NCTA Chairman Decker Anstrom Likely To Step Down

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National Cable & Telecommunications Association board Chairman Decker Anstrom is likely to step down later this week, according to a top cable industry executive.

Anstrom's exit was necessitated by the sale of The Weather Channel, which he heads, to NBCU and private equity firms. Anstrom, former president of NCTA,  remains atop former Weather Channel parent, Landmark Communications, which still owns TV stations and newspapers.

Cablevision COO Tom Rutledge, board vice chairman, moves up to chairman, at least until new elections in the spring.

Anstrom was elected to a second term as board chaiman in May. The NBCU deal was announced in July.

John Eggerton
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.