WICT tackled several hot topics at its annual “Tech It Out” event at SCTE in Atlanta Wed, but the dwindling number of women taking on tech roles in cable was top of mind. Despite aggressive mentoring programs and longstanding industry efforts, many in the audience gasped when moderator Leslie Ellis pointed out that the ratio of female to male cable techies has actually declined over the last 30 years. Top women in tech talk it out and offer solutions.

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U-verse was a standout in AT&T’s 3Q performance, with the telco adding 265K video subs in the period. More on the company’s financials here.
 
BBC America renewed its carriage agreement with AT&T U-verse, which includes the launch of BBC America HD on the telco’s U-200 package.
 

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NCTA Works to Protect C-band Operations

SES announced a deal to acquire Intelsat back in April, and NCTA is standing up at the FCC to ensure cable operators and programmers don’t get hurt in the process. In a filing submitted Monday, the

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