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04/01/2009
Reality Check: Back to the Basics
A few years back, I was working for the engineering division of a large Canadian MSO that operated cable systems in both Canada and the United States. One of my duties was performing system technical audits – Canadian BP 23 testing of the Canadian systems and FCC Proof of Performance testing of the U.S. cable […]
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03/30/2009
CableFAX 20/20: Ten Gallon Hats off to CableFAX Founder Paul Maxwell
His roots are in the American West, appropriate for a Cable TV Pioneer (inducted 1990). Paul Maxwell remembers when the cable business resembled the Wild West, when lone rangers like Bill Bresnan, Bill Daniels and Ted Turner strung cable, launched satellites and bet the farm on what was mockingly referred to as pay TV. Paul […]
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11/24/2008
Happy Thanksgiving?
Let us count the ways! 1) A Martian at the Federal Confusion Commission. 2) A Socialist Senator from Vermont wants to mandate cheap analog services with your spectrum. 3) Uncertainty in the markets—any and
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03/27/2008
Reflections on Comcast-BitTorrent
The collaboration between Comcast and BitTorrent points to a protocol-agnostic future.
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12/17/2007
2007 MSO of the Year: Charter—Back From the Brink
Buried under $19 billion of debt and left for dead just two years ago, Charter is poised for a turnaround. Led by a former Navy SEAL commander and his mixed team of cable vets and outside execs, the MSO has set out to prove that operational excellence can overcome financial hardship.
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11/07/2007
360AM: Time Warner Cable Profit Drops; NFL Net Goes on the Offensive
Basic subscribers down as triple play and digital phone subs increase in TWC's third quarter; NFL urges gridiron fans to drop hold-out MSOs; and more Wednesday news