Live From The Independent Show - DAY 2 - 07.29.14

Top Stories - July 29, 2014 Smaller Cable Ops Sing Blues in K.C., But See Reason For Hope As independent operators settle in Kansas City this week for their annual convention, they have more on their minds than just barbecue and blues. In the group's hometown this year, National Cable Television Cooperative and American Cable Association members have gathered to hash out the myriad issues facing small, midsized and independent cable operators: the skyrocketing cost of programming, Internet-protocol delivery of video and data, retransmission consent and TV Everywhere. Multichannel News editor in chief Mark Robichaux caught up with ACA president and CEO Matt Polka to hear what's on his legislative agenda for members. More» Small Cable Eye Ways to Unload Old TV Service Kansas City, Mo. -- A growing number of small and independent cable operators are preparing to get rid of the very product that once drew customers to their business: TV programming. More» ACA Elects Gessner Chairman Robert Gessner, president of MCTV, the renamed Massillon Cable TV, has been elected to a two-year term as chairman of the American Cable Association. More» NCTC Unveils New Logo The National Cable Television Cooperative, the buying group representing more than 950 mostly small- and medium-sized operators across the country, unveiled a new logo at its annual members meeting in Kansas City Monday. More» Qwilt Lands NCTC Hunting License Opening a new sales window to the nation's independent cable operators, Qwilt said it has inked a master agreement to hawk its transparent video caching products to members of the National Cable Television Cooperative. More» Viamedia, CenturyLink Expand Ad Deal Viamedia, a provider of outsourced local TV ad services, said it has expanded a deal with CenturyLink to provide ad services in three cities where the telco offers its Prism TV service – Phoenix; Omaha, Neb.; and Colorado Springs, Colo. More» Cable ONE Drives TiVo/Netflix Combo Cable ONE said it has inked a deal that will enable its customers to access Netflix directly through TiVo-powered HD-DVRs that it leases to subscribers. More»

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