CNBC's Mathisen to Moderate Third Western Show General Session; Program Features Array of Panels Examining Industry Technology, Economics and Business Practices.Business Editors The Western Show 2003 OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2003 Award-winning, CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence) CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. anchor Tyler Mathisen Tyler Mathisen is now Managing Editor of CNBC Business News and the host of High Net Worth. He was originally the co-anchor of such programs as Closing Bell and Business Center before being promoted to the role of Managing Editor. is the third prominent journalist and commentator confirmed to moderate a General Session discussion with leading cable TV executives at The Western Show as part of a comprehensive program of panels examining the industry's most important topics. The Show runs from December 2-5, 2003 at the Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim Convention Center is a major convention center in Anaheim, California. It is located across from the Disneyland Resort on Katella Avenue. Much of the Anaheim Convention Center has been renovated in recent years with state-of-the-art facilities. in Anaheim, California “Anaheim” redirects here. For Annaheim, see Annaheim, Saskatchewan. Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California, located 28 miles southeast of Los Angeles. . Mathisen, who anchors CNBC's "Open Exchange" and co-anchors with Maria Bartiromo on "Closing Bell," joins prominent fellow journalists Larry King Larry King (born November 19, 1933) is an award-winning American writer, journalist and broadcaster. He currently hosts a nightly interview program on CNN called Larry King Live, one of the longest running talk shows on American air. , CNN's legendary talk-show host, and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Times' staff writer Sallie Hofmeister as the third Western Show General Session moderator. This year The Western Show has more than 166 participating exhibitors and sponsors as well as industry leading organizations including Cable in the Classroom, Cable Positive, Cable and Telecommunications Association of Marketers (CTAM CTAM Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing CTAM Cable Television Administration and Marketing Society CTAM Centralized Tuition Assistance Management (Army education) CTAM Climb to and Maintain ), The Cable Television Public Affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. Association (CTPAA CTPAA Cable Television Public Affairs Association ) and Kagan World Media, using The Show as a platform for their special events. Mathisen will moderate a candid discussion about current industry issues at a General Session titled "Five-Year Plan: A Fireside Chat, Broadband Style" on Thursday, Dec. 4 at 9 a.m. Joining Mathisen for the session are high-powered industry executives that include Rocco B. Commisso Rocco B. Commisso is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mediacom. He was born in Calabria, Italy, he immigrated to the U.S. at age 12. Work
Prior to joining CNBC in 1997, Mathisen spent 15 years as a writer, senior editor and top editor at "Money" magazine. Among his duties, he supervised the magazine's mutual funds coverage; its annual investment forecast issue and its expansion into electronic journalism, for which it won the first-ever "National Magazine Award for New Media" in 1997. From 1991 to 1997 Mathesin served as money editor on "Good Morning America Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network. The show was adapted from The Morning Exchange, a morning show created by and airing on the ABC affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio, and was launched nationally as " where he won the "American University and Investment Company Institute Award for Personal Finance Journalism" for a televised series on "Caring for Aging Parents." Mathisen also won an Emmy Award for a report on the 1987 stock market crash that aired on New York's WCBS-TV. Packed with sessions The Western Show General Sessions are cornerstone events during a three-day conference featuring more than 30 general, educational and technical sessions spanning the latest developments in industry economics, technology, marketing and programming trends. Panel topics to be discussed include: Competitive Dynamics and Industry Trends -- "Deconstructing Rupert: Competing in the New Satellite Era" (Thursday, Dec. 4, 10:30 a.m.) Bruce Leichtman, President of Leichtman Research Group moderates this panel focusing on intensified competition for video customers from the satellite TV industry. -- "Whose Voice Is It Anyway" (Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1 p.m.) Moderated by analyst and writer Leslie Ellis, this panel examines competitive and cooperative relationships involving third-party VoIP providers and cable operators. New Technology and Advanced Services Deployment -- "The Golden Ring: Economics and Esoterics of VoIP," (Thursday, Dec. 4, 10:30 a.m.) Moderated by Stephen Snyder, Accenture Senior Partner, this panel looks at the fast-emerging consumer market for cable-delivered IP telephony, featuring a cross-section of executives who will discuss the provisioning requirements and customer response expectations for VoIP. -- "If These Walls Could Talk" (Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2:30 p.m.) Liberty Media Corporation Chief Technical Officer Tony Werner moderates this panel that reflects on emerging trends in home-networking as a medium for distribution not only of Internet connectivity but full-fledged video and entertainment services. -- "Demanding It: Get Ready for EOD EOD abbreviation for every other day; used in medical records. " (Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2:30 p.m.) Veteran convergence analyst Lydia Loizides of ZBI ZBI Zebra Basic Interpreter ZBI Ziff Brothers Investments ZBI Zero Back Injuries ZBI Zero Based Index moderates this panel that considers the provisioning and business-model requirements of a migration from linear television to an "everything-on-demand" approach that promises to change the way the world watches television. -- "Bred for Bandwidth: HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates Meets VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand ," (Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1 p.m.) Jeff Baumgartner, Editor of CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc) An earlier videodisc technology from RCA that was released in 1981 and abandoned five years later. Like phonograph records, the analog disc contained grooves that a stylus rode over. , moderates this topical discussion of the impending im·pend intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending. 