Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Star Television Network was an attempt at a fifth broadcasting network based in Orlando, Florida. The network was notable as the first television network to have featured exclusively direct response commercials and infomercials among standard programming.The network featured classic, though cheaper and lesser-known, 1950s and 1960s programming, movies and game shows under the TV Heaven banner, with direct response infomercials rounding out the schedule. Star expected to buy newer programs and originate their own programming once on a firm operating status.The network was facing competition from the Home Shopping Network and Fox, which went after the bigger markets. In light of this, Star explained that its key advantage is in terms of operating costs for the station, in which a station affiliating with the network could save about 90% on their programming costs, and a national advertiser advertising on Star could pay about 68% of the major network rates."@en }
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- Star_Television_Network abstract "Star Television Network was an attempt at a fifth broadcasting network based in Orlando, Florida. The network was notable as the first television network to have featured exclusively direct response commercials and infomercials among standard programming.The network featured classic, though cheaper and lesser-known, 1950s and 1960s programming, movies and game shows under the TV Heaven banner, with direct response infomercials rounding out the schedule. Star expected to buy newer programs and originate their own programming once on a firm operating status.The network was facing competition from the Home Shopping Network and Fox, which went after the bigger markets. In light of this, Star explained that its key advantage is in terms of operating costs for the station, in which a station affiliating with the network could save about 90% on their programming costs, and a national advertiser advertising on Star could pay about 68% of the major network rates.".
- Q19868090 abstract "Star Television Network was an attempt at a fifth broadcasting network based in Orlando, Florida. The network was notable as the first television network to have featured exclusively direct response commercials and infomercials among standard programming.The network featured classic, though cheaper and lesser-known, 1950s and 1960s programming, movies and game shows under the TV Heaven banner, with direct response infomercials rounding out the schedule. Star expected to buy newer programs and originate their own programming once on a firm operating status.The network was facing competition from the Home Shopping Network and Fox, which went after the bigger markets. In light of this, Star explained that its key advantage is in terms of operating costs for the station, in which a station affiliating with the network could save about 90% on their programming costs, and a national advertiser advertising on Star could pay about 68% of the major network rates.".