Category: Content
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A Broadband Stimulus – A Chance for Something to Pass in Short Order?
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal had a good article on the prospects for a near-term broadband stimulus plan. The article referenced a Free Press proposal for a 3 year, $44 Billion broadband stimulus plan. This plan just might have a chance, as it has elements that equipment vendors could embrace and incumbent carriers would like. For…
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An Academic Book with a Populist Title – Useful for Anyone Interested in Pricing or Its Effects
The book Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies is an academic book wrapped in a populist title. It provides insight into a variety of pricing mysteries, such as the price of popcorn at the movies, why so many prices end with “9” and the economics of rebates. Although what Richard McKenzie, Professor of…
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Desperately Sprinting Ahead
Clever product placement ad for Sprint in tonight’s episode of Desperate Housewives. It may not have been so obvious except that before and after the placement, Sprint had commercials featuring their CEO, Dan Hesse. Hesses’s message was that the network is built, that we are just starting to realize the power of the phones and…
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An Excellent Broadband TV Primer
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…
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Oct 20th, 2008 Local Content Workshop – Minneapolis
Register to attend the Oct 20, 2008 Viodi Local Content Workshop in Edina, MN from 1:00pm to 5:30pm. Oct 20th is the afternoon before OPASTCO’s Technical and Marketing Symposium, and the workshop is just a few miles east. The Workshop is a half day event that will cover topics including: Production methods – video editing,…
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Oct 08 Sponsorships and Workshops
Viodi is working with the WSTA for offering sponsorship opportunities at the Oct 13-14, 2008 WSTA Fall Conference. Contact Chris Nachreiner at the WSTA office 608-256-8866 ext 21 for more information.The WSTA sponsorship includes (1) pre-roll sponsor ad in a ViodiTV posted highlights video of the Fall Conference, (2) a sponsor highlight video from the conference to be posted on ViodiTV, AND…