Elizabeth Ferruelo has worked on programming, concept development and marketing for non-profit educational and business forums.

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Written by Elizabeth Ferruelo, who has worked on programming, concept development and marketing for non-profit educational and business forums.

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There are a lot of ways you can field test your concept early on before programming anything.

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But could it be that consolidation has actually been good for the hallowed concept of "diversity" of programming?

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He initially considered creating a single-genre cable TV network but recognized that that concept faced significant competition from crime-related programming such as prime-time newsmagazines.

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