Cable's biggest leaguer; tough guy John Malone and tenacious TCI make the networks nervous

In the old days, it would have been the type of story that big-time broadcasting executives would tell with condescending glee—like major-league baseball players talking about life in the minors. They'd tell it after a couple of drinks in a plane bound from Los Angeles to New York, 10,000 feet...

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Published in:Newsweek 1987-06, Vol.109 (22), p.40
Main Author: Powell, Bill
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Cable television
Management
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Summary:In the old days, it would have been the type of story that big-time broadcasting executives would tell with condescending glee—like major-league baseball players talking about life in the minors. They'd tell it after a couple of drinks in a plane bound from Los Angeles to New York, 10,000 feet over what network people call "flyover country":
ISSN:0028-9604
1069-840X