Broadcasting & Cable articles from November 2005

Broadcasting & Cable archives from November 2005

Michael Wolf now leads band at MTV.(MTV Networks Inc.)(Interview)
November 7, 2005... Newly appointed MTV Networks President and COO Michael Wolf has never created a TV show or run a sales operation. But as managing partner of McKinsey & Co.'s media practice, he spent years digging through the insides of many of the largest...

Hurricanes hit broadcasters' bottom line: lost ratings make recovery even more costly.(FAST TRACK)
November 7, 2005... Broadcasters in South Florida and New Orleans face a complicated-and expensive--effort to dig out of the wreckage. Complicating life for the affected companies is a dearth of reliable data from Nielsen Media Research. In the West Palm Beach...

ABC's Raddatz is White House bound.(Martha Raddatz named senior White House Correspondent )(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... ABC News is expected to name Martha Raddatz senior White House Correspondent as early as this week. Currently, senior national security correspondent, Raddatz would take the reins from newly named Nightline co-anchor Terry Moran, according to...

Where to be and what to watch ...(television broadcasting industry events)(National Broadcasting Company Inc. to air 'Days of Our Lives' )
November 7, 2005... Monday, Nov. 7 "Win lunch with Desperate Housewives' Eva Longoria or first-off-the-line limited edition Cadillac Star Black XLR" promises the flackogram for the Museum of Television & Radio's annual gala in Los Angeles. "Win" as in: Be the...

TiVo teams with Yahoo! Users can now order shows on Web site.(programming the TiVos remotely on web site)
November 7, 2005... Yahoo! and TiVo have partnered to integrate TiVo's online scheduling features with Yahoo? TV. This will give users the ability to program their TiVos remotely via the Yahoo? TV Web site. TiVo subscribers who have a TiVo Series 2 box and a...

ABC feels good about reality 'Ex' factor.(American Broadcasting Companies Inc. to launch new reality show 'The Ex-Wives Club')
November 7, 2005... You' re recently divorced. Having a hard time. Suddenly, you see Mafia Maples, Angie Everhart and Shar Jackson descending on you. Another episode of Fear Factor? No, it's a new ABC project, The Ex-Wives Club, the latest incarnation of the...

Grier's up.(David Alan Grier or Damon Wayans to host a talk show for Twentieth Television)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Comedian and actor David Alan Grier, perhaps best remembered as Damon Wayans' other half of the circle-snapping, flamboyant movie-critic duo on the groundbreaking 1990-94 Fox sketch-comedy show In Living Color. could soon be hosting a talk show...

Icahn on 'moron' CEOs.(Carl Icahn criticizes chief executive officers of Time Warner in a standup comedy act)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Carl Icahn is best known for hostility, not humor. But last week, he took some time off from attacking Time Warner, his latest target, to do some standup in New York. He joined other financial chiefs at Carolines on Broadway for the club's...

Cooking up time period improvements! Martha.(NEWS & COMMENT)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 7, 2005... NEW YORK WNBC 11AM +89% CHICAGO WMAO 10AM +6% BOSTON WCVB 10AM +15% SAN FRANCISCO KNTV 3PM +40% DALLAS KXAS 12PM +55% ATLANTA WXIA 10AM ...

Look behind the numbers: earnings season offers investors a few surprises.(cable television industry-stocks, revenues, and industry forecast)
November 7, 2005... As the third-quarter earnings season comes to an end, I've uncovered four truths about the industry moving into the new year. THE NATIONAL AD MARKET SHOWS NEW SIGNS OF LIFE. A couple of months ago, network ad salesmen were expecting a...

Why the sprint deal is smart.(cable television broadcasters teamps up to offer cellphone service through a contract with Sprint Nextel)
November 7, 2005... The move by four major cable operators to add Sprint Nextel cellular service to their product "bundles" is not a bold deal, but it is a savvy one. Ending months of speculation about their wireless-phone play, Comcast, Time Warner Cable,...

