#mvpd

[mediakind]

Superaggregation: The inventive fusion of many technologies

Our relationship with media has been irrevocably transformed by streaming. The move away from traditional Pay-TV bundles and toward mobile-first packages encapsulates the "anytime, anywhere" mentality that the majority of audiences now embrace. In one of the most intense media industry competitions in recent memory, technological behemoths are pouring billions of dollars into brand-new services and content in an effort to grow their digital audiences.

Operators who include streaming into their entertainment offerings reap a number of advantages, not the least of which is a greater consumer offering and possible revenue growth. However, operators must adopt new technology, collaborate with bigger competitors, and create new value propositions if they want to thrive in a world of giants and keep the sales engine running.

The development of aggregators

Since operators have such a close contact with their clients, they are given first priority when establishing collaborations and creating new media services. In order to connect people with mobile services, connect households with broadband connectivity, and provide a centralized bill at the end of each month, it is essential that mobile business units build efficient and unified billing systems.

Operators have embraced the role of service aggregators as a result of the provisioning of additional services under a single utility bill. The inclusion of well-known streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and ESPN+ in MVPD packages has been warmly received by operators. With little effort or extra expense, it gives its clients on-demand access to well-known OTT content. The option to pay with only one bill, as straightforward as it may appear, is the other essential value addition for the customer.

The transition of operators into the position of super aggregators is the following stage. They are in a great position to offer a sophisticated commerce engine that aggregates mobile, video, and wider entertainment offerings thanks to their measurement of audience consumption patterns and provision of unique billing. The mix of TV, video, and gaming platforms offers operators the chance to position themselves as the orchestrator of entertainment services while facilitating access to next immersive formats like 360-degree video and virtual reality services.

Change is sparked by innovation

In a world where most media is consumed via mobile devices and the cloud, operators have largely changed. They either developed their own cloud services or collaborated with bigger players like Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure to achieve this. They have also actively contributed to this change by establishing cloud infrastructures and initiating the global 5G rollout.

In the present, broadcasters, operators, and service providers are creatively combining their respective technological platforms. Any media service may now be delivered on any device thanks to improvements in cloud-based rendering, more powerful computing capability, 5G, and mobile video streaming. Operators must consider the entire media ecosystem and use cloud-first technology in order to fully realize the potential of their services.

Consumer behaviors are altering as a result of the transition to a streaming-first world. Our daily connections to social, employment, and educational services now rely heavily on operators. We can also see how technological advancements streamline conventional value chains and change how broadcasters, content owners, and consumers interact. Operators may now orchestrate well-liked entertainment services thanks to direct-to-consumer (D2C) propositions, which creates opportunities for open, transparent conversations between businesses and customers. I think operators' reach and coverage will be increasingly important to the vast majority of service providers. The impact of the pay-TV provider TIM, which, according to Digital TV Europe, paid almost 40% of DAZN's new rights fee to carry DAZN's linear channels and its new Serie A soccer content in Italy, is one recent example.

We at MediaKind have always held the view that innovation is the real force behind change. With the support of our end-to-end solution portfolio, operators can get the most out of their media services. This includes streamlining the distribution process, recommending the ideal user interface, and ensuring that the MVPD products' latency and image quality are always adjusted.

The Dawn of Super Aggregation

The media landscape has effectively integrated the aggregation of streaming services. But as of right now, the aggregators we use to get media only include the top five or six streaming apps. The difficulties with content licensing and streaming services' desire to maintain exclusive access to audience insights are the main causes of this. It will take time to develop into a true super aggregator, and to live up to user expectations, consistent channel and app aggregation is required.

Delivering an aggregated service at scale necessitates the use of universal search and discovery, which is both difficult and essential. The user experience is distorted and inconsistent if one service provider or one app is isolated among multiple other apps. Any program that offers results must be proposed in a truly aggregated search function.

The process of acquiring, delivering, and experiencing content has undergone a significant transformation as a result of the switch from hardware to software in the media processing domain, even though this may still be a few years away. A wide range of fresh experiences for consumers as well as innovative business models for operators, broadcasters, and operators have been made possible by the change. The focus of the following chapter will be on cloud-native media processes and media components. The transformation will be led by operators who are primed and ready.

