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01/23/2006
Mr. Ross, I Presume
One of our goals here at CableWORLD and CableFAX is to orchestrate seemingly accidental cable folk run-ins in the hinterlands of South America. Generally, we work behind the scenes and don’t reveal ourselves, but the following success story is too good not to share with our readers. Rich Ross (second from left), president, Disney Channel […]
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01/09/2006
Calendar of Events
Jan. 6-9 2005 International CES. Las Vegas. www.cesweb.org. Jan. 11-13 SCTE Conference on Emerging Technologies. Huntington Beach, CA. www.scte.org. Jan. 18 South Dakota Cable Television Association Annual Meeting. Governors Inn Pierre, S.D. (605) 274-8502, [email protected]. Jan. 20-30 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Park City, Utah. www.sundance.org. Jan. 24-26 WICT Chapter Leadership Conference. Los Angeles. www.wict.org. Jan. […]
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01/01/2006
2006 CableFAX Leaders Retreat
Don’t miss the 2006 CableFAX Leaders Retreat in Miami! Date: November 1–3, 2006 Venue: Ritz-Carlton South Beach, Miami The Ritz-Carlton South Beach, located directly on the beach, is a complete restoration of an original 1953 Morris Lapidus-designed landmark hotel in the city’s historic Art Deco district. The resort is ideally situated steps away from Lincoln Road, […]
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12/20/2005
In the States
Cox Business Services agreed to make Music Choice programming available to 8K hotel rooms in Vegas. — Si TV won carriage on Comcast’s Detroit system. — TXU Electric will offer broadband over power line service to around 2mln subs in TX by year-end ’06. This is the largest BPL rollout.
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12/19/2005
CableWORLD’s System of the Year: Time Warner Cable Golden Triangle
To paraphrase Dickens, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times for Time Warner Cable’s Golden Triangle system in Texas. In this case, this is a tale of not two, but three cities: Beaumont, Orange and Port Arthur, which form the points of the Golden Triangle region near the Louisiana border […]
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12/05/2005
The Reluctant Executive
Jim Robbins didn’t hesitate to accept the top job at Cox when it was offered to him 20 years ago. But few CEOs have had more disdain for the spotlight or for wielding power than Robbins. As he prepares to step down after running Cox for 20 years, Paul Maxwell asked Robbins to reflect on […]