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  CBS article - CBS radio television United States television networks cable television - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
CBS was one of the three commercial television networks that dominated broadcasting in the United States before the rise of cable television.
The network was the second channel out of three major networks to transition to color; most of the channel did so in the fall of 1965.
From the 1940s until the 1970s, CBS was considered the most prestigious of the three major television networks and as a result was known as the Tiffany network.
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 List of United States over-the-air television networks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the United States, for most of the history of broadcasting, there were only four major national broadcasting networks.
In the case of the smallest networks, the signal may be sent to just a dozen or fewer stations.
Deutsche Welle (DW TV) A German noncommercial television service which provides some English-language news programming to public broadcasting stations, and whose programming feed can be seen on a small number of independent public-broadcasting stations for part of their broadcast day.
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 upn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
UPN is a television network in the United States, owned by Viacom Inc., which also owns the more widespread CBS network.
UPN was launched January 16, 1995 as the United Paramount Network, a joint venture between two companies: Paramount Studios and Chris-Craft Industries' United Television group.
UPN has a new policy of "not picking up other networks' scraps," which was a strong argument when fan pressure was generated in 2004 for them to pick up Angel, the spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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The WB Television Network is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. film studio and Tribune Company in January 1995.
The network is typically referred to as The WB or sometimes The Frog (referring to the network's mascot, the animated character Michigan J. Frog who was introduced in the 1955 animated short, One Froggy Evening).
It was estimated in 2003 that the WB is viewable by 84.66% of all households, reaching 90,282,480 houses in the United States.
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 Television in the United States Details, Meaning Television in the United States Article and Explanation Guide
Television was invented in the U.S. by Philo T. Farnsworth in 1927, but was not commercialized until the early 1940s, by RCA and CBS; half of all U.S. households had TV sets by 1955.
The closest thing to government-funded domestic television was established long after commercial television networks had already come to dominate the airwaves: the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (which partially funds PBS TV and NPR radio) was established in 1967.
Networks use profits from commercials run during the show to pay the production company, which in turn pays the cast and crew, and keeps a share of the profits for itself.
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 Encyclopedia: NBC
The last U.S. network to legally abandon the name behind its acronym, in 2003 the corporate name was shrunk from "National Broadcasting Company, Inc.", as it had been from 1926, to NBC Universal, Inc. following the acquisition by GE of Universal Studios.
With the loss of the final appeal before the United States Supreme Court, RCA sold the NBC Blue Network, Inc. for $8 million to Lifesavers magnate Edward J. Noble in 1943.
United States television networks Google Video is a new service in beta from Google that allows anyone to upload videos to their web servers, and allows people to search and play videos from their search engine.
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 Public Broadcasting Service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
PBS is not a broadcast network in the sense in which that term is usually used in the United States.
Unlike the commercial television broadcast model of American networks such as NBC, CBS and ABC, in which affiliates give up portions of their local advertising airtime in exchange for network programming, PBS member stations pay substantial fees for the shows acquired and distributed by the national organization.
They are known for rebroadcasting British television dramas and comedies (acquired from the BBC and other sources); so much of the exposure of American audiences to British television (particularly comedies) comes through PBS it has been joked that PBS means "Primarily British Series".
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 Lists of television channels - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of Arabic language television channels in the Middle East
List of Portuguese language television channels, includes Brazil and the Americas.
AFN American Forces Network, broadcasts worldwide via satellite, only available to US Forces and their families, but is available in South Korea.
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 Fox Television Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The groundwork for the launch of the Fox network began in March 1985 with News Corporation's $250 million purchase of 50% of TCF Holdings, the parent company of the 20th Century Fox movie studio.
Despite a few successful shows, the network did not have a significant market share until the early 1990s when News Corp. bought more TV station groups, such as New World Communications, Chris-Craft Industries, BHC Communications and United Television, making it the largest owner of television stations in the United States.
It was estimated in 2003 that Fox is viewable by 96.18% of all U.S. households, reaching 102,565,710 houses in the United States.
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 UPN - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is partially from the ashes of the never-aired network that UPN was formed.
Although considered a major network by the Nielsen ratings, UPN is not (as of fall 2004) available in all areas of the United States.
These factors have led to the network struggling in the ratings over the past few years, with its flagship series Star Trek: Enterprise perhaps suffering the most.
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 Encyclopedia: Fox Network
The seed Fox stations were a chain of television stations purchased by News Corp. from John Kluge's company, Metromedia, in April 1986.
The network did not have a significant market share until the early 1990s when News Corp. bought more TV station groups, e.g.
The Fox network is home to the longest-running sitcom and animated series in American television history, The Simpsons.
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 Television network
A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations.
Many early television networks evolved from earlier radio networks.
Germany's many other TV channels are not networks since they do not consist of individual stations but brodcast identical contents, nationwide or within their single local area.
