On the Circuit

After more than two decades as regional showcase, Great Lakes Cable Show will turn into the Midwest Cable Academy May 17-19 in Indy and adopt a CTAM Summit-like format. "The traditional trade-show structure wasn’t working for us," Cable Academy president Steve Fry said. CTAM and SCTE chapters in the region will help set the event’s agenda.— WWE now has 34 legislators from 21 states committed to respond to its Voter Issues Paper, as part of "Smackdown Your Vote!" — Excellent reason for ESPN’s David Preschlack to miss moderating a CTAM Summit panel Mon; wife Alex was induced and gave birth to twins: Miller Rathman (4 lbs, 8 1/4 oz) and James Grifinn (5 lbs, 8 oz). — Happy 5-yr anniv to Ryan O’Hara and the folks at TVG Network. To celebrate, TVG tonight (9pm ET) runs a special look at the Top 10 achievements in horse racing during the past 5 years.