Broadcasting & Cable articles from June 2004

Broadcasting & Cable archives from June 2004

Welcome to the Olympics: this year, the Games return to their ancient birthplace, Athens. So why is NBC throwing its big bash for advertisers in Bermuda?(Top of the Week)(National Broadcasting Company Inc.)
June 7, 2004... Few industry perks can compare to an all-expenses-paid trip to the Olympics, In 10 weeks, VIPs of NBC will enjoy swank hotels, hip parties, and the best tickets to the top events in exotic Athens, the birthplace of the Olympics. But...

Viacom: the next generation: Freston and Moonves unplugged.(Top of the Week)(Leslie Moonves, Tom Freston)
June 7, 2004... Leslie Moonves controls a cadre of veteran execs who run his various divisions. But the ultimate yes comes from Les. A fierce competitor and consummate showman, he relishes the spotlight. The 54-year-old just named co-COO of Viacom not only...

Q&A with Tom Freston: B&C's John M. Higgins talked with the new Co-COO of Viacom last week from MTV headquarters in New York.(Top of the Week)(Interview)
June 7, 2004... You claimed you didn't want this job. I said I never really wanted Mel's job. This really isn't his job. There are split responsibilities, and it's structured in a way I hope takes advantage of my strengths. A large part of the job is...

Q&A with Leslie Moonves: new Co-COO of Viacom spoke with B&C's Paige Albiniak from the CBS television network affiliates meeting in Las Vegas.(Top of the Week)(Interview)
June 7, 2004... What changes can we expect in your new job? The chance to channel more shows to CBS and UPN, as well as the other networks, is a good opportunity. Also, you'll see more synergies between Paramount Television and CBS, but not to the...

B&C indices: week of May 28-June 3.(Broadcasting & Cable)(broadcasting securities)(Illustration)
June 7, 2004... WEEK OF MAY 28-JUNE 3 B&C INDICES THE B&C 10 WEEK YTD -0.7% -8.3% BROADCAST TV GROUPS WEEK YTD -0.7% -7.4% CABLE TV MSO'S -2.8% -10.9% RADIO WEEK YTD -1.7% ...

Kerry's media views.(Breaking ...)(Kerry, John F.)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... WASHINGTON -- Democrat presumptive presidential nominee John Kerry says he would have voted with the majority to overturn the FCC's ownership deregulation. "I wasn't there for the vote, but I was 100% in favor of overturning his rule," he said...

Now tribune questions people meter.(Breaking ...)(Tribune Co. (Chicago, Illinois))(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... CHICAGO -- The Tribune Co. joined Univision and Viacom late last week in urging Nielsen Media Research to delay implementation of the New York local people meter (LPM) until flaws are corrected. The flaws were identified by the Media Ratings...

Who will rose at MTV?(Top of the Week)(MTV Networks Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... The big question inside MTV Networks is: Whom will Tom Freston anoint to fill his old job as CEO? Freston says only that the prime candidates are the four members of MTVN's senior management committee and that he'll name his successor soon...

It's the law.(Fast Track)(National Broadcasting Company Inc. and David Kelley contracts)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... DAVID KELLEY went from real-life lawyer to TV lawyers. Now NBC has signed him to an eight-episode reality series, his first "alternative" effort. Kelley's forte has been dramas, particularly legal dramas, including AllyMcBeal, The Practice, and...

Crime in prime.(Fast Track)(CBS Inc.'s crime program)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... CBS has tweaked its Saturday-night fall schedule to keep the crime flow. Its new lineup is The Amazing Race at 8 p.m., followed by Crime Time Saturday at 9 p.m. and 48 Hours Mystery at 10 p.m. Crime Time Saturday is an "anthology of...

Blonde ambition.(Bel Air Beauties)(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and Tribune Broadcasting Co. teams up)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... Tribune and MGM are teaming up to develop the MGM theatrical hit Legally Blonde into a syndicated weekly hour for "IV. The series, targeted for a fall 2005 launch, will be produced and distributed internationally by MGM, which will also handle...

