The sad thing was the war of 1812 when everything was burned. Then they had to start piecemeal since then and every president who came didnt like what was there in the state have auctions in the square. Then every president could change the decor if they wanted once president grant had the blue room pilot and Chester Arthur had at robins egg blue and finally that was all stopped at the time of Theodore Roosevelt in 1902. This week on the communicators we focus on the future of television. Former fcc chairman Julius Genachowski and former fcc commissioner Robert Mcdowell followed by our discussion with congress and greg walden chairman of the house subcommittee on communications and technology. We are anna lindhs gate that is absolutely shifted and there are areas of the statutory scheme where it makes sense to look at it and say are those keeping up with the changes in the marketplace . Fundamentally having this kind of competition programming innovation access by new players to consum
Chairman Julius Genachowski and former fcc commissioner robert mcdowell. Thats followed by our discussion with congressman greg walden, chairman of the house subcommittee on communications and technology. Guest were in a landscape thats absolutely shifting, and there are areas of the statutory scheme where it would make sense to look at and say are those keeping up with the changes in the marketplace. Fundamentally, having this kind of competition, programming innovation, access by new players to consumers and access by the traditional players to viewers in new ways. Obviously, whats happening on tablets is amazing. Whats starting to happen in the living room is very exciting. Were in just an incredible time when it comes to the delivery of video programming to consumers. There are issues. We heard it at the commission, both of us did, from distributers who were concerned about the costs of programming. Consumers are concerned about the costs of programming, so thats an issue of i thin
Scheme where it makes sense to look at and say, are those keeping up with the changes in the marketplace . Having this kind of competition, programming innovation, access by new players to consumers and access by the traditional players to viewers in new ways. What is happening on tablets is amazing. What is starting to happen in the living room is very exciting. We are in an incredible time when it comes to delivery of video programming. There are issues. We heard it at the commission from distributors who are concerned about the cost of programming. Consumers are concerned about the cost. That is an issue that we need to continue to look at. I think this is an area where the glass is half full at least because we are seeing exciting new competition and creativity in this part of the landscape. I would say the glass is flowing over. I look at this market through the eyes of my kids. What are the Consumption Habits . They have more choices than any human being in history in terms of wh
I know ive talked many times about consolidation in the industry. Time warner cable and comcast only heard yesterday comcast will be offloading almost 4 million to charter. Is are you a buyer or a seller here . You dont waste time, do you . I will tell you if i am a buyer or seller. Are you actively looking . We are always looking for acquisitions that are strategic and add value to the company. It is a unique time in the business. There is a lot of consolidation. There is a lot of geometric changes in technology that is causing some shifts. Interest rates are a relatively alltime lows. It is a great time to buy. We kiss a lot of frogs before we find the right prince. Outside of internet consolidation, in my view, are in the big threats really coming from down the pipe with google . Those are really the big threats right now. There are several threats to the business. We have a programming cost structure that is growing at doubledigit rates per customer. That is not sustainable. There
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