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2012 Local Content Awards
Thank you Calix for the support of the Viodi Local Content Awards and for its overall support of the industry and Viodi. Without Calix’s help, the 2012 Viodi Local Content awards would not have been possible. Creating a differentiated and better service for their respective communities is the reason rural broadband service providers offer local content,…
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Strong, Faster Than Before – The Video
About two months ago, an impromptu video I shot at CES 2012 went somewhat viral. The reason for its relative popularity was because Popular Science selected it to be part of their YouTube channel. Why it was picked up by Popular Science remains a mystery. Still, based on the number of YouTube “likes” versus “dislikes”, the message…
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Retransmit This and More……
Retransmission consent was top of mind at the 2012 ACA Summit in Washington D.C., as ViodiTV captured various operator perspectives on this controversial topic. We also heard from the folks from the U.S. and Canada who aggregate content for smaller, rural operators. This brief video provides highlights of those topics and provides a glimpse of…
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An Interactive Look Behind the Curtain at the Media and Innovations Summit
Walking the walk is what OpenTV did earlier this week by implementing their interactive television technology to enhance the Media Innovations Summit at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. Their approach allowed the audience to vote and state opinions using smart phones, text messages, tablets or lap-tops. It was an honor for Viodi…
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Truly Portable Production
The above video was mixed in real-time (you can see me doing the mixing) using an HS-2000, hand carried studio from datavideo. Thanks to this equipment, I managed to be on both sides of the camera at the same time. In the video, I suggest that I might edit it in post-production, it is…
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Bluetooth Helping to Flatten the Medical Profession
At the MTA 2010 Convention, we reported on a Bluetooth enabled stethoscope. This sort of peripheral could be very useful for rural telemedicine applications and would be a natural fit for devices such as tablet computers and smart phones. The two-way nature of it, allows prompting for the health care provider and the digitization of…
