The Christian Church is now the official religion of the Roman Empire, many of its early doctrinal struggles were settled at the Council of Nicea, and the Church itself had a mighty philosopher in the form of Augustine, the Bishop of Hippo, who had successfully waged a theological battle against the Donatist heresy, among others.

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Its scheme was to start with a regional sports network in Los Angeles, where Disney's baseball team, the Anaheim Angels, and its hockey team, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, were to form the core of the programming.

ECONOMIST: Sports networks