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Cable Prepares for Next Week’s Superstar, Pope Francis

The Emmy’s might be coming up this weekend, but Pope Francis is sure to steal the stage as cable’s superstar starting early next week. The Pope will begin his trip to the United States on September 22nd, going through the 27th and will hit Washington, D.C, New York, and Philadelphia. Thanks to our highly connected society, millions of people will
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Don't Hit Rewind on TV Revolution

Originally posted on September 15, 2015 in USA TODAY as an opposing view to this USA TODAY editorial. A government effort to power up a cable box market is backward looking. USA TODAY regularly writes about how online video is transforming the TV experience, allowing consumers if they wish to “cut the cord.” The marketplace has attracted lots of innovative
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Choice in Cable Programming Means Diversity, Inclusivity, Flexibility

As temperatures begin to cool, we’re ready for another round of television premieres. What used to be a tiered premiere schedule with broadcast followed by cable networks is now a year round high-quality television bonanza. Too busy these next few months while starting that new job? You can catch up on the fourth season of Homeland in the new year
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A Peek Behind Cable’s $1 Billion in Charitable Donations

The cable industry is integral to helping charities and non-profit organizations gain enough momentum to make an impact. Last year, contributions totaled more than $1 billion in industry cash, in-kind donations and public service announcements in 2014, with both cable operators and program networks included. A few of the initiatives which the cable industry was involved in include: closing the
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Is Tim Cook Right? Are Apps the Future of TV?

Yesterday, to the fanfare of cord cutters and yes, even cord lovers, Apple announced its first update to the Apple TV in three years. The new Apple TV looks similar to the old device, a slim black box, but the new one boasts better guts, a faster processor, a sleek new remote, voice command capabilities, and perhaps most importantly, access
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Keeping Bullies Out of Unlicensed Spectrum

We’ve all come to love Wi-Fi because it’s so easy to access, so easy to use, and so widely available. But thanks to a new technology called LTE-U, this could change. The unlicensed spectrum that Wi-Fi uses works so well because Wi-Fi and all of the other technologies utilizing it (think garage door openers and baby monitors) all follow politeness
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Labor Day Is the Perfect Time to Celebrate Cable’s Impact on America’s Workforce

As Americans look forward to the Labor Day holiday, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate the cable industry’s contribution to our country’s economy and workforce. Behind the fascinating storylines and celebrities we watch on our favorite cable programs, and behind the speed of which we can stream those stories on our tablets or watch them on our television
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With 2.7 Million Jobs, Cable Industry Boosts U.S. Economy

This summer’s volatility in the U.S. stock market is causing lots of anxiety about the impact of a global slowdown on the U.S. economy. A natural result of this fear is even more scrutiny of U.S. job growth and other domestic economic metrics. That is why we are proud to report that the U.S. cable industry has added jobs and
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U.S. Open Tennis Kicks Off Under ESPN

In the opening week of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, audiences will start to get a glimpse of what ESPN has to offer as the tournament’s exclusive live TV network carrying the event. This year marks the first of the next 11 years in which ESPN has exclusive live coverage of the U.S. Open, according to a deal made between
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Discovery’s Resources Bringing Change, Hope to Schools Abroad

Have you ever seen a cheetah before? Maybe not in person, but certainly on television or on the Internet. It might surprise you to know that children in Africa who live just a few hours from a national park full of cheetahs and wildlife have no idea what a cheetah looks like. For developing communities across the globe that lack
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