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As you and I discussed, I have attached a few paragraphs on public/private partnerships
developed by ETC and the Denver Public Schools (DPS). Highlighted are two of our
initiaiives.
Thefirstpart of the attachment focus on ETC's work with DPS to develop a district-wide
technology plan for integrating voice, video and data technologies into the classroom
environment.
The second pan outlines a model school developed in partnership with the community.
University of Colorado, Oakwood Homes and other private sector companies.
I hope the attached infonnation is complete. If you need to speak with me today, please
call me on my pager at 1-800-607-5851. You may also contact my assistant, Cindy
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Developing public/private partnerships is an important aspect of ETC's work in
education. Our work with the school district here in Denver is a good example.
Denver Public Schools has a great reputation in the use of educational technology
for instructional and administrative functions. In 1991 the District implemented a
five year technology plan that included designing a network to deliver voice, video
and data to every classroom. In addition, the District developed a teacher training
program for the use of technology for personal and administrative productivity.
Once completed, the District recognized the need for careful planning to ensure
effective and cost-efficient use of technology for increased student peiformance
and enhanced system productivity. The challenge was to take the District to the
next level of technology development through a well orchestrated, comprehensive
technology plan that better coordinated the transitionfromolder technologies to
new generation applications.
Under the leadership of DPS Superintendent Irv Moskowitz, ETC m i other
private sector partners, entered into a partnership with the Denver Public Schools
to develop a technology system blueprintforthe District. The development of this
study, consistent with the Denver Public Schools mission and vision, integrates
voice, video and data communications.
At the 21" Century High Technology Academy at Martin Luther King Middle
School, ETC, in collaboration with die school district, the community, Oakwood
Homes, the University of Colorado and other private sector companies, developed
a technology plan for a model site implementing this vision of tomorrow. The
school has been transformed into a technology center serving learners of all ages
from the community. Aricharray of intelligent multimedia applications becomes
the standard for presenting information through visual, aural and tactile means.
Sophisticated, instructional management systems monitor learning progress and
identify areas of need at the High Technology Academy at Martin Luther King.
Staff development and training provided by ETC's Ed Tech Centers help
educators to remove barriers and exploit technology to offer arichset of
instructional tools that enhance curriculum.
The classrooms at Martin Luther King will prepare students for productive
participation in the society and economy of the 21" Century. Students will be able
to access, analyze, and communicate infonnationfroma variety of sources. ETC's
motto of "Learning for a Lifetime" will become a reality for the entire community.
The objective at this school is to keep Dr. Martin Luther King's dream alive by
integrating housing, learning, and the community to provide educational
opportunities for all. The Internet knows no racial boundaries, and technology can
provide equal access for anyone to the workL
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the TCI Education Project in 1989. In 1996, TCI launched its education, training and
communications subsidiary, ETC, dedicated to improving technology applications in
the classroom, in the workplace and at home.
• Since the Denver (ETC) Ed Tech Center—the J.C. Sparkman Center—opened its
doors in 1994. more than 2,000 teachers, school administraiors, parents and sludents
from across the country have received complimentary uaituiology training. In
addition, hundreds of education association representatives, and government and civic
leaders have visited the center for briellngs on educational technology. (Several
hundred more leucliers and school administrators have been trained at the DC Ed
Tech Center since it opened in December 1996.)
• TCI and ETC have, in recent monthx, launched a "Next Day" training initiative thai
will touch thousands of teachers'. They have committed to provide free scholarships
for train- the-trainer 3 day courses focused on integrating technology into curricula for
teachers from 700 schools across the country. The leacbers will be trained at the Ed
Tech Centers and will acquire the skills to train their colleagues in how to effectively
use technology In the classroom. "Next Day" is so named to call attention the
importance of the day after educators are provided with technology tools, when they
must have the skills to use them. (Included in the "Next Day" initiative are schools in
the District of Columbia, as announced with Vice President Gore in April ttt Turr-r
Elementary School.)
• Tlie ETC Ed Tech Centers arc the most technologiwilly advanced facilities of their
kind in the U.S., featuring PC and maciniosh classrooms with individual
workstations.
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Tro enclosing infonnation on the two programs we discussed, maybe more than you need.
1. Curtis Park Community Center and tbe U S WEST Community Technology Center
aFact Sheet
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Some ofthe web site that has been developed in the center, including a
background on Curtia Park
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nationwide)
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A lener explaining the program to school personnel
We can bring several classrooms with their teachers and WOW By One volunteers.
Students are in year-round schools and rangeftomfirst grade through middle school.
As discussed, 1 would be happy io make the airangements for chher or both of these
programs. Please let me know as soon aa possible as we need to begin working with the
Center and/or the schools.
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FACT SHEET
WHERE:
Curtia Park Community Center, serving the Five Points, Curtis Park,
Cole and Whittier neighborhoods, lacuted at 929 19th Street.
WHAT:
Computer literacy classes, Internet access, educational opportunities on
the World Wide Web, GED preparation clasaea, bask literacy nkilb, SAT
preparation and a variety of self-paced health and educational programs.
Clients am leam about community resources, businesses and other services available in the community through the computer netioork.
WHY:
The project was developed in response ta the general lack of income and
resources for the community residents which inhibits the purchase of
personal computers far their homes.
WHO:
Youth, adults, seniors having an interest in learning how to use a personal computer and to access information through the Internet.
HOW:
Contact Dave Mallard at Curtis Park Community Center at 295-2399
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday to sign
up for computer time.
VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers are needed to help teach computer classes and trouble
shoot problems, Contact Dave Mallard at 295-2339 for volunteer
opportunities.
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While computers are a fact of Ufa in many Denver-area homes, in
others they are not. But a new project at the Curtis Park Community Center
will bring computer accesstoinner-dty residents who otherwise might not
have it.
Next Monday, the Community Center, at 929 29th St., will formally
open the U S WEST Community Technology Center. The facility, funded by
the U S WEST Foundation, will be open weekdays from 8 a.m.to6 p.m. It
will provide residents of the Cole, Whittier, Curtis Park and Five Points
neighborhoods the opportunity to learn computer skills, including use of the
Internet computer network.
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"Our goal ic to encourage both young people and adults to use
computers to improve reading and writing skills, to prepare for GED tests and
SAT exams and for a variety of other self-paced programs/' said James R.
Willis, executive director of the center.
'It will allow our dients to see the rest of the world through the
Internet - to see how others live and work. We think this fadlity will spark
peoples' interest in technology and also give them an opportunity to improve
their lives."
The Technology Center is the vision of several U S WEST employees
who have shared their technical expertise in the project.
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John Scully, U S WEST Vice PresidentforColorado said, "We know
that some people haven't been able to enter the Information age. Curtis Park
has a great track record of providing services to kids, senior citizens and
everyone in-between. The Community Technology Center is another tool for
people of all ages to leam how technology can Improve their lives. And its
just the first of other technology partnerships between Curtis Park and
U S WEST."
The Curtis Park Community Center provides a variety of services to
inner-dty families, including day card, after-school care, summer camps,
youth employment and a variety of education and job-training programs.
The U S WEST Foundation is one of the largest corporate foundation
in the western United States. It manages charitable contributions and grant
making programsforU S WEST Inc. and its family of companies.