[lunasilverpelt]

I drew them again lmao

(Again, Tower Peppino (Swirly) by @mr--stick n co.) (SNS Pepp is called "No" here because my Pizza Tower RP Sever)

Love this format. Did these for matching PFPs too lol

[ncisfranchise-source]

THE “CBS FALL FIRST LOOK” SPECIAL, HEADLINED BY SCORES OF NEW AND RETURNING CBS STARS, WILL BE BROADCAST THURSDAY, SEPT. 19

The Special, Which Features Numerous Sneak Peeks, Fun Facts and Cross-Show Conversations Between the Stars, Will Also Be Available on Demand Across Multiple Platforms Through Mid-November

CBS FALL FIRST LOOK, a special headlined by scores of new and returning CBS stars sharing fun facts and cross-show conversations about “CBS Fall” 2024 and presenting sneak peeks across the lineup, will be broadcast Thursday, Sept. 19 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available for live stream and VOD on Paramount+*, Pluto TV, MVPDs, vMVPDs and CBS.com/CBS App.

Extended segments include stars from returning hit series ELSBETH, FBI, FIRE COUNTRY, GHOSTS, NCIS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD and SURVIVOR – and the five new CBS Original series: GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST WEDDING, MATLOCK, NCIS: ORIGINS, POPPA’S HOUSE and THE SUMMIT – with cameos from additional returning stars featured throughout! (Click for more info on MATLOCK, THE SUMMIT, NCIS: ORIGINS, GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE and POPPA’S HOUSE)

Throughout the special viewers can get primed for the return of simply satisfying original CBS fare with a mix of first looks from the Network’s new and returning shows as they count down to the special Sunday sneak peek premieres for MATLOCK (Sept. 22) and THE SUMMIT (Sept. 29) – and “CBS Premiere Week,” kicking off with TRACKER on Sunday, Oct. 13.

[azspot]

The “new” media landscape is starting to look a lot like the “old” media landscape. Disney/ABC, Paramount/CBS, Comcast/NBCU, plus a bunch of pay or premium options like WBD/Max and newcomer, Apple TV+. How long before YouTubeTV or Hulu Plus Live or Roku replace traditional MVPDs? The ground is literally shaking under the foundations of the business – we’ll see how it goes.

Streamflation

[bonetickler]

Some information I’ve built up while doing research and figuring things out for my beloved child, most characters mentioned, aside from Asher, Rat, and Mouse are from buddies in a discord I’m part of. MVPD is a multiverse police force thing.

Diving into Schizophrenia and how it is affecting my son Asher. :^

It can be triggered but there are times when it can just *happen*. Being spurred on by stressful events or just something that occurs over time, starting small and just getting worse until he hits a full break. Something that can build up with him being unaware even. Psychoses would be something that he would be quite common buddies with. Episodes tend to be more online with 'know' than a 'think' mentality, there isn't a 'I think they want to kill me.' It's a 'I know they're going to kill me.' The fact that they can just start without any real reasoning can leave it to feel senseless like your dread being triggered before you even knew it was being set up.

The problem is that he sees primarily, he doesn't feel it that big a deal he sees or hears things, but the times he would get violent if it's just that bad would irk him, not always bound to happen but in a case where his flight or flight happen to trigger towards the latter he's naturally inclined instinctually to 'defend' himself. (Growing Violent in episodes is not common in most cases, but again, he has been ingrained with acting violently during stress. Makes him much more lenient towards trying to stay out of things when he can too, hence his preference to stay antisocial yet that only goes to make things worse, separating yourself by choice or not leaves only you as a witness to those events, no one to listen to what is really digging into your mental and just going to leave him worse off. Yet still he's adamant on keeping that as a thing he'd rather not talk about, rather not have anyone be around for that. It's been practically ingrained in him that it's embarrassing, that it's abhorrent.

Even then, it can be something quiet, like a silent little breakdown, no outward panic, no shouting, no muttering. It can just be a full shutdown. Quiet and zoned in on his own world. Or it acts like a sudden burst of energy, like you're on top of the world, something that would be dubbed as why he did, and will do, the dangerous things he has. Being so reckless with things because he's dead convinced he's literally on top of it all, it's manic.

There are many varying types, and not everyone with it will experience all of them, one person can experience only 'quiet' episodes and that's it, other's can end up more manic. It's dependent on the person from what I can gather.

