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December 15, 2003
FEATURES
System of the Year: Cox Fairfax Is Rebuilt and Renewed
One of the nicest turnaround stories in the industry belongs to Cox?s Northern Virginia system, which has moved from a laughingstock to one of cable?s showcase systems in four short years. The good news for many of the federal regulators who are among the system?s subscriber base: Cox and its local management team isn?t done yet.
By John P. Ourand
System of the Year: Sunflower Broadband Blooms in the Heartland
CableWORLD has selected Lawrence, Kan.-based Sunflower Broadband as its System of the Year, small-market category. Sunflower GM Patrick Knorr reflects on the award, the need for the cable industry to deliver to customers what they want and the value of small operators in the face of the DBS threat in rural America.
By Patrick Knorr
GM, Sunflower Broadband
System of the Year: Comcast Buries Memories of AT&T
K.C. Neel
Programming Preview: Bada Bing & Beyond
By Shirley Brady
Operating Preview: ?04 Might Be a Big Deal for MSOs
By Mavis Scanlon
CABLE CIRCUIT
Weather Channel Predicts Better Localization
By Shirley Brady
What Do Soft-Core Viewers Realy Want?
By Andrea Figler
ESPN Pulls Cox Tickets
By John P. Ourand
Answering the Call for IP Telephony
By Mavis Scanlon
Reality Lures Koplovitz Back to Cable
By Mavis Scanlon
An Office Christmas Party Worth Going To
By Shirley Brady
Chilled Window Shopping With a Twist of Cable
By Shirley Brady
Wiring the Home
By Shirley Brady
The Jury's In
By Steve Goldstein
A Surprise Send-Off in Laguna Beach
By K.C. Neel
Western Rides Out, Rupert Rides In
By K.C. Neel
McEnroe Materializes for Spaulding
By K.C. Neel
DEPARTMENTS
Alphabet Soup: Comcast?s Next Acronym: DVR
By Shirley Brady
15 Questions With George Bodenheimer: It?s All About Value at ESPN
by Mavis Scanlon
A Day in the Life?of Steve Villano: On the Run on World AIDS Day
By Shirley Brady
Kagan?s Column: Get Ready for the TV Balkans
By Paul Kagan
My Back Pages: Price Wars?
By Paul Maxwell
PeopleWatch
Editor's Letter
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