Katz Upped at C-SPAN

C-SPAN has tapped veteran Rachel Katz for the new position of manager of affiliate relations.

Katz will work with cable, virtual cable and online providers, as well as hotels and universities to boost distribution for the suite of nonprofit public service networks funded by cable companies.

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Katz has been with the network for almost a decade, starting as a marketing rep for the C-SPAN Bus mobile community outreach program.

"A changing distribution environment requires C-SPAN to be continually energetic and creative with our affiliate partners," said Peter Kiley, C-SPAN VP of affiliate relations and communications. "Rachel brings a strong record of strategically building value for our affiliates through their support of C-SPAN's public service mission. She'll help us meet any challenge and capitalize on the best of the opportunities."

John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.