cable services, accorcng to Nielsen Media Research ners with Cox in a 24 -hour local newschannel that's on all three cable systems in the DMA. Being "awesome" means San Diego benefits from tourism. "Even though the market is the 25th WHAT'S NUMBER ONE DMA, revenue -wise it's 17," Brown says. "That's because of a tot of tourism and the influence of Syndicated show Rating/Share * ** Tijuana. The Tijuana border crossing is the busiest border crossing in the world. If the growth Jeopardy! (KNSD) 10/17 continues, and no one sees it slowing down, probably within 18 -24 months, we'll be ranked 23." Network show And Schwartz sees positive economic signs: "The first two quarters have been tough, ER (KNSD) 20/35 although we see things possibly getting slightly better. One of the areas of big growth is 5 p.m. newscast Indian gambling. There's big competition going so KGTV 7/15 on, there's money coming into the market 11 p.m. newscast as they try to brand themselves and compete. There's also a rise in the home-improvement cat- KNSD 7/18 egory. So you're seeing some newly competitive things as we head into the end of the year." February 2001, total households -Mark K. Miller (mrkmiller @aol.com; 301- 773 -0058) Sources: Nielsen Media Research, BIA Research

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For the first time, B &C adds satellite providers to the annual ranking Company Total Subs

AT &T 15.9M

Time Warner 12.8M DirectTV 9.8M Cable slows. Comcast 7.73M Charter 6.35M

Cox 6.2M Adelphia 5.72M BS sprints EchoStar 5.7M Cablevision 2.97M BY JOHN M. HIGGINS AND GERARD FLYNN Insight 1.41M

Mediacom 777,000 EchoStar adds DBS sub- per year. That's basically the rate at which Cable One 767,997 scribers so quickly that it new households are created. RCN 443,011 could spawn the equivalent The only thing cable operators can brag Classic Cable 377,000 of the 11th -largest cable about is having beaten predictions that Ameritech 310,000 operator every quarter, with their subscriber counts would be declining subscribers. By the end of by now. Service Electric 295,000 about 460,000 the year, the 1.7 million new subscribers it The magnitude of DBS' continuing Tele -Media 257,660 expects to generate would make it the 9th - surge is one of the starkest patterns that Northland 248,000 largest operator, just behind Cablevision emerges from BROADCASTING & CABLE'S Armstrong Utilities 208,719 Systems Corp. annual compilation of the Top 25 MSOs. Midcontinent 205,000 DirecTV is growing at a slower pace, This year, for the first time, we're including Susquehanna 193,000 adding enough subscribers to create the EchoStar and DirecTV in what has histori- Millennium Digital 175,000 15th -largest operator each quarter and the cally been a list of cable operators. Blue Ridge/Pencor 170,000 10th- largest operator each year. Previously, the compilation had noted the along DBS providers in a sidebar. But that dis- U.S. Cable 157,429 Meanwhile, cable operators plod with 1 -2% annual growth, with the entire tinction is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Galaxy Cablevision 151,141 industry adding a million or so subscribers DirecTV and EchoStar have grown to be-

Basic penetration: 57% AT &T BROADBAND AND Digital -ready homes: All INTERNET SERVICES Digital subs: 3.125M

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Ownership: AT &T Corp. publicly Internet penetration: 8.3% traded Major clusters: Boston, Chicago, 1 Homes passed: 28M San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Top executive: Dan Somers, CEO Basic subscribers: 15.9M Miami

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A year ago, AT &T, which started push- than 1 million subscribers. AOL Time War- digital -cable converters in about 50% of its ing digital heavily in 1996, had sold the ner Cable went from 4.9% penetration to homes over three years beginning in the product to about 10% of subscribers on 20 %, adding 1.6 million digital subs. fall. systems with digital available. This year, Adelphia has the highest digital penetra- Cable modem penetration is less

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Wiltner, president, CEO Commisso, chairman Might, CEO, president McCourt, chairman

INSIGHT MEDIACOM CABLE ONE RCN CORP. COMMUNICATIONS 100 Crystal Run Rd. 1314 N. 3rd St., 3rd Floor 105 Carnegie Center 810 Seventh Ave. Middletown, N.Y. 10941 Phoenix, Ariz. 85004 Princeton, N.J. 08540 New York, N.Y. 10019 845- 695 -2600 602- 364 -6000 609 -734 -3700 212 -371 -2266 www.mediacomcc.com www.cableone.net www.rcn.com www.insight -com.com Ownership: Rocco B. Ownership: 100% owned by Ownership: Level 3

