The way he sees it, the AIDS activist-turned Air America radio host-turned cable news star provides the network and its viewers with a much-needed fresh face.
The Blue Jays have a much larger cable television audience than the Marlins and thus star power on the diamond can translate into much more money from advertisers.
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Now that Enron's Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling have been convicted, the parade of well-dressed miscreants--the cable TV pioneers, the telecommunications executives, star brokers and even a housekeeping diva who became the Gordon Gekkos for a whole new generation--is over.
Cornelius was awarded a place in the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame in 1995 and has a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood.
Co-Star offers the distinct advantage of connecting to a cable or satellite box.
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Earlier this year, seven players, including batting star Brian Lara, were dropped because of personal deals with Cable and Wireless, which conflicted with the team's sponsor, Digicel.
There are rumors today that Halle Berry is in talks to star in a show called Higher Learning that would air on pay cable.
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Late last year fellow daytime star Oprah Winfrey said she will end her series and roll out a cable channel OWN in 2011.
The potential loss of ESPN Star Sports in China wouldn't appear to be a big deal for the cable network.
Hannah Montana, which stars the daughter of country crooner Billy Ray Cyrus as a high school pop star who hides her real identity, was the second-most-watched show on cable the week of June 24.
Disney Channel switched from pay to basic cable, and began replacing its old, recycled acquired programming (think Walt Disney Presents) with original movies and star-making episodic series (think Lizzie McGuire).
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