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Curtis Park Community Center
929 29th Street
DENVER, CO 80205
(303)295-2399
FAX (303) 295-2030
Organizational History And Description Of Current Programs
CURTIS PARK. COMMUNITY CENTER incorporated as a non-profit agency in 1966 to establish a
multi-faceted service agency meeting the needs of the residents of the Curtis Park area. CPCC serves the
Cole, Whittier and Five Points neighborhoods directly with some oulieach programs in the surrounding
communities.
Over the past ten years CPCC haa adapted its programs to meet the changing needs ofthe community
and its diversity of ethnic groups and problems. Given this diversity of needs, interests, and audiences
within our target area, we have identifiedfiveareas of programmatic emphasis:
1. ) Physical Education, Athjetics, and Recreation- This program provides community residents with
opportunities to participate in basketball, football, softball, volleyball, swimming, t-ball, soccer, tennis,
fishing, boating, open gym, and organized league sports, All team sports are geared towards buys and
girls.
2. ) Emergency Services-CPCC oilers a Food and Clothing Bank, Kid's Coat Closet, a Newborn Baby
Basket and a Parenting group. The Food Bank provides seven day emergency food assistance for
residents in the community. The Clothing Bank has clothing for mem, women and children, free of
charge. This program with referrals from all other programs served over 25,000 community residents
during 1995. This program is open 10 all to wish to use it and reside in our service area. Additionally, we
provide a "Joy Basket" and a "Blizzard Box" to seniors during the winter months providing meals, fruit
and pastries on days when the weather is inclement. Through the Kids's Coat Closet, used and new coats
are available for low income ch ildren, in 95 we distributed 291 coals and 50 minens and hats. Our
S.O.S. program that teaches nutrition information combined with inoxpsnsive meals to community
residents and using volunteer cooksfromwell known local restaurants has expanded to includ a 4
sessions yearly.
The Newborn Baby Basket/Parenting program is offered to parents of newborns who live in tbs
immediate community. Mothera receive baskets containing diapers, sleepers, blankets, etc. The
Parenting group meets and has breakfast two Friday mornings a month. C onununity residents meet
together for a meal, develop friendships and support, and then hear a guest speaker or do a project. Our
parenting class has been growing in numbers and we have young male fathers in our program this year.
On Tuesday evening we hav e having parenting skills classes for homeless parents living in shelters and
using our daycare program.
3. ) Community and Cultural Enrichment- This area encompasses our Thanksgiving Basket Outreach
Santa Shop and the Adopt & Family Program. Tlirough the Thanksgiving Basket Outreach, we serve
families in need with food baskets. Many families receiva food basTcBts, new clothing and toys through
the Santa Shop Program.
The Adopt a Family prograraprovides gifts and food to households in need during the Christmas season.
We serve approximately 600 families in our Christmas and Thanksgiving programs in 1995. This
program also includes building usage as tlte Center provides space for community groups.
4). Summer Dav Camp- CPCC provides a day camp which serves fivo to twelve years oldfrom7.00
A.M. to 5:00 P.M.Monday through Friday during the summer. The camp offers opportunities for
recreation, crafts, education, special events,fieldtrips and ca mping.
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5.) Education and Employment- We provide six aieaa of service under this category. The After school
Care Program is available for childrenfiveto twelve years old with a variety or ictivitics andfieldtrips.
The Tutorial Program is an invaluableresource for elementary and Jr, High students who have academic
difficulties. The Adult Career Educatiop Services Program is deaijpied to assist welfare recipients to
become qualified to obtain entry leve c erical jobs (wor d processing, general office). This program also
provides assessment and job development for those who wishing to become more self sufficient and
obtain permanent emplovment. The Shelter Day Care Program was created to providt children from
infancy to fiv e years old who are living in homeless or domestic violence shelters with a nurturing day
care setting. In 1995 our daily attendance was 6,146 children. Through the Junior High Community
Helper Program, youth between the ages of eleven and fifteen years old receive job skills training and
opportunities for employment. Their are 40 youth currently in this program, CPCC was fortunate enough
to secure the Summer Youth Employment Program for the Northeast Quadrant of Denver. Youth
between the a^es of 14-21 had the opportunity to secure employment and job training in non-profit
organizations m Northeast Denver through this JTPA grant. The Center was able to employ and train
400 youth in this program last summer (1995).
We have three new programs tliis year, the U S WEST Community Technology Center offers free
computer skills training and internet access to youth and adults in tine community. Our Computer Bus
takes computer capabihti es and classes out into the community for local school and churches to use,
Finally, we have a popular GED program with 20 current students doing self paced learning on
computers.
Through all the programs we strive to service low-income disadvantaged individuals. The demographic
makeup of our communities may be characterized as follows:
-INCOME:
50% Welfare dependent homes
6% Homes on Social Security
44% Homes subsisting below poverty
*RACE:
62% Black
36% Hispanic
2% Other
•FAMILY:
64% One parent families
* EDUCATIONAL LEVEL:
43% Drop-out raw
Emphasis is placed on meeting the needs of the entire family and providing avenues for learning and
Improved self esteem.
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U S WEST Emolovoes Qo Back to Class;
300.000 Studante to Benefit from Mew Initiative
-Latest initiative in three-year,
SI50 million commitment to education-US WEST volunteerism push
furthers goals of upcoming
Presidents' Summit on America's FutureDENVER -- More than 300,000 students and teachers in areas served by
U S WEST companies have a new source of help in learning about communications
technology.
Thousands of U S WEST employees will provide "kits, counsel and cash" to help
bring the Internet and new technologies to classrooms as part of a new volunteer
assistance program announced today by tho company and the U S WEST Foundation.
The initiative is called "WOW by One." WOW standsfor"widening our world."
and "one" refers to the individual employee volunteers who will make the program work.
It's part of a three-year, $150 million commitment to education by U S WEST,
which, in total, will benefit more than six million students in 20.000 schools, said
U S WEST Chairman and CEO Richard McCormick.
McCormick was joined in announcing WOW by One by Amos Hostctter, CEO of
U S WEST'S Contincntaf Cablevision unit. McCormick was at Smiley Middle School In
northeast Denver; Hostctter participated via a live video linkfromhis office in Boston.
—5,000 volunteers expected to adopt classrooms-'
McCormick said 5,000 U S WEST employees are expected to volunteer to "adopt
a classroom."
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"That means they'll spend time in the classroom, as a helper or aide to the teacher.
"We'll provide them with tool kits to leave with teachers, and well support their
work with grants of up to $600 per classroomformodems, printers, software or other
mformalion-technologyroaierials."The kits include "how-to" information on the Internet,
a video on technology and education, a notebook on managing children's TV watching and
other items.
"The more time the volunteers spend in classrooms, the more resources we'll make
available," McCormick said.
McCoimick said WOW by One fits perfectly with tbe otijectives of the Presidents'
Summit for America's Future, to be held later this month in Philadelphia.
—Head of Presidents' Summit,
National School Boards Assn., NEA
applaud U S WEST initiative"The Summit is all about delivering to young people at risk theresourcesthey
need to lead healthy, fulfilling and productive lives, We are proud that U S WEST has
joined that effort. It will advance our goal of helping two mllUon youngsters by the end of
the year 2000," said Stuart Shapiro, CEO ofthe Summit.
