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Consider three big earners on our list: Larry the Cable Guy, Jeff Foxworthy and Dane Cook, all of whom are making six or seven figures playing a circuit of stadium venues at lofty ticket prices.

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Each of his cookbooks has made it to the best-seller list, and both cable programs are big hits: "The Essence of Emeril" earned two daytime Emmy nominations in 2001 and 2002, and "Emeril Live" won a 1997 Cable Ace Award for best informational series.

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He notes, optimistically, that the carriers were not on the list of possible cuts offered by Vince Cable, the Lib Dems' Treasury spokesman.

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Add free Netflix streaming to the list of reasons why people are choosing cable as their broadband provider, particularly if they live in an area that is covered by the new network of free wireless hotspots.

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An original draft of a report by an advisory panel to the Federal Communications Commission, viewed by The Wall Street Journal, endorsed a list of concrete suggestions for major telecommunications and cable companies to tackle the cybersecurity problem.

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Next on his shopping list will likely be majority ownership in Sportsnet, an all-sports cable channel on which he can air his Blue Jays' games.

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