Multichannel News is a magazine

Magazine

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 and Web site published by NewBay Media

NewBay Media

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 that covers multichannel television and communications providers, such as cable operators, satellite television

Satellite television

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 firms and telephone companies, as well as emerging Internet video

Internet video

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 and communication services.

Multichannel News was founded by Fairchild Publications and Paul Maxwell. Its first issue was published on Sept. 15, 1980.

The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company

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 owned the magazine for a year after acquiring Fairchild parent Capital Cities/ABC, then sold it to Cahners Business Information, part of Reed Elsevier

Reed Elsevier

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. In 2009, owner Reed Business Information

Reed Business Information

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 sold TWICE

TWICE

TWICE is a trade publication and web site owned by NewBay Media serving the information needs of retailers, distributors and manufacturing representatives in the consumer electronics and major appliance industries...

, Broadcasting & Cable

Broadcasting & Cable

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and Multichannel News to New Bay Media.

Multichannel News reaches over 18,000 industry professionals in the cable television business and has an editorial focus on programming, advertising, marketing, finance, technology, broadband, and government activities for the worldwide cable television and telecommunications industries. Its readers include executives with cable television networks, cable multiple system operators (MSOs), independent cable system operators, satellite-TV and wireless companies, telcom companies, and suppliers of technology equipment for the cable industry. Multichannel News has exclusive partnerships with trade associations and develops awards recognizing excellence in the television business.