VIACOM, a media conglomerate based in New York, has an unusual response to the downturn: it is launching a television channel.

面对如今经济衰退的形势，纽约的一家大型传媒公司维亚康姆采取了一种极不寻常的应对方式：开通新的电视频道。

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At first glance the name seems a terrible choice but in fact it derives from an old Dutch word for a water channel and is a relic from the days of the first European settlers in the New York region.

咋听这个名字，似乎很可怕，但实际上它源于古荷兰语中一条水道的名字，而这个地方也是第一批欧洲移民来到纽约后的定居点。

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Tension was palpable among more than 50 senior Lehman managers present to help channel information to negotiators in New York.

五十多位雷曼资深管理人员在场帮助向在纽约谈判的代表递信息，他们的紧张情绪溢于言表。

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It is now widely believed that Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz will not be able to maintain ownership of the New York Mets and their regional sports channel, SportsNet New York.

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Current will be replaced by a new Al Jazeera America news channel based in New York, doubling its US-based staff.

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The Qatar-owned broadcaster plans to replace Current with a new Al Jazeera America news channel based in New York, doubling its US-based staff.

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