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05/20/2004
Deals
First-time PanAmSat [SPOT] customer AMC signed a 15-year transponder deal that will put the net on its Galaxy 1R satellite. — ABC Cable signed a deal that will have Disney Channel On Demand available in more than 2,200 hotels served by LodgeNet- [LNET] nationwide. — General Dynamics Interactive installed its HD "Intrigue" system at the […]
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05/03/2004
Who’s the Next Jokevision?
Knock, Knock! No joke, new nets are hoping the National Show will be a launchpad. By Shirley Brady It didn’t take long for the most colorful new programmer parading its wares at last year’s National Show in the hopes of getting carriage to turn into its own punch line by Labor Day. "Knock, knock." "Who’s […]
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03/24/2004
Broadband Bulletin
Nothing terribly earth shattering came out of the FCC’s 1st ever "Solutions Summit" last week, but it did emphasize just how highly the Commission views VoIP. The focus of the summit was 911/E911 issues related to VoIP-and it often became dry and technical. But all of the commissioners except Kevin Martin were in attendance and […]
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03/15/2004
Honors
CableWorld’s John Ourand received an honorable mention in an internal contest at CFAX parent PBI Media for a CableFAX Daily scoop about Western’s demise. CableFAX 100 magazine was awarded a 1st place prize for best special issue in the same contest. — Showtime led all programmers with 8 nominations for NAMIC Vision Awards. Disney Channel […]
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03/08/2004
A Day in the Life…of Linda McMahon: WWE's Garden Party Just a Warm-Up for the Battles Ahead
By Shirley Brady Linda McMahon is the opposite of her muscle-bound stars. No, it isn’t that she’s petite and chic. It’s that she’s no phony: She’s in charge. The CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment was backstage at Madison Square Garden taking meetings and overseeing WrestleMania XX, while WWE stars such as Undertaker and Kane towered […]
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03/01/2004
ET 2004 and the All-Digital Swagger:
"Delivering on the promise of the all-digital network"-it's a matter of when, where and how.