If enough companies do what the Naples, Fla. firm is doing, a new wave of competition could demolish the cozy duopoly between land-based cable TV and satellite competitors like DirecTV.

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And though the Pac-12 is still looking to land a sizable cable deal for its Pac-12 Network, that venture will likely yield even larger returns if it has even half the success of the Big Ten Network.

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Brown used the Mud Pond waterway across Brandreth land despite the landowner's no-trespassing sign and cable across the stream.

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