“We have been debating rebranding,” was not an opening statement we expected at Cable Congress 2018, considering last year’s event was all about sugar coating cord cutting. Yet Manuel Kohnstamm, President of Cable Europe and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Liberty Global, took an open approach to introducing the show in Dublin, talking about adapting in order to rebuild consumer faith in aging cable brands and legacy technologies, as fiber and mobile networks slide in. He called for more innovation in the cable industry, increased partnerships and for private investors to get on board, instead of complaining about the growing threat from internet giants. Regulations were of course a key topic, with Kohnstamm seeking an end to the backwards way…