Tuning In: Gary Arlen

Gary Arlen is president of Arlen Communications Inc., a Bethesda, Md. research firm that has tracked the convergence, emergence and divergence of media technology since the days of two-inch videotape. He can be reached at GArlen@columnist.com.

What Does Cable Want?

by Gary Arlen, 6.23.2004

In an obscure corner of the Sony booth at the far end of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association convention tradeshow floor, under Plexiglas covers, lay potential solutions to the digital TV transition. And it looked like they could be priced at less than $50. more

Whatever Happened to Reruns?

by Gary Arlen, 3.26.2004

Ever since TiVo and ReplayTV blasted into the television environment, Madison Avenue and broadcasters have lamented that these devices will murder advertising, as users of these Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) skip through commercials. more

Tomorrow's Television Remains Elusive

by Gary Arlen, 1.21.2004

The TV industry has been invaded -- "overwhelmed," some contend -- by hordes of interlopers who want to overhaul the way television is sent and seen. more