Multichannel News Names Covington's Robyn Polashuk a Top Cable Deal Lawyer

LOS ANGELES, April 7, 2015  — Multichannel News named Covington partner Robyn Polashuk one of nine leading cable-industry lawyers “who seal the deals in cable.”

In its profile, Multichannel News highlighted Ms. Polashuk’s work on a wide array of distribution deals, including Univision in its broadcast and cable carriage deal with Dish Network’s OTT Sling TV service; Disney in its negotiations with DirecTV on retransmission consent for ABC owned-and-operated stations; Tennis Channel in the launch of its Tennis Channel Everywhere app; and Gannett Broadcasting in multicast carriage negotiations for Justice Network.

Ms. Polashuk, resident in the firm’s recently opened L.A. office, works at the intersection of traditional and digital media representing major media groups and independent networks in their distribution pacts with cable, satellite, telecommunications providers and over-the-top distributors. 

Multichannel News, published by NewBay Media, covers television and communications providers, such as cable operators, satellite television firms and telephone companies, as well as emerging Internet video and communication services