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

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

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

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

Univision, Telemundo, Azteca America prepare varied lineups for upfronts

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