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NAMIC: New Chief, New Path Forward
A 30-year industry vet, Eglon Simons is set to officially become NAMIC
vacated by Nicol Turner-Lee last July. It might seem like it took almost a year for the organization to announce
a new chief, but the search only started in early 2014, said Alicin Williamson,
The
Raben Group and interim chief. The group formed a deep bench committee chaired by NAMIC board chair Michael
Armstrong, Viacom svp and gm of BET International and Paramount Channel, she said, also hiring a
headhunter and conducting a thorough search, she said. The group focused on " organization assessment and
redesign " to create a more effective structure, she said: " My job is to be able to have someone come onboard
and face forward and take NAMIC to the next level. " Simons, who retired as evp of Cablevision's Rainbow Advertising
Sales Company in 2011, has been active during retirement, taking on various advisory and mentoring
roles. The job " is almost natural... I have been in the communications industry for a long time... It's been in my
blood for 30 years... I never thought I was away from the industry quick frankly, " he told us. During Simons' 21
years at Cablevision, approx a dozen MSOs served the NY area at some point, he recalled. Now it's down to
3 and perhaps soon 2, following the Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal. Addressing diversity issues in an increasingly
consolidated market could be a big challenge, Simons acknowledged, noting that the upside of M&A
that can lead to fewer positions is the expansion of other opportunities. " One job is eliminated but another job
answers... to help them move forward through changes. " Outreach is on top of Simons' to-do-list. Starting Mon,
he will contact members, the board, every chapter of the organization, advisory councils and more to identity
now the members and companies supporting diversity in the industry, he said.
Rubio, Booker Want More WiFi Spectrum: Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced a
bill Fri to promote unlicensed spectrum use in the 5GHz band and proposed a study to explore barriers that could
hinder WiFi technology. Rubio has been on a spectrum kick lately, proposing bills to direct regulators to release
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