It was a great day...
I was honored to represent the ind ustry.
Rocco Commisso, Mediacom chairman and CEO
INTHISISSUE
4 Editor’s Note—
What cable ops think
about on summer
vaca—if they get one.
6 Cable Circuit—
It’s all in the numbers,
and Mark Cuban
launches a hi-def missile
at programmers.
On the cover:
Further illustrating that
cable ops come in all
shapes and sizes,
just like the hottest
surfboards on our cover.
illustration: Cavich Creative
The Cable Show co-chairs Debra Lee and Rocco Commisso page 13
enjoying the company of New Orleans school kids during Cable
Cares Day, May 17. Commisso, our Top Ops Award winner for MSO
Comeback Exec of the Year, had good reason to celebrate in the
Big Easy, considering Mediacom’s Q1 ’08 numbers.
8-26 2008 Top Ops Awards—
We salute the sterling achievements
of MSOs and indie operators.
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Life’s a Beach—
Our unimpeachable list of the
best places to work in cable.
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Predictions—
To end things we ask senior
executives what’s ahead for
cable advertising.
Check this out:
145,000 bolts were used in Comcast used in Comcast
Center’s construction—if you used one
bolt per day, Comcast Cente r”s supply
would last you about 397 years.