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“We had four incredible top executives with Jimmy Pitaro and Alan Bergman, Dana [Walden] and Josh [D’Amaro]. Dana brings, obviously, the background, the experience from TV, from Hollywood, from overseeing the streaming businesses with Alan. They’ve both been incredible executives and… if you think about what is the heart of the Disney company, it’s the creativity. It’s this amazing IP that’s been produced over decades, going back to Walt, and the storytelling that comes from that creativity. I think Dana, working with Josh and ensuring that the best creativity permeates all of our businesses, is what we wanted.”

– Bob Iger on CNBC regarding Dana Walden’s appointment to Disney President & CCO

UP AHEAD

Feb. 10: Senate Commerce Hearing on Broadcast Media Ownership, D.C.

Feb. 16-18: NCTC Winter Educational Conference, Las Vegas

Feb. 18: FCC Open Meeting, D.C.

March 3-5: ACA Connects Summit, D.C.

March 5-6: Convergent TV World, NYC

March 12-18: SXSW, Austin

March 23-26: Cable Next-Gen, Denver

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NCTA CEO Eyes Spring Policy Summit

Cory Gardner is the first NCTA President/CEO to take the helm of the association without the Cable Show (also referred to as INTX: The Internet & Television Expo or the National Show) as a platform for the industry’s agenda. NCTA shuttered the 65-year-old convention in 2016. While it’s not coming back, Gardner does think there’s room for some industry show-and-tell.

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