Years in Cable: 24
When Abbas joined Buckeye almost a year ago, the move returned him to the operations side of the cable industry. At the same time, the company, previously known as Buckeye CableSystem altered its name to Buckeye Broadband—a move overseen by Block. The change came about as the service provider recognized that the future of all of its communications businesses is broadband. Another change last year came about when TiVo said it would become the primary provider of the software, user-experience and cloud services for Buckeye. The move gives Buckeye customers access to both traditional and streaming content, and allows Buckeye to rapidly deliver new technologies and immediately satisfy its subscribers’ increasing demand for broadband video.
