Cory Gardner is the first NCTA President/CEO to take the helm of the association without the Cable Show (also referred to as INTX: The Internet & Television Expo or the National Show) as a platform for the industry’s agenda. NCTA shuttered the 65-year-old convention in 2016. While it’s not coming back, Gardner does think there’s room for some industry show-and-tell. Read More
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SpaceX Stacks Another Spectrum Deal
SpaceX’s plan to take Starlink Mobile beyond carrier partnerships picked up another piece this week, thanks to a deal to acquire Grain Management’s nationwide 800 MHz spectrum. Read More
Fox, Roku Shareholders Back Combo
Fox Corp. and Roku shareholders voted Wednesday to approve the proposed $22 billion merger that would see the programmer acquire the leading CTV platform and step into the distribution business. Read More
TRO Stalls Cable One-MBI Deal
Cable One planned to close its purchase of the rest of Mega Broadband Investments on Friday. Instead, it got a court order. Read More
CFX Download Talks Skydance’s Impact on Cable
CFX Download dives into what Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger means for the cable industry. Read More
Netflix Layoffs
Netflix confirmed Wednesday that it’s cutting 6% of its global workforce, totalling approximately 1,000 jobs. Read More
O’Rielly’s TMT Whiteboard: An Honorable Man Was Among Us
Washington carried on mostly undisturbed when Jon Kyl, the former U.S. senator from Arizona, died several weeks ago. Regrettably, the passing of a true Senate Lion received too little acknowledgment and praise. Read More
Stakeholders Weigh in on E-Rate Overhaul
Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz (R-TX) is urging the FCC to simplify the E-Rate program after a new report estimated that consultants collect $200 million to $400 million per year helping libraries and schools navigate the initiative. Read More
Dems Urge FCC to Drop E-Rate Plan
Congressional Democrats are pushing back on the idea that cutting the FCC’s E-Rate program ultimately protects children. Read More
O’Rielly’s TMT Whiteboard: ‘Fixing’ USF by Taxing Broadband is Lunacy
D.C. has a knack for creating policy zombies: no matter how often bad ideas are defeated, a determined few find ways to jolt them back to life. Read More
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Current Issue: September 2026
CFX Top Ops Issue
In this issue:
The CFX team is thrilled to unveil the 2026 Top Ops honorees—the operators, executives, and organizations delivering real results across today’s convergent media and connectivity landscape. This year’s issue is centered on convergence: what it looks like when the industry’s best stop talking about transformation and actually execute it.
Inside, you’ll meet Charter, this year’s Convergence Champion, combining streaming and traditional video in ways that redefine what an operator can be. You’ll find Mediacom, Tier 1 Operator of the Year, raising the bar on customer experience with next-generation network technology. And you’ll discover how Buckeye, our Small Operator of the Year, made a bold bet on broadband-delivered content that’s paying off.
Beyond the honoree profiles, the issue takes a hard look at how convergence is reshaping every corner of the business, from fiber buildouts and fixed wireless expansion to streaming innovation, ad tech, and mobile momentum. These are the pages where the industry’s next chapter is being written.
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