CT's Pipeline articles from May 2008

CT's Pipeline archives from May 2008

DTV Transition.
May 13, 2008... Wilmington, NC, to Launch Early While the rest of the country will transition to digital TV in February 2009, Wilmington, NC, will make the switch early, on Sept. 8 this year, the Federal Communications Commission announced last...

Engineering News.(Brief article)
May 13, 2008... A Rough Road: Financing for Small Ops Small, independent cable operators seeking the much-needed capital to fund new technologies and equipment to compete against multi-service providers such as satellite, utilities and others, are...

Broadband Soapbox: Wilmington: Too Small a Sample?
May 13, 2008... Given the relatively small sampling represented by the planned Wilmington, NC, DTV pilot, how much useful information can be gleaned from it? Seems like it might be a "gimme" for the local broadcasters. Would a larger market, with more...

SCTE Announcements.
May 13, 2008... SCTE Foundation Founding Donors Recognized A total of 75 donors equaled success for the Founding Donor Campaign! http://www.scte.org/news/detail.cfm?ID=575 Register for Expo Today and Save! Celebrating its 25th anniversary with...

Pipeline Profile: Scott A. Hatfield.
May 13, 2008... Title: SVP and CIO, Cox Communications Broadband Background: Scott Hatfield is senior vice president and chief information officer for Cox Communications. The CIO perspective of our industry is one that most of us seldom see. In an...

More on the DTV Transition.
May 20, 2008... A Question of Terrain Here's a long response we received to last week's question about whether the Wilmington, NC, market is too small a venue for a meaningful test of digital transmission for over-the-air broadcast. The author, Steve...

Engineering News.
May 20, 2008... IPTV Strategy As befits an emerging technology, Internet protocol TV (IPTV) is hard to nail down. The total estimated number of international subscribers is a matter of educated guesses. Standard definitions of terms are missing. To...

Broadband Soapbox: Wilmington: Too Small, Too Flat?
May 20, 2008... As noted in today's lead story, the planned Wilmington, NC, DTV pilot might not yield the kind of information such a test really should. Would a larger market, with more over-the-air households and more varied terrain, have been a better...

SCTE Announcements.
May 20, 2008... Expo Just a Month Away - Sign Up Now and Save $100 Celebrating its 25th anniversary with the theme, "Engineering History in the Making," SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2008 is set for next month in Philadelphia. Register today for this popular SCTE...

Pipeline Profile: Andy Baer.
May 20, 2008... Title: CIO, Comcast Broadband Background: Andy Baer is chief information officer for Comcast. The CIO perspective of our industry is one that most of us seldom see. In an effort to correct that, CT published IT Executive as a...

Waking Up the Viewers.
May 27, 2008... Consumer Awareness Grows on DTV Transition Last week's Foundation for American Communications (FACS) tele-seminar about the digital transition was a barrage of statistics and reassurances from the National Association of Broadcasters and...

Letters to the Editor.(Letter to the editor)
May 27, 2008... More DTV Commentary Here's a letter we've received in response to the last couple stories on the over-the-air DTV pilot in Wilmington, NC. In response to Steve Liebenow's article on the DTV transition, I concur, not enough testing...

Broadband Soapbox: DTV a Boon for Cable?
May 27, 2008... As mentioned in today's lead story, a lot of current over-the-air TV viewers will probably switch to cable or DBS when the broadcast DTV transition comes. Probably some will make the switch beforehand, but people being what they are, most...

SCTE Announcements.
May 27, 2008... Expo Is Coming Fast! Sign Up Now and Save $100 Celebrating its 25th anniversary with the theme, "Engineering History in the Making," SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2008 is set for next month in Philadelphia. Register today for this popular SCTE...

Pipeline Profile: Frank Boncimino.
May 27, 2008... Title: SVP/CIO, Time Warner Cable Broadband Background: Frank Boncimino is senior vice president and chief information officer for Time Warner Cable. The CIO perspective of our industry is one that most of us seldom see. In an effort...