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02/10/2003
In Demand Distributing VOD Movies in Hi-Def
BY JON LAFAYETTE If high-definition television and video-on-demand are going to be the cable industry’s next big things, then In Demand is offering operators a way to double-down on their bets. In Demand said it has begun to acquire the rights to distribute VOD movies in hi-def format and will make its first title, My […]
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02/10/2003
Getting ‘Taken’ Was Good
BY JON LAFAYETTE More amazing than any of the special effects seen on the Steven Spielberg miniseries Taken may be the fact that Sci Fi Channel just about broke even on the $40 million epic the first time it aired. On cable, big-budget original programming usually pays for itself only after repeated airings, if then. […]
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02/10/2003
Hi-Def Outlook Getting Sharper For Showtime
BY JON LAFAYETTE Premium networks are putting a premium on picture quality. Showtime Networks said it will be making a bigger commitment to high-definition television by producing six of its series and all of its original movies in HDTV. “We have been investing and growing our investment as the marketplace grows,” said Glenn Oakley, SVP […]
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02/10/2003
Operation OK From Tulsa to Muskogee
BY SHIRLEY BRADY You can’t talk about Cox Communication’s cable operation in Oklahoma City — the 45th-ranked market in the country — without taking into account what’s going on 15 notches lower on Nielsen’s list of top markets. That’s because Cox runs Oklahoma City and No. 60 market Tulsa as one business unit. Cox’s Oklahoma […]
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02/03/2003
Black Sunday: NAB, NCTA Scrap Over HD
BY ANTHONY CRUPI What started off as a classic grudge match between two well-balanced adversaries turned into a savage and unforgettable keel-hauling. And when the final gun went off, all that was left was bitterness, allegations of wrongdoing and the sense that a huge opportunity had been squandered. No, we’re not talking about Super Bowl […]
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02/03/2003
Now that Super Bowl XXXVII is done, it's time to play political football in Washington.
BY W. F. GLOEDE I love broadcasters. I really do. Covered them for years at my old shop. Eddie Fritts, who heads up the National Association of Broadcasters, is a decent and very engaging guy. One hell of a lobbyist, too. But what the broadcasters did last week can only be characterized as a cheap […]