Cable Show News Releases

12/19/2008
Britt, Iger, Murdoch and Roberts Headline The Cable Show ’09 in Washington, D.C.

Top media industry leaders, including Glenn Britt, President and CEO of Time Warner Cable; Robert Iger, President and CEO of The Walt Disney Company; Rupert Murdoch, Chairman of News Corporation; and Brian Roberts, Chairman and CEO of Comcast will speak at The Cable Show '09, the 58th Annual Convention and International Exposition of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) on April 1-3, 2009, at the Washington Convention Center.

11/24/2008
NCTA Seeks Nominees for 2009 Vanguard Awards

The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) issued its annual call for nominations for the Vanguard Awards, the cable industry’s highest honor. Now in its 44th year, the Vanguard Awards honor the cable industry’s foremost leaders and dedicated professionals whose accomplishments merit the recognition of the entire cable industry.

The awards will be presented at a special reception and ceremony on Friday, April 3, 2009 during The Cable Show ’09, NCTA’s 58th Annual Convention and International Exposition. The Cable Show ’09 runs April 1-3, 2009, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

10/15/2008
NCTA and SCTE Join in Call for Next Wave in Cable Innovation

The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) today issued a joint call for submissions for both the 2009 NCTA Technical Papers™ and for SCTE’s Conference on Emerging Technologies®. Highlights of accepted papers will be presented during Cable Connection Week – Spring, the cable industry’s new biannual week of consolidated industry events to be held April 1-7, 2009, in Washington, DC.

9/15/2008
NCTA Locks in 2009 Schedules for Cable Connection Spring and Cable Connection Fall

A full slate of cable industry meetings, events and conferences is on tap for the first-ever “Cable Connection” weeks scheduled for April 1 - 7, 2009 in Washington, DC and October 25 - 30, 2009 in Denver. This past March, NCTA’s Board of Directors approved a plan to realign the national industry meetings and events produced by cable associations and professional societies into two weeks – one in the spring and one in the fall. While the overall schedule has been cooperatively coordinated by the various organizations involved, each sponsoring organization will plan and execute its respective events.

9/12/2008
Cable Hope Fund Grants More Than $280,000 Raised During CableCares for Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts

The Cable Hope Fund now has officially donated more than $280,000 collected during The Cable Show '08 CableCares initiative to community rebuilding organizations in the New Orleans area. The donations were made possible by contributions from cable industry companies, organizations, and individuals in support of the local communities affected by Hurricane Katrina.

7/2/2008
NCTA Announces Convention Co-Chairs for The Cable Show ’09

The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) said today that Michael Willner, Vice Chairman & CEO, Insight Communications and Johnathan Rodgers, President & CEO, TV One, will co-chair The Cable Show '09, the cable industry’s annual conference and international exposition.

3/3/2008
NCTA Board of Directors Approves Plan To Re-Align Schedule of Cable Industry Meetings and Events

The Board of Directors of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) has approved a plan developed by representatives of cable industry associations and professional societies to commence in 2009 the scheduling of a variety of national annual industry meetings and events, so that they are aligned with a single week in the spring and another in the fall.