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As I Was Saying
As I Was Saying
By: Gary Arlen
Three Decades of Telecom 'Progress'?
Thirty years ago this week — in the midst of that year’s Consumer Electronics Show — the U.S. District Court broke up the old Bell System in an antitrust ruling that has triggered overwhelming and ongoing repercussions throughout American society. In recent decades, through the
BIT RATE
BIT RATE
By: Todd Spangler
What’s Next for Cablevision-Backed OMGFast Wireless Service?
Eight years after buying them, Cablevision Systems has sold its wireless spectrum holdings to Dish Network -- raising questions about the long-term future of OMGFast, the unit the MSO set up to deliver 50-Mbps wireless broadband service in South Florida.
Capital Letters
Capital Letters
By: John Eggerton
Meeting Move?
According to sources, the FCC is considering moving its Sept. 16 public meeting date back by a week or so. One source had heard a week-Sept. 23-another had heard “or so.” A spokesperson for FCC Chairman Juilus Genachowski had no comment on the rumblings to that effect, which were
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
When Telecom Decides, Refs Get It Right
My son, Willy, 28, is a recent MBA graduate from the University of Denver, and a 2004 graduate from the University of Arizona. When it comes to U of A Wildcats football, well, let’s just say he gets even more passionate. Indeed, this weekend, his alma mater plays mine, the University of
My Turn
My Turn
By: Kent Gibbons
'Black Panther's' Hudlin Keeps it (Comic) Real
New York — Reggie Hudlin reassures fans of Marvel Comics’ “Black Panther” that the animated TV show on BET will be “exactly the comic book.” Hudlin, the former entertainment president at BET, is writing and executive producing The Black Panther, headed to
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
N.Y. Comic-Con Less Scary For Cable Nets
More than 100,000 Sci Fi and comic book fanatics are expected to converge on New York City this weekend to attend the annual Comic-Con confab. While the east coast version of the popular convention is not as grandiose as the annual San Diego-based Comic-Con International show, it’s
REYNOLDS RAP
REYNOLDS RAP
By: Mike Reynolds
How Much Ratings Heat Can Heatles-Dirk Deliver?
The Miami-Dallas 2011 NBA Finals shapes up about as well as ABC could have hoped for, short of another rematch of pro hoops ultimate rivals. When Kobe, Phil Jackson and the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers’ bid for a three-peat was swept away by Dirk Nowitzki and crew, and
TV Crush
TV Crush
By: Mary McNamara
FX's "Rescue Me" Finds Its Mojo Mid-Season
Warning: Minor spoilers ahead for upcoming episodes. Major spoilers for previously aired episodes. Really, it’s a miracle that Rescue Me’s central character, Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary) - the NYC firefighter who battles alcoholism, a dysfunctional Irish family, a rocky
Translation Please
Translation Please
By: Leslie Ellis
Inside the Comcast RDK, Part Two
This week’s Translation steps further into the parts of the Comcast “RDK” (reference development kit), the software effort aimed at shaving a year off the time it takes to launch new cable gateways, hybrid set-tops and all-Internet protocol hardware and services. Quick
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
Staying in the Cable Game
Cable engineers don't ever seem to really "...
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