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As I Was Saying

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As I Was Saying

By: Gary Arlen

WinView Joins Two-Screen Ad Arena

  WinView Inc. is introducing its “Two-Screen Brand Response” system this week, focused on synchronizing interactive TV advertising between cable and broadcast commercials with wireless devices.  

BIT RATE

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BIT RATE

By: Todd Spangler

Working on the Weekend? Welcome to the Media Industry

You or someone you know might be a workaholic. Media and entertainment executives are more likely to work outside regular business hours than professionals in most other industries -- and they’re more likely to be single. That’s according to a global survey by Accenture released Friday about work/life balance issues.

Capital Letters

Capital Letters

By: John Eggerton

Dewey Defeats Truman: CNN Tweets Confuse Obama Healthcare Decision

CNN, which is in the midst of a very tough prime time ratings cycle, did not do itself any favors Thursday morning, jumping the gun on the hotly anticipated healthcare decision out of the Supreme Court, both on air and online. The speed of electronic journalism ran into the denseness of legal

MCN Guest Blog

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MCN Guest Blog

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Cable Operators Want More Choice for Consumers

By Robert Gessner Recent disputes between TV networks and distributors (Viacom vs. DirecTV, which was resolved on July 20, AMC Networks vs. Dish, broadcasters vs. just about everyone) have generated news reports, editorials and blogs about the need for more consumer choice in the selection of TV

Mixed Signals

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Mixed Signals

By: Jimmy Schaeffler

Hulu: Great Dance Party, or Two Too Many Big Partners?

  Hulu, the Santa Monica, Calif.-based online video service provider with a name that reminds most Haoles of an odd dance party on Pacific Sandwich Isle, came along at just the right time to capture pioneer status and grab the early network online video investment money. Yet, despite that

My Turn

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My Turn

By: Kent Gibbons

Keeping the Customer Happy

Could personalized video billing help cable operators make their customers happy? That’s one of the things vendor Amdocs is looking into in relation to its sponsorship of the Cable Center Customer Care Committee (C5 for short). Lisa Modisette, a vice president in the Amdocs Consulting

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

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Picture This

By: R Thomas Umstead

MTV Turning To Facebook To Support `Movie Awards'

 MTV has consistently tapped social media to enhance its marquee live event telecasts, and this Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards show is no exception. The network will partner with Facebook to give viewers exclusive access to celebrities appearing on the 21st annual awards show, as well as

REYNOLDS RAP

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REYNOLDS RAP

By: Mike Reynolds

Chewing, Pay-Per-Viewing at Clyde's

The 2012-13 NBA season is about to tip off and James Dolan has a lot invested in the revamped New York Knicks roster and MSG Network, the RSN home to the club.

TV Crush

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TV Crush

By: Mary McNamara

HBO's Game of Thrones: Swordfights! Sex! Fratricide! It's GREAT!

The ten-episode second season of HBO’s epic medieval fantasy, Game of Thrones, set in the fictional kingdoms of Westeros, returns this Sunday at 9p. While the first season was stunning, the series was somewhat hobbled by exposition.  The tale is exceedingly complex.  #GoT follows

Translation Please

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Translation Please

By: Leslie Ellis

A Brief History of Video Storage

Among the list of barriers facing the next version of high-definition television — Ultra HD, or “4K” — is the matter of how to store it. Blu-ray Disc, so named for the color of the laser that pulls the images and sound off of the plastic disc, likely isn’t big enough

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

By: Mark Robichaux

No Home Left Behind

As a former Navy Seal, Comcast Cable president Neil Smit could likely snap a man’s arm like a bread stick. So I listened intently when I sat down with Smit several weeks ago during a visit to Comcast, and he mentioned one word over and over like a mantra: innovate. He was trying to explain

The Bauminator

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The Bauminator

By: Jeff Baumgartner

CenturyLink’s Percentage Play

If Google Fiber’s grand plan is to needle other...