TV visionary brain drain: next-generation thinkers depart Madison Avenue for new-media slots.(advertising industry executives shifts to television broadcasting jobs)(MediaVest's Adam Gerber joins Brightcove)(Optimedia's Bob Flood joins MTV Networks Inc.)(Advertisement)
November 7, 2005... Two of the advertising community's leading TV futurists have bolted the agency world for jobs at media companies developing the next generation of TV. MediaVest's Adam Gerber and Optimedia's Bob Flood are the most recent to flee in an exodus of...

Ratings 10/17-23/05: Nielsen media research.(Illustration)
November 7, 2005... RATINGS 10/17-23/05 Nielsen Media Research Top 25 Shows ADULTS 18-49 PROGRAM AA GAA 1 Everybody Loves Raymond 3.2 4.1 1 Seinfeld 3.2 3.9...

Feldman looks forward: NATPE president talks about the changing marketplace.(SYNDICATION)(National Association of Television Program Executives' Rick Feldman)(Interview)
November 7, 2005... Organizers of the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) Conference & Exhibition, the premier showcase for buying and selling syndicated programs, are gearing up for the 2006 show (Jan. 24-26). NATPE President/CEO Rick...

Previewing NATPE '06.(IN FOCUS)(National Association of Television Program Executives conference)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Organizers of the NATPE conference, set for Jan. 24-26 in Las Vegas, say a "perfect storm" of factors will see the event grow for the fourth straight year. Those include every major distributor's bringing out new product, big changes in...

Watchdog group bites stations.(STATION TO STATION)(Media Access Project requests FCC to deny license renewals to television stations)
November 7, 2005... A Washington public-interest law firm is petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to deny license renewals to every English-language TV station in Chicago and Milwaukee. The stations failed "to meet the needs of their community of...

Duo behind 'nip/tuck 'the closer' turns risk into reward: Shephard and Robin aren't afraid to take chances.(NEWS & COMMENT)(Greer Shephard and Mike Robin)(Interview)
November 7, 2005... Greer Shephard and Mike Robin have been business partners for almost 10 years. Their WB-housed production shop, the Shephard/Robin Co., has generated such hits as FX's NipTuck and TNT's The Closer and has pilots in development for FX, TNT and...

At a glance.(MARKET EYE)(Illustration)
November 7, 2005... AT A GLANCE The Market DMA rank 28 Population 2,595,000 TV homes 1,013,000 Income per capita $21,964 TV revenue rank 28 TV revenue ...

Hart of the matter: Nutmeg State capital likes its news local.(HARTFORD, CONN.)
November 7, 2005... With stations owned by top broadcast groups vying for a very sophisticated viewership, competition in Hartford is every bit as intense as it is in neighboring New York and Boston. All six network affiliates broadcast late local news, and...

Cable looks stable.(MARKET EYE)(Hartford, Connecticut)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Hartford, Conn., residents love their cable television. Among the 210 TV markets measured by Nielsen, Hartford boasts the third-highest cable penetration in the country, thanks to both the Northeast's extensive cable infrastructure and the...

What makes a stealth show: flying under the pop-culture radar, these programs help keep their networks aloft.(Cover Story)
November 7, 2005... During the TV advertising up-fronts last spring, CBS held a press briefing early one morning at its Black Rock headquarters in New York. During Leslie Moonves' remarks, an apparently caffeine-deprived TV critic heard the network chief mention...

A lot to smile about: celebs and TV execs network--and Alex Trebek grabs a Guinness World Record.(THE SCHMOOZE)
November 7, 2005... 1 Today show's KATIE COURIC hosted the New York Comedy Festival kickoff benefit auction and shared a pre-dinner laugh with NBC Universal Television Group President JEFF ZUCKER. 2 From left: JIM SAMPLES, Cartoon Network general...

A 21st century blueprint: stations and networks create a new infrastructure to meet the demands of file-based distribution.(DIGITAL FACILITIES SPECIAL REPORT)
November 7, 2005... Ten years ago, digital technology grabbed a place in the market with DVDs and HDTV. Today, it is transforming the relationships among content owner, content provider, advertiser and consumer. "It was 50 years ago that Warner Bros. realized...

