As for mainstream programming - standard repertory played by stellar artists - it is almost as if the individual institutions have become a single nonprofit organism.

Viewers who wanted more mainstream programming had to rely on Denver's KWGN-TV, which has been available on cable in the area for decades.

He added that the channel would not try to compete with the networks in developing mainstream programming but would continue to focus on alternative shows.

Subscriptions have historically played an important role, and the loss of subscriptions forces you into more mainstream programming.

This is despite the fact that game programming is some of the most difficult of any type and usually requires longer hours than mainstream programming.

President and CEO Kirk D'Amico opened the company in 1999 and has built a diverse library of art house and mainstream programming.

Many organizations have simply abandoned interrogation - the research and development mode of exhibition practice - in favor of mainstream programming that is most likely to attract financing.

If a sports deal lost money, it could nonetheless pull strong demographic groups to a network's mainstream programming.

After a few years of crisis, the Berliner Ensemble, created by Bertolt Brecht, is now pulling in the crowds with mainstream programming.

Overdrive carried a wide selection of "alternative" music, the only apparent rule being that it should provide an alternative to the mainstream programming on 558.