. >> host: glenn britt, at an earlier session at the cable show here in boston, you mentioned that cable settop boxes may go away. i wonder if you could explain. >> guest: sure. the settop box, um, actually performs two or three function bees that we need because traditional tvs didn't have that capability. so i'll give you a couple of examples. our digital signals are encrypt sod that they're not stole -- encrypted so that they're not stolen, so we need a device that is able to decrypt them. traditional tvs don't have that capability. in order to display a program guide, you need some computing intelligence and also the ability to communicate in two directions, two-way radio, it's called. traditional tvs don't have that. so that's why -- so we have a settop, in essence, to allow us to display our services at the home that otherwise could not be displayed. what's beginning to happen is the consumers are buying devices that have intelligence in them. that could be a smart tv, it could be an ipad, it could be an iphone, it could be any number of things. and most devices have computing powe

this week michael powell -- we talked with him as well as glenn britt who is chairman of time warner cable. >> michael powell, president of the national cable and tele- communications association. you had a sit-down interview with the sec chairman. chairman jankowski talk about shared services agreements that need a closer attention. >> it is a subject that has come up someone significantly -- consistently. i think it was meant to signal that is one area that they may have some concerns when people are bundling power and leverage the right combination of these agreements. there may be something in there that concerns them. i assume that is what he was focused on. to be candid i have not heard much more about this beyond that. it is interesting they are focused on that. we will see what comes of that. >> any concerns for the cable industry? >> for some of my members it is. this has been a touchy issue. there are operators that are strenuously continue to be concerned about rising programming costs, particularly in the broadcast for is -- phase. there are a whole lot of pieces to that,

owell andmichael pau glenn britt look at the state of the cable industry, getting additional content to customers, and other issues the industry faces. tonight at 6:30 p.m. eastern. witnesses at this senate energy hearing warned of potential setbacks as a federal funding runs out. the former lockheed martin ceo testified that government has always played a role in supporting new energy technology development. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> good morning. thank you all for coming. today we are here to discuss the report of the american energy innovation council on the role of government in developing innovative energy technologies. the business leaders of the council have a long track record of commercial success, building technology companies that compete in the global marketplace and make a strong case in that report that with the government as a partner, the united states can continue to lead in the clean energy sector. as all of the witnesses today point out in the written testimony, there is a global race on to produce the next generation of energy technologies. though p

tonight, michael powell, ceo of the national cable and television and communications association and glenn britt look at issues the community faces. the state department of the foreign language and directors as the need for foreign-language speakers in government has never been greater. she testified along with officials from the defense and education department, speaking about the need for college language programs, encouraging workers to expand skills and funding for foreign-language training. this to about one hour. >> thank you for being here. i call this hearing on the subcommittee on oversight and the federal work force in the district of columbia to order. welcome all witnesses. thank you for being here. as chairman of the subcommittee, i have held seven oversight hearings that emphasized the need to build a federal government form language skills from developing foreign-language strategies, to improving u.s. diplomatic readiness. this is my final hearing on this topic. today, we will review the importance of and for -- of foreign languages to our national security. and our economy as wel