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11/12/2004
New Kid in Town
Chipset manufacturer BroadLogic hopped out of the rabbit hole Thurs to introduce itself to cable and say it secured $20mln in a series C round of funding led by Time Warner Investments and Rho Ventures. That infusion was coupled with the appointment of Time Warner Cable svp of advanced engineering & sub tech Mike Hayashi […]
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11/03/2004
Silver Bells
Anybody besides us wondering whether it’s a tad awkward for WICT to honor execs from companies that failed to make the cut on any of the group’s 5 "Industry’s Best" lists? Don’t get us wrong, MTV’s Judy McGrath deserves Woman of the Year accolades she’ll receive tonight (and more), and we were big fans of […]
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11/03/2004
Eye Spy: Spotlight on Competition
IP IS HIP: FCC chmn Michael Powell says IP is where it’s at, ranking it as the #1 technology being worked in Silicon Valley (Cfax, 9/14). Glancing at the number of IP announcements made each day proves his point. Take, for example, Eagle Broadband, a broadband and communications provider that counts municipalities, public utilities, real […]
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11/02/2004
Deals
GCI Cable launched Pentagon Channel last week in Anchorage, Wasilla, and Palmer, AK. — NFL Net inked a deal to have PanAmSat host its HD transmissions of NFL games and football-related programming (Cfax, 7/21). — Comcast and Microsoft are expected to announce Mon that the MSO is deploying Microsoft’s TV Foundation software platform in Seattle. […]
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11/02/2004
Affiliate Relations
Sci Fi launches an exclusive broadband promotion with cable ops Nov 15 featuring upcoming "Earthsea" miniseries and "Battlestar Galactica." Part of the campaign includes exclusive content available only through local cable operators’ broadband service. — Someone took to heart CTAM’s study on the need to improve affiliate Web sites (Cfax, 10/27). Turner Network Sales just […]
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11/01/2004
On The Circuit
NCTA pres/CEO Robert Sachs will be honored at NAMIC NY’s annual holiday gala, Dec 1. Proceeds benefit computer upgrades at Charles Rangel Technology and Learning Center. — here! TV will screen holiday special "Too Cool for Christmas" (Cfax 8/04) as a benefit for Cable Positive. Perma-tanned actorGeorge Hamilton will be on hand for the Nov […]