An undeniable indication of cable warming is the annual rise of attendance at the Cable Chiefs Newsmaker Luncheon. Launched eight years ago, as homage to broadcast’s nascent competition, cablers packed the Century Plaza Hotel’s Los Angeles Ballroom in a showing that rivals the record crowds for the annual Network Chiefs summit meeting....

Deborah Bothun is a principal in the Advisory practice in the Los Angeles office of PricewaterhouseCoopers. She also leads the US Advisory Entertainment, Media and Communications practice and is the Global Leader of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Digital Convergence initiative, focusing on assisting clients in adapting to the changing content and distribution marketplace....

 Ellen Goldsmith-Vein is the owner, founder and CEO of The Gotham Group, whose credits include live action and animated feature films and television, children’s programming and prime time television series. The Gotham Group represents more source material from major publishers and comics companies than any other entity in the family sector....