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05/03/2004
Are You Ready for ‘Plug & Explain’?
Subs are going to be confused, and we’re only talking about one-way, so far. The CEA/NCTA deal was a breakthrough…can it be repeated for two-way? In our lifetime? By Mavis Scanlon Over the next couple of years, as more TVs are manufactured with built-in digital tuners, consumers who think that these so-called plug-and-play TVs are […]
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05/03/2004
So, There’s a Nice Building on the University of Denver Campus. Now What?
The Cable Center had to change. A few years ago, if you asked five people to describe the National Cable Television Center and Museum, you would have had five responses. To some, it honored cable’s past and the people and technologies that built the industry. To others, it opened a window to the future of […]
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05/03/2004
Visit the Broadband Home: What You Must Be Doing Now. Then Take a CableNET Tour: Getting Ready for What’s Next
CableLabs’12th CableNET exhibit won’t look dramatically different from previous displays, but between it and NCTA’s Broadband Home exhibit, attendees at this year’s National Show will get the full flavor of what cable operators are up to technologically. This year marks the first time CableLabs’ CableNET exhibit will be at the National Show. It launched at […]
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05/03/2004
Where to Go After Cable? For Rosendahl, It’s Politics
For 16 years Adelphia’s Bill Rosendahl asked politicians questions on his public affairs show in Los Angeles. Now he wants to be on the other end of the firing line. Rosendahl, who is running for city council in Los Angeles, left Adelphia as VP, Southern California, at the end of last year in the midst […]
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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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05/01/2004
All Digital: Coming to a Theatre Near You
Part 2 of this two-part series examines challenges that cable operators face when migrating to the all digital network.