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Articles in February, 2004 issue of Broadcasting & Cable

• In 'reset year,' time warner TV fortunes sag.(Top of the Week)
  by Higgins, John M.
• PBS slates slavery series for fall.(Programming)
  by Downey, Kevin
• Instant makeover.(cable;"Queer Eye for the Straight Guy")(Brief Article)
  by Higgins, John M.
• Hollywood Cash and Kerry: Redstone, Stringer and Chernin fuel Senator's White House run: the surging campaign of Sen. John Kerry is getting a big fundraising boost from television- and movie-studio brass.(campaign 2004)
  by Hatch, David
• At KPIX-TV San Francisco: Christopher Flynn, account executive, CBS 5 Sales, promoted to local sales manager.(Broadcast TV)(KPIX-TV makes appointments)(Brief Article)
• Sexy halftime stunt has affiliates fuming: stations pressure networks to clean up their acts, pronto.(fallout)
  by Eggerton, John
• Barton moves in.(Capital Watch)
• Jenkins has left the building.(Station Break)(Brief Article)
  by Eggerton, John
• Bay 9 News.(Journalism)(Brief Article)
• Coming to a TV near you.(Fast Track)(television programs)(Brief Article)
• Ratings: Jan. 19-25.(television programs)(Calendar)
• The A-Plus in ABC.(WISN-TV)(Brief Article)
  by Eggerton, John
• At a glance.(Market focus: Baltimore television)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• The demos.(Market focus: Baltimore)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• Gentlemen's agreement.(Station Break)(WKB Charlotte Inc.)(NABET-CWA)(Brief Article)
  by Eggerton, John
• Easy rider: net takes editing, transmission facilities on the campaign trail.(Technology)(ABC News Inc.)
  by Kerschbaumer, Ken
• B&C indices: week of Jan. 26-Feb. 5.(Top of the Week)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• Comcast.(Cable TV)(Comcast Corp.)(Brief Article)
• Birds of a feather.(Station Break)(Brief Article)
  by Eggerton, John
• Paxson vs. Laybourne.(Open Mike)(Letter to the Editor)
  by Paxson, Lowell
• Upfront 2004: gloom for nets; zoom for cable.(Exclusive)(Cable coffers could grow 13% to $6.2 billion)(Brief Article)
• FCC says OK to more radio.(Breaking ...)(United States. Federal Communications Commission)(FM radio stations)(Brief Article)
• Dressed to thrill.(Top of the Week)(Oscar night, 2004)
• The ranking.(The System)(Illustration)
• TV Guide Channel.(Programming)(Brief Article)
• Nielsen has its eye on TiVo subscribers: they aren't many, but they're growing, and they're influential.(Top of the Week)(Brief Article)
  by Albiniak, Paige
• A two-station race.(tv news; WBAL-TV vs. WJZ-TV)
• Getting with the local program.(WNBC-TV)(Brief Article)
  by Eggerton, John
• ESPN exhales: with its digital center done, net eyes emerging technologies.(Special report: NAB sellers guide)(Entertainment and Sports Programming Network)((Pagano, Chuck))
  by Wind, Gregory
• Urban dance fever.(half-hour strip)(Dance 360)
  by Albiniak, Paige
• New topper in Tampa.(Station Break)(appointment of general managers)(Brief Article)
  by Eggerton, John
• Think of the children.(Open Mike)(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
  by Sellers, William
• Dealing for Denver.(Breaking ...)(Brief Article)
• Cable should clean up its act, too.(Open Mike)(Letter to the Editor)
  by Barp, Raymond M.
• Changing hands.(Business)(Illustration)
• Topping out on top: B&C's chief writes a last chapter to a 25-year love story.(Broadcasting and Cable)(Editorial)
  by Jessell, Harry A.
• Price hikes for prime Syndie.(EBB & Flow)
  by Grillo, Jean Bergantini
• Re-thinking broadcasting: how multicasting and datacasting could impact what a station does and where it makes its money.
