Faxassins 2 is Here!: What if two trade journalists got bored and decided to produce their own TV show? You'd end up with "Faxassins," an example of TV at its worst. Good thing cable networks don't take programming advice from Seth and Mike.
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Heather Umen (left), VP of Brand Experience & Events at WE tv, and Alex Dombronovich, VP of Marketing & Business Development at WICT, enjoying theCableFAX 100 celebration in NY Dec 10. To see more photos from that event and from CableFAX's Most Powerful Women in Cable festivities please click View Gallery above.
AD-REA MITCHELL: Enjoying NBC U's kick-off dinner in DC at the Association of National Advertisers board meeting are: (l to r) NBC U Sales and Marketing chief Michael Pilot; NBCU Women & Lifestyle Pres Lauren Zalaznick; General Mills' CMO Mark Addicks; Andrea Mitchell of NBC News; and Proctor & Gamble Marketing GM Edgar Sandoval.
BRANDY'S BROOD: Brandy (lower right) and brother Ray J are joined by their parents Sonja and Willie Norwood for Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business, debuting on VH1 April 11, 9pm. The 11-ep reality series follows Brandy and Ray J as they begin to take on management responsibilities for their careers, an area the Norwood parents had previously assumed.
Social Media - What Can Cable Do? Social networking: Who is doing it right? How can the cable industry best get in the game? Karen Ramspacher, 2010 CTAM Research + Insights Conference co-chair, caught up with Misiek Piskorski, Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, to learn how his research has progressed to helping companies create successful social strategies.... More » Experimenting with Social Media As cable industry marketers increasingly look to social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, brand marketers attending the recent CMO Leadership Forum in NYC traded advice and war stories about how to use these vital tools—and interestingly enough, how not to use them.... More » Comcast Plans 2010 IPv6 Trials Comcast has announced a plan to conduct real, production-network trials of IPv6 technology this year. The MSO is encouraging customers to sign up now to volunteer to participate in one of the trials. The transition from IPv4... More »
Comcast CEO: We Won't Block Rivals Brian Roberts insists MSO won't prevent others from offering shows over broadband, but WideOpenWest CEO claims there's already some of that going on... More »
TV 'Anywhere': AT&T Relents on 3G Slingbox AT&T has reversed an earlier decision to bar Sling Media's television-streaming mobile app from its 3G network, but there's a catch: AT&T worked with Sling to limit the app's bandwidth, which will affect its audio and video quality.
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HBO clicks on Hollywood blogging Bill Condon, left, and Cynthia Mort are developing a series for the pay net about a powerful female showbiz journalist with a no-holds-barred style... More »
Social Media - What Can Cable Do? Social networking: Who is doing it right? How can the cable industry best get in the game? Karen Ramspacher, 2010 CTAM Research + Insights Conference co-chair, caught up with Misiek Piskorski, Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, to learn how his research has progressed to helping companies create successful social strategies.... More » 2009 CableFAX 100
CableFAX: The Magazine's ultimate cable industry power list.
As always we’ve added several wrinkles to the 100 this year.
Social Media Quotient: We asked the 100 to rate themselves, from 1 to 10, on their proficiency and use of social media; 1= a novice, 10 = obsessed.
Age: A sticky question for many. Most of the 100 submitted their age or sent a humorous reply. We guessed at others and hoped not to offend.
Comcast-NBCU: As we went to press the deal had not been finalized, and while there’s a chance it won’t be, it looked increasingly like it would.
Thank you for spending some time with the 2009 edition of The CableFAX 100.
... More » Cable's Iconic Journey As Hallmark celebrates its deal with Martha Stewart, cable's power to attract big-name talent has become formidable. But can big stars also bring bigger headaches? And if so, isn't that just the price of cable's success?... More »
