* Cablevision backs a la carte Cablevision Systems Corp. Chairman Charles Dolan issued a statement reiterating the MSO’s support for efforts to create a la carte programming mandates – a position that counters the majority of its fellow cable operators. In the statement, he backed Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin’s statements before a Nov. 29 Senate […]
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Broadband briefs for 12/01/05
* Cable consumer group names board members The Consumers for Cable Choice, an umbrella organization that represents rural, minority and disability advocacy groups, has announced a new set of board members. They include: David Howard, of the National Grange; Larry Mitchell, of the American Corn Growers Association; Hector Flores and Laura Medrano, representing the League of […]
Broadband briefs for 11/30/05
* Dugan takes tech reins at EchoStar EchoStar Communications Corp. has appointed Michael Dugan to the new post of chief technical officer. There, he will head up all technical development and operations at the DBS company, including its broadcast centers, satellite fleet, and “broadband development.” Dugan joined EchoStar in 1990 and was the chief architect of the company’s […]
Broadband briefs for 11/29/05
* LG taps Conexant for next-generation set-top LG Electronics is turning to silicon provider Conexant Systems Inc. to supply its satellite set-top box demodulator and an advanced tuner for its new high-definition receiver. LG will use Conexant’s DVB-S2 demodulator and CX24118 advanced modulation 8PSK tuner for the receiver, the first to be based on the new DVB-S2 […]
Arcwave expands space and staff
Arcwave , a provider of wireless plant extension gear, has hired three sales and technical people to its staff to handle a 60 percent boost in quarterly growth. Among the new hires, the company named Steve Davidson to senior applications manager, Cliff Simpson to senior director of sales, and Kevin Orzatti to senior sales engineer. […]
Broadband briefs for 11/28/05
Coming off recent deals to support DirecTV’s transition to advanced video codecs, Tandberg Television has inked a deal to provide MPEG-4 AVC compression gear in support of PCCW’s new IP-based high-definition television (HDTV) service. Hong Kong-based PCCW launched its initial standard-definition IPTV service in 2003 using Tandberg’s MPEG-2 encoding gear for premium channels. PCCW’s advanced […]
CEDannounceskeynoter,panelistsfor2005’virtual’tradeshow
Tony Werner, the senior vice president and chief technology officer of Liberty Global Inc., will keynote CED magazine’s second annual Cable Television & Broadband Expo , a “virtual” tradeshow that will take place entirely on the Web on Dec. 7 and 8. Registration is free. In addition to Werner’s keynote, the show will feature eight […]
CED announces keynoter, panelists for 2005 ‘virtual’ trade show
Tony Werner, the senior vice president and chief technology officer of Liberty Global Inc., will keynote CED magazine’s second annual Cable Television & Broadband Expo , a “virtual” tradeshow that will take place entirely on the Web on Dec. 7 and 8. Registration is free. In addition to Werner’s keynote, the show will feature eight […]
Broadband briefs for 11/23/05
* Handel joins Broadcom board Nancy Handel has joined the board of directors of silicon giant Broadcom Corp. Handel is the SVP and CFO of Applied Materials, a big supplier of equipment and services to the semiconductor sector. She becomes one of six “independent” directors on the Broadcom board, which has nine total members. * Philips chips in […]
Broadband briefs for 11/22/05
* Juniper hires new CIO, ops veep Juniper Networks has appointed Alan Boehme to chief information officer, and Kevin Smith to the post of vice president, operations. Boehme succeeds Kim Perdikou, who has become vice president and associate general manager of Juniper’s infrastructure business team. Boehme joins Juniper from Best Software. Smith most recently served […]