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Articles in May, 2004 issue of Multichannel News

• HGTV lineup digs up 16 new series: net to offer more than 1,100 hours of originals for 2004-05 season.(Programming)(Home & Garden Television )
  by Reynolds, Mike
• ESPN ups Daly to EVP, marketing.(executive vice president)(Brief Article)
• Townsend joins MBC.(Star Power)(Major Broadcasting Corp.)
  by Umstead, R. Thomas
• Family man.(Brief Article)(Biography)
• 'Blow Out' bash.(Freeze Frame)
• Weather walks for a good cause.(volutary activities of Weather Channel Inc.)(Brief Article)
  by Haugsted, Linda
• On-demand buys top PPV orders.
  by Stump, Matt
• Disney to offer SVOD premieres on Cablevision.(On Demand)
  by Stump, Matt
• A friend of ours.(Freeze Frame)
• Comcast expands its local HD hat trick: with Philly sports offerings a hit, the MSO moves on to Chicago.(On Demand)
  by Stump, Matt
• First-run VOD.(May Movies)(Illustration)
• HBO.(People/Home Box Office )(Brief Article)
• Closing prices: April 27, 2004.(Industry Stocks)(Illustration)
• Cable threat dogs Hearst.(Tip Sheet)(Brief Article)
• Fox Sports World nets English Premier League fare.(Sports)(Brief Article)
  by Umstead, R. Thomas
• Solid season 4 start ahead for 'Six Feet'.(Television Program Review)
  by Demenchuk, Michael
• Cannes Festival taps IFC telepic.(Programming Briefs)(Independent Film Channel)(Brief Article)
• Major shows.(Calendar)(Calendar)
• Ashcan alleys to powerbroker corridors: family, politics, business shaped Richard Parsons.(Biography)
  by Farrell, Mike
• Discovery campaign thinks funny.(TV Spots)
  by Donohue, Steve
• Comcast pitching home-PC connections for $15.(Networking)
  by Stump, Matt
• A cable shopping list for bandwidth differentiation.(Translation Please)
  by Ellis, Leslie
• Elite Cable TV Pioneers group inducts 26 new members for 2004.(A Special Adevrtising Supplement)(Cable Television Pioneers organization)
• Cable upfront still surges: basic nets deal as broadcasters wait on media buyers.
  by Reynolds, Mike
• Special thanks.
• Ops, Panasonic push HD.(Promotions)(Brief Article)
  by Donohue, Steve
• Closing prices: May 25, 2004.(Industry Stocks)
• Race results.(SkiTAM '04)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• Alpine Team World Cup successes.(Year In Review)(Brief Article)
• Weekly movers.(Industry Stock)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• TCM.(Cathy Boardman appointed)(Brief Article)
• Anime Network's linear move: magazine, video vehicles support channel's 24-hour launch on insight.(Marketing & Advertising)
  by Donohue, Steve
• The parent trap: kids programming is getting a lift from a silent minority of the viewership base. And advertisers are taking note.(Special report: kids & family programming)
  by Umstead, R. Thomas
• OpVista, Time Warner deploying in Texas.(Brief Article)
• Panelists: it's a gift to keep it simple.(New Services)(Panel Discussion)
  by Moss, Linda
• The Rookie.(Tyler Walker )(Brief Article)(Biography)
• And the winners are ...(Freeze Frame)
• The cable guy with satellite roots, too: Charter's Carl Vogel may be the only MSO chief to bunk with Charlie Ergen.(In Profile)
  by Donohue, Steve
• Outdoor Channel adding splash of HD.(service introduction of Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc.,High definition television)(Brief Article)
  by Moss, Linda
• ABC's Sweeney is college bound.(Through The Wire)(Anne Sweeney, Disney ABC Television)(Brief Article)
  by Haugsted, Linda
• Johnson's new chef at Food Network.(Appointment of Brooke Johnson in Television Food Network G.P.)
  by Reynolds, Mike
• What constitutes 'carrier class'?(Translation Please)
  by Ellis, Leslie
• Microsoft upgrades TV Foundation.(Guides)(Brief Article)
  by Stump, Matt
• Vigoto offers DVR solution.(Digital Video Recorder)(Brief Article)
• Bright House.(People)(Brief Article)
• Sirius.(People)(Brief Article)
• Family affair.(Freeze Frame)
• DBS providers are gaining fast.(Brief Article)
• Ex-Discovery health chief surfaces for MBC job.(This Just In)(Brief Article)
• Table of five: what four people, living or dead, would you invite to dinner?
• New shows to fuel Univision.(Tip Sheet)(Brief Article)
• Perspectives on Parsons.(Richard Parson)(Time Warner Inc.)
  by Grossman, Andrew
• Sell Adelphia? Maybe not: big MSOs still publicly cool, and Wall Street's downbeat.
  by Farrell, Mike
• Closing prices.(Industry Stocks)(Illustration)
• Jazzing up cable IPGs: listening remotes, guides that unite are key elements.(Interactive program guides)
  by Donohue, Steve
• CN8.(Mary Caraccioli, Eileen Dolente promoted)(Brief Article)
• Tour de NCTA.(Freeze Frame)(Illustration)
• Another kind of stunting.(Freeze Frame)(Illustration)
• Tennis.(People)(Brief Article)
• ESPN pulls pay-per-view from HITS.(Entertainment and Sports Programming Network)(Headend In The Sky)(Brief Article)
  by Donohue, Steve
• Roberts to Hill: don't use an Ax on Telecom Act.
  by Hearn, Ted
• Turner swims into V0D: TCM, Cartoon's 'Adult Swim' block going on-demand.(TCM On Demand)(Turner Classic Movies)
  by Stump, Matt
• Comcast.(People)(Brief Article)
• Ganeless leaving as USA VP, GM.(For The Record)(Brief Article)
• Guide venture hires Kunkel.(GuideWorks appoints Gerard Kunkel)(Brief Article)
• Charter launching MovieLink service.(For The Record)(Brief Article)
• GSN show lineup gets 'Street Smarts'.(Programming Briefs)(Brief Article)
• RCN, Starz ink new carriage pact.(Programming Briefs)(Starz Encore Group)(RCN Corp)(Brief Article)
• Events.(Calendar)(Calendar)
• Granite.(People)(KSEE-TV)(Brief Article)
• Rich-video IPGS on the drawing board.(Navic's iTV Moves)(interactive program guides)(Brief Article)
  by Donohoe, Steve
• Getting to know the four DRM camps.(Translation Please)(Digital Rights Management)
  by Ellis, Leslie
• VOD's the ticket for some TV startups: indie programmers make inroads by proffering content on-demand.(video-on-demand)
  by Umstead, R. Thomas
• A la carte off menu: house hands a hot potato over to FCC.(Federal Communications Commission)
  by Hearn, Ted
• MSOs grasping guides: Comcast, Time Warner take IPGs into own hands.(Comcast Corp.)
  by Donohue, Steve
• The fire within: Olympic champion Monte Meier may look like a happy-go-lucky, take-life-as-it-comes kind of guy, but those who know him best say his desire to win is second-to-none.(Cover Story)
  by Antil, M.C.
• TV One adds insight carriage.(Programming Briefs)(Brief Article)
• Discovery.(People)(Brief Article)
• SCTE.(People)(Society for Cable & Telecommunications Engineers)(Brief Article)
• Mass. marketing.(Freeze Frame)

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