Anne L. Biyant, executive director ofthe National School Boards Assn., said "The
WOW By One initiative is another groundbreaking education program supported by
U S WEST to bring technology to classrooms throughout their region ofthe country.
"It's a " et in class' eflbrt to encourage and support communities and individuals to
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be active supporters of their local schools," she said.
"We've become accustomed to U S WEST charting new territory with its
education initiatives," said Bob Chase, president of the National Education Assn.
"We havefoundU S WESTs initiatives to be supportive of teachers and their
efforts to bring technology into classrooms. WOW by One is another great idea by
U S WEST to bring volunteers andresourcesinto schools and classrooms to aid in this
effort," Chose said.
WOW by One was launched in simultaneous announcements in several cities
served by U S WEST Communications- Hosteller said the program would be expanded to
include schools within Continental's nationwide service area.
-Teachers showcase educationalprojecisSoveral teachers demonstrated U S WEST-fundcd projects to expand technology
to the classroom in conjunction with the announcement at Smiley Middle School.
McCormick said the company and Mile High United Wayrecentlyestablished a
"Neighborhood Center" at Smiley, which keeps ihe school and its computer facilities open
after hours. "It serves as a hub for community and youth activities," he said.
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The teachers' exhibit! will also be part of a Foundation-sponsored "Celebration of
Learning with Tcchnologv," which will showcase note than 100 education-technology
projects developed by 160 people ftom across the 14 states served by
u S WEST Communications. AU tbe projects were developed with Foundation ftmding.
The event will run Friday and Saturday, April 18 and 19, at the Hyatt Downtown Denver
Hotel, and Is openfreeto the public.
U S WEST is in the connections business, helping customers share information,
entertainment and communications services in markets around the world. One ofthe
company's two main groups, U S WEST Communications, provides telephone services to
25 million customers in 14 western and midwestem states. The other mam group,
U S WEST Media Qroup, is involved in domestic and international cable, telephony and
wireless networks. Annual revenuesforthe U S WEST companies approach $13 billion.
The Englewood, Colo.-based company has 69,000 employees.
The U S WEST Foundation ia one ofthe largest corporate foundations in the
western United States. It manages charitable contributions and grantmakingpro grams on
behalf of U S WEST, Inc., andrtsfemilyof companies. In 1996, the U S WEST
Foundation disbursed $26 million, much of itforprograms using communications
technology to improve education, small business development and community life.
(U S WEST CEO Richard McCormick also chairs the U S WEST Foundation.)
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HISTORY
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Construction began in the fall of 1993 within the existing shell of an industrial building in
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The following is a brief memorandum which should be helpful
to you and other Administration officials as you evaluate Denver
sites for a major Presidential address on June 19.
The potential site is called the National Digital Television Center
('•NDTC"). The NDTC is the largest facility of its kind in the world. Its
primary function is to support the transition of television from an
analog to digital format. In that capacity, it receives hundreds of
analog TV signals, reformats them to digital, compresses the digital
signals and retransmits them to satellites which, in turn, transmit the
digital signals to cable TV headends and directly to satellite home
viewers.
The NDTC also has major production facilities on site, pre- and
post-production capabilities and a major facility to train teachers in
the use of new technologies in the classroom.
Customers for the facility include Tele-Communications, Inc.
(see below), MGM gold networks in Hong Kong, Fox Sports
International (transmissions to South America), DMX International,
Primestar Farmers, Classic Sports Network, The Discovery Channel,
Oddesscy Network, Encore and Starz networks. Request PPV
networks. International Channel, TV Japan (NHK), Kaleidoscope
Channel, the Ovation Network, and the Sega Channel, among others.
The facility is owned by Tele-Communications, Inc. ("TCI")- TCI
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lead partner is ©Home, a lending supplier of high-speed internet
access over cable TV facilities. TCI has minority ownership interests
in The Discovery Channel, Black Entertainment Television ("BET") and
many other programming services.
TCI is not involved in any material litigation involving the
federal government or any of its agencies. The company is not the
subject of any material enforcement proceedings brought by any
federal agency. To the company's knowledge, none of its senior
executives are the subject of any material enforcement proceedings
or investigations conducted by any agency of the federal
government.
TCI is in the process of reducing the number of cable TV
systems under its management and operational control. To that end,
it announced on June 9 that it had transferred ownership of certain
suburban New York and New Jersey cable systems to Cablevision
Systems Corporation in return for a minority equity position in the
latter company. The agreement will require Hart-Scott-Rodino
approval. The HSR application has not been filed yet.
TSAT, a company spun-off from TCI last year, is one of 6
Primestar partners. Primestar is the second leading supplier of DBS
service in the United States.
Primestar announced June 10 that it will become a publicly
traded company, separate from the original partners. The same day
it announced that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. would become a nonvoting shareholder in Primestar. in return for certain satellite assets
now owned by News Corp.
Primestar must file a Hart-Scott-Rodino application in
connection with this transaction. It has not yet done so.
TSAT would own 37% of Primestar.
The NDTC is a non-union facility. There are no labor
organization activities at the facility. The company has no material
disputes with labor organizations in the Denver metro area. TCI
recently settled a contract dispute with the Teamsters at its facility
in San Jose, California.
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Tele-Communications, Inc. was formed in 1968, when a small
cable company. Community Television, Inc., and a small
common carrier microwave company. Western Microwave, Inc.,
merged. The two wholly-owned TCI subsidiaries were re-named
Community Tele-Communications, Inc. (CTCI) and Western
Tele-Communications, Inc. (WTCI), respectively. TCI's original
name was American Tele-Communications, Inc., but was
changed in late 1968 to avoid conflict with other competitors. On
February 4, 1970, the Company went public with 450,000 shares
of common stock at $16.00 per share.
But TCI's story actually began back in the early 1950's.
Oklahoma cottonseed salesman and part-time cattle rancher Bob
Magness had a chance encounter with some people who had just
built their first cable system in Paducah, Texas. Bob was
immediately interested in the fledgling industry, which provided
good television signal quality to rural communities that
otherwise could not receive television. Bob saw it as the exciting
entrepreneurial opportunity both he and his wife Betsy had been
seeking. So in 1952, Bob and Betsy sold their cattle, mortgaged
their house, and began their successful foray into cable
television.
By 1956, Bob and Betsy had built their first cable system,
located in Memphis, Texas. Bob climbed the poles and strung
the wire, while Betsy handled the office operations and
accounting functions. The system served 700 customers. The
following year, they brought cable to nearby Plainview, adding
another 3,000 customers to their service.
After hearing that Reno, Nevada, cable-system-owner Jack
Gallivan was importing Salt Lake City television signals to his
subscribers via common-carrier microwave, Bob met with Jack,
George Hatch, and Blaine Glasmann and formed a partnership to
bring signals to Montana. In 1958, Bob and Betsy moved to
Bozeman, Montana, and by 1965, the partnership had built six
systems with 12,550 customers.
That year,,TCI moved to Denver, ColoradO^ia more centrallocation. The new Denver headquarters, with a total of twelve
^employees, actually housed two sep^Me^omg^ies^
Community, Television, Inc., and ' Westernfiftcrowave.Inc.
