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Articles in March, 1995 issue of Multichannel News

• The BARB barometer. (Broadcasters' Audience Research Board Ltd.)
  by Mahoney, William
• AOL gets $150M stake from Bertelsmann AG. (America Online Inc.)
  by Gibbons, Kent
• FBI arrests pirates; might be inside job. (cable TV pirates)
  by Estrella, Joe
• Programming takes political right turn. (politics and cable TV) (Cover Story)
  by Katz, Richard
• ADSL advocates tout major tech advances. (asymmetrical digital subscriber line)
  by Dawson, Fred
• 95 rounds later, Sprint cable leads PCS auction. (WirelessCo L.P.; personal communications services)
  by Gibbons, Kent
• Cable group captures 29 PCS licenses. (WirelessCo. L.P.; personal communications services)
  by Gibbons, Kent
• Crash impact: fallout from the recent spate of satellite crashes ranges far and wide.
  by Williams, Martyn
• Bullish on business. (financial news channels)
  by Stilson, Janet
• The SNET guys could stop to check the TV. (Southern New England Telephone Co.)
• Calif. telco competition picture remains murky.
  by Dawson, Fred
• Cable foes fight video provider fee in Illinois.
  by Estrella, Joe
• Station sells zoned ads on its cable news net. (KFSM-TV)
  by Moss, Linda
• Dueling telecom measures compete in Tennessee.
  by Estrella, Joe
• Lightwave leaps lead OFC show. (multiwavelength lightwave technology; Conference on Optical Fiber Communications)
  by Dawson, Fred
• Programming Dover: VIPs shake heads at costs. (Bell Atlantic Corp.'s broadband network in Dover Township, New Jersey)
  by Gibbons, Kent
• Competition in Great Britain? (new multichannel telecommunications system)
  by Falkus, David H.
• Senate panel puts Viacom sale in peril. (Viacom Inc.)
  by Hearn, Ted
• Cable's Web pages don't catch much. (cable TV broadcasters' advertising on World Wide Web)
  by Gibbons, Kent
• NCTA's Anstrom, Bell Atlantic exchange VDT barbs. (National Cable Television Association president Decker Anstrom; Bell Atlantic Corp.; video dialtone)
  by Hearn, Ted
• Titan custom-'Tayloring' latest wrestlemania. (TitanSports Inc.; Lawrence Taylor)
  by Umstead, R. Thomas
• Cable operators & SW Bell duke it out in Missouri. (Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.)
  by Estrella, Joe
• Indonesia's TV jungle. (Industry Overview)
  by Davies, Simon Twiston
• ADC, Time Warner Comm. site lessons learned. (ADC Telecommunications Inc.; Time Warner Communications)
  by Ellis, Leslie
• Overbuilder FPL finally sells out. (FPL Group Inc.)
  by Higgins, John M.
• Three Baby Bells issue set-top RFP. (Regional Bell Holding Companies; request for proposals)
  by Ellis, Leslie
• Chipmaker boasts improved IC for voice, data. (Analog Devices Inc.; integrated circuit)
  by Dawson, Fred
• Gingrich-ME U flap draws differing views. (House Speaker Newt Gingrich; Mind Extension University)
  by Kaut, David
• Networks on hold still hoping for '95 launch. (cable TV networks)
  by Katz, Richard
• Buoyant DBS companies go on marketing blitzes. (direct broadcast satellite TV)
  by Haugsted, Linda
• Intra-LATA parity remains bone of contention.
  by Hearn, Ted
• Jones begins buy-out binge with Augusta system. (Jones Intercable Inc.; Augusta, Georgia)
  by Estrella, Joe
• Ops court local advertisers with O.J. trial. (multiple-systems operators; O.J. Simpson murder trial)
  by Moss, Linda
• Nynex mounts $636M British public offering. (NYNEX Cablecomms Ltd.)
  by Mahoney, William
• Use your turn signals or you'll wind up on TV.
  by Coleman, Randall
• Canadian telcos press cable strategy. (telephone companies)
  by Careless, James
• IFE hires Thomopolous as programming czar. (International Family Entertainment Inc.; Tony Thomopolous)
  by Katz, Richard
• Ovation Network wants to create own arts identity. (OVATION Inc.)
  by Granger, Rod
• Siemens takes on expanded S-A telephony role. (Siemens Stromberg Carlson; Scientific Atlanta Inc.)
  by Dawson, Fred
• BellSouth chooses CableData for interactive trial. (BellSouth Corp.; U.S. Computer Services)
  by Ellis, Leslie
• Despite political ouster, Thai TV king wields clout. (Thaksin Shinawatra)
  by Pruzin, Daniel
• BARB-ed remarks. (Broadcasters' Audience Research Board Ltd.)
  by Mahoney, William
• America's Talking expands programming on weekends. (Consumer News and Business Channel Partnership's America's Talking channel)
  by Katz, Richard
• Clinton joins Voices Vs. Violence Week. (President Bill Clinton)
  by Katz, Richard
• System swap game not an easy one to play.
  by Higgins, John M.
