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...husband's death. In early January, after resisting for months, the widow finally capitulated to the Jones camp's subpoena and (as reported by the Washington Post) testified under oath that Clinton had kissed and groped her, saying, "I've always wanted to do that." According to ABC News, she described Clinton's attentions as unwanted, although a Willey acquaintance, agreeing with Tripp, has told TIME that whatever happened in the West Wing that day, it wasn't "unwelcome...
...gritty and gutsy performance," raved Ted Koppel on "Nightline." Ted claimed he saw "genuine admiration" on the faces of Clinton allies and enemies alike. An ABC poll gave the SOTU speech a 79 percent approval rating. Only 44 percent of those polled believed Hillary's line that the Prez's problems were due to a "right-wing conspiracy." Cokie Roberts asserted that even if the voters forgive Bill, their GOP representatives won't when his agenda hits the Hill...
...ABC is betting that owning all the Sunday-night and Monday-night games will make Disney a more powerful viewing and advertising force. The new contract will allow for additional 30-second spots during the games. And since ABC owns and operates 10 stations (O&Os, in the jargon) it can recoup some of its money in big markets like Chicago...
...Still, ABC will have to tap other revenue sources. The company laterals its present affiliates about $175 million a year to air network programs in agreed-upon time slots. Iger is calling for a reverse. He wants the affiliates to kick in for their pigskin privileges. "We expect owners to step up and help us pay for it," he says. Iger might be asking you for a couple of nickels too. ESPN, which charges cable operators a program fee for each subscriber, will probably raise rates. The cable operators will hand off those increases to you know...
REPLACED. FRANK GIFFORD, 67, co-host of ABC's Monday Night Football for the past 27 years; by BOOMER ESIASON, 36, the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback who quit the team last week to join the network...