Episodes can *last* typically span from a few days to weeks, or in worse cases can end up lasting for months. In most cases they don't even tend to be common either, one or two in a person's lifetime, but the severity is dependent on circumstances. Considering factors of Asher's drug and alcohol use, his line of work, anxiety, previous living circumstances, and obviously trauma as always, *can never escape that*, just only go to make it crushing. I do fear him having an episode would be more common than he likes. Not as bad as before, Rat and Mouse only went to feed into that problem, pushing him into those episodes and then leaving him on his own for days before they decided to go and find him, something that was easy, they tended to leave him in the vault and he wouldn't leave it most of the time, outside was already horrifying as is when he was in a clear head. There was no 'coming down' from those episodes, no education on *what* was happening and there being no real care for it, they only went into feeding into what he 'knew' was happening, accidentally to start but considering they held no real patience to try and figure how to deal with it just ended up to them feeding it on purpose. Feeding into it and just leaving. Coming down was just him being so physically worn out that his body couldn't keep up with it, how most of his episodes even beyond that would end.

Understanding it more so only gives way to looking at things and just setting the possibility for his behavior and set feelings on certain people as a result to have occurred because of it, namely the MVPD stuff. He's never been imprisoned before, not like that, he was already freaking out to start, but then he's being restrained and it's no longer his panic being caused by the fact that he's been caught, but that they're going to kill him. Being how sporadic he's acted beforehand and the lack of actual training there ever is, by EMS or any actual force, it just leaves him to seem like a lunatic, and being presented at face value as a drug addict high on something leaves it to seem like its more on a substance level rather than mental. Overall it was a horrible experience he kept trying to claw his way out of, he couldn't trust any of those people there, and he didn't feel like he could outside of that, the experience was set and god does it stick.

Before meeting Cricket, they were a lot more common, at the start of the odd run-in situation they were, but eventually, he found himself able to stabilize himself more. He had someone he could trust and gods he does. Something that made sleeping at night easier, the occurrences where he woke up to eyes boring into him and hearing *it* becoming less common, he didn’t sleep just because he couldn’t keep up anymore, he was genuinely able just to lie down.

It leans into his preference to sleep around people even if it’s a platonic situation, he clings to being able to have that with the people he does.

[streetartsdistrict]

Three Hollywood studios up end sports TV with joint streaming service

Three of Hollywood's studios stunned the streaming industry with a sports-focused "skinny bundle" that will peel away even more cable subscribers, and might impact virtual MVPDs like YouTube TV. But for now, lots of questions, starting with price. If it was, say, $45, would you subscribe?

[taqato-alim]

Analysis of: Memorandum of Agreement for the 2023 WGA Theatrical and Television Basic Agreement (September 25, 2023)

PDF-Download: https://www.wgacontract2023.org/wgacontract/files/memorandum-of-agreement-for-the-2023-wga-theatrical-and-television-basic-agreement.pdf

Here is a summary of the key points discussed in bullet form:

The CBA establishes fair and balanced standards for wages, benefits, credits and working conditions through good faith negotiations.

Rights and duties are reasonably balanced between unions, workers and employers with meaningful obligations on all sides.

Dispute resolution processes promote transparency, accountability and protection of due process rights.

Provisions support the financial security, job stability, bargaining power and professional recognition of writers.

Residual structures and payment formulas provide ongoing compensation linked to works' lasting value and adaptation.

Healthcare contributions and pension funding secure important benefits for writers' wellbeing.

Staffing/development guarantees foster stable working environments ideal for creative output.

Considerations are made for the legitimate interests of all stakeholders, including production companies.

Quality control is indirectly encouraged through provisions enabling focus on merit-based work.

Overall the agreement demonstrates high-quality reasoning aimed at mutual understanding between bargaining parties.

Here is a summary of the key points:

Term of the agreement is from September 25, 2023 to May 1, 2026.

Incorporates the provisions of the 2020 WGA - AMPTP Theatrical and Television Basic Agreement and the 2020 WGA - Network Theatrical and Television Basic Agreement, as amended by this Memorandum of Agreement.

Resolves any inconsistencies in favor of the terms in this Memorandum of Agreement.

Allows the Guild to divert up to 0.5% from certain salary minimums in 2024 and up to an additional 0.5% in 2025 to increase pension or health fund contribution rates.

Increases most minimum salary rates by compound annual increases, generally 5% in the first year, 4% in the second year, and 3.5% in the third year.

Increases residuals bases and other payments by varying percentages each year.

Establishes terms for contracts entered into during the term of the agreement covering new media productions, SVOD programs, virtual MVPDs, and other areas.

Modifies various articles covering areas like arbitration, credits, derivate works, foreign markets, and more.

