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Articles in August, 1994 issue of Broadcasting & Cable

• Twentieth TV brings shows online via Delphi: 'X-Files' forum hoped to jump-start PC interest in TV programs. (Delphi Internet Services)
  by Berniker, Mark
• Errata. (to article about production and distribution of 'Secrets of a Small Town' television show, in the July 18, 1994, issue) (Brief Article)
• Goodwill games cost TBS $40 million. (Brief Article)
  by McClellan, Steve
• MSO Cablevision Systems is negotiating carriage fee reductions from ESPN, TNT. (multiple system operator) (Brief Article)
• 'Sports Babe' debuts in Chicago. ('The Fabulous Sports Babe' on ESPN Radio Networks) (Brief Article)
• Eon mines for some IVDS gold. (Interactive Video Data Service licenses)
  by Berniker, Mark
• Midyear advertising revenue growth for radio. (Brief Article)
• Japan's NHK is reporting high marks for Toko America Inc.'s VAST-p. (video transmission and storage equipment) (Brief Article)
  by McConnell, Chris
• TV sets should not be subject to energy conservation standards. (Brief Article)
  by McConnell, Chris
• Odetics will install broadcast library automation systems. (Brief Article)
  by McConnell, Chris
• NBC revamps entertainment division; team concept replaces traditional separation between development and on-air.
  by Tobenkin, David
• 'Report card' proposed by Dorgan; Senator to attach amendment authorizing NTIA to fund violence rankings. (Senator Byron Dorgan, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, violent programming)
  by McAvoy, Kim
• Katz closes a sale. (Katz Media Corp.) (Brief Article)
• WVEF(AM) Camdem, S.C. (sold by Kershaw County Vocational Education Foundation to The George Buck Jr. Jazz Foundation Inc.) (Brief Article)
• FCC chairman urges psychologists to speak out against TV violence; Hundt tells APA: 'There is on one better-suited to guide our thinking...than you.' (Reed Hundt, American Psychological Association) (Brief Article)
  by Jessell, Harry A.
• Kansas City's WDAF-TV this month is replacing its RCA transmitter with a Larcon solid-state VHF transmission system. (Brief Article)
  by McConnell, Chris
• Akron, Ohio-based Creative Technology is expanding its TV production/post-production operation into a 10-room, 40,000-square-foot facility. (Brief Article)
  by McConnell, Chris
• Grove Television's new weekly, syndicated reality strip Tough Target has cleared 65% of the country. (Brief Article)
• Carlson signs Fox deal. (Barbara Carlson) (Brief Article)
  by Petrozzello, Donna
• Elevating the bar. (Turner Broadcasting System Inc.'s SportSouth Network has over 4 million subscribers) (Brief Article)
  by Brown, Rich
• 'Ricki' replaces 'Oprah.' (British Channel 4 to broadcast the 'Ricki Lake' talk show) (Brief Article)
  by Tobenkin, David
• IDB Communications Group. (Woodstock 1994 television broadcasting) (Cutting Edge) (Brief Article)
  by McConnell, Chris
• HBO trumpets Saturday night at the movies: spends $5 million on marketing campaign. (Home Box Office) (Brief Article)
  by Brown, Rich
• 'Extra' gets promo push: Warner Bros. plans in-store, in-theater campaigns for show debuting in September. (Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution; 'Extra - The Entertainment Magazine') (Brief Article)
  by Tobenkin, David
• Cable doesn't buy FCC programing alternatives.
  by Stern, Christopher
• Columbia TriStar Television Distribution's Ricki Lake syndicated talk show. (ratings) (Brief Article)
• Keystone Communications. (expanding video transmission service, K2-Skylink Pacific Region) (Brief Article)
  by McConnell, Chris
• CBS begins stock repurchase. (Brief Article)
• Programmers challenge violence survey. (Center for Medial and Public Affairs)
  by McClellan, Steve
• The Senate last week approved a 1995 FCC budget of $198.2 million. (Brief Article)
• TV sets require only as much energy as a light bulb. (National Assn of Broadcasters lobbies the Department of Energy on energy standards) (Brief Article)
• SMARTS Broadcast Systems is automating eight radio stations in Sweden. (Brief Article)
  by McConnell, Chris
• Antec Corp. has acquired "substantially" all the assets of Engineering Technologies Group. (Brief Article)
  by McConnell, Chris
• WBTZ(FM) Pinconning, Mich. (sold by P&G Media Corp. to Pinconning Communication Corp.) (Brief Article)
• FCC moving to a new Washington neighborhood; commission resisted move, but GSA prevails in court appeal. (General Services Administration)
  by Stern, Christopher
• Time-Life is using a new video encoding technology to track its television advertising. (Brief Article)
  by McConnell, Chris
• Action escalates for syndicators: eleven new action hours offered in battle against new networks. (special section: Action Hours)
  by Tobenkin, David
• Home & Garden grows. (Home and Garden Television Network distribution contract with Cablevision Industries Corp.) (Brief Article)
  by Brown, Rich
• Path to interactive TV a rough one: Viacom, At&T encounter obstacles in setting up test.
