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Warren Lieberfarb says he’s ready to take on the next big issue facing the entertainment industry, that of VOD, or video on demand.As president of Warner Home Video, Mr. Lieberfarb, who said he has “always looked at home video as…
What it is: Multicast streaming technology to provide airlines with HDTV programming. The first public demonstration will be held at the National Association of Broadcasters convention next month.Providers: 2netFX, a provider of streaming solutions for Intranet and broadband Internet media…
Multicasting means different things to different people. To the Internet cognoscenti who coined the term, it means sending data to a select group of people.For TV, the term often tends to describe digital television program multiplexing: transmitting two or more…
Station managers say national advertising is soft, but local ads are up in the Florence-Myrtle Beach, S.C., market, with a local economy driven by tourism.“National hasn’t been what we wanted it to be, but we can survive,” said Billy Huggins,…
Emmis to cut 120 jobs in consolidation Emmis Communications will eliminate 120 positions across its 15 television stations. Most of the cuts will occur at the television stations Emmis bought from Lee Enterprises in October, which include outlets in Portland,…
For the third year in a row, a new media lab will be set up at the CTAM Digital & Pay Per View Conference this week in New Orleans. The lab will include a free lunch Wednesday and Thursday, allowing…
Corporate communications veteran Arthur Sando has been appointed senior vice president of communications at CBS Enterprises. Mr. Sando recently was senior vice president, corporate communications for Winstar Communications. For CBS Enterprises, Mr. Sando will oversee all publicity activities, including those…
This WeekMarch 20-21, Radio Summit, sponsored by Kagan Seminars, at the Park Lane Hotel, New York. Information: Tom Johnson, 831-624-1536, Ext. 302, or seminars@kagan.com.March 20-24, GDC Expo 2001, sponsored by the Game Developers Conference, at the San Jose, Calif., Convention…
Title: Co-founder and CEO of Launch Media. Launch.com is an Internet music site that offers streaming audio, music videos, exclusive artist features, music news and LAUNCHcast-a music service that enables members to design their own streaming music station.Background: Before founding…
Video on demand looks like a natural for cable TV, especially since by the end of 2000, out of 69.3 million households receiving cable, 9.7 million or about 14 percent, were receiving it digitally, according to the National Cable Television…