Most economists of his stature--and he was a ranking professor at the University of Chicago in the years leading up to his Nobel and the Free to Choose television programs and books that brought popular notice--confine their work to the academic realm.

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But the early decades of prime time were pretty much cliffhanger-free, initially because television sets were luxury objects, as were many of the programs they aired.

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This includes distribution of current and library film and television product, formats and non-scripted programming in the pay, free, and basic cable television markets, as well as the domestic syndication of first-run syndicated TV programs, theatrical and TV movie packages.

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