
October 18-November 7, 2004
FEATURES
It’s Showtime for Showtime
With Bob Greenblatt's programming strategy kicking in this fall, the premium programmer is ready to give HBO a run for subs' loyalty.
By Shirley Brady
ONLINE EXTRA: Q&A WITH SHOWTIME'S MATT BLANK AND BOB GREENBLATT
Read more from Shirley Brady's interviews with Matt Blank and Bob Greenblatt for CableWORLD's cover story on Showtime.
By Shirley Brady
It’s Not Cable; It’s HBO On Demand
On-demand content has been almost as successful as HBO's originals.
By Shirley Brady
ONLINE EXTRA: Q&A WITH HBO'S ERIC KESSLER AND BERNADETTE AULESTIA
HBO Touts Its Hot Property: Video On Demand.
By Shirley Brady
Does Starz Have the Broadband Blueprint?
Starz says it's smarter to deliver movies over the Internet now--the $ will come.
By Shirley Brady
ONLINE EXTRA: Q&A WITH ROBERT CLASEN
Starz Encore takes viewers to the movies and beyond.
By Shirley Brady
Ratings by Rentrak?
Well, Nielsen's under fire...but the brand name is solid (in that it's the only one?). From the VOD world comes a new "ratings" game.
By Mavis Scanlon
It’s an Ad, Ad, Ad, Ad On-Demand World
CTAM and the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau tackle VOD's next frontier: advertising.
By Shirley Brady
Meet the System—Roanoke: A Small System With a Big Voice
When Cox Roanoke speaks--or, in industry terms, launches a new product--the rest of the company listens. Roanoke's manageable size makes it a favorite testing ground for corporate, which turned to it yet again for the launch of VoIP phone service.
By Shirley Brady
CABLE CIRCUIT
Diversity: Toss the Universal Blanket, Use the Patchwork Quilt Instead
By Simon Applebaum
High Art in HD: Hurry Up and Slow Down
By Seth Arenstein
DEPARTMENTS
Q&A With Oxygen’s Lisa Hall
By Simon Applebaum
Kagan’s Column: Cable vs. Satellite--Vive la Différence!
By Paul Kagan
My Back Pages: Next Generation Systems?
By Paul S. Maxwell
Editor’s Letter: Autumn Arguments
By John P. Ourand
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