There are 2 types of licensing, MVPD and OTT. MVPD is closed network only, and allows all content to be distributed via that closed network (all locals, all content on those locals). OTT is over the open internet but does not generally include the ability to provide all content (some channels are available, some are not, some channels black out certain content). One big difference as well is that OTT requires that we sign deals with huge monthly minimums, as much as I wish I had the cash that Google and Sony have I simply don't so we decided to stick with the MVPD model.
Layne Sisk ServerPlus 801.426.8283, ext 102 -----Original Message----- From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 23, 2018 3:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] RodeoTV vs. RealChoice TV Well, the are all allowing all the other streamers to deliver it via the public internet, why not RCTV? Does not seem fair to discriminate against the smaller companies like this. -----Original Message----- From: Clint Wiley Sent: Friday, February 23, 2018 3:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] RodeoTV vs. RealChoice TV I agree that a VPN makes plenty of sense. I get why they do it but it adds an expense that may take me a good bit of time to recover. Thanks, _________________________ Clint Wiley Hagerstown Fiber Internet > On Feb 23, 2018, at 4:56 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > That is not by choice. The content providers all have a different > tolerance as to how their product is piped around. RealChoice could > drop it and probably ship the product over the public internet and > never get caught, however they risk losing channels if they ever get caught. > > Not sure what their current deal is, when I was working with them I > was trying to get the programmers to allow content via VPN or VLAN > over VPN (silly, right) over the public internet. Some of them were OK with > it. > > -----Original Message----- From: Matt Hoppes > Sent: Friday, February 23, 2018 2:46 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] RodeoTV vs. RealChoice TV > > RealChoice would be a great option if they would drop their private > line requirement. > >> On Feb 23, 2018, at 15:39, Clint Wiley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I wanted to see if any of you are offering IPTV to your customers. If >> so, are any of you using either RodeoTV or RealChoice TV as the >> wholesale provider? Can any of you provide feedback, thoughts, >> experiences, etc. on either provider? >> >> Thanks, >> _________________________ >> Clint Wiley >> Hagerstown Fiber Internet
