Sports of all kinds remain one of the faster growing segments of television and cable broadcasting.

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One example is television broadcasting, which blossomed for years until cable TV came in and quickly took market share.

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But the government countered that 69 million television sets are not connected to cable or satellite, and that broadcasting is the medium of choice for children.

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Starting with satellite, but moving on to cable and over-the-air broadcasting, the ability to transmit television programmes will thus become eight to 12 times greater and the number is rising.

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The company's broadcasting group operates 23 television stations, WGN America on national cable and Chicago's WGN-AM.

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And in Venezuela, Hugo Chavez ordered Intercable and DirecTV, two U.S.-based cable carriers, to stop broadcasting a critical U.S.-based television channel, RCTV International, on its networks or lose all business in Venezuela.

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In 2004, Pagano was awarded the "Technology Leadership" award from Broadcasting and Cable Magazine as recognition for his many contributions to sports television production and high definition television (HDTV) technology rollout, implementation, and planning.

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The empire: Newspapers (New York Post, Times of London, the Australian), movies (Twentieth Century Fox), television (Fox Broadcasting), books (HarperCollins), sports (Los Angeles Dodgers), cable and satellite TV.

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