Broadcasting and Cable: 20060911

1. Mentoring Future Female Engineers
The initiative aims to reverse a troubling trend that shows women are losing ground within the cable telecommunications engineering field.
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2. Fast track
Couric Opens Big, Levels Off Despite mixed reviews of Katie Couric 's first nights as anchor of The CBS Evening News —many critics panned everything ...
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3. Flash!
Bloody Hard Reporting: Danger on Duty Hard news has taken on a whole new meaning of late. Last week, local television reporter John Mattes was ...
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4. Buckeye Bonanza
Stations in Columbus, Ohio, are preparing for a bountiful harvest this fall, with statewide elections and the first sweeps period of the new TV season ...
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5. Why The Cable Buzz Is Gone
For years, cable networks have been the cool kids of media, floating on buzz and rising Nielsen numbers. However, what really set cable programmers apart ...
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6. Freston Set Free
No matter how much his $50-million-plus cushion may have softened the landing, ex-Viacom CEO Tom Freston is surely nursing a bruised ego after his longtime ...
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7. Station Owner Takes Control of Its Air
A local show gets a much bigger stage next week when station owner Media General exports Daytime , an infotainment program produced by NBC affiliate ...
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8. MNT Ratings Picture: Unclear
MyNetworkTV 's debut last week came under immediate scrutiny, but executives overseeing the new netlet believe its true fate won't be known for at least ...
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9. NY TV-Fest Founder Talks
The second annual New York Television Festival ( www.nytvf.com ), a six-day celebration of all things television, takes place this week in Manhattan. Styled after ...
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10. 'Fleeting' Profanities: OK for Now?
The FCC is not likely to issue any indecency fines or findings for “fleeting profanities” for the next six months, but broadcasters have no clearer ...
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