Broadcasting & Cable - November 24, 2002

Cable operators are wrapping up a year of solid gains for local ad sales, and anticipate an even stronger one in 2003. Large and mid-sized MSOs estimate their 2002 local advertising revenue will climb 11 to 16 percent over that of a year ago. National spot, propelled by enormous increases in political spending across the country, will come in anywhere from 19 to 21 percent up over 2001.

• Editorials
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• Airtime
• What's in the 'Public Interest'?
• Bednarski's Column
• Praising Network News
• Open Mike
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• Fifth Estater
• News Vet Looks at Big Station Picture

• Programming
• Syndie Insider
• Everybody Loves the Osbournes
• TV Wants in on Sniper Trial
• Here's How to Take Care of the Backend
• Market Focus
• Small but Overperforming
• Syndication Watch
• Justice Scores With Media

• Special Report
• Local Cable Advertising
• Custom Campaigns On the Rise
• Mining New Categories
• On the Rise
• Leveling the Field
• Pulling Out the Stops
• A Great Adventure
• Turning Up the Heat

• TV Buyer
• Fox Make-Good Bill Comes Due
• Arriba, Arriba, Arriba
• Ebb and Flow
• Spot TV Sees Double Digits
• Hot Spots
• Hot Spots

• Technology
• Metadata: What's in a Name
• Where Tech Meets Workflow
• The News Challenge
• National Geo Explores New Revenue Streams
• A Key Role in the Digital Transition
• TV Azteca Finds Unity
• Radio@AOL: Stations Wanted

• Top of the Week
• Daschle Takes Even More Heat
• Media Face Grilling From Copps
• ABC's One-Night Stand
• Watchdogs Howl Over ABC/CNN
• FTC Declares Diet Claims Have No Weight
• Execs Move Quickly To Revitalize AT&T
• CBS Drops News in Detroit
• Margita E. White Dies
• NFL: Modify Mondays
• Charter resolves balance sheet dispute, restates its earnings
• Davis Woos Vivendi With $20 B Bid
• Breaking...
• Breaking…
• Fast Track
• Fast Track
• In the Loop
• In the Loop
• Station Break
• Station Break

• Washington
• Merger Foes Slam Fauxmats
• Capital Watch