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More than one year in as a publicly traded company, Starz is delivering big-time for investors with stock at two times its spin-out price from Liberty. The success flows directly from the vision of its chief, Albrecht. With Starz at 22 million and Encore at 35 million subscribers and counting, Albrecht is working to increase African-American, Latino and baby boomer audiences. Case in point is scripted comedy series “Survivor’s Remorse,” which will be executive produced by NBA superstar LeBron James. And Albrecht’s going gangbusters on original programming, from Michael Bay’s “Black Sails” to “Da Vinci’s Demons” to “Power,” with 50 Cent. He promises 50 hours of original programming this year, up from 36 in 2013, with plans to spiral to 75 hours in a few years.

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The biggest innovation in cable over the last year: TWC/Comcast merger

The technology that will most benefit cable over the next year: high-speed

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What’s Next? Dissecting Nexstar-Tegna’s Closing, Legal Challenges

While Nexstar says its $6.2 billion deal with Tegna has closed, there is still the matter of eight state attorneys general and DirecTV suing to block the deal. On Friday, the coalition of states filed a motion for a temporary restraining order that would prevent any integration and consolidation of Nexstar and Tegna.

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