ESPN PPV to Deal Directly with Affils
ESPN said Wednesday that its ESPN Pay-Per-View unit “will establish a direct relationship with its affiliates.”
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Double-Digit Gains All Around for Viacom
Viacom Inc. Thursday reported record results for the first quarter of 2004.
Revenues rose 12% to a record $6.8 billion
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Duluth Gets Local Channels via Dish
EchoStar Communications Corp.’s Dish Network Thursday began offering local channels via satellite in Duluth, Minn.
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Time Warner to Launch On-Demand Music Channel
Time Warner Cable plans to launch a new on-demand music-video channel in May as part of an effort to cross-promote parent company AOL Time Wa
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Adelphia Ponders ‘For-Sale’ Sign
Under pressure from creditors and facing a Monday court date that could force it to open its books to a potential buyer, Adelphia Communicati
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Cox Taps Harmonic for VOD
Cox Communications Inc. is using Harmonic Inc.’s “Narrowcast Services Gateway” to support its “Entertainment on Demand” video-on-de
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Gov. to Twins: Cable Dispute Hurting Stadium Chances
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is getting tough with Major League Baseball’s Twins.
Pawlenty said Wednesday that the te
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SBC Adds 446K DSL, 40K DBS Subs
SBC Communications Inc. added 446,000 digital-subscriber-line customers in the first quarter of 2004, along with 40,000 direct-broadcast sate
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Comcast to Carry Mariners in HD
Comcast Corp. signed a deal with Fox Sports Net and Major League Baseball’s Seattle Mariners to carry 19 home games in HDTV this season.
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Cox-Allegiance System Sale Done
Cox Communications Inc.’s sale of small, nonclustered cable systems in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Arkansas with about 54,000 subscribers t