Ownership: publicly held Commisso 31 °lo financial, 86% The Washington Post Co. Communications 30.4 %; Vulcan Homes passed: 2.34M voting power Homes passed: 1.20 M Ventures (Paul Allen) 27.3 %; Basic subscribers: 1.41M Homes passed: 1.18M Basic subscribers: 767,997 Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst 7.6%

Basic penetration: 59.5 ° /° Basic subscribers: 777,000 Basic penetration: 64% Homes passed: 1.55 M Digital -ready homes: 1.10M Basic penetration: 66% Digital -ready homes: 993,271 Basic subscribers: 443,011 Digital subs: 182,900 Digital -ready homes: 470,000 Digital subs: 104,267 Basic penetration: 25% Digital penetration: 16.6% Digital subs: 53,000 Digital penetration: 16.4% Digital -ready homes: N/A High -speed Internet -ready Digital penetration: 11.3 ° /° High -speed Internet -ready Digital subs: N/A homes: 1.57M High -speed Internet -ready homes: 787,177 Digital penetration: N/A High -speed Internet subs: homes: 500,000 High -speed Internet subs: High -speed Internet -ready 63,300 High -speed Internet subs: 16,483 homes: 1.18 M Internet penetration: 4% 15,600 Internet penetration: 3.3% High -speed Internet subs: Major clusters: Illinois, Internet penetration: 3.1% Major clusters: Idaho, Gulf 80,992 Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky Major clusters: Dagsboro, Coast of Mississippi Internet penetration: 7% Del.; Hendersonville, N. C.; Major clusters: New York;

Lake Minnetonka, Minn.; Gulf Philadelphia suburbs; Boston; Breeze, Fla.; Mobile, Ala. Washington, D.C.; Chicago; San Francisco; Los Angeles

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Top executive: Dale Bennet, Top executive: David L. Top executive: Margaret Top executive: Robert E. Tudek,

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6561 Patuxy Dr. 300 S. Riverside, Ste. 1800 N. CABLE TV 320 West College Ave. Tyler, Texas 75703 Chicago, Ill. 60606 201 W. Center St. Pleasant Gap, Pa. 903 -581 -2121 800 -257 -0902 Mahanoy City, Pa. 17948 814 -359 -3481 www.classic- cable.corn www.ameritech.com 570 -773 -2585 Ownership: Robert E. Tudek Ownership: Public Ownership: Ameritech www.seco -tv.com and Everett I. Mundy Homes passed: 732,000 Homes passed: 1.2 mil Ownership: Walson family Homes passed: 351,402 Basic subscribers: 377,000 Basic subscribers: 310,000 Homes passed: 414,000 Basic subscribers: 257,660 Basic penetration: 52% approx. Basic subscribers: 295,000 Basic penetration: 73.3% Digital -ready homes: 622,000 Basic penetration: N/A Basic penetration: 71% Digital -ready homes: 255,900 Digital subs: 35,000 Digital -ready homes: 1.4 M Digital -ready homes: 100,000 Digital subs: 6,902 2.7 °/° Digital penetration: 9 °% Digital subs: N/A Digital subs: 29,500. Digital penetration: High -speed Internet -ready Digital penetration: N/A Digital penetration: 10.5% High -speed Internet -ready homes: 55,000 High -speed Internet -ready High -speed Internet -ready homes: 20,400 High -speed Internet subs: homes: 0 homes: 211,000 High -speed Internet subs: 204 900 High -speed Internet subs: 0 High -speed Internet subs: Internet penetration: 0.1% - Internet penetration: 2 °/° Internet penetration: 0 4,500 Major clusters: Seymour Major clusters: Texas, Major clusters: Chicago; Internet penetration: 2% Waterbury, Conn.; Hopewell - Arkansas, Oklahoma Cleveland; Columbus, Ohio; Major clusters: Wilkes -Bane, Petersburg, Va.; Frostburg - Detroit Pa.; Sparta, N.J. Hancock, Md. /Keyser, Northfork- Iaeger- Bradshaw, W. Va.; Zion - Kylertown, Pa.; Bald Head Island, N.C.

