Cable Television

The Online Video Gorilla in the Room: Epix

Caroline Giegerich | Posted 11.19.2009 | Technology


Caroline Giegerich

Here's my favorite feature. Viewers can watch a movie with up to 4 of their friends, even if that friend is not an Epix subscriber. Movie watchers can type messages to each other while watching allowing an almost couch-like experience.

A Follow Up: "Hank Moody: For Women Only" (Question)

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 10.24.2009 | Entertainment


Reese Schonfeld

Despite at times being self-centered, lewd and at times irresponsible, would you date and/or marry Hank Moody?

Don Draper: For Women Only, Please Respond

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media


Reese Schonfeld

I am associated with the Culture Change Institute, a Tufts based group founded by Sam Huntington and Larry Harrison, which examines various cultures r...

Stock Market: 10 Signs it's Time to Buy

Terry Keenan | Posted 08.21.2009 | New York


Terry Keenan

Students of market history know that major bull runs don't begin until the excesses of the prior era have been wiped out and investors have thrown in the towel on stocks.

Michael Jackson and 4th of July Priorities of Concern

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater | Posted 08.03.2009 | Politics


Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater

In the same week that hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets to protest a travesty of democratic values, Americans took to the streets for the death of a superstar entertainer.

Jingoism Isn't Journalism: Why I Don't Trust CNN & Corporate Media to Cover Iran

Linda Milazzo | Posted 08.02.2009 | Media


Linda Milazzo

Old media, and specifically CNN, are learning the difficult lesson that with or without their vast resources and state of the art studios, the Iranians' stories will be told. And they'll be told to tens of millions more viewers than cable and satellite programs tend to reach.

DIGITAL TV TRANSITION Set For June 12th Not Ideal For Some 2.8 Million Homes

businesswire.com | Posted 07.11.2009 | Home


In its final update before the June 12, 2009 deadline for converting all full-powered U.S. television stations to digital transmission, The Nielsen Co...

The Big Review: Big Love Season 3, Ep. 2 (Spoilers)

Mark Blankenship | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment


Mark Blankenship

I'll tell you one of the reasons I enjoy Big Love: The writers know how to give each episode a satisfying internal arc without sacrificing the sense of the big picture.

Second Thoughts on a Television Career for Bill Clinton

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 01.19.2009 | Media


Reese Schonfeld

The cable network that really needs Bill Clinton is BBC America. Bill Clinton is a star of the first magnitude -- people pay to see him, which is why ...

Verklin Shares Canoe Ventures' Objectives, Business Models and Challenges

Jack Myers | Posted 12.11.2008 | Business


Jack Myers

Within the next 120 days, Verklin says Canoe will release its first product, a creative versioning tool that will enable cable TV networks to divide national inventory into demographic footprints.

The Convention As Seen From The Couch

Paul Peete | Posted 09.28.2008 | Home


Paul Peete

As I watched the speeches and the various events unfold throughout the day on C-Span, I could enjoy the event free of the inane anchor comments that endlessly fill the airwaves.