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As I Was Saying

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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

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BIT RATE

By: Todd Spangler

MTV VMAs: Social Monster

Does social media drive TV ratings, or do widely watched shows generate more online buzz? To varying degrees: yes and yes. The social TV virtuous circle was on full display with MTV’s 2011 Video Music Awards on Sunday. The show not only scored as the biggest audience in the network’s history, but it also rocked the social mediasphere

Capital Letters

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Black Family Channel: Big Loss

The demise of Black Family Channel may not have been big news at the recent Cable Show in Sin City or, for that matter, in a cable universe that has more than 500 channels representing a wide range of genres and interests. But when you consider that it was one of only three networks that

REYNOLDS RAP

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REYNOLDS RAP

By: Mike Reynolds

Primetime Kiper

Mel Kiper Jr. meet Jeff Probst and Olivia Dunham. Say hello to Liz Lemon and Derek Shepherd. Yes, the man who’s made a healthy cottage industry analyzing whether a college offensive tackle can sustain a block or if a wideout has separation speed that will translate on Sundays, is going to be

TV Crush

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TV Crush

By: Mary McNamara

Fox News Says This Vote Was "Split"

This is kind of funny.  Actually, even Fox News’ Brian Wilson had to smile as he characterized a show of hands in a Pennsylvania diner "a little heavier toward Obama in the room at the moment."

Translation Please

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Translation Please

By: Leslie Ellis

May Your Buffer Never Bloat

Guess what: The Internet is getting bloated. “Buffer-bloated,” specifically. Buffer bloat is a big thing in the lives of the people who work on network protocols and big-iron router stuff . Some even smoosh it into one word: Bufferbloat.

Viewpoint

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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

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The Bauminator

By: Jeff Baumgartner

Cablevision Keeps Netflix Pole Position

Cablevision Systems remained the top-ranked “large...