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Smallworld Cable Ltd

Type	Private Company
Industry	Cable Communications
Headquarters	Registered: Morecambe, Lancashire Head Office: Irvine, Scotland
Products	Cable television Broadband Telephone
Website	Smallworld Cable

Smallworld Cable (previously Smallworld Media, Wightcable North and OMNE) is a provider of digital cable television in the UK based in Irvine. The coverage area is Irvine, Dreghorn, Troon and Kilmarnock in the west of Scotland, and Carlisle, Lancaster and Morecambe in the north-west of England, serving over 40,000 homes.

Smallworld provides broadband, telephone and digital television services to residential customers.

History[link]

In May 2002, the company's then owner Omne Communications went into administration. In February 2003, it was announced CLS Holdings had purchased 75% of the company, saving it from closure. CLS Holdings subsequently rebranded the company from Omne to Wightcable North.

In January 2006, Wightcable North was sold by its previous owner, CLS Holdings, at a loss of £2.1 million, to Netfonics.^[1][2]

In March 2007, Smallworld was rebranded from its old name, Wightcable North.^[3]

In April 2007, Smallworld mistakenly broadcast pornography instead of BBC One and BBC Two. A spokesperson for Smallworld apologised for broadcasting offensive material, stated as a consequence of upgrading their systems.^[4]

In May 2007, Smallworld stated their intention to provide IPTV services.

In December 2009, Smallworld Media rebranded itself as Smallworld Cable and refreshed the layout of its website. A new logo was produced to coincide with this change.

On 18 December 2009, Smallworld announced that they had completed core network upgrades and planned to roll out faster 50Mbit/s DOCSIS 3.0 broadband across its cable network. The company also confirmed they had connected the town of Dreghorn to their network, increasing their customer base by around 1200 homes.^[5]

Products and services[link]

As a "triple play" cable provider with its own network, Smallworld Cable provides cable TV, broadband and fixed line telephone services.

Broadband[link]

Smallworld Speedometer on their website

Smallworld provides 3 tiers of service (as of May 2010) of 10Mbit/s, 25Mbit/s and 50Mbit/s download speeds. These speeds are only available to customers within their cable network footprint and ADSL broadband services are available for customers who want service outwith their cable network. Wireless home network kits are available to customers for an additional fee if required. Standard installation tends to be free of charge when broadband is taken as part of a bundle with other products. Smallworld advertise their broadband as a fibre-optic network but they utilise a hybrid fibre-coaxial network to distribute service to customers, similar to the topology of fellow UK provider Virgin Media.

Smallworld ran a "speedometer" on its website that gave a "live" view of the average network speed on the cable network they provide but not the internet speed. As of 21 December 2009 this speed stood at 24.4Mbit/s (out of 25Mbit/s). As of March 2010 they no longer run a speed test.

The upload speeds are 200kbit/s for the 2Mbit/s, 350kbit/s for the 10Mbit/s and 512kbit/s for the 25Mbit/s, 1.5Mbit/s for the 50Mbit/s.

Cable TV[link]

List of channels[link]

Smallworld provides a digital TV service over its cable TV network and provides over 120 channels including all local terrestrial services and subscription services, like Sky Sports and Sky Movies as well as ESPN. Multiroom services are available for an additional fee on top of the main TV subscription.

Telephone[link]

Fixed line phone services are available within the Smallworld Cable network with features such as caller ID, call forwarding and voicemail available. Smallworld offers free local calls to its cable phone customers and its local area covers Scotland, Northern Ireland and "a large section of Northern England". Also as of April^{[year needed]} Smallworld Cable offers free weekend calls to 01,02 and also 0870 numbers free with phone rental.

Home services[link]

Smallworld provides a wide range of "At Home" services for customers who need assistance setting up their home technology and devices. Ranging from setting up games consoles to home wireless networks, they can even setup new TVs or PCs and provide standard cable provider services like extending home cabling (telephone or co-ax).^[6]

Equipment[link]

The customer premised equipment utilised by Smallworld appears to vary with no official external list available.

Digital TV[link]

Smallworld uses set-top boxes manufactured by Kaon Media for its standard definition TV service.^[7] In 2011 Smallworld began to offer a PVR service, with a Topfield manufactured set top box which has HD capabilities. There is also a higher capacity 1TB model available.

Broadband[link]

The most recent modem provided by Smallworld for its DOCSIS cable broadband service was the Motorola 5101 EuroDOCSIS model.

