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NAB 2013: Turn Fox into a cable channel? Comments from Carey seem at odds with NAB’s Smith

LAS VEGAS – While Gordon Smith, the president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters, opened the 2013 NAB Show pushing an innovation agenda, urging his member broadcasters to explore new technology, and innovate any way they can because the future of over-the-air broadcasting has never been brighter, comments from one of his primary members later in the morning seemed to be at odds with Smith’s assertions. “Our future lies in innovating and spurring technology that will deliver our highly valued content to any platform for generations to come,” said Smith in his opening keynote. “The time has come...