VIP Biography for
Simon Applebaum
 | Simon Applebaum |
| Industry | Consulting/Journalism/Publishing |
| Title | Editor-at-Large, Cable World and CableFAX Daily |
| Expertise | Writing and editing features and reports on cable, focusing on cable system operations, diversity issues, new business ventures, interactive TV, high-definition TV and cable telephony |
| Type of Organization | Trade magazine/newsletter publisher |
| Area of Distribution | National and overseas |
| University/Degree | B.A., American University, Washington, D.C. |
| Born | January 23, 1955, Brooklyn, New York |
| Honors & Awards | Winner, New York Women in Cable & Telecommunications (NYWIC&T) 1995; "WIC Watch" Award for Best Trade Publication Writer/Editor |
| Published Works | "Do You Have to Pay To Play?", Mar. 2005; "Can Cable Agree on VOD?", Feb. 2005; "System of the Year 2004", Dec. 2004 |
| Affiliations | Past Board Member, New York Women in Cable and Telecommunications; Moderator of "Programming Picnic," an annual NYWIC&T event showcasing new cable networks |
| Hobbies & Sports | Ballroom dancing, piano, flamenco percussion instruments |
| Career Accomplishments | Writer and performer, NYWIC&T Follies, 1983-88; Editor, NYWIC&T Newsletter, 1993-95 |
| Work History | Writer, Assistant Editor, Cablevision Magazine, 1980-86; Associate Producer, "The Business of Television Report" (a video journal on the television scene distributed to cable and broadcast companies), Associate Editor, "Cable Marketing", Head Writer, Storer Cable's 1987 fall preview guide (nominated for CTAM and BPME awards), 1986-88; Cablevision Magazine, 1988-2001; Contributing Analyst, "Tech Live", daily news block on Tech TV cable network, 2000-01; Weekly Commentator, Tech Live, Tech TV's news program, offering analysis and comment on cable/broadband developments, 2001-02; Senior Editor, Multichannel News, a national trade magazine on cable affairs where he covered such emerging trends as new digital cable services, interactive TV, home networking, video-on-demand, high-speed Internet access and Spanish-language content, 2001-03 |
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