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A Community Full of Jobs: Cable Engineers

The cable industry provides millions of jobs across a myriad of disciplines. This week cable engineers take the spotlight. Cable engineers span the full gamut when it comes to bringing Americans the connectivity they need and demand. “Cable used to be just used for watching TV shows, but today’s network is supporting all types of internet traffic including people who
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Three Questions: Building a High-Speed Network in Alaska's Toughest Terrain

Expert: Heather Handyside, GCI Director of Corporate Communications GCI's Heather Handyside shares how Alaska's TERRA network (Terrestrial for Every Rural Region in Alaska), came to be and how it continues to transform the lives of native Alaskans everyday. Since 2011, the TERRA network has brought a higher level of internet connectivity to villages and communities across the state which were
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Why TLC Viewers Stay Loyal

TLC had a great year. According to president and general manager Nancy Daniels, the network finished 2017 as the fastest-growing network with women in the 25-54 age group demographic. Known for its reality TV and lifestyle programming, TLC shows encourage loyalty and leave viewers eager to keep watching year after year, even amid a competitive TV marketplace and a vast
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What’s Next After ‘Portlandia’ and How IFC Programs For Binge Viewers

At the TV Critics Association Winter Tour in Pasadena last week, cable networks and critics gathered not just to discuss the premieres of upcoming shows, but to also celebrate the stories and content that make their networks unique. We sat down with Christine Lubrano, IFC senior vice president of original programming, to talk about how her network creates new stories,
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A Community Full of Jobs

Few industries in America impact as large and diverse of an audience than the companies which connect millions of homes to internet and TV and create the world’s best TV programming. With at least 300 jobs in every Congressional district, the U.S. cable industry supports more than 2.9 million people, contributing $421 billion to the economy. Jobs in the cable
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truTV President Chris Linn Talks on Creating TV Content for the Smartphone Era

The first day of the cable portion of the Television Critics Association Winter 2018 tour in Pasadena, California was full of TV talent and critics eager to get the latest scoop on shows coming out this spring and summer. We sat down with truTV President Chris Linn to talk a bit about how his network, which has recently shifted to
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Women Shine at This Year’s Golden Globes

The 75th Golden Globes aired earlier this week, and if anything stood out, it was the accolades for the strong female storytelling that’s been missing in years past. HBO's Big Little Lies made a big splash, winning in four categories: Best Television Limited Series; Nicole Kidman for Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series (fellow co-star Reese Witherspoon
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New Report Highlights the Important Role Connectivity Plays in Rural America

President Trump was in Nashville, Tennessee this afternoon along with Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue speaking to over 4500 farmers at the American Farm Bureau conference. There he announced the release of the Administration’s ‘Rural Prosperity Report’ that takes a fresh look at ways the federal government can support agriculture, economic development, job growth, infrastructure improvements, technological innovation, energy security,
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Three Questions: How a Network Stays True to Its Mission in the Digital Era

Expert: Richard Weinstein, C-SPAN Vice President, Digital Media C-SPAN’s Richard Weinstein gives the lowdown on how the network has adapted to the evolving marketplace while continuing to provide audiences with its staple product—which is uninterrupted and uneditorialized coverage of all facets of the U.S. political process. What makes C-SPAN stand apart as a network? In this era of social media
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Most Americans Are Satisfied With Their Internet Service

2017 saw lots of change and progress in technology and innovation. Everything from virtual reality to distance learning took huge strides in availability and adoption. Critical to consumer adoption of many of these new technologies are robust internet networks that have the speed and capacity to handle high bit rate real-time interactions. In 2017, cable ISPs invested billions of dollars
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