1.   And to keep the costs of producing original programming to a minimum, Pax does business with independent producers instead of more expensive major studios.

2.   Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg Business News, produces programming that runs on DirecTV in the U.S.

3.   But Cnet still plans to produce television programming, only in shorter bites.

4.   But that relationship could start to change next year, when federal regulations that have kept networks from producing much programming for themselves are set to expire.

5.   Closely held LDE Media Techniqs Inc. produces broadcast programming, which it sells to radio and TV stations throughout the U.S.

6.   Despite the reassurances he has received from AOL, Johnson said concern was high enough within CNN that debate continued about whether to produce sexier programming.

7.   Disney is already planning to produce some programming for ABC.

8.   In March, American Online Inc. tapped him to head a division producing entertainment programming for the Internet.

9.   It also produces television programming.

10.   It may be that News Corp. hopes to raise additional money to either buy or produce more programming for its overseas schedule.