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Articles in December, 1994 issue of Broadcasting & Cable

• Cable programmers delay separate association. (separate from the National Cable Television Association) (Brief Article)
  by Brown, Rich
• The Tribune Co. (1994 financial information) (Brief Article)
• Fox corrals kids in November. (Fox Kids Network wins November sweeps) (Brief Article)
• KBER(FM) Ogden, Utah. (acquired by RadioWest Communications LP) (Brief Article)
• Disney jumps into interactive software: McBeth to lead new unit with ambitious CD-ROM, game plans. (Steve McBeth, president of Disney Interactive) (Telemedia Week: The Interactive World of Video, Voice and Data)
  by Berniker, Mark
• Tribune invests in Checkfree. (Tribune Company Inc. acquires minority equity interest in Checkfree Corp.) (Telemedia Week: The Interactive World of Video, Voice and Data) (Brief Article)
• KTHI-TV Fargo, N.D., and TV translators. (purchased by Meyer Broadcasting Co.) (Brief Article)
• WSKO(FM) Buffalo Gap, Va. (Virginia)(purchased by Ridle Radio Inc.) (Brief Article)
• KEVT(AM) Cortaro, Ariz. (Arizona)(control of Cortaro Broadcasting Corp. transferred to Christian Communications) (Brief Article)
• Jampro Antennas Inc. (to form Jampro RF Systems Inc., which will make passive radio frequency parts) (Brief Article)
• Hartford, Conn.-based FiberVision Corp. has been awarded final approval by the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control to construct a $29 million cable system overbuild. (Brief Article)
• Ad-supported basic cable networks averaged a 14.3 prime time rating during he November sweeps period. (A.C. Nielsen Co. ratings) (Brief Article)
• Jones's all-time best. (rating of 'Jenny Jones' talk show) (Brief Article)
• DLT unveils slate. (DLT Entertainment's television programs for fall 1995) (Brief Article)
• 'Safe Streets' on NBC O&Os. (Brief Article)
• Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway investment firm has acquired 4.9% of Gannett. (Brief Article)
• Hundt's bold stroke. (Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt; broadcast deregulation) (Editorial) (Brief Article)
• 'On time or else,' cable promises; industrywide customer service to include free installation, payments for missed or late service calls. (Western Cable Show 94)
  by Jessell, Harry A.
• GTE Main street, Columbia TriStar go gaming; telco on verge of deals with MSOs to offer interactivity. (multiple system operators, interactive game shows) (Western Cable Show 94) (Brief Article)
  by Berniker, Mark
• UPN introduces itself to affiliates. (United Paramount Network) (Brief Article) (Brief Article)
  by Tobenkin, David
• Saban's syndicated new year. (Saban Domestic Distribution's programs for 1995-96) (Brief Article)
  by Tobenkin, David
• PCS auction shatters record; licenses bring $753 million in 1st week; sale may take months. (Federal Communications Commission's sale of broadband spectrum)
  by Stern, Christopher
• Gannett Co. (creates Gannett media Technologies Inc.) (Brief Article)
• Late-night talk: serious business. (late night television programs) (Talk Shows '94)
  by Coe, Steve
• Radio AAHS/Warner plan kids magazine, CD. (Children's Broadcasting Corp.'s Radio AAHS, Warner Music Enterprises) (Brief Article)
  by Petrozzello, Donna
• And the question is .... (Intermedia Interactive Software Inc. and News America New Media release of CD-ROM series 'TV Guide Multimedia Crosswords') (Telemedia Week: The Interactive World of Video, Voice and Data) (Brief Article)
• Grove sells GTV to investor Gilman. (Richard Grove's Grove Television Enterprises sold to Gilman Securities)
  by McClellan, Steve
• Top cable MSO Tele-Communications Inc. has won FTC approval on its planned $1 billion purchase of another MSO, TeleCable Corp. (Brief Article)
• Gannett Co. has grounded its USA Today Sky Radio in-flight news service. (lack of advertiser interest) (Brief Article)
• Full Service Network starts small; interactivity will be spur; analysts, competitors question economic model. (Brief Article)
  by Berniker, Mark
• FCC OK's USSB exclusivity. (Federal Communications Commission; United States Satellite Broadcasting's exclusive distribution contracts for HBO, Showtime, and MTV) (Brief Article)
• CBS affils form new venture. (affiliated television stations) (Brief Article)
  by McClellan, Steve
• C-band transponders. (Brief Article)
• Cable programing tackles TV violence. (Voices Against Violence) (Brief Article)
  by Jessell, Harry A.
• Prism joins syndie crowd. (Prism Entertainment's syndication division) (Brief Article)
• PanAmSat puts stock offering on hold; company is examining other financing for direct TV service in wake of satellite loss. (Brief Article)
  by McConnell, Chris
• Robert Lloyd. (appointed vice president of West Coast sales at Cannell Distribution) (Brief Article)
• Time to untie. (Federal Communication Commission's closed investigation of Fox Television Stations Inc.) (Editorial) (Brief Article)
• Warning and wooing cable executives. (Creative Artists Agency's joint venture with Bell Atlantic, Pacific Telesis, and Nynex) (Brief Article)
  by Tobenkin, David
• Optimistic predictions for PPV, VOD. (pay-per-view, video-on-demand) (Telemedia Week) (Panel Discussion)
  by Tobenkin, David
• Hutton to host talk show. (Lauren Hutton will interview for Turner Program Service) (Brief Article)
  by Tobenkin, David
• Turning up the heat on Fox. (Fox Television Stations Inc.) (includes related articles on Fox and News Corp.'s history and Federal Communications Commission investigation of Fox's foreign ownership)
  by Jessell, Harry A.
