Today at The Cable Show 2011

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:

11:00am - 1:00pm
Turner Broadcasting THE LOONEY TUNES SHOW Characters
Booth 1431 Cartoon Network

11:15 - 11:45am
NBCU
Booth 201 JASON HAWES and GRANT WILSON
(Stage 1) Syfy: Ghost Hunters

(Stage 2) CM PUNK, WWE Wrestler
USA

11:30am - 12:00pm
FOX LIZ CLAMAN
Booth 631 FOX Business Network

11:30am - 12:30pm
PRINCE FIELDER and RICKIE WEEKS of the
FOX Milwaukee Brewers
Booth 631 FSN

11:30am - 12:30pm
Disney and ESPN RICK BARNES
University of Texas Head Men's Basketball
Networks Group Coach
Booth 1231

1:00 - 3:00pm
Starz Entertainment DIARMAID MURTAGH and PETER MOONEY
Booth 1919 Stars of Camelot

1:00 - 3:00pm
HDNet ROGER LODGE, host of Celebridate
Booth 2121 and "Octomom" NADYA SULEMAN

1:30 - 2:25pm
NBCU
Booth 201 KENDRA WILKINSON
(Stage 1) E!

2:00 - 3:00pm
FOX GUS JOHNSON, Sportscaster
Booth 631 FOX Sports, FX, BTN

2:00 - 3:00pm
Disney and ESPN RICKY WILLIAMS
Networks Group Miami Dolphins, 1998 Heisman Trophy Winner
Booth 1231

2:00 - 4:00pm
NBCU TAMRON HALL
Booth 201 MSNBC
(Broadcast Stage)

2:15 - 3:00pm
NBCU SONJA MORGAN and RAMONA SINGER
BRAVO: The Real Housewives of New York
Booth 201 City
(Stage 1)

2:30 - 3:00pm
FOX STEVE DOOCY
Booth 631 FOX News Channel

3:00 -3:40pm
NBCU BILL and GIULIANA RANCIC
Booth 201 Style: Guiliana & Bill
(Stage 2)

3:00 - 4:00pm
IFC FRED ARMISEN and CARRIE BROWNSTEIN
Booth 931 stars of the comedy series Portlandia

3:30 - 4:15pm
NBCU PARIS HILTON
Booth 201 Oxygen
(Stage 1)

4:00 - 4:30pm
NBCU BODE MILLER
Universal Sports, Olympic gold medal
Booth 201 skiing legend
(Stage 2)

4:00 - 5:00pm
FOX Sports FRANK CALIENDO
Booth 631 NFL on FOX

4:30 - 5:00pm
NBCU JOE SCARBOROUGH and MIKA BRZEZINSKI
Booth 201 MSNBC
(Stage 1)

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

NCTA

CONTACT: Joy Sims, +1-202-222-2350; Eric Thomas, Fratelli Group, +1-202-822-9491

Web Site: http://www.thecableshow.com

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