Cable Talk

Cable Programming Content Executive Bridget Baker sits down with ACA’s Matt Polka to discuss the business roots of cable and broadcast content issues, as well as the road ahead where issues of choice for consumers may be more important than channels for the content owner. A co-founder of CNBC and 23-year veteran of NBCUNIVERSAL, Bridget is the CEO of Baker Media, an independent consultancy focused on entertainment and tech companies. She was NBCU’s longtime president of content distribution and a key senior executive overseeing its $5 billion subscription revenue business. She is the recipient of numerous industry awards and corporate leadership recognition, including the NCTA’s highest honor, “Vanguard Award for Distinguished Leadership.”

ACA President and CEO, Matt Polka sits down with founding partner of MoffettNathanson, Craig Moffett. Craig Moffett has been elected to Institutional Investor Magazine’s All-American Research Team in the U.S. Telecom and/or Cable & Satellite sectors on fifteen separate occasions, including nine separate appearance as the #1 analyst in America in either U.S. Telecom and/or Cable & Satellite. He has also been rated the #1 analyst in the U.S. Telecommunications sector by Bloomberg Markets, and he has consistently ranked #1 in Research Quality in Greenwich Research’s annual survey in both Telecommunications and U.S. Cable and Satellite sectors. Prior to founding MoffettNathanson, Mr. Moffett spent more than ten years at Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC as a senior research analyst.

ACA Member Sandy Hendrick, Director of Marketing at HTC in Horry County, SC, joins ACA’s Matt Polka to talk about his company’s experiences in the midst of broadcast TV retransmission consent disputes and how being proactive with communications to your customers helps not only to balance the scales, but also to share the facts of how these outdated regulations harm consumers.

ACA President and CEO, Matt Polka sits down with Patty Boyers to talk about the Independent Show, ACA, and Boycom in this edition of Cable Talk!

ACA President sits down with Mark DiNapoli at the 2018 Independent Show to talk about the U.S. Copyright office and his work with ACA and NCTC Members.

ACA President and CEO, Matt Polka sits down with ImOn Communications CEO, Patrice Carroll to talk about ImOn Communications and being named Cablefax's Independent Operator of the Year.

Matt Polka talks with Evan Swarztrauber of the FCC about their upcoming podcast called, "More Than 7 Dirty Words"

ACA President and CEO, Matthew M. Polka sits down to talk with Dianne VanBeber, and Petra Vorwig to talk about the SES reimbursement program for registering C-Band Earth Stations. Topics include: what the registration process looks like, what SES is offering, what SES and Intelsat's interest in encouraging cable operators to register, and how soon you need to register. All of this and more can be found in this edition of Cable Talk!

Hard to believe that the NCTC-ACA 2018 Independent Show in Anaheim at Disneyland is over, but what an event! ACA’s CableTalk today will re-cap all of the great speakers and events at #TIS18 with NCTC President and CEO Rich Fickle and ACA’s President and CEO Matt Polka. Let’s once again “Experience the WOW!”

Rich Fickle and Matt Polka lead the National Cable Television Cooperative and the American Cable Association, respectively, and they are getting ready for the 13 th Annual Independent Show in Anaheim, CA, July 29-August 1, 2018, to showcase all of the great things that ACA’s and NCTC’s members are doing each and every day. Whether deploying broadband to some of the most remote markets in the U.S., or taking on Washington on the key issues, NCTC and ACA members are at the forefront of today’s broadband revolution. Matt and Rich will talk about the great speakers coming to the show and the key issues, themes and takeaways for #TIS18!

Mark Dzuban is the President and CEO of SCTE, and he is looking to change the face of technology, education, and the industry through connecting people at EXPO, SCTE’s annual event, and in many other ways.

Stan Searle is one of two small cable operators who had the vision to help start what is today the American Cable Association, which uniquely represents in Washington, D.C., the interests of independent video, phone and broadband members whose companies serve small markets, rural and competitive areas of our country. In ACA’s 25th year, it’s great to hear from Stan how it all started!

ACA President & CEO, Matt Polka, sits down with Mike Grebb, Publisher of Cablefax, to talk about journalism, the industry, and the ever-changing landscape that is emerging technology. www.cablefax.com | #Summit25 Follow us: @AmericanCable @MATTatACA

Matt Polka sits down with Brad Swanson, the President of Florida Internet & Television, an association representing cable and broadband providers in Florida. Brad has flipped the association around, creating a new name, image, and presence among policy makers. Enjoy! https://internetandtvfl.com/ Follow us: @AmericanCable @MATTatACA

Chris Lammers, COO of Cable Labs, the industry’s top long-range tech innovator, talks with ACA’s Matt Polka about DOCSIS 3.1, 5G and other new technologies that will increasingly expand broadband speeds, capacity, competition and deployment. https://cablelabs.com Follow us: @AmericanCable @MATTatACA

ACA President & CEO Matt Polka sits down with President of MCTV and Chairman of ACA, Bob Gessner in ACA’s new podcast, Cable Talk. Bob shares his company’s priorities as a growing broadband company and takes a look ahead at this year’s policy agenda for ACA. Follow us: @AmericanCable @MATTatACA