It should be no surprise that 2011 will have events throughout the country that review the challenges and opportunities of offering OTT video. The upcoming IP Possibilities Conference and Expo (April 12-14 in Kansas City, MO), produced by the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) and the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications [...]
Complete Skitter.TV Platform to be Implemented as an Alternative TV Services Offering in February 2011 Skitter, Inc. today announced that Venus Telephone Corporation of Venus, PA will implement Skitter.TV as an alternative TV services offering to the company’s current Digital TV services. In addition, Venus Telephone has selected Skitter’s Acclaim Video Encoders as the encoding platform [...]
The RICA/RTG Fall Forum, hosted by the Rural Independent Competitive Alliance and the Rural Telecommunications Group, had a panel that analyzed OTT opportunities. “As pressures on traditional revenue sources increase, companies are actively looking for new customer growth and revenue opportunities.” Skitter.TV was a solution discussed by the panel which included Hill Country Telephone and [...]
New Skitter Box Offers Live TV, Web Video and Apps Delivered to the TV Screen in HD and SD Skitter, Inc. today announced the availability of a new hybrid IPTV/OTT set-top box that delivers live television, over-the-top (OTT) Web video, digital audio and apps in both high definition and standard definition from a single device. [...]
New Acclaim™ Video Encoder Models Now Offer Prioritized VBR for Multicast Live Streaming in IPTV and Internet TV Environments Skitter, Inc. today announced that a provisional patent application has been filed for an invention that brings variable bitrate (VBR) video streaming to multicast IPTV and Internet TV environments. The invention, called Prioritized VBR™ (PVBR™), allows [...]
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 [...]
My last post referenced eMarketer survey data on what kinds of sites Internet users visit to get information to help them make purchasing decisions. Of course, Web surfers look for more than product or service information. Increasingly, consumers are turning to the Web for entertainment and for “how-to” information—often in the form of short videos. [...]
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.
Skitter.TV has signed on as a sponsor of OTTCon East, being held right here in our hometown of Atlanta on June 16 and 17, 2010. Skitter.TV will also be presenting at the event at 2:15 p.m. on June 16 with a session on TV services strategies for Tier 2 and Tier 3 telecom service providers.
The positive Q1 results for Netflix illustrates the popularity and potential of Web video and video-on-demand subscription services.
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