Today at The Cable Show 2011

CHICAGO, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cable Show 2011, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association's (NCTA) 60th Annual Convention and International Exposition continues today at McCormick Place in Chicago with an array of speakers and an exhibit floor buzzing with sports stars and celebrity appearances.

Highlights: Wednesday, June 15

9:15 a.m. (CDT)

Keynote Interview:

• Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission will be interviewed by Michael Powell, NCTA President & CEO.

Panel – Value Proposition: Cable's Rising Role in the Modern Media Mix

Moderator: Maria Bartiromo, CNBC

• David Haslingden, President & COO, Fox Networks Group
• Ken Lowe, Chairman, President & CEO, Scripps Networks Interactive
• Robert Marcus, President & COO, Time Warner Cable
• Michael Willner, Vice Chairman & CEO, Insight Communications, Inc.

Panel – Hearts and Minds and Commercials: Election Outlook 2012

Moderator: Candy Crowley, CNN

• David Axelrod, Senior Adviser to President Barack Obama (2009-2011)
• Ed Gillespie, former counselor to President George W. Bush and former Chairman of the Republican National Committee

Panel – Reaching Out: Advertising Strategy for a Shifting Media Environment

Moderator: Maria Bartiromo, CNBC

• Bill Koenigsberg, President, CEO & Founder, Horizon Media
• Tim Spengler, President, North America Initiative
• Bill Tucker, CEO, MediaVest Worldwide

On the Exhibit Floor:  

Additional, up-to-the-minute information for The Cable Show 2011 is available at www.thecableshow.com.

NCTA is the principal trade association for the U.S. cable industry, representing cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks. The cable industry is the nation's largest broadband provider of high-speed Internet access, serving more than 43 million customers, after investing more than $170 billion to build two-way interactive networks with fiber optic technology. Cable companies also provide state-of-the-art digital telephone service to more than 23 million American consumers.

SOURCE NCTA