ViodiTV Videos About Broadband, Technology, & More
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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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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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Just Below the Surface – The Motivation Behind This Video
New Local Content Workshops Are Forming Computers and robotics are generally beyond the scope of the Viodi View, unless there is some independent telco angle. Club Viodi members can click here to read why the motivation for producing this video should be of interest. [hidepost] This video was a bit of an experiment in local…
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Book Review – The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers
IP (Intellectual Property, not Internet Protocol) is the most important element of television or any other kind of media. Thomas Crowell’s book, The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers is a must-read for any telco offering video services. Although his book is fundamentally about what producers need to do to ensure they own all the intellectual property…
