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ACAC - Episode 14 (Diane Christman - The Cable Center)

ACA Connects - September 06, 2019 00:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
In this new ACA Connects podcast episode, ACA Connects President and CEO Matthew M. Polka has a chat with Diane Christman, who is Senior Vice President and Chief Program Officer at the Cable Center in Denver. Among other things, Diane oversees the center’s Hauser Oral History Project, wh...

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ACAC - Episode 13 (Duke Wimberly - RideTV's Cowgirls)

ACA Connects - August 29, 2019 00:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Matt Polka sits down with Duke Wimberly of RideTV's Cowgirls at this year's Independent Show in Chicago, IL.

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ACA Connects - Episode 12 (Jay Thomson - CCSA)

ACA Connects - August 23, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Matt Polka sits down with CCSA's Jay Thomson at this year's Independent Show in Chicago.

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ACA Connects ACA Connects - Episode 11 (Todd Schurz and Katherine Gessner)

ACA Connects - August 15, 2019 00:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Matt Polka sits down at this year's Independent Show with two industry leaders, Todd Schurz of Schurz Communications and Katherine Gessner of MCTV in Ohio to discuss current industry topics.

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ACA Connects - Episode 10 (Patty Boyers, Mike Bowker, Bob Gessner)

ACA Connects - August 08, 2019 00:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Matt Polka sits down at this year's Independent Show in Chicago, IL to discuss the industry's current topics with three of ACA Connects' leaders.

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ACA Connects DC2U - Episode 4 (Rep. Bill Johnson)

ACA Connects - August 01, 2019 19:24 - 30 seconds ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
In this episode of DC2U, ACA Connects’ podcast and videocast, ACA Connects President and CEO Matthew M. Polka hosts Rep. Bill Johnson, Republican of Ohio and a member of the House Communications & Technology Subcommittee. Rep. Johnson, a federal lawmaker since 2011, discusses the heavily...

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ACA Connects DC2U - Episode 3 (Rep. Bob Latta)

ACA Connects - July 25, 2019 00:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
In this new episode of DC2U, ACA Connects’ podcast and videocast, ACA Connects President and CEO Matthew M. Polka talks with Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio), who is the ranking member on the House Communications & Technology Subcommittee. In terms of his legislative agenda, Rep. Latta points to...

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ACA Connects DC2U - Episode 2 (Rep. Peter Welch)

ACA Connects - July 22, 2019 00:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
In this new episode of DC2U, ACA Connects’ podcast and videocast, ACA Connects President and CEO Matthew M. Polka sits down with Rep. Peter Welch, Democrat of Vermont, to discuss a few key communications policy issues facing the 116th Congress. Welch, who is a member of the House Subcomm...

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ACA Connects DC2U - Episode 1 (Rep. Greg Walden)

ACA Connects - July 11, 2019 00:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
On ACA Connects’ first episode of DC2U, a special ACA Connects podcast and videocast, ACA Connects President and CEO Matt Polka sits down with Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, to discuss advancements in broadband over the years, solving ...

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ACA Connects - Episode 9 (Julie Laulis, President and CEO of Sparklight)

ACA Connects - June 12, 2019 00:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
In this ACA Connects podcast, ACA Connects President and CEO Matthew M. Polka discusses a range of important topics with Julie Laulis, who is President and CEO of Sparklight (formerly Cable ONE). Under Laulis, Phoenix-based Sparklight, the company’s new name as of May 28, has pushed ahea...

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ACA Connects - Episode 8 (Makan Delrahim)

ACA Connects - May 16, 2019 00:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Makan Delrahim speaks to the ACA Connects Summit 26 audience.

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ACA Connects - Episode 7 (FCC Commissioner, Michael O'Rielly)

ACA Connects - May 14, 2019 00:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
FCC Commissioner, Michael O'Rielly speaks to ACA Connects Members at the 26th Annual Summit in Washington DC.

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ACA Connects - Episode 6 (FCC Chairman, Ajit Pai)

ACA Connects - May 03, 2019 00:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
ACA Connects President and CEO, Matt Polka sits down with FCC Chairman, Ajit Pai at ACA Connects' 26th Annual Summit in Washington DC to talk about ACA Connects members, broadband deployment, robocalls, and much more!

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ACA Connects - Episode 5 (Rep. Steve Scalise)

ACA Connects - April 30, 2019 00:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
ACA Connects President and CEO, Matt Polka sits down with Rep. Steve Scalise to talk about ACA Connects support in Scalise's efforts to reform Retransmission Consent, and the STELAR bill.

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ACA Connects - Episode 4 (Virginia Juliano)

ACA Connects - April 25, 2019 00:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
ACA Connects President and CEO Matt Polka sits down with CobbleCord founder and CEO, Virginia Juliano to speak about CobbleCord, OTT, DTC, and the future of our industry.

