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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
Are Viewers Getting More Tolerant of Online Video Ads?
New York — Ad-supported TV shows online — think Hulu — typically have fewer ads than the episodes you can actually watch on TV. That could be changing, as people show more willingness to sit through longer commercial breaks at their computers, according to speakers at the VideoSchmooze event today at the Samsung Experience
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: R. Thomas Umstead
PPV Industry Looks Ahead After Mayweather Win
Showtime this Saturday will air a replay of its May 4 Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero pay-per-view boxing telecast. The replay will feature Showtime’s well-produced PPV telecast featuring Mayweather’s decisive 12-round decision victory over Guerrero, as well as the undercard bout
REYNOLDS RAP
REYNOLDS RAP
By: Mike Reynolds
TBS Time
MLB’s post-season is here, with TBS about to take its first crack as the exclusive home –no local stations are on the team under its seven-year deal — to the four Division series. The network got a dry run Monday night with its presentation of the Colorado Rockies’
TV Crush
TV Crush
By: Mary McNamara
HBO Opens Door to Mad Men's Matt Weiner
During the HBO executive session at TCA, a journalist asked about the widely reported "legend" that HBO turned down Mad Men before AMC "snatched it up." HBO co-president Richard Plepler responded with this intriguing comment, faintly acknowledging the network’s lapse when they failed
Translation Please
Translation Please
By: Leslie Ellis
May Your Buffer Never Bloat
Guess what: The Internet is getting bloated. “Buffer-bloated,” specifically. Buffer bloat is a big thing in the lives of the people who work on network protocols and big-iron router stuff . Some even smoosh it into one word: Bufferbloat.
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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