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Warner Bros. Discovery Offers a Fan-First Approach for March Madness Live

March Madness Live is back and bigger than ever, with the first round of the tournament starting tomorrow. This year, Warner Bros. Discovery, in partnership with the NCAA and CBS Sports, has expanded the live streaming and second screen options for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship as it prepares to cover all 67 games of the tournament. ?
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Meeting America's Needs Through a Balanced Spectrum Policy

As today's digital society demands next-generation technologies, seamless connectivity and immersive applications, the demand for new wireless spectrum – the resource that makes these experiences possible – remains critically important. Setting the Stage: At a U.S. House hearing on Friday that will explore how America can maintain its spectrum leadership, NCTA will urge policymakers to strive for a smart spectrum
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Celebrating Female Empowerment on TV

International Women's Day is a time to honor and recognize the achievements of women as America continues to strive for gender parity and equality. Fortunately, cable TV networks continue their efforts to increase representation of women, on screen and in the writers' room, and to cast women and girls in strong, meaningful, and leading roles that send a powerful message
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What is Latency and Why Is It Important?

In today’s “always online” world, seamless network operation and a smooth connectivity experience is essential. Engineers have worked hard to reduce the latency (often referred to as lag or lag time) users encounter while relying on the broadband networks that power smart technologies. In fact, super low-latency is one of 10G’s primary benefits. What Is Latency? In general terms, latency
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Lifetime's 'Black Girl Missing' Hopes to Raise Awareness and Mobilize Change

Lifetime's latest movie, "Black Girl Missing," aims to not only shed light on the lack of media coverage and law enforcement resources for when Black women and girls go missing, but to also mobilize communities to action. The story in "Black Girl Missing," which stars Garcelle Beauvais as the mother in the film, was inspired by real life stories of
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Broadband Stats: Cable’s Network Investment

Cable’s decades-long infrastructure investment has resulted in fast and resilient networks that are far ahead of demand and built to power the next transformational technology. And soon enough, cable’s 10G speeds will enable a whole new set of immersive experiences.
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Three Ways Rural Broadband Is Creating Positive Change

The regions where miles of farmland separate neighbors, harsh terrain makes travel challenging, and important services are many hours away, a high-speed broadband network is a critical conduit to society. The bottom line: Cable broadband providers invest billions of dollars annually to build robust networks throughout the country including some of the most remote regions in the world. And with
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10G Is Taking Off

10G is on the way. Since the cable industry's first unveiling of the 10G initiative in 2019, cable providers have been engineering and testing the technology that will make next-generation networks a reality, bringing 10 gigabit per second (Gbps) speeds to households across America and forever change how people connect, live, work, and play. Fast forward to 2023, and the
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C-SPAN's Shining Moment Renews Interest in More Coverage

For over 40 years, C-SPAN has brought government into American living rooms. From broadcasting committee hearings to interviewing elected officials, C-SPAN offers a wide range of resources for voters to become more engaged with government, free of bias or commentary. No government or taxpayer dollars support C-SPAN, as it is fully funded by cable and satellite providers. Currently, C-SPAN’s live
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VIDEO: Midco and Feeding South Dakota Team Up

By utilizing Midco’s broadband service, groups like Feeding South Dakota can connects those in need to mobile food centers.
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