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NORTHLAND ARMSTRONG MIDCONTINENT SUSQUEHANNA COMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES COMMUNICAT =DNS CABLE

1201 Third Ave. 1 Armstrong Pl. 7900 Xerses Ave. S., Ste. 1100 140 E. Market St. Seattle, Wash. 98101 Butler, Pa. 16001 Minneapolis, Minn. 55431 York, Pa. 17401 206 -621 -1351 724 -283 -0925 952 -844 -2600 717- 848 -5500 Ownership: NTC, privately www.amstrongcable.com www.midcom.com ww.susgcomm.com held by more than 100 indi- Ownership: Privately held Ownership: Midcontinent Ownership: Susquehanna vidual shareholders, with the Homes passed: 274,237 Communications Media officers controlling ove- 35% Basic subscribes: 208,719 Homes passed: 362,500 Homes passed: 260,000 of the outstanding shares Basic penetration: 75.1% Basic subscribers: 205,000 Basic subscribers: 193,000 Homes passed: 409,000 Digital -ready homes _24,570 Basic penetration: 56.5% Basic penetration: 74.2% Basic subscribers: 248,000 Digital subs: 5,589 Digital -ready homes: 270,000 Digital -ready nomes: 188,000 Basic penetration: 61% Digital penetration: 4.5% Digital subs: 15,000 Digital subs: 24,000 Digital -ready homes: 165,000 High -speed Internet -ready Digital penetration: 5.5% Digital penetration: _2.8 °/° Digital subs: 17,000 homes: 124,57C High -speed Internet -ready High -speed Internet -ready

Digital penetration: 10 °/° High -speed Internet subs: homes: 200,000 homes: 147,000 High -speed Internet -ready 17,407 High -speed Internet subs: High -speed Internet subs: homes: N/A Internet penetration: 14% 13,500 10,000 High -speed Internet subs: Major clusters: Pittsburgh; Internet penetration: 6.75% Internet penetration: 5.8%

N/A Youngstown, Ohio Major clusters: Sioux Falls, Major clusters: York, P.3 ; Internet penetration: N/A S.D.; Bismarck, N. D., Rapid Williamsport, Fa. Major clusters: Texas, City -Black Hills, S.D. Northwest, Southeast

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120 5. Central Ave., Ste. 150 613 Third St. 28 W. Grand Ave. 1220 N. Main St. St. Lows. Mo. 63105 Palmerton, Pa. 18071 Montvale, N.J. 07645 Sikeston, Mont. 63801 314 -802 -2400 610 -826 -2552 201 -93C -9000 573- 472 -8200 www.mdr.net www.brctv.com Ownership: Private partnership www.galaxycable.com Ownership: Privately held Ownership: Pencor Services Inc. Homes passed: 277,535 Ownership: Farm Bureau Life Homes passed: 325,000 Homes passed: 184,000 Basic subscribers: 157,429 Insurance Co., T.A. Associates, Basic ; i scribers: 175.000 Basic subscribers: 170,000 Basic penetration: 56.7% Tom Gleason Basic eretration: 54% Basic penetration: 92% Digital -ready homes: 139,647 Homes passed: 327,393 Digital -ready homes: 212,000 Digital -ready homes: N/A Digital subs: 9,348 Basic subscribers: 151,141 Digital sibs: 16,000 Digital subs: 3500 Digital penetration: 6.7 °/° Basic penetration: 48%

Digital penetration: 7.5 °/e Digital penetration: N/A High -speed Internet -ready Digital -ready homes: 35,155 High -s2eF.d Internet -ready High -speed Internet -ready homes: 12,898 Digital subs: 4,776 homes: 150,000 homes: N/A High -speed Internet subs Digital penetration: 13.5 ° / High -speed Internet sibs: High -speed Internet subs: 181 High -speed Internet -ready 10,200 6,500 Internet penetration: 3.2% homes: 28,930

Internet penetration: 5.4 °/° Internet penetration: N/A Major trusters: Tharleston, High -speed Internet subs: Major clusters: Baltimore Major clusters: Stroudsburg, S.C.; Northern Minneapolis; 1,644 suburbs; Michigan (Lansing, Pa.; Lehighton, Pa. Hobbs, N.M.; Hannibal, Miss. Internet penetration: 5.7% Flint, Detroit corridor); metro, Major clusters: Oxford, Miss.; suburban and ex -urban Wilber, Neb.; Alma, Mont.; Seattle, suburban Portland, Graves County, Ky. Ore.; ex -urban Idaho

