RADIO
First Satellite Radio Hits U.S. Airwaves (CNET)
DIVERSITY
Latino TV Roles Shrank In 2000, Report Finds (USA)
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ANTITRUST
Groups Ask Administration To Include Windows XP In Antitrust Case
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RADIO
FIRST SATELLITE RADIO HITS U.S. AIRWAVES
Issue: Radio
XM Satellite Radio launched Tuesday, marking one of the first innovations in
radio since the FM band. XM Satellite Radio offers 100 channels of music and
talk radio with restricted advertising for approximately $10 per month.
Initially, XM is broadcasting to San Diego and Dallas. The company plans to
expand nationwide in the coming months, as competitor Sirius Satellite Radio
plans to come online later this year. General Motors plans to offer the XM
service as a factory-installed option beginning with its 2002 Cadillacs and
later in 20 of its 2003 models.
[SOURCE: CNET News, AUTHOR:
(http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7298049.html)
DIVERSITY
LATINO TV ROLES SHRANK IN 2000, REPORT FINDS
Issue: Television/Diversity
Latinos -- who make up 12.5% of the U.S. population -- make up only 2% of
all prime-time television characters last season on the six broadcast
networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, UPN, WB), down from 3% last year, according to
a new report from the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts. The report,
released Tuesday, also found that Latinos portrayed only eight primary
recurring characters, down from 14 in the previous season. The report's
results reflect a similar study by the Screen Actors Guild, which found that
4.8% of small-screen actors were Latino. But that study also included cable
networks, which tend to be more Latino-friendly.
[SOURCE: USA Today, AUTHOR: C