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Stevens Views Controls Republican Sen. Ted Stevens’ visit last week to the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s National Show in San Francisco apparently did not convince him to drop his campaign to subject cable to the same sort of indecency…
Military Holds Iraqi Cameraman
The U.S. military in Iraq said Friday it is holding as a possible security threat an Iraqi cameraman who was carrying CBS News credentials when he was injured April 5 during a battle between U.S. soldiers and insurgents in Mosul.CBS…
Cox to Step Down as CPB President
Kathleen Cox is leaving her post as president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, according to a statement posted on the CPB Web site Friday. Ken Ferree, the former chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau, who…
Armstrong to Step Down from Comcast Board
C. Michael Armstrong, the former AT&T CEO who unsuccessfully tried to pull Ma Bell into the cable business, said Friday he would not seek re-election to Comcast Corp.’s board of directors.Meanwhile, Edward Breen, CEO of Tyco International, and former chief…
Adelphia Accepts Time-Warner/Comcast Offer In Principle
The long-awaited auction for Adelphia Communications all but ended late last Thursday with the company and its creditors accepting in principle a $17.6 billion cash and stock offer from Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp.While final terms and a full…
Cablevision Begins Shutting Down Voom
Cablevision Systems Corp. on Friday said it has begun shutting down its languishing satellite service Voom and is informing its customers it will stop the service April 30.The announcement, made in a filing submitted Friday to the Securities and Exchange…
Feldman Promoted at CBS
Beth Feldman has been promoted to the newly created position of VP, CBS Communications Group. The announcement was made Thursday by Chris Ender, senior VP, CBS Communications Group, to whom she reports. Ms. Feldman, who is based in New York,…