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		<title>Viodi View &#8211; 06/15/2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Pyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The week before last, Roger Bindl and I had a chance to document innovations and innovative ideas at Parks Associates&#8217; Connections Conference. The fun thing about the Connections Conference is that it spans different disciplines and the mix of speakers last week included folks from sectors such as telecommunications, energy, consumer electronics and entertainment. Mitch Singer, CTO of Sony Pictures and president of the DECE, was one of those speakers. He explained how the DECE is trying to make the online video experience as user friendly as DVDs. Thanks to the Connections Conference, we may have the first video documenting a working demonstration of Qualcomm&#8217;s 600 Mb/s WiFi chipset designed for home networking of multiple high definition video signals. Home Networking was a major theme of the conference. In this issue, Alan Weissberger has a comprehensive article on home networking from a panel at a Telecom Council Meeting. Lastly, thanks to a chance encounter at the Connections Conference, I learned how to use the new camcorder capabilities of the G1 Phone. Some Video Highlights from the Connections Conference Sponsored by Parks Associates Hope for a Digital Media Distribution Standard Mitch Singer, CTO &#38; Executive Vice President New Media and Technology [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Viodi View -04/03/2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Pyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first time I got serious about using a personal digital assistant was something that Atari produced some 20 years ago. This was before the term PDA was coined. I bought it because somehow I thought it would make me smarter or, at least, better organized. It did neither and it was soon relegated to the shelf to gather dust. The G1 from T-Mobile (service) /HTC (phone manufacturer) /Google (Android operating system) may finally provide the organizational nirvana I have been looking for my entire life. The G1 phone proved to be a handy assistant in producing ViodiTV at last month&#8217;s MTA convention. Although, I haven&#8217;t looked for teleprompting sofware for it yet (that sort of application exists for other PDAs), it served as a great way to jot down notes and scripts. The fast web browsing, thanks to the 3G network, made this a very useful research tool for getting facts for our &#34;just in time&#34; video production. Two extremely useful applications that helped us coordinate our interviews at MTA were the integrated calendar and email; allowing us to create more video than we had in years past. Working Together &#8211; Yesterday and Today A video that was very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Telecom Council panel session:  Update on U.S. Broadband Policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Weissberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abstract: In a lively Telecom Council panel session sponsored by AT&#38;T, seven industry executives discussed the ramifications for the U.S. government&#8217;s stimulus package and federal budget proposal as related to broadband policy. The sober and candid assessments offered a realistic view at what is involved in building out broadband, particularly using wireless technology, to underserved and rural areas in the U.S. Backgrounder: The Obama Team pitched improved broadband access and &#34;Network Neutrality&#34; as key priorities during the Presidential campaign. The stimulus bill the new administration initiated and the U.S. Congress passed (as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) on February 17, 2009, set aside $7.2 billion in funds for broadband build-outs. Of that, the Commerce Department&#8217;s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will administer $4.7B, while the Department of Agriculture&#8217;s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) will control $2.5B. Wireline, unlicensed wireless broadband (WISPs), and high-speed cellular data service are all eligible for grants and/or loans. Companies can tap into one, but not both of these pools of funds, if their application is approved by the respective government agency (NTIA or RUS). The final version of the bill maintains that projects funded by NTIA must adhere to &#34;nondiscrimination and openness principles.