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As I Was Saying

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As I Was Saying

By: Gary Arlen

Streaming Competition Grows

Ooyala’s Global Video Index published last week takes on even more significance in light of three other developments from the world of streaming video and disruptive viewing competition.          

BIT RATE

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BIT RATE

By: Todd Spangler

Fiber to the Brain

Like a slick, media-wise politician, Google has persuaded an impressive number of people that its fiber-to-the-home service is gonna be awesome. But talk is relatively cheap. Now comes the hard part: consistently delivering a great service.

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Capital Letters

By: John Eggerton

Could Wet Courts Be Watershed for Tennis Players

The waterlogged U.S. Open Tennis Championships on ESPN2 Wednesday actually made for some compelling TV in spite of the rain that kept players off the courts for all but about 15 minutes. Those 15 minutes or so, when some players felt they were pushed onto courts too slick for safe play, prompted

MCN Guest Blog

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MCN Guest Blog

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Communicating In A New Climate

By JIM MAIELLA I’m not sure there has ever been a more interesting or energizing time to be doing communications work in the cable industry. The ability to deliver superior value and functionality across a range of products, the distribution of programming on multiple platforms, convergence

Mixed Signals

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Mixed Signals

By: Jimmy Schaeffler

Digital Signage Exposition 2012: Growth Industry

As part of a recent client business plan - written for a client in the laundromat business, called Clean View Media Network (CVMN), wishing to use digital signage in dryer doors — we ran across a graphic that told so much about where the digital signage industry is today (and will be

My Turn

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My Turn

By: Kent Gibbons

'Lone Star' Freebie

Fox’s Lone Star pilot came as an insert to my poly-bagged Vanity Fair in yesterday’s mail. Love that marketing ploy! Having to see the preview to the Wall Street sequel yet again seems a reasonable price to pay. The show has an FX sensibility, which says a lot about programming

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

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Picture This

By: Thomas Umstead

Learning Lessons From Netflix

Cable operators for years have been trying to create a video-on-demand offering that offers the best combination of quality programming, an easy-to-understand ordering interface, and an attractive and simplified search engine. As the industry continues to refine its VOD product, it seems

REYNOLDS RAP

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REYNOLDS RAP

By: Mike Reynolds

Romeo Crennel's Christmas Present to David Stern

Does absence really make the heart grow fonder? David Stern and the NBA will find out on Christmas, when the league finally tips off its 2011-12 season. Avoiding Stern’s nuclear winter, the NBA will begin its lockout-shortened season with a five-pack of high-profile contests. The season

TV Crush

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TV Crush

By: Mary McNamara

Rescue Me, The Final Season: Gripping, Funny, Heartbreaking

The final season of FX’s Rescue Me - the tragicomedy about the dysfunctional guys who man NYFD 62 Truck (Engine 99), and their families, children and assorted girlfriends - launches July 13, at 10p. My husband calls Rescue Me the “Mt. Olympus of dysfunction.” The last season is

Translation Please

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Translation Please

By: Leslie Ellis

Preview: CTAM Summit, SCTE Cable-Tec Expo

For someone passionate about making technology approachable to nontechnical people, this week is a grand slam of cable conventions: the CTAM Summit and the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. Marketers and engineers, all in one place! Nirvana! And hello again, Orlando, Fla. This location means one thing right

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

So, What Else is New with Canoe?

While Canoe’s announced news today is that it is...