Learn About Cybersecurity & Staying Safe Online
October may be known as the month for pumpkins and Halloween costumes, but did you know that it's also National Cybersecurity Awareness Month? As our lives intersect with and depend more and more on the internet, this month is a good time to step back and educate ourselves about the various schemes out there–whether they be viruses, spyware, botnets, identify theft, spam or phishing programs–that not only stand to impede our online experiences, but to encroach on our privacy and disrupt our lives. For a bit of background, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month started in October 2004 and
A Report Isn’t Needed to See That Video Competition is Fierce
Yesterday, NCTA filed comments with the FCC on its annual report, the “Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming.” As anyone who is a fan of great TV programming (whether viewed from a traditional provider or the multitude of other ways to watch) knows, competition in the video marketplace is aggressive. Choices are abundant, leading to better products and easier ways to access the programs consumers love. That’s why, instead of rehashing the state of today’s competitive marketplace, we urged the FCC to take steps to eliminate rules that no longer make sense. We
Cable Recognizes Hispanic Heritage Month
Before Hispanic Heritage Month concludes this week, we wanted to highlight a few of the special programs and efforts being made throughout the internet and television community that recognize the contributions of Hispanics to American history and culture. Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 to October 15 because the 15th marks the independence days of several Latin American countries, is a time in which communities all over the U.S. celebrate the second-fastest growing ethnic group in the country. Many internet service providers and television programmers take this
Technology is Changing the Way The Weather Channel Covers Hurricanes
This past September brought with it some of the year’s biggest news stories, and most of them revolved around the major storms and hurricanes that ravaged south Florida, Houston, and Puerto Rico. Most likely, you turned to The Weather Channel to better understand how it was all unfolding and impacting the communities that were hit. Case in point, this year, the network experienced its highest ratings in its 35-year history at the height of Hurricane Irma, with 70 million viewers tuning in from one out of three TV households in America. A small but mighty company, the staff at The Weather
Cable Delivers the Jobs that American Communities Rely On
When we think of a community, we think of working together, of shared goals, and of helping each other. Few things have the ability to strengthen a community and support these values like strong local economies. The power of Main Street, as we’ve seen, is what makes communities strong and vibrant. An economic impact study shows that every single Congressional district in America is home to at least 300 jobs supported by the cable industry. Pennsylvania’s 10th district, for example, is home to 3,000 direct and indirect jobs. Minnesota’s 1st has 9,000. These represent a diverse set of jobs
NCTA President & CEO Michael Powell Speaks at the 2017 Walter Kaitz Dinner
NCTA President & CEO Michael Powell delivered remarks as part of the annual Walter Kaitz Dinner 2017 on September 27, 2017 in New York City. {"preview_thumbnail":"https://www.ncta.com/sites/default/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview…;:{"responsive":1,"width":"854","height":"480","autoplay":0},"settings_summary":["Embedded Video (Responsive)."]} Remarks of Michael Powell Walter Kaitz Diversity Dinner 2017 I want to speak to you tonight from a place of vulnerability and doubt, rather than
Gala Dinner Raises More Than $1.6 Million for Cable Diversity Efforts
A week of networking, discussions and presentations on how to create a more diverse and inclusive workforce culminated with a star-studded event in New York City last night that raised more than $1.6 million for diversity programs. CEOs and executives from dozens of internet and television companies gathered at the 34th annual Walter Kaitz Foundation dinner to celebrate the cable industry’s accomplishments and recommit to prioritizing diversity initiatives across the media and entertainment landscape. Hosting the Kaitz dinner this year was Yvonne Orji, comedian and star of the hit HBO show
New Survey Highlights Cable Industry Diversity Benchmarks
The results of the 2017 NAMIC and WICT Industry Diversity Survey, a study that is conducted every two years to measure diversity demographics within the cable workforce, were released this morning. This year, the companies that participated represented 67.5 percent of the industry. Highlights of the survey included an increase of people of color in the industry over the past two years by over one percent (from 39 percent to 40 percent) across almost all levels for operators and programmers, while the hire rate for people of color exceeded the rate for whites by approximately 12 percentage
Comcast Executive D’Arcy Rudnay Talks on Female Leadership in Cable
Today is the first day of the cable industry's Diversity Week, and it all kicks off at the WICT Leadership conference, where executives and leaders throughout the business will recognize the contributions made by exceptional women in internet and television. This afternoon during the WICT Touchstones Luncheon, a staple of Diversity Week, the industry will pay tribute to the Woman of the Year honorees. Last Friday, we heard from the Woman of the Year – Programmer, Sarah Barnett, president and general manager of BBC America. Today, we learn about the Woman of the Year – Operator, D'Arcy Rudnay
BBC America’s Top Executive Gives Her Take on Women in Television
In anticipation of Diversity Week, when thousands will gather in New York City next week to encourage and advance diverse initiatives across the cable industry, we spent some time getting to know our Woman of the Year honorees who will be awarded with WICT's highest honors at the annual WICT Touchstones Luncheon. This week, we spoke with Sarah Barnett, president and general manager of BBC America, to learn more about her career challenges and highlights, and where she thinks the industry stands when it comes to gender diversity. What does this honor mean to you? First, I would like to start by