Sony syndicates in Style.(Fast Track)(Ray Giuliani appointed as executive pr)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... SONY's syndicated pop-culture talker Life & Style is a go for fall. RAY GIULIANI has been named executive producer. The show has lined up key clearances, including KCAL Los Angeles, WCIU Chicago, KYW Philadelphia, WBHK San Francisco, and WBZ...

Clear signal.(Fast Track)(House Commerce Committee's broadcasting policy)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... The House Commerce Committee gave a thumbs-up to a bill that would renew, through 2009, satellite-TV carriers' right to import out-of-town network feeds to subscribers who don't get a decent signal from their local broadcast affiliates. It...

Police thrown Curb ball.(Fast Track)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... A Los Angeles man jailed for five months on murder charges was released, in part, due to HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. The guy was taking in a baseball game with his daughter at Dodger Stadium around the same time the murder took place. As it...

Correction.(Fast Track)(Correction Notice)
June 7, 2004... GANNETT affiliate WTSP Tampa, Fla., does not air a 7 p.m. newscast as reported in the Close Up on the station group [5/31, page 20].

Get with the program: CBS touts multicasting as part of affiliates' digital future.(Top of the Week)(CBS Inc.)
June 7, 2004... CBS has a dream. A digital dream. It wants its affiliates to look at their spectrum in a new way. At last week's affiliates meeting, the Tiffany network proposed that stations add multicasting to their digital future. CBS has always been...

Gassed by Fartman.(In The Loop)(Howard Stern spits fire at Les Moonves )(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... Newly crowned Viacom Co-COO Les Moonves is Howard Stern's new boss. That's a tough job for anyone, but Moonves has it especially bad. Stern's gushing affection for exiting Viacom President Mel Karmazin is both legendary and rare. Yet it's...

At least it wasn't Howard ...(In The Loop)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... It didn't take long for NBC Universal Television President Jeff Zucker to find some way to exploit rival Leslie Moonves' promotion last week to his own ends. Learning that Moonves will now oversee Viacom Outdoor--in addition to CBS, UPN,...

Ripped from the headlines.(Law & order: special victims unit)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... A character based on Howard Stern will appear in an episode +of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In it, the mother of a rape victim blames the crime on allegedly inflammatory remarks made by a popular radio shock jock. (The character will be...

Backing off Stern.(In The Loop)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... Looks like Howard Stern will be taking less heat from one of his most outspoken Washington critics. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) is a frequent media critic and co-sponsor of the FCC indecency-crackdown bill in the Senate. He wrote Viacom twice...

Big Apple news shifts.(Station Break)(WNBC news director quits)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... NEW YORK -- WNBC News Director Barbara Johnson quit, two days before the end of the May sweeps, for "personal reasons." WNBC would not comment, but the buzz regarding her departure centers on lackluster ratings for key newscasts. Though a...

Cox expands political coverage.(Station Break)(Cox Television)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... ATLANTA -- Cox TV's 15 stations are giving politicians free face time. The stations will dedicate additional time to debates and candidate interviews, run PSAs to encourage voter registration, and produce in-depth reports and analyses of local...

Hola! L.A.(Station Break)(Robert Behar testing new concept for Spanish-language station)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... LOS ANGELES -- Veteran broadcaster Robert Behar, former COO of Telemundo, is testing a new concept with the launch of the market's eighth Spanish-language station. KBEH will provide Mexican-American families with an "ongoing link" to their...

Wolf's last out?(Station Break)(Warner Wolf dismissed by WCBS station)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... WCBS dismissed veteran Warner Wolf last week, a Big Apple TV fixture for decades. He'll be replaced in July by KPRC Houston sportscaster Chris Wragge. The station has declined to comment on his hiring. The often outrageous Wolf, 66, had been on...

Rx for WBZ: Dr Phil.(Station Break)(WBZ replacing newscast with Dr. Phil)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... BOSTON -- CBS affiliate WBZ is moving its 5 p.m. newscast to 4 p.m. and replacing it with Dr. Phil, a move that worked well for sister station KYW Philadelphia. Although General Manager Ed Goldman spins the decision as a way to give Dr. Phil a...

Cross-pollination.(Station Break)(television stations sign deals)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... MINNEAPOLIS -- With audiences and ad revenue becoming more fragmented, some TV stationsare raising their local profiles: Hubbard flagship KSTP and the Minneapolis Star Tribune recently signed a deal to cross-promote and co-brand their Web...

