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Articles in November, 2003 issue of Broadcasting & Cable

• Once a buyer, he's now on the selling side: earlier career gives Hersly insight into customer needs.(The Fifth Estater)(a discussion of Isaac Hersly)(Biography)
  by Kerschbaumer, Ken
• Bob Smith passed away on Oct. 28 at the age of 59 after a battle with cancer.(People Meeter)(head of Smith Broadcasting Group)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
• CBS aims for $120M in affil aid for NCAA.(men's basketball tournament coverage payments)
  by McClellan, Steve
• The prime time race.(Programming)(statistical table)(Industry Overview)
• CBS surprises with 18-49 sweeps results.(Top of the Week)(Illustration)
  by Albiniak, Paige
• Public balance.(Public TV)(Brief Article)
• Program Chiefs fret over failures.(Programming)
  by McClellan, Steve
• FCC sticks with channels 51-69 plan.(Capital Watch)(rules allowing TV stations on chs. 51-69 to strike voluntary band clearing agreements with wireless operators and other users will remain as they are)(Brief Article)
• Odd-lot political ads are OK.(Capital Watch)(a discussion of the fight between the NAB and the FCC over rules requiring stations to offer political ads that candidates apparently do not want to buy)(Brief Article)
• Comcast Cable.(Cable TV)(announces promotions of Michael Spano, John MacGowan and Lira Brodeth Carrick)(Brief Article)
• Kramer acquires SVS: move unites signal-equipment, routing-switcher suppliers.(Technology)
  by Kerschbaumer, Ken
• Spot suffers off-year blues.(EBB & Flow)(fourth-quarter national spot advertising is expected to be down 15% compared to last year)(Brief Article)
  by Grillo, Jean Bergantini
• Sinclair has tapped Marshall Porter, senior VP, general manager and corporate director of sales, for Citadel and its WOI-TV Des Moines, Iowa, to head up WMSN-TV Madison, Wis.(On the move)
  by Eggerton, John
• Senate panel OK's Gallagher for NTIA.(Capital Watch)(Brief Article)
• Comcast Cable.(Cable TV)(Brief Article)
• B&C indices: week of Oct. 24-30.(Top of the Week)(stock prices of broadcasting and cable companies)(Illustration)
• Where the boys are: cable's 18-34 men are sticking around.
  by Romano, Allison
• Dolan defends Voom DBS service.(Chuck Dolan of Cablevision Systems)
  by Higgins, John M.
• CNBC.(People Meeter)(Dennis Miller to host talk show)(Brief Article)
• Maybe winter will be better: networks hope midseason add-ons generate some heat after lackluster fall.(Top of the Week)(Brief Article)
  by Albiniak, Paige
• Rush to Reagans.(Programming)(Brief Article)
• Disney.(Now the News)(Brief Article)
• Gimme the Mike! to Belo, Cox.(Brief Article)
  by McClellan, Steve
• Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation.(Associations)(Brief Article)
• The house that Tisch sold.(Editorials)(Brief Article)
• The judges rule.(court shows)(a discussion of the ratings for television court shows)
  by Albiniak, Paige
• Rebuffing McCain.(Capital Watch)(Northpoint's Sophia Collier says few investors will benefit if the company wins free spectrum)(Brief Article)
• FMs.(Changing Hands)
• Wandering Wallace.(Chris Wallace named host of Fox News Sunday)(Brief Article)
• Rainbow targets ethnic viewers.(Breaking ...)(Brief Article)
• More of Dora, sorta.(Cable)(Brief Article)
• Vault of laughs.(Syndication)(Brief Article)
  by Albiniak, Paige
• HBO's Brothers re-enlists on history channel.(Programming)
  by Romano, Allison
• Sweeps! Eye-yi-yi! Gipper banished, Jacko busted, but CBS still up in November.
  by Albiniak, Paige
• Feds ponder safeguard for DirecTV takeover: News Corp., MSO disputes would go to binding arbitration.(Top of the Week)
  by McConnell, Bill
• Tauzin's heir apparent seen as cable's friend: in 1992, Joe Barton took an anti-broadcasting stance.(Top of the Week)
  by McConnell, Bill
• ET: it changed show biz and changed the syndie biz as well.(Entertainment TV: hyping the stars)(a look at Entertainment Tonight)
  by Downey, Kevin
• Discovery Networks U.S. tapped former Sony Electronics marketing exec Ken Dice as its new executive vice president of marketing.(People Meeter)(Brief Article)
• Belo promotes Sander, two others.(Breaking ...)(Jack Sander, Dunia Shive and Dennis Williamson)(Brief Article)
• WCVB offers guarantees: Boston station bases ratings promise on new Nielsen device.(Local People Meters)
  by McClellan, Steve
• Liberty wants Cox discovery stake.(Breaking ...)(Liberty Media considers trying to acquire Cox Communications' share of Discovery Networks)(Brief Article)
• Gamble likes the hands-on experience: running Comcast's D.C.-area systems gives him plenty.(The Fifth Estater)(Jaye Gamble )
  by Higgins, John M.
