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Articles in December, 2005 issue of Multichannel News

• EchoStar's PocketDish takes on iPod.(EchoStar Communications Corp's Pocket Dish better than iPod)
  by Stump, Matt
• Holding Court in Austin.
• New guidance boosts shares of ADC.(ADC Telecommunications Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Rewinding the year in technology.(Cisco Systems Inc. acquires Scientific-Atlanta Inc.)
  by Ellis, Leslie
• ... As new 'Atlantis' outpaces 'SG-1'.(Sci-Fi Channel Inc. with enhanced services)(Brief Article)
  by Gibbons, Kent
• Paul F. Harron Jr. dies, 63.(Adelphia Communications Corp.)(Obituary)
  by Gibbons, Kent
• SCTE honors rising star.(Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers awards D. Quincy Johnson)(Brief Article)
• Spectrum is key to sprint partnership: wireless provider's 2.5-GHz slice will ring in new apps.(TECHNOLOGY)
  by Stump, Matt
• Tempo.(PEOPLE & CALENDAR)(Frederick Morton appointed as senior vice president of Tempo Cable Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Andrew Long elevated in FCC's media bureau.(appointments)(Brief Article)
• Channel to Comcast: carriage or lawsuit.(THROUGH THE WIRE)
  by Gibbons, Kent
• FCC nominee Tate sails in smoothly.(Federal Communications Commission)(Brief Article)
  by Hearn, Ted
• RGB Networks.(Michael Lee and Ramin Farassat appointed)(Mag Rack appoints Phil Summers)(Brief Article)
• Hotels, clubs drive Playboy.(Playboy Enterprises Inc.)(Brief Article)
• TNS to track local ads in Boston, San Fran.(TNS Media Intelligence )
• Comcast breathes in Oxygen.(Brief Article)
• DirecTV marketing miscues cost $10m.
  by Moss, Linda
• Insight puts out the privacy sign.(Insight Communications Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Sound and vision: creating HD content more efficiently.(3RD ANNUAL / HIGH DEFINITION SUMMIT)
• Playing Carnegie.(FREEZE FRAME)
• FSN South.(PEOPLE & CALENDAR)(Katy Temple appointed as a reporter )(Brief Article)
• Cox taps Navic Networks to address interactivity.(MARKETING)(Cox Communications Inc. )(Brief Article)
• Surprise for Verizon in N.J.: Telco would have to build out 526 towns to obtain a statewide franchise.(POLICY)
  by Haugsted, Linda
• Time Warner first in a family way.(Time Warner Cable)
  by Umstead, R. Thomas
• SBC sues Calif. City over permits.(THIS JUST IN)(SBC Communications Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Team McKinnon joins cable's corner.(Gail MacKinnon appointed by National Cable and Telecommunications Association)(Brief Article)
  by Hearn, Ted
• AMC.(Gina Degnan Hughes, Alison Hoffman appointed at American Movie Classics Company L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
• Carnes hired at NCTA.(Bruce M. Carnes, National Cable and Telecommunications Association)(Brief Article)
• Going out in his own style: Jim Robbins set a distinct tone at Cox by empowering, listening, being loyal.(Cox Communications Inc.)(Advertisement)
  by Neel, K.C.
• Chernin's simple life.(Peter Chernin of The News Corporation Ltd.)(Brief Article)
  by Chernin, Peter
• Google is the last one in for AOL.
  by Farrell, Mike
• Verizon likes revision: phone provider ok with wiring N.J.'s 60 largest cities.(Verizon Communications Inc.)
  by Haugsted, Linda
• Turner.(PEOPLE & CALENDAR)(Trish Forhman appointed as an executive vice president of Turner Broadcasting System Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Weekly movers.(cable television broadcasting companies' stock prices)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• Analyst Greenfield quits fulcrum.(THIS JUST IN)(Richard Greenfield resigns from Fulcrum Global Partners)(Brief Article)
• Tiers and the family way: smut-free packages may be in the works.
  by Hearn, Ted; Farrell, Mike
• A global effort.
