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The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) said today that Michael Willner, Vice Chairman & CEO, Insight Communications and Johnathan Rodgers, President & CEO, TV One, will co-chair The Cable Show '09, the cable industry’s annual conference and international exposition. The Cable Show '09 will take place in Washington, D.C. from April 1-3.
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Videos taken by Starfish Television Network of the different CableCares events are now posted. Take a look and see how cable cares.
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Conference Archives will help make sure that you don't miss anything that happened at the Management & Technical Sessions, General Sessions, Vanguard Awards and CAB University. Order a CD-ROM of the Management & Technical Sessions or DVD-ROM of the awards programs and general sessions on-site at The Cable Show '08.
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The CableCares industry “give back” to New Orleans resulted in more than a dozen community service projects and campaigns taking place all over the city and were incredibly well received by the local officials, media, schools, families and children of New Orleans. Hundreds of volunteers from both cable and the community joined forces to:
- Build two new playgrounds at Sarah T. Reed and Fannie C. Williams Elementary
- Clean, landscape, and beautify Sarah T. Reed High
- Install cable TV services, HD DVRs, broadband learning portals, and state-of-the-art TV displays at Banneker Elementary
- Place computers in every classroom at Laurel Elementary
- Finance new broadband infrastructure at Chalmette High
- Provide more than 560 prom dresses and suits to local schools
- Prepare more than 200 meals at Ozanam Inn
- Donate hundreds of personal toiletry items to local shelters
- Donate three tractor-trailer loads of food, school supplies and musical instruments to local schools and families
- Donate thousands of dollars worth of athletic equipment to 5 local schools
- Collect and donate more than 20,000 books, CDs and educational DVDs to school and public libraries
- Restore AIDS centers devastated by the hurricanes
- Make grants to other schools in the surrounding Bay St. Lewis areas
- Countless individual charity/fundraising drives by participation companies to help fund these initiatives.
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Purchase your copy of the 2008 NCTA Technical Papers&trade on-site at The Cable Show '08. Books and CD's of the Papers are ready to be taken home. Just stop by the NCTA Technical Papers' booth located in the Cable Courtyard next to Registration (all found in Hall D).
Special On-Site Price: $50 for either a Book or a CD.
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Can't make it to Battle of the Bands on Tuesday night? Want to watch your friends and family play the show? Bookmark the Battle of the Bands Webcast page so you can be right on the scene when it starts at 8pm on Tuesday night.
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In a rush and need to quickly check to see where things are at? Access our mobile site and get the info you need now. The mobile site has a bared down schedule, session list, hotel list and mini-pocket guides to different tracks held during the show.
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Check out what some of the bands performing in Battle of the Bands are doing to prepare of the upcoming. Videos being added everyday.
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On Monday afternoon’s general session, Carols M. Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce will give the keynote address as part of this year's Public Policy Program.
The Public Policy Program at this year's Cable Show features three luncheons (by invitation only), six sessions and one general session. Plan to make public policy a part of your Cable Show Agenda.
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The Hands-On Developers’ Lab is included with your tru2way Developers’ Conference registration. And with everything you need at your fingertips -- workstations, software, distribution systems, content, and a development set top box to play it all out on – the lab experience alone is well-worth the price of admission. Get the scoop and sign-up for the Hands-On Developers' Lab when your register for the tru2way Developers' Conference.
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Get your official Battle of the Bands concert t-shirt! Order your shirt online or fax in your order. Sizes range from Small to XXL.
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Will you be staying at one of the Cable Show Hotels and need a way to get to the Morial Convention Center during the show? Hop on a Shuttle Bus to get to The Cable Show quickly. Check out our Shuttle Bus Schedule for run times and pick-up locations.
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Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Jordan Berliant and Hugh Surratt have signed up to help judge the bands performing at the Battle of the Bands (Tuesday, May 20). Judging for Battle of the Bands will be done by our celebrity panel and via text-messages received from people in audience. Want to see your favorite band win Battle of the Bands? Show up to Hall A, Morial Convention Center, at 8 p.m. and text, text hard to ensure the best band wins.
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If you need a hotel reservation and want to get in a Cable Housing Block, please register for The Cable Show by April 18. After April 18, reserving a room through The Cable Show will no longer be available.
Hotel reservations can be made online when you register online. If you already registered online, but have not made any hotel arrangements. You can log back into your account and reserve a hotel room.
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Matthew Blank, Chairman and CEO, Showtime Networks Inc. and Anne Sweeney, Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks and President, Disney-ABC Television Group, are the 2008 recipients of the cable industry’s top honor, the Vanguard Award for “Distinguished Leadership,”. Sweeney and Blank top the list of nine Vanguard Award winners who will be recognized for their outstanding contributions to the cable industry. The 2008 Vanguard Awards will be presented on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at a 4:15 p.m. (CDT) reception and awards ceremony during The Cable Show '08. Separate registration required.
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Continuing a tradition of featuring top leaders from cable and related
industries, NCTA announced a lineup of industry leaders and visionaries as general session speakers for The Cable Show '08. In addition to the three general sessions, NCTA announced six plenary sessions featuring panels of senior executives and designed to address “big picture” issues, on Advertising, Business Operations, the International Marketplace, Monetizing the Digital Platform, Sports Programming and Video on Demand.
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As cable operators nationwide continue to deploy tru2way™ technology supporting new interactive TV services that will work without a set-top box, content innovators, applications developers and new media visionaries will join together for a conference in conjunction with The Cable Show '08 that will enhance deployment of this platform.
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Want to see our line up for the NCTA Technical Papers Sessions? Visit our sessions list.
