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The NCTA said that “Imagine Park” will return to The Cable Show 2012 as a venue to introduce and demonstrate new products and services and facilitate discussion on issues affecting the future of media and entertainment. The show is scheduled … Continue reading
The NCTA issued a call for presentation proposals as part of the annual CIO.IT track for chief information officers and information technology executives at The Cable Show 2012 in Boston from May 21-23. CIO.IT’s steering committee has asked for proposals … Continue reading
The NCTA announced that The Cable Show 2012, to be held May 21-23 in Boston, will be co-chaired by Phil Kent, chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting System, and Neil Smit, president of Comcast Cable Communications. Online registration is now … Continue reading
CableLabs and the NCTA announced a new initiative dedicated to improving the energy efficiency of consumer set-top boxes and other devices and developing cable-enabled services designed to promote consumer energy conservation measures. A key element of the initiative is the … Continue reading
The 2012 Spring Technical Forum — hosted by the NCTA, CableLabs, and the SCTE — will return as part of The Cable Show 2012, May 21-23 in Boston. The Forum will provide a look into the future of the cable … Continue reading
The FCC, NCTA and several cable operators, together with several non-profit organizations, have formed an initiative to promote education and broadband adoption by providing low-cost, discounted broadband Internet service to millions of K-12 students who don’t currently have broadband in … Continue reading
In a statement, NCTA President and CEO Michael Powell expressed both disappointment and hope regarding the FCC‘s recent decision about reforming the Universal Service Fund and Intercarrier Compensation Regimes. Powell said, in part: “While we are disappointed in the Commission’s … Continue reading
In a filing with the FCC, the NCTA said that as of December 2010, cable DOCSIS 3.0 technology passed 60% of U.S. housing units, with the percentage projected to reach 77% by the end of 2011. The NCTA also noted … Continue reading
The NCTA and the American Cable Association sent a joint letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to express their support for efforts to modernize the universal service fund (USF) program and intercarrier compensation (ICC) regime, but also expressed concern that … Continue reading
The NCTA announced that K. Dane Snowden, formerly chief of the FCC consumer and government affairs bureau and currently vice president for external and state affairs for CTIA, will join NCTA in the new role of chief of staff, working … Continue reading
Well its the last day of the big show and it’s always a bit melancholy to say good bye, but we have a great roster of new technology to share with you, as well as a special interview, or two and some booth visits as well. Today’s broadcast is brought to you by CommScope, CISCO, ARRIS and TEKTRONIX.
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The NCTA announced new general session panels featuring top media, telecommunications and advertising executives during the upcoming Cable Show 2011 in Chicago. Generation Next: Leveraging the Network for a New Era of Innovation Sanjay Jha, chairman and CEO, Motorola Mobility … Continue reading
Imagine Communications plans to demonstrate version 4.0 of its ICE Broadcast System, an upgrade to the company’s video processing platform, at the NCTA Cable Show in Chicago later this month. The ICE platform is a multi-codec, multi-rate, multi-resolution video processing … Continue reading
