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AT & T, Verizon, Qwest Team Up to Keep Phone Customers
Bloomberg NewsAT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and Qwest Communications International Inc., the three biggest home-phone companies in the U.S., are working together for the first time to prevent cable rivals from poaching subscribers. When customers move to an...Tags: AT&T Corp., Illinois, Qwest Communications International Incorporated, Verizon Communications, Comcast Corp.
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To believe or not to believe, that is the question
I want to believe, I really do. I want, once again, to watch a Promethean performance, athletes stretching to bold and unexpected heights, and be free of the nattering voice in the back of my mind. The one that asks: "Is this exploit born of hard work...Tags: Tennis, Roger Federer, Television Industry, Track Cycling, John McEnroe
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National television games give FAU football valuable exposure
South Florida Sun-SentinelFlorida Atlantic's drive for recognition will get a boost this season as four of the Owls' games will be on national television. FAU will be on ESPN or ESPN2 three times and on the Big Ten Network. "We look for competitive matchups, good story lines and...Tags: Florida State University, National Government, CBS Corp., Government, Howard Schnellenberger
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TV One to offer extensive Obama coverage
AP Television WriterTV One, the cable network aimed at African-American viewers, will cover Barack Obama's nominating convention but is ignoring John McCain's. The network is telecasting live, prime-time coverage of the Democratic convention in Denver Aug. 25-28, followed...Tags: Media, Political Candidates, Barack Obama, Minority Groups, John McCain
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Army medic made famous in war photograph dies
The Associated PressA former Army medic made famous by a photograph that showed him carrying an injured Iraqi boy during the first week of the war in March 2003 has died of an apparent overdose, police said. The photograph of Joseph Patrick Dwyer running to a makeshift...Tags: Television, Armed Forces, Television Industry, Hospitals and Clinics, Police
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Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, dead at 83
Associated Press WriterLarry Harmon wasn't the original Bozo the Clown, but he was the real one. Harmon, who portrayed the wing-haired clown for more than half a century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure, said his publicist, Jerry Digney. He was 83. As an...Tags: Death and Dying, Bozo the Clown, Goofy, Ohio, Television Industry
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Army medic made famous in Iraq photo dies
A former Army medic made famous by a photograph that showed him carrying an injured Iraqi boy during the first week of the war in March 2003 has died of an apparent overdose, police said. The photograph of Joseph Patrick Dwyer running to a makeshift...Tags: Television, Armed Forces, Television Industry, Police, Hospitals and Clinics
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NBC announces intention to cover Olympics thoroughly
WatchdogIf, perchance, you have an interest in the Beijing Olympic Games next month, NBC is prepared to accommodate you, far beyond the capacity of any single human to consume. Click below for 1,850 words or so of details direct from......Tags: Olympic Games, Multi-Sport Events, Tennis, Awards and Prizes, Basketball
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NBC, 2 equity firms buy Weather Channel
An investor group led by NBC Universal and two private equity firms clinched a deal for The Weather Channel yesterday after three weeks of negotiations. Though the parties did not disclose the price, the buyers - NBC and the private equity firms Bain...Tags: NBC, Landmark Communications Incorporated
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NBC to gauge Olympic viewership on TV, cable and the Internet
Bloomberg NewsNBC Universal, General Electric Co.'s entertainment unit, will use the 2008 Beijing Olympics to measure viewership patterns across television, cable and the Internet. NBC will tap its 3,600 hours of Olympic coverage to issue daily usage patterns to gauge...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, General Electric Company, NBC, Beijing Games
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