* AmericanLife, TVN launch VOD service
By Traci Patterson
AmericanLife TV Network, through a partnership with TVN Entertainment, has launched a VOD service that is available to cable operators for no additional charge. The service, targeted to the Baby Boomer generation, is offering 20 hours of programming using TVN’s Adoniss asset delivery and management system.
* Cedar Point adds advisory board member
By Traci Patterson
Cedar Point Communications has added Walt Magnussen to the company’s advisory board. Magnussen currently serves as director of telecommunications at Texas A&M University, as president of the Association for Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education and as director of the Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center.
* RGB Networks expands operations with new Silicon Valley HQ
By Brian Santo
RGB Networks said it has shipped a total of 2,000 units in two years, and has quadrupled its staff to nearly 100 employees since 2004. Growth compelled the company to move to new offices, from a 17,000 square foot facility in San Mateo, Calif., to a new 48,480 square foot building in nearby Sunnyvale.
*Charter selects VeriSign services for telephony offering
By Traci Patterson
Charter Communications Inc. has selected VeriSign Inc.’s VoIP and connectivity services to power its residential and business telephone products. VeriSign provides calling name and portability services, as well as SS7 connectivity, to power Charter’s telephone service.
* Optimum Lightpath’s Curran picked for MEF board of directors
By Mike Robuck
Optimum Lightpath, a business unit of Cablevision, announced today that Kevin Curran was elected to the Metro Ethernet Forum’s board of directors. Curran, Optimum Lightpath’s senior vice president of marketing, is the first cable operator employee to be named to the MEF board, which also includes Ethernet co-founder Bob Metcalfe.
On the cable vendor side, PhyFlex Networks’ Louise Wasilewski was also elected to the board of directors.
* Cogeco promotes members of executive team
By Mike Robuck
Cogeco Cable President and CEO Louis Audet announced a re-organization of the company’s executive team today. Louise St-Pierre, formerly vice president and chief information officer, was promoted to the new position of vice president, customer services and Ontario operations.
Jacques Gravel, formerly vice president, Quebec, was promoted to the new position of vice president, network services and Quebec operations. Lastly, Francois Beaulieu, formerly senior director, IT planning and architecture, was promoted to the position of vice president and chief information officer.