E! gets around the world: relying on outsourcing lets network extend reach cheaply.(DIGITAL FACILITIES SPECIAL REPORT)(E! Networks)
November 7, 2005... Networks with international distribution have to figure out how to build and staff overseas technical facilities without investing millions of dollars in mortar, gear and support staff. Faced with the challenge, E! Networks decided the best...

Speak the language: terms you should know.(DIGITAL FACILITIES SPECIAL REPORT)
November 7, 2005... New digital facilities come with their own language and technical terms--most of them related to data storage. Here is a guide to help you understand the lingo in the new control room: BYTE: Short for binary term, a byte can store a single...

Nielsen ratings Oct. 24-30.(Illustration)
November 7, 2005... NIELSEN OCT. 24-30 RATINGS ABC MONDAY Week 6 8.6/13 8:00 59.Wife Swap 5.1/8 8:30 59.Wife Swap 5.1/8 9:30 12 NFL Monday...

O'Connell Leads Verizon's March to video: the brains behind FiOS campaign has telco on fast track.(FIFTH ESTATER)(Marilyn O'Connell)
November 7, 2005... Marilyn O'Connell's career is, quite literally, moving at the speed of light--thanks to her new role as Verizon senior VP, video solutions. O'Connell oversaw the rollout of Verizon's landmark fiber-optic cable service, known as FiOS, which...

WJZ.(Sara Scott appointed)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... SARA SCOTT, local sales manager, WUSA Washington, named director of sales, WJZ Baltimore.

WGN.(Zach Smith appointed)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... ZACH SMITH, national sales manager, KDFW/KDFI Dallas, named regional/national sales manager, WGN Chicago.

WCBS.(Joanna Brahim appointed)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... JOANNA BRAHIM, publicist, media relations, CNBC, Secaucus, N.J., named manager, public relations and community affairs, WCBS New York.

WKBD.(Sandra Stalmack appointed)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... SANDRA STALMACK, account manager, Crain's Detroit Business, joins WKBD Detroit as new business development manager.

MTV Networks Music/Logo/Films group.(PROGRAMMING)
November 7, 2005... JEANNIE KEDAS, senior VP, MTV communications and public affairs, New York, promoted to the newly created position of senior VP, communications, MTV Networks Music/ Logo/Films group.

CBS communications group.(Shannon Jacobs appointed)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... SHANNON JACOBS, director, corporate communications, NBC Universal, New York, named VP, CBS communications group, New York.

The Africa Channel.(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... SHIRLEY NEAL, president, Park Hill Entertainment, Burbank, Calif., named VP, production and development, The Africa Channel, Los Angeles.

UPN.(Jerry Longarzo appointed at United Paramount Network)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... JERRY LONGARZO, senior VP, business affairs, Touchstone Television, Los Angeles, joins UPN, Los Angeles, as senior VP, business and legal affairs.

Discovery Communications.(Michelle Russo appointed)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... MICHELLE RUSSO, director, corporate communications, Discovery Communications, Silver Spring, Md., promoted to VP.

TVG Network.(David Nathanson appointed)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... DAVID NATHANSON, general manager, Fox College Sports/VP, business and operations, Fox Reality, Los Angeles, named senior VP/general manager, TVG Network, Los Angeles.

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.(Dan Levi promoted)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... DAN LEVI, VP, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Stamford, Conn., promoted to senior VP, marketing.

Lion Television.(Robert Baltazar appointed)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... ROBERT BALTAZAR, coordinator, alternative group, The WB, Burbank, Calif., named, manager, development, Lion Television, Santa Monica, Calif.

WCBS.(Scott Weinberger appointed at WCBS New York)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... SCOTT WEINBERGER, reporter, WNBC New York, joins WCBS New York as investigative/general assignment reporter.

Sirius Satelite Radio.(Martin Lee appointed)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... MARTIN LEE, president, marketing, Olympus, Melville, N.Y., appointed senior VP, marketing, Sirius Satellite Radio, New York.

WUSA.(Ann Isaac appointed at WUSA Washington)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... ANN ISAAC, afternoon news producer, WBBM Chicago, named 11 p.m. news producer, WUSA Washington.

KTVT and KTXA Dallas-Ft.(hires Gina Miller)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... GINA MILLER, sports reporter, WFAA Dallas, named sports reporter KTVT and KTXA Dallas-Ft. Worth.

