Word: cbs
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...groups, the television industry has reached an agreement with parents' groups and children's advocates on a new system to be announced today. Beginning October 1, programs will be rated V (for violence), S (for sexual content), L (offensive language) or D (suggestive dialogue) on screen. ABC, CBS, Fox and the major cable networks are expected to sign the agreement at the White House today, and have also agreed to add five non-industry citizens to the board that evaluates program ratings to see if they are applied correctly. Only NBC among the major networks has refused to cooperate, arguing...
...YORK CITY: Charles Kuralt, CBS's chronicler of the heart of America, died on the 4th of July. The 62-year-old former host of "On the Road with Charles Kuralt" and "CBS Sunday Morning" died at New York Hospital from complications from lupus. Kuralt joined CBS News in 1957 as a writer after working as a reporter and columnist for the Charlotte (N.C.) News. He quickly rose to prominence at the network, with one of his bosses describing him as "the next Ed Murrow." The self-deprecating Kuralt dismissed such praise as "ridiculous." Kuralt left hard news...
...YORK: While both Microsoft and CBS heatedly denied a newspaper report that Bill Gates is trying to buy the $14 billion network, the buzz continues. Although Westinghouse said the network is not for sale, impatient Westinghouse shareholders may be sick of the underperforming network. If CBS does go on sale, Gates may have some competition on his hands. Seagram, owner of Universal Studios, recently dumped a large chunk of Time Warner and has reportedly expressed interest in CBS. In a classic non denial-denial, Microsoft said that such a takeover might endanger its $200 million MSNBC network partnership...
...familiar TV gimmick: Watch the characters' eyes, not their lips. Though the television industry claims to still be in negotiations with Washington over a new rating system, it is ready to consent to Washington's wishes. ABC, CBS, FOX and cable are ready to make the most likely fix, adding (S)ex, (L)anguage and (V)iolence to the current system, but only when Congress offers some sort of assurance that this is the last campaign in the ratings war. "This really is a Kabuki dance in so many ways; my lips are saying no, but my eyes are saying...
...thing,? Clinton said Monday. ?That doesn't weaken us. Now, whether this legislation should pass, I just need some time to think about that." The President has said he would not support the next step, making monetary reparations to descendants of slaves, but a CBS News poll released Sunday indicated that a government apology may not be enough to make a sizable statement. Fifty-eight percent of Americans believe racial problems are beyond the President's control, up from 46 percent four years ago. But considering that President Bush supported paying reparations to the Japanese-Americans who were interned during...