We are a partner in Real Choice. Layne Sisk ServerPlus 801.426.8283, ext 102
-----Original Message----- From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Friday, February 23, 2018 6:21 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] RodeoTV vs. RealChoice TV When you say "We", do you mean that ServerPlus has an IPTV solution? Is this something you're reselling? ------ Original Message ------ From: "Layne Sisk" <la...@serverplus.com> To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> Sent: 2/23/2018 5:31:27 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] RodeoTV vs. RealChoice TV >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:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com >Sent: Friday, February 23, 2018 3:17 PM >To: af@afmug.com >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: af@afmug.com >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, "ch...@wbmfg.com" <ch...@wbmfg.com> >>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: af@afmug.com >>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 <cl...@hagerstownfiber.com> >>>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
