MCN Guest Blog
Oct 5 2011 - 4:32pm
Staying Ahead As 'Last-Mile' Advantage Wanes

By Judy Shapiro

In the 1990s, when I was at AT&T, owning “the last mile” - the pipe into the home - was the most valuable and

Sep 29 2011 - 4:13pm
Communicating Cable's Future, FORUM 2011

By Jim Maiella

When my kids ask me to tell them again what I do to for a living, I say that when the company I work for needs to say something, I

Jun 15 2011 - 5:13pm
Art of the Deal, Brodsky-Style

Julian Brodsky, the legendary Comcast co-founder and deal-maker, was strolling through CableNet, the Cable Show exhibit area that showcases emerging

Jun 10 2011 - 8:47pm
Ergen's Next Competitive Empire

By Gary Arlen

EchoStar would like the cable industry to focus on its new

Jun 10 2011 - 3:26pm
Eyeing Ergen's Next Competitive Empire

EchoStar would like the cable industry to focus on its new “Aria” service, a content/

Jun 10 2011 - 2:50pm
Microsoft TV Returns via Rug-top Box with Live TV

By Gary Arlen

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 will become the rug-top box receiver for a new live television service, making Microsoft a “

Jun 8 2011 - 2:44pm
Determining the Value of Multicultural Cable TV Customers Today

I have played a role in the “multicultural cable TV marketplace” for more than two decades. From my perspective, in some years, the industry

Feb 28 2011 - 3:03pm
Retransmission Review's Time Is Due

The following is a Feb. 23 letter from Full Channel TV vice president Levi Maaia to Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski:

Feb 14 2011 - 2:12pm
Building Momentum for USF Reform

The Federal Communications Commission has at long last begun action to transform the existing inefficient and outdated system of universal service subsidies

Nov 19 2010 - 6:02pm
Genachowski Approaches the Rubicon

By Randolph May

A few days ago, after attending the NARUC Convention, I wrote this blog piece, “Genachowski at NARUC.” Based on the