Home / Newsroom

Newsroom

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
  • Articles

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
  • Articles

Cable Industry Contributes 2.7 Million Jobs and $386 Billion to the Economy, New Study Reports

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. cable industry supports 2.7 million jobs representing a total economic impact of more than $386 billion in 2014, according to a new study by Bortz Media and Sports Group, Inc. released today by the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA). The executive summary of the report, an interactive map showing the economic impact, and complete
  • Press Releases

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
  • Articles

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
  • Articles

NCTA Statement on the FCC Downloadable Security Technology Advisory Committee (DSTAC) Report

“We congratulate the DSTAC on completing its report and fulfilling its mandate from Congress to identify, study and report on software based methods for securing video content. Recognizing the wide diversity in networks, security protocols and consumer devices offered by pay TV providers, the DSTAC Report correctly concludes that any new security technology should not disrupt this vibrant and innovative
  • Press Releases

The Real Cost of Amazing Television

When evaluating the value of a product or service, one common measurement is the amount of the purchase weighed against the time spent using the service. When it comes to cable’s video service, this metric is called price per viewing hour. And at just 25 cents per hour, cable offers among the lowest cost-per-hour form of entertainment available. And the
  • Articles

Software Apps Are Changing How We Watch TV

If competition is the stamp of a healthy marketplace, than premium television competition is more than healthy – it’s downright fierce. Cable, satellite, telco and web streaming services are all fighting for subscribers. We have options for watching TV via linear programming, on demand and DVR viewing, TV Everywhere services and software apps for all of our devices. We can
  • Articles

Comcast Changing the Customer Experience with New Live Streaming App

In May, Comcast launched to a limited number of it’s X1 users Xfinity Share, an iOS and Android app that allowed customers to live stream video and send photos and recorded videos directly to their TVs and to each other. Now, all X1 customers have access to the app. As Comcast VP of Communications Patti Loyack said upon the launch
  • Articles

Univision and Common Sense Media Team Up to Connect Hispanic Families

This past summer at the International Society for Technology in Education conference, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel spoke about how 70 percent of teachers today assign homework that requires kids to go online. A statistic like this poses a challenge for many families who don’t have access at home, and widens the homework gap for those kids who are not connected.
  • Articles