At Horizon Media local TV department.(ADVERTISING/MARKETING/PR/)(Jerri Dickerman, Eveliza Jimenez and Margie Bennett)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... At Horizon Media, local TV department, New York: JERRI DICKERMAN, senior buyer, promoted to broadcast group manager; EVELIZA JIMENEZ, senior buyer, promoted to broadcast group manager; MARGIE BENNETT, freelancer, Horizon Media, New York, joins...

Eagle Television Sales.(Roger Furman appointed)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... ROGER FURMAN, senior account executive, SFX Sports Group, New York, named director, marketing and new business development, Eagle Television Sales, New York.

Turner Network Television.(Vicky L. Free appointed)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... VICKY L. FREE, director, U.S. women's initiatives, McDonald's Corp., joins Turner Network Television as VP, entertainment marketing, Atlanta.

Technicolor Network Services.(TECHNOLOGY)(Will Berryman joins as vice president)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... WILL BERRYMAN, chief technology officer/head of technology and distribution, SBS Corp., Australia, appointed VP, technology strategy and operations, Technicolor Network Services, Burbank, Calif.

Deals.(takeovers in broadcasting industry)
November 7, 2005... TVS NEW (TV) MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. PRICE: Undisclosed BUYER: Raycom Media Inc. (Paul McTear, president/CEO) SELLER: Cosmos Broadcasting Corp. (James M. Keelor, president/COO) FACILITIES: Ch. 32, 5,000 kW, ant. 981 ft. COMMENT: Newly granted...

Senate defeats hard-date move.(FAST TRACK)(digital transition bill)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... The full Senate voted 69-30 Thursday to defeat an attempt by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to move the DTV transition hard date from April 2009 to April 2008. A similar amendment was defeated in the Commerce Committee markup on the...

Raycom to sell 12 stations.(Raycom Media Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Three months after cutting a deal to buy Liberty Corp.'s 15 TV stations, Raycom Media now plans to sell off 12 of its own network affiliates. The privately held company says it is paring off selected outlets to eliminate duplicate properties...

FCC: all sets must have DTV tuners.(NEWS & COMMENT)(Federal Communications Commission on digital television)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... As expected, the FCC Thursday opened a notice of proposed rulemaking into the local-franchising process for multichannel video providers. It also extended the emergency-alert system to digital TV stations, and modified the DTV-tuner mandate to...

Tomlinson quits CPB board.(FAST TRACK)(Ken Tomlinson of Corporation for Public Broadcasting)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... The Corporation for Public Broadcasting board of directors said last week that embattled former board chairman Ken Tomlinson has resigned. The board has been reviewing a CPB Inspector General's report---called for by a pair of...

CBS buys CSTV.(FAST TRACT)(CSTV Networks)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... CBS bought CSTV Networks for $325 million in stock, marking the broadcast network's first foray into cable college sports. The deal is expected to close in January 2006 after governmental approvals and the Viacom split are completed. CSTV...

Viacom fills station slots.(FAST TRACT)(Anton Guitano and Peter Dunn at Viacom Television Station Group)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... New President/CEO of the Viacom Television Station Group Tom Kane has filled two key holes in the group's executive ranks created after former Executive VP/COO Dennis Swanson, defected to rival Fox Television Stations. Last week, Kane...

Brown out at CNN.(NewsNight anchor Aaron Brown)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... NewsNight anchor Aaron Brown is leaving CNN after more than four years at the network. The program's 10 p.m. ET time slot will be filled by a two-hour edition of Anderson Cooper 360 beginning Nov. 7. Until Hurricane Katrina, NewsNight had...

Clarification.(NEWS & COMMENT)(Correction Notice)
November 7, 2005... The Ad Council continues to use the "Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk" campaign in addition to its new campaign "Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving" (B&C, 10/31, page 4).

Deny the petition.(Media Access Project and Campaign Legal Center urges FCC tio cancel license renewal of television stations in Chicago and Milwaukee)(Editorial)
November 7, 2005... We know many of the nation's television stations take their obligation to the public seriously, though certainly some more than others. And we have respect for advocacy groups like the Media Access Project (MAP), which regularly throws...

