Two Years Later, Comcast and Chicago Connected Continue to Impact Families
As students head back to school this fall, it is worth thinking back to March 2020, when COVID caused worldwide shutdowns and school closures. In Chicago, the public school district recognized that partnering with the private and nonprofit sectors was key to facilitating the transition to an unprecedented need for remote learning. An estimated 100,000 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students were without an internet option that could support the applications required for distance learning. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Comcast, CPS, numerous community-based and
Broadband Stats: Celebrating Cable’s Labor Force
With Labor Day on the horizon, now is the perfect time to take a moment and celebrate the hard-working people that make the cable internet and television industry a success story. From construction crews to customer service experts to camera operators to VFX specialists, the industry offers a wide array of job opportunities for all skill levels and backgrounds.
OWN's 'Queen Sugar' Has Been Sweet for All-Female Crews
The all-female-directed show, "Queen Sugar," which airs on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), presented a special session earlier this week during the Television Critics Association's virtual summer press tour. "Queen Sugar," which has won two NAACP Image Awards and received praise from critics for its racially progressive themes, revolves around the lives of three siblings who move back to rural Louisiana after their father passes away and leaves his sugarcane farm behind. As the series heads into its seventh and final season, the CTAM-hosted panel explored the show's commitment to exclusively
Broadband Stats: The Cable Industry Plays a Vital Role in the Climate Transition
As record heatwaves cover the U.S., and other extreme weather becomes more commonplace, many industries are looking at how they can help contribute to curbing the effects of climate change. The cable industry has been finding ways to reduce carbon emissions and energy costs for consumers for years, but has also pledged to go above and beyond to continue to go green.
Cable TV Networks Focus on Breaking Gender Stereotypes
Television has always played an important role in helping to move the needle on societal issues, and challenging female inequality and harmful gender stereotypes is one of them. Cable TV networks have been and continue to come out with powerful programming that spotlight women in unique ways, casting them not only in leading roles but in ones that defy the conventional norms that audiences were once used to seeing on the screen. From AMC's "Killing Eve," which featured an Asian American woman (Sandra Oh) in the leading role as an MI5 agent opposite another powerful female lead, to HBO's "Big
Broadband Highlighted as Household Product Not Hit By Inflation
Americans have been hit with rising inflation rates, the likes of which haven’t been seen in decades. Due to large disruptions in supply chains and labor markets, the price for some essential goods and services have skyrocketed. While the price of many vital goods have increased, in some cases by massive amounts, the price of broadband internet has remained stable and affordable, delivering a great value to American consumers. Recently, Yahoo published a list highlighting “10 Surprising Household Products Not Hit by Inflation” and pointed to broadband service as a key example. Other examples
AMC’s “Dark Winds” Features Native American Perspectives, On and Off the Screen
This summer, AMC and AMC+ premiered “Dark Winds,” an adaptation of the Leaphorn & Chee novel series written by Tony Hillerman. The series follows two Navajo police officers, Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee, in the 1970s southwest as they investigate a series of crimes plaguing Navajo Nation. At the Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour earlier this year, the team behind AMC’s latest hit talked about what the series meant to them and how they hoped the project would resonate with audiences in a way that westerns hadn’t before. “Dark Winds” has been decades in the making as Robert Redford
Broadband Stats: Fast Internet Is an Economic Powerhouse
In 2022, an internet connection can feel truly ubiquitous for many Americans. Today, more Americans can work remotely than ever before, thanks to the incredible growth of broadband networks across the country over the past decades. Those networks are the result of billions of dollars in private investment, built to surpass current bandwidth demands, and an important engine that powers the American economy. Recently, Network On published a study conducted by Telecom Advisory Services to further examine how much of an impact broadband has had on the American economy.
Honoring Juneteenth on TV
This Sunday, America will come together to celebrate Juneteenth, the second federal observance of the holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans from Galveston Texas—the last state in the country with enslaved people—and which dates back to 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln. In honor of the holiday, cable TV networks have produced powerful programming to not only educate viewers about what this moment in history meant for America, but to spotlight and celebrate African American culture in
Walter Kaitz Foundation's Michelle Ray Offers Insights on Industry's Diversity Efforts
This past Spring, the Hollywood Creative Forum returned to Los Angeles after nearly four years, bringing together more than 200 diverse, high-level writers, producers, directors, showrunners, and content creators along with talent and acquisition executives from television networks, streaming platforms, and production companies across the entertainment industry. The Forum is one of the major events hosted by the Walter Kaitz Foundation, which raises significant funds for its targeted grants program while promoting programs and initiatives that provide women and diverse professionals access and