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Article: Many Americans Reject Paid TV Services if Public Television Channels Are Off the Menu
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- July 24, 2008
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To: RADIO-TELEVISION EDITORS
Contact: Tania Panczyk-Collins of APTS, +1-202-654-4222,
tpanczyk@apts.org
WASHINGTON, July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As American
households are inundated with a seemingly unlimited array of
television channels, Public Television stands alone. In fact, the
availability of Public Television programming is a deciding factor
for millions of consumers who consider subscribing to a paid
television service provider, according to a recent Association of
Public Television Stations (APTS) survey.
If a cable, satellite or telephone companys video services do not
include Public Television in their channel lineup, 37 percent of all
viewing households surveyed said they ...