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Univ. Of Kansas Signs Deal With Time Warner Cable For Tier-3 TV Rights06 / 18 / 13The Univ. of Kansas and IMG College have signed a long-term deal with Time Warner Cable for KU's Tier-3 TV rights that will see regional distribution of more than 300 hours of original programming. TWC Metro Sports will air live games from various sports as well as non-game programming such as pre- ... Tags: Media, Time Warner, IMG |
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