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<br />�edia Groups Again Ask
<br />FCC to Clarify `Indecency
<br />4 J,aYa,sa Arere.
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<br />thus buding on broodceaw
<br />WASHINGTON - The B
<br />Tlur beards" a.» Big
<br />First Amendment rights
<br />Ig other wadi, °nti and
<br />the U.S. Caen m A said
<br />to their brief rded with 1
<br />00Yn the pu,ie, change t
<br />here to order the FederalPC.m.m.
<br />the FCC'A poltry r tstdusu
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<br />b 6rwdunen hat
<br />auniation. Commission to
<br />l�'ity
<br />'—"•l t4 PUIMr an "Indecent"
<br />appeal
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<br />The FArtisa contend that the
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<br />test aoa.ideration, I, L IN,
<br />agency I nearly I-yearbld in.
<br />d"R°r k overly best
<br />grow would mngituw • vto
<br />ation al ohe agency'srules.
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<br />Turner Outlines TNT Plans
<br />For Hollywood Producers
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<br />network raw or en ro,,
<br />for "nphilu-s,. program
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<br />hraw proposed ne,
<br />able To,
<br />Tuner came away (nuts hb
<br />axing last -Rk with Hal.
<br />il/'waad - twdu poduoer,
<br />eith an delinitre Vrae'•
<br />,raw for show, far Turner
<br />Net. Teleruya.
<br />UA, Heritage sign
<br />As TNT Afflilates
<br />ATLANTA Turwrc
<br />BrocdouinC $y.tem lac
<br />Iw »eel "anus Rd al-
<br />rdiAu agrxmmu for TNT'
<br />with two top20 multiple
<br />cyuwas operators: United
<br />Artists Cammuakatba
<br />nialwh a,, both d which an,
<br />majnrilrownd by Tale-
<br />Communkulnm one., the
<br />nation's The two sigatng !,ryes ML50.
<br />bring
<br />Live current commitments an
<br />tool d about d million
<br />aub,mben, amording la
<br />Teamce Mtv'uirk, Tamar
<br />Nen:ork Saks pmidmo.
<br />Ab. i 10 mhv MSO agree -
<br />menu K pending, be said
<br />UA agreed to oornmh
<br />over 90 pro,at of its book
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<br />IM-O y wba TBS rid. '
<br />The systems will phut br I
<br />TNT. with the bunk d dyer t
<br />on Gw within list meta at
<br />the Oct d Lund dew, Mr. h
<br />McGuirk said. Heritage. n
<br />which has tan I million
<br />mhbesiben. said it -W rot ift
<br />view tunnel lineup to dr- T
<br />term:w -hen it can Pw b
<br />TNTon. i
<br />A, fro United Cable Tek- a
<br />vi.im. -hid has ,Fred In
<br />merge lwith VA. Mr, m
<br />rid separ.te r
<br />wtociatiou er ongoing jr,
<br />Mr. Turin mode • IS
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<br />ml0:rrfor and spamal
<br />.rents Ice TNT, whir. la
<br />erbft]UW to i.W h 0". M.
<br />As uamples d the type d
<br />Programming he'd like ,o
<br />emulaw, Me Turin
<br />osmd leave. Shogun. and
<br />The Sound of Afuu.
<br />"It was very
<br />e0aitiw.. no one gas up
<br />and walled nut." he said d
<br />the meeting. Many
<br />Producers sapecewd fntatn,
<br />and futun meeting, will be
<br />scheduled with TNT as -
<br />to fives. Mr Tamer said.
<br />The bard of Lhe w4
<br />venture has appeord MTd
<br />million fee original p)-
<br />pammite fee the fire hall
<br />year of operation of am w,•
<br />work. sm smount that might
<br />Berm small by Hollywood
<br />standards, be mended
<br />Ban be added that TNT will
<br />be using 2.000 floc of those
<br />In the MGM labeary for its
<br />prwps unin; Statistics
<br />show that tbRe film, are
<br />more popular with viewer
<br />than aHaetwork tneo, or
<br />mt,rate game shows, he
<br />said, TNT's initial gnl will
<br />4 b air one hh ab swc
<br />neat a month. he add
<br />"sae act a pan d the
<br />ropammiy plan. he
<br />tided.
<br />Show, on TNT will be
<br />w from tw "syraway of
<br />itins. '• bec use hall d Lot
<br />.wmk's n,taue will came
<br />aoubacrilhem, he aW
<br />hat will dkv, the orww,h
<br />be Programmed with
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<br />ion quo,knts" ipe cad of
<br />Moving to the b-m
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<br />lea. Crwr or Dallas. be I
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<br />Ammdmeai, dlhough the fed.
<br />ual morn (or teem have lad
<br />e uaubk defatng what lsdenny
<br />la, lb, FCC h.. said
<br />A Ls wmmer, wva.l broad.
<br />ie urea/ group, said the FCC
<br />,t to reconsider its policy. Upon
<br />doing so, the agency krgiy
<br />I Affumed its sew ow turd,.
<br />y The parties• wbkh include
<br />c the Nations[ A",cratfan d
<br />BrrARnerk the Association
<br />of Independent Tekvison Sta-
<br />tions, The New York Ttmn
<br />Co. and tss wAtcbdog group
<br />Action fan an" , Tell
<br />viebn, said the FCC', policy
<br />Ihas tly pow.Ew of ehil.
<br />new, and public gain, paw.
<br />grow, because the po'.
<br />doesn't e"empt pwpua that
<br />wry b: deemed"pawntlY of-
<br />feadre" but how eertouo liter.
<br />an. autistic , poihiral or Aciea.
<br />tiro value.
<br />Even pmnliaUy, ohoae
<br />,Perch - whud I. not pmw.
<br />Id by the First Amendment -.
<br />an be defended I, mar, t h
<br />has serious Iiwf-Y. W691c,
<br />political or scia,ifc valu., the
<br />U.S Supreme Coup has said. 7
<br />Thy FCC's dermitim d fo-
<br />Pdt�orkd -material
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<br />Pawady often". a meowed t
<br />by mnwmpnrery community
<br />standards In, lb, ",:.
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<br />71wi definition la similar to 10
<br />one of the dace conditions that
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<br />Brian the FCC adapted this
<br />definition, i, used toe "ss,er r
<br />tiny weeds" standard b Judst
<br />hetber , program tau Cede- tr
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<br />Corp 'a YudnOOPher Division
<br />will rile I,w-iu against Iwp
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<br />Ken (rushel Named
<br />Think Entertainment
<br />Presided aw CEO
<br />STUDIO CITY. CA — Ken
<br />Ken" has beau aw,rd by
<br />the board of cable-opocaust.
<br />funded Think Fau taI meam,
<br />u ooraploy, president ,rod
<br />chid opnlmg offia.
<br />Mr. Kru.hel »u formedy
<br />with American C bkry,tnw,
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<br />and satellite muter anwno,
<br />klevitm, he said. He bogs
<br />with the operator in 19112.
<br />Other members of the man.
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<br />%eney Duall, chairman; Jim
<br />Munsay, formerly with W.W
<br />Fargo Bank, chid fmancid d-
<br />'wr,,ad Bridge Terry. a co-
<br />traducer ol Fork Tale
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<br />read, affairs.
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<br />heat y bawd eaM,. Duv ll',
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<br />doled that the Iran is two to
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