And cable is in the lead.

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Through their strategic partnerships, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal are taking the lead in the TV viewing companion app market by bringing their customers and tens of millions of viewers across hundreds of channels.

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On the home front, the device could lead to rapid improvements in cable television and satellite communications.

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The movie played in theaters following its cable run, and many critics praised lead actress Linda Fiorentino.

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In fact, despite perceptions that BT dominates the broadband market it is actually the cable operators that have the lead.

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Hopefully that doesn't lead to any unintentional interhousehold griefing as users manage the often inadequate hard drive space in their cable DVR, but it can certainly put ones mind at rest to know The League (or whatever your show of choice might be) was successfully archived.

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