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When TCI went public in 1970, it was the tenth-largest cable
operator in the country. While TCI had its share of setbacks
during this period, it nonetheless grew steadily. In 1972, John
Malone joined TCI, becoming its President and Chief Executive
Officer in 1973. Bob Magness became TCI's Chairman. The
Company, with more than one thousand employees nationwide,
began aggressive construction and acquisition of cable systems
across the country. Western Tele-Communications, Inc., TCI's
microwave subsidiary, completed an $11 million expansion
program in 1974 and became the nation's second largest
microwave common carrier, second only to AT&T. By 1975,
Community Tele-Communications, Inc., TCI's cable system
subsidiary, was the nation's second-largest cable operator,
serving 651,690 customers from 149 cable systems in 32 states.
Through the 1970s and 1980s, TCI continued its growth through
acquisitions, joint ventures, and construction.
TCI became the nation's largest cable operator in 1982, when it
passed the two million subscribers milestone. In 1984, TCI spun
off WTCI into a separate, publicly-held company. After its
merger with Marcus Communications in 1988, WTCI became
WestMarc Communications, Inc., and late in 1989, the
companies again merged to achieve certain economies in
operations.
By 1984, TCI began operations in several of the larger
metropolitan markets. The Company acquired systems in
Buffalo, New York, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, through new
franchise agreements with those cities; it agreed to build systems
in Chicago, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missouri; and it was a major
investor in the Washington, DC franchise. The increased activity
in these big cities, together with its 1985 contract to acquire a
larger portion of Group W Cable, then the nation's third largest
cable operator, ensured TCI's place among the fastest growing
communications companies in the nation.
In the early 1990s, TCI continued to grow with the acquisition of
Heritage Communications, Inc., a cable company with 975,000
basic subscribers. In December 1991, TCI completed its
acquisition of United Artists Entertainment (UAE), adding 86
cable systems to TCI's operations, plus several foreign cable
investments.
Over the years, TCI has made several programming investments
to encourage a diversity of quality viewing choices. Networks
like Black Entertainment Television, Cable News Network, The
Discovery Channel, and VISN were helped by TCI's strong
commitment to and financial support of quality television
programming. In 1991, Liberty Media Corporation was created
as a separate company to manage a portfolio of programming,
cable television, and regional sports assets. With the 1991 launch
of Liberty's Encore, an affordable premium service featuring hit
movies ofthe 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, TCI expanded its
program offerings. In 1993, a joint venture between TCI, Sega of
America and Time Warner formed to develop the Sega Channel
~ offering owners access to a large library of video games via
cable. Shortly after the end of 1993, Liberty Media launched
another service called STARZ! — a new hit movie premium
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channel packaged with Encore.
Today, TCI has organized itself into four business groups
focusing on domestic distribution of cable and telephony;
programming and other software products; international
investments and operations; and technology ventures. Headed by
Brendan Clouston, TCI Communications focuses on the
organization, upgrade, expansion and coordination of TCI's
United States cable, satellite and telephony operations. Liberty
Media, TCI's programming unit run by Peter Barton, oversees
program acquistion and development for TCI. Fred Vierra and
the international unit create and manage TCI's investments,
operations and expansion worldwide. TCI Technology Ventures
headed by Larry Romrell develops and investigates new
technologies in video, telephony, wireless communications,
interactivity and other areas.
With the same entrepreneurial spirit that fueled the late Bob and
Betsy Magness in the 1950s, TCI and its more than 30,000
employees look forward to a future filled with challenge and
opportunity. Its ongoing success story is a strong indication that
TCI will remain an innovative leader in the communications
business for years to come.
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FEATURE STORY
TCI's satellite service poised to launch
Stepping boldly into the digital future
By Roger Brown
TCI's "Starport"facility uplinks thousands
of hours of video to satellites
located across North America.
Photo provided courtesy of TCI.
W i t h two years and $150 million invested in a state-of-the-art facility, Tele-Communications Inc. is
finally poised to enter the digital age later this year when its Headend In The Sky (HITS) facility begins
beaming digitally compressed video to headends around the country.
Instantly, the advent of digitally compressed video channels can transform a run-of-the-mill, 36-channel
cable system into a marketer's dream - a system of more than 100 channels and a full slate of movies that
repeat so often they resemble video-on-demand service.
While TCI's own systems will certainly benefit from the HITS service, which promises to save the
company millions by transmitting numerous channels over a single satellite transponder, the jury is still
out about whether HITS will be a "hit" with other MSOs.
Huge facility
HITS is actually housed in part of TCI's sprawling 260,000-square-foot National Digital Television
Center in Denver,Kwhere the company has spent tens of millions.on digital equipment used to create,
edit, transmit and receive viBeoTThe"NDTC (as TCI insiders call it) is full of potential: it is home to five,
ftill-service studiosreach of which has a dedicated control room; numerous graphics workstations; onand off-line editing suites; and 12 post-production suites.
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TCI's National Digital Television Center,
located in Englewood, Colo.
Photo courtesy of TCI.
Already, the center originates 15,000 hours of video progranuning and is the master control center for no
fewer than 23 channels, including offerings from Request, Kaleidoscope and Starz!
TCI's top management has grand plans for the NDTC, hoping to make it the "hothouse" where original
programming content is fostered and fed to help fill the vast number of new channels that will become
available in the digital age. Although TCI has production crews in Los Angeles and New York City,
overhead costs in Denver are 30 percent less thanJn L.A. or the Big Apple-which has already caused
several top-flight video and film production crews to relocate to the Rocky Mountain region, according
to BJ Raynes, director of market development-digital services at TCI Technology Ventures.
TCI's top management has grand plans for the NDTC
"There's probably no facility in the country that's as full-service as we are," notes Charlie Kennamer,
senior director of engineering services at HITS. "From production to uplinking, this truly is one-stop
shopping."
The NDTC is tied, via redundant fiber optic Sonet rings, to TCI's 37,000-square-foot Technical
Operations Center in the "Starport" uplink center, located about 12 miles southwest of the NDTC. There,
19 earth station antennas up- and down-link programming to satellites. Given its unique geographic
position, Starport can one-hop video across both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
But where TCI really hopes to recoup its investment is with HITS. Acting as a sort of video broker, TCI
can receive satellite programming at the NDTC, digitally encode it and then beam it back over satellite
to thousands of headends across the country. This strategy can save smaller cable operators from having
to invest heavily in massive amounts of digital headend gear and bring new programming choices to
even the most rural cable subscriber.
"It's clear the public has an appetite for more channels and higher quality video," notes Dr. John Malone,
TCI's chairman and CEO, during a HITS promotional tape. He said the resounding success of DirecTv,
Primestar and other direct-to-home satellite services shows that the public demands high-quality video
sources.
The costs of digital
In order to be a HITS affiliate, a cable operator will have to spend roughly $65,000 per headend, which
will provide enough hardware to receive and transmit 50 channels out over the cable network. At about
$1,300 per digital channel, that's actually less money than the $4,000 to $5,000 it costs to add each
analog channel, according to Kennamer.
In order to receive the digital programming, three key pieces of equipment have to be purchased from
General Instrument, which holds the patents on the DigiCipher II technology TCI has chosen to
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The first is a new Ku-band satellite dish that has to "see" Hughes' Galaxy VII satellite. Then, for each
transponder, one "integrated receiver/transcoder" has to be deployed. This unit does most of the work.
