Photos from the Cable & Telecommunications Human Resources Association's annual Symposium and Awards Luncheon, held in Atlanta on May 2.
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As I Was Saying
As I Was Saying
By: Gary Arlen
Bad Data: Return to Sender
In this era of supposedly sophisticated database management, it’s downright amusing (and costly to the sender) when I get a postcard like the one shown here. It’s addressed to my office in Bethesda, Maryland, and it comes from Discover. It presents an attractive offer to sign up for
Capital Letters
Capital Letters
By: John Eggerton
Google's Gaffe?
Show of hands, here. How many people are still looking for the indignity and outrage from the online privacy and “open and transparent digital business practices” worlds about Google’s data harvesting gaffe/mistake/scandal? Does anyone here think that if Comcast or Charter or
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
Cable, Telco, and Satellite Pay-TV: Why Can't We All Just Get Along?
Over the years, it has always been nearly impossible to interest anyone from the large competitive telephony or cable providers to speak at DBS conferences. Indeed, a careful review of the affiliations stated by the typical attendee suggested that few, if any, telco and/or cable folks were in those
My Turn
My Turn
By: Kent Gibbons
He's Not a Cop, Or An Actor, Though His Name Is Seamus
I was almost out of the room when I thought I spotted Michael Chiklis, and ambled over to chat. It wasn’t too surprising to see the star of The Shield at last Thursday night’s event, a reception thrown by Fox Cable Networks for local advertisers in the New York City area. Actors,
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
Tyler Perry Seeking Cable Channel
It seems actor/producer Tyler Perry wants to follow Oprah Winfrey and take a shot at running a cable network. Perry and movie studio Lionsgate are exploring the launch of a Perry-themed cable channel, according to the NY Times. While Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer would not officially confirm launch
REYNOLDS RAP
REYNOLDS RAP
By: Mike Reynolds
Eighth-Place In
Excuse NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, COO John Collins and other puck sport executives if they secretly extended high fives over the performances of the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday night and Minnesota Wild on Sunday evening. Original Six members, the New York Rangers and the defending Stanley Cup
TV Crush
TV Crush
By: Mary McNamara
Colbert Nation Is Called to Duty: Download Olympic Poster & Follow Instructions
It’s here and it’s awesooooome - Stephen Colbert’s commemorative Olympic poster, designed by Shepard Fairey. Click here and jump to Colbert Nation, to download a poster of your own. Here are your instructions, Colbert Nation, ripped from the website: Nation! Join Stephen on his
Translation Please
Translation Please
By: Leslie Ellis
For The Love of Broadband
Gobs of data last week about broadband usage and trends: AT&T’s blog about network strain; Cisco’s latest Visual Networking Index; fresh data from Oolaya about video streaming; and even a kerfuffle between Korea Telecom and Samsung over connected TVs and broadband usage. Whatever
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
So, What Else is New with Canoe?
While Canoe’s announced news today is that it is...
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