Cable Cowboy
John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business
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2002
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-23639-9 (ISBN)
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-23639-9 (ISBN)
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John Malone catapulted himself into the public eye with the 1998 sale of his cable company, TCI, to AT&T in a landmark $48 billion deal. This title brings to life one of the most influential businessmen of our day, offering a truthful depiction of Malone's complex persona.
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.
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.
Mark Robichaux Currently an editor at The Wall Street Journal, Mark Robichaux has been a reporter with the paper from 1989 to 2001. For six years, he covered the cable television industry. A former fellow with the Media Studies Center, Mark Robichaux lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 17.12.2002 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | ports. |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 158 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 567 g |
| Einbandart | gebunden |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik | |
| Wirtschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-471-23639-X / 047123639X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-471-23639-9 / 9780471236399 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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