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Articles in January, 1993 issue of Multichannel News

• C-COR WDM test is good, bad news. (C-COR Electronics Inc.; wave-division multiplexers)
  by Kim, Gary
• Leading wireless co. invading Houston. (People's Choice TV Inc.)
  by Dawson, Fred
• Ops try pay-per-weekend, other plans. (cable operators) (Trial-and-error Key for Pay Revival)
  by Mitchell, Kim
• HBO ACEs other nets. (Home Box Office Inc., networks, 1993 ACE Awards)
  by Mitchell, Kim
• Conn. firm hopes device gets good reception. (Stamford, Connecticut-based Intelvideo marketing equipment to repair off-air reception problems)
  by Kim, Gary
• House panel takes up telecom policy. (telecommunications subcommittee to examine role of federal government in development of information infrastructure)
  by Aversa, Jeannine
• More jobs, not awards. (cable system management should invest in creating more jobs) (Perspective) (Editorial)
  by Paskowski, Marianne
• Co-ops will go through many changes, challenges in '93. (cable television industry) (Industry Overview)
  by Haugsted, Linda
• HBO to upgrade descrambler system. (Home Box Office Inc.)
  by Kim, Gary
• Televisa S.A. reconstructs United States media empire. (Pan American Satellite Corp.)
  by Stilson, Janet
• Euro Sports Networks merge to cut losses. (Eurosport; European Sports Network)(includes related article)
  by Stilson, Janet
• Cable urges narrow interpretation of buy-through provisions. (cable television broadcasting companies)
  by Thompson, Rachel W.
• Too high for MSOs' highs? (financial analysts feel stock prices of multiple system operators may be too high)
  by Higgins, John M.
• And, it was written, on the second day Barry rested. (QVC Inc. Network Chairman Barry Diller and others)
  by Mitchell, Kim
• All-news nets create joint advertising package. (five cable news channels in Northeast offering package advertising deal)
  by Moss, Linda
• Net non-dupe rules come under attack. (National Cable Television Association petitioned federal government not to permit broadcast stations selecting retransmission consent to assert their network non-duplication rights)
  by Aversa, Jeannine
• Irish MSO asks OK to sell ads. (multiple system operator Cablelink seeking permission to sell advertising)
  by Grantham, Bill
• Turner revs up 1993 promos for local ads. (Turner Broadcasting System Inc.)
  by Moss, Linda
• Suburban Memphis deal wins local approvals. (Memphis Cablevision)
  by Salomon, Alan
• Programming stocks outpace MSOs for the year. (multisystem systems operators) (Industry Overview)
  by Higgins, John M.
• NCTA to review PR, ad campaigns. (National Cable Television Association)
  by Aversa, Jeannine
• Cable, consumers praise rate survey. (cable television)
  by Aversa, Jeannine
• Wireless operators receive money, but find it scarce. (wireless cable operators financing)
  by Higgins, John M.
• Cooke: DBS just any deal. (John Cooke, direct broadcast satellite, Disney Channel-DirecTv Inc. cable affiliate agreement)
  by Thompson, Rachel W.
• KBL names two national spot directors. (KBL-TV Inc.; Thomas Cahill, Ken North)
  by Moss, Linda
• Shopping net insiders make millions on rally. (QVC Network executives make millions of dollars selling network securities)
  by Higgins, John
• CableACE Awards show cable's strength. (Forum ) (Column)
  by Dwyer, Arthur A.
• Media General may lease I-net spectrum for cellular. (Media General Cable)
  by Haugsted, Linda
• Cable gains in sweeps; broadcast slips. (cable television; broadcast networks) (Industry Overview)
• Infrastructure semantics. (The Cutting Edge) (Column)
  by Kim, Gary
• FCC releases rules on program access.
  by Aversa, Jeannine
• StarNet plans April rollout for AdStar. (StarNet Corp.'s spot-ad delivery system)
  by Moss, Linda
• Who's in charge at Reiss Media? (Reiss Media Enterprises Inc.)
  by Umstead, R. Thomas
• Cable nets to look for co-productions at NATPE. (National Association of Television Program Executives)
  by Granger, Rod
• Cable, cities disagree on standards. (cable television broadcasters)
  by Aversa, Jeannine
• Who will pay the toll on spot highway in sky? (cable television advertising) (Industry Overview)
  by Moss, Linda
• NJ Bell gets $1.5B fiber nod. (New Jersey Bell Telephone Co.)
  by Thompson, Rachel W.
• Request names Laxar to programming post. (Request Television Inc.; Phil Laxar)
  by Umstead, R. Thomas
• Tampa Bay man pushes for News Channel. (Stuart Arnold plans Tampa Bay News Channel)
  by Boyle, Bob
• Request, WWF reach carriage agreement. (Request Television Inc.; World Wrestling Federation)
  by Umstead, R. Thomas
• No quick changes seen after Ross' death. (Time Warner Inc. Chairman Steven J. Ross)
  by Thompson, Rachel W.
