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Multi-Screen Video Content and OTT Partnerships Enabled by New Video Network Architectures – Part 2 of 2

April 3, 2013
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An image depicting what needs to be done in the core network to enable personalization.

Introduction: This is the second of a 2 part article on the 2013 OTTCON.  The first article looked at how Pay TV providers could offer OTT content on second screen devices and also how OTT and local providers (Pay TV or ISPs) could partner together to offer OTT content to subscribers.  This second article examines…

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Google Fiber – A Step Function Connectivity Improvement

The Google Fiber Space retail store hints at some of the developments in the future that a gigabit network enables.

A step function improvement in capability is how Milo Medin described Google’s Kansas City fiber project at the February 13th IEEE ComSoc meeting in Santa Clara. That huge improvement in customer experience is in contrast to the incremental gains of MSO [Multiple System Operator] and telco broadband networks, which have much lower access speeds. Medin, who…

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Multi-Screen Video Content and OTT Partnerships Enabled by New Video Network Architectures – Part 1 of 2

April 1, 2013
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Evegent slide 8 depicting role of local service providers.

Introduction: This article covers two types of sessions from the content rich OTTCON 2013, held March 19-20, 2013 in Santa Clara, CA: Second Screen Video from mainstream pay TV service providers OR via a partnership between an OTT network provider and local service provider (telco or cableco). Video Network Architectures that facilitate OTT video for second screens,…

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Living His Destiny – Uncaged Book Review

March 21, 2013
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This is the book art for Paul McKellips' book, Uncaged.

Paul McKellips is living his destiny to help defend his country. Like the asymmetric enemies we face, Paul’s weapons are unconventional and leverage his strength in telling a story. Knowing Paul, his motivation for what he is doing is love; love of his fellow-man, love of his family and love of his country. Having run…

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Telling the Whole Story

March 11, 2013
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Bruce Wolk Being Interviewed by ABC 7.

Soundbites from experts or concerned parties are powerful for telling a story through video. The soundbites fit the narrative of the person who is constructing the story, however, and don’t necessarily paint the entire picture. This is understandable given the time constraints of a 30 minute news program (more like 22 minutes after commercials) where…

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