Full Service Network out of service; TW hopes to parlay lessons into VOD, Road Runner. (Time Warner Cable, video-on-demand, Road Runner cable modem service)

Broadcasting & Cable, May, 1997 by Trigoboff, Dan

TW hopes to parlay lessons into VOD, Road Runner

In its experiment with its interactive network, Time Warner Cable has declared victory and pulled out. The Orlando, Fla.-based Full Service Network will close by the end of the year, Time Warner said last week, leaving Time Warner and Time Warner-watchers to disagree on FSN's legacy.

"The Full Service Network has demonstrated with great success that video on demand is a powerful business we believe can be deployed in the near future, based on strong customer demand and the decreasing cost of delivering video to the home," says Glenn Britt, president of Time Warner Cable Ventures. "The value of the Orlando experiment has been tremendous."

According to Time Warner, FSN provided the...

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