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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 […]
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07/25/2005
Party Scene
Dust off your boots for Outdoor Channel’s party tomorrow night featuring country star Blake Shelton ("Some Beach" is our fave), a mechanical bull, swing dancers and plenty o’ grub. The party starts at 9 (Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing). — Despite what Char says, CTAM Summit’s known for serious partying. Among the revelry tonight is […]
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07/21/2005
TCA Notes
Not a word about Trio during NBC Cable’s 2-hr presentation Fri, so we asked Lauren Zalaznick. "Trio’s in the midst of amazing, amazing corporate patience, that’s the big story." It’s coming up on 1 year of NBC ownership, she says, and Trio "is alive and vital inside the company. Clearly there’s going to be a […]
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06/30/2005
Think About It For A Minute
Commentary By Steve Effros INSTANT GRATIFICATION My family has gotten used to it, although that doesn’t mean they necessarily appreciate it. I can’t help it. Wherever I look, there are reminders or lessons to be learned that can be applied to the cable industry, and I tend to point them out when I see them. […]
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06/20/2005
Are Independents’ Days Over?
The prospects for start-up digital networks are looking grimmer than ever, and many of them are blaming Comcast for their predicament. That’s because the MSO is pitching start-ups on its VOD "mall" called Select on Demand. Is a virtual channel that resides on a server a substitute for a stand-alone network? By Shirley Brady The […]
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05/19/2005
Weekly Erlang: A Digest of Telephony News Traffic
HBO revisited … MVNO chatter … CRTC rules on VoIP