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Conference Survey
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Classic Content
[hidepost] Echelon Entertainment has a category of classic content that might have some gems that would add to an independent telco’s local content offering. They have committed to providing Club Viodi members with discounts on their content. The full catalog can be found at: http://www.singahe.com/classictitles.html What they are looking for are the titles that would…
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Notice This!
[hidepost] One of the gems mentioned in the Melrose MN, Local Content Workshop was the importance of having a “Notice Release” when filming in public. Dean Mohs, General Manager of diversiCOM/Melrose Telephone came up with a good idea in a conversation after the workshop. He suggested putting the release forms on the back of the…
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The Carterphone Argument for Open Wireless Networks
This article by Tim Wu, originally published in Forbes, argues that cellular and wireless networks need the equivalent of the 1968 Carterphone decision that decoupled telephone devices from the network. It has been argued that this decision opened up innovation and competition and Wu argues the same thing could occur in the wireless domain and…
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A Potential WiMAX DoublePlay in the 700 MHz Band
By Alan J. Weissberger, alan at viodi.com When the US government ordered the transition to digital TV by Feb. 19, 2009, it did so to reclaim radio spectrum and reallocate the frequencies to public safety organizations and commercial broadband networks. In particular, frequencies until now used by UHF television are being opened up by the…
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Programming 101 at Iowa Telephone Association’s Video Conference
David Lepak, Vice President of Telechannel, provided a soup to nuts overview of the programming business and the challenges independent telcos face when adding cable television to their service offering. He talked of the trade-offs between being using an aggregator, a consultant or one’s own staff to acquire content. He suggested that the rights to…
