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...debuting April 1). From MTV comes cable's second network devoted strictly to laughs. But unlike HBO's Comedy Channel, which features MTV-style clips, this one will offer full-length shows: both new fare and reruns of everything from Sergeant Bilko to Saturday Night Live...
Prophet claims to serve as the voice (or channel, as New Agers say) for the Ascended Masters, a group of heavenly notables who include Jesus and Buddha, as well as CUT founder Mark L. Prophet, her husband, who died in 1973. Many of the faithful have sold all their possessions, quit their jobs and emptied their savings accounts to pay fees of up to $10,000 for space in the shelters. But this is not the first time that Prophet has prophesied Armageddon; in 1987 she predicted that California would fall into the sea. That may be one reason...
Cable is increasingly becoming a player as well. ESPN, the all-sports channel launched in late 1979, began by shoveling hours of fringe sports at hard-core fans, everything from dart throwing to Australian-rules football. Now, with an audience of more than 55 million homes, it is aggressively bidding for major sports like pro football and baseball. So is Ted Turner's TNT. HBO, meanwhile, has become the dominant network in boxing; it currently holds the exclusive rights for Mike Tyson's heavyweight fights...
...Channel One, the latest brainchild of Knoxville media entrepreneur Christopher Whittle, began daily broadcasts last week to 400 junior and senior high schools. (An additional 2,500 have signed up, and will be on board by late May.) Each twelve-minute show provides a digest of the previous day's news, tailored for teens. Few educators dispute the value of such a show in teaching kids about world affairs. Nor do they deny the appeal of Whittle's sales pitch: for every school that agrees to take Channel One, Whittle will donate the satellite and video equipment needed to receive...
...programs resemble each other only superficially. Each is fronted by a young team of male and female co-anchors. Each provides a quick recap of headlines along with a few lengthier reports. But Channel One is slicker, faster-paced and more customized for its young audience. Last week's stories, for example, included a look at what military-budget cuts could mean for teenagers who want to enlist, a report on the outcry against satanic rock lyrics, and interviews with young West Berliners. The show's approach seems geared mainly for younger teens; the ads, however, hawk Gillette razors along...