Blind ambition: cutbacks in prime time TV narration spur new bills to reinstate service for visually impaired.(Top of the Week)
June 7, 2004... Blind Americans are at risk of losing a unique service that helps them do the unthinkable: watch TV. Over the past two years, support for narration that allows blind people to follow prime time TV shows has eroded and, in the process,...

Feel the heat: networks tout reality in summer to build audience, stem cable defections.(Programming)
June 7, 2004... Memo to broadcast-network execs: Say goodbye to summer vacation. Forget beating an early retreat to the beach house. Summer is the new fall, as competitive as any other time of the year. But, while broadcasters are working harder to keep...

Ratings/ May 17-23.(Syndication Watch)(television programs)(Illustration)
June 7, 2004... RATINGS | May 17-23 Nielsen Media Research Top 25 Shows Adults 18-34 RANK PROGRAM AA GAA 1 Seinfeld 4.2 4.8 2 Friends 4.1 4.9...

Star turn.(Syndication Watch)(NBC Universal's show rating)
June 7, 2004... Chris Matthews's stock is rising. Just check the numbers: Both his nationally syndicated weekly show and his daily cable show swept the May sweeps. NBC Universal's The Chris Matthews Show, which is cleared in 95% of the country, tied CBS's...

Can we talk?(Syndie Insider)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... Talk isn't cheap. Syndication's top talk shows were up significantly in the May sweeps, according to final results from the 56 metered markets. Warner Bros.' top rookie, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, showed the strongest time-period...

Hello, goodbye.(Syndie Insider)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... Jillian Barberie is departing Twentieth Television's Good Day Live but will continue as a co-host of the local (and original) version of the show, Good Day LA. Barberie has been known as the hardest-working woman in show business, hosting...

The prime time race.(Programming)(Illustration)
June 7, 2004... THE PRIME TIME RACE Top 10 Basic Cable Shows May 24-30 Total Households (in millions) PROGRAM DATE NET HHS 1. NBA: T'wolves/Lakers 5/25 TNT 6.0 2. NBA: T'wolves/Lakers 5/27 ...

Nielsen ratings: May 24-30.(television programs)(Illustration)
June 7, 2004... NIELSEN | May 24-30 | RATINGS abc MONDAY Week 36 4.5/7# 8:00 46. ABC Movie of the Week--A Beautiful Mind 4.5/7 8:30 46. ABC...

At a glance.(Market focus: San Antonio)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 7, 2004... The Market DMA rank 37 Population 2,110,000 TV homes 736,000 Income per capita $16,001 TV revenue rank 35 TV revenue $166,400,000 Commercial...

Texas shootout.(Market focus: San Antonio)
June 7, 2004... The Alamo isn't San Antonio's sole claim to fame. The 37th-largest TV market is a major medical, military, and tourism center and the seventh-largest market for Hispanic business. Priceline.com even named the city's popular Riverwalk a top...

The demos.(Market focus: San Antonio)(Hispanic Americans in San Antonio)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 7, 2004... THE DEMOS San Antonio's large Hispanic population means a younger and less affluent market than the national average. Favored pastimes include game hunting and following the Spurs, the local NBA team. SHARE OF...

Upfront's mixed bag: cable is up 10%; broadcast sees few gains.(Advertising)(Advertisement)
June 7, 2004... Advertisers will spend more money on TV ads next season, and cable is getting most of that increase for now. Cable executives are forecasting growth of at least 10%, to around $6 billion, while spending on the broadcast networks will be roughly...

It's an interconnected world, after all: rival cable operators team up to sell local commercials. It could change TV forever.(Special Report)
June 7, 2004... When it comes to media-buying power, local cable always seems to take a backseat to broadcast and network cable. It may not be "always" much longer. In a five-year effort, major cable systems are cooperating across corporate lines to...

Is this the year local cable ads make their surge? Some analysts say yes, but buyers are still skeptical.(Special Report)
June 7, 2004... For the past few years, local cable could depend on getting about 15% of the annual $28 billion spot-TV market. But this year, a number of developments could boost local cable's ability to grab a greater share of that pie, say analysts and...

