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03/08/2004
SoapNet Brings Days to Nights
Think SoapNet is strictly a repurposing vehicle for ABC’s popular daytime soaps? Wash out your mouth. Starting March 15, NBC’s Days of Our Lives, the top daytime drama among women 18 to 34, joins SoapNet’s lineup. A multiyear deal puts same-day episodes of the popular series on at 7 p.m., followed by a Sunday night […]
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03/05/2004
Not Eye to Eye: Ergen Ready to Lose CBS If He Must
Is EchoStar [DISH] chmn Charlie Ergen trembling and counting the days until a deadline that could have Viacom [VIA] pulling CBS signals in 15 Dish Net markets? Doesn’t sound like it, with Ergen saying Thurs he wasn’t even certain when the temporary restraining order expires (it’s at the end of Mon). CBS is an "essential […]
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03/04/2004
Now What?
What started as grumblings from 2 ex-directors turned into massive disproval Wed via a record withholding vote of 43% of Disney [DIS] shares against chmn/CEO Michael Eisner, but how it will end remains unclear. Eisner now faces a litany of questions not only about his own future but that of Disney. Predictably, Comcast [CMCSA] swooped […]
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03/04/2004
Think About That For A Minute
A cabbie in Chicago told me last week that the temperature was "all the way up to 40!" "Spring is here," he said. Well, I don’t know about that. I remember a lot of snowstorms in March. But it’s certainly heating up in the political and legal world of cable. We’ve been doing well for […]
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03/03/2004
Justin Time: Cable Looks to Avoid Indecency Crossfire with Plan
One day before the House Commerce Committee is set to mark up broadcast decency legislation, NCTA ushered out its response to FCC chmn Michael Powell’s request for a plan to shield children from inappropriate programming. Obviously cable is hoping to curry favor with the Hill and avoid regulation. Broadcasters are arguing that the indecency guidelines […]
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03/03/2004
Dolan's Labor Pains: Voom's Birth Brings Big Losses
Cablevision [CVC] posted greater-than-anticipated 4Q losses, stemming in large part from its significant investment in Voom. Also, Cablevision said the federal investigation into some Rainbow programming units continues; its internal accounting review should be wrapped up before the 10-K filing is due in April. Voom launched Oct 15 and had 1,627 subs as of Feb […]