Broadcasting and Cable

1. Changing Hands
TVs KAUZ-TV Wichita Falls, Texas PRICE: $8.2 million BUYER: Hoak Media of Wichita Falls LP (Eric Van den Branden, president) SELLER: Chelsey Broadcasting LLC (Paul ...
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2. Editorials
The Sixth Vote Univision/HBC is finally a done deal. Or is it? There was word last week that forces opposing the merger might try to ...
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3. A Storm Is No Time for Hot Dogs
I spent the week of Sept. 15 obsessing over Hurricane Isabel. I watched her track carefully and breathed a sigh of relief when it was ...
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4. Open Mike
Wake-Up Calls Editor: Isabel came calling last week and left a clear message behind. The message: a wireless, free and robust television service is a ...
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5. Fast Track
Now the News It ain't like it used to be, but the evening newscasts at the Big Three networks averaged 27.8 million total viewers for ...
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6. Ouch! Soft Local Ad Market Stings Viacom
The weak local ad economy caught up with Viacom. Last week, the company warned investors that its previous earnings guidance for 2003 was too rosy.
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7. Reality TV Channel To Make Dish Debut
International cable channel Reality TV is launching in the U.S., but its offerings aren't what most American viewers probably consider reality. The channel, backed by ...
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8. Flat but Looking Up
Cotton is still king in Lubbock, Texas: The area is one of the largest producers of cotton in the United States. That has an impact ...
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9. In the Loop
What's in a Whack? The Sopranos ' Joe Pantoliano—by the time you read this, he will be The Handler 's Joe Pantoliano—explained to B&C at ...
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10. Bolkcom Named Publisher of B&C, Multichannel News
Chuck Bolkcom last week was named group publisher of the Reed Television Group, overseeing the business operations of BROADCASTING & CABLE and Multichannel News .
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