Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor
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Viodi View – 08/09/13
The moments of life blur together as the years speed by faster and faster. Travel tends to accelerate the blur, as the towns and conferences seem to melt into a collage of images and seem to be part of another life. The moments that standout are when those different paths intersect, like they did last…
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Tonight’s ViodiTV Programming on the Hilton’s Channel 59
Tonight’s coverage includes: An independent operator talks about his program to give his customers a green option. And, appropriately enough, from Silicon Valley we will see brain-power as the next-generation user-interface. There will also be an exclusive discussion about a new revenue opportunity that could be of great benefit to relatively small operators. & much…
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ViodiTV is on Channel 59 at the Hilton!
Tonight’s coverage includes: Rural challenges in the shadow of urban areas will be discussed by a long-time American Cable Association member and independent operator. An analyst from a leading consumer research will talk about opportunities for operators in the connected home. And there will be an exclusive interview with premium Over-the-Top, VOD provider; one that…
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Viodi View – 07/26/13
Stretching beyond one’s comfort zone was the theme of a joint presentation I gave several years ago in San Diego. The theatrics employed for that presentation took me beyond my comfort zone. And a couple of years later, I wasn’t fully anchored in Anchorage when I moderated a panel featuring eight young, but very wise,…
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Viodi View – 07/12/13
Summer is sunshine, vacations and relaxation. It is a great time to take a moment or two and reflect on the non-stop busyness (the seemingly endless stream of tradeshows, conferences and video shoots) of the first half of year and think about the bigger picture. In this issue, we look back at some of the ViodiTV…
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Viodi View – 06/20/13
Were there any surprises at last week’s cable show? Probably not, as what was demonstrated represents what has been shown for decades in proof-of-concepts, trials and even limited commercial rollouts of interactive television approaches from Qube to Videoway to the Full Service Network. The revolutionary thing about last week’s conference is that now the technologies,…