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NCTA 2008 Show Notes: Seen and heard in New Orleans this week

NEW ORLEANS – After roaming the floor for three days at the NCTA’s Cable Show, we present below some of the nifty new products we saw – and a few other things. ********** WE COULDN’T RESIST pointing out a sentence rife with sanctimony and irony that came yesterday during the afternoon general session. BET president and CEO Debra Lee asked for her panellists’ ultimate hope for the future. To a bit of an ovation, Judy McGrath said: “I’d like to come to an NCTA convention and not see a half-naked woman in a martini glass,” referencing the promotion AMC had...