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RICHARD COLE
It may not be the Oscars or the Emmys, but for the first time cable operators have industry-wide awards for the best broadband content.
At this week's Western Cable Show, the first "Bandies" will be awarded in 11 categories recognizing the best efforts to extend traditional television or build entirely new media with emerging technologies and tools, says event co-chairman Jack Myers, CEO of the Myers Group.
The judges looked for the easiest and most compelling technology to help MSOs generate revenue quickly, he says.
"The Bandies are more an educational opportunity for the industry than a self-congratulatory one," Myers says.
Eighty-five companies, ranging from giants, such as Microsoft and AOL, to upstarts such as Rampt, sent in 250 entries, and companies both large and small wound up among the 36 nominees.
Leading the finalists are middleware company OpenTV and the interactive educational site Lightspan, each nominated in four categories, followed by Rampt, Intertainer and OddCast with three.
James O'Brien was named president/ CEO of The National Cable Television Center and Museum. The former president of Jones Intercable, O'Brien succeeds interim CEO Marvin Jones. The center plans to open its permanent home in Denver next year.
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