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
What Will Comcast Charge to Get Live TV on Tablets?
Comcast is taking its time getting to the live-TV-on-your-tablet party. And unlike others that have already launched iPad apps for live, in-home streaming — including Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Bright House and DirecTV — Comcast will probably charge extra for the service. The operator is gearing up to launch AnyPlay, a
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
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
BET Awards Show Doesn’t Strike High Ratings Chord
BET hit numerous high notes last night during its annual BET Awards presentation. Too bad one of them wasn’t from a viewership standpoint. The show’s 5.8 million viewers – while among the largest audiences for a non-sports cable show this year — was the
REYNOLDS RAP

REYNOLDS RAP
By: Mike Reynolds
Who Dat Playing At Super Bowl XLIV?
Mssrs. Manning and Brees won’t be the only ones performing on the Big Game stage on Super Sunday. Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, the surviving member of The Who, my favorite British band, will rock the Super Bowl XLIV halftime show on CBS. Townshend, in an interview with Billboard,
TV Crush

TV Crush
By: Mary McNamara
McCain's Glass House: Gordon Liddy, Top Google Search Term
John McCain may rue the day he agreed to kiss-and-make-up with David Letterman. Cornering McCain on the campaign’s Bill Ayers guilt-by-association tactic, Letterman turned the tables. He threw a few rocks at McCain’s glass house - the GOP candidate’s affiliation
Translation Please

Translation Please
By: Leslie Ellis
Cable's Two 3DTV World Firsts
In case you missed it (I did), the home team achieved two world’s firsts last month, when it comes to getting 3D content into consumer homes. Both occurred during the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, in a tucked-away CableLabs corner tagged the “3D Pavilion.” World’s first #1:
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
So, What Else is New with Canoe?
While Canoe’s announced news today is that it is...













