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12/13/2004
Broadband
Digeo racked up another deployment for its "Moxi" service as OR op BendBroadband has begun commercial deployment of the Motorola "Broadband Media Center" with Moxi. Just a few weeks ago, Sunflower Broadband began rolling out Moxi-loaded BMCs to its subs (Cfax 11/22). — Brandenburg Telecom, which serves 2K subs in the Louisville, KY, area, will […]
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12/06/2004
Programming
Starz snapped up rights to 6 new films, 3 of which it will present as world premieres. One of the acquisitions, a biopic on poker legend Stu Unger, stars "The Sopranos" mainstay Michael "Christuhfa" Imperioli. — Fuse bows celeb profile show "100%" at 7pm tonight with a behind-the-scenes look at the life of Usher. Ahead: […]
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11/30/2004
Card 'Em: CEA Weighs in on CableCARDs as FCC Nears Decision
CEA is countering cable’s assertion that an FCC rule requiring cable operators to deploy only CableCARD-enabled set-tops after July 1, ’06 isn’t necessary. With the Commission on track to reassess the rule before year-end, filings from both sides have been furious in recent weeks. The ’06 rule is aimed at encouraging set-top/digital cable-ready TV availability […]
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11/24/2004
Downer
A sad note as we head to Thanksgiving. A re-org at AOL for Broadband claimed the svp, broadband dist & local promotion post of cable marketing legend (and class act) Lou Borelli . With the extensive re-org underway that took Lisa Hook and others (Cfax 10/11), Borelli told his team it was "time for me […]
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11/21/2004
Child's Play: Tot's Net Joins Content, Distribution Titans
Comcast, PBS, Sesame Workshop and London-based HIT Entertainment confirmed the widely leaked rumor (Cfax, July 2) of a 24-hr, ad-supported diginet for the 2-5 crowd; it begins next fall. A complementary VOD service will be introduced earlier, offering 50 hrs of on-demand programming beginning early ’05. The (unnamed) preschool net will feature existing content from […]
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11/17/2004
BS at UBS? Telcos Feeling Their Oats on Wall St
It remains to be seen whether the RBOCs bite as strong as they bark, but there was plenty of bravado on display as SBC and Verizon presented at UBS. "We believe we can be the 2nd largest video provider in our footprint within 5 years," SBC chmn/CEO Edward Whitacre said. The RBOC will launch VoIP […]