The Western Show Panels Will Explore Local and National Issues with Industry Leaders.Business Editors The Western Show 2003 OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2003 The Western Show will continue its long tradition of forward-thinking, provocative industry analysis with an array of panel discussions that will illuminate what's new, what's next and what matters as the cable industry prepares for 2004 and beyond. Subjects to be examined by industry leaders, analysts and journalists at the Western Show 2003 include HDTV/VOD convergence, satellite competition, emerging high-speed IP business opportunities and the changing face of cable customer care. Moderators for The Show, which runs December 2-5, will include top cable industry executives, leading business and trade journalists and influential industry analysts. In addition to the group of star-studded group of 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. CEOs already confirmed to appear on the Western Show General Sessions, there are several executives appearing in break-out sessions to share insights and ideas about the forthcoming industry initiatives that include Maggie Bellville, Executive Vice President, Charter Communications; Andy Addis, Senior Vice President, Marketing and New Products, Comcast Cable; Charlie Thurston, President, Comcast Advertising; Jay Rolls, Vice President, Telephone & Data Engineering, Cox Communications; Lynne Elander, General Manager of Marketing, Microsoft TV; Richard Dowling, Senior Vice President, GCI GCI Ground Circuit Interrupter GCI Getty Conservation Institute GCI Global Commerce Initiative GCI Green Cross International (non-profit international environmental organization) GCI Growth Competitiveness Index GCI Great Cities Institute Communications; Ian Aaron, President, TV Guide Television Group; and dozens of other experts with responsibility for driving cable's progressive, advanced-services agenda. Executives confirmed as moderators include Tony Werner, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Liberty Media Corp., Greg DePrez, Vice President, Starz Encore Group; and Sean Cunningham, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau. Media representatives include TV Week Editor and Publisher Chuck Ross; Multichannel News Broadband Week Editor Matt Stump; Sallie Hofmeister, Television and Cable Reporter, Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). ; KC Neel, Editor-At-Large, Cable World and 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. Senior Editor Jeff Baumgartner. Also, Paul Kagan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kagan Capital Management; Bruce Leichtman, President and Principal Analyst, Leichtman Research, Jupiter Research Senior Analyst Lydia Loizides, and independent analyst and author Leslie Ellis will moderate panels. "Today's cable TV industry is evolving at an incredible rate every day. This year's Western Show panel sessions will provide our attendees with the information they need to stay informed in this dynamic environment," said Spencer Kaitz, President and General Counsel, CCTA (Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency, London, www.ogc.gov.uk) An agency of the U.K. government's Office of Government Commerce that has been providing IT advice and guidance to the public sector for over 25 years. . Included among The Show's more than 20 panels and general sessions are: -- 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 A panel of broadband architects and engineering wizards discuss what it takes to bring theses separate technology paths to a convergence point. -- Deconstructing Rupert: Competing in the New Satellite Age Industry analysts, MSO strategists and in-the-know executives assess the strengths, weaknesses and competitive challenges posed by a satellite TV sector undergoing a watershed structural change. -- Demanding It: Get Ready for EOD EOD abbreviation for every other day; used in medical records. Technologists, programmers and business development executives talk candidly about the seismic shift of on-demand content and how cable operators can provision their networks to handle everything the world might want. -- CREATING BROADBAND VALUE: What It Takes to Make It In The Next Bull Market Changes in technology, content and marketing and all the new faces and standards on Wall Street will create a different ballgame in the future of value and finance. Broadband entrepreneurs and capital providers analyze the plays they'll be calling to change fantasy into the reality of revenue, profits and multiples of cash flow. -- Learning From KAZAA: Digital Rights and Wrongs A panel spanning music industry and entertainment executives, DRMA DRMA direct remote memory access DRMA Dynamic Reservation Multiple Access DRMA Downtown Residential Marketing Alliance DRMA Data Resource Management Association DRMA Digital Road Map Association DRMA Distributed Resource Management Architecture software developers and cable industry professionals examines the emerging world of digital rights management and what it means for cable television. -- Interface This: The Evolution in TV Navigation IPG IPG Implantable pulse generator, see there developers, cable operators and programmers discuss the ramifications ramifications npl → Auswirkungen pl and possibilities of IPG Nation. -- VOD: Who's Watching What? VOD program licensors and MSO strategists gather to swap real data about buy rates, usage patterns, concurrency Operations that are performed simultaneously within the computer. For example, dual-core CPUs provide complete overlapping of two independent processes. See dual core, hyperthreading, multiprocessing, multitasking, multithreading, SMP and MPP. concurrency - multitasking demands and price points that shed actionable light on cable's hottest growth category. About The Western Show The Western Show is the ideal forum to explore opportunities for cable television operators and suppliers. The 36th annual Show will take place this year 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 Southern California. The Western Show 2003 is expected to 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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