My Turn
Mar 4 2008 - 7:05am
Spring is Breaking

Some survival tips for cable’s last (at least for a while) "Spring Break" week in New York

Feb 14 2008 - 12:07pm
Home Stretch For Cable Positive Dinner

Can it really almost be time for the Cable Positive dinner? Yes.

The HIV-AIDS information organization, producer of public service announcements and funder

Feb 11 2008 - 2:29pm
Where PEG Fits In Squarely

At a public hearing in New York City on Jan. 17, a man stood up and told city officials about a category of local programming that is cable exclusive.

Feb 11 2008 - 9:55am
Mea Culpa on Reporting Error

Hallmark Channel HD will be available to affiliates on April 2 but it won’t be on DirecTV, as I mistakenly reported elsewhere on this Web site and in print

Feb 8 2008 - 1:56pm
What Tonight's 'Stargate Atlantis' Episode Spawned

Would you watch Stargate Titanic: The Musical? Of course you would, if you’re a Stargate fan like me.

Unfortunately, it exists only

Feb 6 2008 - 7:15am
Specter Cast On Senator's Comcast Ties

U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (R.-Pa.) has taken heat for carrying Comcast’s water in the current dispute the senator is raging against the National Football

Jan 23 2008 - 10:11am
Wit and Wisdom of Fred Dressler

“How you behave toward others is the essential of living your life: Fred Dressler.”

Old Greenwich, Conn. — Everybody

Jan 12 2008 - 9:21am
Don't Touch That CableCard! Oops, Too Late

Woke up Saturday morning, toddled to the TV to see what English football matches were on Fox Soccer Channel, only to see the error message: “CableCard

Dec 17 2007 - 9:43am
Poking Sticks or Waving Carrots

There are lots of ways programmers attempt to get carriage on cable companies. Often they don’t succeed, a major frustration to a company with a business

Nov 27 2007 - 6:25am
'Times' Takedown

The New York Times weighs in today with a slightly qualified call for more regulation of cable television.

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