The Cable Show 2012 Opens with Welcome from Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick

The Cable Show 2012 Opens with Welcome from Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick

BOSTON, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cable Show 2012, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association's (NCTA) 61st Annual Convention and International Exposition, kicks off today at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, with a welcome from Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.

Highlights: Monday, May 21
10:00 a.m.

Welcome by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Cable Show co-chairs:


-- Philip Kent, Chairman & CEO, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
-- Neil Smit, President & CEO, Comcast Cable and Executive Vice President,
Comcast Corporation
State of the Industry Address:


-- Michael Powell, President & CEO, NCTA
Panel:

Moderator: Erin Burnett, Chief Business and Economics Correspondent and Anchor, Erin Burnett OutFront, CNN


-- Tim Armstrong, Chairman & CEO, AOL
-- Glenn Britt, Chairman & CEO, Time Warner Cable
-- David Zaslav, President & CEO, Discovery Communications


On the Exhibit Floor:
11:00am - 1:00pm
RICHARD THOMAS
Legendary television star of The Waltons
INSP, Booth 1533

(also appearing 3:00pm - 5:00pm)

11:45am - 12:15pm
GERRI WILLIS
Host of The Willis Report on Fox Business

FOX, Booth 749

1:00pm - 3:00pm
STAN ELLSWORTH
Former NFL player and host/creator of BYUtv's new American history program American Ride
BYUtv, Booth 1815

2:00pm - 2:30pm
BILL O'REILLY
Host of The O'Reilly Factor on FOX News Channel

FOX, Booth 749

3:00pm
STEVEN STRAIT and ELENA SATINE
Stars of Magic City
Starz Entertainment, Booth 1433

2:30pm - 3:00pm
FRANK NOBILO
Analyst, Golf Central, Golf Channel

NBCU, Booth 449

3:00pm - 4:30pm
MARIE OSMOND and KELLIE MARTIN
Osmond will host a new daily talk show on Hallmark Channel this fall; Martin stars in the upcoming Hallmark Movie Channel's "I Married Who?"

Crown Media Family Networks, Booth 1123

4:00pm - 4:30pm
THE MIZ
WWE on USA Network

NBCU, Booth 449

Additional, up-to-the-minute information for The Cable Show 2012 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 45 million customers, after investing more than $185 billion to build two-way interactive networks with fiber optic technology. Cable companies also provide state-of-the-art digital telephone service to 24 million American consumers.

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