• Top FCC lawyer optimistic on media ownership.(Capital Watch)(Brief Article)
• Nielsen ratings: Oct. 20-26.(Programming)(Illustration)
• Earnings: Comcast, Cox strong; Insight not.(Top of the Week)(Cox Communications, Insight Communications)
  by Higgins, John M.
• Delivering dollars on demand: cable industry weighs different models to build revenue.
• My television pals: Kobe, Michael, Rush and Paris shape my life.
  by Bednarski, P.J.
• Hubbard cooks up HD channel.(Station Break)(Hubbard Broadcasting's KSTC-TV Minneapolis launches the market's first 'all-HDTV, all-the-time' channel)(Brief Article)
  by Eggerton, John
• Cablevision holding rate hike to 3.5%.(Breaking ...)(Brief Article)
• Feud beats squares for a change.(Syndie Insider)(Tribune's 'Family Feud' gains stronger ratings than King World's 'Hollywood Squares')(Brief Article)
• Leeway for DTV simulcasts.(Capital Watch)(Brief Article)
• Democrats rain on cable-rate party.(Capital Watch)(Brief Article)
• Flody Suarez, executive producer of ABC's 8 Simple Rules, is leaving the show.(Now the News)(Brief Article)
• The WB.(Order Up!....)(orders more episodes of several programs)(Brief Article)
• CBS slammed for Prez Veto: no good comes from canceling The Reagans.
  by McConnell, Bill
• NAB quiets unhappy vendors.(Conventions)(a discussion of this year's NAB convention)(Brief Article)
• ESPN taps Thomson.(Technology)(ESPN purchases $15 million worth of HD equipment from Thomson)(Brief Article)
  by Kerschbaumer, Ken
• Fox Cable Networks.(Programming)(announces various executive promotions)(Brief Article)
• Programming the On Demand platform: VOD providers look to exclusive content and extra features to make TVOD sticky.(trends in video on demand)(Industry Overview)
• Correction.(Fast Track)(Correction Notice)
• Rethinking food tv: bright personalities, world travel and high production values make for a reinvented food network.(10th anniversary food network)
• DirecTV clears iTV deck.(interactive)
  by Kerschbaumer, Ken
• Combos.(Changing Hands)(radio station acquisitions)(Brief Article)
• AMs.(Changing Hands)(acquisitions of AM radio stations)(Brief Article)
• Croce will make house calls for Sony: syndicator schedules half-hour strip for fall '04.(Pat Croce)
  by Albiniak, Paige
• Swept away.(Fast Track)(Fox leads sweeps)(Brief Article)
• Eddie Fritts took the stage at Philadelphia's Temple University last week to explain the National Association of Broadcasters' support for--and opposition to industry deregulation.(People Meeter)(Brief Article)
• Court TV is rewarding freelance anchor DIANE DIMOND for scooping the MICHAEL JACKSON case last week.(Now the News)(Brief Article)
• New strategies target faster growth for '04: a look at issues that both TV stations and cable operators will be focused on next year.(Special report: spot cable advertising: local and national sales)
  by Haley, Kathy
• National Mobile Television.(Technology)(Brief Article)
• Give the kids a break.(Open Mike)(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
  by Desmond, Tom
• MNF calls an audible: fires in San Diego force crews to act fast when the Dolphins-Chargers game is moved to Phoenix.(production)('Monday Night Football' makes a quick move from San Diego to Phoenix due to the Southern California wildfires)
  by Kerschbaumer, Ken
• A win for broadcasters, Hollywood: FCC approves 'flag' technology for piracy prevention.(Washington)
  by McConnell, Bill
• FCC woes for SpectraSite.(Capital Watch)(Brief Article)
• At the helm of a programming pacesetter: Lee encouraged BBC America to doff its stodgy image.(The fifth Estater)(a discussion of BBC America's Paul Lee)(Biography)
  by Romano, Allison
• The Hatchery LLC.(People Meeter)(new firm formed by Margaret Loesch and Bruce Stein)(Brief Article)
• CNN regrets query-rigging.(Journalism)(CNN changes questions at a Democratic presidential candidate debate)(Brief Article)
• Rookies look foward to sophomore season.(Top of the Week)(Brief Article)
• No Mas for Roberts.(Cable)(Brief Article)
• Obituary.(Fates & Fortunes)(Rod Roddy, announcer for CBS game show The Price Is Right, dies)(Brief Article)(Obituary)

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