Cable TV Ops
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Programming
In the Wild: Netflix Geeked Week Takes Over Atlanta
Netflix is bringing stars and fandoms together at Geeked Week 2024 in Atlanta, celebrating its greatest originals and franchises.
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Still Simmering: DirecTV CMO on Disney Debate Decision, $30 Credits
DirecTV has lost a not immaterial number of customers as a result of its carriage impasse with Disney, according to CMO Vince Torres.
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Programming
FTC Commish Calls Out Latino Representation in Media
It was a packed room at the St. Regis in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, as former FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips joined sitting Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya during The Media Institute Communications Forum Luncheon to discuss his perspective on hot topics such as protecting children’s privacy, fraud and AI. The free-flowing discussion even delved into TV viewing, with Bedoya complaining about a lack of Latino representation and the skewed portrayal of existing Latino characters, particularly regarding dialects and accents.
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Programming
What We’re Watching: ‘The Sports Reporters’
With how quickly things change, it can be refreshing to see an old friend.
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Programming
Scripps Leans on Women’s Sports This Upfront Season
The growing demand for women’s sports programming helped guide Scripps through this year’s upfront season. The company hung its hat on ION as it continues to host WNBA and NWSL games, but the success from that has led to more demand within certain areas such as CTV.
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Programming
No DirecTV-Disney Deal as Negotiations Drag On
DirecTV and Disney have yet to strike a renewed carriage deal even as Week 1 of “Monday Night Football” passed.
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Programming
Hollywood & Mind Bridges Fame, Mental Health Gap
With the emphasis on mental health growing in the entertainment, TV and music industries over the past few years, Cathy Applefeld Olson saw a need for a collective space to share best practices and formed the organization Hollywood & Mind.
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Most Powerful Women Awards
Cablefax celebrates the Most Powerful Women for their influence and leadership within the industry—as well as their dedication to empowering other execs to grow and thrive. The Most Powerful Women awards and magazine recognize women across all departments including advertising, communications, corporate culture, sales, content, consultants, distribution, digital, finance, legal, operations and more. Join us […]
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Programming
Emotional Learning, Music Star in Disney Jr. Series
This fall, toddlers and parents will step into the world of “Kindergarten: The Musical,” Disney Jr.’s new preschool musical series.
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Programming
What We’re Reading: ‘The Power and the Money’
With an election looming in November, CEOs and their reports are spending a lot of time contemplating what changes are on the horizon.