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Oct 16-17: NAB NY

Oct 22: The FAXIES 2019; NYC

Oct 22-24: MWC 19; Los Angeles

Oct 23-24: BCCA Media Credit & Collections Workshop; Washington, DC

Nov 4-5: DC5G; Arlington, VA

Nov 21: Gracies Leadership Awards; NYC

Nov 24: WICT Rocky Mountain Tech It Out; Denver, CO

Research

➢ 53% of Americans are confident that the 2020 presidential election will be open and fair.

➢ The confidence falls mostly along party lines. 72% of Republicans believe in the fairness of the upcoming election while only 29% of Democrats feel that way.

➢ 58% of Americans believe foreign governments pose a threat to US elections.

(Source: C-SPAN)

Quotable

“About 10 years ago, on a train taking 30 cable television executives and their spouses from Portofino to Cinque Terre, a guy comes into the train trying to make some money playing the accordion. He was very talented but I felt bad for the poor guy as no one on the train was offering any tips. I pulled him aside and we came up with a plan. I took the accordion from him and gave him the hat to collect tips. I said you follow me with the hat, and I will play the accordion. I started playing up and down the aisles while loudly encouraging all the riders–especially the wealthy cable executives– to put money in his hat. He became a rich man in just a few hours.” — Mediacom CEO/Fiorentina owner (and accordion player) Rocco Commisso in an interview with ViolaNation

 

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Under Review: Senate Commerce Turns to the Field of Streams

One of the persistent hurdles in the migration to streaming services is the fragmentation felt by sports fans, and Senate Commerce turned its attention to the issue during a hearing Tuesday titled “Field of Streams: The New Channel Guide for Sports Fans.”

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