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Informationen zum Autor Tom Dawson spent some 23 years as a writer and editor on two Ohio daily newspapers, including seventeen with The Blade of Toledo, owned by Block Communications, Inc., which also owns Buckeye CableSystem. In 1986, he transferred to Buckeye. During his career there, he coordinated design and construction, new business development, community affairs, and government relations dealing with all regulatory and compliance issues for the cable company. In 1994, Dawson was named vice president/regulatory affairs of Buckeye TeleSystem, a sister company. He retired in 2009 after 40 years with the Block organization, but went back in 2010 as a consultant dealing with the same issues as before he retired. Klappentext Building Blocks is the history of Buckeye CableSystem. Buckeye is part of a family empire started in 1900 by the son of an immigrant in upstate New York. This book is a fascinating tale of the family's progression into the fourth generation and through the myriad of daily newspapers, radio and television stations, cablevision firms, a telephone company, a fiber-optic construction company, and other related communications and advertising firms which the family owns or has owned. This book shows some of the trials and tribulations faced by family members as they employ a nimble strategy to compete with the industry behemoths. It also examines the unique factors that have spelled success for 50 years and looks at what the competitive future holds for smaller cable and Internet firms Buckeye's size. Zusammenfassung Building Blocks is a fascinating tale of the family behind Buckeye CableSystem and their progression into the fourth generation This book shows some of the trials and tribulations faced by the family as it continues to use a nimble strategy to compete with the behemoths of the industry Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: The Early Years Chapter 1, "She wanted pictures with her radio" Cable's earliest days, from concept to reality Chapter 2, "We were doing it the hard way" Twice the channels, but twice the problems: Buckeye begins to grow Part II: Building for the Future Chapter 3, "Our localness and service will set us apart" At Buckeye, the customer has always been right Chapter 4, "He who owns production owns the client relationship" Expanding into advertising sales and production Chapter 5, "You couldn't get a dial tone in Sandusky when that call-in show was on" In Toledo and points beyond, Buckeye extends its reach Chapter 6, "We spent the money to continue the business" For Buckeye's service area, a new high-fiber diet Chapter 7, "We'll do whatever we can to help Toledo reach its full potential" Voice, video, data, home security: Fiber optics boost Buckeye's capabilities Chapter 8, "They're leaders in technology and communications" The company's trophy case gets increasingly crowded Part III: What to Provide the Viewers, and at What Cost? Chapter 9, "We experimented with everything we even had a fish tank on camera" In Buckeye's early years, programming and production were decidedly ad hoc Chapter 10, "We can give viewers something they won't see elsewhere" No tower, no transmitter: TV5 debuts as a different kind of broadcaster Chapter 11, "Everybody wanted to be part of the excitement" BCSN becomes a local-sports sensation Chapter 12, "Their demands are outrageous on their face" Negotiating with satellite programmers and large broadcasters: not for the faint of heart Part IV: The Future Chapter 13, "Broadband is the business" For cable, telecom, and media in general, the times they are a-changin' Appendix ...