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 National Educational Television -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
National Educational Television (NET) was an educational (A telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points) television ((electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits) network in the (The army of the United States of America; organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare) USA from 1952 until 1969.
However, NET's refusal to stop airing controversial documentaries (especially those that were critical of the government) led to the decision of the CPB and the Ford Foundation to shut down NET.
In late 1970 NET and WNDT-TV completed their merger and the National Educational Television Network permanently signed off the air.
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 The WB Television Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The WB Television Network is a television network in the United States, founded by the Warner Bros film studio and Tribune Company in January 1995.
The network is typically referred to as The WB.
Much like its contemporary UPN, the WB was a reaction to the success of the Fox Network and first-run syndicated programming during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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 National Educational Television   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
National Educational Television (NET) was an educational television network in the USA from 1952 until 1969.
In 1958 National Educational Television headquarters moved from Ann Arbor, Michigan to New York City and more aggressive programming was undertaken to secure for NET the role of the USA's fourth television network (with CBS, NBC, and ABC).
In 1969 the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Ford Foundation threatened to withdraw their funding to the NET network if it did not merge with Newark, New Jersey public broadcaster WNDT-TV Channel 13 (now WNET-TV).
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 Fox Broadcasting Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The seed Fox stations were a chain of television stations purchased by News Corp. from John Kluge's company, Metromedia, in mid-1986.
The network did not have a significant market share until the 1990s when News Corp. bought more TV station groups, including New World Communications, Chris-Craft Industries, BHC Communications and United Television, making it the largest owner of television stations in the country.
The Fox network is home to the longest-running animated series in history, The Simpsons.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/fox_broadcasting_company   (228 words)

  
 Television network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Germany's many other TV channels are not networks since they do not consist of individual stations but broadcast identical contents, nationwide or within their single local area.
GMA Network Channel 7 (Greater Manila Area Radio and Television Arts), one of the Philippines' two giant television networks
See List of United States cable and satellite television networks.
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 The Ultimate The WB Television Network - American History Information Guide and Reference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The WB Television Network, casually referred to as The WB, is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. film studio and Tribune Company on January 11,1995.
Much like its compeitor UPN, the WB was a reaction to the success of the upstart Fox Network and first-run syndicated programming during the late 1980s and early 1990s such as Baywatch.
While The Fox Network was intentionally targetting older audiences with shows like Ally McBeal, The WB's breakout hits during the late 1990s centered around attractive highschoolers with Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dawson's Creek in prime time.
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 Lists of television channels - Internet-Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Lists of television stations by country or continent
Find lists of television channels and more at Lycos Search.
Read about lists of television channels in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary.
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 Public_Broadcasting_Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Once a program is distributed to PBS, the network (and not the member station that supplied it) retains all rights for rebroadcasts; the suppliers do maintain the right to sell the program in non-broadcast media such as DVDs, books, and licensed merchandise.
PBS has also begun at least three new TV networks: PBS YOU, PBS Kids, and PBS DT2 (a feed of HDTV and letterboxed programming for digital affiliates), along with packages of PBS programs that are similar to local stations' programming, the PBS-X feeds.
This would allow the Pentagon Channel to be seen on a wider basis, and remove any possibility of conflict between US cable providers and the Department of Defense.
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 UPN Details, Meaning UPN Article and Explanation Guide
In 2000, Paramount's parent company, Viacom, bought out Chris-Craft to gain 100 percent control of the United-Paramount venture, save for some UPN stations that were sold off to FOX Broadcasting, crating some FOX-UPN duopolies in some cities.
These factors have led to the network struggling in the ratings over the past few years, with its flagship series perhaps suffering the most.
The first official UPN network programming was the series '.
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 UPN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
UPN was launched January 16, 1995 as the United Paramount Network, a joint venture between two companies: Paramount Studios and Chris-Craft Industries ' United Television group.
After Voyager 's 7-season run came to an end, UPN began broadcasting the newest Star Trek spin-off,.
See also: List of programs broadcast by UPN, List of United States television networks UPN has a new policy of "not picking up other networks' scraps," which was a strong argument when fan pressure was generated in 2004 for them to pick up Angel, the spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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 United States Nicknames on Almondnet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
We have a large selection of maps of The United States and the World.
Visit eBay where you will find great buys on Map Of United States and so much more including collectibles, jewelry, toys, tickets, and practical items like clothing, and computers.
Hometown USA is an extensive web site offering business listings, community information, coupons, and classified ads for cities, towns, villages and communities of the United States.
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 The WB - The Matrix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The WB Television Network is a television network in the United States, founded by the Warner Bros. film studio and Tribune Company in the mid-1990s.
The network is typically referred to by its legal name, The WB.
Some Kids WB programming is also shown entirely on most on-English Cartoon Network channels.
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