The Program Awards Finalists Revealed!</h1> <article> <h1>The Program Awards Finalists Revealed!</h1> <p>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT</p> MIKE AND SETH REVEAL THE FINALISTS FOR THE 2009 PROGRAM AWARDS: That's right... Seth and Mike don their tuxes and join a who's-who of celebrity guests at the Kodak Theater in L.A. to announce the finalists for the entertainment industry's biggest awards show ever. Well, not really. But consider this video the collective fantasy of two very delusional editors.... </article> <article> <h1>The CableFAX Show: Still Rockin'</h1> <p>Wed, 6 May 2009 0:00:00 EDT</p> EXTENDED-BECAUSE-WE-FEEL-LIKE-IT EPISODE: Seth and Mike try to speak intelligently about important industry issues but soon take self-absorbtion to a new level as they break out the whiteboard, settle scores with rival scribes, shamelessly show video of themselves from Battle of the Bands and recklessly toss a massive tchochkte around the conference room. Would somebody please reign these guys in?... </article> <article> <h1>Calendar of Events</h1> <p>Fri, 1 May 2009 0:00:00 EDT</p> May 26-28 ANGA Cable Show 2009. Cologne, Germany. www.angacable.com June 17-19 WICT Executive Development Seminar. Stoweflake Mountain Resort, Stowe, VT. www.wict.org. July 26-29 Independent Show. Gaylord Texan Resort, Fort Worth, Texas. www.americancable.org/events. Sept. 9-25 WICT Executive Development... </article> <article> <h1>Mobile Video Takes Center Stage at NAB</h1> <p>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 0:00:00 EDT</p> At the NAB Show in Las Vegas this week, there's a lot of buzz around mobile video, particularly mobile DTV. In his opening keynote address, NAB President and CEO David K. Rehr said: "By 2012, we expect 130 million phones and 25 million media players will be able to receive mobile television. An NAB... </article> <article> <h1>Business Service Mantra: Faster, Deeper, Wider</h1> <p>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 0:00:00 EDT</p> Faster, deeper and wider is the new mantra for the cable industry's entry into the lucrative commercial services business as major MSOs and their smaller operator brethren move from small to midsize business markets (SMB) to larger enterprises. The go-go business services strategy being deployed at MSOs such... </article> <article> <h1>MSOs See Wireless as Inside/Outside Triple Play</h1> <p>Thu, 9 Apr 2009 0:00:00 EDT</p> The wireless component in a cable operator's service package is gaining momentum as not only a competitive must-have service, but also as an extension of the customer's home network. That was the consensus of the MSO panelists participating in last week's Cable Show session, "AirPlay: Cable's Wide-Open... </article> <article> <h1>Highly Individual: Cable Show Tech Papers Review</h1> <p>Thu, 9 Apr 2009 0:00:00 EDT</p> The technical papers prepared for "Highly Individual: Content Protection and Delivery in the Digital Era" session from last week's Cable Show took four disparate paths, at least one more off track than the others. In their paper "The Challenges of Stopping Illegal Peer-To-Peer File... </article> <article> <h1>The CableFAX Show: Rock On!</h1> <p>Thu, 9 Apr 2009 0:00:00 EDT</p> EXTENDED POST-CABLE SHOW EPISODE: Seth tries to talk Mike down after he undergoes a Battle-of-the-Bands-induced personality shift. Meanwhile, talk turns to online video and the conundrum over how to make money off it, as well as the usual tchotchtke analysis and the application of visual aids to determine who truly rocks in cable.... </article> <article> <h1>Software and Hardware Come Together</h1> <p>Wed, 8 Apr 2009 0:00:00 EDT</p> A collaborative effort between two clashing cultures - software and hardware - is becoming a top priority for the cable industry as IT and engineering disciplines merge. Consequently, the deep impact of software on the cable industry is prompting a fundamental shift in how an operation runs, from billing and... </article> <article> <h1>ET: Chief Architects Value IP Cloud</h1> <p>Tue, 7 Apr 2009 0:00:00 EDT</p> There was a lot of brainpower on the stage at the SCTE's "Meet the Chief Architects" session at its Emerging Technologies conference last Friday. So it seemed a bit amazing when these engineering leaders said they look forward to working with the new generation of technologists who understand the... </article> </main></body></html>