Photos from the Cable & Telecommunications Human Resources Association's annual Symposium and Awards Luncheon, held in Atlanta on May 2.
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As I Was Saying

As I Was Saying
By: Gary Arlen
But What’s Verizon Real Vision for a Telecom 'Framework'?
With substantial obfuscational aplomb, Craig Silliman, Verizon’s senior vice president of public policy and government relations, called for a “21st – century policy framework” that will “move away from large, technology-specific legislative set pieces and focus on a
BIT RATE

BIT RATE
By: Todd Spangler
CableCanard
What a waste. In the span of about two months, cable operators have shipped more than 650,000 set-top boxes with CableCards plugged into the back. The boxes, remember, don’t do anything differently from their non-CableCard cousins. They just cost more. So that’s at least $32.5 million operators would not have had
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
REYNOLDS RAP

REYNOLDS RAP
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MSG Network: That Championship Game Tape
The New York Knicks won their second NBA title back in 1973. Members of the squad gathered at Madison Square Garden on April 5 for a 40th anniversary celebration of their championship season. Now, MSG Network is providing viewers with a long-lost look at their 102-93 triumph in Game 5 that clinched
TV Crush

TV Crush
By: Mary McNamara
Squee! BBC America's The Musketeers
Television Critics Association, Beverly Hills - Well, this could be great fun… BBC America has just announced a new co-production with BBC One - The Musketeers, a ten-parter inspired by the Alexandre Dumas classic. The series, written by Adrian Hodges (My Week with Marilyn, Primeval
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
Staying in the Cable Game
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