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As I Was Saying
As I Was Saying
By: Gary Arlen
Revenue Model Piece of the Action?
Now that there’s been time to reflect on the CES aftermath, it’s more perplexing than ever. Heading out to CES a couple weeks ago, over-the-top TV and its variations weighed heavily on my mind. We knew that TV makers were going to embed more video apps into their “smart TVs
BIT RATE
BIT RATE
By: Todd Spangler
Intel’s TV Dream: Crazy Like an Xbox, or Insane Like FLO?
Intel is gearing up to launch a hugely ambitious over-the-top live and on-demand TV service that could be spectacularly disruptive -- or DOA (see Intel Plans to Launch 'Smart' Internet TV Bundles This Year).
Capital Letters
Capital Letters
By: John Eggerton
Netflix Founder Hastings on Comcast Xbox Policy: 'In What Way is This Neutral?'
Netflix founder Reed Hastings vented on his Facebook page Sunday about Comcast’s policy of not counting xBox video VOD downloads toward its usage caps, while applying downloads of other services like, well, Netflix. “Comcast [is] no longer following net neutrality principles,”
MCN Guest Blog
MCN Guest Blog
By: Guest Blogger
Eyeing Ergen's Next Competitive Empire
EchoStar would like the cable industry to focus on its new “Aria” service, a content/technology package for small/medium operators that will debut at Cable Show 2011. But most of the components in Aria are also the building blocks for a competitive consumer service that Chairman
Mixed Signals
Mixed Signals
By: Jimmy Schaeffler
Memo to NBC Olympics: Invoice the Republicans
NBCUniversal and its new majority owner, Comcast, paid an awful lot of money to the International Olympic Committee for the exclusive U.S. broadcast rights to the XXX Summer Olympic Games from London, which wrapped up Aug. 12. Indeed, the combined rights-fee figure for London and the 2014 Winter
My Turn
My Turn
By: Kent Gibbons
A Diva Fixing America Targets TV
Lynn Tilton has been good to small-town America, buying and rebuilding failed manufacturing businesses and preserving jobs. The question now is: Will she make good reality TV? Tilton is CEO of Patriarch Partners, which buys distressed companies (150 plus in the last decade), gets them back on their
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
Pacquiao KO Major Blow For PPV Boxing
It’s way too early to determine how many pay-per-view buys Saturday night’s Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez fight generated, but it’s not to early to speculate on the damaging effect the bout's outcome will have on the PPV boxing category's immediate future.
REYNOLDS RAP
REYNOLDS RAP
By: Mike Reynolds
Federer-Murray Final Will Be Hard for ESPN to Match
ESPN’s “dream” Wimbledon gentlemen’s final of Roger Federer-Andy Murray produced dreamy ratings for the worldwide leader. But just as the Swiss maestro established new standards with his four-set victory over the Scotsman that will be difficult to match, ESPN could be hard-
TV Crush
TV Crush
By: Mary McNamara
PBS Kick Starts #TCA12 Winter Tour
Reporting from Pasadena, CA/Jan.5 @ 4:40p PT – On January 4, PBS kick started the first full day of Television Critics Association 2012 Winter Press Tour with an impressive parade of talent and entertainment, culminating in the evening appearance of the B-52’s. For a good
Translation Please
Translation Please
By: Leslie Ellis
DOCSIS 3.1 in '13
By now, hopefully, you’ve heard that there’s a new chapter coming in cable modems. It’s the latest iteration in the specification known by technologists as “DOCSIS 3.1” for “Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification.” DOCSIS 3.1 is a doozy —
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
By: Lisa Johnston
Another Transition
As we reach the halfway mark on the calendar, many retailers, distributors and suppliers are looking to fall merchandising plans and holiday sales. Three longtime A/V specialty chains that made major contributions to the industry — Flanner’s Home Entertainment, Ken Crane’s
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