Cable TV Conventions

MySpace Wave Hits the Summit

By: By Linda Haugsted | Jul 18 2006 - 10:41am

Boston -- Marketers who are skeptical of the impact of the social networking site MySpace.com could lose the opportunity to make contact with a user base estimated to

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McGrath Has MTVN On the Go

By: By Mike Reynolds | Jul 18 2006 - 10:39am

BOSTON -- During her keynote address Tuesday at the CTAM Summit, MTV Networks chairman and CEO showed an old commercial of a rollerskater carrying a TV on her

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Broussard Replaces Hill at Rainbow

By: By Steve Donohue | Jul 18 2006 - 10:01am

Rainbow Media Holdings said it promoted Robert Broussard to president of Rainbow Network Sales. Broussard replaces Rainbow veteran Gregg Hill, who resigned on Friday

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NBC U ‘Rewards’ Its Affils

By: By Multi Channel News Staff | Jul 18 2006 - 10:00am

NBC Universal Cable is backing its video-on-demand and pay-per-view extranet (www.nbcunicable.com) with a new NBCU Rewards affiliate-incentive program. Every time

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Burke Chooses Music Choice

By: By Dave Cohen | Jul 18 2006 - 9:28am

Sarah Burke joined Music Choice as director of marketing. Burke had been with MTV Networks. At Music Choice, she will be responsible for driving and managing consumer

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Oxygen Expands Affiliate Sales Division

By: By Multi Channel News Staff | Jul 18 2006 - 9:23am

Oxygen said it expanded its affiliate sales team, naming former AmericanLife TV Network executive Carla Lewis-Long vice president of national accounts. The women’s

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NBC Promotes Marketing Execs

By: By Steve Donohue | Jul 18 2006 - 8:58am

NBC Universal Cable said it promoted Gena Nason to director of marketing, on demand, and Meredith Shea to associate manager of field marketing and affiliate ad sales.

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Intel to Cable Ops: ‘You Don’t Have to Die’

By: By Multi Channel News Staff | Jul 18 2006 - 8:25am

Boston – U.S. cable operators will see their average revenue per subscriber erode unless they deliver new products such as home security services to consumers, Intel

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Affiliates Clamor for E! Incentives

By: By Steve Donohue | Jul 18 2006 - 8:24am

E! said Tuesday that 211 cable systems representing more than 44 million subscribers have signed up for its annual “Emmy Extravaganza” incentive campaign. In exchange

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CTAM Summit Moving to Fall

By: By Linda Haugsted | Jul 17 2006 - 1:59pm

Boston -- Beginning in 2010, the CTAM Summit will move from its midsummer time frame to fall. Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing executives said

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