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Another Dominant Night as Premium TV Takes Big Emmy Wins

They’ve done it again! Premium TV creators dominated the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, taking home an impressive 73 Emmys, including both Creative Arts and Telecast Emmys. HBO and FX Networks were the big winners with 22 and 18 Emmys, respectively. All told, pay TV creators took 61 percent of all Emmys and 60 percent of Primetime Telecast Emmys. Notable
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Why NCTA is Now The Internet & Television Association

Today is an important day for the future of NCTA. I’m thrilled to announce that we have officially changed our brand to NCTA – The Internet & Television Association. This new brand will be the association’s formal name in all aspects of our public image and work. So why did we change? Because we want our brand to be a
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Announcing NCTA – The Internet & Television Association

New NCTA Brand Projects Unity, Partnership and Energy (Washington, D.C.) – NCTA President & CEO Michael Powell announced today that the association has launched a modernized brand that better reflects the makeup of the industry that NCTA represents and the consumer services its members deliver. The new brand and descriptor is “NCTA – The Internet & Television Association” and will
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Coming Together to Prioritize Diversity

Diversity Week is a mere three days away and its shaping up to be a very busy and exciting week in New York City. Every year around this time, the cable industry comes together to formally re-establish its commitment to diversity at all levels across the internet and television world. Various panels, roundtables, awards ceremonies and networking opportunities are held
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Cable’s Industry-Wide Initiative to Support Veterans Year-Round

One year ago, Mission Media made its debut in the cable industry to support the career and personal development of military veterans across the internet and television arena. As a proud member of Mission Media, NCTA is just one of many organizations that are part of the collective effort to not only recruit veterans to the industry, but to provide
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Joint Association Letter to Senate Commerce Committee Leaders Concerning the FCC’s Proposed Broadband Privacy Rules

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Building a Better Framework for Business Data Services Regulation

Today, NCTA submitted to the FCC a new model for smart, targeted regulation of Business Data Services (BDS) that draws from the voluminous record in the current proceeding and accomplishes the Commission’s stated goal of preserving and enhancing competition where it exists and regulating rates where it does not. This new framework is far superior to the “regulate everything” approach
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How GCI Internet is Transforming a Rural School District in Alaska

Dan Walker remembers the dialup modem that he used to have on his desk during his early years as a teacher in the Lower Kuskokwim School District, or LKSD, in Alaska about 25 years ago. It was right around the time when schools in the state were starting to get internet access. Now in his second year as superintendent of
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Statement of NCTA Regarding Chairman Wheeler’s New Set-Top Box Proposal

"Notwithstanding the rhetorical flourishes in the public materials used to describe the Chairman’s latest set-top proposal, there are some important details being left out. According to several public sources, the Commission will play a much more significant role in the licensing process than simply the ‘backstop’ as it was described today. That is, the Chairman isn’t just proposing a ‘standard
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‘Woman of the Year’ Scripps Executive Kathleen Finch Offers Advice for Aspiring Women Leaders in Cable

In less than two weeks, the annual WICT Leadership Conference will kick off Diversity Week in New York City and recognize women leaders who are not only achieving professional success in the cable industry, but who also lend themselves as mentors and role models to aspiring professionals in the business. This year, WICT’s highest honor, the Woman of the Year
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