Posts Tagged ‘Glenn Britt’

NCTA President & CEO Michael Powell and Time Warner Cable’s Chairman and CEO Glenn Britt were featured guests on C-SPAN’s The Communicators program this past week.

Zapping and the Mothers of Innovation is a series looking at innovation at The Cable Show 2012. Written by contributor, Russell Howard. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Today I continue my mission to identify innovations on The Cable Show floor while pondering “innovation.” We pride ourselves on celebrating innovation as a virtue.

With TBS superstar Conan O’Brien being interviewed by CNN’s Piers Morgan, we have quite the growing list of speakers for The Cable Show 2012. Our General Sessions have the top names from sports, entertainment, business and politics represented in Boston.

Anyone who has watched any CEO-centric General Session over the years knows that as men (and occasionally women) running companies that are, more often than not, publicly traded , there’s not a whole lot of time spent taking the gloves off and — if you’ll excuse the mixed metaphor — lobbing hand-grenades.

The Cable Show 2011  has kicked off at McCormick Place in Chicago.  The three day gathering of cable’s operators, programmers, and vendors showcases the advancement of the industry that brings telephony, entertainment and high-speed broadband access to America.

This year’s Cable Show Convention Committee Co-Chairmen were Matthew Blank, Chairmen & CEO, Showtime Networks, Inc. and Glenn Britt, Chairman, President & CEO, Time Warner Cable.

Even as technology accelerates viewing choices, consumers drive the programming process and it’s the job of operators and programmers to satisfy customer content demands on whatever platforms they choose to use, top industry executives agreed during The Cable Show’s 2010 Opening General Session today.  When it comes to navigating and managing the abundance of new delivery methods, “I think we have to pay attention to the consumer,” Time Warner Cable Chairman, President and CEO Glenn Britt said.  “Let’s let the consumers tell us when they’re ready.” With VOD, the Internet and mobile technologies driving a host of new content consumption complexities, “My job in my company is to enable all that for my customer,” Pat Esser, President of Cox Communications said.

Yesterday’s opening session of The Cable Show 2010 featured a line up of cable heavy hitters in free-flowing discussion across a wide variety of topics.  Starting with the FCC’s recent decision to pursue reclassification of ISPs under Title II, moderator Tyler Mathisen questioned the CEOs about regulations, business models, consumer interests, and the future.

Los Angeles to Host 2010 Event WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) announced today that The Cable Show 2010 will be held May 11-13, 2010, as part of “Cable Connection – Spring” in Los Angeles.  The 59th annual convention and international exposition, the cable industry’s premiere U.S.