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ITV MUST SIMPLIFY TO THRIVE

Tyrone Lam has an apt name for an interactive TV executive. His industry has been on the lam. ITV officials said in the mid-1990s that the two-way technology would take over our living rooms-but they didn’t say that it might…

Product Spotlight: Grabbing Mpulse buyers

What it is: Mpulse from N2 Broadband, self-provisioning software and hardware for the cable industry What it Does: Mpulse is designed to allow greater customer control over new services, said Raj Amin, VP of business development for N2 Broadband, which…

MAKING A DIGITAL DIFFERENCE TO SHAKE UP APRIL CONFERENCE

As co-chair of the CTAM digital conference last April, Mark Greenberg wanted to shake things up a bit.So he and co-Chair Patty McCaskill, VP of programming and pay-per-view at Charter Communications, urged speakers and presenters to think outside the box….

TCA Notes

FOX The season opener of third-year series “24” will air commercial-free, thanks to sponsorship by the Ford Division of The Ford Motor Co., which made a similar deal last year. “24” will premiere Oct. 28, from 9 p.m. to 10…

L.A. Disc Jockeys Land 2004-05 Series Pacts

Video is pushing the radio star once again as three television syndicators prepare to tap into the talent of disc jockeys on Los Angeles Clear Channel-station Star 98.7. Morning talk teammates Jamie White and Danny Bonaduce have entered into separate…

TAMI Winners Make Their Mark

Launched in 1981, The TAMI Awards are bestowed annually to members of the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing who have contributed to the overall success and growth of the organization. The awards recognize creativity and effort in the development…

POWER OF BRAND IDENTITY

Michael Pardee oversaw a CTAM project last year that took a fresh look at how consumers decide what to watch on TV. The results, presented in January, indicated the brand identity for an individual channel is playing an increasing role…

UTD Blends Marketing Units

Universal Television Distribution is merging its domestic and international marketing staffs to form a team under the banner of a worldwide marketing and creative services division. In the move two executives will be promoted; another will have his role expanded….

Quick Takes

“Broadcasters have the advantage of greater reach but can’t target as deeply. … Cablers … can go narrow and deep to reach a specific audience, but will never have the reach of a broadcaster. Yet both do a great job…

The Little Picture: The Bottom Line Trumps the Editorial Line Again

Was that it? The great American media ownership debate, come and gone? A burst of sound and fury that lasted no longer than all the Katharine Hepburn tributes? In Canada, a recent lead story concerned a blue-ribbon panel that had…