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| | CNN.com - Disney-Time Warner tiff heralds broadband age - May 1, 2000 |
 | | Two multimedia monoliths, Time Warner and Disney, are playing a high-stakes tug of war, not only putting the immediate fate of TV one network's programming at risk, but also raising questions about the future of a totally Web-based news and information future. |
 | | Time Warner Cable, which has wide control over cable outlets in several major markets across the country, including the viewer-rich New York City area, and Disney, which owns ABC and several other networks, such as ESPN, have been involved in a spitting contest for the last four months, ever since their latest long-term contract expired. |
 | | If AOL Time Warner's success in cable television extends to Internet provision capabilities, their critics fear that interactive technology, which would enable viewers to participate in game shows and purchase items seen on various shows, could be withheld from people who choose to watch, say, NBC instead of Time Warner networks like CNN and WB. |
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