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Articles in June, 1993 issue of Broadcasting & Cable

• The deadline to bid for transponder space on Spain's Hispasat satellite has been extended for one more month. (Brief Article)
• U2 concert to Westwood. (Brief Article)
• Battle lines drawn in Asian satellite TV: News Corp. makes its move on Asian TV market as Carlton and others wait in wings. (Carlton Communications)
  by Amdur, Meredith
• Petry TV's May sweeps SNAP rating analysis. (Petry Television Inc., May, 1993, SNAP software) (Brief Article)
  by Freeman, Mike
• Katz buys UK rep firm. (Katz International Ltd., Independent Radio Sales) (Brief Article)
• Spotlight on radio. (in Freedom Forum's 'Media Studies Journal' for summer 1993) (Brief Article)
• 'Soft launch' for Imus, Don & Mike. (Imus in the Morning with Don Imus and the Don and Mike Show with Don Geronimo and Mike O'Meara from Unistar) (Brief Article)
• TW dials up San Diego. (Time Warner Cable) (Brief Article)
• Election bills vex stations: legislation would provide big cuts in rates, free airtime. (Brief Article)
  by McAvoy, Kim
• DirecTv challenges Primestar deal: says language in settlement is anticompetitive. (PrimeStar Partners) (Brief Article)
  by Brown, Rich
• Jordan hungry for McDonald's. (Michael Jordan, McDonald's Corp. endorsement) (Brief Article)
  by Cooper, Jim
• Pepsi rebounds with 'Shaq' TV ads. (Shaquille O'Neal) (Brief Article)
  by Cooper, Jim
• TCI: eager to deal, loath to pay. (interview with Brendan Clouston, chief operating officer of Tele-Communications Inc.) (Cover Story)
  by Jessell, Harry
• Violence, late-night talk wars hijack promo panel. ('Broadcast Networks in the '90s' panel, PROMAX/BDA conference)
  by Freeman, Mike
• Vicki back to 'Vicki!' (Vicki Lawrence signs contract for 1993-1994 television season) (Brief Article)
  by Freeman, Mike
• Madonna, Hallmark deal with ABC. (Capital Cities/ABC Inc. signs with Hallmark Cards Inc. subsidiary Signboard Hill Productions and RHI Entertainment to develop television movies; signs similar deal with Maverick Television Co.) (Brief Article)
  by Coe, Steve
• Bell moves to Foxstar. (Steve Bell becomes head of Foxstar Productions) (Brief Article)
  by Coe, Steve
• Government broadcasters merged under USIA. (Radio Liberty, Radio Free Europe, Voice of America, Worldnet TV and Film and RadioTV Marti merged under U.S. Information Agency) (Brief Article)
  by Scully, Sean
• White House officials expressed bitterness and frustration last week that both CBS and ABC failed to carry any of President Clinton's prime time news conference live. (Capital Cities/ABC Inc.; June 17, 1993 conference) (Brief Article)
• Home shoppers pitch FCC. (minority broadcasters are urging the Federal Communications Commission to carry home shopping networks under the must carry rule) (Brief Article)
• Dennis Miller returns. (VH-1, music video cable channel to re-run 13 episodes of 'The Dennis Miller Show') (Brief Article)
• WHYN-AM-FM Springfield, Mass., and WWBB(FM) Providence, R.I., were sold. (Brief Article)
• Must-carry debut 'manageable.' (cable television rules)
• Casting about for news cost controls: niche newscasts suggested at recent BCFM discussion as one way to watch bottom line. (Broadcast Cable Financial Management Assn. conference) (Brief Article)
  by Foisie, Geoffrey
• St. Louis DJ's fired, sued over racial remark. (WQBQ-FM disk jockeys D.C. Chymes and Steven Shannon) (Brief Article)
  by Viles, Peter
• Sweeney to head Fox cable channel. (Anne Sweeney; Fox Broadcasting)
  by Flint, Joe
• Satellite broadcasting wins access to cable.
  by Brown, Rich
• Multimedia to launch cable talk channel. (Multimedia Entertainment, The Talk Channel)
  by McClellan, Steve
• Cable growth inevitable, says Turner, others. (Ted Turner, Joe Collins, John Hendricks on the future of cable TV)
  by Jessell, Harry A.
• Co-op advertising: trick or treat? (special section: broadcast promotion & marketing)
  by Freeman, Mike
• U.S. District Court overturned a lower court's decision to award group owner Anchor Media $19 million. (Brief Article)
• Must-carry must. (home shopping networks should have must-carry) (editorial) (Brief Article)
• Sponsor funds station's Balkan coverage. (First Bank sponsorship of KBJR-TV coverage)
  by Cooper, Jim
• LMN means interactive TV buying: new cable channel will marry vintage programming, direct-response advertising. (Lincoln Mint Network) (Brief Article)
  by Brown, Rich
• TCI moves into Japanese cable. (Tele-Communications buys 18% stake in Cable Soft Network) (Brief Article)
  by Brown, Rich
• Quello favors small-operator exemption. (FCC Chairman James Quello says he favors exempting small cable operators from 1992 Cable Act)
  by Jessell, Harry A.
• Pepper has capital idea. (Federal Communications Commission's Robert Pepper on 1992 Cable Act) (Brief Article)
  by Jessell, Harry A.
