Digital music service Spotify will make Virgin Media the only digital entertainment provider in the United Kingdom to offer its music platform across multiple services. The partnership will make Spotify’s catalog of over 13 million tracks available to customers however they choose: via PC, mobile or TV.

Over 4 million Virgin Media fiber optic broadband customers will have the option to access music online in a legal way. Virgin Media will also be the only digital entertainment provider in the UK to integrate Spotify into its TV offering through its ‘connected’ TV service powered by TiVo, as well as being able to provide a bundled solution for customers with Virgin Mobiles.

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Ringing In 35 Years: NCTA’s Bell Looks Back at Events that Shaped Cable

Last week, NCTA SVP, Creative Services Mark Bell clocked in for the final time after 35 years with the association. That role made him a critical strategist for NCTA’s former trade shows and its current live events, including the just-wrapped reimagined Kaitz Event. Before he headed off into retirement and Kristin Buch stepped into his role, Cablefax chatted with Bell about his time in the industry.

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