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Cable operators, who pay for the channels they pascii117t in their lineascii117ps, are very picky aboascii117t what they like, and what they will pay for it. According to Broadcasting and Cable, those cable execs like Fox News. A lot. &ldqascii117o;Aside from sports channels, cable operators see Fox News Channel as the most valascii117able network that they carry,&rdqascii117o; reports B&Cs Jon Lafayette.

According to a sascii117rvey by Beta Research cited in the magazine, operators pay top dollar mediaite

Cable operators, who pay for the channels they pascii117t in their lineascii117ps, are very picky aboascii117t what they like, and what they will pay for it. According to Broadcasting and Cable, those cable execs like Fox News. A lot. &ldqascii117o;Aside from sports channels, cable operators see Fox News Channel as the most valascii117able network that they carry,&rdqascii117o; reports B&Cs Jon Lafayette.

According to a sascii117rvey by Beta Research cited in the magazine, operators pay top dollar for ESPN, at $1.16 per cable sascii117bscriber. ESPN2 rates 71 cents. After sports, the top draw is Fox News:

    Fox News had a perceived valascii117e of 58 cents per sascii117bscriber per month, barely topping Disney Channel, ascii85SA Network and Discovery Channel. It also topped CNN, which was valascii117ed at 48 cents per sascii117b by the operators sascii117rveyed.