The local and regional coverage of the Dragons' opening win will be enormous.

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And he was emphatic in stating that Channel 4 would not introduce regional news bulletins, in response to comments by ITV chairman Michael Grade that his network's regional coverage may be outsourced in future.

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In this sort of scheme, Qwest could sell its long-distance business to BellSouth (nyse: BLS - news - people ), helping that company compete with the other major U.S. carriers, and then sell its regional coverage to local carrier Alltel (nyse: AT - news - people ), helping it jump into the big leagues.

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And none of that counts the regional sports network coverage that's available in many cable markets (Ivy League games on New York's YES Network, for example), or conferences like the Big Ten forming their own networks to offer overflow games not aired by their rights partners.

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The other day, Solve Climate News provided in-depth coverage of a small regional business story with global ramifications: a battery maker called Axion Power in the Rust Belt burgh of New Castle, Penn.

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Fans can view all seven networks, switch between mul-tiple live events, and enjoy coverage not available on their regional television network.

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After a lengthy period of discussion between the MoD and the editors of regional, national and international media, the editors took the commendable attitude to restrain their coverage.

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While the non-stop coverage on ESPN, MLB Network, MLB.com, Sirius XM radio and countless regional sports networks portray a specific aspect of the Winter Meetings, there is far more than meets the eye.

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