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Q&A With Bob Greene: Starz Beats Vongo's Drum.(Panel Discussion)
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Cable World
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January 9, 2006
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By Mavis Scanlon
Starz's new movie download service, Vongo, promises to heighten infighting in the crowded Internet movie download space, even as it portends a potential death knell for sister service Starz Ticket. For a monthly fee of $9.99 ($2 less than Ticket), the Windows-based Vongo offers more than twice the number of movie titles as Ticket. CableWORLD spoke with Starz SVP, advanced services, Bob Greene about the opportunity for cable operators to bundle Vongo into their high-speed data offerings.
CableWORLD: When will you be able to sign a cable or telco deal?
Bob Greene: It's probably going to take a good part of the year. It's not an issue of ...