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Articles in March, 1997 issue of Multichannel News

• 'Classic' fight shaping up. (American Sports Classics; Classic Sports Network)
  by Paikert, Charles
• Cable puts on brave face amid worries. (cable television broadcasting industry)(Industry Overview)
  by Higgins, John M.
• MCI unveils rural broadband-distribution. (MCI Communications Corp.)
  by Gibbons, Kent
• BellSouth takes on New Orleans. (enters cable television industry)
  by Gibbons, Kent
• Knowledge TV tries to educate operators.
  by Paikert, Charles
• TCI Satellite launch scrubbed three times. (TCI Satellite Entertainment Inc.)
  by Gibbons, Kent
• Independent Film Channel to bankroll films.
  by Gibbons, Kent
• MTVN soars, Blockbuster sags at Viacom. (MTV Networks; Blockbuster Entertainment)
  by Higgins, John M.
• Execs expect technology to spark ad sales. (local cable television advertising)
  by Moss, Linda
• Showtime pumps up the volume - is it enough? (Showtime Networks Inc.)
  by Katz, Richard
• Closed-captioning costs could sock cable.
  by Hearn, Ted
• Appeals court clears NextLevel from injunction. (NextLevel Communications)
  by Ellis, Leslie
• CLECs, including MSOs, growing and switching. (competitive local exchange carriers; multiple systems operators)
  by Gibbons, Kent
• Notebaert: we're 'committed' to cable. (Ameritech Corp. Chairman Richard Notebaert)(Interview)
• Competition rains on TCI in Seattle. (Tele-Communications Inc.)
  by Waltner, Charles
• SNET offers 80 cable channels in Conn. (Southern New England Telecommunications Corp.)
  by Gibbons, Kent
• Vocal about local: at SBCA, DBS execs focus on off-air signals. (Satellite Broadcasting aand Communications Association conference; direct broadcast satellite)
  by Gibbons, Kent
• IndeNet selling Channelmatic to Swedish group. (Local Insertion Media Technology AB)
  by Higgins, John M.
• 'Call Dr. Kevorkian' time? (American Sky Broadcasting Inc. to buy 50% of EchoStar Communications Corp.)
  by Haugsted, Linda
• Cable ratings rise against February sweeps. (basic cable-television services)(Industry Overview)
  by Katz, Richard
• Indiana cable ops fight telecom bill. (cable-television system operators)
  by Estrella, Joe
• Trials on trial: what companies don't say. (excerpt from A. Michael Noll's 'Highway of Dreams: A Critical View Along the Information Superhighway')
• Blues ditch PPV for cable-broadcast deal. (St. Louis Blues; pay-per-view)
  by Kramer, Staci D.
• For more subs, loyalty has its rewards. (cable television broadcasting's marketing strategy)
  by Haugsted, Linda
• Cablevision buying ITT's MSG stake. (Cablevision Systems Corp.; Madison Square Garden)
• Digital, policy will drive show. (National Cable Television Association show in New Orleans, LA)
  by Ellis, Leslie
• NetHold alliance with Tele Danmark aids Telenor.
  by O'Dwyer, Gerard
• SRI's bad news: Turner won't get 'SMART.' (Turner Broadcasting Sales Inc.; Systems for Measuring and Reporting Television)
  by Moss, Linda
• N.C interconnect grants SeaChange $6M deal. (North Carolina; SeaChange International Inc.)
  by Moss, Linda
• Partnerships drive cable marketing deals.(Industry Overview)
  by Mehler, Mark
• New money madness? Three big players stalk system deal. (cable television broadcasting industry)
  by Higgins, John M.
• Ops prepare for national sports battle.
  by Umstead, R. Thomas
• McCain hot to hold hearings. (Sen. John McCain on telecommunications law)(Interview)
• Ops give more weight to local shows. (cable operators)
  by Paikert, Charles
• Comcast debuts new credit card in Philly. (Comcast Cable Communications; Comcast Rewards Visa Card)
  by Paikert, Charles
• Ops, vendors close in on encryption standard. (cable TV operators and digital set-top vendors; encryption of digital video systems)(Broadband Week)
  by Ellis, Leslie
• Smart antennas move to wireless forefront.(Broadband Week)
  by Dawson, Fred
• Competition gets Jones' attention in Ill. (Jones Intercable Inc.)
  by Paikert, Charles
• Start-ups hit Discovery Networks' profits.
  by Higgins, John M.