&#34; The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Excellent Broadband TV Primer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Pyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parks Associates Web Cast, Broadband Video to the TV and Beyond, is an excellent primer for anyone wanting to get the most out of the upcoming Digital Hollywood and TelcoTV conferences. It is not too late to listen, as Parks Associates has the recording online. Kurt Scherf, Vice President, Principal Analyst, combines extensive primary and secondary research together with excellent analysis to provide a clear picture of the current broadband video market. Scherf&#8217;s presentation provides an update on the broadband video space and the various players that are distributing online video content, how online video is being monetized and the rise of networked consumer electronics as a way of viewing broadband video. He splits the broadband video space into multiple categories, including: DVD+electronic delivery (e.g. NetFlix) Broadcaster initiatives (e.g. ABC, CBS, etc.) Internet Video Providers (e.g. Apple TV) Portals (e.g. Google) TV on the Web (e.g. Veoh) Broadband Service Providers (e.g. Verizon) Hardware and Content (e.g. TiVo) He makes the point that the combined revenue for theatrical box office, DVD sales and DVD rentals has been flat since 2004. As a result, all of the major content owners seen online video as a new revenue channel. Examples of the seriousness [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Positive Signs and Positive Cashflow from One Telco</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Pyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Gardner, President and CEO of Windstream Communications, opened his keynote speech at U.S. Telecom&#8217;s Executive Business Forum with a note of appreciation to US Telecom for getting behind what he termed, &#8220;credit stabilization legislation.&#8221; These opening comments set the theme for his talk, which was primarily about the financial condition of his company. In doing so, he provided insight into Windstream&#8217;s thoughts on the basic business, but also on topics such as wireless and IPTV. Gardner spoke of the transformation of Windstream Communications from a telephony-based to a broadband-centric company. As proof points, he cited metrics that showed growth in broadband customers from 81k to 934k from 2002 to present. Revenues have increased from $3.1 to $3.21 billion in that same period, which is remarkable given the ongoing voice line loss of approximately 5% per year. Windstream was born out of a merger of Alltel&#8217;s wireline properties together with those of VALOR Communications and instantly became a top-ten telco. It is primarily a rural and suburban carrier with about 20 access lines per mile. Still, they are facing strong competition, particularly in their suburban areas, as evidenced by the fact that 50 to 55% of their markets have voice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the market for Carrier Ethernet- metropolitan and/or rural areas?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Weissberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[September 25th Update:&#160; Carrier Ethernet Thunder from Light Reading + PBT based Backhaul in SPRINT&#8217;s Xohm Undoubtedly, this piece is intended to promote&#160;Light Reading&#8217;s&#160;Ethernet Expo next month in NYC.&#160; However, it has some useful market share numbers from the leading vendors, e.g. Cisco&#8217;s share has dropped to below 50%, while Alcatel-Lucent is in 2nd place.&#160; Light Reading claims &#34;there has been a thundering of CESR-related product and feature news in recent months.&#34;&#160; Judge for yourself:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=164629 Provider backbone transport (PBT, also call provider backbone bridging, or PBB) will be used for backhaul in Sprint&#8217;s new Xohm WiMAX network. Sprint is using gear from Ciena (and Clearwire is, too, according to Unstrung).&#160;&#160;In this scenario,&#160;the WiMAX MAC frame&#160;is enveloped in a PBT frame and transported over fiber optic cable.&#160; PBT is&#160;based&#160;on an emerging standard for&#160;IEEE 802.1 &#34;service provider&#34; MAC bridging that has been in the works for many years (I participated in the initial debates in early 2002!).&#160; PBT is an alternative to MPLS-TP (IETF and ITU work in progress)&#160;for a scalable Carrier Ethernet network. &#160; http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/pbt-earns-backhaul-role-sprints-xohm/2008-09-24?utm_medium=nl&#38;utm_source=internal&#38;cmp-id=EMC-NL-FT&#38;dest=FT &#160; http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=164372 &#160; PBT: Alive &#8216;n&#8217; Kicking The MPLS camp is determined to write PBT&#8217;s obituary. Even former supporters of the controversial Ethernet technology, such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WiMAX in India Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Weissberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indian WiMAX Spectrum Winners can offer voice, says DoT &#8211; August 29, 2008 &#160; India&#8217;s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has proposed that winners in the upcoming licence auctions for broadband wireless access (BWA) &#8211; read mobile WiMAX &#8211; will be able&#160;to offer voice as well as data services. But the dispensation comes at a price. Instead of calculating the BWA licence reserve price at 25 per cent of the 3G licence reserve price on a per MHz basis, the DoT has proposed, following recommendations made by the Telecom Commission, that BWA licence winners pay at least 50 per cent of the base 3G licence cost. &#160; India 3G licence auctions are scheduled for later this year (but the exact date has not been set). &#160; http://www.telecoms.com/itmgcontent/tcoms/news/articles/20017565706.html &#160; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; 4th Update:&#160; Intel&#8217;s WiMAX in India Push -&#160;&#160; August 19, 2008 Upshot:&#160; Intel is negotiating with WiMAX operators in India while promising to deliver a very low cost laptop with an embedded WiMAX interface Intel talks progress for WiMAX rollout in India Betting big on WiMax in India, chip giant Intel is in talks with telecom operators to enable the growth of WiMax ecosystem through its products for boosting the penetration of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The DTV Transition &#8211; At What Cost?