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Multiscreen Authentication for the Small Operator
Obtaining rights to stream programming to multiple screens is one of the major issues that cable and IPTV operators face these days, as shown by the latest dust-up between DirecTV and Viacom. In this interview, filmed at the 2012 ACA Summit, NCTC president, Rich Fickle explains how his purchasing cooperative is working to include multiscreen…
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Not Going to Disrupt Our Customers
“We don’t want to disrupt our customers,” said Colleen Abdoulah, CEO/President of Wide Open West!, at the 2012 ACA Summit. She explains that costs for retransmission of broadcast signals doubled and tripled the previous agreements. She was speaking of the challenges her company, as well other ACA member companies, face in terms of retransmission consent…
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Be More Nimble and More Local
Retransmission consent, programming costs and the terms and conditions under which his company must operate were among the biggest concerns of Robert Gessner of Massillon Cable TV at last week’s ACA Summit. In this video interview, he explains the importance of independents working together to negotiate with the large media suppliers. He points out that the…
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Cost/Benefit Analysis of Regulations
“Campaigning and politics has become a huge industry and what sounds great during the campaign is different than how you govern,” said Senator Mark Pryor [D-AR]. At the ACA 2012 Summit, he suggested that “We need a new paradigm [in Washington politics].” The problems in Washington are fixable, but politicians must, “Be willing to come…
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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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Retransmission Consent 101
A government bailout for broadcasters is how retransmission consent was characterized by Matt Polka, president of the ACA, in the panel he moderated at the Independent Show. This article he penned for CED echoes the comments he made during his panel. In this brief interview after the panel, Polka provides a brief overview of retransmission…
