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From Satellite TV News...
CBS Broadcasting Inc. (CBS), the largest radio and television networks in the United States has struck a deal to buy CNET Networks for $1.8 billion in cash. This acquisition would include Web properties CNET, ZDNet, gaming site GameSpot, TV.com, music destination MP3.com, UrbanBaby and CNET news.com. CBS said it would combine those assets with its existing Internet properties, which would make the company one of the top 10 U.S. Web firms with 54 million unique users per month and approximately 200 million users worldwide

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From Todays News..
The largest cable television company Comcast has added three new high-definition channels in Montgomery County, Maryland area. Comcast offers more high-definition viewing choices than any other provider including 75 movies in HD and popular network shows available at any time. Following are the HD channels added by Comcast in Montgomery County, Maryland area

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From Todays News...
SportsCenter, which has been replaying the days shows twelve times a day will be re-launched with news, highlights and information program on the the opening week of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games starting August 11, Monday-Friday, 6 a.m.-3 p.m. ET. The program is restructured now and new SportsCenter will be nine-hour block of live SportsCenters presented by three teams with two main show anchors, an update anchor, and production personnel split into three-hour shifts.

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From Satellite TV News..
ESPN's Spanish-language multimedia brand, ESPN Deportes during its Upfront '08 presentation held on Wednesday evening at Manhattan’s Gotham Hall revealed its multimedia platforms, old and new programming initiatives and innovative multiplatform programming across its television, radio, online, print and wireless properties. This is ESPN Deportes first-ever televised upfront presented and attended by star-studded guests and home viewers and had opportunity to experience the power of the Spanish-language ESPN Deportes brand.

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From Todays News..
After launching 22 new high-definition channels, DISH Network removed 10 of the 15 VOOM high-definition channels few days back. Now the satcaster have removed the remaining five VOOM HD channels left from its programming. Dish CEO Charlie Ergen, while presenting the first quarter results admitted that the 10 VOOM high-definition channels have been removed after the launch of the 22 new HD channels and announced that the remaining five would also be removed and be replaced with other HD channels.

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From Satellite TV News...
Starz Entertainment, a premium movie service provider has announced that it will launch Encore HD this July, making it the company's fifth High-Definition channel. Encore channel, a flagship of Starz Entertainment with more than 31 million subscribers with the launch of the high-definition version will provide popular uncut, commercial-free new and recent movie hits. Encore HD will be made available in an East Coast feed for its cable, satellite and Telco affiliates.

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From Todays News..
DISH Network has launched 22 new HD channels in their HD line-up on Monday. Few of the channels were added during April and remaining HD channels were included this week.

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From Satellite TV News..
Time Warner Cable also wanted to stay in the HD expansion as Dish Network, DirecTV and other operators are launching HD channels rapidly. Time Warner is planning to launch 12 new high-definition channels in Southern California area. The time of the launch is not disclosed, but the cable operator is getting ready for the launch. The new HD channels expected to be launched in Southern California area are

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From Todays News..
Comcast is now expanding its high-definition expansion in several markets in order to keep pace with satcasters DirecTV and Dish Network. Dish Network has announced the addition of 22 new HD channels yesterday.

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From Satellite TV News..
European Championships are broadcast live in the United States on ESPN and the network has announced the plans of Euro 2008 telecast. Few games are to be broadcasted on ESPN and ESPN Classic and many games are to be beamed on ESPN2 and ESPNDeportes. ABC will bring the Final and a random quarterfinal game.

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From Todays News
Time Warner Cable has entered a carriage agreement with BabyFirstTV, America's first and only channel dedicated to child-development programming. Time Warner is to join other multiple system operator's (MSO) like DirecTV, DISH Network, Comcast, Charter and AT&T to carry the 24/7 commercial-free network for babies and toddlers. BabyFirstTV has now carriage agreements with providers to reach 80% of the US market.

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From Satellite TV News
Colorado’s third largest school district, Douglas County School District has awarded two-year contract to provide a comprehensive set of communications and network services worth $2.5 million to Time Warner Telecom. Time Warner Telecom will now serve district-wide Internet services

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From Today's News...
Time Warner Cable has announced the winners of its annual National Teacher Awards on Thursday. Time Warner for the past 18 years have honored teachers from coast to coast with Time Warner Cable's National Teacher Awards

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From Satellite TV News..
DirecTV, the leading satellite television provider in the country has immensely satisfied customer base of television viewers from different nationalities settled in U.S. DirecTV has truly overjoyed subscribers with its International Programming. With this DirecTV is bringing viewers from different nationalities closer together. DirecTV has added HONVIETV A high-quality entertainment channel for the Vietnamese community in the U.S

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From Todays News..
Time Warner Cable will launch the Discovery's new HD channel Planet Green on Channel 768 in Brooklyn and Queens, New York area on June 11. Time Warner is also planning to launch on the same day the international premium..

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