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As I Was Saying

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As I Was Saying

By: Gary Arlen

Miramax-Facebook Deal Escalates OTT Stakes with Hulu in the Wings

As if the Over-The-Top video landscape weren’t already complicated enough, recent deals and the expected sale of Hulu promise to create an even more complex battlefield for the eyes and dollars of video consumers. “Miramax eXperience” debuted yesterday on Facebook, streaming

BIT RATE

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BIT RATE

By: Todd Spangler

Google Faces a Big Set-Top Overhang With Expected Sale of Moto Home

After Google is done hacking Motorola Mobility’s headcount by 20%, what’s next for the latter’s Home division? (See Google To Slash 4,000 Motorola Jobs.) The Internet giant is expected to shop Motorola Home — which houses set-tops, DVRs, cable modems and other service provider product lines — to the highest bidder, as

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

Apple TV: The Paradigm of Enigmas?

Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple, in the form of its AppleTV product, remains the Paradigm of Enigmas. That is to say, sadly, what so many people are still thinking today, years after Apple was first expected to revolutionize the TV space, and that is: “While so many other Apple

My Turn

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My Turn

By: Kent Gibbons

'Times' Takedown

The New York Times weighs in today with a slightly qualified call for more regulation of cable television. The editorial is pegged to today’s FCC vote on whether cable has now penetrated 70% of U.S. homes – a report the Times editorial writers say the commission should accept,

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

Rodgers Changing Channels

I had a chance last week to talk to TV One CEO Johnathan Rodgers about his decision to retire in July after a 45-year career in the media business, with roles ranging from staff reporter for Sports Illustrated in 1967 to president of CBS Television Station Group in the 1990s to head of Discovery

REYNOLDS RAP

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REYNOLDS RAP

By: Mike Reynolds

Kobe Doin' (Net)work

Time Warner Cable is jumping into the regional sports network game in LA in a big way with a pair of Lakers-centric channels, one in English and a dedicated service for Latinos. Those networks, tipping off with the 2012-13 NBA season, are unnamed for now. But hey, why not try on the Kobe Khannel

TV Crush

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TV Crush

By: Mary McNamara

A Mustmustmust Watch: Aziz Ansari on Comedy Central

If you somehow overlooked Aziz Ansari’s special Intimate Moments for A Sensual Evening on Comedy Central last night, it’s not too late to watch and/or DVR this killer funny show. The frenetic Ansari, also a star of NBC’s Parks and Recreation, stomps across the stage, variously

Translation Please

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Translation Please

By: Leslie Ellis

Who Did Coin The Term 'Cloud Computing'?

In the Oct. 31 edition of MIT Technology Review, writer Antonio Regalado delves into the origin of this ample ingredient in tech jargon: “Cloud computing.” His research puts the date at November 1996 - almost exactly 15 years ago. That’s when a renegade group of technologists

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...