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Pulling the Plug on TV Shows Has Its Costs (AP)

  • , Friday, March 12, 2004 12 AM
When media titans clash over television rights, there's always the weapon of last resort: pulling the plug. But as the DISH Network and Viacom Inc. found out this week, actually using that weapon can be extremely costly, not only for the two combatants but also for anyone else in the industry hoping to win friends in Washington and in the public.

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