Cable net guide.BET International President: Curtis Symonds Head(s) of Int'l Sales: George Amoah Director of Programming: Lydia Coles Call Letters call letters pl.n. The identifying code letters or numbers of a radio or television transmitting station, assigned by a regulatory body. Also called call sign. : BETI BETI Bomber Enhanced Tactical Interface Territories: Africa, Middle East, Southern Europe Southern Europe or sometimes Mediterranean Europe is a region of the European continent. There is no clear definition of the term which can vary depending on whether geographic, cultural, linguistic or historical factors are taken into account. Headquarters: 1232 31st Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20007 Tel: 202/337-5260 Fax: 202/337-2719 Overseas Offices: N/A Ownership: BET Holdings, Inc., Robert L. Johnson Robert L. Johnson (born April 8, 1946) is an American businessman and the founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), and was its chairman and chief executive officer. , pres. [sigma] CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Start-up Date: August 1993 Description of Programming: Urban contemporary programming that includes music videos, sports, family sitcoms, concerts, specials, talk shows, gospel, news and information. International goals/strategies: To develop and coordinate BET's effort to provide programming throughout Af- rica and other foreign markets. CRRTOON NETWORK Managing Director: Mark Rudolph, turner International Network Sales Head(s) of Int'l Sales: Turner Interna- tional Network Sales Territories and Call Letters: TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. [sigma] Car- toon Network, Europe Headquarters: 19-22 Rathbone Pl. London W1P1DF U.K. Tel: 44-71/6376700 Fax: 44-71/6376768 Ownership: Turner Broadcasting Sys- tems, Inc. Start-up Date: September 1993 Description of Programming: Europe's first regional satellite/cable service featuring all cartoon format and thematic movie channel. International goals/strategies: TNT [sigma] Cartoon Network For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see . Cartoon Network is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. are global fran- chises existing in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , United States, Europe and launching in Asia/ Pacific region in October 1994. CMT CMT Certified Medical Transcriptionist. CMT abbr. Certified Medical Transcriptionist CMT California mastitis test. EUROPE President: David Hall Director of Programming: Tracy Storey- Rogers Territories and Call Letters: CMT Europe, CMT International (Asia and Latin America), CMT (United States) Headquarters: 2806 Opryland Dr. Nashville, TN 37214 Tel: 615/871-5830 Fax: 615/871-5835 Overseas Offices: London, England Ownership: Gaylord Entertainment Company Gaylord Entertainment Company (NYSE: GET) operates a number of hotel, resort, and media companies. Facilities owned include:
Start-up Date: October 1992 Description of Programming: Video mix of contemporary American and European country music artists. International goals/strategies: CMT is available via cable, satellite pack- ages and partial carriage on broadcast. CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence) CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. President: Roger Ailes Head (s) of Int'l Sales: David Zaslav Director of Programming: Day-Larry Moscow; Night-Marc Rosenweig Call Letters: CNBC Headquarters: 2200 Fletcher Avenue Fort Lee, NJ 07024 Tel: 201/585-2622 Fax: 201/585-6244 Overseas Offices: London, Tokyo Ownership: NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. Start-up Date: April 1989 Description of Programming: Mix of business all day, talk all night. CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. President: Tom Johnson Head(s) of Int'l Sales: Kaye Delaney, Advertising; Bill Grumbles, Subscriptions Director of Programming: Ed Turner Territories: Global distribution Call letters: CNNI CNNI Cable News Network International (CNN International) Headquarters: One CNN Center, Box 105366 Atlanta, GA 30348 Tel: 404/827-1895 Fax: 404/827-1784 Overseas Offices: London, Hong Kong, Paris, Sydney, Tokyo, Mexico City, Rio de Janiero Ownership: TBS, Inc. Start-up Date: 1985 Description of Programming: 24-hour-a-day global news