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The MTV Music Video Awards, which have become a coveted industry prize, will hold its 11th annual show in New York City, challenging the Grammys for prestige. The event, to be hosted by comedienne Roseanne, is expected to feature surprise performances and special guests, showcasing the best in music videos.
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The MTV Video Music Awards, once a staple on American broadcast television, will no longer be available to non-cable broadcasters in the United States this year. The decision, announced by MTV's senior vice president of programming Doug Herzog, comes ahead of the ceremony's September 8 airing
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The proposed purchase of Madison Square Garden from Viacom Inc. by ITT Corporation and Cablevision Systems Corporation has raised concerns among regulators, with New York State Attorney General G. Oliver Koppell announcing an antitrust investigation into the deal. The Attorney General expressed concerns about the potential for increased cable subscription
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Viacom Inc. announced yesterday that it had agreed to sell its Madison Square Garden sports and entertainment empire to a partnership of the Cablevision Systems Corporation and the ITT Corporation. Although the purchase price of $1.075 billion in cash appears to be a significant amount, many analysts believe it
Baseball
As The Baseball Network's tumultuous season unfolds amidst a players' strike, a recently released analysis by Stanford University economist Roger Noll paints a grim picture of the league's financial dealings. Noll's outspoken critique, which suggests the owners made "poor business judgment"
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Bell Atlantic Corporation plans to implement sweeping changes to achieve aggressive cost reductions as it faces increased competition in the local telephone market. The company's internal memorandum, dated August 3, outlines plans to adopt new accounting methods, depreciate existing equipment, and deploy new technology to reduce costs. This
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Cable TV Services, an aspiring pay-TV company, has had to renegotiate its 21-year contract with Telecom's cable arm, Visionstream, due to delays in filing a cable tariff. The delay has put the planned capital raising of $42 million in jeopardy, with the company now aiming to commence test
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The Canadian economy is facing various challenges, including a cooling-down in auto sales, oversights in bond trading, and strikes in the railway industry. However, the Canadian Wheat Board remains optimistic about future grain exports, and Canadian companies such as Telus and General Motors are implementing strategies to adapt to the
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QVC, a leading home shopping channel, is poised to receive a revised takeover bid from Comcast Corp. and Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI) worth $46 a share. The cable companies are looking to increase their offer to acquire the remaining 65% of QVC that they do not already own. QVC's
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Olympic President Juan Antonio Samaranch is reportedly planning to bring Ted Turner, the head of CNN and creator of the Goodwill Games, into membership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This move is seen as a bid to tie down the Goodwill Games and ensure they do not become a
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Atlanta is a city that veers unsteadily from ultra-modernity to Southern conservatism, nestled between innovation and perversity. It is a place where you can find cutting-edge science museums and 19th-century architecture, bustling convention centers and frayed inner-city squalor. Despite its efforts to modernize, the city still clings to its rich
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Philadelphia-based cable-television operator Comcast Corp. has taken its takeover bid for home shopping network QVC Inc. to the next level by partnering with Liberty Media Corp., controlled by cable-TV industry leader John Malone. The latest twist in the acquisition saga comes after Comcast's original bid to buy QVC
