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04/27/2004
People
In terms of free samples, some say its the best job in cable and now 25-yr vet svp/gm Brooke Johnson has it, succeeding Judy Girard as head of Food Network. Earlier in the year, Girard was tapped to head Scripps’s Shop at Home. — Comcast svp/gm David Juliano was upped to pres of Comcast Online. […]
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04/22/2004
Ringing in VoIP, Ringing Up $$$
Cox will introduce VoIP in its 11 circuit-switched markets when capacity maxes out, vp Dallas Clement says. VoIP is "absolutely ready for prime time now," he tells a Kagan VoIP session. Eyeing AT&T VoIP rollouts (Cfax, 04/20), Clement says increasing competition will accelerate Cox’s deployment agenda, but "not to the point of offering bad-quality service." […]
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04/22/2004
Business/Finance
Cox finalized the sale of several rural systems serving 54K subs in OK, KS, TX, MO and AR to Buford Media subsidiary Allegiance Comm. Daniels represented Cox. The deal was announced in ’03 (Cfax 11/13/03). — Outdoor Channel Holdings and The Outdoor Channel agreed to merge. Holdings will acquire the 18% of stock it doesn’t […]
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04/14/2004
Launch Pad: Scream, Others Head to New Orleans in Search of Carriage
Legendary producer Joel Silver and director Robert Zemeckis are hitting National (executive suite 10) with a new production: The Scream Channel. The Hollywood heavy hitters are building on their success with Dark Castle Ent, the production company ("Gothika," "House on Haunted Hill") they founded in ’99. Their new net features titles in the horror, suspense […]
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04/07/2004
Round II: Will Dish Dump Turner Nets?
Last month’s 48-hr Viacom-EchoStar imbroglio (Cfax 3/10-3/11) had barely been put to rest when chatter began about unresolved issues between Charlie Ergen’s DBS service and Turner. Although a year-end extension has allowed both entities to remain at the bargaining table well after the formal carriage agreement had expired, our spies tell us that Ergen’s patience […]
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04/02/2004
Decency Watch
Cable in the Classroom and the Natl PTA are expected to unveil a new report today that offers families a 6-point strategy for creating a "family media plan" and deciding what’s appropriate programming (i.e., based on a child’s developmental stage). The report, "Navigating the Children’s Media Landscape: A Parent’s and Caregiver’s Guide" is by the […]