NCTC Could Drop ‘Cable’ and ‘Television’ As Trade Group Eyes Name Change

AccuWeather Network Completes Agreement With National Cable Television Cooperative

AccuWeather has set a multi-year distribution agreement with the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC), “meeting an increasing demand for weather and climate news and content on cable television and providing […]

Independent Show 2021 Is Going Virtual

The National Cable Television Cooperative and ACA Connects opt for online-only event in response to shifting COVID-19 situation.

Rich Fickle To Step Down As NCTC CEO

National Cable Television Cooperative and Katz Networks Set Long-Term Affiliations

The National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) and Katz Networks, part of The E.W. Scripps Co., have a multi-year affiliation agreement that makes Katz’s multicast networks Bounce, Court TV, Court TV Mystery, Grit, […]

Sinclair And NCTC Reach Retrans Deal

The multi-year agreement also provides for carriage of Sinclair-owned Tennis Channel.

NCTC To Offer PlayStation Vue Video Service

Video streaming providers were originally known as “over-the-top” services because they gave viewers an alternative to cable and satellite. But now one of those services, Sony’s PlayStation Vue, is going back through the middle: It agreed to to offer its channel packages directly to about 9 million mostly rural cable subscribers. Sony says it will offer the service to more than 850 cable and broadband providers who belong to the National Cable Television Cooperative.

NCTC Close To SVOD Agreement With Netflix

AMC Nets, NCTC Strike New Carriage Deal

How Threat Over AMC Could Kill Cable Bundle

A consortium of small cable companies that represents about four million homes is refusing to pay a demand for what they claim is a tripling of AMC Networks’ fees — and are telling subscribers they can get AMC’s popular The Walking Dead through streaming services.

Discovery Re-Ups With NCTC In Multiyear Deal

Entertainment Studios, NCTC Sign Carriage Deal

Entertainment Studios Inc. signed a new multi-year affiliation agreement with the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) that includes distribution for the Entertainment Studios cable television networks by NCTC members who […]

NBCU Signs Retrans Deal With NCTC

The agreement with the National Cable Television Cooperative covers first-ever retransmission consent for NBC- and Telemundo-owned stations and also includes Oxygen, Style, Telemundo and USA among others networks across multiple platforms in and out of home.

Cable Co-Op Boots Up TV Everywhere Plan

A cable organization best known for striking bulk deals for cable programming and technology for Tier 2/3 MSOs and telcos is branching out into the world of TV Everywhere. The National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC), has launched a plan to create a centralized authentication platform for multi-screen services like HBO Go or those planned around the the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

NCTC Names Richard Fickle CEO

Jeffrey Abbas Resigns As NCTC President