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Articles in July, 1993 issue of Broadcasting & Cable

• ESPN closing in on new baseball contract. (cable sports network will renew contract with Major League Baseball) (Brief Article)
  by McClellan, Steve
• FCC proposes cost-of-service plan. (for implementing cable rate rollbacks)
  by Jessell, Harry A.
• Cable tries for short-term viewers. (StarTech service targets hospital, condominium, hotel pay-per-view customers) (Brief Article) (Brief Article)
  by Stern, Christopher
• Jefferson-Pilot Data Services and Donovan. (Donovan Data Services, Jefferson Pilot in electronic invoicing joint venture) (Brief Article)
• "If (fairness doctrine) challenges succeed, broadcasters will be the real losers."
  by Hirrel, Michael J.
• Cable courts kids. (cable network children's programs)
  by Brown, Rich
• RHI Entertainment expanded the private placement. (debt placement) (Brief Article)
  by Foisie, Geoffrey
• Europe's meteorological service, Eumetsat. (contract to launch satellite with Arianespace) (Brief Article)
• NCTA-EIA now compatible. (National Cable Television Association, Electronics Industries Association) (Brief Article)
  by Scully, Sean
• Tele-Communications Inc. expects to announce by early September 'another big group' of no-payment retransmission-consent deals. (Brief Article)
• No warnings for fall, says Sagansky. (CBS Entertainment President Jeff Sagansky; advisories about violence on television programs)
  by Coe, Steve
• WNYW(TV) sets fall schedule; will test talk show for possible syndication. (Brief Article)
  by McClellan, Steve
• France takes the offensive. (France to launch two telecommunication satellites) (Brief Article)
  by Amdur, Meredith
• Court TV to launch radio show. (Courtroom Television Network) (Brief Article)
  by Viles, Peter
• DBS also seen as boosting C-band. (direct-broadcast satellites) (includes related article on Primestar)
  by Scully, Sean
• Broadcaster's free-speech rights suffered a blow. (Supreme Court ruling on lottery advertising) (Brief Article)
• Hundt tapped for FCC chairmanship. (Reed Hundt)
  by Scully, Sean
• King World still king of Cassandras. (King World Productions; Nielsen Media Research's Cassandra television ratings report) (Brief Article)
  by Freeman, Mike
• Capcities, Hearst opt for channel. (will give Continental Cablevision retransmission consent in exchange for coverage of ESPN2)
  by Flint, Joe
• Reebok turns to Telemundo. (sports apparel maker's Spanish-language ads will run on baseball show) (Brief Article)
  by Cooper, Jim
• John H. Silvestri. (executive VP of ad sales for USA Networks, Sci-Fi Channel profiled)
• Children's initiative paying off for PBS. (Public Broadcasting Service)
  by McClellan, Steve
• Talk listeners lean to the right. (Times Mirror Center for the People and the Press survey) (Brief Article)
  by Viles, Peter
• HBO has revamped its production facilities. (Home Box Office) (Brief Article)
• Hubbard Broadcasting's stations in three markets are offering 'most favored nation' retrans deals to cable systems. (retransmission consent; WDIO-TV Duluth and KSTP-TV Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota; KOB-TV Albuquerque, New Mexico) (Brief Article)
• NBC considers buying stake in Super Channel. (Brief Article)
• Fall comes early for Fox: network will introduce new shows and new times for returning programs in August. (Fox Broadcasting Co.) (Brief Article)
  by Coe, Steve
• International interests. (Ronald Lauder pursues European television deals) (Brief Article)
• Schanzer heading baseball venture. (National Broadcasting Company Inc. appoints Ken Schanzer president and chief executive officer of Major League Baseball broadcast venture) (Brief Article)
  by McClellan, Steve
• 'Baywatch' hits streets as off-net/off-first offering.
  by Freeman, Mike
• Digital compression sends mixed signals. (benefits of new technology uncertain) (includes related article on Pan American Satellite Corp.)
