at The 2004 National Show
Washington , D.C. – Leading executives representing a broad range of cable programming services will address a variety of topical issues during the Tuesday general session at The 2004 National Show, the 53rd Annual Convention and International Exposition of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), May 2-5 in New Orleans .
Set for Tuesday, May 4, at 9:00 a.m. (CDT), the general session panel includes:
- Matt Blank, Chairman & CEO, Showtime Networks Inc.
- Geraldine Laybourne, Chairman, Founder and CEO, Oxygen Media, Inc.
- Ken Lowe, President & CEO, E.W. Scripps Company
- Anne Sweeney , President, Disney Channel Worldwide, ABC Cable Networks Group
- Tony Vinciquerra , President & CEO, Fox Networks Group
- David Zaslav, President, NBC Cable Networks
The panel discussion is likely to focus on the changing landscape in program distribution, including the cable industry’s continuing deployment of high-definition television, on-demand, and other new video services; the potential impact of digital video recorders and other new technology on advertising revenues; and investments in the development of new and original cable programming.
“Programming is the bedrock of our video product today, so this conversation among leading programming executives should be of interest to every attendee at the Show,” said Barbara York, Senior Vice President, Industry Affairs, and Chief Administrative Officer, NCTA.
Additional, up-to-the-minute information for The National Show is available via the official web site (www.thenationalshow.com) or from the NCTA’s Department of Industry Affairs (202/775-3669).
NCTA is the principal trade association of the cable television industry in the United States . NCTA represents cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks, as well as equipment suppliers and providers of other services to the cable industry.