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Friday Fireside: Rich Cusick, Simply.TV (October 23, 2026)
The Friday Fireside welcomes Rich Cusick, new CEO of Simply.TV. Rich brings his history at Gemstar/TV Guide, Yahoo, Comcast, and Gracenote to provide accurate, contextual program data for guides, recommendation engines, and Home Page providers.
Talk Back to Television: Michele Fino (October 22, 2026)
Talk Back to Television welcomes Michele Fino, one of the show's favorite and most entertaining Talk Back Guests and TVOT Speakers. Michele brings her unique perspective and proven results to the age-old conundrum of embedding brand messages into television content in a way that's relevant and productive for both brand and content (the "Ivory Snow in soap operas" problem).
Talk Back to Television: Evan Tracey (October 16, 2026)
In a special crossover episode of The Friday Fireside and Talk Back to Television, Rick Howe discusses all things political advertising, measurement and outcomes with Evan Tracey.
Talk Back for Change: Kerry Oslund (October 15, 2026)
Kerry Oslund of the E. W. Scripps Company sits down with Rick Howe for a special episode of Talk Back for Change.
Friday Fireside: Christiana Cacciapuoti, Madhive (October 9, 2026)
Christiana Cacciapuoti, Senior Vice President of Growth for Madhive, joins Rick Howe on "The Friday Fireside" to discuss the company's development history, current market strategy and plans to support ATSC 3.0 / NextGen TV.
Talk Back to Television: Jon Giegengack, Hub Entertainment Research (October 8, 2026)
Talk Back host Rick Howe introduces "The Answer Man" during his conversation with Hub Entertainment Research's Jon Giegengack.
Friday Fireside: Briana Larsen, TiVo / Xperi (October 2, 2026)
Briana Larsen chats with Rick Howe about her work at Xp
Friday Fireside: Liz Spaulding, WICT Network
Former BritBox International executive Liz Spaulding, now with the WICT Network, joins Rick Howe on the Friday Fireside to discuss the streaming service’s loyal fan base, low subscriber churn, distinctive pricing model, and the importance of distribution partnerships and visibility on connected TV home screens.
Friday Fireside: Julie Van Ullen, iSpot (September 18, 2026)
Julie Van Ullen from iSpot joins Rick Howe to discuss all things related to television advertising.
Talk Back to Television: Kevin Gray, Forge (September 18, 2026)
Forge executive Kevin Gray joins “Talk Back to Television” to discuss the evolution of industry trade shows and reminisce about the massive Cable TV Shows of years past, including HBO’s memorable chocolate chip cookies.
Friday Fireside: Lucas Bertrand, Looper Insights (September 4, 2026)
Lucas Bertrand from Looper Insights joins Rick Howe on this week's episode of "The Friday Fireside."
Talk Back to Television: Mallory Armstrong, Truth in Data AI (September 3, 2026)
On this week's episode, Rick Howe chats with Mallory Armstrong about the influence artificial intelligence is having on the connected TV space.