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03/17/2003
HD in NYC… VOD on the run… Dieting HSD hogs… Cox dials up No. 10… Scripps opens up about Philly
BY SHIRLEY BRADY Cablevision is now offering HD boxes in greater New York. Customers with HD-capable TV sets can get hi-def feeds of MSG Network, Fox Sports Net New York, HBO and Showtime. Digital subs (216,500 of them as of Dec. 31) pay a $25 upgrade fee to install the Scientific-Atlanta 4200HD box. ••• Time […]
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03/17/2003
Late Breaking News
BY JON LAFAYETTE Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Commerce Committee, threw down the gauntlet on a la carte programming to the CEOs of the five largest cable systems late last week. Citing the new agreement between Cablevision Systems and the YES Network that lets customers off the hook for paying for the newly […]
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03/17/2003
The Little System That Could Sell Ads
BY K. C. NEEL With a little more than 59,000 basic customers, Cox Communications’ Roanoke, Va., system is hardly among its bigger operations. But that hasn’t stopped the ad sales department from being one of the MSO’s top performers. Indeed, the Roanoke ad sales team, headed by Cox Media GM of ad sales Tim Morgan, […]
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03/17/2003
It's Spring, and Hope Again Springs Eternal
BY STACI D. KRAMER It’s that moment when anything and everything is possible. Opening day 2003 is just around the corner. The Chicago Cubs haven’t lost yet, the star that signed the megabucks contract hasn’t fizzled and that new rookie pitcher still has promise. For cable, where most viewers watch regular-season games, this baseball season […]
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03/17/2003
Supersize It: Wi-Fi Waistline Expands
BY ANTHONY CRUPI Wi-Fi has officially arrived, and the proof is in the pudding — or the milk shake. McDonald’s Corp. last week introduced free wireless Internet service to diners in ten of its Manhattan-area restaurants as part of an initiative that will expand to several hundred outlets by year’s end. The launch of McDonald’s […]
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03/17/2003
There's Plenty of Inventory to Go Around
BY JON LAFAYETTE The spring sports marketplace isn’t as hot as Kobe Bryant, but it’s alive and well. Unlike the bustling scatter market for entertainment programming, buyers say that ad prices on cable are being held down by the vast amount of inventory available. “Spring is probably the biggest sports season. Everything’s going on except […]