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10/15/2001 3:30:17 PM
Inside.com and Brill's Content to Close -- This Time We Really Mean It
Seth Mnookin
Awkward marriage between polar opposites on the hipness spectrum ends, as relationship between Steven Brill and Primedia unravels. 38 lose their jobs.
From Television|
10/15/2001 10:49:01 AM
Al-Jazeera, All the Time
Andrea Figler, Cable World
With the only broadcast news bureau in Afghanistan and exclusive footage of Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda, the Al Jazeera network has heightened its presence on global satellite systems. But criticism from the Colin Powells of the world that the network can be a soapbox for extremists may slow its much-needed revenue growth.
From Books|
10/15/2001 12:41:45 AM
She Makes What??? The Incredible, Variable Publishing Salary Survey
The Inside Staff
Never known for its high salaries or its willingness to talk about same, the publishing industry still pays less than other entertainment businesses. And ranges from house to house still very much apply -- with Random House apparently among the most generous. An Inside analysis.
From Television|
10/15/2001 12:51:31 AM
As Cosell Might've Put It: Monday Night Football’s Schedule Sure Is Lugubrious
Warren Cohen
The games haven’t been very good, either -- and that is testing one of the most consistent franchises in prime time. Tonight’s Cowboys-Redskins matchup features two 0-4 teams -- a first in 32 years of ABC broadcasts.
From Film|
10/15/2001 1:05:48 AM
At Cost-Cutting 20th Century Fox, Assistants, Temps and Interns Suffer Most
Elizabeth Hackett
The way to balance the books at the News Corp. subsidiary it turns out, is by ending overtime for the lowest-paid workers and using interns instead of temps. Higher up the ladder, execs were reportedly told to ‘limit themselves.’
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INSIDE DOPE
Neil Young and Author Settle Dispute; "Shakey" Biography Will Be Published
YM Rewards Staff With Stock in Mag Advertisers
ABC Reporter Stays in Disney Family to Write Terrorism Book
The Piano Tuner Hits Its High Note in Frankfurt
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Features
WWF Lets It Bleed -- for Ratings
T.L. Stanley
Although the professional wrestling outfit has softened incendiary program names, more blood has splattered the screen recently than even hard-core fans can remember.
In Frantic Hunt for News, Readers Peruse Foreign Papers Online
Rafat Ali
Web sites for The Times of London and the Guardian -- as well as Pakistani paper The Dawn -- have recorded spikes in the number of U.S. visitors.
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1 In Frankfurt, It’s Business as Usual -- Sort Of
Book Publishing Report Attendees of this year’s Frankfurt Book fair are proud to be there -- as much for the statement that their presence makes as for the business getting done. And, while the mood is decidedly somber, publishers are up to their usual wheeling and dealing.
1 Cable Owners are Borrowing Big
Cable TV Finance Despite the swoon in the stock exchanges, cable companies have been tapping into debt markets to raise major financing for new ventures and to retire old debt. Fact is, the long-term outlook for cable has been brightening.
1 In The Far North, A Visionary Company
Cableworld To see the cable company of the future, one that profitably combines video and phone services, just look north to GCI in Achorage, Alaska.
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1 Circulation Crisis Control
Folio Coping with the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, publishers are turning to contingency plans to insure distribution -- and everything from railroads to e-distribution is up for consideration.
1 Learning from the Gulf War Ad Slump
Folio As publishers and advertisers grapple with just how far the ad marketplace will fall, they're looking for lessons from their best point of comparison -- The Gulf War and the advertising recession that followed.
1 Who Watches Reality TV?
American Demographics While some media experts believe reality television will alter the topography of TV land, others are sure this season will mark the beginning of the end of the genre. Of course, the viewing public -- nearly 50% of all Americans -- will cast the ultimate vote.
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Cableworld
The Slow Rollout of Online TV Guides
Interactive program guides, available to digital cable and satellite television customers, come in handy and even influence viewing choices. Too bad only one out of every four households knows they even exist.
Kagan World Media
U.K. Platforms Fight for Soccer Supremacy
Newcomer ITV Sport aimed to use an aggressive schedule of soccer programming to break Rupert Murdoch’s stranglehold on the British pay-TV sports market. But it seems soccer is faltering in its role as the industry's killer content -- and the fight for subscribers is looking more and more like a price war.
Folio
Thomson Suitors Face New Challenge
Final bids for Thomson Financial's print assets -- which include American Banker and Bond Buyer -- are due early next month. But Thomson now says it’ll accept only bids for the entire group, which may place suitors that will need financing at a disadvantage.
Cableworld
Sears Takes A Look At Home Networking
Home networking may be the next big thing in consumer electronics, spawning an alliance between Sears, Roebuck & Co. and software company Ucentric. Their goal? To find out if consumers are ready for a platform that links computers and TVs to stereos and phones.
Kagan World Media
Europe Feels the Pinch
European TV stocks have sagged following the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington, as continuing political and economic uncertainties reinforce fears the global economy is entering a recession.
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