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increase in costs, can If it's business as usual, the level of the launch new services that spread revenue Willner will get top billing growth over multiple businesses. We have at cable's top organization the ability to build new business on the existing platform for relatively small incre- By Bill McConnell mental capital investments. That helps us The NCTA board picks a new chair - with political pressure by keeping rates man Wednesday, June 13, the closing relatively stable. day of its annual convention. NCTA custom would give the nod to current Vice Does product bundling really offer much Chairman Michael Willner, president and opportunity? After all, AT&T, once the CEO of Insight Communications. Insight most dedicated bundler, has backed away is the country's 10th -largest MSO, with from that strategy and is breaking the Insight's Michael Willner says cable needs to 1.5 million subscribers in Illinois, Indiana, innovate or "we're going to be slaughtered." company into separate parts. Kentucky, Ohio and Georgia. With the AT &T is still one of most aggressive opera- caveat that sometimes the board bucks needs to make additional investments in tors launching bundled products. And it's tradition and refuses to promote the vice the interactive digital environment. There dear that, once customers take a package chairman, the 49- year-old Willner recently are many young, under-funded companies of services, they will keep the relationship talked to BROADCASTING & CABLE that need financing in what today is a diffi- with a single company and single biller. Assistant Editor Bill McConnell about the cult market to obtain financing. Cable Customers also understand that buying issues confronting cable today and operators have to make huge economic multiple services will get them a bottom -of- NCTA's priorities. decisions to make investments on what bill discount they like. needs to happen. NCTA and the industry What are the biggest challenges facing must make Washington understand that Disney and other independent program- the cable industry right now? virtually all of the competition anticipated mers have asked the government to guar- It's important that we start acting competi- as a result of the 1996 Telecommunications antee carriage of their ITV services. Do tive as opposed to being complacent and Act has occurred, with the exception of the you worry that the ITV dispute is a har- relying solely on our core multichannel local phone loop. binger of future disputes between inte- business. If we don't innovate, we're going We're the only logical option to provide grated operators /programmers and stand- to be slaughtered. Once, cable was the only that competition. Too much tinkering with alone programmers? way people could get multichannel televi- the legislation will only disrupt progress. The notion that government should regu- sion. Today, customers all over the United We need to keep status quo and provide a late a business that barely exists is the most States have at least two choices and some- stable investment environment. absurd notion I've ever heard. This is times even more. exactly the same approach broadcasters DBS has gone from zero to 18% pene- You're asking Washington to give you the took on digital must -carry. If Disney wants tration in five years. We have a two -way benefit of the doubt on prospective busi- to come up with a product that makes platform that can do more things than ness, but how should the industry deal sense for cable operators to deliver, they other platforms. We need to exploit that with Capitol Hill frustration over continu- can come in and discuss it, just like they did with multiple products for video and al cable rate increases? when they launched Disney Channel. They voice, such as local phone services and All we can do is educate legislators that didn't get regulated into business; they cre- interactive television. our costs are not necessarily increasing in ated a product people wanted. Anybody line with the general rate of inflation. that comes to us with an idea that makes What should the cable industry and NCTA Double -digit increases in sports program- sense is going to get carriage. If you want do to promote new services? ming is our highest single external cost. carriage, deliver a product that cable oper- To develop new businesses, the industry Operators, to keep rate increases below ators will want to deliver.

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SPORTS BLACKOUT FOR OVERBUILDER RCN The FCC last week tossed out RCN's request that the agency force Cablevision to permit RCN to carry Fox Sports /NY and the Madison Square Garden Network, even though the networks are distributed terrestrially in the New York area. RCN argued that Cablevision ille- gally circumvented program-access rules, which require programming be offered to all multichannel Michael Copps (l) and Kathleen Abernathy joined the agency line -up on Thursday as scheduled. providers in a market when it is Kevin Martin has been confirmed, but a paperwork error postponed his taking office. transmitted to the local cable monopoly by satellite. The FCC said the programmers legitimately transmitted the coverage terrestri- ally to cable operators to offer a Two take seats "hyper- local" service.

