Special Reports
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Dan Moloney: Mister Credibility
By Leslie Ellis, May 21, 2012Dan Moloney, president of Motorola mobility and recipient of this year’s Vanguard Award for Associates and Affiliates, is best known for one core characteristic: integrity. More
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Chuck Pagano: ‘Mayor’ of ESPN By Leslie Ellis, May 21, 2012Chuck Pagano, chief technology officer of ESPN and winner of the 2012 NCTA Vanguard Award for Science & Technology, is an engineer, of course. More
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Linda Schupack: Icon Creator By Linda Moss, May 21, 2012Six years ago, AMC’s tagline was “TV for Movie People,” and it was a programmer airing theatricals. Today, the basic-cable network has won a bushel of Emmy Awards for its original dramas and it has a new motto, “Story Matters Here.” More
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MCN’s Top 10 Social Media Mavens By K Neel, May 14, 2012Social media continues to permeate — and confuse — just about every aspect of the entertainment business. More
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A Founder Looks Back — and Forward By K Neel, May 14, 2012About 18 months after C-SPAN launched, founder Brian Lamb was trying to figure out if anyone was watching. More
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40 Under FortyBy MCN Staff, April 23, 2012Each year, since 2006, the editors of Multichannel News have chosen 40 movers and shakers under the age of 40 who are helping their companies grow and succeed, while playing an important part in mapping the future of the multichannel video and telecommunications businesses. More
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Comcast’s Mega-DealmakersBy Mark Robichaux and Mike Farrell, April 16, 2012When Comcast inked its 10-year carriage deal with The Walt Disney Co., it was touted as the template for programming mega-deals to come. More
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Analysis: Fox Has Eye on Rights CalendarBy Mike Reynolds, April 9, 2012Fox would love to have a national cable sports network. But can it put together enough reach, and enough rights? More
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When Two Hours — or Even One — Is Too LongBy Mike Farrell, April 9, 2012The days of waiting at home all day for a cable technician to arrive for a repair or installation are quickly fading away, with several operators cutting traditional four-hour appointment windows by half or more. More
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Comcast's Self-Serve PlaybookBy Todd Spangler, April 9, 2012Comcast wants to help its customer-service ranking by letting subscribers help themselves. More
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Dish Tracks Truck Rolls From The 'Cloud'By Todd Spangler, April 9, 2012This cloud has a silver lining for Dish Network.
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All of a Sudden, Everyone’s OutsideBy Stuart Miller, April 2, 2012Traditionally, a conversation about “outdoors” programming would start and end with hunting and fishing — basic shows featuring a guy or a couple of guys out in the woods or on the water. More
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Living Outdoors While Staying HomeBy Stuart Miller, April 2, 2012Sometimes outdoor programming can take viewers to the most exotic places on earth, from mountain tops to jungle rivers. Sometimes, however, viewers prefer to stay closer to home — like their backyard. More
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‘Innovate or Die’By Stuart Miller, March 26, 2012John DiFrances, business consultant and founder of Red Door Innovation, will be the keynote speaker at Multichannel News’ “Breaking Through: Innovating Cable TV” Summit this Thursday (March 29) at New York’s Roosevelt Hotel. More
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Innovation vs.
R&D SpendingBy MCN Staff, March 26, 2012Work smarter, not harder. In a survey of nearly 600 executives across industries worldwide, consulting firm Booz & Co. asked which companies respondents believed were most innovative. More
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Innovation InspirationBy MCN Staff, March 26, 2012In the past year, cable operators, programmers and advertisers have made a tremendous effort to innovate new products and services. More
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Managing The MadnessBy Todd Spangler, March 19, 2012Catering to hoops-crazy fans expecting to catch all the March Madness action they possibly can — live on their PCs or mobile devices — takes more than a five-man team. More
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Finding The 'On-Ramp'By K. C Neel, March 12, 2012Women have long been stepping off the corporate grid to pursue other endeavors both personal and professional, but how successful are they at returning to the corporate fold? More
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Career Coach: Self-Belief Is EssentialBy K Neel, March 12, 2012When women who have stepped away from careers determine that it’s time to get back in the corporate saddle, they are often hamstrung by a lack of new skill sets, holes in their resumes and a general dearth of self-confidence, Nancy Collamer, a career coach and host of jobsandmoms.com, said. More
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You’ll Never Miss That Game AgainBy Tim Baysinger, March 5, 2012Remember when it used to be that if you weren’t able to find a television to watch the big game, you either had to record it — while walking around with your eyes shut and your hands over your ears — or (gulp) catch the highlights after? More
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