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	<title><![CDATA[Andrew Ross Sorkin Was a Finalist for the New York Observer Job [Recruiting]]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/andrew-ross-sorkin-finalist-york/19379/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	Observer  owner  Jared Kushner   tried twice to recruit  New York Times  wunderkind Andrew Ross Sorkin to take over the newspaper , according to  New York .   The 28-year-old publisher and the 32-year-old reporter and author of  Too Big to Fail  talked as recently as last month about the top...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gawker/full/~3/VUs57C0RAWU/andrew-ross-sorkin-was-jared-kushners-first-choice-to-run-the-new-york-observer">Gawker</a> - Andrew Ross Sorkin was Jared Kushner's First Choice to Run the New York Observer [Recruiting]</li>
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	<dc:creator>Gawker</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:22:41 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Another Google Heir Is Born [Rumormonger]]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/google-heir-born-rumormonger/19350/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	Larry Page  is now the co-creator of something other than the most important internet site in the world: A tipster whispers he is a father, as of Thursday.   Page and model-PhD wife  Lucy Southworth 's new startup would appear to be going public right on schedule. It was seven months ago that...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gawker/full/~3/d44aTuY2VN0/another-google-heir-is-born-larry-pages-son">Gawker</a> - Another Google Heir Is Born: Larry Page's Son [Rumormonger]</li>
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	<dc:creator>Gawker</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:18:56 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Scripps Snaps Up Travel Channel In $1B Deal]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/scripps-snaps-travel-channel-1b/19365/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	After a months-long auction process that included some of the biggest names in cable programming, Scripps Networks Interactive has emerged as the winner for the Travel Channel, agreeing to pay about $1 billion for a 65% interest in the network. Travel Channel parent Cox Communications first put...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MultichannelBreakingNews/~3/j1Bij6r0GXw/382930-Scripps_Snaps_Up_Travel_In_Deal_Valued_At_1_1_Billion.php">Multichannel News</a> - Scripps Snaps Up Travel In Deal Valued At $1.1 Billion</li>
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	<dc:creator>Multichannel News</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:06:42 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Verizon Pulls the Fiber Alarm]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/verizon-pulls-fiber-alarm/19200/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	Not that I blame Verizon for trying to defend its $23 billion FiOS fiber-to-the-home network, but the telco’s objection to Comcast’s claim that it delivers services over a fiber-optic network is just plain silly (see Better Business Bureau Refers Comcast ‘Fiber-Optic’ Claim To FTC). Why...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MultichannelBreakingNews/~3/XdwXn0HjNBQ/367682-Better_Business_Bureau_Refers_Comcast_Fiber_Optic_Claim_To_FTC.php">Multichannel News</a> - Better Business Bureau Refers Comcast 'Fiber-Optic' Claim To FTC</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/verizon-pulls-fiber-alarm/19200/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Multichannel News</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:46:36 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[CNN Boss Slams Cable Competitors For 'Running Cartoons']]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/cnn-boss-slams-cable-competitors/19197/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	Although CNN is  losing viewers  in the absence of major headlines -- like the presidential election and Michael Jackson -- president Jon Klein is posturing like he's not concerned.   In an  interview with the  Los Angeles Times  , Klein downplayed CNN's steep ratings decline -- and took aim at...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/cnns_klein_network_not_going_to_run_cartoons_for_ratings_142313.asp?c=rss">Media Bistro</a> - CNN's Klein: Network Not Going to Run aposCartoons' for Ratings</li>
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	<dc:creator>Silicon Alley Insider</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:20:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Women, Children and Goldman Sachs Bankers First [Goldman Project]]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/women-children-goldman-sachs-bankers/19342/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	Goldman Sachs  and Citigroup  have obtained a total of 1,400 doses of swine flu vaccine from the city of New York , while many pediatricians wait for doses. On the other hand, money  is  more important than babies
				<ul>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/features/view/feature/Wall+Street%27s+Vaccine+Grab-305">The Atlantic</a> - LIGHTNING ROD: Wall Street's Vaccine Grab</li>
