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cn cn f. WDacmnnni TO stations ffoirce to cut costs I jmmsmms For example, the station recently invested heavily in airing the New York Senate debate between Hillary Clinton and Rick Lazio. "We're not doing that to make a profit," the insider said. Channel 2 is also planning a costly promotional campaign. But one broadcasting source said if the market remains weak, Channel 2 will also be forced to scale back.

"When these budget cuts come down, generally everyone gets hit," he said. After enjoying ad sales increases of nearly 30 thanks to a rush of dot-com spending, New York's stations are bracing themselves for single-digit growth. "We're lucky now with the Yankees and the Mets, but the market has slowed down that's the reality," said Michael Wach, general manager of WNYWCh. 5. Cutbacks at the stations are one way to win back investor support for Viacom stock, which has declined sharply this year, one analyst said.

"Investors appreciate that they are being proactive to maintain their goal of 18 cash flow growth," said Ed Hatch, media analyst at S.G. By PHYLLIS FURMAN DAI1Y NEWS BUSINESS WRITER Facing down an ad sales drought, "Survivor" network CBS is putting the squeeze on spending. General managers of 35 CBS-owned TV stations including WCBSCh. 2 are planning budget cuts that in some markets could be as high as 10, said a source close to the company. The cutbacks, first reported in The Hollywood Reporter, were ordered by the president of the CBS television stations division.

John Severino, whose boss is hard-charging Viacom president Mel Karmazin, is hoping to keep pumping out profits despite a major meltdown in sales of ad time. "Mel Karmazin is focused on the bottom line," said Merrill Lynch media analyst Jessica Reif. "That's the way they run this company." A CBS spokesman declined to comment. WCBS will likely be spared major cuts because it's in the process of trying to raise its profile after years of lagging badly in the market, a CBS insider said. Jim Clark, CEO quit firm Jeffrey Arnold, the whiz kid who put together an Internet health services company with Netscape and Silicon Graphics founder Jim Clark, both quit the ailing start-up, which now goes by the name WebMD.

Veteran health care exec Martin Wy-god became WebMD's sole CEO yesterday. The company, the byproduct of the 1999 merger with Healtheon, gave no reason for Arnold's departure. But its stock has slumped more than 80 this year as Wall Street analysts questioned its rapid expansion and plan to bring together various health care transactions over the The company also faltered as investors became disenchanted with Web companies that have yet to make any money. A week ago, chief technology officer Pa-van Nigam, who co-founded Healtheon in 1996 with Clark, also quit. Despite Clark's departure from the board, he remains one of the company's largest shareholders.

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