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Bowick Joins Triage Advisory Board

Posted on January 19, 2012 by BTR Staff
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Triage Partners announced the addition of Chris Bowick to the company’s advisory board. Bowick will provide insight on industry and technology trends to provide guidance to Triage Partners as they further develop their strategic services. Triage provides technology-enabled services and … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged Triage Partners

SCTE Extends Dzuban’s Contract

Posted on January 18, 2012 by BTR Staff
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The SCTE announced an agreement extending the term of Mark Dzuban as president and CEO of the organization through the next five years. Dzuban was named president and CEO of SCTE in January 2009. His tenure has included the expansion … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged SCTE

BlackArrow Confirms Matarese as CTO

Posted on January 17, 2012 by BTR Staff
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BlackArrow has confirmed Joseph Matarese as its new CTO, as previously reported here. Matarese was most recently vice president and general manager of the on demand business unit for ARRIS. Holder of a Ph.D. in Geophysics from MIT, Matarese began … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged BlackArrow

Werner to Chair SCTE Foundation Board

Posted on January 12, 2012 by BTR Staff
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Tony Werner, executive vice president and CTO for Comcast, will serve as president and chairman of the board of directors of the SCTE Foundation for the 2011-’12 term. Following elections held recently, Werner will be joined by the following officers … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged SCTE

Ubee Gets a New President

Posted on January 11, 2012 by BTR Staff
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Ubee Interactive‘s Executive Chairman Robert Y. L. Mao will take on the expanded duty of company president as of Jan. 16, upon the retirement of Dr. Yuan-Hao Lin as CEO of Ubee. Mao has more than 30 years’ experience in … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged Ubee Interactive

Pace Names New President for Americas

Posted on January 6, 2012 by BTR Staff
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Pace has named Tim O’Loughlin the new president of its Pace Americas business unit. O’Loughlin, previously Pace’s SVP of sales and customer support, replaces Mike Pulli as president, following Pulli’s appointment as Pace CEO in December 2011. O’Loughlin takes responsibility … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged Pace

Matarese to Become BlackArrow CTO

Posted on January 6, 2012 by BTR Staff
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Joe Matarese, currently VP of ARRIS‘ on-demand unit, will be heading over to BlackArrow to become that company’s new CTO. ARRIS VP of Corporate Communications Alex Swan confirmed the rumored move and said Matarese’s replacement at ARRIS has not yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged ARRIS, BlackArrow

Fawaz Named to Synacor Board

Posted on January 5, 2012 by BTR Staff
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Synacor announced the appointment of Marwan Fawaz to the company’s board of directors. Currently a consultant, Fawaz served as executive vice president of strategy and CTO at Charter. Prior to that, he served as senior vice president and CTO for … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged Synacor

SCTE Hires VP Engineering/NetOps

Posted on January 4, 2012 by BTR Staff
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The  SCTE has named veteran cable and telecommunications executive Marty Davidson as vice president, engineering and network operations. He will be responsible for identifying technical trends and industry needs, driving the expansion of the SCTE’s Professional Development (Pd) materials and … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged SCTE

Conax Makes Acting CEO Permanent

Posted on December 23, 2011 by BTR Staff
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Conax announced that Morten Solbakken, COO of Telenor Broadcast Holding, will take over as CEO of Conax. He has been the company’s acting CEO since Sept. 14. Solbakken follows Berit Svendsen, who became EVP and CEO of Telenor Norway in … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged Conax

Rutledge Lands at Charter

Posted on December 21, 2011 by BTR Staff
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Just days after announcing his resignation as COO at Cablevision, Tom Rutledge has been named president and CEO of Charter Communications. Rutledge joins Charter immediately and will become the president and CEO effective Feb. 13. He will also become a … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged Cablevision, Charter

Trilithic Promotes Broadband Instruments Staff

Posted on December 20, 2011 by BTR Staff
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Trilithic has announced three staff promotions in its broadband instruments group. John Bush has been promoted to senior systems sales engineer within the broadband instruments group. In his new expanded role, Bush will be responsible for working directly with customers … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged metrics, T&M, Trilithic

Rutledge Resigns from Cablevision

Posted on December 16, 2011 by BTR Staff
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Tom Rutledge, chief operating officer of Cablevision Systems, has informed the company that he will resign. Rutledge joined Cablevision in 2002 as the company’s president of cable and communications. He became COO in 2004. Earlier this year, Rutledge was presented … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing Field | Tagged Cablevision

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    In today’s cable systems, moves, adds and changes are done manually. This is becoming an increasingly cumbersome approach as the overall number of programming streams and the type of services represented increases. The answer to this challenge – which will grow greater over time if not addressed – is to automate these activities. Continue reading →

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  • Multiscreen Leaders 2012: Winning in a Tough Game Multiscreen Leaders 2012

    Multiscreen is the buzzword of the decade … and for good reason. To compete in such a tough environment, however, platforms must be efficient and rock solid. BTR’s Multiscreen Leaders 2012 series presents six such solutions. Watch and see how Envivio, Tektronix, Verimatrix, Motorola, IneoQuest and RGB Networks help you thrive in this brave new world. Continue reading →

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