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Day 3 CTAM Summit 2010 Schedule

MCN Staff, October 20, 2010

A listing of events on the third day of CTAM Summit 2010 in New Orleans. More

CTAM Summit: ‘Treme’ Showrunners Talk Audience Vs. Ad Power

Marisa Guthrie (Broadcasting & Cable), October 19, 2010

David Simon and Eric Overmyer’s Tremé has the potential to be the kind of long-tail sleeper hit that The Wire has become for HBO.  More

CTAM Summit: Online Data Helps Narrow The Gap

By Jon Lafayette (Broadcasting & Cable), October 19, 2010

Cable marketers have more data about customers and prospects available than ever before to guide their online media buys and this info can help them react almost instantaneously to adjust and optimize their campaigns.  More

CTAM Summit: Kruse Gears Up For ESPN Marketing Job

Mike Reynolds, October 19, 2010

Carol Kruse will be jumping from one corporate media giant to another when she officially starts her new job as senior vice president of marketing for ESPN on Oct. 25.  More

CTAM Summit: Cosgrove Foresees 20-40 3D Channels In Five Years

Mike Reynolds, October 19, 2010

New Orleans — It may be early days for 3D TV, but Tom Cosgrove sees rapid expansion for the technology.  More

CTAM Summit: Harvard’s Moon Says Ignore Your Critics

Marisa Guthrie (Broadcasting & Cable), October 19, 2010

If you want to differentiate yourself from the herd, embrace your negatives, ignore your critics and above all, don’t listen to your customers.  More

CTAM Summit: Comcast, CableLabs Click On iPad Remotes

Todd Spangler, October 19, 2010

New Orleans — Changing the channel with an iPad isn’t just a neat parlor trick — it fundamentally changes the TV experience, said Todd Walker, Comcast’s senior vice president of video product development.  More

CTAM Summit: ESPN’s World Cup Multiplatform Usage Runneth Over

Jon Lafayette, October 19, 2010

A record number of people watched the FIFA 2010 World Cup on ESPN. Even more watched on online and via mobile, listened on radio, checked in online and perused ESPN the Magazine.  More

CTAM Summit: ‘ITV Idol’ Breaks New Ground

By Marisa Guthrie (Broadcasting & Cable), October 19, 2010

Canoe Ventures challenged CTAM Summit goers to get interactive – with an open bar for lubrication – at the “ITV Idol: Ground Breaking Applications” panel late Monday afternoon.  More

CTAM Summit: Layered Marketing Approaches Propel VOD

Thomas Umstead, October 19, 2010

Efforts by operators and programmers to market and promote video on demand have paid off in building awareness of the product among cable subscribers, but the industry still needs to improve on the platform’s navigation and continue to shorten theatrical movie windows to bring non-users into the tent.  More

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