The BBC's HD channel has been running test transmissions on satellite and cable since last year, showing such programmes as Bleak House and Silent Witness.

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NDTV, an Indian cable news channel, called the test Thursday from Wheeler Island, off the coast of the eastern state of Orissa, a "high-five moment for Agni and India" in screen graphics accompanying its coverage.

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Social media make it harder for brands to pull the wool over consumers' eyes, but they also offer canny companies a powerful new channel through which to promote their wares and test new products and pricing strategies.

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Channel TV said it had hired special devices to test the laser lighting for ITV and had given a verbal warning at the beginning of every programme.

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BBC's loss of the rights to Test cricket, which have now gone to Channel 4.

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The biggest test for the joint venture will be to resolve channel conflict between the founding parties.

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The big test comes this month when all subscribers start paying for Chandra's channel.

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The ad-supported basic cable and satellite channel, available in about 62 million U.S. homes, did a road test of the new name and found significantly more people said they would watch UP over the alphabet-soup GMC.

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