CHEAP GOVERNMENT Television's pending $5.4 billion acquisition Abernathy, Copps are sworn in of MONEY FOR CABLE as new FCC commissioners Chris -Craft Inc. and its 10- station TV group. The federal government would The deal has been stalled, thanks to a 2 -2 split provide loans at 2% interest to along party lines of the previous commission. cable companies and other By Bill McConnell Unfortunately for the companies, a miscue with broadband providers that roll out FCC Chairman Michael Powell swore in the confirmation of incoming Republican Kevin services in markets with fewer than 20,000 people, according to two members of the FCC's new lineup Martin may further delay approval. a bill introduced by Sen. Byron last week, while the remaining new The previous Republican lineup, induding Dorgan (D- N.D.). Up to $3 billion commissioner's posting was mired in bungled Powell, wanted the deal approved on condition in loans would be available paperwork. that Fox parent News Corp. be required sell through Sept. 30, 2006. Reps. Republican Kathleen Abernathy and the New York Post only if the agency upholds Bart Stupak (D- Mich.) and Earl Democrat Michael Copps took the oath of the ban on crossownership of TV stations and Pomeroy (D -N.D.) sponsored sim- office May 31 in separate cere- newspapers in the same market. ilar legislation in the House. monies in Powell's office. Abernathy said last week that FCC RETAINS CAP "To be an active participant she's educating herself on the ON CABLE POLE RATES in the deliberations of the FCC deal now, but she wouldn't say Pending a decision by the U.S. as the telecommunications rev- how she's leaning. "The FCC Supreme Court next year, the FCC olution transforms our lives and should move on it, but that's all is delaying reconsideration of a remakes our world is a real I can say." pole -attachment -pricing formula privilege," said Copps follow- Following her swearing -in, for cable operators offering ing his induction. Abernathy Abernathy's private -sector expe- Internet services. With its price For now, Chairman Powell formula in effect at least until said she felt "a particular sense still faces a 2 -2 split on rience was on display when she the court's ruling, the FCC on of pride and responsibility" to crossownership rules. pledged to serve her "cus- May 25 also rejected Alabama be named to her post after hav- tomers," who, she explained, Power's bid to raise annual per - ing served as an adviser to former commis- include citizens, industry, trade and consumer pole rates for cable Internet sioners Sherrie Marshall and James Quello. groups and state telecommunications regula- providers from $7.47 to $38.81. A top priority on their mass -media and cable tors. "I truly value input from all sectors of my agendas will be getting up to speed on Fox customer base," said the former lobbyist for

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BroadBand Office Inc., US West and troversial because News Corp. already has Commissioner Gloria Tristani and former AirTouch Communications. an FCC waiver allowing it to own Commissioner Susan Ness, pushed for a As for her overall regulatory philosophy, WNYW(TV) New York and the Post. The specific divestiture date that would have Abernathy said the agency should be doubly Chris -Craft deal would add WWOR-TV to obligated News Corp. to sell the Post regard- careful to make sure government rules don't its Big Apple stable. And regulators won't less of the crossownership review's outcome. slow technological development. "I don't extend the existing waiver to a TV duopoly. Like Abernathy, Copps wouldn't say want to prevent or delay new products and The FCC is expected to consider drop- how he was leaning on the deal, but it's services from reaching consumers." ping the newspaper crossownership ban conceivable that, without Martin's vote, the The Fox/Chris -Craft deal, which awaits this summer, but that decision won't come Republican Powell may face another 2 -2 approval well beyond the FCC's self- for more than a year. party-line deadlock. Of the incoming com- imposed 180 -day review deadline, is con- Democrats on the previous panel, missioners, Martin, who served as an aide to former Commissioner Harold Furcht- gott-Roth and in the Bush presidential campaign, is viewed as the most opposed to ownership regulations. PROFIT BY ENGAGING THE MOST Like his rookie colleagues, Copps and POWERFUL SENSE OF ALL... Abernathy, Martin received Senate confir- mation May 25. He was expected to take THE SENSE OF CONNECTION. the vacant seat of former agency chairman William Kennard with them but, unfortu- nately, was approved only for his seat's next Listen... five -year term, which doesn't begin until to the leader with real -world experience. July 1. For Martin to take the seat before

