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As I Was Saying

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As I Was Saying

By: Gary Arlen

But What’s Verizon Real Vision for a Telecom 'Framework'?

With substantial obfuscational aplomb, Craig Silliman, Verizon’s senior vice president of public policy and government relations, called for a “21st – century policy framework” that will “move away from large, technology-specific legislative set pieces and focus on a

BIT RATE

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BIT RATE

By: Todd Spangler

Cable Show 2012: Cisco Flash Mob Features Big Green Men

Boston — It looked like Cisco Systems fellow John Chapman was opening up the 2012 Cable Show’s Imagine Park exhibit on Monday to talk about the vendor’s Videoscape platform (see Cisco Pushes Videoscape Into ‘Cloud’ Formation). But (thankfully?) he was quickly interrupted by a blaring techno mix and a dude dancing

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

Intel TV (Part 2): Coming To A (lot of) Video Screen(s) Near You?

This week’s “Mixed Signals” follows-up on last week’s column, which was an introduction to Intel’s new venture into the world of video distribution, dubbed Intel TV (and all that that may lead to, perhaps including, for example, one day, the new 16-part miniseries by

My Turn

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My Turn

By: Kent Gibbons

SVOD Dollars and Sense

In what direction is video-on-demand headed? Following the money. Look at Cablevision. Last month, it implemented a video bandwidth-management technique called digital-video switching, the biggest such deployment on a single cable system. What is the big New York City-area cable provider doing

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

Democrats Favor More Cable Shows Than Republicans

It seems the differences between Republican and Democrat voters extend beyond political ideology. A full accounting of the recently-released survey on the television viewing patters of voters from both political parties shows that Republicans tend to watch more mainstream, broadcast television

REYNOLDS RAP

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REYNOLDS RAP

By: Mike Reynolds

UConn-Ohio State: Scheduled, But Not Equal

You can’t blame it on Prince. The fuchsia-favoring rocker held the first of his two “Welcome 2 America” concerts at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 18. (the next stops are Dec. 29 and Jan. 18). While Cirque du Soleil: Wintuk is in The Theater at Madison Square Garden today, the

TV Crush

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TV Crush

By: Mary McNamara

Oh, Snap! Craig Ferguson Mocks Ben Silverman

Oh, snap! Craig Ferguson, host of CBS Network’s Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson, mocks NBC Entertainment co-chair Ben Silverman. (Thanks to Chicago Tribune’s Maureen Ryan for her tweety alert to Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily blog.)

Translation Please

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Translation Please

By: Leslie Ellis

The ‘Virtualization' Of the Set-Top Box

Last week, we examined the reasons why the local headend isn’t on the endangered species list. This week, the other end of the spectrum: the set-top box. Not that set-tops are headed for extinction anytime soon. More that the functionality of the digital set-top box shows every sign of being

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...