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Fiber to the Premise Optical Networking

Re-Bundling, WFH, Inflation, Workforce & More Tidbits from Fiber Connect 2022

[The following is a lightly edited @viodi series of tweets from the Tuesday morning general session of the Fiber Broadband Association’s Fiber Connect 2022.] Re-Bundling Opportunity? “People on average are using about 9 video [over-the-top] services,” says @TiVo‘s Kevin Lenhart.1 Although most seem satisfied, there seems to be an undercurrent of those surveyed by TiVo […]

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Alan Weissberger Content IPTV Mutliscreen Video

Surprising Findings from the American Customer Satisfaction Index Survey

Introduction: The latest annual American Customer Satisfaction Index (ASCI) report covering wireline broadband Internet & Pay TV, Video Streaming services and WiFi usage has just been released. Wireline Broadband Internet and Pay TV Services: Verizon Fios and AT&T U-verse (1.) tied for the top ranking for telecom service as both network providers improved on their […]

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Content Mutliscreen Video Regulatory

Copyright Act Exemption Might Finally Disrupt Retransmission Consent Regime

Non-profit’s app spreads to more markets, claiming an exemption in the Copyright Act allows it to offer consumers no-fee access to local signals. For years, multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) of all sizes have seen retransmission consent fees render the subscription video market into a break-even prospect or money-losing business. As fees push up rates, […]

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Viodi View

Viodi View – 10/25/18

As with most hyped technologies, color me skeptical, but does it really matter if the U.S. is first in 5G, particularly with reports indicating that 56% of households (maybe more) can already get a gigabit via wired/fiber networks? It is terrific that the White House sees spectrum as a priority and that the FCC is proposing (see […]

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Viodi View

Viodi View – 10/20/14

The melding of broadband and the cloud with the physical world; the so-called Internet of Things (IoT) will be bigger than the Internet. The resulting creative destruction caused by this next wave will be even bigger than what the Internet has caused over the past 20 years. Scroll to the bottom to learn about a presentation with one […]