I see the cable companies conference coming up with some good stuff

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Well this certainly caught my eye

New Video Services and Gaming Zone .

http://www.cablecongress.com/pages/gamingzone.html

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This year Cable Europe, in cooperation with Greenwich Consulting, is organising something truly different: The New Video Services and Gaming Zone. This exhibition within an exhibition showcases TV gaming and the various services and technologies that provide video services into the living room in competition with cable TV. Perhaps you’ve read about these services and technologies but have you had a chance to actually see all of them up close?
This mini exhibition offers you the chance to experience all these products and services in a live environment. By making them all available under one roof, Cable Congress 08 makes it easy for you to quickly familiarise yourself with competing or complementary products and services, thus acquiring invaluable market knowledge.

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With SONY going to be there and a host of companies showing off we could be seeing some nice idea's. Whether they will put in to action who knows. Virgin Neil Berklett is to be present

http://www.cableeurope.eu/index.php?pid=60&id=63

Annual Cable Congress Debates Industry’s Future

Industry Reaching 70 Million European Households Gathers To Discuss Digital TV, Broadband Internet and Telephony Services
London/Brussels – 18th February 2008: The European cable industry, generating annual revenues of almost €20bn, will highlight the impact of changing media consumption, new regulations and expansion trends in Eastern Europe when it meets for the annual Cable Congress in Madrid this April.
Industry leaders, including the chief executives of Europe’s largest cable operators, will also address new technologies and marketing strategies at the three-day event in the Spanish capital. Manuel Cubero, President of congress organiser Cable Europe, said: “Rapid changes in technology and intense competition in communications has transformed our industry. All players need to prepare for further upheaval after a landmark year for cable growth in Europe.”

Senior executives due to address the Congress include:
* Neil Berkett, acting Chief Executive Officer, Virgin Media (UK)
* Michael Fries, President and Chief Executive Officer, Liberty Global (LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK
* Richard Alden, Chief Executive Officer, ONO (Spain)
* Bernard Dijkhuizen, Chief Executive Officer, Zesko BV (Netherlands)
* Manuel Cubero, Chief Commercial Officer, Kabel Deutschland and President Cable Europe (Germany)
* Sam Howe, EVP and Chief Marketing Officer, Time Warner Cable (US) (TWC.N)
Panel discussions on the future of the industry will coincide with the Cable Congress 08 Exhibition, showcasing future technologies and products from content providers and media companies in a cosy, life-like environment.

About Cable Congress
Cable Congress, previously known as the ECCA Congress, is recognised as the most important event for senior executives within the European cable industry. Over the last three years, the congress has had a steady growing number of guests, and attracted an increasing amount of executives from the content industry. Cable Congress 2007, which took place in Amsterdam, had more than 70 speakers, and welcomed over 700 guests of which 37% were c-level executives. Cable Congress 2008 will most likely attract as much, if not more, people. The 54th annual Cable Congress will take place in Madrid, Spain from 23-25 April 2008. The Congress will be held at the IFEMA Conference Centre, a venue which supports state-of-the-art technology demonstrations and highly professional educational sessions. For more information, and a full programme, please visit: http://www.cablecongress.com

About Cable Europe
Cable Europe, the European Cable Communications Association, groups all the leading European cable TV operators and their national trade associations throughout Europe. The aim of Cable Europe is to promote and defend the industry's policies and business interests at European and international level, and to foster co-operation among its members. The European cable TV industry provides broadband, digital TV, and telephony services to more than 70 million customers. In September 2006 the Association changed its name from ECCA to Cable Europe. The Association is active since 1955.

http://www.cableeurope.eu/uploads/do...lecongress.pdf

future looking very good.