NCTA

@ NCTA: Interview: Philippe Dauman, CEO, Viacom: ‘Some Models Sound Great, Don’t Work Well’ - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 22 May 2008 11:32 PM PST

The Viacom (NYSE: VIA) booth is usually a swirl of activity at The Cable Show and this year was no exception—Dora The Explorer posing for photos, the Nick animators doing…

@ NCTA: All In The Same Canoe But Can They Row Together? - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 19 May 2008 09:00 PM PST

The partner of the Clearwire-Sprint (NYSE: S) JV when it comes to The Cable Show buzz: cable advertising consortium Project Canoe, which comes with more hype—and hope—right now than details.…

@ NCTA: Comcast’s Roberts: Pivot Was A ‘Me-Too’ Service Cable Ops Weren’t Vested In, Didn’t Need - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 18 May 2008 10:11 PM PST

I’m in New Orleans at The Cable Show, where the Clearwire-Sprint (NYSE: S) WiMax JV owns some of the biggest buzz. Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) CEO Brian Roberts and Intel (NSDQ:…

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@ Cable Show: All In for 2010: Fast-Forward Forecast - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 09 May 2007 04:03 PM PST

The last session of the day at Cable show inlcuded some big names: Jeff Bewkes (Time Warner), Patrick Esser (Cox), Michael Fries (Liberty Global), George Bodenheimer (ESPN), Jennifer Nason (JP…

@ Cable Show: Dauman/Chernin/Roberts Press Conference Video - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 09 May 2007 10:03 AM PST

Not that they said anything groundbreaking, but here you go...this is the press conference following the supersession yesterday..Parsons didn’t stay for the press meet. A 10 minute video...RSS readers will…

@ Cable Show: Supersession: Dauman; Parsons; Chernin; Roberts - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 08 May 2007 10:42 AM PST

The first supersession of the day, and content and distribution heavyweights: Peter Chernin (News Corp.), Philippe Dauman (Viacom Inc.) , Richard Parsons (Time Warner, Inc.) , Brian Roberts (Comcast Corporation).…

@ Cable Show: Comcast Demos Wideband Cable Modem Service - 2 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 08 May 2007 09:53 AM PST

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts is speaking right now at NCTA’s Cable Show, and gave a demo of its Wideband Cable modem service, using speeds of about 150 mbps. He says…

From NCTA: Interview: Mark Cuban, Chairman & President, HDNet - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 18 Apr 2006 04:05 AM PST

[By Staci D. Kramer] So what if he’s ubiquitous between his own blog and press availability? In between bouts of email interviews, it’s usually worth it to catch up with…

@ NCTA: Interview: Gary Forsee, President & CEO, Sprint Nextel - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 12 Apr 2006 09:06 PM PST

[By Staci D. Kramer] On the surface, it might sound like a fox-hen house pairing to have a top phone company exec on a key panel at cable’s National Show.…

@ NCTA: Closing Super Session: TW’s Bewkes Causes A Stir By Urging Widespread, Ad-Supported Network - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 11 Apr 2006 10:05 PM PST

Time Warner has so many dfferent programming experiments in the works I’m not sure any one person knows them all. Jeff Bewkes, president and COO, may have added one more…

@ NCTA: Interview: Brian Roberts, CEO, Comcast: “This Year Is Next Year” - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 11 Apr 2006 09:05 PM PST

Between his roles as chairman and CEO of Comcast and chairman of NCTA’s board, Brian Roberts was scheduled to the nth degree. He stopped long enough Tuesday afternoon to chat…

@ NCTA: Super Session #3: Usual Topical Suspects—Net Neutrality, Network DVR, Downloads, Baby Bel - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 11 Apr 2006 06:06 AM PST

Yes, there really were seven people on this morning’s super session. ... Moderator William Kennard, former chairman of the FCC, managed a heavy-hitter group of operators and programmers: Glenn Britt,…

@ NCTA: Super Session—Lots Of Groundcover - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 10 Apr 2006 11:06 PM PST

CTIA piled on keynotes; NCTA goes for super panels instead. The super-sized Monday morning session was moderated by CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo with panelists John Chambers, Cisco Systems; Gary Forsee, Sprint…

@ NCTA: Mobile ESPN Resets Sanyo Handset Price To $99 - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 10 Apr 2006 09:06 PM PST

By lowering the price of its only handset—the oh-so-sleek Sanyo—ESPN lowers the cost of entry for Mobile ESPN considerably. When trials started, the handset retailed for nearly $500—a hefty pricetag…

@ NCTA: Interview: Anne Sweeney, Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks/President, Disney-ABC Television Gr - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 10 Apr 2006 09:06 AM PST

[By Staci D. Kramer] Literally grabbed a few minutes with Anne Sweeney, who made the biggest news so far today, then dashed out the door to catch up with her…

@ NCTA: Operators, Programmers Embrace New Technology—And Try To Control It - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 09 Apr 2006 10:05 PM PST

The National Show opening session Sunday was well attended and well intended, featuring author Malcom Gladwell as the moderator and cable pioneers Bob Miron, Geraldine Laybourne, John Hendricks and Brian…

@ NCTA: Sprint Nextel-Cable JV: Seven Markets Chosen For Trials Later This Year; Details Sparse - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 09 Apr 2006 08:06 PM PST

The Sprint Nextel-cable JV has picked its first seven markets for trials during the second half of the year, according to the Journal: Time Warner Cable, Austin, Tex. and Raleigh,…

@ NCTA: Newest Disney-ABC Broadband Channel: Soapnetic Launches On Verizon Apr. 17 - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 09 Apr 2006 09:06 AM PST

Disney-ABC Television is adding soaps to its current roster of broaband channels ESPN360, ABC News Now and Disney Connection with the April 17 launch of closed-garden SOAPNETIC. Cable channel SOAPnet…