• Sammons auction irks losing bidders. (Sammons Communications Inc.)
  by Higgins, John M.
• Cable nets capture new ad dollars with Simpson. (cable TV networks; O.J. Simpson murder trial)
  by Moss, Linda
• Small ops seek Emergency System exemption. (multiple-systems operators; Emergency Alert System)
  by Kaut, David
• Castro Valley: what's hot, what's not. (Viacom Cable's Castro Valley, California technology test site)
  by Ellis, Leslie
• Sega, others eye narrowband for interactivity. (Sega Channel)
  by Levine, Martin
• DBS companies ready interactive technology. (direct broadcast satellite TV)
  by Levine, Martin
• February PPV movies no bonanza for operators. (pay-per-view TV)
  by Umstead, R. Thomas
• TCI's J.C. Sparkman retires. (Tele-Communications Inc.)
  by Higgins, John M.
• Showtime preps layoffs; Cox resigns. (Showtime Networks Inc.; Winston H. Cox)
  by Katz, Richard
• Canadian co. AlphaStar joins crowded DBS field. (direct broadcast satellite TV)
  by Gibbons, Kent
• Cable claims gains in February sweeps. (basic cable TV broadcasters)
  by Katz, Richard
• TVKO, HBO set ambitious PPV boxing schedule. (TVKO Div.; Home Box Office; pay-per-view TV)
  by Umstead, R. Thomas
• Cable-backed Illinois bill draws Ameritech attack. (cable TV broadcasters)
  by Haugsted, Linda
• Pirate peace. (subscription television piracy) (World Watch)
  by Stilson, Janet
• UIH builds a foundation for an Asian empire. (United International Holdings Inc.)
  by Davies, Simon Twiston
• Cable will surpass telcos on fiber. (cable TV broadcasters; telephone companies; fiber optics cable)
  by Ellis, Leslie
• NCTA points to telecom progress in several states. (National Cable Television Association)
  by Hearn, Ted
• Anti-Murdoch group forms in U.K. (Rupert Murdoch)
  by Mahoney, William
• CTAM 'pulse' report examines upsales activity. (Cable Television Administration and Marketing Society)
  by Granger, Rod
• Clinton official makes push vs. relaxing rates. (Assistant Secretary of Commerce Larry Irving; cable TV rate regulation)
  by Hearn, Ted
• Time Warner confirms Tellabs trial in Rochester. (Time Warner Communications; Tellabs Operations Inc.; Rochester, New York)
  by Ellis, Leslie
• Gore pursues dereg at G7 summit. (Vice President Albert Gore Jr.; telecommunications deregulation; Group of Seven)
  by Mahoney, William
• Closed-circuit telecasts ... the future of boxing? (Another View)
  by Umstead, R. Thomas
• TCI overhauls its buying operation. (Tele-Communications Inc.)
  by Ellis, Leslie
• Advertising in a bonkers television world.
  by Scheck, Eric
• Utah opens telcos to competition. (telephone companies)
  by Estrella, Joe
• Cash crunch puts squeeze on new wireless operator. (American Wireless Systems Inc.)
  by Higgins, John M.
• Chronicle OKs $570M cable deal with TCI. (Chronicle Publishing Co.; Tele-Communications Inc.)
  by Higgins, John M.
• Bell Labs boasts cheaper all-optical network. (AT and T Bell Laboratories Inc.)
  by Dawson, Fred
• Teach your children: partnerships for the Information Age.
  by Kamil, Bobbi
• The digital dance. (digital broadcasting)
  by Ellis, Leslie
• CableLabs IDs two roads to telecom business. (Cable Television Laboratories Inc.)
  by Wells, Robert
• New media ad summit draws mixed reaction.
  by Moss, Linda
• UPS, FedEx question 'on-time' advertising. (United Parcel Service of America Inc.; Federal Express Corp.)
  by Hearn, Ted
• MTV Europe finally encrypts, adds new services. (MTV Networks Europe Inc.)
  by Mahoney, William

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