Tapping political coffers: campaign spending comes to local cable, but not in buckets.(Special Report)
June 7, 2004... The snowstorm of political ad dollars now hitting local markets is about to become a blizzard, as the battle between President Bush and Sen. Kerry builds to November. But, with more than $1.3 billion being spent on campaigns, including...

All together in L.A.: interconnect Adlink enables systems to cover a sprawling city.(Special Report)
June 7, 2004... In Los Angeles, everybody wants to be a star. Adlink is big all right, but it's not quite on the "A list." But this may be the year Adlink, the nation's largest cable interconnect, shows its muscle, as it fights to get the same cash for...

Now cable really counts: local people meters will generate an avalanche of ratings data.(Special Report)
June 7, 2004... Local cable is about to become more lucrative. And buying ad time is about to become more challenging. That's assuming Nielsen Media Research continues to introduce its controversial local people meter (LPM) into top markets, despite debates...

Courting viewers: a cable network reaches out to local systems, advertisers, and the community.(Special Report)
June 7, 2004... The verdict is in at Court TV: Partnering with local cable systems and sponsors on advertising promotions is a good foundation for a national branding campaign. This month, Court TV, which calls itself The Investigation Channel, and...

Well connected: the goal is to make it easy for advertisers to buy local cable.(Special Report)(Illustration)
June 7, 2004... Just a few years ago, cable executive Steve Houck recalls, if you were a national advertiser who wanted to buy time on all of Chicago's cable systems, "you had to make something like 52 separate buys." Today, that's no longer the case. In...

DBS is getting warmer: but experts predict local cable spot will jump 5.6% through 2007.(Special Report)(Direct-broadcast satellite)
June 7, 2004... Direct-broadcast satellite will continue to challenge wired cable, but, in at least one area. the threat will not impede cable's rapid growth: advertising revenue in local markets. "DBS is certainly something we are keeping an eye on, but...

The multicasting challenge: just as local advertising begin to take off, stations pose a new threat.(Special Report)
June 7, 2004... What happens to local cable advertising if broadcasters get the right to put all their multicast channels on a cable system? That's a touchy question in Washington right now. Cable says it shouldn't be forced to run every channel a local...

Cable sales management conference: at a glance: CAB's 11th annual gathering in Chicago this week.(Special Report)(Calendar)
June 7, 2004... SUNDAY JUNE 6 8 a.m.-5p.m. REGISTRATION 8th St. South Lobby, Chicago Hilton and Towers 3-5 p.m. SPECIAL PRE-OPENING SESSION New Media: Capitalizing Now On the Next Big Thing Featuring marketing and sales execs...

The squeeze play: house, senate committees line up to speed analog giveback.(Washington)
June 7, 2004... The battle lines have been drawn. Broadcasters are in the minority--at least when it comes to keeping their analog channels. The FCC's plan to have broadcasters return their analog channels and switch to digital has new allies: leaders of the...

Payback time.(Capital Watch)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) added a few swipes to the slap the White House received last month from government auditors. The General Accounting Office found that the Department of Health and Human Services engaged in illegal propagandizing...

Flag waving.(Capital Watch)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... Broadcasters must defend one of the biggest items on their DTV wish list in court, despite their best efforts to stymie the case. Federal judges in Washington won't honor their request to delay a decision on the fate of the FCC's "broadcast...

Old school.(Capital Watch)(Joe Barton not interested in paying for high-definition television)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... Although his duty is to oversee the switch to digital TV, don't expect House Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-Texas) to lead by example. He admits he's not interested in paying thousands for DTV's beautiful, big-screen picture or the...

Peace talks.(Capital Watch)(Eddie O. Fritts wins coup)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... After winning a power struggle, Eddie Fritts (above) can apparently stay at the helm of the National Association of Broadcasters for a long time. Besides continuing as NAB president through 2006, he'll have the option of sticking around for at...

Data is power: ad buyers and sellers get ready for an electronic marketplace.(E-ccommerce application of television broadcasting industry)
June 7, 2004... Banks do it. Retailers do it. Even the government does it. And finally, it appears, broadcasters will embrace the full menu of electronic-invoicing options, simplifying the process of ordering and billing for spots. For years, the industry...