and infor- mation, English. International goals/strategies: To expand international market for CNN by continuing to improve the service of international audience with more in- ternational and regional news. THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL President: John Hendricks Head(s) of Int'l Sales: Henry Martinez (Latin America); Elisabeth Sami (Asia) Director of Programming: Rex Recka; Rick Rodriguez (Latin America) Territories: Europe, Asia, Latin America Headquarters: 7700 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, MD Tel: 301/986-1999 Fax: 301/986-4826 Overseas Offices: Hong Kong Ownership: Discovery Communications, Inc. Start-up Date: June 1985 Description of Programming: Non-fiction entertainment on world history, nature, science and technology. International goals/strategies: The Discovery Channel has served the cable and satellite market in Europe since 1980. Earlier this year the network launched in Central and South America, Asia, and the Middle East and has goals for further global expansion. E! ENTERTRINMENT TELEVISION President and CEO: Lee Masters Sr. vps: Chris Fager, Business and Legal Affairs: Fran Shea, Programming. Call Letters: E! Territories: U.K., Scandinavia, Asia, Middle East, Turkey and Mexico Headquarters: 5670 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Tel: 213/954-2491 Fax: 213/954-2662 Overseas Offices: N/A Ownership: Part by Time Warner and a consortium of five cable operators: Comcast, Continental Cablevision, Cox Cable, New Channels Corporation, United Cable Television/TCI. Start-up Date: June 1990 Description of Programming: 24-hour programming dedicated to the world of entertainment, including ce- lebrity interviews, talk shows and news. International goals/strategies: To make available tailored programming and blocks of series for local use to media outlets worldwide. ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network President: Steven M. Bornstein Exec. vp and general manager: Andrew P. Brilliant, ESPN Int'l. Sr. vp: Jeffrey Ruhe, ESPN Int'l Director of Programming: Bernard Stewart Territories: Latin America, Asia, Middle East/Africa Call letters: ESPN International Headquarters: ESPN Plaza Bristol, CT 06010 Tel: 203/585-2000 Fax: 203/585-2429 Overseas Offices: Hong Kong Ownership: Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. with Hearst Corp. Start-up Date: January 1988 Description of Programming: 24-hour high quality and in-depth sports programming. THE FAMILY CHANNEL President: Tim Robertson VP Int'l Business Development: Lou Isakoff Director of Programming: Mike Gwartney Territories and Call Letters: FAM FAM 5-FU, adriamycin/doxorubicin, mitomycin C Oncology A chemotherapeutic regimen used with varying degrees of failure for advanced gastric CA. See Stomach cancer. US, FAM UK, CHC CHC Chicago Cubs CHC Community Health Center CHC Chestnut Hill College (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) CHC Congressional Hispanic Caucus CHC Community Health Council (UK National Health Service) Headquarters: 1000 Centerville Turnpike Virginia Beach, VA 23463 Tel: 804/523-7301 Fax: 804/424-9868 Overseas Offices: London, Maidstone, Kent U.K. Ownership: Public Start-up Date: Various Description of Programming: CHC, cable health club; The Family Channel, UK - General entertainment International goals/strategies: Owned networks FOX Latin American Channel Vice President: Concepcion Lara Director of Programming: Lloyd Scott Territories: Latin America Headquarters: 11833 Mississippi Ave. 2nd floor Los Angeles, CA 90025 Tel: 310/447-7307 Fax: 310/447-7316 Overseas Offices: N/A Ownership: News Corporation/Twenti- eth Century Fox Start-up Date: August 1993 Description of Programming: General entertainment. International goals/strategies: Increase number of affiliates and distri- bution territories. GEMS TELEVISION President: Gary McBride Head(s) of Int'l Sales: Eduardo Ruiz Director of Programming: Maria del Carmen Carmen throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Faithlessness Carmen the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr. Villa Nueva Territories and Call Letters: Latin America-GEMS Televison Headquarters: 4000 Southwest 124 Ave Miramar, FL 33025 Tel: 305/430-7800 Fax: 305/430-8400 Overseas Offices: Buenos