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Youth Are Our Present – Opening Comments
[note, these were the opening comments the roundtable panel Ken Pyle moderated at OPASTCO (see above video to watch the entire panel) – this post was opened up to the public in July 2011]. It is a great honor to be here today moderating this panel, Youth Are Our Present. The inspiration for this panel…
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Local on Local
The above video was an experiment in the production of local content. The intent was to create a video in the Local Content Workshop about creating video. Melrose Telephone, the host of the May 23rd, 2007 Local Content Workshop in Melrose, Minnesota, graciously agreed to host the conference as well as help produce this two-minute…
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The Surface Computer – Just Scratching the Surface?
[10/26/2012 update: The above video was published on June 4, 2007, about 3 weeks before the release of the first iPhone. This video combined various news release footage from Microsoft to describe a table-size device Microsoft called Surface. It also made fun of the potential implications of new technology by looking back to get a…
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MTA’s Video Symposium – A Timely Overview of the Business Challenges of Telco Video
New Local Content Workshops Are Forming Speakers at the MTA Video Symposium included David Lepek of Digital TV Solutions who discussed content and programming. JSI’s Terry Granison covered the shifting (or is it shifty) regulatory environment surrounding video, while Lana Eccles of Hickory Tech provided an discussed how to create a compelling video product offering.…
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The Business of Video Training
In a world where any expert, anywhere can produce a training video on their particular area of expertise, what becomes the role of training publishers? Most of the material to date has been distributed via DVD and now it is going online. Several of us have subscription web sites. Do you see a role for…
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The Challenge of IPTV According to Independent Telcos
Scaling IPTV Webinar – Click Here Telecom @ NAB was exactly what the name implies – the convergence of telecom and video. The panel, Telecom Broadband Video Deployments – Real World Experiences, exemplified Telecom @ NAB. Kyle Thomson of Motorola moderated this panel that featured independent telco leaders discussing the challenges and opportunities they face…
