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...deal showered benefits throughout Murdoch's empire. For Fox's existing affiliates, it proved a bonanza. Many are reporting increases in ratings and advertising revenue. More important, football gave the network new credibility. Fox's Preston Padden, who serves as head of affiliate relations and is Murdoch's point man in Washington, immediately began using the victory to lure affiliates allied with the other networks. He launched his campaign in January 1994 at a national meeting of TV executives, where he operated three presentation rooms to make his pitch, generating contacts that led, he says, to Fox's winning over...
...most insignificant meeting in the history of the world," says Murdoch lobbyist Preston Padden, who had arranged the Nov. 28 chat. Indeed it might have been, except that a few weeks later, Murdoch's publishing house HarperCollins agreed to give Gingrich a $4.5 million advance to write two books. In the ensuing controversy, Gingrich decided to give up all but $1 of the advance and collect only royalties. However, the disclosure last week that Murdoch and Gingrich had met in person reignited criticism of the Speaker's book deal, for which he could still earn millions of dollars while...
...stake in Washington -- not the $ least of which is a spat with NBC, a rival of the mogul's Fox network. NBC has complained to government regulators that Murdoch's control of Fox, which is owned by his Australia-based company, violates rules on foreign ownership of TV stations. Padden told TIME he was the one who raised the issue with Gingrich: "Right at the end, I interjected that NBC was trashing us all over Capitol Hill, and it was just sour grapes because we were hurting them in the marketplace...
...there may be more to come. Fox expects to pick up 15 other affiliates over the next year, reportedly including the NBC station in San Francisco. "A number of other stations see the operational advantages of moving to Fox," says Preston Padden, head of Fox affiliate relations, "but they had trouble getting over the emotional hurdle of leaving their traditional network. This announcement should help several of them get over that hurdle...
...hour and ten minutes after the Harrises were arrested, FBI Special Agent Tom Padden and San Francisco Police Inspector Tim Casey climbed the stairs to the apartment, still not knowing what they would find. They pounded on the door. It opened, and Wendy Yoshimura looked out. Behind her was the taller woman-Patty Hearst. Padden warned Yoshimura: "Don't move or I'll blast your head off." Neither woman stirred, although each had a .38-cal. pistol in her purse...