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…
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…
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
Paramount Digital Entertainment and Gaumont said they are developing an interactive Web series that will be distributed via MySpace in the United States. “Section 8” is a supernatural thriller that will give viewers a chance to interact with one another,…
It’s an upturned entertainment business! It’s a shrinking advertising upfront! Who will save us? Online video—that is, if you believe comScore Chairman Gian Fulgoni. OK, maybe he didn’t exactly claim that online video would swoop in and save the day,…
Univision’s presentation of the “Premio Lo Nuestro a la Música Latina” drew 13 million total viewers Thursday night, the biggest audience in the show’s 21-year history. Last night’s three-hour telecast averaged 6.6 million viewers, in addition to the 13 million…
“Smart, gritty, touching: All apply to the four-star movie premiere of Michael Crichton’s ‘ER,’ the better of this season’s two high-profile medical dramas. When this show and CBS’ ‘Chicago Hope’ move to Thursdays at 10, this is the one you’ll…