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Convergence (and a former Discovery "Until now, watching television and Travel Channel executive), the :CRQ soft- using a computer have been disconnected WebWatch ware "listens" for four video frames of experiences," said John Miller, president of TV -NEWS SITES silence, which alerts it to be ready for the The NBC Agency, the network's in -house April 2001 audio cue in the following three frames. advertising/promotion division. "With Ranked according to average minutes The software translates the cue to instruct :CueTV, spent on the site we can build a bridge between Source: Jupiter Media Metrix Digital:Convergence servers throughout these two media and, at the same time, Avg. min. the country to display the related Web page reward loyal NBC viewers." Site spent Chg. on the consumer's PC. 1 CNBC.COM 51.2 -19.1% The NBCIQ sweepstakes questions, 2 CNN.COM 28.6 7.3% To participate in the sweepstakes, con- covering a range of NBC -related trivia, will 3 CNNFN.COM 27.7 -37.9% 4 FOXNEWS.COM 23.5 -19.6% sumers must obtain a free :CueTV kit, con- be a mixture of time -sensitive and basic 5 MSNBC.COM 22.2 2.7% taining a 20 -foot cable and :CRQ software, questions. Participants will have the 6 ABC NEWS' 13.5 -9.6% 7 BLOOMBERG.COM at a RadioShack retail location. As of May chance to win General Motors vehicles, 7.6 1.3% 8 WebFN.com NA 28, more than 50,000 peo- Compaq computers, All WWW 721.5 4.5% ple had acquired the kit, RCA 32 -inch TVs, DVD according to Feldman. A 'It's all about using players, magazine sub- CABLE -TV SITES wireless system is available scriptions and the Web to enhance one of five Avg. min. for use in houses where the grand prizes of 1 million Site spent Chg. the TV experience computer and TV are not - American Airline miles 1 ESPN' 70.2 -18.9% 2 CNBC.COM 51.2 -19.1% in the same room. No set - each. the opposite of what 3 BET.COM 45.3 -41.1% top box or fee is required. media NBCIQ is being pro- 4 CARTOONNETWORK.COM 34.3 9.9% companies 5 CNN.COM 28.6 Cues during morning, duced and hosted by Gold 7.3% 6 FOXNEWS.COM 23.5 -19.6% afternoon were talking and prime time about Pocket Interactive, and 7 MSNBC.COM 22.2 2.7% 8 ABC' promotional spots will Promosis Inc. is adminis- 20.5 -16.6% two years ago: 9 HGTV.COM direct viewers' computers 18.7 -8.0% tering the sweepstakes. 10 FOODTV.COM 17.5 14.9% --Ja y Feldman, a 11 NBC!' 15.9 -0.6% to Web page featuring Digital:Convergence "It's all about using the the NBCIQ trivia contest. 12 SCIFI.COM 13.5 3.7% Web to enhance the TV 13 CBS.COM SITES' 13.1 -22.1 °i° The first shows to use the technology dur- experience," Feldman says. "Which is the 14 WEATHER.COM 12.3 -3.3% 15 THEGOLFCHANNEL.COM 11.4 ing the sweepstakes will be NBC Nightly exact opposite of what media NA companies All WWW 721.5 4.5% News, Dateline NBC and selected sitcoms. were talking about two years ago." Cable/Network Universe 42.7 1.6% During NBC Nightly News, for example, Referring to the 50,000 people who went Average minutes spent The average total number viewers' Web browsers will automatically to RadioShack stores to pick up the of minutes spent on the Web site, channel or launch pages with further information :CueTV kit over the Memorial Day week- application during the month per visiting person. Represents an aggregation about a particular news segment. end, Kim Reed, an NBC spokesman, notes of commonly owned /branded domain names. For viewers who play along on their that "we find the number to be very Chg.: Change from March 2001 to April 2001. -Statistically insignificant PC in the same mode as the cue appears, impressive. It shows that the potential is traffic. Note: Sites categorized by BROADCASTING & CABLE. six instant prizes will be offered in each of there and we plan to monitor the participa- NA: Comparison with previous month not available. the three broadcast zones on each day of tion very closely as we get through the con- NC: No change from March 2001 to April 2001. Sample size: More than 60,000 nationwide. the contest. test dates."