• Closing prices.(stock prices)(Illustration)
• Pols: study net contracts.(Federal Communications Commission)(Brief Article)
• HBO spans list of 'Globe' nominees.(Home Box Office Inc.)(Brief Article)
  by Reynolds, Mike
• The Cox conundrum: in the box according to Esser, a customer must be found in every household for TV, phone or internet service. But at what price.(Cox Communications Inc., Patrick V. Esser)
  by Steinert-Threlkeld, Tom
• Microsoft to reinforce its Media Play: music, movies may be in store.
  by Donohue, Steve
• Discovery gets specific in ad-sales reorganization.(MARKETING)(Brief Article)
• Cable, CEA agree to disagree.(Consumer Electronics Association)
  by Ellis, Leslie
• TLC.(PEOPLE & CALENDAR)(Kristin Brown appointed as vice president, of communications at Learning Channel Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Fitch's U.S. cable outlook: stable with revenue rising.(FINANCE)(United States)(Brief Article)
• City oks L.A. Adelphia handoff.(The Los Angeles City Council agrees to the transfer of ownership of Adelphia Communications Corp.)
  by Haugsted, Linda
• Cable, online lead ad market.(Brief Article)
• Major shows.(Calendar)
• Weekly movers.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• Comcast inks key transport pacts: Cisco, Nortel Deals aid cabler in using its fiber capacity.(Cisco Systems Inc., Nortel Networks Corp.)
  by Stump, Matt
• 'Battlestar' back with a bang ...(from Sci-Fi Channel Inc.)(Brief Article)
  by Demenchuck, Michael
• Divvying up Adelphia: Comcast draws up post-merger units.(Adelphia Communications Corp., Comcast Corp., Time Warner Inc.)
  by Farrell, Mike
• MTVN sheds 100 in Reorg.(MTV Networks Inc. )(Brief Article)
• Suiting tastes in unique ways: networks add flair to lineups with different mixes of original and acquired content.(SPECIAL REPORT: MULTICULTURAL PROGRAMMING--CHANGING THE WORLD VIEW)
  by Reynolds, Mike
• Digital shift's architect to step down from FCC.(Rich Chessen resigns from FCC and joins Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton L.L.P.)(Brief Article)
• 'Shorts' rise on cablevision's decline: short sellers also back away from charter stocks.(FINANCE)
  by Farrell, Mike
• A la carte television's bland outlook.(Time Warner Cable's family tier changes scenario of cable television industry)
  by Umstead, R. Thomas
• Google adds blog to video Web site.
  by Donohue, Steve
• Adelphia, ESPN take field with bills' HDTV promotion.(Adelphia Communications Corp., Entertainment and Sports Programming Network)(Brief Article)
• SBC sues Calif. City over access.(SBC Communications Inc., Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co.)
  by Haugsted, Linda
• A farewell to a cinematic gangster.(Marc Lawrence)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
  by Hearn, Ted
• BET.(Shirley Salomon, Kevin Morrison and Endyia Kinney-Sterns appointed at Black Entertainment Television Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Harold joins FCC staff.(Rosemary Harold)(Brief Article)
• Handshake deals, 'ugly' golf swings, brutal honesty: cable comrades describe robbins and his contributions to the business.(Jim Robbins)(Advertisement)
  by Neel, K.C.
• Let freedom tech ring.
  by Wallingford, Ted
• WideOpenWest fetches $800m: Equity newcomer gets overbuilder's 357k subscribers.(Avista Capital Partners)
  by Farrell, Mike
• Mediacom cities gains in first phone market.(Mediacom Communications Corp.)(Brief Article)
• TV Guide Channel.(PEOPLE & CALENDAR)(Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. TV Guide Publishing Group)(Matt Singerman joins as senior vice president of programming and production)(Kristin Peace joins as vice president of development)(Dimitri Ponomare app
• Closing prices.(MARKETS)(Illustration)
• Cox plays music choice's tune.(THIS JUST IN)(Cox Communications Inc.)(Brief Article)
• 5-4: five questions for Geraldine Laybourne.(OPINION)(Interview)
• Ma Bell's kids come home.(VOLUME CONTROL: VOICES FROM EVERYWHERE ON GATEKEEPING)
  by Pulver, Jeff
• Mun2.(Frederico Gutierrez and Ricardo De Monterul appointed)(Brief Article)
• Dominion wins dish damages.(Dominion Video Satellite Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Liquor ads influence the young.
  by Haugstead, Linda
• CN8 rocks into New Year.(Brief Article)
• Case joins Icahn in cry for Time Warner split.(Steve Case, Carl C. Icahn)(America Online Inc.)
  by Farrell, Mike
• What Cingular, Verizon have in mind.(Cingular Wireless L.L.C,Verizon Wireless Inc. plan)
  by Stump, Matt
• HD'S bandwidth challenge.(3RD ANNUAL / HIGH DEFINITION SUMMIT)

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