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    Space Systems/Loral Celebrates Fifty Years of Satellite Innovation

    Industry Pioneer Marks Milestone, Continues to Lead in Providing High-Power Commercial Satellites, Helping Operators Meet Business Objectives Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications , today announced that it is celebrating its 50-year anniversary. Founded in...
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    Optical Entertainment Network Launches Nine Original HD “Relaxation” Channels

    Optical Entertainment Network Launches Nine Original HD “Relaxation” Channels on its FISION™ Triple Play Plus Services™ Optical Entertainment Network Launches Nine Original HD “Relaxation” Channels on its FISION™ Triple Play Plus Services™
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    News Corp. To Unload Nine Stations

    News Corp. has put nine stations on the block, and hired Allen & Company to advise on the sale. The stations include heavy hitters like WJW Cleveland , WBRC Birmingham and WDAF Kansas City. The rest of the list includes KDVR Denver, KTVI St. Louis, WITI Milwaukee, KSTU Salt Lake City, WHBQ...
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    Moffett Mocks DirecTV's HDTV Claims

    Wall Street Analyst Takes Look at DirecTV's 150-Channel Lineup Moffett Mocks DirecTV's HDTV Claims - 6/8/2007 2:31:00 PM - Multichannel News
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    Thomson Reaches One Million MPEG-4 HD and MPEG-4 HD DVR Receivers Shipped to DIRECTV

    Thomson Reaches Milestone of One Million MPEG-4 HD and MPEG-4 HD DVR Receivers Shipped to US Satellite Operator, DIRECTV Milestone Reinforces Thomson's Ability to Support its Client Base Transition to High-Definition TV Thomson today announced delivery of its one-millionth high-definition...
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    AT&T eyes Expanding Echostar Partnership

    AT&T eyes expanding EchoStar partnership http://www.reuters.com/article/TechnologyMediaTelecoms07/idUSN1542637820070515?src=E3-TMTsummit
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    DISH Network(TM) Announces TV Guide Channel's(R) New Interactive TV Functionality

    UPDATE CLICK HERE FOR A SCREEN SHOT! DISH Network(TM) Announces TV Guide Channel's(R) New Interactive TV Functionality with Gemstar-TV Guide and Ensequence(R) New ITV Service Provides Interactive Expert TV Recommendations While Facilitating Pay-Per-View Ordering and Digital Recording...
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    Sky Angel and ShifTV Launch Canada-Wide TV Service to Deliver 30-Plus Channels

    http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070122/20070122005399.html?.v=1
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    Mediacom CEO Calls on Congress to Hold Hearings on Retransmission Consent Abuses

    http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070113/20070113005016.html?.v=1
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    Dolan Family Group Increases Offer to Acquire 100% of Public Interest in Cablevision

    Increased Offer Price Also Represents Highest per Subscriber Valuation in Cable Industry Since 2000 Revised Proposal Represents Dolan Family Group's Best and Final Offer http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070112/20070112005263.html?.v=1
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    NBC Universal, DirecTV team on Chiller

    New net to be devoted to horror programming http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117957250.html?categoryid=14&cs=1
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    EchoStar Statement in Response to Florida Court Ruling

    http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061023/20061023006303.html?.v=1 "Over the nine year course of the litigation, EchoStar was able to reach settlements with seven of the eight plaintiffs, representing approximately 90 percent of all television network stations in the United States. We are disappointed the...
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    Liberty Media eyes News Corp's stake in DirecTV

    http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=industryNews&storyID=2006-10-12T181015Z_01_N12338865_RTRIDST_0_INDUSTRY-LIBERTYMEDIA-DC.XML NEW YORK (Reuters) - Liberty Media Corp. said on Thursday it may swap its stake in News Corp. for a controlling interest in DirecTV Group Inc., a...
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    ReelzChannel™ and ReelzChannel.com Launch Today on TV and the Web

    ReelzChannel™ and ReelzChannel.com Launch Today on TV and the Web TV Network Reaches 28 Million Households In Cable/Satellite’s Largest Launch Ever Broadband Site Features Unique Movie Search Functions MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL, Minn. & LOS ANGELES ReelzChannel™, a new TV network with...
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    Eight Diehard Football Fans Vie for Guinness World Record(TM) for TV Watching

    Eight Diehard Football Fans Vie for Guinness World Record(TM) for TV Watching; Contestants Win Great Prizes and Will Go Head-to-Head in DISH Network's Ultimate Football Fan Contest ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2006--EchoStar Communications Corporation and its DISH Network(TM)...