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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 discuss...

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...

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. Th...

Senator smith, could you start by talking to us about how people watch television in the current day as, say, opposed to a few years ago . Broadcasting is affected by that. We remain highly relevant because what we do is local, and as to those who want to get it the oldfashioned way, it is free, and yet, you have satellite, you have cable, and now you have the internet, through hulu or netflix, which are other ways to access television, so television remains highly relevant to the future. When you look at the top 100 programs that are watched, 90 of them are broadcast, content. I think the fut...

Is valued at almost 8 billion but the question everyone is asking is it worth it. Well talk to the ceo after the opening trade. And facebook is jumping into a new arena, Virtual Reality, they are buying oculusvr in a deal worth about 2 billion. So what can virtual do for social . Well try to find out. Blackrock Ceo Larry Fink sounding the alarm about the recent popularity of dividends and buybacks. In a letter this morning well tell you exactly what he had to say. First up, though, King Digital Entertainment set to debut on the New York Stock Exchange, the maker of candy crush saga saw its ipo...