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Sign up for tru2way Developers' Conference and get hands on training and the latest information from iTV industry leaders. The conference starts on May 17, a day before The Cable Show. Kick off your Cable Show experience right and attend the tru2way Developers' Conference.
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The 2008 Vanguard Awards tickets are now available. Join us as we celebrate cable's best during a special reception at The Cable Show on Tuesday, May 20.
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Early-Bird registration is now over, but that's okay! You can still register for Cable Show '08 and check out first hand where technology is heading and get the scoop on the freshest content. It's Showtime. Get into it Big Time. Register Today.
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Thank you to all who submitted a nominee for the 2008 Vanguard Awards. Our call for nominations is now closed. Selected nominees will be notified in late March. Contact
vanguardawards@ncta.com for additional information.
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Nine bands comprising executives of cable operators, programming networks, cable industry suppliers, and media organizations will headline the “Battle of the Bands” fundraising event at The Cable Show ’08 to benefit New Orleans schools, libraries, and other organizations in the post-Katrina rebuilding effort, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) said today.
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See the who's who list of companies are exhibiting at Cable Show '08. Our exhibitor list is updated daily.
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Battle of the Bands Charity Fundraiser, emceed by Bill Bellamy (host of TVOne's "Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes?") features 9 cable & telecommunications industry bands, a silent auction and more. Battle of the Bands is on Tuesday, May 20 at 8 p.m. sharp. Watch cable rock.
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The Board of Directors of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) has approved a plan developed by representatives of cable industry associations and professional societies to commence in 2009 the scheduling of a variety of national annual industry meetings and events, so that they are aligned with a single week in the spring and another in the fall.
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The Cable Show Floor is filling up nicely with representatives from every corner of the cable & telecommunications industry. With 90% of the Cable Show floor sold, get your spot quick before they run out.
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The Cable Show would like to thank several partners and donors for their generous support in making CableCares a success. With these donations we will be able to help:
CableCares is seeking funders to underwrite these programs and volunteers to help staff them as well. Pledge your support today by e-mailing Melinda Schwartz at
CableCares@ncta.com.
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Thank you to all who submitted a speaker to be a part of Cable Show '08 management sessions. Our call for speakers is now closed. Selected speakers will be notified in March. Contact
speakers@ncta.com for additional information.
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Get the latest information on big things happening at Cable Show '08 by checking out the schedule.
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The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) today announced that more than 30 leading broadband experts have been selected to author the 2008 NCTA Technical Papers TM and to lead this year’s technical sessions at The Cable Show ’08, NCTA’s 57th Annual Convention and International Exposition, May 18-20, 2008 in New Orleans.
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The cable industry’s “CableCares” initiative, a community service project to assist ongoing recovery efforts in New Orleans, will focus on rebuilding school playgrounds and libraries and providing enhancements for schools in the City of New Orleans, said Kyle McSlarrow, President & CEO, National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), in remarks today to the Louisiana Cable & Telecommunications Association.
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Honor cable industry's best at Cable Show '08. Call for the 43rd Vanguard Awards nominations is now open.
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Multichannel News | The cable industry is stepping up the lobbying for its two-way technology by changing the name of its OpenCable Platform middleware to "tru2way". The new name, announced here at the CEA's International Consumer Electronics Show, is ostensibly intended to be more consumer-friendly and descriptive than OpenCable.
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Come experience CAB University in New Orleans and strengthen your sales skills with practical knowledge, tools to sell with and revenue producing solutions.
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The Cable Show is looking for authoritative experts who are deep into ideas, strategies and practices that will advance cable. If you’re willing to engage in a serious dialogue about the subjects that matter most to you, submit your management speaker form today.
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Be a part of something BIG. Get 3 huge days of exhibits, education and networking. Register today for Cable Show '08 and join us May 18-20 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
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A preliminary schedule for The Cable Show '08 is now available. Take a look and plan your Cable Show experience.
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Under the umbrella of the “CableCares” community service program, and with the assistance of the City of New Orleans, Cox New Orleans, and local organizations helping in the rebuilding efforts, NCTA has identified several areas of need which the cable industry and delegates to Cable Show ’08 will be able to address.
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Building on nearly a half century of groundbreaking innovation NCTA today issued its annual call for submissions to The 2008 NCTA Technical Papers™. Entries selected for inclusion in the NCTA Technical Papers will capture some of cable’s most innovative technology strategies, and continue the tradition of recording these breakthrough engineering concepts. Highlights of accepted papers will be presented at The Cable Show ’08
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Preview who some of the exhibitors will be at The Cable Show 2008 by taking a peek at the newly added interactive floor plan.
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Louisville, Colorado, November 7, 2007 — CableNET®, the cable industry’s showcase of innovative services and technologies, will again be a featured exhibit at the industry’s premier convention, The 2008 Cable Show, CableLabs® and the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) said today.
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Multichannel News/New Orleans - Trade-show exhibitors came here Wednesday to tour the convention center and see for themselves whether the city is ready for next May’s The Cable Show '08!
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Registration for The Cable Show 2008 will open late fall, until then check out what the rates will be.
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Keeping a commitment to return its annual national convention to New Orleans post-Katrina, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) announced today that The Cable Show ’08 is scheduled May 18-20, 2008 in the Big Easy. The 57th annual convention and international exposition, the cable industry’s premiere U.S. event, will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
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New for 2008, exhibitor booth space applications are now being accepted online. Exhibit space is being assigned on a priority point basis. Get ready to beat the crowd and reserve your space to guarantee your place in New Orleans, May 18-20.
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The resurgence of the [New Orleans] tourism industry began in early 2006 with a strong return of Mardi Gras and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center re-opening after a multi-million-dollar renovation and the first citywide convention—the American Library Association.
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