Aires, Argen- tina Ownership: Empresas 1BC & Cox Cable Start-up Date: April 1993 Description of Programming: International Spanish-language, cable television service specifically designed for the needs and interests of Hispanic women. International goals/strategies: To expand affiliates. Currently have af- filiates Filiates (Φιλιάτες) is a municipality in Thesprotia, Greece. Population 8,288 (2001). It is one of the biggest towns in the area and surrounding, smaller villages seek it as a destination for many goods. in Chile, Uruguay and Mexico. HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy President: Lee de Boer, HBO International; Charles Schreger, vp HBO Enterprises: Territories and Call Letters: Budapest- HBO Hungary, Singapore - HBO Asia; Caracas/Venezuela - HBO Ole Headquarters: 1100 Avenue of the Americas New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10036 Tel: 212/512-1000 Fax: 212/512-5517 Overseas Offices: Hungary, Asia, Brazil Ownership: Hungary - Time Warner, UCI UCI University of California, Irvine UCI Union Cycliste Internationale (International Cycling Union) UCI Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos UCI United Cinemas International (UK) , Kabelkom; Asia - HBO Paramount Films; HBO Ole - HBO, Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) ., Sony Pic- tures Ent., Ole Communication Inc.; Brazil -TVA, HBO, Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, Ole Communications Start-up Date: September 1991 - Hun- gary; June 1992 - Asia; October 1991 - Ole; July 1994 - Brazil Description of Programming: Premium entertainment, 24 hours. Hungary 8 hours. International goals/strategies: To gain widest possible viewership in each region. Try to affiliate (like in US). To increase distribution and develop both pay and other media globally. MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. President: Judy McGrath Head(s) of Int'l Sales: Olivia King Canter Sr. VP, MTV International: Tom Hunter Territories and call letters: MTV U.S., MTV Europe, MTV Latino, MTV Brasil, MTV Japan Headquarters: 1515 Broadway New York, NY 10036 Tel: 212/258-8000 Fax: 212/258-8100 Overseas Offices: London, Tokyo, Sao Paolo Ownership: Viacom Inc. Start-up Date: August 1981 Description of Programming: 24-hour music video network. NICHELODEON President: Geraldine Laybourne Head(s) of Int'l Sales: Linda Kahn Director of Programming: Paul Ward Territories: Programming sold to all ter- ritories. Headquarters: 1515 Broadway New York, NY 10036 Tel: 212/258-7500 Fax: 212/258-7705 Overseas Offices: U.K. Ownership: Viacom Inc. Start-up Date: April 1979 Description of Programming: Animation, live action and pre-school series available for sale internationally. International goals/strategies: Establishing networks and selling chan- nel blocks and programming throughout the world. USR See U.S. Robotics. 1. USR - U.S. Robotics, Inc. 2. usr - User. The "/usr" directory hierarchy on Unix systems. Once upon a time, in the early days of Unix, this area actually held users' home directories and files. Networks Int'l Executive Vice President: Rafael Pastor Head (s) of Int'l Sales: Barry Frey Director of Programming: Mauricio Gerson (Latin America) Territories and Call Letters: Latin America--USA Latin America Network; Europe-Sci-Fi Channel (to be launched). In development, USA Network and Sci-Fi Channel-Asia, Australia, Canada, etc. Headquarters: 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 Tel: 212/408-3665 Fax: 212/408-8863 Overseas Offices: N/A Ownership: 50 per cent MCA MCA in full Music Corporation of America Entertainment conglomerate. It was founded in Chicago in 1924 by Jules Stein as a talent agency. In the 1960s it bought Decca Records and Universal Pictures, and today it produces films, music, and television shows. , 50 per cent Paramount-Viacom Start-up Date: April 1994 - USA Latin America Network Description of Programming: USA Latin America - 24-hour entertain- ment channel in Spanish that carries action, adventure, drama, comedy, etc. International goals/strategies: To launch and operate "USA-like" gen- eral entertainment channels, the Sci-Fi Channel and other programming services in different regions of the world, adapting to local tastes and languages. |
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