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11/21/2005
Meet the System–Cox Baton Rouge: Five Days That Shook Baton Rouge
New Orleans was the focus of headlines after Hurricane Katrina hit, but in its immediate aftermath, employees at the Cox system in Baton Rouge faced a mighty challenge, and did so with gusto. On Friday night, Aug. 27, senior managers at Cox’s Baton Rouge system went to sleep thinking they would be spared a direct […]
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10/12/2005
VOD
Comcast and Playboy expects to rollout a VOD/SVOD service this Q, after completing a deal last week, according to an SEC filing. — Paramount Pictures inked a deal to give LodgeNet the right to distribute HD VOD versions of its major motion pictures to hotels before their video rental release. — WWE picked up carriage […]
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10/04/2005
Pipeline Profile: Jonathan Kramer
SCTE member since 1980 Title: Principal, Kramer. Firm Inc. Broadband Background: Kramer has been involved with the cable TV industry for nearly 30 years, beginning his career in engineering operations, but transitioning to consulting in 1984 and earning a Juris Doctor degree in 2001. He and his team serve as technical advisors and cable system […]
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09/06/2005
Double Dip? Kaitz Says It Takes All Kinds to Make a Difference
Every year the industry attends the Kaitz dinner, and every year the same questions about the foundation’s relevance are heard. In little more than 1 year on the job, exec dir Debbie Smith has heard them all…and has an answer to every one of them. For instance, some complain that Kaitz grants feel like double […]
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08/17/2005
Flarion's OFDM Patents Get New Owner
Qualcomm, finding it easier to buy developed technology and the engineers who developed it, has put in a $600 million bid to purchase competing wireless player Flarion Technologies and get its hands on Flarion’s base of orthogonal frequency division multiple (OFDM) technology, including the company’s deep patent portfolio.
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08/01/2005
Steamy
Ah, Philadelphia in the summertime. What a heat wave. Walked out of my hotel one morning and was startled – startled – to actually "see" the air. Wet, hot, heavy air. This here air down near the sea level is heavy I tell ya! Meanwhile, a couple cable friends got robbed at gunpoint (not, as […]