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Univision's coverage is proof that soccer has a definite place in this country. The mere fact that the Spanish-speaking network, unlike ABC or ESPN, has decided to show all the games in a non-pay-per-view setting shows what kind of following soccer already has here. Thus, we should all boo and hiss as we see a local area sportscaster mocking the earnest Univision play-by-play man on the 11 o'clock news. Clearly, he doesn't understand what the World Cup excitment is all about...
...count of 18 million homes -- the largest start-up figure for any cable service in history. Nearly 11 million homes are expected to be on board July 4, when nbc introduces America's Talking, a new network consisting of -- are you ready, America? -- nothing but talk shows. Last October ABC launched ESPN2, a hipper, younger version of cable's largest sports network; it currently reaches 12.8 million cable homes...
...cable systems are refusing to add new basic channels, how did fX and ESPN2 and America's Talking end up getting carried? It has less to do with must-see programming than with deals struck between the cable industry and Fox, ABC and NBC. Traditionally, cable systems have been able to retransmit local broadcast stations for free. The four broadcast networks, which own local stations in big markets, have always been frustrated by this situation, and in 1992 they were allowed to seek retransmission payments from the cable operators. The cable companies refused to pay, however, so a compromise...
...smiled at them for years -- first as one of the rare, great sportsmen, unruined by his gifts or his fame, warm, grateful, ready to sign one more autograph when he was dog tired and overstretched. He ripened into the affable ABC commentator, the smooth corporate pitchman, even a plausible movie star. The legendary acting coach Lee Strasberg helped him learn the craft, but the art was innate. "He already is an actor, an excellent one," Strasberg said. "A natural...
...Administration pointedly refused to rule out a military invasion, though Pentagon aides say no preparations are under way. At an Organization of American States meeting, ministers approved a force of 3,000 to keep the peace after the Haitian regime departs. ABC television reported Friday night that Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott had told U.N. officials the U.S. would invade Haiti in July if sanctions had not succeeded, then hand over quickly to the OAS force. The State Department issued a speedy denial. The U.N. confirmed it had received a memo quoting Talbott but hedged on its contents...