I just signed up for the youtube tv trial. I like that when you hit the plus
button on a series it gives you a season pass on the series as part of the
record option. I don’t like the channel guide, unless I have not found it yet.
I like the directv style of guide.
From: Roger Timmerman
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 2:57 PM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OTT-TV
Youtube TV uses chromecast (they will send you a free one after your first
payment), IOS devices, and Chrome browser. I watch it mostly on my Vizio TV
that has built in chromecast or on another TV that has an Apple TV. Basically,
you use your phone, tablet, or PC as a super remote-control. As far as the
interface being the best, it uses live video feeds as the thumbnail image for
each live channel (this is super cool). While timeline scrubbing through a
DVR'd show, it shows you a thumbnail of where you are while you scrub, so you
can skip ads faster than any other interface.
In our market (Utah), Fox News is very popular, so this is a huge advantage
over SlingTV. Although we don't have an official marketing relationship with
YoutubeTV, it essentially allows us to bundle 250Mbps Fiber Internet +
YoutubeTV (local+network channels, 3 streams, 6 accounts) for $100/mo, or 1Gbps
Fiber Internet plus YoutubeTV for $113/mo. That's about $30 less than the
non-OTT offerings which also require set top boxes, not to mention the hassle
of dealing with local broadcast retransmission agreements and network channel
distribution rights agreements which is far worse than dealing with the mafia.
Roger
On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 1:03 PM, CBB - Jay Fuller <par...@cyberbroadband.net>
wrote:
What set top boxes can utilize YouTube tv ?
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From: "Roger Timmerman" <timmer...@gmail.com>
To: <af@afmug.com>
Subject: [AFMUG] OTT-TV
Date: Wed, Sep 27, 2017 1:48 PM
We ditched our own IPTV system a couple years back. We still promote 3
partner multicast IPTV systems across our network and Sling for OTT. However,
Youtube TV launched in our market and is way better than any other OTT system
I've seen. Local channels, network channels, cloud DVR and a much better user
interface than anyone else. It is very promising. I think it is going to take
the market for OTT (local broadcast and network channels) by storm. I thought
my TabloTV + SlingTV solution was pretty sweet but now I am only using Youtube
TV and Netflix. Worth checking out if available in your area.
Roger
On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 11:30 AM, Joe Novak <jno...@lrcomm.com> wrote:
Even Comcast is jumping head first into a streaming service that will be
able to use smart TVs and Rokus as the client devices.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcasts-New-20-Streaming-Service-Wont-Count-Against-Caps-140411
On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 12:26 PM, <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
IGMP IPTV is something I wasted 5 years of my life on. Never again.
From: Chris Fabien
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 10:56 AM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OTT-TV
We are in process of deploying Rodeo. It's been a long process and still
not ready to launch. Be advised their system is true IGMP multicast and needs
some specific network features to support that. Also will NOT handle packet
loss or network congestion well at all. It's not like netflix where it goes to
lower quality or buffers nicely.
On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Dave <dmilho...@wletc.com> wrote:
Anyone here doing Over The Top TV with their subs?
If so, What are some issues you deal with and which content provider
are you working with?
We are looking into Rodeo and RealChoice for this solution.
Being that we are all wireless we want to be able to provide voip and
some video with our higher tier package.
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