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09/16/2004
Future Gazing: IPTV High on Powell's Radar
If cable needed further proof of "barbarians at the gate" (a phrase borrowed from CableLabs COO Chris Lammers), FCC chmn Michael Powell provided it. "IPTV and video are going to start coming on very, very strong," Powell said Wed. The chmn said that in the last 6 months, IPTV is the #1 item being worked […]
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09/08/2004
Hooking Up?
TiVo and Netflix are said to be closing in on a deal that would enable subscribers to the popular DVDs-by-mail service to download movies directly to their PVRs. According to a story in the latest issue of Newsweek, the deal could be OK’d as early as this week. While neither side would comment on what […]
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09/06/2004
17 Questions With John Alchin and Lawrence Smith
By Mavis Scanlon Comcast wouldn’t be where it is today without the financial acumen of its co-CFOs, John Alchin, who also serves as EVP and treasurer, and Lawrence Smith, who also serves as EVP. Long before the team crafted the financial package that sealed the AT&T deal, which catapulted Comcast to its current status as […]
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08/01/2004
Who Let the Dog Out?
My neighbor came banging on the door the other day, breathless, and with bad news: “The cable guy let your dog out. He thought your gate was ours.”
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05/17/2004
Cable on Demand?
Blockbuster, Netflix and Wal-Mart should be paying as much attention to cable’s VOD rollouts as Wall Street, and with good reason: Cable’s video-on-demand offerings have the potential to become more popular with customers than traditional DVD/video sales and rental businesses in the not-too-distant future. No doubt you’ve heard this boast many times over the past […]
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05/17/2004
12 Questions With Alan Schulman: Want More Ad Dollars? Follow Cox and Comcast Spotlight’s Lead
By Shirley Brady Advertisers are poised to direct more dollars than ever to cable—but not toward cable’s advanced television services. Alan Schulman, the former EVP/creative director of Universal McCann, launched the agency Brand New World with Alan Feldenkris, former VP of interactive marketing for AOL, to help clients develop cost-efficient ITV versions of traditional TV […]