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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
Cable Show 2012: Cisco Flash Mob Features Big Green Men
Boston — It looked like Cisco Systems fellow John Chapman was opening up the 2012 Cable Show’s Imagine Park exhibit on Monday to talk about the vendor’s Videoscape platform (see Cisco Pushes Videoscape Into ‘Cloud’ Formation). But (thankfully?) he was quickly interrupted by a blaring techno mix and a dude dancing
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
Cable Cool at CES
Cable operators kept their usual low profile at the International Consumer Electronics Show this year, and that's probably a good thing. Satellite TV's two CEO stars, DirecTV's Chase Carey and Dish Network's Charlie Ergen, talked up HD channels, TV downloads and portable-TV players. Verizon touted
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
Wright: Lopez To Benefit From Conan Presence
Conan O’Brien’s TBS debut tonight has generated tons of media coverage and will undoubtedly draw a significant number of viewers to the “very funny” network at 11 p.m. But TBS is also hoping that the audience tuning into its Conan will bring additional viewers to time
REYNOLDS RAP
REYNOLDS RAP
By: Mike Reynolds
UConn-Ohio State: Scheduled, But Not Equal
You can’t blame it on Prince. The fuchsia-favoring rocker held the first of his two “Welcome 2 America” concerts at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 18. (the next stops are Dec. 29 and Jan. 18). While Cirque du Soleil: Wintuk is in The Theater at Madison Square Garden today, the
TV Crush
TV Crush
By: Mary McNamara
Oh, Snap! Craig Ferguson Mocks Ben Silverman
Oh, snap! Craig Ferguson, host of CBS Network’s Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson, mocks NBC Entertainment co-chair Ben Silverman. (Thanks to Chicago Tribune’s Maureen Ryan for her tweety alert to Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily blog.)
Translation Please
Translation Please
By: Leslie Ellis
Why the Local Headend Isn't an Endangered Species
In last week’s mail was this comment, about the notion of the national data center replacing the traditional headend: “Great, thanks a lot. My boss read your piece and immediately blasted off an e-mail asking if this means we can replace our 50-plus headends with one data center. To
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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