Stations and the Web: no pain, no gain.(AIRTIME)
November 7, 2005... We've seen the future, and it's playing on an iPod screen. As Steve Jobs unveiled the all-new iPod with video and Robert Iger announced that ABe programming would be available on iTunes, we experienced a tectonic shift in media. As Jobs puts...

New-media ad guru: TV's future is now.(TAKE FIVE)(Rishad Tobaccowala)(Interview)
November 14, 2005... As chief innovation officer of Publicis Groupe Media, Rishad Tobaccowala is driving the TV/Internet convergence strategies for Publicis' big media shops Starcom MediaVest Group and ZenithOptimedia Group, as well as those agencies' clients,...

Paxson's new $40m man? Burgess takes on turnaround job.(Brandon Burgess)
November 14, 2005... The NBC Universal executive taking the helm of Paxson Communications has plenty of incentive to turn the ailing broadcaster around: a pay package that could easily be worth $40 million. Securities filings show that Brandon Burgess,...

Tad Smith is new CEO of B&C Parent.(Reed Business Information Ltd.)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Reed Business Information has named Tad Smith CEO. As RBI Media Division chief, Smith helmed business and editorial content for publications including B&C, Daily Variety, Variety, Multichannel News and Publishers Weekly, as well as...

B&C week: where to be and what to watch ...(Calendar)
November 14, 2005... Monday, Nov. 14 If you've never seen MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, then you'll probably shrug at the news that tonight is the second-season finale (10 p.m. ET). If you've watched this unscripted study of the folkways of...

The brave new world of TV.(video on demand)
November 14, 2005... The week that just passed will be remembered as the one that changed television forever. In breathless succession, a slew of alliances were announced: First Yahoo! and TiVo, then an NBC Universal and DirecTV video-on-demand (VOD) pact, followed...

ABC news' "more Americans ..." slogan safe.(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Last week, when the Drudge Report scooped the possible sale by Disney of the ABC Radio network and its stations, the news immediately made us wonder: What will become of the ABC News motto, "More Americans get their news from ABC News than from...

Wright: no to all-Lib TV.(Bob Wright )(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Symposiums can be snoozy affairs, but last week at the annual media gathering wrangled by former Hearst Entertainment President Ray Joslin at Trinity College in New York, NBC Universal President Bob Wright and the person interviewing him--MSNBC...

A Mizrahi monologue.(Isaac Mizrahi, fashion designer)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Stopped in last week to see clothing designer Isaac Mizrahi, whose talk show on Style network premieres Dec. 5. When you visit the star of the 1995 documentary Unzipped and ex-host of an Oxygen reality-show/celebrity chatfest, just turn on the...

Puttin' on the hits: two deals finally give VOD a taste of TV's most popular shows.(video on demand)
November 14, 2005... I'm always wary of hype from media executives. But Comcast President Steve Burke's assessment of his company's deal to offer CBS hits such as Survivor on its new video-on-demand (VOD) service comes close to genuine fact: "Every now and then,...

The B&C: week of November 4-10.(cable television industry stocks)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 14, 2005... THE B&C WEEK OF NOVEMBER 4-10 THE B&C 10 WEEK YTD 1.4% -9.1% BROADCAST TV GROUPS WEEK YTD 1.8% -14.9% CABLE OPERATORS WEEK YTD -0.8% -15.7% RADIO WEEK YTD 1.8% -8.3%...

Seachange surges.(SeaChange International Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... +14.7% NBC's and CBS' new video-on-demand deals proved welcome news for SeaChange International. The VOD-equipment vendor's stock has plunged this year as orders from cable operators have slowed. But news of the deals pushed it up 14.7%...

In search of TV: hold on--maybe the Internet giants won't take over television.(Cover Story)
November 14, 2005... While broadcast and cable networks are pushing product onto the Internet, they're hesitating at giving up video beyond short-term promotions. What gives the networks such sway in the $60 billion TV advertising market is a single powerful...

PTC drives spike in smut gripes.(Parent's Television Council)
November 14, 2005... After a steep drop in indecency complaints at the FCC in second quarter 2005, the number bounced back in the third quarter, thanks almost entirely to the Parent's Television Council (PTC). For the three months ended Sept. 30,...

