Cable's four-front war in '04: computer companies, Voom raise the stakes at CES.(On Demand)(Column)

Multichannel News, January, 2004 by Stump, Matt

BUCKLE UP AND PUT ON YOUR CRASH HELMET: 2004 could be one helluva year for the cable industry. Barely one week into the new year, and flesh off a visit to the Consumer Electronics Show, it's apparent that the cable industry will have its hands full in 2004, engaging in competition against industry giants on four battlefronts: video, data, voice and the computer/TV arena.

In some of these sectors, cable will be the aggressor, and will no doubt be successful in taking away market share. In other arenas, cable will be on the defensive, trying to protect its base from outsiders. CORE ASSAULT Cable's core business is under assault from DBS, and the CES visit only reinforced the idea that not only will cable have to deal with Rupert Murdoch, but...

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