Live From The Independent Show - DAY 1 - 07.28.14

Top Stories - July 28, 2014 Small MSO Execs Convene at The Independent Show Commemorating the National Cable Television Cooperative's 30th anniversary, executives from small cable operators across the nation and their families are going to Kansas City, Mo. for The Independent Show. More» Survival Tips From Unaffiliated Networks It's always been a hard-knock life for independent networks struggling to gain and maintain distribution. And securing carriage is getting even tougher, as bandwidth tightens, programming fiefdoms continue to wield their leverage, broadcasters collect their retransmission-consent fee and mergers of major distributors loom. More» Networks Feel Pressure Points Cable networks that aren't part of highly leveraged media conglomerates have never had an easy go of it, and the pressures they face trying to get carriage are ramping up. More» NCTC Re-Ups With Comcast Wholesale The National Cable Television Cooperative and Comcast Wholesale have struck a multiyear renewal for the HITS National Authorization Service, including new provisions that will help co-op members use "universal" digital transport adapters. More» Global Capacity Forges New Cable Link Following earlier work with some of the nation's tier-1 operators, Global Capacity has set its sights on the independent and rural market for a broadband connectivity platform that can help operators deliver services beyond their traditional franchise areas. More» Sportsman Channel Renews NCTC Pact Sportsman Chanel has inked a carriage renewal with the National Cable Television Cooperative, which results in its members having access to an expanded suite of services. More» MAVTV Drives More NCTC Rollouts MAVTV continues to steer more rollouts with members of the National Cable Television Cooperative.The motorsports-driven service, which is owned and operated by Lucas Oil Products, has launched with 34 NCTC affiliates thus far in 2014, bringing the total number of coop-affiliated systems that have opted in to MAVTV's master contract to 108. More»

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