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Beyond TV – a Real World Example
“The kids have been super excited about the Disney Jr. and Watch TV Everywhere experience,” according to Clint Carter, Director | Technology and New Service Introduction, of Tennessee broadband service provider North Central Telephone Cooperative. In the above interview, Carter discusses their experience in providing multiscreen video services. Befitting the idea that the younger generation has…
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Tell Us a Story – Another Example of Creativity in Rural America
One of the intangible benefits of trade shows like the ACA Summit, MTA Annual Convention & Tradeshow and RTIME, are the in-person connections that are made. The above video is a result of a chance connection in the hotel elevator at the RTIME 2015 conference. Jack Jones, Jr. is the typical low-key and humble person one…
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Talking About the Rising Costs of Cable Programming
The link between rising programming costs and the source of those costs aren’t obvious to many consumers. Because of that indirect connection, the last-mile provider is the one that takes the brunt of the consumer backlash to programming prices that typically outpace inflation. In the above interview, Shentel’s Vice President of Cable, Tom Whitaker, talks about…
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A Pioneer For Its Customers
“It was a long-term solution,” said Catherine Moyer, General Manager of Pioneer Communications, a Communications Service Provider (CSP) serving rural Western Kansas. Moyer was referring to their decision to offer its customers the Google platform for email and associated applications via the Google Apps Partners Edition™ program. They chose the platform both because of its…
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Google – “Talk to Us”
What is Google’s motivation for discontinuing its Google Apps Partners Edition™ program? In this video interview, filmed at the 2014 NTCA Fall Conference, WCVT’s Kurt Gruendling asks that question of Google. Many operators want to know the answer to that question, as none that I have spoken to regarding this topic want to disrupt their customers’…
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What Was He Thinking?
The opportunity to peer inside someone’s brain might be frightening, mysterious and humorous. Steve Gleave gave attendees of the 2014 Metaswitch Forum the chance to take a lighthearted and entertaining peek into his thoughts. Gleave, who is Senior Vice President of Marketing for Metaswitch, made excellent use of video and the stage to illustrate how software has decoupled from hardware…