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ACA Connects - Episode 3 (Rep. Rob Wittman)

ACA Connects - April 03, 2019 00:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
ACA Connects is pleased to have Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA-1) join the podcast to discuss his focus on ensuring broadband service for all, the unique broadband challenges of Virginia’s First Congressional District, his work on and plans as Co-Chair of the House Rural Broadband Caucus, curren...

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ACA Connects - Episode 2 (Mike Bowker)

ACA Connects - March 27, 2019 00:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
What’s in a name? Or, more to the point, what’s in a NEW name? Matt Polka, President and CEO of ACA Connects-America’s Communications Association, announces a new name for the association, formerly known as ACA, the American Cable Association, and discusses the reasons behind the new nam...

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ACA Connects - Episode 1 (Gene Kimmelman)

ACA Connects - March 04, 2019 00:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Gene Kimmelman, President and CEO of Public Knowledge, joins ACA’s Matt Polka on the first episode under our new podcast name, “ACA Connects.” Gene has served in many capacities in Washington, D.C., from the Department of Justice and Senate Judiciary Committee, to Consumers Union and now...

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Welcome to the ACA Connects Podcast

ACA Connects - March 01, 2019 00:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
We are changing the name of the podcast! From now on our podcast will be known as the ACAConnects Podcast. Listen to this quick episode to find out why!

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Cable Talk - Episode 17 (Paul Maxwell)

ACA Connects - February 22, 2019 00:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Veteran cable publisher, editor and journalist Paul S. Maxwell joins ACA’s CableTalk for a wide-ranging discussion on the foundations of the cable industry and its many entrepreneurial personalities that have transformed it into the “connections” industry, connecting customers and commun...

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Cable Talk - Episode 16 (Bridget Baker)

ACA Connects - January 21, 2019 00:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Cable Programming Content Executive Bridget Baker sits down with ACA’s Matt Polka to discuss the business roots of cable and broadcast content issues, as well as the road ahead where issues of choice for consumers may be more important than channels for the content owner. A co-founder ...

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Cable Talk - Episode 15 (Craig Moffett)

ACA Connects - January 07, 2019 00:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
ACA President and CEO, Matt Polka sits down with founding partner of MoffettNathanson, Craig Moffett. Craig Moffett has been elected to Institutional Investor Magazine’s All-American Research Team in the U.S. Telecom and/or Cable & Satellite sectors on fifteen separate occasions, includi...

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Cable Talk - Episode 14 (Sandy Hendrick)

ACA Connects - December 21, 2018 15:55 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
ACA Member Sandy Hendrick, Director of Marketing at HTC in Horry County, SC, joins ACA’s Matt Polka to talk about his company’s experiences in the midst of broadcast TV retransmission consent disputes and how being proactive with communications to your customers helps not only to balance...

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Cable Talk - Episode 13 (Patty Boyers)

ACA Connects - November 28, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
ACA President and CEO, Matt Polka sits down with Patty Boyers to talk about the Independent Show, ACA, and Boycom in this edition of Cable Talk!

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Cable Talk - Episode 12 (Mark L. DiNapoli)

ACA Connects - October 31, 2018 00:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
ACA President sits down with Mark DiNapoli at the 2018 Independent Show to talk about the U.S. Copyright office and his work with ACA and NCTC Members.

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Cable Talk - Episode 11 (Patrice Carroll)

ACA Connects - October 17, 2018 00:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
ACA President and CEO, Matt Polka sits down with ImOn Communications CEO, Patrice Carroll to talk about ImOn Communications and being named Cablefax's Independent Operator of the Year.

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Cable Talk - Episode 10 (Evan Swarztrauber)

ACA Connects - September 17, 2018 00:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Matt Polka talks with Evan Swarztrauber of the FCC about their upcoming podcast called, "More Than 7 Dirty Words"

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Cable Talk - Episode 9 (SES)

ACA Connects - September 13, 2018 00:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
ACA President and CEO, Matthew M. Polka sits down to talk with Dianne VanBeber, and Petra Vorwig to talk about the SES reimbursement program for registering C-Band Earth Stations. Topics include: what the registration process looks like, what SES is offering, what SES and Intelsat's int...

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Cable Talk - Episode 8 (Rich Fickle)

ACA Connects - September 06, 2018 00:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Hard to believe that the NCTC-ACA 2018 Independent Show in Anaheim at Disneyland is over, but what an event! ACA’s CableTalk today will re-cap all of the great speakers and events at #TIS18 with NCTC President and CEO Rich Fickle and ACA’s President and CEO Matt Polka. Let’s once again...

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Cable Talk - Episode 7 (Rich Fickle)

ACA Connects - July 17, 2018 20:04 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Rich Fickle and Matt Polka lead the National Cable Television Cooperative and the American Cable Association, respectively, and they are getting ready for the 13 th Annual Independent Show in Anaheim, CA, July 29-August 1, 2018, to showcase all of the great things that ACA’s and NCTC’s m...

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