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Articles in December, 1997 issue of Broadcasting & Cable

• KCBS-TV bites back in L.A.: report on restaurant health violations is talk of town. (Los Angeles, California, television show increases ratings)
  by Schlosser, Joe
• Saban seeks cable family ties; broadcasting's kids programming mogul brings his touch, possibly Fox brand to cable's Family Channel.(includes a related article on Saban)
  by Rice, Lynette
• 11 who make it happen. (key employees who facilitate media deals at financial services companies; includes related table of stock and equity-linked offerings)(The Deal Makers)
  by Colman, Price
• PrimeStar eyes junk bonds; DBS provider will also look to commercial lenders. (direct broadcast satellite television)
  by Colman, Price
• Billy Tauzin (R-La.) wants the FCC to hold off on its planned move to the Portals. (investigation of leasing agreement)(Brief Article)
• Banner ad year for cable operators. (Cable Advertising Annual Report)
• Peters takes broadband view: MediaOne's new president sets course for telephony push, growing core business.(Janice C. Peters; MediaOne Inc.)
  by Colman, Price
• Capstar commits stations to Internet venture.(Capstar Broadcasting)(Brief Article)
  by Merli, John
• TCIC deals, swaps.(TCI Communications deals with Insight Communications)
• Microsoft injunction could slow video online.
  by Tedesco, Richard
• Jerry Springer: punching the envelope.(includes related articles)(Cover Story)(Interview)
  by Schlosser, Joe
• TCI's 3-way play.
  by Colman, Price
• Storm brewing over cable rates.(Brief Article)
  by Jessell, Harry A.
• Turner trumpets cable reach.(Brief Article)
  by Petrozello, Donna
• Twentieth believes in Magic: Fox stations to carry late-night show, raising questions about where Wayans fits in their plans.(Twentieth Television, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Keenen Ivory Wayans)
  by Schlosser, Joe
• Cable courting consumer firms to make set-tops: TCI-led group hopes $4.5 billion order with NextLevel/GI will spur mass consumer market.(Tele-Communications Inc., NextLevel/General Instrument Corp. seek to turn digital cable set-top box into consumer prod
  by Higgins, John M.
• Cox, Insight complete swap.(Cox Communications Inc. traded its Lafayette, IN cable system for Insight Communications Company LP's Phoenix, AZ system)(Brief Article)
• Discreet Logic Inc.(to acquire Lightscape Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
  by Dickson, Glen
• Arbitron finds discrepancies in Hispanic language preferences. (Radio Market Report survey)(Radio)(Brief Article)
  by Merli, John
• EchoStar objects to FX deals. (EchoStar Communications files complaint with the Federal Communications Commission)(Brief Article)
• Cartoons into Honk Kong.(TNT/Cartoon Network on Hong Kong's Wharf Cable network)(Brief Article)
• Calendar offers exposure to radio talent.(radio personalities used in calendar unknowingly inspired by Howard Stern)
  by Merli, John
• Sky plans TV movies.(BSkyB, movie production)(Brief Article)
  by Katz, Michael
• Bankers purchase EchoStar shares.(EchoStar Communications Corp. shares purchased by Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Inc., BT Alex. Brown Inc., and Unterberg Harris)(Brief Article)
• Counting down to the new TBS: as switch from superstation nears, over half of systems have signed to carry basic channel.(Turner Broadcasting System)
  by Petrozzello, Donna
• Interactive services lurch toward launch.
  by Tedesco, Richard
• Lines blur between talk shows, other formats on cable.(Special Report: Talk Shows)
  by Plume, Janet
• It all adds up. (media ad spending) (Brief Article)
  by McClellan, Steve
• Convergence yes, submission no. (cable television industry)
  by Colman, Price
• Box buy boosts cable vendors: set-top deal raises profile of cable's traditional equipment suppliers.
  by Colman, Price
• BET boost.(BET Holdings Inc. earnings for quarter ended October 31, 1997)(Brief Article)
• AlphaStar may return.(AlphaStar Television Network Inc. purchased by Champion Holding)(Brief Article)
• Cable ramps up rates: industry cites program, rebuild costs for double-digit boost in some bills.(includes related article on cable licensing fees)
  by Higgins, John M.
• Sinclair dips into $1 billion purse for Max Media: Baltimore broadcaster pays $255 million for station group.(Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.) (Max Media Inc.)
  by McClellan, Steve
• Program access tops Washington agenda: cable rates, copyright also await action.
  by Albiniak, Paige
• Cablevision's chorus line.(Cablevision System Corp. to purchase Radio City Productions)(Brief Article)
• TCI sells Northeastern assets.(TCI Communications)(Brief Article)
• NetChannel adds sports partners.(with nine online programming partners)(Brief Article)
• Cable modem services recast; @Home, RoadRunner add multimedia, seek 'mainstream' status.
  by Tedesco, Richard
• TCI eyes box mega-buy; Malone says he wants 5 million to 10 million digital set-tops within three years.(Tele-Communications Inc.)
  by Higgins, John M.