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	<dc:creator>Gawker</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:12:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Slingbox Founder Backs Net-TV Startup]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/slingbox-founder-backs-net-tv/19189/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	Blake Krikorian, founder and former CEO of Sling Media, has joined the board of Clicker Media, a Los Angeles-based startup hoping to become "the complete programming guide" for Internet television, the company announced Thursday. Krikorian left Sling -- inventor of the Slingbox TV...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newteevee/~3/JEQ1texoH9Y/">NewTeeVee</a> - Blake Krikorian Invests in Clicker, Joins Board</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Ye7vsdN4BGM/">GigaOm</a> - SlingMedia Founder Invests In Clicker, Joins BOD</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/slingbox-founder-backs-net-tv/19189/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Multichannel News</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:10:48 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Fight Over “Selectable Output Control” DRM Heats Up]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/fight-output-drm-heats/19164/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the advocacy group Public Knowledge sent tit-for-tat letters to the FCC yesterday over the issue of Selectable Output Control (SOC). The MPAA has petitioned for waiver on the FCC’s ban of SOC, which would allow analog outputs from consumer...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MultichannelBreakingNews/~3/O_RypkRk7IU/367732-Public_Knowledge_FCC_Poised_To_Grant_MPAA_Waiver_Request.php">Multichannel News</a> - Public Knowledge: FCC Poised To Grant MPAA Waiver Request</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/fight-output-drm-heats/19164/</guid>
	<dc:creator>NewTeeVee</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:41:30 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[CIMM To Meet With Five Set-Top Data Providers]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/cimm-meet-set-data-providers/19172/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement next week plans to meet with Nielsen, Rentrak, TiVo, TRA and TNS Media Research -- the first five in a group of companies currently providing set-top box data -- to discuss how they can work together with CIMM. CIMM formally launched in September,...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/ADverse_Atkinson_on_Advertising/25427-Bewkes_Calls_for_Measurement_Innovation.php?rssid=20250">B&C</a> - Bewkes Calls for Measurement Innovation</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/cimm-meet-set-data-providers/19172/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Multichannel News</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:17:15 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Time Warner Profit Beats Estimates, But Raises Outlook]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/warner-profit-beats-estimates-raises/18890/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc posted higher-than-expected quarterly profit, and the media powerhouse raised its full-year earnings forecast in a sign that advertising sales at networks like CNN and TBS are showing life. Third-quarter net income fell to $661 million, or 55 cents a share,...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/7ToHoW7pxrk/idUSTRE5A31YE20091104">Reuters</a> - Time Warner posts lower profit, but raises outlook</li>
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	<dc:creator>Reuters</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:35 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Disney to build China theme park]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/disney-build-china-theme-park/19238/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	The Chinese government has approved an application from Walt Disney to build a theme park in Shanghai, paving the way for the company to establish a foothold in mainland China. With an estimated cost of $3.5bn, the park would be one of the biggest investments in China by an international company....
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F171650-disney-s-china-move-a-big-growth-opportunity-for-mickey%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha">Seeking Alpha</a> - Disney's China Move: A Big Growth Opportunity for Mickey</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/disney-build-china-theme-park/19238/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Financial Times</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[YouTube loses key content exec]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/youtube-loses-key-content-exec/18741/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	YouTube’s Jordan Hoffner, has resigned his post as head of content partnerships--which he’s held since 2006--to join start-up IAC/InterActiveCorp., Ben Silverman’s new content company that also enlisted senior digital executive Drew Buckley, reports  PaidContent .   Hoffner who joined...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/newteevee/~3/DhxURj2L94Q/">NewTeeVee</a> - YouTube’s Content Head Leaves to Join Ben Silverman’s Co.</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/youtube-loses-key-content-exec/18741/</guid>
	<dc:creator>FierceOnlineVideo</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:32:51 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Why Does Obama Want to Pay Hip-Hoppers For Their Violent Sex Talk? [Shut Up, Nilla]]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/obama-pay-hip-hoppers-violent/18808/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	The new head of the National Endowment for the Arts  says  that he'd like to explore government funding for  hip hop  culture, including rap and graffiti. Whoa, whoa. Does he know about the hoes?   The  Wall Street Journal , bless its nilla heart,  breaks this story and undermines it  in the...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Echoes+of+the+Culture+War+in+Hip+Hop+Funding+Feud+-1484">The Atlantic</a> - Echoes of the Culture War in Hip Hop Funding Feud</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/obama-pay-hip-hoppers-violent/18808/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Gawker</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:01:42 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Viacom Posts Q3 Profit Gains]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/viacom-posts-q3-profit-gains/18914/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	From Viacom's release: in the quarter ended Sept. 30, revenue dropped to $3.32 billion from $3.41 billion a year ago, primarily reflecting lower home entertainment and advertising sales, which more than offset increases in affiliate sales and theatrical revenues. The gain in operating income in...
