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      "text": "1) Warner Bros.' sheer scale and market share provides leverage with theatre chains to negotiate appropriate access and box office splits for its releases\n2) Turner's networks reach a critical mass of households\n3) The WB Network has nationwide coverage",
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      "text": "(a) Company reports and Kagan Research. (b) On January 24, 2006, TWX and CBS announced the merger of the WB and UPN Networks into a new network called The CW. Both TWX and CBS will each own 50% of the new network.",
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