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building the network's Web site. "The biggest challenge at Applying Lear's lesson VH1.com," he says, "was to get people at the network to under- VH1's programming chief looks to serve the audience online and on -air stand that what we were going to build was a Web site first and a After six years of toiling for Late Night With David channel- marketing site second." Letterman, Fred Graver thought he knew how to create The Net has revitalized VH1's good television. But it wasn't until he worked for core TV audience of adult music Norman Lear's failed comedy Sunday Dinner that he fans, according to Graver. He learned the key to great television: playing to the audience. wants VH1's programming to Ten years later, VH1's new executive vice president of program- speak to their renewed, contem- ming says Lear's lessons are still the most valuable. porary interests. "Our audience "Sometimes when people are programming, they say, 'We're is still connected to music, still doing this for ratings, or for a trend, or for our branding and pack- passionate, still curious. We have aging.'" Graver observes. "All of those are important, but, ultimate- two tools to serve the audience, ly, you have to come back and ask: What does the audience see ?" and we'll be looking at what they In May, VH1 President John Sykes tapped Graver, who most need online and on -air." recently was executive producer of VH1's Web sites, to bring his Fred Graver Graver points to last intense audience focus to VH1's television side. Executive vice president, November's My VH1 Music "Being at VH1 is like working at the record store in High programming, VH1 Awards as a model for conver- Fidelity," says Graver, a self- described music fanatic. gence. The program bucked the B. Nov. 11, 1954; Quebec; B.A., model for awards shows, giving American studies and English, VH1.com users the chance to U. of Notre Dame, 1976; editor, Graver didn't begin his career to work on her experiment. select the award categories, the Simon & Schuster Pocket Books, in music in His here all these brilliant artists and the winners online or programming. "So are 1976 -80; editor /writer, National roots are in writing, first at guys from MIT and Stanford Lampoon, 1980 -84; writer /pro- months before the broadcast. National Lampoon magazine and and some of the people who ducer, Late Night With David The result: quirky awards ( "Your later on hit TV shows Late Night had just built the Macintosh Letterman, 1984 -90; writer /pro- Song Kicked Ass But Was Played With David Letterman, Cheers interface," says Graver, who ducer, Act III Productions, 1990- Too Damn Much" award), new and In Living Color. majored in American studies 91; writer /producer, In Living categories ( "Double Threat" "After 15 years on the other and English at University of Color, 1991 -93; writer /producer, Musicians/Actors award) and side of the desk, pitching to Notre Dame. "I was the comic Cheers, 1993 -95; executive pro- strong ratings (152 million view- ducer, The Jon Stewart Show people, working for program- relief. I was joke boy." ers tuned in during seven broad- (Paramount), 1995 -96; execu- ming execs and working for Graver's contributions were casts, plus 24,000 unique visitors tive producer, Disney -ABC Cable, channels and studios," he notes, far from comical. He spent two to VH1.com on premiere night). 1997 -99; senior vice president, "I know what it takes to get the years designing interactive pro- He promises to continue pop- VH1.com and the VH1 Group of gramming would ular VH1 shows, such as Behind best out of creative people." that connect M1Vi, 1999 -2001; current posi- Graver was a free -lance Disney's online and on -air the Music and Storytellers, while i tion since May; m. Betsy, June writer in New York when he properties. His team created a 24, 1990; children: Harry (9) his team ferrets out new ideas. met Gerry Layboume, current four -hour weekend block for "The challenge," he ob- chairman and CEO of Oxygen the Disney Channel that sent Graver craved a full-time serves, "is to find new ways to Media. Layboume was at kids back and forth between New York position. In New show performance, new ways Disney at the time, laboring on the TV and the computer - York, he learned, there were to show videos, and more ways new ways to integrate television and ultimately become the cable nets ripe for Internet to get the artist and the audi- and computers for children. foundation for most of the development, and he landed at ence closer together." Graver jumped at the chance channel's weekend schedule. VH1 in 1999, charged with -Allison Romano

