Some more news coming out of CTAM, the cable conference in Philly:
– Cable Wants to Cut the Cord: Ideas floating around CTAM included allowing customers to program their digital video recorders from a mobile phone and letting them access video content on their mobile device as seamlessly as they access “video on demand” programming at home.
– Cable TV Conference Grapples With Media Upheaval: CTAM Operators and Network Marketers Struggle to Keep Up With Pace of Change
– Roberts Upbeat at CTAM Summit: Comcast CEO Brian Robertssaid that despite fears of telco competition, the cable industry is on the upswing.
– Sports Tech Helps Keep Fans Happy: Sports organizations discussed the importance of leveraging media and new technologies to remain popular with fans and advertisers.
– Samsung Exec Pleads for Ad Breaks: A top Samsung Electronics America executive pleaded for TV networks to drop their ad rates and warned that media buyers will continue to turn to Internet advertising and other new media if the TV business doesn’t change.
Our CTAM Summit coverage is sponsored by Maven Networks’ IP VOD Broadband Delivered Video Solution.
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