Its output goes directly to the "C6U" upconvertor, the output of which goes into the cable system's
combiner and out over the network.
In addition, one "data collector" is needed if TCI performs the actual addressing and controlling
functions. The data collector is essentially a "remote client" that polls each box and reports purchase
information to the central host computer. If the cable operator chooses to retain control of the set-top
addressing and control function, he needs to deploy his own addressable controller.
But TCI is fully prepared to authorize any operator's set-tops - for a fee, of course. By rolling the
functions of its old TCI Addressable Center into the HITS Operations Center, the company already
addresses roughly 600,000 analog set-tops that populate 350 TCI systems. "We've rewritten all the
software and went to new hardware" to do that, notes Kennamer.
Where's the set-top?
Obviously, the key component to the system is the set-top box itself. Plagued by manufacturing delays,
the set-top has actually postponed the launch of the HITS service, much to the chagrin of TCI officials.
"If the vendors would have brought product to market a year ago, HITS would have been up and
running," notes Kennamer. Currently, TCI plans to take delivery of its first set-tops in the next few
weeks, which it will use to test the entire system. Then, set-tops will roll out to real customers beginning
in the third quarter of this year, signaling the true "launch" of HITS service.
After repeated delays and slipping schedules, this time, "The delays are behind us," Kennamer believes.
Part and parcel with all the delays has been a perception that HITS isn't ready to go yet, either. Nothing
could be further from the truth, in the eyes of TCI. "We want people to understand we are real, even if
we're not up and running yet," notes Kennamer.
While that remains to be seen, TCI is actively shopping the HITS service to other MSOs. The company
already has "a lot" of letters of intent from several different operators that "represent a lot of
subscribers," says Raynes. Affiliates are "chomping at the bit" and constantly asking when the set-tops
will be ready for deployment, says Raynes. "They're very anxious and very excited about this."
One company that is keeping close tabs on HITS is InterMedia Partners, which plans to deploy the
service a short time after it launches, according to Ken Wright, vice president of engineering for the
MSO that is partially owned by TCI.
"It's a good way for us to launch a near-video-on-demand product for those who might switch to DSS,"
says Wright.
"We're glad someone has stepped forward so operators can compete" with DTH services, agrees Tom
Jokerst, vice president of engineering at Charter Communications. " I think it's critical if we're going to
hold our customer base-HITS is a way to do that."
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Indeed, many of the medium-sized MSOs are looking at HITS as a way to offer both NVOD and
regional sports packages, much like DirecTv does now, which would slow the subscriber erosion that
has already occurred. But at least one operator who runs several small, rural systems, believes HITS is a
day late and a dollar short.
"It's two years late-and the industry's focus has changed," said one executive from a small operator who
asked not to be named. He actually pointed to several downsides, including the cost of the set-top, the
headend gear ("most of us wouldn't be adding 50 channels, so the cost per channel goes way up," he
says) and the fact that there's no local flavor that comes with a national satellite service.
"HITS was originally conceived as a way to consolidate and eliminate headends, which would have
saved us money," notes the executive. "But that hasn't panned out. If they went back to that original idea,
that would be a good scenario."
Kennamer disagrees. "The economies of scale HITS brings are good for the entire industry," he says.
"The only way digital compression makes (economic) sense is on a regional or national scale."
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With digital compression gear installed in the NDTC,
TCI is ready to launch HITS.
Education is key
As HITS moves closer to deployment, efforts have turned toward
preparing and educating potential affiliates about the service-and
about how life will change in the digital era.
"We're trying to get the industry prepared for this," notes Raynes.
"Digital production is a whole new animal. It's an opportunity for
operators to change the way they do business."
By that, Raynes means everyone-from installers to customer service representatives to the consumers
themselves-needs to be educated about what the service offers and how it works.
To help that process, HITS has already hosted one day-and-a-half-long symposium on the subject and
will likely host others. In addition, it will soon form an advisory board consisting of operator affiliates to
help the launch go off-hopefully without a hitch.
Raynes believes TCI's test in Mt. Prospect has proven there's a customer
appetite
Raynes believes TCI's "digital simulation" test in Mt. Prospect, 111. has already proven there's a customer
appetite for the type of programming HITS will offer. That test, which consisted of 60 channels of video,
24 of which were NVOD in format, resulted in buy rates nearly double of traditional pay-per-view,
Raynes says. In addition, revenue per home increased dramatically, and the company was perceived to
be better and more hi-tech, she says.
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"But the education process is very important," she notes. "Installers have to be able to explain the service
and make sure consumers understand it."
With HITS, TCI is "boldly going where no man has gone before." It just hopes someone is there when it
gets to its destination.
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HEADLINE: T C I C a b l e v i s i o n p u t t i n g a p r i o r i t y on e d u c a t i o n
BYLINE: Mike
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DATELINE: Grand R a p i d s ;
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WhiTe,August i s p r i m e b a c k - t o - s c h o o l t i m e f o r r e t a i l e r s , i t ' s a l s o a-month
TGI • Gab i e v i s i o n ' I n c . p u t s ^ ' l s p e c i a T ' emphasis' on e d u c a t i o n - - i t s a n n u a l f a l l ,
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e d u c a t i o n campaign-'. T C I d o n a t e s up t o $ 5 f r o m e v e r y new c a b l e i n s t a l l a t i o n a n d
u p g r a d e d u r i n g t h e month t o f u n d t e a c h e r - t r a i n i n g g r a n t s , c o m p u t e r s a n d o t h e r
equipment f o r l o c a l s c h o o l s .
The t r a i n i n g f o r e d u c a t o r s t a k e s p l a c e a t t h e J.C. Sparkman C e n t e r , l o c a t e d
a t TCI's n a t i o n a l d i g i t a l t e l e v i s i o n f a c i l i t y i n s u b u r b a n Denver, C o l o .
P a r t i c i p a n t s spend t h r e e a n d a h a l f days l e a r n i n g about a v a r i e t y o f
i n s t r u c t i o n a l t e c h n o l o g i e s - - i n c l u d i n g c a b l e - d e l i v e r e d v i d e o and d a t a r e s o u r c e s ,
i n f o r m a t i o n r e t r i e v a l , v i d e o and computer networks, m u l t i m e d i a , e l e c t r o n i c
p u b l i s h i n g and, o f c o u r s e , t h e I n t e r n e t .
N a t i o n w i d e , T C I awarded more t h a n 500 g r a n t s t o t e a c h e r s t h i s y e a r f r o m money
r a i s e d d u r i n g t h e 1995 campaign. N i n e e d u c a t o r s f r o m t h i s a r e a were r e c i p i e n t s ,
i n c l u d i n g Tom S i m p k i n s , a computer a r t s t e a c h e r a t H o r i z o n s Community H i g h
S c h o o l i n t h e Wyoming D i s t r i c t . He t r a v e l e d t o t h e Sparkman C e n t e r i n March.
TCI's West M i c h i g a n m a r k e t i n g manager, Anne W h i t e h o u s e , s a i d w i n n e r s a r e c h o s e n
as a r e s u l t o f a n o m i n a t i n g p r o c e s s .