Sets an expiration date of May 1, 2026 but allows certain provisions to continue applying to works produced during the term.

Based on its content and purpose, this document is a collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

Some key evidence that points to it being a CBA:

It is an agreement negotiated between a labor union (the Writers Guild of America) and multiple production companies represented by their bargaining agent (the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers).

It establishes terms and conditions of employment for writers covered under the agreement, including minimum salaries, residuals, credits, union dues, healthcare, and pension contributions.

It has a set duration or "term" of several years, as is typical for CBAs negotiated in the entertainment industry.

It references and modifies existing CBAs between the parties to establish new baseline terms.

The language and formatting resemble other CBAs, with contract language clearly denoted and provisions numbered for easy reference.

So in summary, given its context as an agreement negotiated between a union and employers to govern wages, hours and working conditions, this document falls squarely into the genre of a collective bargaining agreement.

Here are the key stakeholders affected by this collective bargaining agreement and an evaluation of how it addresses their interests:

Writers: The CBA primarily aims to protect writers' interests by setting baseline standards for pay, benefits, credits and working conditions. It clearly prioritizes writers' wages and job protections.

WGA Unions: The agreement empowers the unions to collectively bargain on behalf of all members and establishes processes for dispute resolution that promote members' interests.

Production Companies: Terms are balanced to also consider companies' economic interests through provisions on derivatives works, foreign markets, etc. Dispute resolution ensures streamlined compliance.

Actors/Directors Guilds: As other entertainment unions, they have an indirect stake, but this CBA focuses just on writer interests without encroaching on other guild contracts.

Consumers: Quality control and ethical standards could positively influence the art and media being produced. Transparency promotes confidence in the output and its funding.

Shareholders: Employers' economic interests are reasonably taken into account to avoid excessive cost burdens that could impact investment returns.

Overall, while primarily aimed at directly representing writers, the CBA demonstrates a balanced, fair consideration of other key stakeholders' legitimate interests through establishment of expected norms, processes and parameters of negotiation.

Here is an evaluation of the rights and duties established in the document:

Rights:

Workers have right to union representation and collectively bargain compensation/terms.

Unions can advocate for members and ensure transparency in credits and disputes.

All parties have due process rights in dispute mediation/arbitration.

Duties:

Employers must meet minimum pay standards, benefit contributions, working conditions.

Unions must fairly represent all workers and maintain professional conduct.

All parties must negotiate in good faith and follow terms of final agreements.

Dispute processes have timelines that obligate timely resolution/information sharing.

Credit, derivative work and residual rules outline obligations around attributions.

The rights and duties presented seem balanced and reciprocal. Obligations require substantive actions but also procedural fairness. No extra-contractual rights or out-of-scope duties are established. Protections are granted alongside meaningful responsibilities. Overall, an equitable establishment of interrelated entitlements and expectations between stakeholders is exhibited. No obvious concerns regarding overreach or gaps in rights/duties were identified.

There are several key benefits established by this collective bargaining agreement:

Financial security - Minimum pay rates, healthcare coverage, pension funding ensure a basic standard of compensation.

Job protections - Credit processes, prohibitions against circumventing rules promote stable work opportunities.

Recognition/attribution - Credit, derivative works and sequel policies uphold appropriate professional recognition.

Bargaining power - Collective negotiations through unions empower workers in setting industry-wide standards.

Flexibility - Exceptions, modifications allow tailoring provisions reasonably based on specialized circumstances over time.

Stability - Establishing mid-to-long term agreements promotes predictability versus constant renegotiation.

Transparency - Defined dispute/credits mechanisms promote understanding outcomes rather than arbitrary decisions.

Efficiency - Incorporating/modifying past CBAs builds on established practices versus reinventing processes.

Experience - Industry expertise helps craft balanced, practical guidelines informed by talented professionals' knowledge.

Overall, these union-negotiated benefits secure workers' livelihood needs and professional interests through recognized, standardized frameworks - goals yielding mutual benefits between labor and employers. No concerns about unintended or unduly burdensome outcomes were noticed.

Here is an evaluation of how the document addresses the interests and needs of writers as key stakeholders:

Financial Security: Minimum pay rates, health benefits, pension funding directly support writers' livelihood needs.

Recognition: Strict credit requirements uphold proper attribution for writers' creative works.

Fair Compensation: Residual formulas offer ongoing payment tied to works' enduring success/value.

Input Value: Requirements for assigned material pay reflect writers' upfront contributions fairly.

