MEDIA ROOM

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has outlined a new set of net neutrality rules that would be put to a vote at the agency's December 21, 2010 meeting.

Kyle McSlarrow, President & CEO of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association since March 1, 2005, said he plans to depart his position in the spring of 2011.

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation aimed at cracking down on online piracy and counterfeiting

The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) and the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project have agreed to conduct a research project aimed at understanding teenagers’ behavior online. The research is jointly funded by the Pew Internet Project and Cable in the Classroom.

NCTA Joins Ad Council’s Internet Safety Coalition with AT&T, Google, IAB, Microsoft, The Wireless Foundation and Other Industry Leaders in Online Safety to Educate Youth about Safe Online Practices

The 2011 Spring Technical Forum – hosted by Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs®), the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), and the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) will return in 2011 as a fully integrated program during The Cable Show, June 14-16, 2011 in Chicago.

NCTA statement regarding CableCARD rule changes

The FCC voted unanimously to update the CableCARD rules.

The Healthy Media for Youth Summit, a partnership of Girl Scouts of the USA, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), and The Creative Coalition, considered and identified ways to promote media messages that inspire, empower and engage youth.

The Cable Show 2011 will be held June 14-16, 2011, as part of “Cable Connection - Spring” in Chicago. The 60th annual convention and international exposition, the cable industry’s premiere U.S. event, will be held at McCormick Place.