Beta Rates Nets' Value
SYOSSET, N.Y.-ESPN topped a Beta Research Corp. cable-operator study on networks'perceived value to affiliates, while Discovery Networks' affiliate Web site garnered the most praise from respondents.In the study, released last Thursday, affiliates assigned a 90-cents-per-month perceived value to ESPN, with runner-up Discovery Channel well behind at 73 cents.

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