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 02:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Pyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Author's Note:&#160; Thank you very much to David Irwin, Director of the Communications Law Institute at The Catholic University of America, for his review and suggestions for this article] Much has been made about the recent 700 MHz spectrum auction and the potentially billions of dollars raised for the U.S. Treasury, but this is just one part of a complex equation related to spectrum management and economics that may be implicitly costing U.S. citizens much more than they are receiving. &#160;For example, there is the opportunity cost of the new, digital broadcast spectrum, given away to existing broadcasters by the government that is worth untold billions of dollars. Unfortunately, this article is probably about 10 years too late to affect a change, but maybe it will serve as a warning for future generations. Prior to auctions, back in the early days of the FCC, spectrum was regarded almost like land during the homestead days of the eighteen hundreds. &#160;That is, entities were given spectrum in exchange for building out the infrastructure, providing certain public goods and accepting regulations and restrictions. &#160;Where more than one entity sought spectrum in a given locale, each spectrum application being mutually exclusive to the other, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Film Distribution 101</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Stacey Brooks of Film Specific interviews Brian Stevenson, a long-time friend and long-time veteran of content licensing, discusses the challenges for an independent producer in getting distribution in various on-demand and pay television platforms.&#160;He provides good insight into pricing and the type of revenue a filmmaker can earn and how they can go about selling their product to studios and pay television outlets. &#160;He stresses the importance of marketing to gain exposure and credibility with the studios.&#160;Promotional and marketing ideas that Stevenson suggests include submissions to film festivals, theatrical release and having name stars, even if they are B-stars.&#160; Click here to listen to the post.&#160; Related Articles:05/14/08 &#8220;You must respect the past if you are going to ...The Virtual Living Room Although the title of iHollywood&#8217;s conference this week was, the ...Roger Bindl &#160; Roger Bindl is an award winning videographer, producer, editor ...Possibilities of a Comcast Theme Park So, when the Comcast-NBC-Universal merger goes through, how will it ...Show Me: Marketing With Video on the Internet – The Viodi Book Review &#8220;Before long, video on a website will be an expectation, ...Powered by Contextual Related Posts]]></description>
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		<title>Mining Data &amp; More in St. Louis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 03:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have found vendor user group meetings can be as every bit as valuable as for-pay conferences.&#160;The Entone User&#8217;s Group meeting held in the convenient, historic and revitalized downtown St. Louis last week, was extremely valuable for the participants, who included Entone customers, prospects and partners.&#160;Entone has been a long-time supporter and sponsor of the Viodi View and ViodiTV and it was an honor to moderate a couple of the panels at this event and I enjoyed the interactive nature of the panels, as well as the openess of the discussions.&#160; Steve McKay, CEO of Entone, kicked off the conference by suggesting that Triple Play has become a zero sum game and that operators will need to continue to refine their offering to compete.&#160;McKay emphasized the importance of a whole-home media offering for operators as they seek to differentiate themselves from CATV and DBS.&#160;&#160; Features of this offering include DVR, ability to view over the top videos, inclusion of personal media, in-home distribution and place-shifting tied together with an integrated and easy to use interface that only requires one simple-to-use remote.&#160;What McKay is calling for is not trivial and he called on the operators to push the vendor community for [...]]]></description>
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