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Panelists at a Benton Institute event this week didn't hold back on BEAD's rocky evolution, joking about the program's many rebrands. But the conversation also dug into data center fiber access and where broadband providers see real opportunity ahead.
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Linda Burakoff and Rebecca Nelson, both Senior Vice Presidents of Content and Programming at @DIRECTV, have been named 2026 honorees of the upcoming @Cablefax Most Powerful Women Awards.
This recognition celebrates their leadership, vision, and impact in shaping the future of local and national channels, streaming services, and other programming, and we couldn’t be more honored to see them recognized among such an inspiring group of leaders.
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Congratulations to VERSANT's General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Jordan Fasbender and President of Entertainment Val Boreland on being named in the @Cablefax Most Powerful Women class, honoring the women sharping the future of connectivity, media and technology 👏
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Charter has a new regional news brand.
Spectrum News NECN went live across six New England states. CFX spoke with Spectrum News Group VP Sam Singal about acquiring the NECN brand from Comcast and what the Cox merger means for the network's reach.
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.@FOXSports proudly congratulates our exceptional leaders named 2026 @Cablefax Most Powerful Women honorees: Judy Boyd (EVP, FOX Sports Productions), Wendy Luckenbill (SVP, Brand Communications), Aimee Leone (SVP, Talent Relations) and Cyndee McCarthy (SVP, Programming Logistics), and to Anne Pennington (Sr. Director, Media Relations) for being named a Rising Tide honoree. 👏👏👏
Congratulations to all the honorees! 🎉
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Proud to be honored alongside these incredible women! Thanks @Cablefax for the recognition!
.@FOXSports proudly congratulates our exceptional leaders named 2026 @Cablefax Most Powerful Women honorees: Judy Boyd (EVP, FOX Sports Productions), Wendy Luckenbill (SVP, Brand Communications), Aimee Leone (SVP, Talent Relations) and Cyndee McCarthy (SVP, Programming Logistics), and to Anne Pennington (Sr. Director, Media Relations) for being named a Rising Tide honoree. 👏👏👏
Congratulations to all the honorees! 🎉
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Providers are united behind the FCC's permitting reform proposal, with some pushing for even tighter deadlines than what's on the table. However, Local governments disagree on whether the FCC has the authority to act at all.
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SCTE is launching its first new standards subcommittee in 12 years to tackle network vandalism, which spiked 59% in 2025.
CFX Download has the details ahead of next week's TechExpo26👇
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Cable and satellite TV providers are finally getting some good news: JD Power's latest customer satisfaction study shows the segment posting an 18-point YOY jump, with Spectrum closing in fast on longtime leader Verizon Fios.
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The Cox Communications footprint officially looks a lot more like Spectrum now.
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Mark Bridges is stepping up. CableLabs' new president (and incoming CEO come January) sat down with @Cablefax's CFX Download ahead of #TechExpo26 in Atlanta.
See his vision for CableLabs: cablela.bs/46Xfb4P!
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What does it mean to be big enough to deliver and small enough to care?
In his recent interview with @CableFax, Astound CEO Ettienne Brandt shares how care, flexibility, community and value are shaping our next phase.
Read more: bit.ly/4zn41Dv
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Harmonic held its first in-person investor day in 12 years, and operators made clear they're buying flexibility and reliability—not just bandwidth.
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Starlink has more than 11,000 satellites in orbit. Amazon Leo has about 392, and while the gap isn't closing soon, but Amazon isn't sitting still either.
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CableLabs is in the middle of a carefully choreographed leadership transition. Mark Bridges takes over as CEO Jan. 1, and CFX Download sat down with him to talk about his plans for convergence, AI and getting research into the field faster.
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Check out CFX Download's full discussion with Bridges below👇
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Charter's full Spectrum rollout hits Cox markets next week.
Executives laid out the bundling opportunity, the synergy targets and early results from last month's free mobile line promo at back-to-back investor conferences this week.
🔗 Read here:
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MS Now's first DTC product launched at $7.99/month, built around direct access to its journalists and a community-first pitch.
It's the latest move in Versant's push to grow digital revenue as pay TV declines.
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My latest CFX column (@Cablefax) is out and takes dead aim🎯at the crazy idea of taxing broadband to "fix" USF. Penalize a massive tech success and raise consumer rates, as overall costs are already inflated everywhere else? For a massively flawed USF? No!
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Nexstar's appeal of the injunction blocking its Tegna merger gets oral arguments Nov. 17. Executives laid out their strategy at Citi's TMT conference, including a case that could ripple beyond this deal into future broadcaster M&A.
Details👇
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