" I t u s u a l l y c o s t s us a r o u n d
Whitehouse s a i d .
$ 2,500 t o send one t e a c h e r
(to Colorado),"
I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e t e a c h e r t r a i n i n g , more t h a n 250 K-12 s c h o o l s i n t h e l o c a l
TCI s e r v i c e a r e a have been w i r e d t o r e c e i v e c o m m e r c i a l - f r e e e d u c a t i o n a l p r o g r a m s
v i a c a b l e a t no c h a r g e . The company a l s o p r o v i d e s s e v e r a l o f t h e s c h o o l s w i t h
Xchange, a t e x t - b a s e d , u n e d i t e d news f e e d d e l i v e r i n g more t h a n 20 i n t e r n a t i o n a l
w i r e s e r v i c e s and i n f o r m a t i o n p r o v i d e r s over b a s i c c a b l e .
B e s i d e s t h e t e c h n i c a l t r a i n i n g and i n s i g h t s he r e c e i v e d a t t h e D e n v e r - a r e a
c e n t e r , S i m p k i n s s a i d he i n v i t e d h i s 25 " c l a s s m a t e s " f r o m a r o u n d t h e c o u n t r y t o
check o u t H o r i z o n s ' ( W o r l d Wide) Web page. "So I g o t some good f e e d b a c k f r o m
them; I g o t some n e t w o r k i n g c o n t a c t s t h a t I ' v e s t a y e d i n t o u c h w i t h s i n c e t h a t
time."
TCI and H o r i z o n s were s c h e d u l e d t o h o s t a r e c e p t i o n f o r t h e n i n e l o c a l g r a n t
w i n n e r s J u l y 29 a t t h e h i g h s c h o o l ' s t e c h n i c a l l e a r n i n g c e n t e r , i n v i t i n g o t h e r
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HEADLINE: NDTC t o Operate A d d i t i o n a l Uplink F a c i l i t y ; TCI Purchases Arizona
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DATELINE: DENVER, June 12
BODY:
TCI's N a t i o n a l D i g i t a l T e l e v i s i o n Center, Inc. (NDTC) announced today t h a t
TCI has concluded an agreement w i t h The News Corporation, L i m i t e d , t o purchase
the ASkyB u p l i n k f a c i l i t y i n G i l b e r t , Arizona.
Under TCI's ownership, t h e
Arizona s i t e ( s t i l l under c o n s t r u c t i o n ) w i l l o f f e r t h e range o f m u l t i f a c e t e d
services t h a t t h e Denver, Colorado-based NDTC c u r r e n t l y o f f e r s .
These i n c l u d e
u p l i n k i n g c a p a b i l i t i e s , video p r o d u c t i o n , p o s t - p r o d u c t i o n , network o r i g i n a t i o n ,
and d i g i t a l compression s e r v i c e s .
The two f a c i l i t i e s w i l l be owned and operated by NDTC, Inc. and w i l l work i n
c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h each other t o provide backup f o r emergency r e s t o r a t i o n , thus
ensuring u n i n t e r r u p t e d s e r v i c e t o customers.
The NDTC i n Denver, Colo., operates a 270,000 square f o o t p r o d u c t i o n f a c i l i t y
t h a t provides o r i g i n a t i o n and u p l i n k c a p a b i l i t i e s t o 36 f u l l time networks.
C l i e n t s i n c l u d e Fox, Discovery, Encore, M M Gold ( A s i a ) , Request TV and o t h e r s .
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NDTC a l s o operates f a c i l i t i e s i n Hollywood, New York, and Hong Kong.
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BYLINE: Dinah Zeiger
DATELINE: Denver; CO; US; Mountain
BODY:
Your Choice TV Inc. i s a gamble, but i t s creators think viewers w i l l be
w i l l i n g to s h e l l out a buck or so to catch up on TV shows they've missed. And
a f t e r f i v e years of testing, Your Choice, or YCTV for short, i s ready to launch
i t s "time-shift TV" l a t e r t h i s summer from i t s new headquarters i n Denver. YCTV
i s a kind of video on demand - which was the Holy G r a i l of i n t e r a c t i v e
t e l e v i s i o n proponents several years ago u n t i l personal computers knocked a hole
in the concept - and supporters say the company i s onto a winner, e s p e c i a l l y
because Tele-Communications Inc. owns a substantial chunk of YCTV and i s
expected to be a major c a r r i e r when i t s A l l TV d i g i t a l service launches l a t e r
t h i s year. C r i t i c s aren't so sure, e s p e c i a l l y because the programs rebroadcast
on YCTV include commercials. Why not j u s t program your VCR, they ask? Nancy
Stover, YCTVs president and chief executive o f f i c e r , has a ready answer: "You
have to plan ahead to use your VCR - look up when the program's on, remember to
program i t and then remember to turn i t on. Most of us don't." Stover was
present at the creation of YCTV and has nursed i t through endless market and
technology t e s t s to get i t where i t i s today -ready for launch and preparing to
move from i t s home i n Bethesda, Md., to some as-yet-undecided location i n
Denver. YCTV i s an offspring of Discovery Communications Inc., a p r i v a t e l y held
media company based i n Bethesda that also includes Discovery Channel, The
Learning Channel, Animal Planet and a host of new d i g i t a l services, as well as
The Nature Company and S c i e n t i f i c Revolution r e t a i l stores.
Discovery i s one
of the world's largest cable networks, with 104.8 m i l l i o n subscribers i n 142
countries worldwide. Englewood-based TCI holds a 49 percent stake i n Discovery
through i t s Liberty Media unit. This i s the year that d i g i t a l set top boxes are
f i n a l l y a r e a l i t y , and YCTVs launch i s coordinated to take advantage of i t . Cox
Communications Inc. w i l l r o l l out YCTV on i t s new d i g i t a l systems i n Texas or
elsewhere i n the southwest i n June. Cox also owns a piece of YCTV. TCI, with 14
m i l l i o n subscribers nationwide, i s expected to be a major source of d i s t r i b u t i o n
through A l l TV. Al--i-'..TV:i-s -expected to launch onvApril 28 i n TCI' s Greeley
system, which iserves 19,000 customers, -and on July 21 i n Denver, reaching
188, 000; subscribers,, according to published reports. " e go where the business
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•is, and ' ¥ o " u , . that meant Denver, the center "."of the advanced d i g i t a l TV.
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industry," Stover said.
:
About 30 employees w i l l r e l o c a t e here. At the same time, YCTVs programming
and a d v e r t i s i n g u n i t s w i l l move t o New York C i t y . The Denver move i s l o g i c a l ,
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because YCTV has been o p e r a t i n g from TCI's N a t i o n a l D i g i t a l T e l e v i s i o n Center i n
L i t t l e t o n f o r the past two years, as i t moved from t e s t i n g t o commercial
deployment. YCTV downlinks the programs v i a s a t e l l i t e , tapes them, i n s e r t s ads
and promos and sends them out t o systems c a r r y i n g i t s programming from the
center. S t r a t e g i c a l l y , a Denver s i t e a l s o means YCTV won't have t o open a West
Coast o f f i c e as soon. " I t ' s j u s t more e f f i c i e n t , " Stover s a i d . Stover and
Discovery founder, chairman and CEO John Hendricks t h i n k YCTV i s an obvious
product because i t g i v e s viewers time choices and o p t i o n s . I n essence, i t works
l i k e pay-per-view TV, w i t h the cable operator b i l l i n g viewers monthly f o r t h e
programs they've s e l e c t e d . Most programs w i l l cost 99 cents each, although YCTV
plans t o o f f e r a 10-pack f o r $ 6.99 a month, t o help customers cap spending.