• USA to air CBS's Amy Fisher Telefilm. (USA Network)
  by Granger, Rod
• Cable gets respect from critics. (Television Critics Association issues favorable reports on cable television broadcasting industry programming)
  by Mitchell, Kim
• CTAM to make database better, cheaper & faster. (Cable Television Administration & Marketing Society streamlining its marketing database)
  by Haugsted, Linda
• FCC shops for answers. (regulations on home shopping)
  by Farnsworth, Steve
• 'Twin Peaks' part of new Bravo plan. (Bravo Cable Network)
  by Granger, Rod
• Battle between Time Warner, Sunshine heads to court. (Time Warner Inc.; Sunshine Network)
  by Umstead, R. Thomas
• Disney doesn't sweat HBO/Showtime campaign. (Walr Disney Co. Walt Disney Studios; Home Box Office Inc; Showtime Entertainment Inc.)
  by Mitchell, Kim
• Universal: no talks with Request. (MCA Inc. Universal Pay Television Division; Request Television Inc.)
  by Umstead, R. Thomas
• Federal judge denies relief from cable act. (Thomas Penfield Jackson)
  by Aversa, Jeannine
• Time Warner bumps Travel in NYC. (Time Warner Inc. New York City Cable Group drops Travel Channel)
  by Granger, Rod
• FCC's rate rules hold few surprises for cable industry.
  by Aversa, Jeannine
• Brits cautious at Nick-BSkyB deal. (British Sky Broadcasting PLC; Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite)
  by Stilson, Janet
• Western Comm. trims its sails; drops NCTA & CATA memberships. (Western Communications Inc.; National Cable Television Association; Community Antenna Television Association)
  by Thompson, Rachel W.
• CAB advertising campaign debuts on ACE awards. (Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau; CableAce Awards)
  by Moss, Linda
• Carson City, TCI in Access Squabble. (TCI Cablevision Inc.)
  by Mitchell, Kim
• Stockholder sues Speer, Home Shopping Network. (Roy Speer; Home Shopping Network Inc.)
  by Boyle, Bob
• QVC's Diller sees a diamond in the rough. (Barry Diller, chief executive officer and president of QVC Network Inc.) (Interview)
  by Higgins, John
• Time closes Viacom system buy. (Time Warner Entertainment; Viacom Inc.)
• NCTA studies violence on TV. (National Cable Television Association studying possibility of establishing voluntary guidelines for limiting violence on cable television)
  by Mitchell, Kim
• It's 'schmooze or lose' time at the MTV Inaugural Ball. (MTV Network Inc.'s first inaugural ball may exemplify generational change ushered in by election of President Bill Clinton)
  by Aversa, Jeannine
• In Glasgow (Ky.), the accent's on competition. (competition between cable services)
  by Granger, Rod
• NatWest funding gives a boost to U.K. cable. (NatWest Capital Markets Ltd. to fund Jones Cable Group of Leeds' franchise in Leeds, United Kingdom)
  by Raheja, Anjna
• New software pinpoints best digital audio prospects. (Strategic Marketing and Research Team developed software helps cable operators locate commercial customers for digital music)
  by Haugsted, Linda
• Sci-Fi documents 11M subs. (Sci-Fi Channel Inc. releases audited list of affiliates showing 11 million subscribers)
  by Mitchell, Kim
• SCTE looks at new technology. (Society of Cable Television Engineers)
  by Kim, Gary
• Consolidation, new frontiers ahead overseas. (cable television broadcasting) (Industry Overview)
  by Stilson, Janet
• TCI ups '93 capital spending to $750M. (Tele-Communications Inc.)
  by Dawson, Fred
• NCTA backs local, regional PCS licensing scheme. (National Cable Television Association; personal communications services)
  by Aversa, Jeannine
• Cable's off-net game to improve, say experts. (cable television) (Industry Overview)
  by Granger, Rod
• NCTA allots $10M for PR; focus will change. (National Cable Television Association allocates financing for public relations program)
  by Aversa, Jeannine
• Meisel takes on Russia for TBS. (TV6 Moscow Director of Operations Farrel Meisel aiding Turner Broadcasting System's Moscow, Russia, station retransmit to other parts of the country)
  by Stilson, Janet
• Miami ops benefit from newspaper turf wars. (Miami, Florida, cable operators; Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel News and Miami Herald to begin publishing cable guides)
  by Haugsted, Linda
• TCI paints rosy picture of VCTV revenues for analysis. (Tele-Communications Inc. reports high profit potential for near-video-on-demand)
  by Higgins, John M.
• A.C. Nielsen buys AdExpress SpotCable software. (Nielsen Media Research buys spot cable software system from AdExpress Co. for resale to advertising agencies)
  by Moss, Linda
• Two certainties in the states: telcos and taxes. (telephone companies) (Industry Overview)
  by Thompson, Rachel W.
• David Fellows to join Continental Cablevision.
  by Kim, Gary
• QVC, KYW go on a shopping spree together. (QVC Network Inc.; television station KYW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  by Alexander, Randy
• Will lull follow deal rush? (systems package deals in the cable television broadcasting industry)
  by Higgins, John M.
• Talks for Lewis-Bowe bout go down to the wire. (Lennox Lewis-Riddick Bowe heavyweight boxing unification bout)
  by Umstead, R. Thomas

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