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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
Goog-Moto: The Patent Angle
Google agreed to buy Motorola Mobility in a deal worth somewhere around $735,000 per patent (see Google To Acquire Motorola Mobility For $12.5 Billion In Cash). That’s not what the headlines said — but reading between the lines, it’s clear that Motorola Mobility’s portfolio of approximately 17,000 patents (with another
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
Baseball’s Risky Squeeze Play
Major League Baseball threw a curve at the cable industry Thursday by giving cable operators one last opportunity to play ball with the league’s Extra Innings out-of-market package. My bet is that cable will not take a swing at the proposal. The league and DirecTV Thursday finally
REYNOLDS RAP
REYNOLDS RAP
By: Mike Reynolds
Play It Again In 2010
The U.S. men’s national team made its presence known at the Confederations Cup in South Africa, capping a surprising run to the final with strong Nielsens for ESPN. After dropping group play matches to defending 2006 World Cup champion Italy and No. 5-ranked Brazil by 3-1 and 3-0 counts, it
TV Crush
TV Crush
By: Mary McNamara
BREAKING: Court Says Weinstein Co. Can't Take Project Runway To Lifetime
From NYT’s Brian Stelter who issued this tweet a few moments ago: NBC says a court has "issued an order prohibiting" Weinstein Co. from taking Project Runway to Lifetime. ETA: Nikki Finke posted the brief NBC Universal statement, which says the "court granted our motion for a
Translation Please
Translation Please
By: Leslie Ellis
Dynamic Ad Insertion And the Upfronts
It’s “upfront” season, which is as good a reason as any to revisit what’s going on at that vital intersection between video advertising and technology.
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
Another Google Fiber Non-Believer
Google has deep pockets, but another research firm doesn...
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