The Cable Show Live: Day 03

Top Stories - May 1, 2014 Cable Show 2014: Panel: Comcast/TWC Good For Industry Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts and Charter Communications CEO Tom Rutledge talked up the benefits of industry consolidation in opening the Cable Show on Wednesday. More» Cable Show: OTT's Key To Multicultural Nets Multicultural programmers Wednesday gave pay-TV distributors credit for trying to serve diverse audiences, but said the hurdles to obtaining carriage made it inevitable that those content providers will seek over-the-top avenues to reach more viewers. More»   Cable Show: Changing Media Habits Complicate Customer Service   Serving customers as they use multiple devices to access video is making life complicated for cable operators. More»     Cable Show: Verdict Still Out on Smart-Home Services   Smart-home services are gaining popularity among consumers, but it is too soon to tell whether they will ever achieve the popularity that the core services offered by cable providers have achieved, according to Adam Mayer, vice president and general managers, Intelligent Home at  Time Warner Cable. More»     Cable Show: Poor Marketing, Low Awareness Hinder TVE While lackluster marketing efforts and poor consumer awareness have slowed the adoption of TV Everywhere, a panel of top programmers at the 2014 Cable Show said new efforts around major events like the World Cup and efforts to make the experience more consistent across distribution platforms could give the service the boost it sorely needs. More»   Cable Show: TVE Progress Made With Content Against the backdrop of CTAM's push for an industry-wide marketing effort to promote and establish best practices, including sign-in for "tv everywhere," industry executives gathered at a Cable Show panel Wednesday to discuss the state of the platform. More»     Cable Show: Showrunners: Cable Nets Provide More Freedom For writers and producers looking to tell "grown-up" stories with complex characters, cable is a place where they prefer to work. More»   Cable Show: May 1 Schedule»

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