• Pressure builds for Portals probe; Congress collects more data, asks more questions.(Federal Communications Commission building)
  by McConnell, Chris
• Leno rules late night. (Jay Leno, includes related article on new late night programming)(Special Report: Talk Shows)
  by Bowser, Andrew
• Bran cable diet heavy on storytelling. (Bran Ferren)
  by Colman, Price
• WTBS deadline extended.(United Network Transport partners have not yet closed an offer to cable operators to transmit WTBS(TV) Atlanta, GA station)(Brief Article)
• No cable commitments from Intel.(Brief Article)
• L.A. judges plan media ban: new rules would prohibit filming within Superior Court and some municipal courts.(Los Angeles, CA)
  by Trigoboff, Dan
• TNT tops prime time.(Turner Network Television ratings for 1997)(Brief Article)
  by Higgins, John
• Faroudja announces beta sites: Tribune Broadcasting will be among companies testing new upconverter.(Brief Article)
  by Dickson, Glen
• Cable nets do digital; MTV follows Disney, Lifetime in unveiling multiple channels. (MTV Networks, Lifetime Television, new digital cable networks)
  by Higgins, John M.
• Media's off-Wall Street players; specialty firms find plenty of business working with niches such as broadcasting and cable. (includes related table of 1996-97 media deals of $350 million and more)(The Deal Makers)
  by Colman, Price
• NET revamps as America's Voice.(Brief Article)
• PanAmSat is scheduled to launch a new satellite today.(December 8, 1997)(Brief Article)
• Taking on Turner. (cable operators can still offer WTBS-TV once it converts to a cable television network)(Brief Article)
• Liberty to digitize Telemundo: will launch 10-12 digital Spanish-language channels with product from newly acquired network, among other sources.(Liberty Media to launch channel over Tele-Communications Inc.'s digital cable tiers)
  by Petrozzello, Donna
• MediaOne last week became one of the first cable companies to openly take on emerging cable competitor DBS.(Brief Article)
• French to limit media ownership.(Brief Article)
• PPV rides a roller coaster: buy rates and revenue go up and down during second and third quarters.(1997)
  by Colman, Price
• Cable nets look abroad for profits, partners.(cable television networks)
  by Leventhal, Larry
• The other side of the hill.(Capital Cities Vice President William Rescorla Pitts Jr.)
  by Albiniak, Paige
• Foul! NBA fines Hindery. (TCI president Leo Hindery)
  by McClellan, Steve
• A case for minority tax certificates.(Column)
  by Krasow, Erwin G.
• Off the block: some old analog applications could be spared from auction.(Brief Article)
  by McConnell, Chris
• Roseanne down under. (King World International sells Roseanne talk show to Network Ten)(Brief Article)
• Microsoft says Justice knew of its plans; DOJ offers company documents to support anticompetition charges. (Dept. of Justice; Microsoft's Internet Explorer)(Telemedia)
  by Tedesco, Richard
• Network tie-ins fueled revenue gains.(Cable Advertising Annual Report)
• Atlantis' profits up.(Atlantis Communications)(Brief Article)
• Set-top scramble in Silicon Valley: computer companies make the cases to cable.
  by Colman, Price
• Time Warner reconnects: after threatening to restructure cable division, Levin now sees unit boosting stock.(Time Warner Inc.) (Levin, Gerald) (advanced analog converters)(Company Profile)
  by Higgins, John M.
• Discovery video distribution deal.(Discovery Communications Inc.'s marketing and distribution contract with BMG Video)(Brief Article)
• Onset of OnSet.(Lenfast Communications Inc.'s Suburban Cable introduces network OnSet)(Brief Article)
• Online leaders promise safety 'net.'(Internet Online Summit, self-regulation in the online industry)
  by Albiniak, Paige
• Road Runner, MediaOne do deal; merger will put them into direct competition with @Home.
  by Higgins, John M.
• Audience lost to network errors, CBS strategist says. (David Poltrack)(Brief Article)
  by McClellan, Steve
• Green light for gambling.(New Jersey broadcasters permitted to air gambling advertisements)(Brief Article)
• Panasonic debuts DVCPR050 line; company also closes more DVCPRO25 component digital tape deals. (includes related article about new NDS splicer)(Product Announcement)
  by Dickson, Glen
• Cartoon 'toons up for '98; will add eight new series from Warner Bros. (Cartoon Network)
  by Petrozzello, Donna
• Look what's in store at Nick; new retail outlets began opening last week. (Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite)
  by Petrozzello, Donna
• ABC's spins November. (television networks more nights during the November 1997 sweeps period for 18-49 demographic, but it has poor showing in other demographic measures)(Brief Article)
  by Rice, Lynette
• King brothers to split ... stock, that is: company asks shareholders to approve doubling number of shares.(King World Productions Inc.) (King, Michael) (King, Roger)
  by McClellan, Steve
• Carlton to Webcast TV music show. (simultaneously on the World Wide Web and ITV)(Brief Article)

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