Images from The Cable Show 2013, held June 10-12 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. (Photos by John Staley)
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As I Was Saying
As I Was Saying
By: Gary Arlen
Dish CEO Clayton Chastises Cable, Broadcasters
Washington -- In rostrum-thumping remarks complete with “Hallelujahs” and “Amens,” Dish president and CEO Joe Clayton criticized “incumbent broadcasting, cable and content companies” for refusing “to challenge the status quo.” He said such
BIT RATE
BIT RATE
By: Todd Spangler
Dish Crüe Brews 'NÜTV'
Evoking the heyday of ’80s hair-metal bands, Dish Network has filed for a trademark on “NÜTV” -- complete with an umlaut. What’s the news on NÜTV? It seems to refer to a service that would provide access to TV shows and movies on a range of portable devices, via a cloud-based digital locker or streaming. NÜTV
Capital Letters
Capital Letters
By: John Eggerton
There'll Always Be an Olympics
Comcast/NBCU and the British Embassy got together Friday to welcome the Olympic Games with a cocktail party at the Ambassador’s residence for the ambassador and a few hundred of his closest friends spread out over the residence ballroom, dining room, drawing room and gardens.The event
MCN Guest Blog
MCN Guest Blog
By: Guest Blogger
Cable's Customer Service Edge over Google, Facebook
By KC Neel It’s been years since the cable industry began taking customer service seriously and while MSOs have come a long way with their efforts to please and satisfy their customers, cable companies still get a bad rap when it comes to customer service. However, even at its worst - and
Mixed Signals
Mixed Signals
By: Jimmy Schaeffler
NCTA 2013: Making Cable’s Digital Change
The Washington, DC-based National Cable Telecommunications Association is the foremost (and best-known and -recognized), among almost 20 cable-oriented national trade associations in the U.S. today. Its headquarters is located about a block away from Capitol Hill’s legislators,
My Turn
My Turn
By: Kent Gibbons
Welcome, Canadian Capital
The U.S. cable industry, for all the increased competition and agita over programming costs and youthful cord-cutting, is a proven money-maker for private investors.It has even inspired a new influx of Canadian capital, two centuries after our last war against the United Kingdom led U.S. troops to
On The Money
On The Money
By: Mike Farrell
Sometimes a Cigar is truly just a cigar.
It was a pretty innocuous suggestion, a throw-away comment really, during a conversation with a stock picker a couple of weeks ago. “Hey, did you see Time Warner’s announcement that they’ll release earnings on Nov. 7?” “Sure,” I said. “So what?”
Picture This
Picture This
By: R. Thomas Umstead
MTV, Cartoon Network Push Anti-Bullying Message
MTV and Cartoon Network will look to take up the fight on against bullying this week with separate anti-bullying initiatives. MTV has tapped pop singer Ke$ha to serve as its celebrity ambassador for its “Love is Louder” anti-bullying social media campaign. The campaign, in partnership
REYNOLDS RAP
REYNOLDS RAP
By: Mike Reynolds
It Was Only PPV, But I Liked It
After years of being out of the pay-per-view event game, I got back in the last two Saturday nights. On Dec. 8, my son Alex and I headed to a local tavern, plunked down a pair of ten spots and watched Juan Manuel Marquez send Manny Pacquiao face down at the close of the sixth round, perhaps putting
TV Crush
TV Crush
By: Mary McNamara
Local Coverage of Golden Gate 75th Is Epic Fail
The beloved San Francisco icon, the Golden Gate Bridge, was celebrated in style yesterday. The 75th anniversary of the opening of the bridge culminated in a dazzling fireworks and laser show extravaganza that began with a shimmering waterfall of fire cascading off its eastern face. The day
Translation Please
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
Viewpoint
By: Mark Robichaux
Never Forget
I remember the sheets of paper the most. From the roof of my Brooklyn Heights apartment building, the scene was certainly surreal: Entire vertical columns made up of millions of sheets of paper rising a half-mile high from lower Manhattan and raining down across the East River into my neighborhood
The Bauminator
The Bauminator
By: Jeff Baumgartner
Comcast’s RDK Hits the Web
Comcast’s Reference Design Kit (RDK) for client...
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