				<ul>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/rss/964310/Viacom-buoyed-Q3-results/">Media Week</a> - Viacom buoyed by Q3 results</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/viacom-posts-q3-profit-gains/18914/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Multichannel News</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:05:47 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Your Off-Year Election Guide [Elections]]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/election-guide-elections/18567/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	The only race tomorrow that will have anything to do with national political trends is a tiny congressional district in upstate  New York . But there are other races that everyone will talk about as if they mean something.   The Virginia and  New Jersey  gubernatorial races have nothing to do...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/How+Did+Corzine+Close+the+Gap+in+New+Jersey%3F-1464">The Atlantic</a> - How Did Corzine Close the Gap in New Jersey?</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/election-guide-elections/18567/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Gawker</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:30:18 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Friends Reunited sale referred to regulator]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/friends-reunited-sale-referred-regulator/18639/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	ITV faces another regulatory setback to its online ambitions with its £25m sale of Friends Reunited being referred to the Competition Commission. The broadcaster had agreed a sale of the social networking site to Brightsolid, a division of DC Thomson & Co, the newspaper and magazine publisher,...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/cf47503c-c818-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fmedia">Financial Times</a> - Friends site sale hits obstacle</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/friends-reunited-sale-referred-regulator/18639/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Financial Times</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:16:47 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[OFT refers ITV's Friends Reunited sale to Competition Commission]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/oft-refers-itvs-friends-reunited/18587/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	ITV only announced the sale of Friends Reunited in August for £25m - taking a hit of £145m. Friends Reunited was bought by ITV four years ago for £170m as part of the broadcaster's push into social networking. But it was soon overtaken by sites such as Facebook, which did not charge members...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8339199.stm">BBC</a> - Probe into Friends Reunited sale</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/oft-refers-itvs-friends-reunited/18587/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Media Week</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:23:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[FiOS TV Growth Slows]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/fios-tv-growth-slows/18423/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	After packing on 599,000 subscribers in the first half of 2009, Verizon Communications’ FiOS TV slowed its growth rate in the third quarter, adding 191,000 video subscribers in the period to stand at 2.7 million overall. The telco’s net video additions of 191,000 for the quarter “were a...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.fierceiptv.com/story/q3-telco-tv-subscriber-numbers/2009-10-28?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=rss&amp;cmp-id=OTC-RSS-FI0">FierceMarkets</a> - Q3 telco TV subscriber numbers</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/fios-tv-growth-slows/18423/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Multichannel News</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Levi Johnston: Sad, Sorry, Suing for Custody of His Son, and Still Maybe Keeping Very Big Secrets [Levisjohnstonwatch]]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/levi-johnston-sad-suing-custody/18413/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	UK Guardian  reporter Ed Pilkington  went to Anchorage to interview the 19 year-old babydaddy of Tripp Palin, Levi Johnston . There's audio, and some fairly interesting insight from Johnston on the Palin family and his  Vanity Fair  article, which was "retaliation."   Let's go straight to some...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/features/view/feature/Sarah+Palin+vs.+Levi+Johnston-272">The Atlantic</a> - SPATWATCH: Sarah Palin vs. Levi Johnston</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gawker/full/~3/Ngj_b3v1gGU/sarah-palin-and-levi-johnstons-dance-of-death-continues">Gawker</a> - Sarah Palin and Levi Johnston's Dance of Death Continues [Hillbillies Of Wasilla]</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/levi-johnston-sad-suing-custody/18413/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Gawker</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:45:00 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Stormy Denver Weather's Snow Problem For Events]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/stormy-denver-weathers-snow-problem/18407/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	Denver — Despite fears of potential bad weather — thoroughly justified, as Denver was hit with about two feet of snow in midweek — Cable Connection Fall events were well attended, at least compared with lowball expectations. CTAM Summit, the cable marketing conference that got a week's...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.multichannel.com/blog/BIT_RATE/24743-Cable_Hall_of_Fame_Matt_Blank_s_Top_10_Acceptance_Speech.php?rssid=20079">Multichannel News</a> - Cable Hall of Fame: Matt Blank's Top 10 Acceptance Speech</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/stormy-denver-weathers-snow-problem/18407/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Multichannel News</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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