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...were considered too flashy, shallow and expensive--in short, too American. Almost everything the Committee had planned, including an international gathering of distinguished Jews in Jerusalem and the shuttling of 50,000 Jewish teenagers to Israel for the summer, was cancelled or fell through. What was left was the CBS television special featuring Kevin Costner that you might have caught last week. I skipped it after seeing the Oscar-esque previews...

Author: By Joshua A. Kaufman, | Title: Toward A More Perfect Union | 4/23/1998 | See Source »

...LAURA SCHLESSINGER Love guru quits big TV deal because of CBS's ties to Howard Stern. Morality in media? Egad...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Apr. 20, 1998 | 4/20/1998 | See Source »

RETIRED. MARCUS ALLEN, 38, nimble NFL running back whose career records--123 rushing touchdowns and 587 receptions--were as peerless as his professionalism; to be a commentator for CBS; in Kansas City...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Apr. 20, 1998 | 4/20/1998 | See Source »

...past 100 years--is the first of six special issues TIME will produce over the next two years. Future issues will list the most influential Artists and Entertainers, Builders and Titans, Scientists and Thinkers, and Heroes and Inspirations. In late 1999, TIME will select its Person of the Century. CBS News, our partner in this project, will be airing six prime-time specials on our choices over the next two years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To Our Readers: Apr. 13, 1998 | 4/13/1998 | See Source »

...signal is broadcast and there's no one there to watch it, will it still display a crystalline digital picture? Hollywood must wonder after last week's word from ABC and CBS. Both networks will launch high-definition television programming in November, but despite the clear need for standards, they've settled on competing ones: CBS's 1080i, "the highest-quality HDTV digital format," vs. ABC's 720P, "the right solution for a converged future." With high-end sets that get both signals priced at $7,000, early HDTV could be playing to a paltry house...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Techwatch: Apr. 13, 1998 | 4/13/1998 | See Source »

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