Speaking of EDI: a B&C cheat sheet on electronic-invoicing terms.(Glossary)(Electronic Data Interchange)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... Hazy on some of the terms bandied about when conversation turned to electronic invoicing? Here are definitions of some of the buzzwords you'll hear: Application Program Interface (API): A set of rules for exchanging data between the...

Safety first: FEMA, public TV join forces to save lives.(Technology)(United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency)
June 7, 2004... Public TV isn't just devoted to British dramas and Sesame Street. It's adding protection to its list of services. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and key public-broadcasting associations are planning a six-month pilot program to...

Keep on trucking.(Cutting Edge)(National Mobile Television Inc. to introduce HD mobile trucks to be used in NBA finals)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... National Mobile Television will roll out its next two HD mobile trucks in June and August, with plans to introduce three more by the end of 2005. HD7 is equipped with Thomson Grass Valley Kalypso production switchers, LDK-6000 HD cameras, Canon...

Digital Canada.(Cutting Edge)(installation of digital newsrooms, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Avid Technology Inc. contracts)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. signed a $6.7 million deal with Avid for the installation of digital newsrooms in its 23 TV stations. Ottawa, Edmonton, and Quebec City will be the first to undergo a conversion that includes the installation of...

Capturing Greece.(Cutting Edge)(History Channel to air summer specials)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... In advance of the Olympics, The History Channel will air two specials this summer, directed and produced by Geoffrey Madeja of Swell Pictures in Chicago. Madeja recently visited Greece to shoot the footage with Panasonic's AJ-HDC27 VariCam HD...

Hot shots.(usage of HDL-40C point of-view cameras for capturing high definition images)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... Broadcasters speeding to present NASCAR or auto racing in HD have a new too Robovision, a company that specializes in TV racing cover, age, has purchased 10 Ikegami HDL-40C point of-view cameras. They give TV producers the chance to capture HD...

Broad reach: WorldNow brings local TV news to the workplace via the Internet.(Technology)
June 7, 2004... The video-streaming business has been good to WorldNow. The provider of Web-related services to TV stations just signed deals with the ABC station group, Media General, and Gray Broadcasting to add 50 stations to its roster, pushing the number...

Fast and easy: HBO, Cinemax ops improve time, storage at state-of-the-art facility.(Tech Q&A)(Interview)
June 7, 2004... Hauppauge, N.Y., is hardly synonymous with cutting-edge technology, but it should be. The HBO and Cinemax broadcast-operations facility there defines the tapeless future. The Long Island-based operation is home to 26 HBO and Cinemax...

Changing hands.(Cable Television broadcasting industry)
June 7, 2004... TVs WNDS Derry, N.H. PRICE: $28 million BUYER: ShootingStar Broadcasting (Diane Sutter, president/ CEO) SELLER: C T V of Derry Inc. (Gerald Q. Nash, chairman/ president) FACILITIES: Ch. 50, 4790 kW, ant. 699 ft. ...

Take no prisoners: Silverstein revels in cutthroat entertainment rivalry.(The Fifth Estater)(Access Hollywood)(Biography)
June 7, 2004... It's the Oscars, and Rob Silverstein, Access Hollywood's executive producer, has the mike. Usually, he's behind the scenes. But tonight, he's all over the red carpet. He spies movie star/bad boy Colin Farrell and immediately gets in his face....

KYW.(Broadcast TV)(David Yadgaroff appointed)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... DAVID YADGAROFF, general sales manager, KYW Philadelphia, named VP/general manager.

E! Entertainment Television.(Programming)(Jack Carey appointed)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... JACK CAREY, senior VP, technology and operations, E! Entertainment Television, Los Angeles, named senior VP, operations, TV Guide television group, Los Angeles.

Clear Channel Entertainment Television.(Programming)(Marc Forest and Steve Sterling are appointed)
June 7, 2004... At Clear Channel Entertainment Television, New York: STEVE STERLING, president, Eagle Vision, New York, named senior VP; MARC FOREST, executive producer/owner, Double Time Productions, New York, named VP, programming and production.

