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(9 January 2003 12:00 pm) |
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| MUMBAI: The BBC appears to be scenting
an opportunity that will put a spoke in rival international news network
CNN in the AOL Time Warner subsidiary's own backyard. Even as merger
talks between ABC News and CNN have hit a cul de sac, reports indicate
that the Beeb is considering forging a radical alliance with ABC in
a bid to boost its growing profile in America. |
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| The British pubcaster already has a news
gathering deal with ABC News but now wants to introduce jointly branded
news services and shared bulletins, the Financial Times has reported.
The link-up would allow BBC news to be distributed regularly on the
ABC Network. |
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| BBC already has a strong presence in the
US, providing news to 221 public broadcasting stations and other channels
including New York's WNET. BBC America cable channel is also distributed
to 30 million homes. |
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