As telephone and cable companies evolve into broadband providers they have the advantage of leveraging the applications (apps) their customers crave. Apps such as picture sharing tools, use of social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and MySpace and, of course, YouTube – are giving companies the power to provide the desired user-generated and professional-grade content [...]
Several members of “The Skitterati” (our internal nickname for the Skitter team) are on the way to Seattle this weekend. Skitter, Inc. will be on hand for OPASTCO’s 2010 Summer Convention and Trade Show, which gets underway Sunday afternoon at The Westin Seattle. Look for us at tables 8 and 9 in the exhibit area. [...]
Occam Packet Access Network (OPAN) Alliance Welcomes Emerging Video Solution Provider Skitter, Inc. has become a member of the Occam Packet Access Network (OPAN) alliance. The partner program outlines customer support, on-going testing, and joint sales and marketing activities that can occur between the two companies. The partnership highlights the need for validated video solutions [...]
Skitter, Inc. has announced the completion of Phase Two deployment of the Skitter.TV converged entertainment services platform at Hill Country Telephone Cooperative (Hill Country), headquartered in Ingram, Texas. To date, 54 Skitter Acclaim™ video encoders have been installed in preparation for a total linear (live) TV lineup of 70 cable/satellite network channels and 42 broadcast TV channels from network affiliates in nearby Austin and San Antonio. In addition to Hill Country’s linear TV channels, the Tier Two service provider will take advantage of Skitter.TV’s converged media environment to offer over-the-top (Web video) content, video on demand, digital audio and user-generated content as a part of a unified entertainment experience.
A new study by ABI Research shows that telco copper networks can continue to be an effective source of on-going revenue generation into the future. When telco’s deploy highly efficient video services platforms like Skitter.TV, the value of their DSL service can be significantly enhanced with bundled entertainment services that can help increase ARPU and improve customer loyalty.
Economic conditions, the DTV transition and rising TV services costs are causing many consumers to install new antennas in a return to over-the-air TV viewing. Skitter sees to factors that make over-the-air TV viewing an inadequate choice for many Americans. With the digital transition, changes in transmission power and frequencies used for broadcasting results in TV screens going blank for many people– especially in rural markets. And over-the-air TV does not give Americans what the majority say they want–the ability to connect their TV to the Internet.
A new report from In-Stat Research shows that American consumers want a combination of live TV and OTT video. This impacts service providers in terms of network management and revenue opportunities.
There are more video game consoles in American households than there are cable set-top boxes. This reality is behind Skitter.TV’s strategy for entertainment services access options.
Telco’s at the 2009 NTCA Annual Meeting and Expo confirmed the business and technical barriers that limit the success of many traditional IPTV deployments. In Skitter.TV’s conversations with telephone co-ops from across the country, virtually none with IPTV services in place would describe their IPTV business as profitable. Here’s why.
Skitter.TV has been named a finalist in the Middleware category for the TelcoTV 2009 Vision Awards. This is the second year for the Vision Awards, which recognize the most innovative and “visionary” new products, services, or applications as determined by a panel of industry experts.
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