Sponsorship[link]

Fibre optic advertisement from the Smallworld website, explaining the speed drop in ADSL broadband compared to their connection type.

Smallworld Cable was the main strip sponsor of Kilmarnock FC.

References[link]

1. ^ Cls Holdings Plc Preliminary Financial Results 2006
2. ^ Smallworld | Operator Profile | Point Topic
3. ^ thinkbroadband :: Wight Cable North re-branding to Smallworld
4. ^ http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article1624344.ece
5. ^ Irvine Cable company Smallworld Expands Irvineherald.co.uk
6. ^ Smallworld Cable Home Services Price Guide
7. ^ Lets Communicate Guide to Equipment (2007)

External links[link]

• Smallworld Cable

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Larry the Cable Guy
Larry on June 10, 2007
Birth name	Daniel Lawrence Whitney
Born	(1963-02-17) February 17, 1963 (age 49) Pawnee City, Nebraska
Medium	Stand-up Television Film Radio Books
Nationality	American
Years active	1991–present
Genres	Character comedy, redneck comedy, country comedy, observational comedy, satire
Subject(s)	Culture of the Southern United States, obesity, human sexuality, political correctness, self-deprecation, family, personal hygiene
Influences	Steve Martin,[1] Don Rickles,[1] Milton Berle,[1] Henny Youngman,[1] Jeff Foxworthy, Charlie Callas
Influenced	Billy the Bass Man
Spouse	Cara James (2005–present; 2 children)
Notable works and roles	Blue Collar Comedy Tour Larry McCoy in Delta Farce Himself in Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector Larry in Witless Protection Mater in Cars and Cars 2
Website	Official site

Daniel Lawrence Whitney^[1] (born February 17, 1963), best known by his stage name and character Larry the Cable Guy, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, country music artist, voice artist, and former radio personality.^[2]

He is one of the members of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a comedy troupe which also includes Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Jeff Foxworthy (with whom he has starred on Blue Collar TV).

Whitney has released seven comedy albums, of which three have been certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies. In addition, he has starred in three Blue Collar Comedy Tour-related movies, as well as in the films Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, Delta Farce, and Witless Protection. He is widely known for voicing Mater in the Cars franchise. Whitney's catchphrase "Git-R-Done!" is also the title of his book.

On January 26, 2010, the TV channel History announced that it was ordering a series starring Whitney called Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy, in which he would explore the country and immerse himself in different lifestyles, jobs, and hobbies.^[3] The first episode of the series aired on February 8, 2011.^[4]

Early life[link]

According to a CMT biography, Whitney grew up on a pig farm in Pawnee City, Nebraska.^[5] He went to college at the now defunct Baptist University of America.^[6] He credits his roommates from Texas and Georgia for inspiring his imitation Southern accent.^[7] He dropped out after his junior year after trying his hand at comedy.^[7]

Career[link]

Radio career[link]

Whitney started his career in radio as a disc jockey in Blue Springs, Missouri. He became known in the early 1990s when he made regular radio appearances via phone on programs such as The Ron and Ron Show, The Chris Baker Show on KOOO and KEZO's The Todd and Tyler Show in Omaha, Nebraska, as well as the Kirk, Mark, and Lopez morning show on WIYY in Baltimore, Maryland. He was also a frequent guest on the The Johnny Dare Morning Show show on 98.9, KQRC, Kansas City. He also did appearances on WJRR in Orlando, Florida, on the Monsters in the Mid Day (presently the Monsters in the Morning), as he was a personal friend of BlackBean (Carlos Navarro) with whom he had done voice-over work. He was brought to New England on Greg and the Morning Buzz on WHEB 100.3 and WGIR 101.1 in Portsmouth and Manchester, New Hampshire, respectively, doing two commentaries a week.

Stand-up career[link]

He became famous developing the Larry character, a personality that he now maintains throughout his stage act. The Larry character has a stereotypical redneck appearance and a thick Southern accent, recounts stories about his "family," and uses, among other common expressions, his own catchphrase "Git-R-Done!" A part of Whitney's routine is his affected Southern accent. He says in interviews and in his autobiographical book GIT-R-DONE that he deliberately "turns on" the accent both on and off stage, because he may forget it if he kept his normal accent intact.^[8] He uses catchphrase humor, including "Git-R-Done", "Lord, I apologize, and be with the starvin' Pygmies down there in New Guinea. Amen." and "I don't care who ya are, that's funny right there" after certain jokes. He appears in Nutrisystem commercials with Dan Marino. Marino delivers the catchphrase "Git-R-Done", and is shown dressed in Whitney's trademark attire, including a pair of jeans, a cut-off, untucked flannel shirt, and camouflage hat.