• MIP'Asia: West meets East in Hong Kong, but sales take slow boat. (first international program market for Asia)
  by Amdur, Meredith
• Comcast is coming to PCs via cable: upgraded modems to bring data to homes 50 times faster that phone lines. (Telemedia Week: The Interactive World of Video, Voice and Data)
  by Berniker, Mark
• Viacom New Media plans 20 new titles. (multimedia CD-ROM games based on television shows) (Telemedia Week: The Interactive World of Video, Voice and Data) (Brief Article)
  by Berniker, Mark
• New York Times, Boston Globe expand stake into electronic media. (Telemedia Week: The Interactive World of Video, Voice and Data) (Brief Article)
• Broadcap president bows out. (Broadcast Capital Fund's John Oxendine) (Brief Article)
• Showtime makes long-distance call: Spanish blow-by-blow on IBF fight requires fancy technical footwork. (International Boxing Federation)
  by McConnell, Chris
• WOKC(AM) Okeechobee, Fla. (Florida)(acquired by William Stokes) (Brief Article)
• Advent Communications. (introduces Lynx2000-MA satellite-uplink equipment line) (Brief Article)
• Walberg talker. (Mark Walberg Show, daytime talk strip) (Brief Article)
• Perin targets cons. (MG/Perin Inc. program exposing fraud) (Brief Article)
• Radio posts ad gains in October.
  by Petrozzello, Donna
• Group owners put IPO plans on hold; changing financial market has caused some to delay going public. (radio groups, initial public offering) (Brief Article)
  by Petrozzello, Donna
• '500 Nations' project spans media platforms. (documentary on North American Indians)
  by Bernike, Mark
• The Camera Never Blinks Twice: The Further Adventures of a Television Journalist. (Brief Article) (book reviews)
• Naughty and nice. (CBS Inc.-affiliated television station survey their markets) (Brief Article)
• ABC Radio links with 'Business Week' magazine. (Brief Article)
• New Hollywood needs to reach out: executives predict future will hinge on new platforms including CD-ROM, interactive TV. (Western Cable Show 94) (Panel Discussion)
  by Berniker, Mark
• Transponders a hot ticket in Anaheim; Hughes sells out space on Galaxy 7 and 3R; plans to build more birds. (satellite transponders for cable television) (Western Cable Show 94)
  by McConnell, Chris
• Local rankings hold steady in November. (ratings of television programs)
  by Tobenkin, David
• Diller urges patience with new services. (Barry Diller speech at Cable Television Administration & Marketing meeting) (Telemedia Week) (Brief Article)
  by Tobenkin, David
• Fox's Meidel adds non-network TV. (Twentieth Century-Fox Television president Greg Meidel) (Brief Article)
  by Tobenkin, David
• Bumper crop of talk shows hopes to tap 'Ricki's' success. (Ricki Lake)
  by Tobenkin, David
• WOKR(TV) Rochester, NY. (acquired by Guy Gannett Communications) (Brief Article)
• KTOT(FM) Big Bear Lake, Calif. (California)(purchased by Lazer Broadcasting Corp.) (Brief Article)
• Columbia taps Bledsoe for talk. (Columbia TriStar Television Distribution; Tempestt Bledsoe talk show) (Brief Article)
  by Tobenkin, David
• Twentieth buoyed by Gordon's growth. (Twentieth Television; Gordon Elliott, talk show)
  by Tobenkin, David
• Liberty, Americana join forces. (Liberty Media, Americana Television Network; television program production and distribution joint-venture) (Brief Article)
  by Tobenkin, David
• Public broadcasters go on offense; TV, radio station managers lobby against Republican threats to federal funding.
  by McAvoy, Kim
• Patrick Harold Butler. (Washington Post Co. vice president)(Fifth Estater)
• The Writers Guild of America and ABC, CBS and NBC have reached agreement on a new three-year contract. (television program writers) (Brief Article)
• Programers have new suitor: telcos; phone companies want to be able to offer distinctive material. (Western Cable Show 94)
  by Brown, Rich
• Time Warner to try 10-channel tier; networks hope low rates will buy them a place on expanded lineups. (Time Warner Cable) (Western Cable Show 94)
  by Brown, Rich
• The quality controllers. (television production industry's Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors) (Panel Discussion)
  by Coe, Steve
• Arbitron tackles new media. (consumer study of interest in multimedia services) (Brief Article)
• NBC. (may sell 50% interest in Sports Channel New York) (Brief Article)
• KAND(AM) Corsicana, Tex. (Texas)(purchased by Corsicana Media Inc.) (Brief Article)
• WYVN-TV Martinsburg, W. Va. (acquired by Paxson Communications Group) (Brief Article)
• Cable, telco clash over VDT: telephone company programming at center of dispute. (video dial-tone)
  by Jessell, Harry A.

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