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 breaking around the clock, from…
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 House Networks—the nation’s sixth-largest…
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. Under Mr. Commisso’s guidance, Mediacom Communications…
Recipients Pave the Way in Branding, Technology and Community Relations
The White House Project is recognizing Lifetime’s Every Woman Counts campaign with an Epic Award, Daily Variety reports. The award recognizes those who have made positive contributions with to women’s leadership, the trade publication says. Accepting for Lifetime will be…
WealthTV, a lifestyle and entertainment channel, has secured a long-term carriage deal with the help of NCTC, Broadcasting & Cable reports. WealthTV currently has carriage on AT&T’s U-Verse, Verizon’s FiOS TV and Charter Communications, and is currently working on getting…
CNBC “Fast Money” anchor Dylan Ratigan has quit his post, the New York Post reports, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation. Ratigan stepped down Thursday after reaching a tipping point in his frustration with Susan Krakower, CNBC’s VP of…
VH1 is prepping the newest incarnation in the Tiffany “New York” Pollard franchise, called “New York Goes to Work,” the network’s blog reports. In the new series, set to debut May 4, viewers will get the chance to decide which…
With Time Warner’s spinoff of Time Warner Cable slated to be complete by the end of Friday, it’s becoming clear the media company will be able to focus more on content and use cash from the separation, the Hollywood Reporter…
Whoopi Goldberg is joining A&E’s “The Cleaner” for a multi-episode story line, Entertainment Weekly reports. She’ll play the former sponsor of Banks, played by Benjamin Bratt, the publication says. -Aimee Picchi