• Rosen new NTA president/CEO. (Marcella Rosen, Network Television Association) (Brief Article)
  by Cooper, Jim
• Group W last week announced plans to merge the operations of its three Philadelphia properties. (Brief Article)
• William Henry Grumbles Jr. (Fifth Estater) (Column)
• "Radio cries out for new ... dedicated people who will take new approaches." (Column)
  by Schuele, Carl L.
• IBD Worldcom and the Russian Satellite. (Communications Company are using IBD's C-band station near London, England) (Brief Article)
  by Scully, Sean
• All American Television's. ('Together for Our Children - M.U.S.I.C. Musicians Unite with Stars to Immunize Children' special sold to 122 markets) (Brief Article)
• Green light for prototype? (Federal Communications Commission high-definition television advisory committee may approve multi-corporation development of prototype system) (Closed Circuit) (Brief Article)
• Republic Pictures Corp., exclusive rightsholder to the film "It's A Wonderful Life," is taking the film "out of the public domain." (Brief Article)
• There was good and bad tax news last week. (House and Senate business tax decisions relating to broadcasting industry) (Brief Article)
• Low-cost high tech is graphic equalizer. (low-cost use of computer graphics in TV promotions) (special section: broadcast promotion & marketing)
  by Scully, Sean
• Hughes's DirecTv signed agreements with The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, C-SPAN and C-SPAN2 and E! Entertainment Television. (direct-broadcast satellite service) (Brief Article)
• European consumer electronics manufacturer Thomson CSF. (for sale) (Brief Article)
• Katz signs Rose, expands its syndication offerings. (Katz Radio Group; Let's Talk Sports with Pete Rose) (Brief Article)
  by Viles, Peter
• Top 25 groups brace for retrans showdown. (cable system retransmission of broadcast television signals) (National Cable Television Association '93)
• Rupert Murdoch's investment in Hong Kong broadcaster TVB. (may need approval from People's Republic of China) (Brief Article)
• MSO push for a la carte divides cable programmers. (multiple systems operators)
  by Stern, Christopher
• The FCC has approved new rules for establishing new personal communication systems. (Federal Communications Commission) (Brief Article)
• Hosted By.... (television show from KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, California) (Brief Article)
• FCC delays cable rate regs until Oct. 1.
• FCC postpones home shopping vote: must-carry status of HSN stations now uncertain. (Federal Communications Commission, home shopping networks)
  by McAvoy, Kim
• Viewers vote with wallet. (75% increase in pay-per-view buys with reduced rates) (Brief Article)
• Jacor changes. (Jacor Communications Inc. executive changes) (Brief Article)
• EZ to test Wall Street. (EZ Communications Inc. initial public offering) (Brief Article)
  by Viles, Peter
• TCI forms network services company. (Tele-Vision Group will offer new cable networks uplink and playback services) (Brief Article)
  by Brown, Rich
• Fox hounds ABC-TV. (Fox Broadcasting will cause ABC to lose $75 million a year by 1994) (Brief Article)
  by Foisie, Geoffrey
• Agency report finds aging radio audience. (survey by D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles) (Brief Article)
  by Cooper, Jim
• International buyers meet in L.A. (Los Angeles screenings for TV program buyers) (Brief Article)
  by Coe, Steve
• Cable converters entering new era. (new set-top converters from Scientific-Atlanta, Zenith)
  by Scully, Sean
• Digital librarian could prove PPV boon. (digital information management system; pay-per-view)
  by Scully, Sean
• Midterm review added to EEO compliance: new rules may not go far enough to satisfy affected minorities; cable requirements added. (equal employment opportunity rules from Federal Communications Commission)
  by Scully, Sean
• US West plans video test in Omaha: experiment to eventually cover 60,000 homes; cost pegged at $42.8 million. (Omaha, Nebraska)
  by Scully, Sean
• Univision to broadcast World Cup. (1994 soccer tournament) (Brief Article)
  by Cooper, Jim
• Markey high on independents. (Ed Markey) (Brief Article)
  by McAvoy, Kim
• Andrew Lack: anchoring NBC News. (National Broadcasting Company Inc.'s NBC News) (Interview) (Cover Story)
  by McClellan, Steve
• Ad-sponsored 'Kidsnews' to hit schools in fall. (Brief Article)
  by Cooper, Jim
• Cable systems prepare for PR blitz: MSO's will tell their side of the regulation story to subscribers. (public relations, multi-system operators)
  by Stern, Christopher
• French cable poised for growth.
  by Engel, Frederic
• The FCC has launched a review of its rules. (on directional AM antennas) (Brief Article)
  by Scully, Sean
• Emmis pieces together new debt structure. (Emmis Broadcasting Corp.) (Brief Article)
  by Foisie, Geoffrey
• BBM confirms commitment to peoplemeter. (BBM Bureau of Measurement signs contract to help develop Arbitron Co. pocket peoplemeter system) (Brief Article)
  by Cooper, Jim
• COMSAT Technology Services. (personnel selection) (Brief Article)
• Harvey Kalman Ganot. (profile of MTV Networks executive vice president for advertising and promotion sales)
• Programming that second channel: cable executives give broadcasters some advise on what to put on. (cable channels being given to some broadcasters as part of retransmission consent)
  by Flint, Joe

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