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That big idea now has the TV world rocking. After less than two weeks of negotiations, Fox and New World brought about the most sweeping affiliation shake-up in network-television history. In return for an investment of $500 million from Fox, New World agreed to align 12 of its stations -- in such major markets as Detroit, Dallas, Atlanta and Phoenix, Arizona -- with Murdoch's scrappy young network. In each city, Fox will switch from a UHF station (one of those occupying the channel numbers above 13, which historically have had weaker signals and lower viewership) to a stronger...
...network's stock has dropped 11% since the Fox announcement, and the affiliation shake-up could have more depressing ramifications. Ratings for the CBS Evening News, for example, already in the doldrums, could be further hurt if the network is forced to align itself with former Fox stations that, typically, do not have an early-evening newscast as a lead-in. In any case, the inevitable scramble for affiliates promises to be a no-win game for all three networks. "There's going to be a lot of churn at the networks," says Stringer. "Loyalty just went out the window...
Though the West can hardly expect to call the shots for Russia's policies, the Cabinet shake-up was still an embarrassing turn of events for Clinton. During his days in Moscow, the U.S. President had praised Yeltsin for his dedication to reform. Last week a pensive Clinton predicted that Yeltsin would survive. "He's a very tough guy," Clinton said. "He's on the right side of history...
After months of complaints from officers, the Harvard Police Department appears to be undergoing a shake...
...October 1, Assistant Dean of the College Hilda Hernandez-Gravelle will become the special assistant to James S. Hoyte '65, the associate vice president for affirmative action. The move is the latest shake-up in the College's race relations bureaucracy which Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III, the overseer of race relations at the College, has been revamping since last summer...