The Independent Show Daily - Day 01 - 07.24.17

The Independent Show Daily   July 24, 2017     Day One From Indy       Small Ops Say In-Home Customer Experience is Key The rash of recent mergers in the small-cable operator realm is likely to continue, but money also will flow into the sector to build out networks and increasingly focus on in-home networking, customer service and improving the overall experience, executives leading off The Independent Show said on a panel Monday. More» 'Confused' Public Needs Help on Net Neutrality, Rep. Brooks Says Indiana Republican congresswoman Susan W. Brooks told a packed room of small and mid-sized cable operators here that the government should back away from burdensome internet regulation, and called on the crowd to help explain to consumers how the current rules could hurt. More» PlayStation Vue Nets NCTC Deal Sony Interactive Entertainment America said it has notched a deal to offer PlayStation Vue, its OTT TV service, to customers of the 850-plus cable operators and other service providers that are members of the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC). More» Pole-Hookup Woes Weigh on Infrastructure Rollout Rising pole attachment fees and delays in obtaining necessary permits from municipalities are the biggest roadblocks in building out broadband infrastructure in rural America, a panel of experts said at The Independent Show. More»     Espial Launches Turnkey IPTV Service Espial has introduced Elevate IPTV, a turnkey, cloud-based video platform for MVPDs that has been pre-integrated with Arris's portfolio of video set-tops and gateways. Espial claimed the new software-as-a-service offering enables partners to turn up new live, VOD, OTT and whole-home DVR services in as quickly as 90 days while also supporting an operator's legacy QAM video platform and delivering an experience that can be unified across both sides. More» Arris, TiVo Connect on New Set-Top Lineup Taking aim at the tier 2 to tier 3 markets, Arris introduced a trio of advanced set-tops, gateways and client devices that integrate the TiVo platform and the National Cable Television Cooperative's "VU-IT!" program, which enables independent cable operators to support OTT services such as Netflix and YouTube alongside their traditional pay TV services. More» ICYMI: fuboTV Inks NCTC Agreement National Cable Television Cooperative members will be able to offer fuboTV's broadband and over-the-top streaming TV bundle as a result of a partnership reached ahead of the co-op's annual conference, The Independent Show, held in conjunction with the American Cable Association (July 23-26). More» ICYMI: More Pay TV Providers Join SES's 4K Trial SES said 30 U.S. pay TV providers are using its platform to test the delivery of 4K programming to the home after adding nine cable MSOs and IPTV providers to the mix. SES's platform for the trial features a package of programming from a mix of content partners. Joining the trial: Alliance Communications; Cincinnati Bell; Douglas County Community Network in Washington; Hotwire; Midco; Midwest Video Solutions (MVS); Oneida Telephone Exchange; Skitter TV; and South Dakota Networks (SDN), which delivers IPTV services in partnership with 19 telcos in South Dakota. More» News Blogs Events Images Tech   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2017 NewBay Media, LLC

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