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Cable Cowboy - John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business M Robichaux

Cable Cowboy - John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business By M Robichaux

Cable Cowboy - John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business by M Robichaux


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John Malone is one of the great unsung heroes. For more than 25 years, he has dominated the of cable and media industry, shaping the world of entertainment and communications, first with TCI and then with Liberty Media. This title tells the story of this influential businessman.

Cable Cowboy - John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business Summary

Cable Cowboy - John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business by M Robichaux

An inside look at a cable titan and his industry John Malone, hailed as one of the great unsung heroes of our age by some and reviled by others as a ruthless robber baron, is revealed as a bit of both in Cable Cowboy. For more than twenty--five years, Malone has dominated the cable television industry, shaping the world of entertainment and communications, first with his cable company TCI and later with Liberty Media. Written with Malone's unprecedented cooperation, the engaging narrative brings this controversial capitalist and businessman to life. Cable Cowboy is at once a penetrating portrait of Malone's complex persona, and a captivating history of the cable TV industry. Told in a lively style with exclusive details, the book shows how an unassuming copper strand started as a backwoods antenna service and became the digital nervous system of the U.S., an evolution that gave U.S. consumers the fastest route to the Internet. Cable Cowboy reveals the forces that propelled this pioneer to such great heights, and captures the immovable conviction and quicksilver mind that have defined John Malone throughout his career.

About M Robichaux

MARK ROBICHAUX is the executive editor of Broadcasting & Cable magazine. From 1989 to 2001, he wrote feature stories as a staff reporter at the Wall Street Journal, covering, among other things, the cable TV industry, small business and alligator farmers. While on book leave in 1999, he was awarded a fellowship at the Media Studies Center in New York.

Table of Contents

Introduction. 1. License to Steal. 2. Running the Show. 3. Cash Flow. 4. Thrilla in Manila. 5. Overgrown Monster. 6. Cable Cosa Nostra. 7. Five Hundred Channels. 8. Nice Try, My Friend. 9. Chasing Too Many Rabbits? 10. Dr. Kevorkian. 11. Death of a Cowboy. 12. Trojan Horse? 13. What Pop Would Have Wanted. 14. Give Me Liberty. 15. Deja Vu. Epilogue. Acknowledgments. Notes. Index.

Additional information

GOR003341859
9780471706373
047170637X
Cable Cowboy - John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business by M Robichaux
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
20050323
336
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