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As I Was Saying

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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

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BIT RATE

By: Todd Spangler

EchoStar Paid $45 Million for Move Networks

Reading through EchoStar’s quarterly 10-Q filing this week — yes, it’s what I do for fun — I saw that the company disclosed that it paid $45 million for the assets of Move Networks, a developer of adaptive bit-rate IP video streaming technology (see EchoStar Acquires Move Networks Assets). It was losing deal for Move

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

Watching the End of the World

Over the next 10 weeks or so television viewers will have several chances to watch what life is like after a nuclear blast. On Fox’s 24 series each Monday night, series hero Jack Bauer runs around trying to save the United States from not one, not two, but five potential nuclear bombs, one

REYNOLDS RAP

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REYNOLDS RAP

By: Mike Reynolds

Futbol Finances

There has been plenty of news in the soccer world of late and only some of it pertains to the U.S. national team making a dramatic comeback in the FIFA Confederations Cup and now having a chance to end Spain’s record 15-game international winning streak in the semifinals today in South

TV Crush

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TV Crush

By: Mary McNamara

SCI FI Releases Mid-Season Data for Eureka

FYI - straight off the SCI FI press release.  The network says the figures include full DVR playback for only five of the eight season three eps. A year ago, Multichannel reported that Eureka was the most highly DVR’d series (for the 18-49 demo) on television.  So, when DVR

Translation Please

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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

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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

Staying in the Cable Game

Cable engineers don't ever seem to really "...