  by Berniker, Mark
• IVDS ploy draws stern warning from FCC. (interactive video data service; Federal Communications Commission) (Brief Article)
  by McAvoy, Kim
• At the table with TCI and Viacom: pay TV operations would be combined; TCI hopes for advantage in MSG bid. (Telecommunications Inc.; sale of Madison Square Gardens properties)
  by Brown, Rich
• FCC has own cable incentive ideas. (Federal Communications Communication on subscriber fees for new channels) (Brief Article)
• Comcast, Liberty get QVC. (Liberty Media Corp.) (Brief Article)
  by Brown, Rich
• Pacific Bell signs programming deal. (Brief Article)
• United/Paramount pitches sitcoms; 'Pig Sty' and 'Platypus Man' are among shows said to be in development. (United/Paramount Network) (Brief Article)
  by Tobenkin, David
• DiLorenzo heads Viacom New Media. (Michele DiLorenzo) (Brief Article)
• HDTV field testing wraps up. (high-definition television) (includes related article on pending broadcast spectrum legislation)
  by McConnell, Chris
• More stations may get morphing power.
  by McConnell, Chris
• A tele-markable merger. (Tele-Communications Inc., TeleCable Corp.) (includes related article on TeleCable's management)
  by Brown, Rich
• DIRECTV last week was awaiting the launch. (of its second satellite for direct broadcasting) (Brief Article)
  by McConnell, Chris
• Telco convergence goes Hollywood. (regional Bell operating companies plan venture with Disney) (includes related articles on other regional Bell plans and management of Creative Artists Agency)
  by Berniker, Mark
• Trivia for CD-ROMs. (science fiction trivia games from Byron Preiss Multimedia Co. and USA Networks) (Brief Article)
• Woodstock, the radio version: ten hours live and taped to be aired at night over weekend; no simulcast planned. (Woodstock '94 concert on Media America Inc.)
  by Petrozzello, Donna
• Donna Dwyer-Pitz. (and Todd Alexander appointed heads of marketing and sales at WENS-FM in Shelbyville, Indiana) (Brief Article)
• NFL on Fox: 'same game, new attitude.' (includes related articles) (It's a New Ballgame) (Cover Story)
  by McClellan, Steve
• BellSouth picks Reliance. (Reliance Comm/Tec's broadband multimedia services) (Brief Article)
• TVs top telephones, say studies. (United States Commerce Department study and Nielsen Media Research) (Brief Article)
• WIRC(AM) Hickory, N.C. (acquired by Newton-Conover Communications) (Brief Article)
• KYKD(FM) Bethel, Alaska. (sold by Arctic Broadcasting Association to Voice of Christ Ministries Inc.) (Brief Article)
• Bradley J. Siegel. (Turner Broadcasting)
  by Brown, Rich
• TV violence debate heats up: House, Senate and FCC all appear to be getting into the act. (special section: Action Hours)
  by McAvoy, Kim
• MGM Television follows 'LAPD' into syndication.
  by Tobenkin, David
• Lack of server standards slowing interactive tools. (interactive TV servers)
  by Berniker, Mark
• Action alive and well on nets. (TV broadcast networks) (special section: Action Hours)
  by Coe, Steve
• Greg Moyer. (Fates & Fortunes) (Brief Article)
• Hundt's social compact: 'It scares the hell out of me'; industry worries that proposal will lead to more regulation. (Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt on broadcasting industry's social obligations)
  by McAvoy, Kim
• 'The government can't do quality ... at all.' (interview with Henry Geller) (Interview)
  by Jessell, Harry A.
• Errata. (about remarks by Valerie Schulte on the National Association of Broadcasters in the July 25, 1994, issue ) (Brief Article)
• Marcus returns to head BVT. (Mort Marcus, Buena Vista Television) (Brief Article)
  by Tobenkin, David
• Katz's big deal with STP. (Katz Radio Group Sports) (Brief Article)
• CNN upgrades its graphics department; multimillion-dollar makeover includes dedicated workspace and new tools. (Brief Article)
  by McConnell, Chris
• FCC hits World Cup goal: Spectrum requests handled almost without hitch. (frequency coordination efforts were successful) (Brief Article)
  by McConnell, Chris
• Oprah in UK. (Oprah Winfrey Show sold to Sky One satellite television broadcasting network by Kind World) (Brief Article)
  by Tobenkin, David
• Errata. (Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution's Extra - The Entertainment Magazine program) (Correction Notice)
  by Tobenkin, David
• College football preps for '96; conferences sew up broadcast and cable rights deals. (Football '94)
  by Brown, Rich
• Syndicators load up development plates. (television syndicators plan programs for 1995 to 1996) (includes related article on television show 'Rolanda')
  by Tobenkin, David
• Zen and the art of animation production: Ex-Zodiac executive starts new company. (Zodiac Entertainment's Peter Keefe creates Zen Entertainment firm)
  by McClellan, Steve
• 27 IVDS auction bidders default.
  by Berniker, Mark
• Breaking the talk radio sound barrier; syndicated talk shows on sports, politics and finance now hosted by women.
  by Petrozzello, Donna
• WNTT(AM) Tazewell, Tenn. (sold by Eddie Shoffner to Aileen Standifer Craft) (Brief Article)

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