• New telecom bill could be on table in six months.
  by Hearn, Ted
• Hindery moves fast; Clouston over, Marshall out at TCI. (Tele-Communications Inc. Pres. Leo Hindery fires Brendan Clouston and Barry Marshall)
  by Higgins, John M.
• The world according to USA's Koplovitz. (interview with USA Networks Chairman Kay Koplovitz)(Interview)
  by Higgins, John M.
• CBS TeleNoticias launching U.S. net March 17.
  by Moss, Linda
• NetHold, Telenor form new Nordic alliance. (Nethold B.V./Canal Plus)
  by O'Dwyer, Gerard
• Murdoch's laundry list. (News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch)
  by Paskowski, Marianne
• Warning goes to PCS industry: you might be missing the boat. (personal communications services)
  by Dawson, Fred
• Financiers: cable needs performance.
  by Higgins, John M.
• Early modem pitch proves to be tricky.
  by Paikert, Charles
• Ops fret over cities' demands. (renewal of cable television service contracts)
  by Gibbons, Kent
• Cable modems pass 2M mark; MSOs turn to next phase.
  by Dawson, Fred
• Some ops PEG hopes on local programming. (public, educational and government access to cable television)
  by Estrella, Joe
• Local utilities, cable vie for customers.
  by Estrella, Joe
• S-A wins $25M judgment vs. pirate. (Scientific Atlanta Inc.; Jeffrey Fenley)
  by Haugsted, Linda
• Small ops to fight Murdoch, EchoStar deal. (merger of American Sky Broadcasting Inc. with EchoStar Communications Corp.)
  by Hearn, Ted
• TV stations will get free digital licenses. (6 MHz airwave share)
  by Hearn, Ted
• U S West building fiber to curb in Arizona.
  by Ellis, Leslie
• On second thought: TCI's Hindery undoing many of MSO's moves. (Tele-Communications Inc. Pres. Leo Hindery; multisystem operator)
  by Higgins, John M.
• Boulder investigates muni-built cable system. (Boulder, CO)
  by Estrella, Joe
• MSO ad-sales execs agree: digital pays. (multiple systems operators)
  by Forkan, Jim
• On modems, ops now walk the walk. (cable modems)
  by Paikert, Charles
• National spot grew 18 percent in 1996. (spot advertising on cable TV)
  by Moss, Linda
• Can two competitors survive in Columbus? (cable television broadcasting industry in Columbus, OH)
  by Pattak, Evan
• SCBA will name Polka as new leader. (Small Cable Business Association; Matthew M. Polka)
  by Hearn, Ted
• Mike Ross exits CCMS, Sorensen named new GM. (Cable Computerized Management Systems appoints John Sorensen as new general manager)
• Developers expand threshold for video compression.
  by Dawson, Fred
• Hundt scolds b'casters on digital TV rollout. (FCC Chairman Reed Hundt)
  by Hearn, Ted
• Court case looms over EchoStar-ASkyB deal. (EchoStar Communications Corp.; American Sky Broadcasting Inc.)
  by Hearn, Ted
• Sprint folds Wake Forest VDT trial. (Wake Forest, NC; video dialtone)
  by Hearn, Ted
• TCI digital center is company's bright spot. (TCI Technology Ventures Inc.)
  by Paikert, Charles
• Ops tweak broadcast ad-sales efforts.
  by Moss, Linda
• Telcos wrestle with DSL difficulties. (digital subscriber line)
  by Dawson, Fred
• Encore rolls out West Coast digital feeds. (Encore Media Corp.)
  by Moss, Linda
• Telco sues classic over system deal. (Rural Telephone Service Co.'s charge of antitrust law violation against versus Classic Communications Inc.)
  by Estrella, Joe
• PPV nets offer buying data on users. (pay-per-view networks)
  by Umstead, R. Thomas
• PrimeStar sets relaunch. (PrimeStar Parnters L.P. unveils new programming schedule)
  by Gibbons, Kent
• Copyright issues top EuroCable agenda.
  by Wittering, Stewart
• Copyright Office plans hearings on ASkyB. (American Sky Broadcasting Inc.)
  by Hearn, Ted
• Televisa's 'El Tigre' still bares teeth. (Mexico's Grupo Televisa)
  by Dallas, Jo
• FCC keeping ops in deregulation limbo.
  by Hearn, Ted
• Videotron tests wireless phone delivery.
  by Careless, James

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