John Saavedra, Author at Cablefax

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05/20/2026

Versant’s DTC Play Takes Shape

Versant Media’s DTC picture is becoming clearer.

By John Saavedra

Found in: CNBC / Fandango / J.P. Morgan / Mark Lazarus / MS Now / NBC News Now / Rotten Tomatoes / StockStory / Versant
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05/13/2026

At the WICT Signature Awards Luncheon

New WICT Network President/CEO Tracy Pitcher made her big debut at the annual WICT Network Signature Awards Luncheon in NYC on Tuesday.

By John Saavedra

Found in: AMC Global Media / Chandy Ghosh / charter / CLEO TV / Comcast / karen bronzo / Karen Kovacs / Mary Pouliopoulos / Michelle Rice / NBCUniversal / Pooja Jugran / Spectrum Reach / stephanie mitchko / The WICT Network / Tracy Pitcher / TV One / Warner Bros Discovery
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05/12/2026

Gaiia’s AI Powers Welo, Digital-First ISPs

Helping budget-friendly, digital-first ISP welo deploy in under 150 days was gaiia, an AI-driven OSS/BSS platform specialized in supporting telecom operations. Now, it’s secured $40 million in funding and is talking to other ISPs.

By John Saavedra

Found in: Oxio / Technology / Cogeco / billing / vendor / Welo / Gaiia / BSS
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05/07/2026

Nexstar Stays Confident on Tegna

To say the $6.2 billion Nexstar-Tegna merger is in a tricky spot would be an understatement.

By John Saavedra

Found in: 1Q26 / Brendan Carr / Broadcast / broadcast ownership / Consolidation / DirecTV / Earnings / FCC / Lee Ann Gliha / M&A / Mergers / Michael Biard / Nexstar / Perry Sook / Rob Bonta / TEGNA
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05/06/2026

In the Room at the T. Howard Dinner

Quite a large crowd of TMT industry pros filled Cipriani Wall Street in NYC for the annual T. Howard Foundation Awards Dinner. The event was Judi Lopez’s first since being appointed President/CEO last August.

By John Saavedra

Found in: Anjali Sud / Ernie Johnson / Jo Pamphile / Judi Lopez / Rosalyn Durant / T. Howard
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05/01/2026

Canela Media Turns to AI to Scale Hispanic Content

Canela Media is pulling 62 million monthly active users and 6 million social followers, while pushing into new territory by using AI to create microseries and dub content at scale.

By John Saavedra

Found in: AI / Canela Media / Shorts / Hispanics / Latinos / microseries / Streaming

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