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As I Was Saying

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As I Was Saying

By: Gary Arlen

What Do Genetically Modified Seeds Have to Do with Aereo?

Two proceedings about a block apart on Capitol Hill this week may help us understand near-term changes in the multichannel video distribution business – and the ways in which policy makers will deal with the increasingly complex intellectual property issues of today’s tech economy.

BIT RATE

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BIT RATE

By: Todd Spangler

Comcast Flips IPv6 Switch

Comcast has officially put the next-generation IPv6 protocol into service, with an initial “pilot market deployment” of 100 customers in San Francisco’ East Bay area. That lets Comcast boast that it’s the first large ISP in North America to start deploying IPv6, according to Jason Livingood, vice president of

Capital Letters

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Capital Letters

By: John Eggerton

Wheeler/Clyburn Ticket?

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowksi has yet to announce his exit date, but the chatter is coalescing around a scenario where Former NCTA President Tom Wheeler is nominated to replace Genachowski and, since the vetting and voting for that pick will likely take a few months, Mignon Clyburn would be named

MCN Guest Blog

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MCN Guest Blog

By: Ken Roulier

And the Golden Globe for Best New TV Show Goes to…Amazon!

Whether you hate Game of Thrones, love Mad Men, get irritated by Suits or were annoyed when Arrested Development was cancelled, don’t you sometimes wish that you could be given the chance to decide which TV shows actually get made?

Mixed Signals

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Mixed Signals

By: Jimmy Schaeffler

Intel TV (Part 2): Coming To A (lot of) Video Screen(s) Near You?

This week’s “Mixed Signals” follows-up on last week’s column, which was an introduction to Intel’s new venture into the world of video distribution, dubbed Intel TV (and all that that may lead to, perhaps including, for example, one day, the new 16-part miniseries by

My Turn

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My Turn

By: Kent Gibbons

In 'Treme' Town, Get 'Well-Suited' Fast

While HBO fans were excited about returning to Westeros via Sunday night’s season-three premiere of Game of Thrones, it was the premium channel’s dramatic series Treme in the spotlight in New Orleans last week.

On The Money

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On The Money

By: Mike Farell

Help From an Unsung Source

Sometimes it takes a disaster to bring out the best in people, or just to open their eyes to the kindness and compassion that is already there. In the past few days, newspapers and TV newscasts in New York and New Jersey have been full of stories of local residents helping people in areas that

Picture This

Picture This

By: Thomas Umstead

Putting Ads On VOD Menu

For Cablevision Systems subscribers, last week’s introduction of free video on demand from Scripps Networks’ Food Network and HGTV looked better than a plate of Paula Dean’s southern fried chicken. But one ingredient in the recipe could leave a bitter aftertaste with some

REYNOLDS RAP

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REYNOLDS RAP

By: Mike Reynolds

Santa Stern

If Thanksgiving is for football, then Christmas is for pro hoops. At least that’s what the NBA wants you to believe in the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. If not every kid wants a Spalding basketball under his or her tree, the pro hoops league wants to make sure that whoever

TV Crush

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TV Crush

By: Mary McNamara

Plumber Joe & The Keatings: Cherry on Top of McCain Camp Media Debacles

The McCain campaign debacles are almost legendary at this point.  The latest: we’ve now learned that Joe The Plumber isn’t exactly Joe Six Pack. Here’s part of what conservative blogger and analyst Martin Eisenstadt wrote last night: John McCain did great tonight in the

Translation Please

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Translation Please

By: Leslie Ellis

Meet the New Guide: The "RUI"

Call it what you will – cross-platform, multi-screen, IPTV – serving video to more screens than the TV continues to pop new language into the landscape.   Let’s take “RUI” as this week’s example. It stands for “Remote User Interface.” It

Viewpoint

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Viewpoint

By: Mark Robichaux

Disconnected

When the 108-year-old hickory tree came crashing through our family room on Monday night, the house shook as if mighty Thor had swung his hammer down on our roof in Stamford, Conn. We were all awake — my wife and the two kids — and, only seconds before, as the wind roared through the

The Bauminator

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The Bauminator

By: Jeff Baumgartner

Cablevision Keeps Netflix Pole Position

Cablevision Systems remained the top-ranked “large...