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Some people have had it with TV. They've had enough of the 100-plus channel universe. They don't like timing their lives around network show schedules. They're tired of $100-plus monthly bills. A growing number of them have stopped paying for cable and satellite TV service, and don't even use an antenna to get free signals over the air. These people are watching shows and movies on the Internet, sometimes via cellphone connections. Last month, the Nielsen Co. started labeling people in this group "Zero TV" households, because they fall outside the traditional definition of a TV home. There are 5...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Some people have had it with TV. They've had enough of the 100-plus channel universe. They don't like timing their lives around network show schedules. They're tired of $100-plus monthly bills. A growing number of them have stopped paying for cable and satellite TV service, and don't even use an antenna to get free signals over the air. These people are watching shows and movies on the Internet, sometimes via cellphone connections. Last month, the Nielsen Co. started labeling people in this group "Zero TV" households, because they fall outside the traditional definition of a TV...

My wife Jody and I had been out for the evening. Our usual babysitter couldn't make it, so we hired someone who we didn't know all that well.What exactly transpired while we were away we may never know. But when we got home, the babysitter was upset. Apparently, she and 12-year-old Amir had gotten into disagreement over the TV. He wanted to watch. She said it was bedtime. Now some babysitters may be bad. Some may even be true evil stepmothers-in-training. But there's a basic rule that enables the system to function. And that is: you don't hit the babysitter...