Starz Encore Group.(Programming)(Tom Gove appointed)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... TOM GOVE, senior director, new media, Starz Encore Group, Englewood, Colo., named VP, national division.

ABC Cable Networks Group.(Programming)(Donna Ebbs and Judy Taylor are appointed)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... At ABC Cable Networks Group, Burbank, Calif.: DONNA EBBS, VP, development and production, ABC network, Burbank, Calif., named VP, original movies; JUDY TAYLOR, independent casting executive, Disney Channel, Burbank, named VP, casting.

NBC Entertainment.(Programming)(National Broadcasting Company Inc. NBC Entertainment appointed Jennifer OConnell)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... JENNIFER O'CONNELL, VP, movies and miniseries, NBC Entertainment, Burbank, Calif., named VP, alternative programs.

Cartoon Network.(Programming)(Khaki Jones appointed)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... KHAKI JONES, senior director, original animation, Cartoon Network, Atlanta, promoted to VP, original series.

CN8.(Programming)(Susan Carden appointed)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... SUSAN CARDEN, VP, network programming, CN8, Philadelphia, named VP, original programming and production.

CNN Business News.(Programming)(Cable News Network, Darius Walker apppointed)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... DARIUS WALKER, VP, CNN Business News, New York, named senior director, news coverage, CNN, Washington bureau, effective June 7.

The Walt Disney Co.(Programming)(Amy Rabinowitz appointed)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... AMY RABINOWITZ, associate, corporate strategic planning group, The Walt Disney Co., Burbank, Calif., named director, strategy and business development, ABC News, digital media group.

Sirius Satellite Radio.(Radio)(Scott Greenstein and Jim Meyer are appointed)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... At Sirius Satellite Radio, New York: JIM MEYER, president, Aegis Ventures Inc., Indianapolis, named president, sales and operations; SCOTT GREENSTEIN, consultant, named president, entertainment and sports.

Infinity Broadcasting.(Radio)(Peter Kleiner and Tim Sabean are appointed)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... At Infinity Broadcasting: PETER KLEINER, general sales manager, WYSP(FM) Philadelphia, named VP/general manager; TIM SABEAN, operations manager, WYSP, named VP, programming, five-radio-station cluster, Philadelphia.

Blick&Staff Communications.(Advertising/Marketing/PR)(Cynthia Kerber appointed)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... CYNTHIA KERBER, manager, public relations, Blick&Staff Communications, St. Louis, appointed director, public relations, Koplar Communications International, St. Louis.

Goodman Media.(Advertising/Marketing/PR)(Goodman Media International Inc. appointed Julie Verville)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... JULIE VERVILLE, publicist, Fox Broadcasting Co., New York, joins Goodman Media, New York, as account executive.

Snell & Wilcox.(Technology)(Chip Schneider appointed)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... CHIP SCHNEIDER, senior regional manager/director, sales, U.S. and Canada, EMC Corp., Hopkinton, Mass., named sales manager, Midwestern U.S., Snell & Wilcox, Santa Clara, Calif.

PROMAX&BDA.(Allied Fields)(Pat Walters appointed )(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... PAT WALTERS, president/co-founder, The Group1 LLC, Los Angeles, named VP/CFO, PROMAX&BDA, Los Angeles.

Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers.(Allied Fields)(Mark W. John appointed)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... MARK W. JOHN, business retention consultant, Cleveland Area Development Corp./Greater Cleveland Growth Association, joins Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, Exton, Pa., as VP, membership services.

Americas.(Allied Fields)(Steve Wakeen appointed)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... STEVE WAKEEN, managing director, Chadwick Communications, New York, named VP, East Coast sales/ service, Americas, Corbis, New York.

BMI.(Allied Fields)(BMI Capital Corp. appointed Jodi H. Saal)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... JODI H. SAAL, senior director, promoted to assistant VP, business ops and technology, BMI, New York.

Kerry's best chance.(lack of clear position on indecency issue)(Editorial)
June 7, 2004... It wasn't quite a waffle, but there was a load of syrup in John Kerry's careful positioning on the indecency issue in his appearance on C-SPAN last week. The presumptive presidential candidate is sort of for it, sort of against it. We wanted to...