1.   Cable programmers are telling government investigators they fear that the sheer size of the new Time Warner would make it more difficult for them to launch new channels.

2.   France said ABN had successfully launched a channel in India recently, called ABNI, focusing more on local content and local advertising.

3.   Half a dozen new cable channels have been launched since the middle of last year, including CNN en Espanol, Nickelodeon, Discovery Kids and Fox Kids.

4.   If successful, the effort will help Turner Broadcasting not only launch channels but also expand into new product lines.

5.   In addition, new channels will be launched targeted at the Japan and Taiwan markets.

6.   It was an easy gig for Reiter and Wellen, who have been reporting on on-line crime and other stories since the ZDTV computer channel was launched last May.

7.   Now big companies are launching smaller channels.

8.   QVC also expects to launch the channel in Germany in the first quarter, he said.

9.   The British Broadcasting Corporation and Flextech Plc plan to launch pay-TV channels next month.

10.   The postponement also reflects a cultural change at Turner Broadcasting, which used to fearlessly launch new channels that many thought were ill-advised.