Gary Arlen
Gary Arlen, a contributor to Broadcasting & Cable, NextTV and TV Tech, is known for his visionary insights into the convergence of media + telecom + content + technology. His perspectives on public/tech policy, marketing and audience measurement have added to the value of his research and analyses of emerging interactive and broadband services. Gary was founder/editor/publisher of Interactivity Report, TeleServices Report and other influential newsletters; he was the long-time “curmudgeon” columnist for Multichannel News as well as a regular contributor to AdMap, Washington Technology and Telecommunications Reports; Gary writes regularly about trends and media/marketing for the Consumer Technology Association's i3 magazine plus several blogs.
Latest articles by Gary Arlen

Comcast’s Tech Plans, ‘Gigasphere’ Establish Direction at Cable Show
By Gary Arlen published
The NCTA's annual Cable Show has become a software show, with traditional hardware exhibits overshadowed by software for everything from system monitoring to customized, dynamic advertising delivery.

The IoT Potential in Next Gen TV
By Gary Arlen published
Using broadcast spectrum for software updates

CES Marks ATSC 3.0’s Prelude
By Gary Arlen published
Behind the CES glitz of bigger and brighter video displays, voice-activated media controls and high-speed wireless delivery, Next Generation TV was taking shape.

5G and Next Gen TV: Timing or Technology?
By Gary Arlen published
Are the two standards competitive or complementary?

Navigating the Unlimited World of Net TV
By Gary Arlen published
A consequence of the Internet-connected TV era is the inevitable avalanche of content and the concomitant challenge of finding what you want to see

SCTE Looks at Cable’s Evolving Tech Landscape
By Gary Arlen published
The shifting focus at the Society of Cable and Telecommunications Engineer’s annual Cable-Tec Expo is a good gauge about what’s important to cable’s technology community.

AMI Pushes Local Interactive Ads
By Gary Arlen published
“The Holy Grail of advertising is still the living room on the high-definition TV set,” said Nick Meyers, vice president of sales and business development at Denver-based Accelerated Media.

'Imagine Park' Adds to Diversity at Cable Show
By Gary Arlen published
Annual confab to focus on tech, policy and marketing

Cost Is Key in Zuiker's Digital Agenda
By Gary Arlen published
It will be among the first "channels" funded by Google and its YouTube subsidiary to entice high-profile Hollywood creatives into making original Web programs.

Cable-Tec Expo Explores 3D, IP
By Gary Arlen published
Annual tech show looks at 'business from an engineering perspective'

Call For Spectrum Overlay Plan
By Gary Arlen published
Free TV coalition says proposals will raise higher revenues than auctions
Sprint to Partner on DC Mobile DTV Tests
By Gary Arlen published
The consumer field trials, scheduled to begin in March, will be offered on the Samsung Moment handset.

3D Dominates Tech Retreat
By Gary Arlen published
Is the ‘next big thing’ for real or a fad?

Cable Show: IP Enthusiasm, 3D Wonder, Regulatory Caution
By Gary Arlen published
The Cable Show had a vitality despite the paucity of technology or programming breakthroughs.
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