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02/02/2004
Letter to the Editor
Paul Maxwell speaks more clearly than most cable commentators on the subject of forced video buy-through in his column "The Future of Programming?" in the Jan. 5 issue of CableWORLD. He states, "Cable is systematically abandoning the programming high ground to satellite competitors. (Even to the point of not understanding the backward thinking of forced […]
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02/02/2004
Ten Questions: Clasen Shines Light on Starz Encore
Bob Clasen has done just about everything in the cable industry. He ran Comcast’s cable systems in the U.S. and overseas throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He got involved in the high-tech arena in the late ’90s, running ICTV and Broadband Innovations. And now, as president of sales and marketing for Starz Encore Group, he […]
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02/02/2004
The Vampire Next Door
It was one of those "only at TCA" moments: An avowed vampire, wearing a black robe that matched his long, black hair, was networking and handing out his business card to amused cable executives. Fresh off his panel hyping Sci Fi’s reality series Mad Mad House, the vampire Don Henrie started making the rounds, looking […]
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02/01/2004
The Bottom Line on Batteries
Some of the weakest links in today’s cable systems are standby power supplies. Yet their importance in the network is ever-increasing. Preventive maintenance pays for itself by adding life to your batteries, reducing truck rolls and increasing customer retention.
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02/01/2004
Farewell, Memories and Western Show Picks
If there’s been one constant in our industry, it’s change. One of those changes is the demise of the Western Cable Show, the last of which took place in December at the Anaheim Convention Center.