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Increases on the broadband side and decreases on the television side are again evident in the cable company’s financial results.

The contract is vital for Al Jazeera because Time Warner Cable supplies television to millions of households in New York and Los Angeles, essential markets for cable channels.

In a sign of the shift toward the Internet delivery of television, cable companies are talking with Netflix about making it available like any other channel.

The Big Ten Network plans to televise 27 regular-season hockey games this season, and the increased exposure could help the teams’ recruiting.

Robert De Niro, the Oscar-winning actor, has agreed to take over the part played by Mr. Gandolfini in the pilot of “Criminal Justice.” Mr. Gandolfini died in June.

NBC Sports Group has gone big with covering Premier League soccer games as part of a three-year deal. The viewership numbers have shown that the formula for full-blown coverage has been working.

The announcement wasn’t a surprise within the company. Promoted because of her work at Bravo, she had recently lost a corporate power struggle, executives said.

CBS and its chief, Les Moonves, have given the broadcast world a shot in the arm by pushing distributors to pay broadcasters just as they do cable networks.

The agreement is believed to be the first of its kind between a major programmer and any of the technology giants that are trying to disrupt traditional modes of TV delivery.

The contract dispute is approaching the two-week mark with no hint of an imminent settlement.