2. marriage of two of cable's hot new growth services, video on demand and high-definition television. -- "Safe at Any Speed: New Flavors of Broadband IP," (Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2:30 p.m.) Moderated by Adelphia Communications' CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. Marwan Fawaz, this panel will examine the arguments both for and against a migration to tiered deployment of IP data services that holds implications for the next wave of broadband service growth. -- "VOD: Who's Watching What" (Thursday, Dec. 4, 3:15 p.m.) Broadband Week Editor, Multichannel Using two or more paths for transmission or processing. It can refer to a variety of architectures including (1) multiple I/O channels between the CPU and peripheral devices, (2) multiple wires in a cable, (3) multiple "logical" channels within a single wire or fiber or (4) multiple News' Matt Stump will moderate this discussion that presents current research and findings about real-world deployments of on-demand television to assess user behaviors, consumer response and actionable information about positioning VOD going forward. Management and Operations Practices -- "At the Epicenter: Customer Care as a Competitive Weapon" (Thursday, Dec. 4, 1:45 p.m.) -- Cable World Editor, K.C. Neel will direct a discussion uniting top executives from MSOs and service providers to share findings about automated service techniques, customer service management practices and new trends in customer care that promise to have a big influence on customer perceptions and competitive positioning. -- "Top of the Ops" (Thursday, Dec. 4, 3:15 p.m.) Cable World's Editor, John Ourand brings together a panel of leading southern California cable telecommunications executives from the area's top MSOs in a candid, free-flowing discussion of management demands, business opportunities and challenges involved in running an increasingly complex cable operation. Business Affairs and Economic Development -- "Creating Broadband Value" (Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2:30 p.m.) Kagan Capital Management's chairman and CEO Paul Kagan is moderating a panel that takes a forward look at how changes in technology, content and on Wall Street will create a different ballgame in the future of value and finance. -- "Cable Advertising Gets Connected" (Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1 p.m.) Sean Cunningham, president and CEO of the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau, will moderate a panel that presents a behind-the-scenes view of how new methods of market interconnection and cable advertising management are poised to spark a new wave of growth in a category that contributes an increasing share of cable MSO (1) (Multiple System Operator) Typically refers to a cable TV organization that owns more than one cable system, but it may refer to an operator of only one system. cash flow. -- "Interface This: The Evolution in TV Navigation" (Thursday, Dec. 4, 1:45 p.m.) Greg DePrez, vice president, Starz Encore Group will moderate a panel that considers the overarching role of next-generation interactive program guides in cultivating viewership and inviting usage of new advanced services. -- "Learning from Kazaa: Digital Rights and Wrongs" (Thursday, Dec. 4, 1:45 p.m.) Kagan World Media senior analyst Larry Gerbrandt will moderate a panel that considers the turbulence that has arisen in the world of digital media over the Internet and offers insight into the business role cable operators may play in turning piracy into profits. -- "The Triple Play Heard 'Round the World" (Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1 p.m.) and "Cable's Global Ambitions," (Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2 p.m.) bring teams of experts together to examine trends in technology, capital investment and advanced services deployment in international cable markets. Cisco's Ron Hranac moderates "Triple Play," and Deloitte's Dan Stewart moderates the "Global Ambitions" panel. In addition to the wide array of Western Show educational sessions, the Show also offers a slate of Law and Public Policy roundtables, as well as numerous panels, technical sessions and special presentations produced by industry organizations and woven into The Western Show Program that include The Society of Cable and Telecommunications Engineers, CTAM, The CTPAA and Kagan World Media. About The Western Show The Western Show is the ideal forum to explore opportunities for cable television operators and suppliers. The 36th annual and final Show will take place from December 2-5, 2003 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California. The Western Show 2003 will buzz with activity as visionary technology leaders, hardware suppliers, and program networks showcase their latest contributions to the industry. For more information, please visit www.thewesternshow.com or call the California Cable & Telecommunications Association, which produces the Show, at 510-428-2225. |
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