YCTV w i l l p r o v i d e up t o seven channels o f popular shows - the l i n e u p i n c l u d e s
sitcoms l i k e " E l l e n , " news magazines l i k e "20/20" and soap operas l i k e " A l l My
C h i l d r e n , " i n a d d i t i o n t o c h i l d r e n ' s programs from PBS, i n c l u d i n g "Sesame
S t r e e t , " Court TV, HBO comedies and documentaries and programming from the BBC.
Most o f the shows w i l l a i r f o r a week a f t e r the o r i g i n a l showing, and viewers
w i t h addressable s e t - t o p boxes w i l l be able t o access them numerous times d u r i n g
the run p e r i o d . Soaps w i l l be a v a i l a b l e 24 hours a f t e r t h e i r f i r s t a i r i n g . Tom
Kerver, business e d i t o r o f C a b l e v i s i o n , a cable trade p u b l i c a t i o n , i s n ' t s o l d on
the concept and doubts viewers w i l l be w i l l i n g t o pay f o r what i s , f o r most
people, " f r e e " programming. And i f customers have t o pay f o r a r e r u n , why should
they have t o s i t through the commercials?
"Would you pay f o r a TV program you
missed? I t ' s never caught on and i t ' s been t r i e d before," he s a i d . YCTV ran
year-long marketing t e s t s i n e i g h t c i t i e s i n 1994, which i n c l u d e d 8-, 16- and
24-channel models c o v e r i n g 20,000 homes. Prices ranged from 49 cents t o $ 1.49,
and according t o YCTV-reported r e s u l t s , the monthly b i l l s averaged $ 4. Gary
A r l e n , p r e s i d e n t o f A r l e n Communications I n c . , a media research f i r m , s a i d
people a l r e a d y pay f o r what could be f r e e , i f they wanted t o w a i t , when they
r e n t videos. " I t h i n k the convenience f a c t o r and the kinds o f programs suggest
t h a t some viewers w i l l pay the a d d i t i o n a l cost t o get f a v o r i t e TV shows they
missed f o r one reason o r another," he s a i d . According t o YCTV t e s t s , viewers
f a l l i n t o roughly t h r e e c a t e g o r i e s : Loyal viewers who missed a program; a second
group who f a l l i n t o the "water-cooler e f f e c t " audience o f people who hear
co-workers t a l k i n g about a p a r t i c u l a r l y good show; and a t h i r d segment o f people
whose schedules prevent watching a t the r e g u l a r l y scheduled time but who w i l l
watch when they have time. "Your Choice l i v e s i n the w o r l d a f t e r a program has
a i r e d , " Stover s a i d . "The issue i s time."
As f o r the ads, Stover says i t ' s a " f a l s e assumption t h a t people don't want
ads. They do i f t h e y ' r e t a r g e t e d t o them," more l i k e d i r e c t m a i l than the usual
k i n d o f TV a d v e r t i s i n g . I n f a c t , YCTV signed a deal i n January w i t h Next
Century Media t o i n c o r p o r a t e what's c a l l e d addressable a d v e r t i s i n g technology
i n t o i t s network. I n e f f e c t , the technology w i l l a l l o w a d v e r t i s e r s t o t a r g e t
s p e c i f i c ads t o a s p e c i f i c consumer segment. Because viewers a c t i v e l y s e l e c t t h e
time they watch and order each show, exact audience measurement and
a d d r e s s a b i l i t y are i n h e r e n t i n the new medium. Stover s a i d a d v e r t i s e r s have
been " e n t h u s i a s t i c s u p p o r t e r s " of the YCTV concept since i t began t e s t i n g i n
1992. " I t ' s a new way t o reach consumers a t home," she s a i d . " e d i d the world's
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l a r g e s t and longest market t e s t , " Stover s a i d . " e had no choice, because t h e
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d i g i t a l boxes weren't ready." Now, the boxes are ready, and so i s YCTV.
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41ST STORY o f L e v e l 1 p r i n t e d i n FULL f o r m a t .
C o p y r i g h t 1994 I n f o r m a t i o n Access Company,
a Thomson C o r p o r a t i o n Company;
ASAP
C o p y r i g h t 19 94 Adweek L.P.
MEDIAWEEK
April
11,
1994
SECTION: No. 15, V o l . 4; Pg. 8; ISSN: 1055-176X
IAC-ACC-NO: 15136901
LENGTH: 34 2 words
HEADLINE: Malone goes d i g i t a l ; T e l e - C o m m u n i c a t i o n s I n c . CEO John Malone
announces s t a r t o f TCI's N a t i o n a l D i g i t a l T e l e v i s i o n C e n t e r ; B r i e f A r t i c l e
BYLINE: B u r g i ,
Michael
BODY:
The age o f d i g i t a l .compression made i t s d e b u t l a s t T h r u s d a y whenT e l e - C o m m u n i c a t i o n s i n c . t u r n e d o n i t s $ ro'6" miiTiori N a t i o n a l D i g i t a l T e l e v i s i o n
C e n t e r o u t s i d e /Denver T h e r e ' s one p r o b l e m t h o u g h : t h e 23 TCI
markets--predominantly
i n r u r a l areas--that are slated t o receive the d i g i t a l l y
compressed s i g n a l s won't be a b l e t o pass them a l n g t o consumers u n t i l n e x t y e a r
because t h e s e t - t o p boxes t h a t w i l l h a n d l e t h e s i g n a l s a r e n o t r e a d y .
N e v e r t h e l e s s , TCI's move p r e s e n t s an i m p o r t a n t s t e p t w o a r d i n t e r a c t i v e
t e l e v i s i o n a n d t e l e p h o n e s e r v i c e s , and a h a n d f u l o f o t h e r c a b l e o p e r a t o r g r o u p s
have a g r e e d i n p r i n c i p l e t o u s e TCI's s e r v i c e .
:
" F i v e y e r s ago, d i g i t a l t e l e v i s o n was j u s t a dream," s a i d John Malone, TCI's
p r e s i d e n t / c e o a t a news c o n f e r e n c e . " I t l o o k e d l i k e we were l o c k e d i n t o an
a n a l o g " TV f o r m a t . W i t h t h e f a c i l i t y a b l e t o c r u n c h as many as 10 a n a l o g s i g n a l s
i n t o one compressed c h a n n e l , Malone s a i d TCI i n i t i a l l y c o u l d o f f e r 300 c h a n n e l s
and, u l t i m a t e l y , as many as consumers want.
P a r t o f TCI's e f f o r t has t o do w i t h p r o v i d i n g a "headend i n t h e s k y , " w h i c h
w i l l p r o v i d e an open p l a t f o r m f o r many new a n d d e v e l o p i n g programmers t o u s e f o r
a f e e . " T h i s f a c i l i t y i s a g r e e n h o u s e f o r new p r o g r a m i d e a s , " e x p l a i n e d Malone.
