Broadcasting & Cable - November 3, 2002

TGFP. Thank God For Political. You hear that a lot lately in the executive suites of TV-station groups, particularly those that are big in local news. Leading up to tomorrow's general election, politicians have spent an estimated $1 billion for campaign spots in and around local newscasts (see story, page 20).

• Cover
• Political-ad windfall: $825M and counting

• Editorials
• Editorials

• People
• Facetime
• Facetime
• Fates and Fortunes
• Fates & Fortunes
• Fifth Estater
• Training for a Lifetime

• Programming
• An educated, upscale market
• Laughs aside, TBS falters
• Station Break
• Station Break
• Syndication Watch
• Tapping into Walsh's expertise

• Technology
• TWC picks MediaHawk
• Buy a CD, right off a set-top
• Cutting Edge
• Cutting Edge

• Top of the Week
• SNTA polishes syndie image
• DOJ to Ergen: Fuhgedaboudit!
• What has Comcast gotten into?
• 24 gives Fox a happy Tuesday
• Real women aren't on TV
• AFTRA battles in Chicago
• The week that was
• B and C Eye
• B&C Eye

• Washington
• Broadcasters bet on Blunt