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Big Three (World War I)
The "Big Three" usually describes the three most prominent entities in any given grouping or subject. It may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Big Three (American television), the three major traditional commercial broadcast television networks in the United States (ABC, CBS, and NBC) * Big Three (record labels), major record labels (Universal, Sony, Warner) * "The Big 3" or Robbins, Feist & Miller (1934-1973), music publishing division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer * The Big Three (English band) * The Big Three (astrology) * The Big 3 (folk group), a folk trio comprising Cass Elliot, Tim Rose, and James Hendricks * The Big Three, an R&B ensemble led by Willie Dixon * ''The Big 3'' (Milt Jackson album), 1975 Sports Association football * Big Three (Belgium), the three most successful association football clubs in Belgium * Big Three (Costa Rica), the three most successful association football clubs in Costa Rica * Big Three (Greece), the three most successful association football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Three (American Television)
From the 1950s to the 1980s, during the network era of American television, there were three commercial broadcast television networks – NBC (the National Broadcasting Company, "the Peacock Network"), CBS (the Columbia Broadcasting System, "the Eye Network"), ABC (the American Broadcasting Company, "the Alphabet Network") – that due to their longevity and ratings success are informally referred to as the "Big Three". The three networks' dominance was interrupted with the launch of Fox (the Fox Broadcasting Company, "the Searchlight Network") in 1986, leading it to join them as one of the expanded "Big Four", while the viewership shares of all the major broadcast networks declined over the following years. Backgrounds The National Broadcasting Company and Columbia Broadcasting System were both founded as radio networks in the 1920s, with NBC eventually encompassing two national radio networks, the prestige Red Network and the lower-profile Blue Network. They gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |