ViodiTV Videos About Broadband, Technology, & More
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Download from the ITA
Ben Mendelson, President of the Interactive Television Alliance, provides highlights from their press breakfast at NAB 2008. He speaks of some of the direct video to consumer plays, as well the OCAP efforts of cable television operators.
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An Alternative Way to Pilot
Television networks spend $500 Million to a $1 Billion per year on pilot episodes. The rise of User Generated Content sites, such as Grouper, represent a new, lower cost way for TV networks to bubble up talent and ideas. Festivals and contests are another way for networks to find content. We met up with AJ…
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Partnering to Create Addictive Services
Services, such as Caller ID on the TV and local content, that are addictive are what independent telcos need to provide if they want to gain and retain broadband subscribers. Horizon Telecom’s Ed McKell talks of these services in this brief video interview. McKell, who spoke at the IP Possibilities Conference, discusses how partnerships have…
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Video and TV over the Net – Part 2 of a Series – Vudu
Video and Television over the Internet are accelerating faster than Kurzweil’s Law – a bit faster than Moore’s Law I think. This review demonstrates another service for VOD over the Internet and to the television. It keeps getting better when you compared to my earlier reviews on a similar service. Take a look at this…
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Microsoft in the IOC marketplace
Steve Fritzinger talks about Microsoft, the Independent Telco’s, homeshoring, and working together.
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Insights from a 700 MHz Winner
Rob Riordan Executive Vice President of Nsight Telservices talks about the recent 700 MHz auction and some of the implications. Nsight Telservices was a license winner. For more information on the auction and the conundrum the FCC faces with the two big auction winners, please this article by Alan J. Weissberger. http://viodi.com/2008/04/11/fcc-700-mhz-auction/ IP Possibilities…