The Communicators
Marc Tayer, Part 1
2015-08-22T18:30:23-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNDg0XC8yMDE1MDgyMjE4MzIzNTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Marc Tayer talked by video from San Diego about his book, Televisionaries: Inside the Chaos and Innovation of the Digital Revolution, in which he chronicles the story of the growth of digital television and the people who made it happen. The summer of 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of digital television. Mr. Tayer was one of those who helped to create digital TV, working with a company called General Instrument. He talked about competition between companies to develop the medium in the early 1990s, the technical issues involved, some giants in television who played major roles - such as John Malone, Sumner Redstone, Brian Roberts, and Charlie Ergen. And he talked about a 25-year arc in communications, from terrestrial TV to cable, DLS to fiber, to the Internet.
This is part one of a two-part interview.
Marc Tayer talked by video from San Diego about his book, Televisionaries: Inside the Chaos and Innovation of the Digital Revolution, in whi…
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Marc Tayer talked by video from San Diego about his book, Televisionaries: Inside the Chaos and Innovation of the Digital Revolution, in which he chronicles the story of the growth of digital television and the people who made it happen. The summer of 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of digital television. Mr. Tayer was one of those who helped to create digital TV, working with a company called General Instrument. He talked about competition between companies to develop the medium in the early 1990s, the technical issues involved, some giants in television who played major roles - such as John Malone, Sumner Redstone, Brian Roberts, and Charlie Ergen. And he talked about a 25-year arc in communications, from terrestrial TV to cable, DLS to fiber, to the Internet.
This is part one of a two-part interview. close
This is part one of a two-part interview.
Marc Tayer talked by video from San Diego about his book, Televisionaries: Inside the Chaos and Innovation of the Digital Revolution, in whi… read more
Marc Tayer talked by video from San Diego about his book, Televisionaries: Inside the Chaos and Innovation of the Digital Revolution, in which he chronicles the story of the growth of digital television and the people who made it happen. The summer of 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of digital television. Mr. Tayer was one of those who helped to create digital TV, working with a company called General Instrument. He talked about competition between companies to develop the medium in the early 1990s, the technical issues involved, some giants in television who played major roles - such as John Malone, Sumner Redstone, Brian Roberts, and Charlie Ergen. And he talked about a 25-year arc in communications, from terrestrial TV to cable, DLS to fiber, to the Internet.
This is part one of a two-part interview. close
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