Cable Show

2006 National Show: CableLabs Update, Part 2

At the 2006 National Show, I interviewed CableLabs’ Ed Miller, to discuss what’s happening in CableNET exhibit area relative to the IP (Internet Protocol) side of the house. Hot tickets: PacketCable 2.0, and new ways to do more stuff with your phone. Big then: Caller ID on TV, to see an incoming call, then transfer it from the cell to the land line (or vice versa).

Video courtesy The Cable Channel.

1995 NCTA Show: Telephony on Cable, Part 1 – Jerry Gaines

At the 1995 NCTA Show, I conducted a few of my first-ever video interviews. Ah, the one-camera shoot with turn-arounds, to re-ask the question of an empty chair! Topic: The emergence of telephony on cable. First up is Jerry Gaines, then Senior VP of Telephony Services for TCI, who outlines the company’s three year plan, talks about their technical trials, and explains the term ‘triple play’. (Nice shoulder pads.)

Video courtesy The Cable Channel.

1995 NCTA Show: Telephony on Cable – Stephen Pearse, Time Warner Communications

At the 1995 NCTA Show, I conducted a few of my first-ever video interviews. Ah, the one-camera shoot with turn-arounds, to re-ask the question of an empty chair! In this segment, Steven Pearse of Time Warner Communications outlines how to win against regional telephone companies, as well as the company’s involvement with Tellabs, and the eventual movement of telephone services into homes.

Video courtesy The Cable Channel.