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Amy Maclean
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08/10/2026
Shentel: Starlink Only Bites Rurally
Shentel CFO Jim Volk shares the operator’s latest findings, including exactly where Starlink is (and isn’t) a real threat and why door-to-door sales dominate on fiber while call centers still rule on cable.
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08/06/2026
Anna Pigeon’s Two-Decade Journey
As Versant sets out to make its mark as a content player in its own right, USA Network is taking a big swing with “Anna Pigeon.”
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08/04/2026
Hallmark Turns 25, Still Independent
Hallmark is to celebrations what cake is to birthdays—and now it’s the Hallmark Channel’s turn to celebrate.
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07/29/2026
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.
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07/28/2026
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, according to Disney’s top distribution executive.
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07/27/2026
Cable One CEO: Try Everything
Cable One’s new CEO didn’t take The Independent Show’s mainstage pretending that he had all the answers.