MCN Newswire: The Latest CableCARD Numbers; Oculus Rift Hits Retail Saturday; NAMIC's Vision Award Winners

Top Stories - May 3, 2016 CableCARDs in MSO-Supplied Boxes Hold Steady at 55M The FCC's ban on integrated security set-tops ended last December,  and the impact of it continues to be seen in the latest batch of CableCARD deployment figures to emerge from the National Cable & Telecommunications Association.  more WHY THIS MATTERS: Against the backdrop of the FCC pushing for new set-top rules, the NCTA's April 27 filing at the agency showed that CableCARD deployments in operator-supplied set-tops was even with the numbers it reported in February, while the number of CableCard modules deployed in retail devices was up. Oculus Rift 'Retail Experience' Coming to Some Best Buy Stores If experiencing is believing when it comes to virtual reality, Oculus will soon put that notion to the test when it launches the Rift VR headset in 48 Best Buy stores this weekend. more WHY THIS MATTERS: Shedding light on its retail initiative Monday, Oculus said it will have a few units for sale in select stores, but quantities will be limited initially as it catches up on pre-orders. And the Honorees Are … The 22nd annual NAMIC Vision Awards celebrates the best in original and digital programming content depicting the lives, spirit and contributions of people of color and best reflecting the ethnic and cultural diversity of television viewers. more WHY THIS MATTERS: The 2016 Vision Awards winners comprise content from 14 different networks or studios across 18 categories, with OWN, HBO, National Geographic Channel and BET Networks garnering multiple awards. See the complete list of winners and click through to an exclusive Q&A with NAMIC CEO Eglon Simons (see link under NEWS, below). Video/Blogs/Events MCN Original Video Content Spotlight: CNN's 'United Shades of America' With W. Kamau Bell MCN Hot Spot Disney Channel's Original Movie 'Adventures in Babysitting' Premiering June 24 MCN Slideshow Freeze Frame Photos From the May 2 Issue MCN Guest Blog, Steve Necessary, Cox Communications Why Small Is the New Big The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner The Data Games: Predicting Rio 2016's Winners and Losers Bookmark This: #INTX2016 Coverage Before, During and After the Show News A Continuing Vision of Excellence: A Q&A With NAMIC CEO Eglon Simons NEXT TV NewFronts 2016: Annual Blitz Kicks Off With Vox-Google News TiVo Tweaks 'Bolt' Pricing DHX Television Flips On Family Channel App Splashing More Cash on VR PROGRAMMING Oprah Winfrey to Star in HBO's 'Henrietta Lacks' Film Pop-Star Lives Strike a Chord (pdimg) PEOPLE Jill Ratner Upped at Fox Disney-ESPN Promotes Pair in Distribution Zalaznick Joins Nielsen Board of Directors Sportscaster Carillo to Host WICT INTX Luncheon POLICY Democrats Push FCC's Wheeler on Public File Access Pledge Supremes Won't Review FTC POM (Not so) Wonderful Call Event Updates Multicultural TV Breakfast at INTX May 17, 2016 | Boston Convention and Exhibition Center | Boston, MA Learn More Next TV Summit & Expo June 15, 2016 | Hyatt Regency San Francisco | San Francisco, CA Learn More The Cloud & IP Tech Leadership Summit June 22-23, 2016 | Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Conference Center | Rosemont, IL Learn More News Technology Summit September 27-28, 2016 | Tampa Airport Marriott | Tampa, FL Learn More OnDemand Summit September 29, 2016 | Manhattan NYC, An Affinia Hotel | New York , NY Learn More NYC Television and Video Week Virtual Reality 20/20 October, 17, 2016 |The TimesCenter | New York , NY Learn More B&C Hall of Fame October, 18, 2016 |Waldorf Astoria | New York , NY Learn More Advanced Advertising October, 19, 2016 |Grand Hyatt | New York , NY Learn More Next TV Summit October, 19, 2016 |Grand Hyatt | New York , NY Learn More Hispanic Television Summit October, 20, 2016 |Grand Hyatt | New York , NY Learn More Broadcast Engineer II Hughes – Gilbert, AZ, United States Broadcast Operations Technician II Hughes – Gilbert, AZ, United States Broadcast Television Relations ION Media Networks, Inc. – USA, United States, United States Director of Marketing Communications & Engagement UNC-TV – Research Triangle Park, NC, United States See all career listings here.   ©2016 NewBay Media, LLC

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