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Star Ray TV abandons plans to stream pirate station over the Internet

News | 08/23/2001 4:00 am EDT

Renegade TV broadcaster Jan Pachul has renounced the Internet as a viable alternative to his pirate station, insisting there is no business model associated with streaming technology. The president of Star Ray TV told Canadian NEW MEDIA nearly a year ago that he would stream his programming online to build an "irresistible" viewer base, after the CRTC turned down his request for a broadcast licence (CNM, Sept. 6/00).

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