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Cable Show ’09: Industry Plots New TV Distribution Strategy

Even with the economy in recession, even with television distribution models in upheaval, even with the advertising business suffering, business was surprisingly good at the Cable Show ’09. Beating predictions of a serious attendance drop, the National...

Published Sun, Apr 5 2009 10:53 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Print Edition, David Zaslav, Discovery Communications, Comcast, Disney, Time Warner Cable, Time Warner, Jeff Bewkes, NCTA, Cable Show, Bob Iger, Steve Burke

Cable Show ’09: Canoe Update on Addressable Advertising

The cable industry’s push to add value to its advertising by making it addressable may go public in as little as six weeks. Canoe Ventures, owned by the big cable operators, will allow marketers to buy a national ad and send different messages to different...

Published Sun, Apr 5 2009 10:50 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Advertising, Print Edition, NCTA, Canoe Ventures, Cable Show, David Verklin

Cable Show ’09: Floating Over Economic Tsunamis

Executives at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s Cable Show ’09 last week were relatively upbeat about their prospects. “We’re an industry that is still growing customers,” said Pat Esser, CEO of Cox Communications. Consumers see...

Published Sun, Apr 5 2009 10:47 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, David Levy, Print Edition, David Zaslav, Discovery Communications, Comcast, Cox Communications, Turner Broadcasting, NCTA, Brian Roberts, Rupert Murdoch, Economy, Cable Show, Pat Esser

Comast’s Burke Says TV Everywhere Tests on Tap

Steve Burke, chief operating officer of Comcast, said the top cable operator plans a national test of system to authenticate that consumers are cable subscribers before allowing them to view cable programming online or on mobile devices. Authentication...

Published Fri, Apr 3 2009 1:05 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Comcast, the Platform, Cable Show, Steve Burke

Disney's Iger Willing to Put Cable Networks Online for Subscribers

Disney CEO Bob Iger said he's “open to exploring” running entire cable networks online if it was possible to authenticate that users were subscribers. Speaking at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s Cable Show in Washington Thursday...

Published Thu, Apr 2 2009 11:10 AM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Digital, NCTA, Disney-ABC, Cable Show, Bob Iger

Comcast’s Roberts: Web Video Comes in Peace

Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast, the nation’s largest cable company, says that Web video can be a friend of the cable industry. Taking part in the opening session at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association’s Cable Show in Washington, D.C....

Published Wed, Apr 1 2009 3:49 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Digital, Web Video, Comcast, Cox Communications, NCTA, Brian Roberts, Cable Show, Pat Esser

McSlarrow Keynotes NCTA: Full Text

Keynote Remarks of Kyle McSlarrow, NCTA President & CEO, at The 2009 Cable Show Good afternoon. We are in Washington, D.C., this year, in part, because we knew that with a new President and a new Congress, it would be a time of change. But we had...

Published Wed, Apr 1 2009 3:42 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, NCTA, Kyle McSlarrow, Cable Show

Outdoor Channel Expands HD Reach, Slates ‘Savage’ Debut

Outdoor Channel HD has expanded its reach. The network has been added to select Comcast, Time Warner Cable, RCN Corp. and U.S. Cable of Coastal Texas markets. The HD network already has made its debut in several markets, including Comcast New Mexico and...

Published Wed, Apr 1 2009 3:30 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, NCTA, Outdoor Channel, Cable Show, Outdoor Channel HD, Savage Wild, Tom Hornish, Step Outside, Manny Puig, Adventure Guides Archer’s Choice

Upbeat Cable Show ’09 on Tap

Like most conventions this year, Cable Show ’09, which kicks off Wednesday in Washington, is bracing for a big drop in attendance. The event’s host, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, expects about a 20% slide from last year’s tally...

Published Sun, Mar 29 2009 10:40 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, HGTV, Print Edition, David Howe, Sci Fi Channel, Scripps Networks, NCTA, Kyle McSlarrow, John Lansing, Cable Show, SyFy

Pointing the Way to Progress

A strong visionary with remarkable finesse—that consensus pretty well sums up TelevisionWeek ’s 2009 Cable Executive of the Year, National Cable & Telecommunications Association President-CEO Kyle McSlarrow. While the adjectives “smart” and “decent...

Published Sun, Mar 29 2009 10:37 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Print Edition, FCC, NCTA, Kyle McSlarrow, Cable Show

Moving on to a New Round of Challenges

On March 1, 2005, when former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy Kyle McSlarrow began his tenure as president and CEO of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, he could hardly have picked a more challenging time to enter...

Published Sun, Mar 29 2009 10:34 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Print Edition, NCTA, Kyle McSlarrow, Cable Show

Testimonial: Char Beales

Kyle McSlarrow is a consummate connector, collaborator and communicator. When I first met him four years ago, like so many people new to the cable business, he asked, “Why doesn’t cable tell its story?” I responded that we just needed more singers in...

Published Sun, Mar 29 2009 10:30 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Print Edition, Kyle McSlarrow, Cable Show, Char Beales

Testimonial: Decker Anstrom

It takes a special person to be an industry’s chief representative in Washington, D.C., today. Policy-making has become a 24/7 business, with legislative and regulatory developments springing from early breakfasts to late-night text messages—and news...

Published Sun, Mar 29 2009 10:27 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Print Edition, Kyle McSlarrow, Cable Show, Decker Anstrom

Focused on Customers

Each year at the Cable Show, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association presents its Vanguard Awards, recognizing industry leaders who excel both in business and in personal commitment to their colleagues. Nomi Bergman, president of Bright...

Published Sun, Mar 29 2009 10:24 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Print Edition, Bright House Networks, Nomi Bergman, Cable Show, Vanguard Awards

Delivering Valuable Service

The recipient of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s 2009 Distinguished Vanguard Award for Leadership (Man) is one of the cable industry’s most successful executives, Rocco Commisso, chairman and CEO of Mediacom Communications Corp...

Published Sun, Mar 29 2009 10:20 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Print Edition, Mediacom Communications, Rocco Commisso, Cable Show, Vanguard Awards

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