• Can't stop Idol, so rival nets try to just slow it down.("American Idol")(Brief Article)
  by Albiniak, Paige
• Where the advertising action will be: cell phones, big-box stores, love drugs emerge as 2004's hot categories.(Brands To Watch)(Brief Article)
• New boss for Judge Joe Brown.(Syndie Insider)(appoints)(Brief Article)
• Will ad budgets get whacked? Failure to reach consumers spells trouble for marketers.(TV Buyer)
  by McClellan, Steve
• At a glance.(Market focus: mobile)(television industry)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• Premium networks take a hit.(exclusive)(pay cable networks)
  by Higgins, John M.
• The usual suspects.(merits and demerits of the broadcasting industry)(Brief Article)
• Reaching for the stars: discovery stays committed to HD cutting edge.(Special report: NAB sellers guide)((Obadia, Marcos))(Discovery Networks International)
  by Wind, Gregory
• Facing indecency fines? Give Crigler a call.(In the Loop)
  by Eggerton, John
• Black History Month inspires cable nets.
  by Romano, Allison
• Bush budget could be a double hit on TV.(2005 budget)(Brief Article)
• Pennsylvania pols push for Sony tax relief.(Top of the Week)(Sony Corp.)((Santorum, Rick))
  by McConnell, Bill
• Comedy Central.(Fully programmable)(Comedy Central Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Famous for his stunts on radio's The Howard Stern Show, "Stuttering" John Melendez will be Jay Leno's new announcer (sans stutter).(People Mover)((Melendez, John))(Brief Article)
• Obituary.(Fates & Fortunes)(Chris Duffy CEO of Wabash Valley Broadcasting)(Obituary)
• Disney in playland: Comcast's stunning offer the start of something a lot bigger.(Battle For The Magic Kingdom)(related article: Cable and Broadcast)
  by Higgins, John M.
• Different strokes: networks' sweeps quirks.(Top of the Week,competition among service providers)(CBS)(NBC)(Fox)
  by Albiniak, Paige
• Herzog keeps returning to comedy.(Top of the Week)
  by Romano, Allison
• Four left in digital doghouse: stations without a DTV signal by April face fines or worse.(Top of the Week)
  by Eggerton, John
• Next for Nexstar.(Station Break)(Nexstar buys two stations from JDG Television)(Brief Article)
  by Eggerton, John
• The prime time race.(Programming)(Illustration)
• The demos.(Market focus: Portland, Ore.)(Illustration)
• Station lineup.(Dynamic 12 Cox Communications and Cox Television)
• CSI beats Trump; NBC beats CBS.(Breaking ...)
• Greta's own chair.(Cable)
• ABCs and RBIs.(Regulation)
• OLN.(Programming)(Brief Article)
• Van-dalism.(Super Bowl celebration)(Brief Article)
  by Eggerton, John
• At a glance.(Market focus: San Diego)(Illustration)
• Hits and misses.(Programming)(regional sports networks)(Illustration)
• Radio looks for March upturn.
  by Grillo, Jean Bergantini
• Shriver steps aside.(Fast Track)(California First Lady Maria Shriver)(Brief Article)
• Ownership rules up for grabs: judges may ask FCC to revamp its economic model.(Federal Communications Commission)
  by McConnell, Bill
• B&C indices: week of Jan. 23-29.(Broadcasting and Cable)(Illustration)
• Crushing curses.(Sports)(ball destroy method live shows)(Brief Article)
  by Eggerton, John
• ABC Network.(Programming)(Brief Article)
• Field of dreams: Levy's love of sports fuels career success.(The Fifth Estater)((Levy, David))
  by Higgins, John M.
• Nicktoons, Nickelodeon.(Programming)(Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite appoints Javier Farfan)(Nicktoons appoints Thomas markert)(Brief Article)
• Reality gets an Emmy category.(Breaking ...)(The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences)(Reality television programs)(Brief Article)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star William Petersen told Playboy he expects to exit the show after next season, but CBS says his contract runs through 2007; his reps also say he has no plans to leave.(Fully programmable)(Brief Article)
• WCBS.(Radio)(Brief Article)
• DirecTV.(Satellite)(DIRECTV Inc.)(Brief Article)

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