When Leadership Development Week kicks off on Oct. 5, there will be changes from top to bottom—starting with management. It marks The WICT Network’s first Leadership Conference since Tracy Pitcher took the reins in April. It’s a similar story for NAMIC Next, with Sandy Nuñez’s first day on the job as President/CEO virtually coinciding with the start of the org’s 39th annual conference last year. Read More
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NECN’s Spectrum News Refresh
New Englanders tuning into New England Cable News (NECN) this morning were greeted by a rebranded and refreshed network now owned and operated by Charter. Read More
Doubts Linger Over BEAD’s Overhaul
It was hard for the government’s $42.5 billion BEAD program not to get a few jabs Thursday during a Benton Institute for Broadband & Society panel on the evolving broadband marketplace. Read More
SCTE’s New Weapon Against Vandalism
One year after helping launch STRIKE, SCTE is ready to strike even harder at network vandalism and how it cuts off critical communications services. Read More
CFX Download Previews TechExpo with SCTE’s Maria Popo
The connectivity and content industries are set to gather in Atlanta for SCTE TechExpo26 in just a few days, making it the perfect time to catch up with SCTE President/CEO Maria Popo about what attendees should expect at the show. Read More
NCTA’s Brian Dietz Signs Off
After nearly 24 years at NCTA, Brian Dietz will exit his role as SVP, Strategic Communications at the end of the month. Read More
Disney/ABC Has More Friends in FCC Dispute
The FCC’s order directing ABC’s stations to submit renewal applications for its eight broadcast licenses years ahead of schedule is “an undisguised effort to intimidate not just ABC but every broadcast licensee in the country,” according to The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Read More
Pluto TV Hits the Reset Button
In a time when costs are piling up for consumers, Pluto TV got a makeover as part of an effort to further spotlight its $0 price point. Paramount Skydance ’s free streamer said it’s now moved onto the same Read More
Bipartisan Bill tackles Risky Tech List
A new bill from House Commerce leaders Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ) aims to make it easier to add malicious tech and telecom equipment from foreign adversaries to the FCC’s covered list. Read More
O’Rielly’s TMT Whiteboard: ‘Fixing’ USF by Taxing Broadband is Lunacy
D.C. has a knack for creating policy zombies: no matter how often bad ideas are defeated, a determined few find ways to jolt them back to life. Read More
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Current Issue: June 2026
CFX Sports Issue
In this issue:
Hundreds of sports media, marketing and technology executives gathered in New York City on June 4 for the 2026 Cynopsis Sports Awards & Top Women in Sports Gala, celebrating the people, organizations and innovations shaping the future of sports media.
The evening honored excellence across content, distribution, fan engagement, brand strategy, data, technology and executive leadership, while recognizing an extraordinary class of Top Women in Sports honorees driving innovation across the industry.
To further celebrate this year’s winners and honorees, sister publication CFX dedicated its June Sports Issue to the leaders, teams and innovations breaking down barriers between fans and the sports they love. The issue features exclusive Luminary profiles of NBCUniversal, the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) and Stanley 1913, along with a special Top Women in Sports feature spotlighting the executives reshaping media rights, sponsorships and storytelling across the sports ecosystem.
Explore the winners and honorees below, or read the full CFX Sports Issue to learn how they’re changing the game for fans, brands and the future of sports media.
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