2008 Cable Show News

2008 CABLE SHOW: ‘Battle of Bands’ Raises $300,000 For New Orleans
By Kent Gibbons - 05/21/2008
The Cable Show convention ended Tuesday night with a “Battle of the Bands” fundraiser that raised about $300,000 for charitable efforts to assist in the recovery of New Orleans, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association said. More
2008 CABLE SHOW: Sports Nets Tout Value of Content; Ops Warn About Repercussions
By Linda Moss - 05/20/2008
NEW ORLEANS—Several sport programmers Tuesday sang the praises of their content’s value, to passionate fans and as fodder for new-media platforms, while cable operators cautioned that spiraling prices have to be held in line. More
2008 CABLE SHOW: Operators Must Balance Content, Services To Serve Diverse Audience: Panel
By Kent Gibbons - 05/20/2008
NEW ORLEANS—Cable operators realize they must have the right programming mix and marketing messages to reach Spanish-speaking and other multicultural communities—but face the continual challenge of balancing those opportunities with keeping pricing competitive and conserving bandwidth for other revenue targets. More
2008 CABLE SHOW: Esser: Cox ‘On the Verge’ Of Advanced Ads
By Todd Spangler - 05/20/2008
NEW ORLEANS—Cox Communications president Pat Esser said the industry is poised to generate “material” revenue from interactive and addressable advertising formats in the next two years, and said his company is “on the verge” of bringing out such capabilities. More
2008 CABLE SHOW: Perils Of Pricing Political Ads
By Linda Haugsted - 05/20/2008
NEW ORLEANS—Cable systems are overestimating the value of their ability to demographically segment ads, charging double or triple what the spots are worth, according to political strategist Brad Perseke. More
2008 CABLE SHOW: Business Phone Service Signals Big Opportunity For Cable
By Mike Farrell - 05/20/2008
NEW ORLEANS—Business telephone services represent a huge opportunity for cable companies, but operators were cautioned that the key to their success or failure will likely be customer service, according to a Tuesday panel discussion at the 2008 Cable Show. More
2008 CABLE SHOW: Starz Aligns For More ‘Head Case’ Sessions
By Mike Reynolds - 05/20/2008
Production will begin in August on 10 installments of Starz's psychiatrist spoof Head Case, with the new episodes slated to bow in January. More
2008 CABLE SHOW: Thomson Cooks Digital-To-Analog Cable Adapter
By Todd Spangler - 05/20/2008
NEW ORLEANS—Thomson is the latest vendor to climb into the digital-to-analog cable converter ring, with a simple box the company said will cost less than $40 to replicate an existing analog lineup. More
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