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Uniting the Cable Industry; Starz Encore's DePrez Gets Behind Consortium to Help On-Demand...

By Whitney, Daisy
Publication: TelevisionWeek
Date: Monday, July 19 2004

Byline: Daisy Whitney

Not only is Greg DePrez charged with setting Starz Encore Group's on-demand strategy, he is also the catalyst behind the formation of CTAM's on-demand consortium. That group has become an industry resource that has been instrumental in uniting operators, vendors and programmers to jointly market on-demand services and to refine the user experience for VOD.

While chief rival HBO's service is often cited as the killer app for on-demand, Mr. DePrez's work, both in and out of Starz, has been critical in helping on-demand gain a foothold in

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