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As I Was Saying
As I Was Saying
By: Gary Arlen
Cable’s Stakes in Looming Internet Tax Battles
The overwhelming Senate approval of Internet sales tax legislation on March 22 is merely the tip of the iceberg for a floe of Internet tax legislation that affects digital goods and services, including access to video services. The vote -- 75-24 bipartisan support -- triggered concerns that
BIT RATE
BIT RATE
By: Todd Spangler
The Video Compression Wizards Aren't Done
Here comes HEVC -- the High Efficiency Video Coding spec, which gained initial ITU approval in January (see ITU OKs Next-Generation Video Codec Standard).
Capital Letters
Capital Letters
By: John Eggerton
Public Interest Or Public Relations?
While the FCC and Justice Department may believe it was concentration and competition concerns that prompted them to deny the $39 billion AT&T/T-Mobile deal, the Public Relations Society of America seems to thinks PR had something to do with it as well. The Glen Echo group received a Silver
MCN Guest Blog
MCN Guest Blog
By: Guest Blogger
The State of Video Description Around the World
By Diane Johnson The July 4th Independence Day celebrations come a few days early this year for the nearly 30 million blind and vision impaired people in the U.S. Thanks to the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, that is the day that television networks across the country will
My Turn
My Turn
By: Kent Gibbons
'Torch' Carries On
Torchwood: Miracle Day does the impossible, or at least difficult. It takes a hit U.K. series and neither remakes it with Americans nor keeps it the same for U.S. consumption. (It premieres Friday, tomorrow, on Starz at 10 p.m.) Instead it takes the U.K. stars and grafts Americans into the cast,
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
Go To Gamers, Pay TV Nets
Premium channel Epix is going to offer its digital video-on-demand application on the PlayStation 3 video-game console. The viewer-authenticated service will offer PlayStation 3 users more than 3,000 movie titles, including The Avengers and The Hunger Games. For Epix, the appeal is
REYNOLDS RAP
REYNOLDS RAP
By: Mike Reynolds
NFL Network: No Replacement for Additional Subs
Largely lost amidst the hubbub, outrage and parsimony of the replacement referee debacle that besmirched pro football in recent days was another significant piece of NFL business news. Just short of nine years since its kickoff and now in its seventh season of presenting primetime games, NFL
TV Crush
TV Crush
By: Mary McNamara
NBC's Smash Is Terrific Fun (With One Caveat)
NBC’s much-hyped Smash premieres tonight, February 6 at 10p, although one wonders if there’s anyone left who hasn’t already seen this show. On January 9th, NBC hosted screenings of the pilot in 10 local markets - Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, L.A., Minneapolis, Philadelphia,
Translation Please
Translation Please
By: Leslie Ellis
Dismiss UltraHD at Your Peril
By now, you’ve probably heard the long list of reasons why UltraHD television is hobbled, even as it dazzles its way to the starting line. Some already liken it to 3DTV, in terms of nonstarters. This week’s translation examines why it’s a bad idea to dismiss UltraHDTV so soon. Why
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
By: Mark Robichaux
Who's Right(s)?
As Time Warner Cable draws a line in the digital sand to give its subscribers unfettered access to TV content, some programmers are peeved that the big cable operator didn’t ask for “rights” to deliver their programming to an iPad. In our cover story this week, Todd Spangler
The Bauminator
The Bauminator
By: Jeff Baumgartner
Google Fiber’s $1 Deal
Google Fiber’s not paying a lot cash for iProvo...
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