valleylist(sm) v165r.1 thursday 06.30.2011
gerald levin founder of hbo and cable television pioneer is the “valleylist” avatar this week. levin’s early career developing new cable programming for time inc is detailed in “valleylist” – - aol the special edition”. from president of hbo to president and ceo of “time-warner aol” gerald levin is a visionary with a content-driven concept. find the right kind of programming for cable television. levin’s formula put a stop to the trial-and-error cable subscriber “churn” problem. time-warner is so big on cable that after levin time inc acquired turner broadcasting system and brought ted turner himself in to run the company. while the results are superlative time inc and levin lost out in the era of the internet. their big information services play [adding aol] went almost totally internet like everybody else. finally after years of strife aol ended up a top 10 internet company anyway. time-warner bought it’s way to the #2 spot in the cable industry world wide. levin is an attorney by training with a track record as an adventurous visionary businessman with an eye for excitement.
great programming from time inc’s hbo division and completing impossible technical milestones put hbo and time warner in the cable driver’s seat from the get go.
top 10 cable television companies usa [worldwide]
#. company subscribers
1. comcast corporation 23,891,000
2. time warner cable inc 13,048,000
3. cox communications inc 5,316,100
4. charter communications inc 4,929,900
5. cablevision systems corporation 3,093,000
6. bright house networks llc 2,301,300
7. mediacom communications corporation 1,282,000
8. suddenlink communications 1,257,500
9. insight communications company inc 720,100
10. cable one inc 692,100
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source: cable television in the usa
discovery channel tnt espn cnn and usa networks remain the top cable television progamming companies.
television viewing is often viewed as a complete and total waste of time.
cable solves this problem with very targeted prgamming and viewing schedules. latest industry secret is total compatibilty with vcrs and dvrs. satellite services are offered by cable companies to make sure they reach all customers including those outside of urban areas. last and not least is the plethora of services from cable companies. telephone and internet services bundled into cable television are commonplace. even at&t is in the cable game. cable competition into the telephone and internet business should have been good for the ordinary consumer. instead their product offerings and pricing are all too similar starting at around $39.00 a month for a basic package. too expensive.
news items and products mentioned in this version of “valleylist” are included in the playlist. “valleylist” favorite videos are on youtube.
cable companies are required to carry local broadcast television stations. that means that your comcast area franchise is required by law to offer programming from the local nbc broadcast station. result. viewers can enjoy digital broadcast television on cable.
“valleylist” is not yet on cable though an mtv-like high tech cable program is on the drawing boards.
the last holdout for liberating “valleylist” is former sfpd chief fred “momo” lau. lau who was let go from the sfpd before the turn of the century still insists that as long as “valleylist” is not picked up by new people then it’s a failure.
fred “momo” lau was decommissioned from law enforcement around 1994. lau spent the last 20 years suckling on the bountiful federal and state consulting programs designed to keep former law enforcement from killing innocent civilians.
gay pride to july forth is a two week holiday extravaganza. gay pride 6.26.11 to 7.4.11 goes from a non-stop san francisco parade to a family picnic. i’m still wearing my parade costume and watching digital television.
after your next picnic let’s all “lift a cup” to former chief fred lau. may he proclaim falsehoods in peace.
at least “valleylist” electronic publishing is online.
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the new “valleylist” planned titles – - people who lined it up
planned new titles and sponsorship online
actual publishing schedule online at http://calendar.yahoo.com/g_mcpaul
pub date - – - # title - – - – - – - - [avatar] - – - - version
thursdays
05.19.2011 – - 11_movies film & video [louis lumiere] v159
05.26.2011 – - 12_digital hollywood [george lucas] v160
06.02.2011 – - 13_youtube and internet movies [chad hurley] v161
06.09.2011 – - 14_digital video and television [sony d-1 format] v162
06.16.2011 – - 15_digital cameras and photography [george eastman] v163
06.30.2011 – - 17_cable television [gerald levin] v165 ← ← current edition
07.07.2011 – - 18_television networks [william s paley] v166
07.14.2011 – - 19_television and cable news The TED video could not be loaded.
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planned titles and sponsorship is online. up next. digital film television and video. new sponsors needed. cash only.
actual publishing schedule online http://calendar.yahoo.com/g_mcpaul for those interested in a full year’s worth of “valleylist” editions and free cultural and entertainment events.
gay pride parade went very well. a million people. everybody showed up to take digital photos and digital video to capture the fun. a rousing success. no trouble. safe fun for everybody. you’d think it was a big business.
conclusion. warner cable came up with mtv [music television] which it later sold to viacom. among the many innovative and successful programming services from warner you’ll find food lifestyle sports health entertainment and news. hbo or cinemax programming required a schedule specifically designed for a certain demographic audience and lifestyle. for example cable [and live broadcast] television used to require programming targetted at young unmarried adults 18-25 after school or after work with $50-60k annual income and and interested in entertainment. the programming executives who came up with programming that worked for this age group at the right time made cable a big success.
then came vertically integrated cable services. an immense success almost immediately. cable channels like mtv e! cnn vh1 that provided non-stop news or entertainment have become the characteristic of cable programming. broadcast remains a popourri of news soaps infotainment talk shows movies game shows and sports.
“i want my mtv” characterized an entire generation. people who liked dance music and pop artists that outdid each other every week. these days it’s an open field.
“i want my internet” took over around 1994. everybody participated. the internet is a new media phenomenon so huge it brought in 1/3 of the entire planet. “valleylist” is part of the project to put the entire planet on the internet. that’s 6 billion people using cheap technology to access the internet. fun these days is watching mtv clips on youtube using your smartphone. i say take your digital video camera with you and video everything.
put them all on youtube and email everybody.
then dial up the latest blockbuster on cable and record it on your dvr for later viewing with your friends.
it’s an endless digital day dream without much going on.
program the internet like warner cable did in the early days of hbo and include everybody. the internet will saturate the planet in a decade.
“i want my internet”.
greg mckenna
publisher
valleylist
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