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04/28/2004
Uh Oh, TiVo
NDS [NNDS] won back its contract with DirecTV [DTV] in March, a development that could spell doom for TiVo [TIVO]. Throughout NDS’ 3Q conference call, pres/CEO Abe Peled and CFO Rick Medlock spoke about linking back up with the big dish company, expounding on how the partnership will help NDS’ global reach. NDS also has […]
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04/28/2004
Programming
The 5 Viacom [VIA] music nets-MTV, MTV2, VH1, VH1 Classic, and BET-will carry a 30-min Prince special, including an interview and performances with the diminutive artist tomorrow, 9pm. And just as his Purpleness has worked under different monikers in the past-including that weird hieroglyphic thingy-the special will carry 2 different titles. Tune in for "Prince: […]
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04/28/2004
People
Eagle Broadband elected CEO Dave Weisman as chmn of the board. — Gemstar-TV Guide [GMST] upped Mike McKee to COO of TV Guide’s CE division. — Speed Channel elevated Bill Osborn to svp, marketing/on-air promotion. — Carol Hevey was upped to corp evp, ops, Time Warner Cable; she’ll be responsible for overseeing a select group […]
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04/28/2004
Kudos
Comcast [CMCSA] regional svp of South FL Filemon Lopez is among Hispanic Engineer Information Technology mag’s "50 Most Important Hispanics in Technology and Business" for ’04.
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04/27/2004
Broadband
WWE is launching SVOD service WWE24/7 with a tag-team assist from N2 Broadband’s Xport system. — Interoperability testing was completed between ICTV’s "HeadendWare" app and Pioneer’s "Passport DCT 2.0," making both available for use in Motorola "DCT1000," "DCT1200" and "DCT2000" set-tops. — Broadcom [BRCM] says it achieved global market leadership in Ethernet semiconductor revenue last […]
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04/27/2004
People
In terms of free samples, some say its the best job in cable and now 25-yr vet svp/gm Brooke Johnson has it, succeeding Judy Girard as head of Food Network. Earlier in the year, Girard was tapped to head Scripps’s Shop at Home. — Comcast svp/gm David Juliano was upped to pres of Comcast Online. […]