So will record labels, TV networks and film studios frustrated with Apple's leverage in iTunes contract negotiations.

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Knowing how much money the bowl will have at hand has not only allowed the Chick-fil-A Bowl to attain higher seeded teams, but has arguably granted it leverage in its television contract negotiations.

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Come the summer, he also would have had just a year and a half left on his contract, giving him more leverage and contractual power.

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