Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor
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Viodi View – 04/01/13
The costs of programming have risen faster than the prices MVPDs (Multichannel Video Program Distributors) charge their customers, according to an article posted by nScreenMedia’s, Colin Dixon. Dixon reviewed financial filings from several large program distributors (Comcast, DirecTV and Time Warner) and found that revenues for these large providers have not kept apace with costs…
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Viodi View – 03/21/13
Who is your mentor? This question was posed the other day to a cable luminary and got me thinking of my many influences; Don, Aloha, Sue, Terri, Bruce, Mr. Bremmer, Tom, John, Daryl, Jerry, Gilles, Norman, Dutch, Roger, Mark; way too many to mention. But the one who is top of mind and the inspiration for this…
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Living His Destiny – Uncaged Book Review
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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Viodi View – 03/08/13
Telling the Whole Story Overwhelmed with information from all outlets, content needs to fit into soundbites and short, focused stories to keep the short attention span of today’s viewer and/or reader. Broadcast television has always been that way and this point was proven to me again over the weekend. Still, for those viewers who want…
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Telling the Whole Story
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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