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In “Cable advertising gains new flexibility with technology” (EM, June 17), Visible World and Adlink worked together to deploy the recent 1-800-Flowers.com campaign in the Los Angeles market. The Adlink interconnect uses servers from nCube. SeaChange is working with Visible…

NBC Enterprises promotion gives ‘John Walsh’ national treatment

Armed with the slogan “Talk means more from a man of action,” NBC Enterprises is on the verge of a continental assault in its effort to promote upcoming talk strip “The John Walsh Show.”The company announced to stations carrying the…

Promax highlights

Wednesday, June 2612:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Keynote: Small Screen, Big Picture 1 Speaker: Jamie Kellner, chairman and CEO, Turner Broadcasting System.Mr. Kellner founded the Fox Network and The WB Television Network. Today he heads Turner Broadcasting System, taking charge…

FCC taking slow path on deregulation

Putting deregulation on indefinite hold, Federal Communications Commission officials last week confirmed that the agency won’t decide whether to relax any of its broadcast ownership rules, including one barring newspapers from buying radio or TV stations in the same market,…

Major events

Promax & BDALos Angeles, June 26-29. Info: 310-788-7600, www.promax.tv or www.bda.tv. CTAM SummitBoston, July 14-17, 2002. Info: 703-549-4200 or www.ctam.com.NAB Radio ShowSeattle, Sept. 12-14. Info: 800-342-2460 or www.nab.org.Sportel MonacoMonaco, Sept. 30-Oct. 3. Info: Liliane Vitale, 201-869-4022, or www.sportel monaco.com.New Eastern…

All-news nets fight for upscale viewers

Who is winning the war for the hearts and minds-and bulging wallets-of upscale cable-news viewers?In an up-turning upfront, the true answer may be that all three general all-news networks-CNN , Fox News Channel and MSNBC-will win, each to its own…

Calendar

This WeekJune 22-24, 2002 Local Cable Sales Management Conference, sponsored by Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau, in Salt Lake City. Information: Nancy Lagos, 212-508-1229 or nancyl@cabletvadbureau .com; or www.cabletvadbureau.com. June 24, Interview Tactics: How to Survive the Media Without Getting Clobbered, sponsored…

Talent moves

Stockard Channing has signed to appear as the first lady on 12 of next season’s 22 episodes of “The West Wing.” … Todd Bridges will take a recurring role on CBS’s “The Young and the Restless.” David Shaughnessy executive produces…

Tech Briefs

ESPN and Liberate on the same teamESPN and Liberate Technologies are working together on several enhanced programming projects, including ESPN Today Plus VOD, a virtual channel that viewers will be able to tailor to deliver to them on-demand content; synchronized…

To have and to hold on to news producers

At any given time, at least one station in each market in the country is likely seeking a good news producer. But finding one is not an easy task. Some news directors are taking a proactive approach by making the…