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Ted Turner and the News War

Episode number: 1

Overview: Ted Turner and Satellite News Network executive Lloyd Werner vie for advertisers, subscribers, and cable-system carriers as they jockey for position in the cable news business.

Life After Death

Episode number: 2

Overview: Telophase Corporation plans to start America's first chain of low-cost crematoria and to market cremation as an alternative to burials.

Room at the Top

Episode number: 3

Overview: Will the new $125-million Westin Hotel in Boston be able to compete in a market already filled to capacity with luxury hotels?

On Key

Episode number: 4

Overview: Ned Steinberger, owner of a small business that produces an innovative and extremely popular electric bass guitar, must cope with impatient customers and new competition.

Perfectly Frank

Episode number: 5

Overview: Frank Perdue, the man who turned chicken into a brand-name item in the Northeast, plans to market a new product: chicken franks. WARNING: May contain scenes of animal trauma.

Reel Estate

Episode number: 6

Overview: Texas real estate developer Trammel Crow attempts to lure Hollywood filmmakers to Dallas by building a state-of-the-art production complex.

Workout

Episode number: 7

Overview: The Gloria Stevens chain of health clubs struggles to find a formula for survival in a volatile business climate.

Cash on the Vine

Episode number: 8

Overview: The prize-winning Matanzas Creek Winery in California attempts to escalate production without disrupting the delicate balance of supply, demand, and high quality.

The Million Dollar Scan

Episode number: 9

Overview: Israeli firm Elscint tries to develop, produce, and deliver a superior medical diagnostic scanner to compete with larger corporations.

Hot Chocolate

Episode number: 10

Overview: Winners -- and losers -- stake their fortunes on cocoa in the futures market.

Crosswind Take-Off

Episode number: 11

Overview: Lear Fan Ltd. and Beech Aircraft vie for a larger share of the market by developing a light, efficient corporate plane while battling technical problems, skeptical investors, and bureaucracy.

Hard Sell, Soft Sell

Episode number: 12

Overview: Salespeople demonstrate their personal tricks of the ancient trade, to illustrate the psychology of selling.