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A busy earnings season will next see the programmers step onto the stage. Up next week are Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. Discovery, Nexstar, Fox Corp., Versant, Disney and more. You can guess what will be on the minds of several of these companies: consolidation and the regulatory challenges involved. Read More

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NCTC Members Test AI’s Potential

Answering a customer’s billing question costs Conway Corp. about $10.50 when a human picks up the phone. With AI, that drops to $6.50—and 40% of callers never need a human at all. Read More

Operators Warm Up to ESPN Unlimited

About 150 of NCTC’s roughly 700 member companies have signed on to offer ESPN Unlimited to their traditional video subscribers—a modest but growing start as the direct-to-consumer product approaches its one-year anniversary, according to Disney’s top distribution executive. Read More

Clock Ticks in FCC-ABC License Docket

Time’s almost up in the FCC’s docket calling for the early license renewals of Disney’s ABC stations, and all eight of them still have something to say about how the agency has approached the order. Read More

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NCTC MVNO Lessons

NCTC continues to enhance its MVNO offering, announcing a new ready-to-go program for device subsidies, financing, trade-ins, upgrades and protection. Read More

Starz, Crunchyroll Bundle on Prime Video

Starz and Crunchyroll are bundling up on Amazon’s Prime Video platform. Read More

CFX Download: Comcast & Charter’s Mobile Momentum

While Comcast and Charter's broadband businesses have a rocky road ahead, their mobile offerings remain a bright spot. Read More

DirecTV, NFL Sunday Ticket Cross the Goal Line

With weeks until the 2026-27 NFL season kicks off, DirecTV and EverPass Media shook hands to ensure NFL Sunday Ticket would be distributed in bars, restaurants and other commercial venues. The multiyear deal Read More

Verizon Positions for Fiber Expansion After Eaton Investment

In October, Verizon inked a deal with Eaton Fiber in an effort to grow in markets beyond its footprint and the Frontier base it absorbed. Now things are being taken up a notch, with Bain Capital and Tillman Read More

Guest Column: Why The Independent Show Matters Now

The future of independent broadband will not be defined by who can imagine the most change. It will be defined by who can make change easier to execute. Read More

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Current Issue: July 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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