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As I Was Saying
As I Was Saying
By: Gary Arlen
'Fans' Engage More with Ads on Facebook; A Lesson for Cable Digital Advertisers
In digital advertising, Canoe Ventures and other interactive cable ad dreamers can learn a lesson from a recent Facebook experiment that showed the value of having customers “like” you. The conversion rate — the percentage of prospects who actually buy something — was
BIT RATE
BIT RATE
By: Todd Spangler
Comcast Tinkers With ‘Lego-Like’ Smart Home Gateways
Picture this scenario: Someone knocks on your front door. An accelerometer in the door detects the knock, and a camera snaps a picture of your visitor. If you’re watching TV, your set-top pops up an alert with the person’s image -- and even his or her name, if facial-recognition software detects a match.
Capital Letters
Capital Letters
By: John Eggerton
Supreme Court's (Brand) X Factor
If various reports are correct, the White House could be vetting a strong voice for Title II regulation of Internet access to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens on the High Court. The next Supreme Court justice could be a judge who twice has held that cable- modem service is at least partly
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
Thoughts on Rupert, Chase and 'Lisbeth: Learning From Mistakes
As good a businessman as Rupert Murdoch has almost always been, like all human beings, there are some clear and lamentable flaws that continue to vex him. These are the kinds of things you would have thought 80 years on this earth, and 65 or so years into the game, would have weeded from his soul,
My Turn
My Turn
By: Kent Gibbons
Spring is Breaking
Some survival tips for cable’s last (at least for a while) "Spring Break" week in New York City, which hits a peak today (March 4). First, don’t be deceived by the balmy 61 degrees and sunshine this morning. The forecast is for rain, starting early this afternoon. Bring an umbrella.
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
HBO Execs: Boxing Still A Big Component For Network
Boxing still packs a major punch for HBO even with the recent loss of the network’s sports president Ross Greenburg, according to HBO co-president Richard Plepler. Plepler told me during HBO’s TCA presentation Thursday that the network will soon begin the search for a replacement for
REYNOLDS RAP
REYNOLDS RAP
By: Mike Reynolds
Fourth Time's The Charm At Women's Final Four
Texas A&M did it to Baylor in Big D. Now, Notre Dame has turned the tables on UConn in Indy. If the men’s version of March Madness has been about upsets, the women’s 2011 tourney will be remembered for the fours. Just like the Aggies in a pair of Big 12 battles with the Lady
TV Crush
TV Crush
By: Mary McNamara
Animal Planet's Attention-Getting Dead Rose Promo
It just arrived in the mail: Animal Planet’s valentine to the press, promoting their upcoming series Fatal Attractions, debuting March 14 at. 10p.m. The mini-series goes inside the homes of animal lovers who insist on keeping exotic pets - sometimes with fatal results. The long
Translation Please
Translation Please
By: Leslie Ellis
Inside a Comcast 'AnyPlay' Installation
Last Monday, a new gadget arrived here in the over-the-top video lab: Comcast’s “AnyPlay” streamer, which makes it possible for triple-play customers to stream live and linear TV to an iPad.What lab, you say? It all started last summer. The point of it is to see, firsthand, how
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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