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  • Frontline on the Backburner – Time for the Congress to Rethink Spectrum Sale!

    By Ken Pyle, ken dot pyle at viodi dot com Over-the-air spectrum, just like the air we breathe, is a public good. That is, all of the citizens of the United States are co-owners in the this mostly invisible resource that is truly ubiquitous. Years ago, our Federal Government, the steward of our spectrum, decided…

  • Youth Are Our Present

    Youth Are Our Present – Executive Summary This document provides commentary and the responses to a survey regarding communication trends among today’s American rural youth. The purpose of this survey was to understand how rural youth from OPASTCO-member (or equivalent) communities consume media and technology. Sharing of some of the results from this survey took place during…

  • One Person Local Content Plan

    The One Person Local Content Plan synthesizes best practices from the local content efforts of independent communications companies from across the U.S. Integrating the experience of more than 80 communications providers, this is the guide for best practices when it comes to creating and distributing relevant and compelling community content.  It is a great template…

  • The Video Business Case for Independent Telcos – The Report

    The Video Business Case for Independent Telcos – The Report Viodi’s report, The Video Business Case for Independent Telcos provides results to a survey of independent telcos and their business case for video. Most of the telcos that responded to the survey have figured out a way to deploy video services. This survey provides insight…

  • Quit Battering My Self Esteem!

    Quit Battering My Self Esteem!

    As the hourglass on my laptop continues to slowly tick away, I am forced to revert to pen and paper to start this article. It seems like I experience at least one time-sink a week, whereby something that should take five minutes lasts five hours. The bad news is that I am not alone in my…

  • Network PVR Survey Results

    The Network Personal Video Recorder, in its ultimate form, could provide any customer the opportunity to view any piece of content broadcast and watch it whenever they want. In short, the Network PVR offers the promise of the end of appointment television. It is a matter of time before this type of approach becomes the…