His first two comedy albums, Lord, I Apologize (2001) and The Right to Bare Arms (2005), have both been certified gold by the RIAA. A third album, Morning Constitutions, and its accompanying TV special were released in 2007.

Other work[link]

In 2006, he was approached by Comedy Central to voice a character for an as-yet-unnamed animated series. The show would involve his character as one of two owners of a small cable channel (the other, a high-classed, high-attitude woman). A half-hour pilot was ordered by the network, but has yet to air.^[9]

Whitney was roasted in a Comedy Central special on March 15, 2009.^[10] During the roast, he can be heard greeting roasters out of character and in his normal speaking voice, as well as being called "Dan" by Bill Engvall.^{[citation needed]}

On Tuesday, February 8, 2011, the première of his newest travelogue series, Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy, was broadcast on the History Channel. A total of 4.1 million viewers, 1.7 million adults 25–54, tuned in, nearly doubling the total for the "Top Shot" season 2 opener.^[11] During season two in the episode "Larry Goes To Washington", Larry was the first on-air talent from a non news crew allowed in the War Room, also known as the Command Center, as he explained during the program.

A company in North Dakota developed a line of Larry the Cable Guy food products, such as boxed hamburger dinners. It is sold in Big Lots stores, and the packaging states proceeds from sales benefit his "Git-R-Done Foundation".

Personal life[link]

Whitney resides in Lincoln, Nebraska. He married his wife Cara in 2005. They have two children together, a son, Wyatt (born August 2006), and a daughter, Reagan (born October 2007). In 2010, Whitney and his wife disclosed in an article that their son Wyatt has hip dysplasia.^[12]

His home town of Pawnee City, Nebraska has a street named after him. Whitney also donated money to buy new theatrical equipment for the local high school.^[13]

He is an avid Nebraska Cornhuskers fan and his signature camouflage hat has the Nebraska "N" emblazoned on it.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2010, Dan donated $5 Million to the Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando, Florida. The huge gift was for further development of the International Hip Dysplasia Institute at the Orlando hospital. After Dr. Chad Price at Arnold Palmer Hospital helped cure their son, Wyatt of his dysplasia when he was an infant, Whitney and his wife, Cara, made private donations to the hospital and Whitney raised money through appearances on "Family Feud" and "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" The Hospital Opened a new wing called the "Wyatt Whitney Wing" of the hospital. The construction was complete in May 2012.^[14]

Radio shows[link]

Whitney was a radio personality on:

• KKAR 1290 AM in Omaha, Nebraska
• KGDE 101.9 The Edge in Omaha, Nebraska
• KEZO "Z-92" in Omaha, Nebraska
• KQRC 98.9 FM "The Rock" in Kansas City
• KMYZ "Z104.5 The Edge" in Tulsa, Oklahoma
• WYNF 94.9 FM "95YNF" in Tampa, Florida
• WJRR 101One in Orlando, Florida
• WDIZ in Panama City, Florida
• WPLA "Planet Radio" 107.3 in Jacksonville, Florida
• WIYY 97.9 "98 Rock" in Baltimore, Maryland
• WPYX in Albany, New York
• WHEB in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
• KTPI-FM in Tehachapi, California
• WPBZ 103.1 "The Buzz" in West Palm Beach, Florida
• Blue Collar Radio on Sirius XM Radio

Discography[link]

Filmography[link]

• Larry the Cable Guy: Git-R-Done (2003)
• Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)
• Blue Collar Comedy Tour: Rides Again (2004)
• Blue Collar TV (2004–2006) as Various Characters
• Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006)
• Cars (2006) as Mater
• Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One For the Road (2006)
• Delta Farce (2007) as Larry
• Witless Protection (2008) as Deputy Larry Stalder
• Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales (2008–2011) as Mater
• Comedy Central Roast (2009)
• Larry the Cable Guy's Hula-Palooza Christmas Luau (2009)
• Larry the Cable Guy: Tailgate Party (2010)
• Cars 2 (2011) as Mater
• Tooth Fairy 2 (2012) as Larry Guthrie

References[link]

External links[link]

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