  by Foise, Geoffrey
• Patrick exits Rainbow. (Sharon L. Patrick; Rainbow Programming Holdings) (Brief Article)
• Networks adopt violence warning. (television programs)
  by McAvoy, Kim
• 'MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour' funding takes on new look. (Brief Article)
• Daytime syndicated upfront follows footsteps of strong daytime upfront. (television advertising)
  by Stern, Christopher
• The monthly TV station sales survey for May showed a 4.7% increase over the prior year's period, according to the Television Bureau of Advertising. (Brief Article)
• Grand alliance lays out its battle plan. (high-definition television development alliance)
  by Scully, Sean
• SGT readies return of 'Flipper.' (Samuel Goldwyn Television will revive TV series featuring dolphin) (Brief Article)
  by Freeman, Mike
• Infrastructure bill hit by all sides. (S. 1086, the advanced telecommunications infrastructure bill)
  by McAvoy, Kim
• RTNDA, NAB Radio likely to join spaces. (Radio-Television News Directors Association, National Association of Broadcasters will share exhibition space)
  by Viles, Peter
• Another radio IPO? (Broadcasting Partners plans initial public offering)
  by Foisie, Geoffrey
• Interactive lottery looms. (Federal Communications lottery to award interactive TV licenses set for mid-September) (Brief Article)
  by Scully, Sean
• Busy week for buyers and sellers. (radio, TV station acquisitions up during week of July 12) (Brief Article)
  by Foisie, Geoffrey
• More players in Saturday playground. (Children's Television)
  by Coe, Steve
• Fred McFeely Rogers. (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood)
• HBO and Cinemax have renewed their lease. (Home Box Office, Telstar 302 satellite lease) (Brief Article)
• FCC fines 3TV's for exceeding kids ad limits. (television stations WKBD Detroit, Michigan; KEVN Rapid City, South Dakota; KCTZ Bozeman, Montana)
  by McAvoy, Kim
• Network upfront active but may fall below last year's level.
  by Stern, Christopher
• U.S. services target British kids. (children's channels marketing)
  by Amdur, Meredith
• Hosts, callers trash Clinton on talk radio.
  by Viles, Peter
• Local DBS is on the beam. (direct-broadcast satellites) (Brief Article)
  by Scully, Sean
• Granada TV. (Granada Television International Ltd. increases stake in London Weekend Television Ltd.)
  by Amdur, Meredith
• Fifth network: more smoke than fire? (television network)
  by Flint, Joe
• Both Grass Valley Group and GTE Spacenet will undergo corporate reorganizations, including the layoff of hundreds of employees. GTE Spacenet plans to lay off 350 workers, a third of its total work force. (Brief Article)
• In the continuing consolidation of the UK's ITV network, Granada Group has purchased a 14.9% stake in fellow network broadcaster London Weekend Television. (Independent Television) (Brief Article)
• Salhany supports violence-warning plan. (Fox CEO Lucie Salhany)
  by Coe, Steve
• Cable nets line up for fall. (cable TV programmers announce fall 1993 offerings) (Brief Article)
  by Flint, Joe
• A&E campaign attracts new subs to cable. (Arts & Entertainment Network direct-mail effort)
  by Cooper, Jim
• TVN has created the TVN Satellite Store. (unscrambled shopping channel) (Brief Article)
• The sale of 26% of Gray Communications. (Federal Communications Commission ruling) (Brief Article)
• Expert witnesses: what do we tell (and show) the kids? (Panel Discussion)
• Real numbers on rate regulation. (cable television rates)
  by Foisie, Geoffrey
• Cable operators look for other revenue streams.
  by Stern, Christopher
• CTAM: the customer connection. (Cable Television Administration and Marketing Society) (includes related article on announcements at the conference) (Brief Article)
  by Stern, Christopher
• CBS was downplaying reports that the network was going for a second channel in retrans negotiations. (retransmission consent) (Brief Article)
• The Wireless Cable Association has offered its opposition to the Primestar Partners consent decree. (Brief Article)
• CTW in syndication. (Children's Television Workshop) (Brief Article)
• Request, VC ready shift to five channels. (Request Television Inc., Pay-Per-View Network Inc.)
  by Brown, Rich
• Osborn raises $7 million. (Osborn Communications Corp.) (Brief Article)
• Targeting Germany's growing market. (television)
  by Amdur, Meredith
• Bart and company make run for the border: Fox plans rollout of Latin American cable channel. (Bart Simpson) (Brief Article)
  by Flint, Joe
• Thumbs down on Atlanta book. (Electronic Media Rating Council withholds accreditation for Arbitron radio report for Atlanta, Georgia, area) (Brief Article)
  by Viles, Peter
• USA Network won the cable prime time ratings race for the second consecutive quarter. (Brief Article)
• Gerber, ITC form production unit. (former MGM president David Gerber, ITC Entertainment Group collaborate on new long-form TV production company) (Brief Article)
  by Freeman, Mike
• VH-1 increases long-form slate. (music video network) (Brief Article)
  by Brown, Rich
• Cable plans $5 million image campaign. (ad campaign to be handled by Deutsch/Dworin) (Brief Article)
  by Jessell, Harry A.
• 'Leaner, meaner' Westwood cuts losses. (radio network Westwood One)
  by Viles, Peter
• Fox, Disney power kid's entertainment. (Fox Broadcasting Co.'s Fox Children's Network, Walt Disney Co.)
  by Freeman, Mike
• Primestar rumored to be planning DBS. (direct-broadcast satellite) (includes related article on United States Satellite Broadcasting plan)
  by Scully, Sean
• Hughes' DirecTv has added CNN International. (Brief Article)

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