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10/01/2003
Emerging Technologies ‘04: What’s the Future Hold?
SCTE’s first Conference on Emerging Technologies (ET) was held in Orlando in 1988 and focused on a new concept: analog fiber in cable TV systems. This started a long period of innovations in the cable industry. It led to hybrid fiber/coax (HFC), high-speed data, telephone service and many new business applications, including the Time Warner Full Service Network.
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09/29/2003
AN INDEPENDENT GROWS IN KANSAS
BY SHIRLEY BRADY Lawrence, Kan., was home to the Beat writer, artist and eternal hipster William S. Burroughs until he was spirited away in a stream of consciousness to some higher, groovier plane. While the Naked Lunch author has split, his spirit lives on in this college town, his think-beyond-the-box creativity is still embodied by […]
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09/15/2003
DANGER: GAP AHEAD
If the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, then it must seem at times that the folks at Kaitz, NAMIC and WICT are laying it brick by brick. Their programs take casualties more often than U.S. troops in Iraq, and are frequently strafed by friendly fire. Sometimes it seems that even when they […]
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07/21/2003
IFC CHECKS ITS CONTENT INTO HOTELS AND SIGNS DBS DEAL
BY SHIRLEY BRADY IFC Companies continues to leverage its proprietary content to create new revenue streams and awareness for its brands. IFC on Demand is now available in up to 603,000 hotel rooms via On Command, NXTV and Lodgenet. IFC Films, its theatrical distribution arm, has a movie output deal with DirecTV, giving more than […]
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07/14/2003
South Jersey Shines in Philly's Shadow
The southern half of New Jersey is a lot like Philadelphia. Since there are no local broadcast TV stations housed in the state, the Philly affiliates hold sway in South Jersey. Philadelphia radio stations dominate as well and the Philadelphia Inquirer is the house paper at the Windrift resort in Avalon, just as it is […]
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07/07/2003
BRIEFS
CABLEWORLD STAFF The Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau pegs the collective upfront advertising sales for ad-supported cable networks for the 2003-’04 season at $5.68 billion — a 21% increase over last year and a gain of almost $1 billion, making this the highest-ever single-year increase in cable upfront history. It also outstrips broadcast gains, with broadcast networks […]