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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
Is Cablevision Still Underdelivering on Internet Speeds?
Consumer advocates lament the lack of real competition in broadband across large parts of the U.S. — but the claws are out in New York City’s suburbs in a cage match between Cablevision and Verizon. Verizon made hay out of the FCC’s August 2011 report on broadband performance (based on March data), with a broad ad campaign
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
Picture This
Picture This
By: Thomas Umstead
Avoiding a Diversity Weak Future
With Diversity Week now a footnote in the annals of cable-television event history alongside the Western Show and the Cable ACE Awards, it will be interesting to see if the industry continues to provide the same support to diversity through the NAMIC Conference and the Walter Kaitz Foundation
REYNOLDS RAP
REYNOLDS RAP
By: Mike Reynolds
Masterful 3D Views
The azaleas weren’t in bloom, but one didn’t need the flowers to see how particularly pretty Augusta National is cast in 3D. Comcast, which is delivering ESPN’s 3D production of The Masters to its subscribers and such other providers as Time Warner Cable, Cox, Cablevision and
TV Crush
TV Crush
By: Mary McNamara
Ex-NYT's Reporter Judith Miller Joins Fox News
Not one to rest on her WMD laurels, ex-NYT Judith Miller joins Fox News as a security and international affairs analyst. From Reuters: Former New York Times reporter Judith Miller, who spent 85 days in jail for contempt of court during the Valerie Plame affair, has joined the Fox News Channel as
Translation Please
Translation Please
By: Leslie Ellis
3D-TV and Bandwidth
Speaking of 3D-TV, the darling of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show: It all seems very … 2004. That was the year anyone trekking around the Las Vegas Convention Center saw something new and shiny and everywhere. It was called HDTV. At the time, and from the perspective of
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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