1.   And the increase is expected to come without an increase in programming costs, company executives said.

2.   But revenue was hit by higher programming costs and declining ad sales at ABC and by poor attendance at its parks, including the languishing California Adventure.

3.   By increasing market concentration, especially large urban areas, companies can boost their advertising rates and trim programming costs.

4.   Cable companies point to rising programming costs--especially in sports--as a major reason for rising rates.

5.   Cable companies attribute the rising costs, in part, to soaring programming costs.

6.   Cox declined to disclose how much its programming costs have increased, but East said the company is eating some of these costs.

7.   He said the increases are going to pay for higher programming costs.

8.   Hyman said Eisner might be considering forcing affiliate TV stations to pick up programming costs or a step as drastic as merging ABC with another network.

9.   In both cases, the rate hikes were blamed on a dramatic increase in programming costs, Trierweiler said.

10.   In addition to running more ads, networks are expected to foist part of the programming costs onto advertisers by raising the price of ad time.