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As I Was Saying
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
BIT RATE
By: Todd Spangler
Game Consoles Account for 66% Of Netflix Streaming
About two-thirds of the bits streamed by Netflix customers over the Internet are carried through a Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360 or Nintendo Wii. That’s according to Sandvine’s analysis of data gathered from North American broadband service providers in March 2011, which found Netflix 29.7% of peak downstream Internet
Capital Letters
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
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
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
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
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
Wacky Start to TCA
To curse or not to curse … that was the question for comics from two different stand-up comedy shows showcased at TCA. In one corner advocating clean, edited jokes is Bill Bellamy, who is hosting TV One’s competition series, Who’s Got Jokes?. He says a comedian who has a good
REYNOLDS RAP
REYNOLDS RAP
By: Mike Reynolds
Back at The Black
After Thursday’s washout at Bethpage Black, my brother-in-law Art and I ventured back out to the U.S Open Saturday. With the forecasts for another afternoon deluge, we left a little bit earlier than for the opening round. Indeed, we arrived at Willets Point before 7 a.m., to find the lot
TV Crush
TV Crush
By: Mary McNamara
Mocking the Mock:Stewart/Colbert and The Funniest EW Cover Eva!
This morning, ProgGrrl (an indispensable tweetpeep. Here’s ProgGrrl’s must-read blog called fangrrlmagnet) gave us the heads-up on the cover for the latest print edition of EW: Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart mock the mock. They spoof the controversial
Translation Please
Translation Please
By: Leslie Ellis
Dynamic Ad Insertion And the Upfronts
It’s “upfront” season, which is as good a reason as any to revisit what’s going on at that vital intersection beween video advertising and technology.
Viewpoint
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
The Bauminator
By: Jeff Baumgartner
Cablevision Keeps Netflix Pole Position
Cablevision Systems remained the top-ranked “large...
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