The m a r k e t s won't be r e a d y t o r e c e i v e t h e compressd s i g n a l s u n t i l t h e
b e g i n n i n g o f 1995 when G e n e r a l I n s t r u m e n t , H e w l e t t - P a c k a r d and
S c i e n t i f i c - A t l a n t a - - t h e t h r e e companies d e v e l o p i n g t h e $ 300 s e t - t o p boxes f o r
TCI--can m a n u f a c t u r e enough o f them. The f i r s t TCI m a r k e t e x p e c t e d t o r e c e i v e
t h e boxes i n Richmond, I n d . Malone s a i d t h e company i s f o c u s i n g on r u r a l m a r k e t s
n o t o n l y because t h e y r e p r e s e n t mahy o f TCI's 14 m i l l i o n s u b s c r i b e r s , b u t
because t h e y ' r e o f t e n o v e r l o o k e d i n f a v o r o f u r b a n m a r k e t s f o r advanced
technology.
The s e r v i c e w i l l come t o a b o u t a $ 2 premium c o s t t o s u b s c r i b e r s , t h o u g h
Malone s a i d t h e new FCC r e g u l a t i o n s s t i l l needed t o be s t u d i e d t o see how many
o f t h e c o s t o f t h e s e t - t o p boxes c a n be p a s s e d on t o s u b s c r i b e r s , who a r e n o t
o b l i g a t e d t o t a k e t h e advanced s e r v i c e .
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STORY o f Level 1 p r i n t e d i n FULL format.
Copyright 1996 I n f o r m a t i o n Access Company,
a Thomson Corporation Company;
ASAP
Copyright 1996 Reed P u b l i s h i n g USA
Broadcasting & Cable
February 12, 1996
SECTION: No. 7, V o l . 126; Pg. 52; ISSN: 1068-6827
IAC-ACC-NO: 17994061
LENGTH: 6 01 words
HEADLINE: TCI u n v e i l s i n - s c h o o l s e r v i c e ; e d u c a t i o n a l TV s u b s i d i a r y ETC w / t c i
BYLINE: Rathbun, E l i z a b e t h
BODY:
New ETC w / t c i s u b s i d i a r y w i l l d e l i v e r e d u c a t i o n a l s e r v i c e combining cable,
s a t e l l i t e and computer programing
John Malone thinks there's money to be made in educational t e l e v i s i o n .
Malone, president/CEO of Tele-Communications Inc., l a s t Tuesday unveiled TCI's
newest subsidiary, aimed at bringing technology and educational programing to ,
teachers and students i n grades K-12.
'tci"
iThe" ;company, "ETC w/tci" (for Education Training & Communications with. TCI),
id^resources of
companies
w i l l tap'the products Srid^'resburceV of TCI-owned companies and companies i n
which TCI has investments.
The venture a l s o a l l o w s TCI t o answer Congre'ss' s. c a l l f o r u n i v e r s a l access
t o t e l e p h o n e ^ s e r y i c e and the i n f o r m a t i o n superhighway, flrigffp,Feb.. 5 l e t t e r , FCC
Chairman Reed Hundt:''lauded ETC f o r h e l p i n g meet the '.'critical challenge" o f
connecting "our c h i l d r e n ' s classrooms t o the i n f o r m a t i o n highway.I"
The venture i n v o l v e s e v e r y t h i n g from d e l i v e r y v i a TCI cable systems and
Primestar, TCI's d i r e c t s a t e l l i t e venture, t o seven hours a c l a y o f
commercial-free programing provided by Discovery Communications Inc. over i t s
Learning Channel, i n which TCI i s the l a r g e s t shareholder. ETC's launch i n
classrooms i s scheduled f o r t h i s f a l l .
As p a r t o f ETC, teachers w i l l be t r a i n e d a t TCI's N a t i o n a l D i g i t a l
T e l e v i s i o n Center i n Denver. Two more t r a i n i n g centers w i l l be b u i l t : one t o
open i n June i n Washington, where ETC w i l l be headquartered, and another on the
West Coast.
P a r t i c i p a t i n g classrooms w i l l be s u p p l i e d w i t h software from TCI companies
i n c l u d i n g Compton's NewMedia and Ingenius. CD-ROMs and p r i n t e d i n s t r u c t i o n a l
m a t e r i a l s a l s o w i l l be p r o v i d e d .
Student c u r r i c u l u m - - i n i t i a l l y , environmental science and S p a n i s h - - w i l l come
from Northern Arizona U n i v e r s i t y , which already serves more than 7,000 students
i n 17 s t a t e s v i a i t s d i s t a n c e - l e a r n i n g s a t e l l i t e network.
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3
1996
ETC's cost t o schools a l r e a d y passed by cable i s $ 265 per student per year.
That i n c l u d e s w i r i n g , hardware, software and telephones. Subscribing t o j u s t the
Spanish-language classes and environmental sciences program Geonaut over The
Learning Channel w i l l cost $ 500 per b u i l d i n g per year. Three days of teacher
t r a i n i n g w i l l cost $ 2,400.
I f " r e d i r e c t e d " from o t h e r budget areas, "the t o t a l o u t l a y by [a school]
d i s t r i c t won't be t h a t much a t a l l , " says former r e p r e s e n t a t i v e Tony Coelho,
was named chairman/CEO of ETC.
who
Where schools are not passed by cable but are i n a TCI f r a n c h i s e area,
Primestar dishes w i l l be s u p p l i e d f r e e . Some 10,000 dishes e v e n t u a l l y w i l l be
provided, TCI says.
Although s e r v i n g a c i v i c , e d u c a t i o n a l purpose, ETC's bottom l i n e i s
e v e n t u a l l y t o make money f o r the n a t i o n ' s l a r g e s t MSO, Malone s a i d a t a news
conference i n Washington. The challenge: "Can we b u i l d a commercial e n t e r p r i s e
here...but a l s o can we do good," Malone s a i d .
"We do hope t o make some money," he said, "but the e d u c a t i o n a l e f f o r t w i l l
be a loss leader f o r a w h i l e . " Although Malone d i d n ' t say how much TCI has
i n v e s t e d i n ETC, he c a l l e d i t "a tremendous f i n a n c i a l commitment."
Malone i s c o n f i d e n t of p u b l i c support f o r ETC. "This i s going t o be a g l o b a l
phenomenon. There [are] going t o be a l o t of people i n v o l v e d i n i t and a l o t of
focus on i t . " To i n s u r e t h a t support, TCI w i l l help communities appeal f o r t a x
funding t o help pay f o r the upgrades r e q u i r e d by the venture. The message i s
t h a t "without t h i s , a l l the k i d s are going t o be disadvantaged" i n an
i n c r e a s i n g l y t e c h n o l o g i c a l world, he s a i d .
Plans c a l l f o r expanding ETC
i n t e r n a t i o n a l l a t e r t h i s year.
i n t o homes and workplaces, and going
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<p>Michael Waldman was Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting from 1995-1999. His responsibilities were writing and editing nearly 2,000 speeches, which included four State of the Union speeches and two Inaugural Addresses. From 1993 -1995 he served as Special Assistant to the President for Policy Coordination.</p>
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