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  "path": "/2026/04/joseph-j-collins-dies-cable-tv-executive-1236783086/",
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  "textContent": "Joseph J. Collins, a leading cable executive as the pay-TV platform became a dominant part of the media industry in the late-20th century, has died. He was 81. A family representative said Collins died April 2 at his home in Weekapaug, RI, of unspecified causes. Collins held senior exec posts at Time Warner Cable, Comcast […]",
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