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    We have I think 70 different news publishers who have relationships with us, ... I don't think any of them will be threatened by this. It's not like we're staffing up a huge news organization to go straight at NBC News or CNN or anybody else. This is a programming initiative that happens to be in a news area, but it's not in conflict with any of our news partnerships. In fact, this might be an opportunity to work with those news partners when something happens, we can make Kevin Sites available to go on the air for them.

    But sadly, the grim realities of life have started intruding into the fun and games - as is true in other areas, for example, the entertainment business, music, art, TV programming, movies. It's the same kind of issue for reporters in those areas. Entertainment reporters operated with some different standards as well up until fairly recently.


    ESPN2 doesn't have signature identity programming. After live events, it's void of 'SportsCenter,' 'Baseball Tonight,' 'Pardon the Interruption.' Shows that define a brand, ESPN2 currently lacks.



    It's as if the TV was sold to you at a loss and they're going to somehow make up the money on the programming. They'll be very anxious to make you watch only the certain kind of programming.



    Our customers love the Vision series of thermostats -- they are easy to use and can be removed from the wall for convenient programming. Our customers really appreciate that the Vision thermostats automatically adjust for daylight savings.

    Cycling continues to be an important part of OLN programming. With Lance Armstrong's retirement, fans are eagerly waiting to see who will emerge as the sport's next star. Through our coverage of the spring classics, we will be able to chronicle the drama


    There is a programming error with the voice annunciator system on this particular bus. We have sent this information to our Bus Maintenance Department and Operations Planning and Support Department for correction.

    We have Get This Party Stared, and don't forget that Top Model comes back in March. So right now we'll be fine with that programming. We may wind up with another reality show, but right now we'll be fine getting through the season.


    It kicked some 'Daddy'-butt ... Word of mouth has been really good. It seems to have been a very good date to go on this picture, wedged between these monsters. It's terrific counter programming. We had an extensive screening program and people liked the picture. It's excellent family fare.


    I loved logic, math, computer programming. I loved systems and logic approaches. And so I just figured architecture is this perfect combination.


    If there is any programming language architect on the planet who has the experience and insight to pull this off, he'd be on short list.

    There's an opportunity that exists in the original, made-for-cable series space, and it seems to us that cable networks are hungry for programming. The creation of Warner Horizon allows us to move aggressively into cable (but) doesn't represent a retreat from our traditional network production activities.

    Probably this will raise the cost of programming across the board for all of the networks, and this is not a positive element for network profits if advertising growth flattens out, which it very well may over the course of three or four years, ... In fact, it is almost a certainty that over that length of time you are going to have an economic slowdown.

    In the first year, that saved me a lot of time. I probably would have had to hire a consultant for a month to sift through all that, or figure out how to do it myself with some sort of programming tool.

    By broadening their programming (with more entertainment-oriented shows) and still keeping it under the legal drama umbrella that their niche is, they've been able to generate higher ratings. They've certainly raised the profile in the buying community with these types of programs, and to separate the two helps distinguish one from the other, so you have an entertainment network that's still Court TV with legal type of programming.

    Our proposal offers a substantial premium to Cablevision's public shareholders for the cable and telecom businesses, while enabling shareholders to benefit from unlocking the value of our premier programming, sports and entertainment properties.

    The British regulatory system was revised, so that bigger profits were encouraged, which removed the option of big spending on programming. Quality just fell off a cliff, and all the old hands either left or were fired for being too expensive.

    Don't count out other amazing programming like Frontline. You will still find more hours of in-depth news programming, investigative journalism and analysis on PBS than on any other outlet.

    Yes, we've had people join because of the music programming, but long term I don't know if a music program would keep people in a church if that's the only reason they were there.


    Through educational programming, Jewish American History Month will help raise the awareness of a people, their history and contributions. It will help combat anti-Semitism, a phenomenon that is on the rise and that unfortunately still exists in our Nation.

    Ruffian's story is one of the most poignant of her time. This project will continue our strategy to make content available to consumers across multiple platforms and serve fans with superior programming.



    We've become good at appearing accessible to people. I can't do anything about finding people parking places. But we've made ourselves noticed with several pretty good events. We've shown we're capable of doing a lot of different kinds of programming here.

    We want to make sure the first time someone straps on a football helmet isn't in August of their freshman year. We've had some youth programming, but it's been piecemeal. With the new plan, we're trying to coordinate this.


    To relieve the pressures of programming, Evans took up mountain climbing. One day Gates got a call from the headmaster Evans had been killed in a fall. I had never thought of people dying, ... At the service, I was supposed to speak, but I couldn't get up. For two weeks I couldn't do anything at all.


    This will be totally unique to any other center in South Florida, ... It'll be the hub of programming countywide. There will be a great emphasis on the space and the way it looks, but also all the programming we intend to do, including technology for children, teens and adults. In my view, it'll really pull it all together. It will be a great steppingstone for the future.



    The broadcast networks realize that there is a secondary market available for their content with these types of services. After the initial airing of shows, there isn't much opportunity to cash in on the programming, but now they can license it for recording.

    The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a very good name and now I am looking for a suitable language.

    Clearly, programming courses should teach methods of design and construction, and the selected examples should be such that a gradual development can be nicely demonstrated.



    We know that viewing levels increase in September because the weather starts getting a little cooler, it gets darker a little earlier, viewers are already conditioned to be looking for new programming.

    It enables us to reach a broader audience. The rationale is that people consume the team in different ways. Some watch the games. Some others watch lifestyle programming.

    American consumers now have more ways to receive video programming than ever. The vast majority of Americans receive local and network broadcast signals via cable and satellite and soon via telephone, mobile, wireless broadband and power lines, ... CEA research shows that currently only 32.7 million of the 285 million television sets in the U.S. are used to view over-the-air television programming.


    The Golf Channel is the premier platform for our programming. We wouldn't have said that five years ago ... but today, in terms of how they reach our fan base, we are very comfortable with their distribution.



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