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PAR 2003: TOP PROGRAMMERS AND OPERATORS

Companies are listed in alphabetical order. 2004 PAR Initiative results will be announced Nov. 1. Best Operators for Women in Cable w Cable One w Comcast Communications w Cox Communications (Winner of the 2003 WICT Forerunner Accolade) w Insight Communications…

‘Face the Nation’ Marks 50 Years of ‘Big Gets’

Venerable Newsmakers Show Premiered with McCarthy

MARTHA STEWART

firm’s Loss Widens Living Omnimedia last week reported a widened third-quarter loss as the lifestyle company continued to suffer from the legal troubles of founder Martha Stewart, who started her five-month federal prison term last month. MSO reported a third-quarter…

BLOOM DISCLAIMS ROLE IN HARASSMENT CASE

Court TV anchor Lisa Bloom’s background in sexual harassment cases and her energetic defense of the legal position of Andrea Mackris, the producer who charged Fox News Channel star Bill O’Reilly with sexual harassment, made her a popular TV guest…

Fox’s D.C. Stations Chided by FCC

The Federal Communications Commission has admonished Fox Television Stations and Tribune for running afoul of the agency’s children’s TV regulations on their Washington stations, WDCA-TV and WBDC-TV, respectively, even though the companies pointed out the violations in their license renewal…

Washington Post Q3 Results

The Washington Post Co. on Friday reported that its third-quarter profit skyrocketed, in large part due to a smaller stock compensation expense booked in the 2004 quarter compared with a year ago.The company, which owns cable properties and six television…

NAB Poll Finds Public Satisfied With Amount of Election Coverage

Almost 90 percent of the public believe local broadcasters are providing enough — or even too much — coverage of the 2004 elections, according to a poll sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters.Results of the poll, conducted for NAB…

Insight Results Boosted by High-Speed Data

Cable operator Insight Communications on Friday reported a narrowed third-quarter loss, as the company followed the lead of other cable companies and posted strong subscriber gains in high-speed data.The New York-based company, which has 1.3 million basic cable subscribers, reported…

Meredith Broadcasting Stock Down Following O’Brien Firing

Shares in Meredith Corp. fell as much as 5 percent Friday after the company announced it fired its top broadcast executive.News that the company late Thursday dismissed Kevin O’Brien, who had been president of Meredith Broadcasting Group, for violating the…

‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ to Air on PPV

Michael Moore wanted a pay-per-view home for his “Fahrenheit 9/11” documentary and now he has one. TVN Entertainment said it has secured the exclusive PPV cable rights for the controversial film for one night only — Nov. 1. The film…