Tex and the city: country networks battle for untapped markets.(NEWS & COMMENT)
November 14, 2005... The Country Music Association awards are being held in New York City this week, marking the first time in its 39-year history that the show is in the Big Apple. While that might indicate that country music has gone mainstream, the major...

Ratings: 10/24-30/05.(television programs)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 14, 2005... RATINGS 10/24-30/05 Nielsen Media Research Top 25 Shows ADULTS 18-34 PROGRAM AA GAA 1 ESPN/NFL 3.4 NA 2 Friends 3.2 4.3 3...

First-run to VOD: wait and see: repurposing syndicated shows could irk stations.(video on demand)
November 14, 2005... Now that CBS and NBC have joined ABC in taking the first steps toward a possible sprint into new digital-distribution territory--foreshadowing a world where everything will be available on-demand for a price--can syndication be far behind? ...

Windows shut on stations: local broadcasters weigh impact of networks' on-demand deals.(NEWS & COMMENT)
November 14, 2005... When NBC and CBS cut their landmark deals last week to deliver on-demand programming, local broadcasters across the country collectively shuddered. For the first time, marquee shows such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and CSI will be...

Animated anchor: "newsbot" stands in during non-compete phase.(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Every weekday, at the top of the hour, WHO Des Moines, Iowa, anchor Erin Kieruan gives viewers a rundown of the top local and national stories on the station's Web site (whotv.com). Kiernan reads the news, but she doesn't appear onscreen....

At a glance.(cable television)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 14, 2005... AT A GLANCE The Market DMA rank 31 Population 2,400,000 TV homes 904,000 Income per capita $19,478 TV revenue rank 31 TV revenue $182,200,000...

Where duopolies abound: consolidation makes for intense competition.(KANSAS CITY, MO.)
November 14, 2005... While most markets boast a duopoly or two, Kansas City has three--a rarity under the FCC's ownership limits. And the three dramatically alter the market's programming and ad-sales landscape. Scripps owns NBC affiliate KSHB and independent...

Sweeping changes.(MARKET EYE)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... With sweeps in full swing, KCTV and KMBC are at war for the late-news crown. A year ago, KCTV, the upstart CBS affiliate, unseated KMBC--its first win in 13 years. But the race is tight. In May, KCTV scored a 13.1 rating/21 share in...

'Nightline': exit interviews: Ted Koppel and Tom Bettag ponder the state of TV news.(NEWS & COMMENT)(Interview)
November 14, 2005... Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger remembers back in the 1970s being impressed with Ted Koppel, then ABC News' chief diplomatic correspondent. "Loffered him a job as my spokesman at the State Department," Kissinger recalls, "which he...

Bettag on 'Nightline' and beyond.(Tom Bettag, executive producer)(Interview)
November 14, 2005... How did the decision come about to devote Ted Koppel's last Nightline to the interviews that he did with Morrie Schwartz? TOM BETTAG: Ted has given a lot of thought to this. How do you do it? It would be too easy, saying, "Let us show you...

Look who's out & about.(THE SCHMOOZE)(media executives)
November 14, 2005... 1 ABC's TERRY MORAN (left) on Nov. 9 moderated a panel featuring journalists who fought revealing their sources: WJAR Providence, R.I's JIM TARICANI (second from left); JUDITH MILLER, who quit The New York Times earlier that day; and Time...

AOL welcomes back 'Kotter': AOL.com, Warner Bros. to stream up to 100 TV series by end of '06.(TECHNOLOGY)
November 14, 2005... Time Warner is launching a six-channel broadband network that will let viewers stream complete episodes of vintage programs. The In2TV network debuts on AOL.com in January and will offer 10 episodes apiece of 30 series, including the hits...

Hoops' stream team: NBA TV Broadband generates ad revenue.(Brief Article)(Interview)
November 14, 2005... The National Basketball Association is launching an advertiser-supported online product, NBA TV Broadband, this week. The channel offers halftime highlights while a game is on and a daily helping of TNT's talent dishing NBA dirt. Brenda...