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CANNERS TV GROUP William McGorry/Stetoe VP/212- 463.6543 Lawrence Oliver/VP and GROUP Pausal/212-463-6544 Marianne Paskowski/GRour EDITORIAL Dutctoe /212.463 -6581 Carol Jordan /GROUP (Rpm Emtoe /212463 -6582 The real prim Powell? William Knight /GIOur DESIGN DIAEciou /212 -463 -6512 DITORIAL /NEW You When the FCC released its compendium of broadcast indecency actions, we were a bit wor- Harry A. lessen/Eoltoe te Cotir /212- 337.6964 P.J. Bednarski /EOIIOI/212- 337 -6965 ried. It was, in essence, a guidebook for filing indecency complaints. We feared it would Stephen McClellan /DEPUn Eottoe /212.337 -7023 John M. Higgins /Duan Tottos /212- 337 -7024 encourage anti-indecency zealots to once again begin flooding the FCC with complaints Satan Oualtrough /MANAGING Eonos /212463 -6432 Ken Kerschbaumer /ASStstaet MANAGING Eotroe/212.337 -7011 about raunchy radio personalities, vulgar lyrics and too little left to the imagination on prime Michael Grottieelli /SENIOR Eaton /518. 893.3329 Richard Tedesco /Assouan Emtoa/212.337 -7025 time TV. We have no evidence that that flood has yet occurred. But we do have our first piece Allison Romano/Sun Wenu /212 -337 -7027 part of Beatrice Williams -Rude /Con EDtroe /212.337 -7140 of evidence that Chairman Michael Powell may consider anti -indecency enforcement Nadia Crocs /Con EonoR/212- 337.7143 P. Minor Alleym /Emmaus Assuran7/212-337.7141 his mandate. Gerard Flynn /EmtaIAL INtEaii /212-337 -7147 Last Friday, the FCC tentatively fined Citadel's KKMG(FM) Pueblo, Colo., $7,000 for air- DESIGN /NEW You Todd J. Gast/ART Dntcroe /212.337 -7017 ing Eminem's "The Real Slim Shady" even though the station played a version in which all the Miguel Romero /Asstsuut Ait DtRECrot /212.337 -7144 version of EDJTORIAL/WASNINOTOB dirty words had been bleeped out. The FCC offered little justification: "The edited Donald V. West/Emme AT BARGE /202- 463-3701 EDltoe /202 -463.3712 In this regard, a portion of the John S. Eggerten /DEPUn the song contains unmistakable offensive sexual references. Dan Trigoboff / SENOR Eonoe/301 -260.0923 appear intended to Paige Albinlak /Asststaut Eottoe/202 -463.3708 lyrics contains sexual references in conjunction with sexual expletives that sut McConnell/Assisi., Eonoi/202463 -3706 have been working overtime on that language. Kim McAvoy /Cold ismuG EoIIOR/540-341 -4234 pander and shock." The bureaucrats must Elizabeth A. Rathbun/Communes Eonoe /202463 -3709 Doris Kelly/Wks MANSGER /202 -463.3711 What is particularly disturbing about this case is that the song was a big hit for the popu- EDITORIAL /LOS ANGELES lar rapper. The album including the song won three Grammies. If KKMG is guilty, so are Joe Schl /BUlEAU Cow/323-5494111 Susanne N. Ault /Staff WRtttu /323- 965 -5361 it will get your hundreds (thousands ?) of other stations that played it. Presumably, all take to BIMERnsINg/NEw You /Assault Puestsnn /212- 337 -6961 is to FCC a recording or transcript. Denise O'Connor local station in trouble for playing it send the Rob Payne/Newest SALES DEVELOPMENT NANALci /212. 337-7022 hope that this action is not an opening blow in another war on YvoaN. Pettus /REGIONAL SALES MANAGEe /212- 337 -6945 At this point, we can only Michael Farina /REGIONAL SALES MAaaGER/212. 337 -6941 indecency. The last ended when the voters turned out George Bush Sr. and his Teika grown /SALts Cooeoteatou/212- 337 -6940 broadcast Dana lwltt /MRBxtttnG SERVICES Di tctoi /212.463 -6546 FCC chairman, Al Sikes, in 1993. But before it was over, many broadcasters had been stung Georgina Sculco /ART DIR.,CMAtIVE SERVICES/212 -337.7154 Mu line Mitas /Creative Copywriter/212.337 -7047 by fines and black marks on their broadcast licenses. 8DYERnsIfR /Los ANGELES Orcutt/AnntensuG Ducaot/323- 549.4114 a pro- Marcia Like a lot of other policymakers in Washington, Powell talks a lot about what strong Eric Los / SaLES CooemNAtos /323 -5494113 interfere with Chuck Bolkcom /Dutctoi OF TECNNOIOGY AOYRBTISING ponent of the First Amendment he is and how he would never do anything to 775. 852.1290; Fax 775.852-1291; email: [email protected] rights. We now have to question whether he means what he says. MYERTISINÇ /ASIA broadcasters' free -speech Yoked Media Inc. /Masayuki Hadhara He just effectively banned a popular song from the airwaves because he and a few others 81-66956 -1125; Fax 81.66956 -5015 song ELAJSIFIED ADYERTISINR/NEWTON. MASS running the FCC these days don't like it. Here's a worse thought: He banned the Kristin Parker /ACCOUNT ExtcurIYE /866.258 -1075 Neil Andrews/Arrow EBcunvE /866- 258 -1075 because the White House doesn't like it. 275 Washington St., Newton. Mass. 02458: Fax 617 -630 -3955 went after over -the -air smut, he would argue that he was only doing his job, When Sikes Sandy Friedman /SPEmm EVENTS Cooeouaroe /212 -463.6740 applying the law and responding to complaints. Powell may take the same rhetorical tack. Steve Labunski /SeEmu EVENTS Skits /212 -889.6716 PRODUCTION/NEW You But we've been writing this page long enough to know that indecency enforcement is dis- Luis Mendes /Peooualas NANAGU /212463 -6524 Farrah Aponte/Noontime Assisi/m /212- 463.6571 final days. Sikes went after it. Reed cretionary. Mark Fowler ignored indecency up to his CIRCULATION /NEW YORK Muette /212- 337 -7080 Hundt and Bill Kennard paid it no mind. John LAMarca/Ctncuunos SUBSCRIPTIONS /DELIVERY In `The Real Slim Shady," Eminen rambles all over the place in an apparent effort to BIOAaASTIt 8 WU: 800 -554 -5729 Online Customer Service: www.pubsenice.com offend as many folks as he can. "Sometimes," he sings. "I wanna get on TV and just let loose BROADCASTING 8 Cou YEARBOOK: 800 -521.8110 Custom 800-563-9056, TV Fan: 800-554-5729 he may not be able but can't, but it's cool for Tom Green to hump a dead moose." After this, USTS/REPRINTS Jtrr Monism /List Rtaum /847- 390 -2333 to get on the radio. 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