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02/01/2007
There's an (Inter) Net Beneath Cable's High Wireless Act
Twenty years ago, there was wireless cable, a poor man’s way to offer 32 channels of TV programming ostensibly in competition with wireline cable. Twenty years from now, there may be wireless cable again, although it will be something very different – maybe because 20 years ago there wasn’t any Internet and people made time […]
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01/22/2007
Movers & Shakers: Henry Ahn & More
WADE DAVIS to SVP-strategy, mergers and acquisitions, Viacom; from SVP-mergers and acquisitions. Davis assumes duties previously held by Bob Bakish. ROB FORDHAM to VP-marketing, Southwest Ohio division, Time Warner Cable; from director, marketing, Cincinnati division. TERIE HANNAY to SVP-customer care, Millennium Digital Media; from EVP-financial ops, Cleartel. JOSHUA KATZ to president, marketing, Current TV; from […]
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01/09/2007
CES Notebook
Fox Sports, Nickelodeon, Showtime and Starz’ Vongo will deliver on-demand and specialized content to the Microsoft Media Center. Media Center previously had its own operating system but is now part of the long-awaited Vista system, available Jan 30. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates wowed the CES crowd with a demo of Fox’s SportsLounge, which includes live […]
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01/08/2007
CES 2007: Video A Go-Go
The 2007 Consumer Electronics Show got rolling Sunday with a flurry of announcements impacting the cable industry. This CES — which set the stage by announcing that consumer electronics revenue will surpass $155 billion this year — marks the year of mobile video. See the spate of announcements below regarding an increasing variety of means […]
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01/04/2007
Predictions '07: Execs Offer Best Guesses For the Year Ahead
Cable executive prophecies for the coming year run the gamut, from convergence to HD to telephony. Find out what some industry players see on the horizon for 2007
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12/29/2006
Predictions '07: Execs Offer Best Guesses For the Year Ahead
Cfax readers’ prophecies for the coming year run the gamut, from convergence to HD to telephony. Here’s a sampling of what some industry players see on the horizon for ’07, both the challenges and the opportunities: NBCU TV Networks distribution pres Bridget Baker: "Cable’s ’07 challenges are ‘good problems to have.’ Cable’s high-speed connections to […]