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12/01/2003
Playing the Ponies
When operators place their bets on emerging networks competing in the horse race for distribution, it’s a natural to think about the two 24/7 channels dedicated to the ponies. Ops have a choice between two feisty fillies running on this track: HorseRacing TV, a service of Magna Entertainment Corp., which owns and operates prestigious racetracks […]
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11/17/2003
A Day In The Life
We’ve all seen that look-the one from high-level network execs at various industry gatherings. Little direct eye contact. Fixed smile. And an unmistakable sense that they’d rather be somewhere-anywhere-else. So it was a pleasure to spend an evening recently with Gerry Laybourne, chairman and CEO of Oxygen, who was in her element at a concert […]
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11/17/2003
a PREXY POUNDS the PAVEMENT
By Mavis Scanlon Cable CEOs losing subs to satellite could take a page from Roxanne Austin’s book. The dynamic president of DirecTV, which last week touted its 12 millionth customer activation, doesn’t miss an opportunity to sell DirecTV, especially in her own tony Orange County, Calif., environs. "In my neighborhood I make sure everybody has […]
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11/17/2003
Television
Nov. 20 Fifth Annual State of the Communications, Entertainment and Information Industries: A Dialogue With Ted Turner. Presented by the Cable Center and the Trinity Club Museum of Television and Radio, New York Call (303) 871-4885. Nov. 21 Future of Television Forum Schimmel Auditorium, NYU Stern School of Business, New York Call (323) 464-0793. Nov. […]
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11/17/2003
Data Depot
Customer acquisition is only half the battle in the increasingly competitive cable industry landscape. Once an operator brings a video, data or phone customer into the fold, retention becomes job one. Concerns over customer loyalty have dogged the industry, particularly as cable operators battle on multiple fronts, sparring with DBS for video subscribers and telcos […]
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11/17/2003
EDletter
Ed Breen left the cable industry a year and a half ago, but he still wants to be a part of it. That’s one of the reasons the former Motorola Broadband president traveled to Denver last month to attend the Cable Center’s annual Hall of Fame dinner. Even though he now works for the non-cable […]