Issue 21

Broadband dereg is through House Energy and Commerce committee on close vote

Buoyed by census data, Spanish-language TV sees double-digit growth

GE promotes Wright and Lack, charges them with finding ways to maintain double-digit growth

Writers Guild contract wins bigger residuals and more pay for original shows

With two commissioners soon to depart, agency considers Mass Media Bureau suggestions on Chris-Craft deal

New FCC cable chief has been a hired gun for cable foes; now he's in line to head a broader agency video bureau

Says allowing ownership of two TVs in small markets may increase diversity

Univision, Telemundo, Azteca America prepare varied lineups for upfronts

Network puts Emeril on fall menu along with two other sitcoms, three dramas

Technology troubles and rights-payment problems helped stem flow of radio stations to Net

Videotape vet Shapiro helps chart the manufacturer's course

Loses prime time on NBC and proposed package with UPN