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Video Regulation “Certainty,” IP Transition, Net Neutrality Top Lobbyists’ FCC Wish List

By: Gary Arlen Jun 5 2013 - 10:36pm
Beyond the wishful thinking title “If I Were the FCC Chairman…,” Tuesday’s Free State Foundation seminar provided a prescient checklist of what major telecom organizations are expecting Tom Wheeler, the nominee for that job, to put atop his To Do list. 
 

Will ATSC’s DTV OTA NRT Plan Matter to Cable?

By: Gary Arlen May 24 2013 - 1:44pm

Look at this communications technology roadmap:  Higher data payloads and broadband interactivity. Premium services and personalized content, including targeted advertising. On-demand and other non-real-time (NRT) video services.

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

By: Gary Arlen May 20 2013 - 5:16pm

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 technology-agnostic policy framework that puts consumer-protection at its center.”

What Do Genetically Modified Seeds Have to Do with Aereo?

By: Gary Arlen May 15 2013 - 3:15pm

Two proceedings about a block apart on Capitol Hill this week may help us understand near-term changes in the multichannel video distribution business – and the ways in which policy makers will deal with the increasingly complex intellectual property issues of today’s tech economy.

CEA’s Shapiro Compliments Cable, Blasts Broadcasters

By: Gary Arlen Apr 23 2013 - 6:04pm

 “I would hold up cable as one of the most strategic industries there is,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, at a Media Institute luncheon Monday during which he criticized broadcasters for employing “every possible strategy to slow walk the [spectrum] auctions.”

Dish CEO Clayton Chastises Cable, Broadcasters

By: Gary Arlen Apr 18 2013 - 3:08pm
Washington -- In rostrum-thumping remarks complete with “Hallelujahs” and “Amens,” Dish president and CEO Joe Clayton criticized “incumbent broadcasting, cable and content companies” for refusing “to challenge the status quo.”  He said such initiatives would force them “to embrace innovation … invest in the future or incur some risk” – suggesting that those industries are not truly committed to such processes.

Discovery Drops Decade-Long SilverDocs Support

By: Gary Arlen Apr 16 2013 - 12:06am
Discovery Channel has abandoned its support and partnership in the annual “SilverDocs” documentary festival. Discovery had collaborated with the American Film Institute, its Silver Spring, Maryland, neighbor, since the event’s inception in 2003.
This year’s June 19-23 program has been renamed “AFI Docs.”  Car-maker Audi has stepped into the major role of presenting sponsor, mirroring its support for the “AFI Fest” in Los Angeles in November.

WinView Joins Two-Screen Ad Arena

By: Gary Arlen Apr 5 2013 - 6:27pm

 

WinView Inc. is introducing its “Two-Screen Brand Response” system this week, focused on synchronizing interactive TV advertising between cable and broadcast commercials with wireless devices.  

TV Everywhere Needs Live Content

By: Gary Arlen Mar 29 2013 - 11:03pm

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. 

Cable’s Stakes in Looming Internet Tax Battles

By: Gary Arlen Mar 26 2013 - 12:12pm

The overwhelming Senate approval of Internet sales tax legislation on March 22 is merely the tip of the iceberg for a floe of Internet tax legislation that affects digital goods and services, including access to video services. The vote -- 75-24 bipartisan support -- triggered concerns that the decade-old ban on all Internet-related taxation may be faltering, despite the political smackdown on tax increases. 

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