My Turn
Aug 21 2007 - 3:18pm
Don’t Fret Yet, DVR Users

Hey, Time Warner Cable subscribers. They’re coming to your home soon to rip the digital video recorder out of the wall. So best hide it in the basement.

Aug 15 2007 - 4:38am
On Palaces and Castles

There’s a way to enjoy the view from the 55th-floor at Comcast’s under-construction headquarters in downtown Philly without getting vertigo

Jul 18 2007 - 5:39pm
Some Product Placements -- Aren’t

If you’re emulating TV’s favorite OCD detective, Adrian Monk, don’t seek out his new favorite bottled water — it’s not on the

Jul 10 2007 - 12:15pm
Jerry Levin’s New Life

New York magazine’s cover story this week is about Katie Couric’s tough

Jun 25 2007 - 11:21am
Bloomberg Eyes the West Wing

America might not be ready for a cable programmer as president – but it looks like Mike Bloomberg is ready to give it a ride.

Bloomberg, whose

Jun 5 2007 - 8:42am
Some Media Events Are Best Lived Live

Last week in this space, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld laid out the case for the supremacy of the high-definition home theater. (“It’s Clear: HD Home Theater

Apr 30 2007 - 10:47am
Best Of TV-Turn-On Week

Last week was TV-Turnoff Week.

Hopefully, like every other year, you ignored that obnoxious advice.

“Empowering people to take control of

Apr 9 2007 - 8:51am
Time to Move Beyond Grid

Here’s hoping the guidance at next month’s Cable Show in Vegas indicates steady evolution beyond The Grid.

As in the grid-based listings

Mar 19 2007 - 9:17am
DirecTV Turns Up Heat

If cable operators think they’ve struck out – or at least outmanaged – DirecTV by stalling its likely exclusive deal for Major League

Mar 9 2007 - 12:23pm
Baseball’s Risky Squeeze Play

Major League Baseball threw a curve at the cable industry Thursday by giving cable operators one last opportunity to play ball with the league’s “