HBO’s Gold Rush Off to a Fast Start
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Frick Applauds the Announcers
Fan Noms Via the Web Open Field for Hall of Fame Award
Minority Advocate Becomes A Patron
By Lee Hall The venerable Walter Kaitz Foundation embarks on its third decade with new leadership and a new mission. Once independent, the Kaitz Foundation now operates under the aegis of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, with which it…
Comcast Center Purveying VOD
Plans 400% Increase in Content; Extends Services to Other MSOs
Gains for Women in TV Come Slowly
More Writers, Fewer Editors
News Corp.’s Murdoch, Chernin Get Raises for 2004
Rupert Murdoch received 22 percent more in compensation for the 2004 fiscal year than he did a year ago, according to News Corp.’s annual report issued last week. The media giant’s chairman and CEO earned $4.5 million in salary, a…
Three Station Groups Downgraded
Bank of America Securities analyst Jonathan Jacoby last week downgraded the stocks of Belo, Hearst-Argyle Television and LIN TV Corp. to a “neutral” rating from a “buy” rating, citing the difficulties that lie ahead for the trio of station groups….
Turning a Game Into a TV Event
ESPN Puts Stamp on Baseball With ‘Sunday Night’
Prickly Relations Becoming Norm
| Cable | MSO-Programmer Negotiations Increasingly Contentious
TV on Demand: DVRs and VOD in Symbiosis
MSOs Find Digital Recorders Increase On-Demand Use, Rollouts May Be Complementary