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As I Was Saying

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As I Was Saying

By: Gary Arlen

TV Everywhere Needs Live Content

Adding live linear access to the TV Everywhere mix would drive widespread use of the service, enhance operator value, and even generate new incremental revenue, according to a new research report from The Diffusion Group. 

BIT RATE

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BIT RATE

By: Todd Spangler

The Video Compression Wizards Aren't Done

Here comes HEVC -- the High Efficiency Video Coding spec, which gained initial ITU approval in January (see ITU OKs Next-Generation Video Codec Standard).

Capital Letters

Capital Letters

By: John Eggerton

Public Interest Or Public Relations?

While the FCC and Justice Department may believe it was concentration and competition concerns that prompted them to deny the $39 billion AT&T/T-Mobile deal, the Public Relations Society of America seems to thinks PR had something to do with it as well. The Glen Echo group received a Silver

MCN Guest Blog

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MCN Guest Blog

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The State of Video Description Around the World

By Diane Johnson The July 4th Independence Day celebrations come a few days early this year for the nearly 30 million blind and vision impaired people in the U.S. Thanks to the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, that is the day that television networks across the country will

Mixed Signals

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Mixed Signals

By: Jimmy Schaeffler

VuDu: Walmart’s Video Magic At Retail

Santa Clara, CA-HQd Vudu has been around since the early years of the millennium, and has been under the pure control of the Walmart conglomerate since early 2010. Within Walmart’s 3,981 U.S. outlet environment (as of 12-31-2012), the Vudu subsidiary permits U.S. customers to purchase and

My Turn

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My Turn

By: Kent Gibbons

Shatnerpalooza

Capt. Kirk was on deck at the aircraft carrier Intrepid Saturday night. After working the room at a VIP reception with his wife, Elizabeth, there was William Shatner, in the spotlight, on a walkway above the carrier (now a floating museum in New York City). “Wow! What a magical moment,

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

Go To Gamers, Pay TV Nets

Premium channel Epix is going to offer its digital video-on-demand application on the PlayStation 3 video-game console. The viewer-authenticated service will offer PlayStation 3 users more than 3,000 movie titles, including The Avengers and The Hunger Games.   For Epix, the appeal is

REYNOLDS RAP

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REYNOLDS RAP

By: Mike Reynolds

NFL Network: No Replacement for Additional Subs

Largely lost amidst the hubbub, outrage and parsimony of the replacement referee debacle that besmirched pro football in recent days was another significant piece of NFL business news. Just short of nine years since its kickoff and now in its seventh season of presenting primetime games, NFL

TV Crush

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TV Crush

By: Mary McNamara

NBC's Smash Is Terrific Fun (With One Caveat)

NBC’s much-hyped Smash premieres tonight, February 6 at 10p, although one wonders if there’s anyone left who hasn’t already seen this show. On January 9th, NBC hosted screenings of the pilot in 10 local markets - Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, L.A., Minneapolis, Philadelphia,

Translation Please

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Translation Please

By: Leslie Ellis

Dismiss UltraHD at Your Peril

By now, you’ve probably heard the long list of reasons why UltraHD television is hobbled, even as it dazzles its way to the starting line. Some already liken it to 3DTV, in terms of nonstarters. This week’s translation examines why it’s a bad idea to dismiss UltraHDTV so soon. Why

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

By: Mark Robichaux

Who's Right(s)?

As Time Warner Cable draws a line in the digital sand to give its subscribers unfettered access to TV content, some programmers are peeved that the big cable operator didn’t ask for “rights” to deliver their programming to an iPad. In our cover story this week, Todd Spangler

The Bauminator

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The Bauminator

By: Jeff Baumgartner

1 Gig for $35

While Google’s $70 per month 1 Gigabit per second...