Workplace Protection: Prohibitions against circumventing rules promote stable, respected employment.

Authorship Rights: Policies around derivatives, sequels protect writers' ongoing interests in built worlds.

Bargaining Representation: Unions collectively advocate on behalf of all writers versus individuals.

Balance of Interests: Terms seem reasonably balanced between labor and profit considerations.

Transparency: Dispute/credits procedures promote open awareness of outcomes affecting writers.

Consistency: Incorporating past accords builds predictability around established industry practices.

Overall, while technical, the agreement's focus and provisions advance writers' core interests in stability, fair compensation, proper attribution and respect as creative professionals. No conflicts with writers' key needs or goals were identified.

The document establishes several provisions that directly promote financial security for writers:

Minimum pay rates for various roles/works provide baseline income standards. Rates increase each year.

Healthcare contributions ensure access to medical coverage, an important benefit.

Pension plan funding helps secure retirement income through employer contributions.

Residual structures like reuse formulas continue generating income from enduring works.

High budget/premium pay scales for major projects provide potentially substantial incomes.

Staffing/development room guarantees offer multi-week income stability from employment.

Expanded platforms like New Media establish residual frameworks for emerging revenue streams.

Dispute/arbitration avenues help ensure terms around compensation are properly followed/enforced.

While an individual contract could modify some terms, the agreement substantively empowers writers' long-term financial security through mandated wage standards, benefit structures, revenue-sharing policies and negotiating leverage afforded by collective representation. No apparent conflicts with supporting financial stability were identified. The focus clearly promotes this important goal.

The document directly addresses healthcare contributions for writers in a few key ways:

It mandates that employers contribute to an industry-wide health plan on behalf of covered writers.

The contribution rates are set at fixed percentages of minimum salaries that increase each year of the agreement, ensuring greater funding over time to support the plan.

It allows the unions to divert a small percentage of minimum salaries in some years specifically to increase healthcare contribution rates, prioritizing this important benefit.

By establishing writers' access to healthcare through employer contributions as required by the agreement, it helps secure workers' ability to obtain medical coverage.

The health plan is part of the industries' overall system that provides coverage to thousands of entertainment industry professionals.

Collectively bargaining over these provisions helps maximize funding for the plans to support high quality, comprehensive care services.

In summary, the healthcare contribution structures embedded in the agreement clearly prioritize secure access to healthcare services as a core worker benefit achieved through good faith negotiations between unions and management. This provision directly enhances writers' health and financial stability.

Here is an evaluation of how the document addresses residual structures for writers:

It establishes rules for payment of reuse/residual fees whenever original works are exploited through repeats, spin-offs, or derivative use.

Residual formulas are set as a percentage of salary based on type/length of reuse, ensuring ongoing return linked to continuing value.

Platform-neutral definitions of categories like New Media foreseeably apply residuals to emerging revenue streams.

Rules aim to close interpretation loopholes by clarifying qualifying uses such as foreign or promotional airs.

Dispute procedures allow challenging non-payment or underpayment to enforce residual rights contractually owed.

formulas and terms are periodically re-negotiated to update rates keeping pace with marketplace changes.

Residual structures acknowledge that works retain value over time as part of overall compensation package.

By contractually guaranteeing writers a portion of subsequent income, the agreement substantively supports their long-term financial interests through an ongoing stake in works' enduring success and adaptation to new platforms - key goals advancing intermediary residual rights and protections.

The document addresses residual formulas for writers in the following ways:

It establishes royalty rates and formulas for different types of work reuse/exploitation through repeats, derivative works, foreign and new media platforms.

Formulas are tiered based on original work format (film, TV, digital media etc.) and length of reuse to determine equitable percentages owed.

Rates are regularly negotiated upwards to keep pace with evolving revenue streams and inflation.

Clear definitions of covered reuse scenarios aim to prevent exploitation loopholes.

Formulas apply platform-neutrally to capture future monetization models.

Residuals continue paying writers for the life of a work, reflecting ongoing value created.

Terms help ensure writers share fairly in continuing success of their intellectual property.

Dispute processes enforce payment adherence to formulas contractually guaranteed.

By locking in residual formulas through collective bargaining, the agreement establishes ongoing revenue participation as a core part of compensation - a key goal in providing ongoing rewards linked to works' enduring value well after initial payment. Formulas substantively support long-term interests.

Here are a few ways the document addresses staffing/development room guarantees for writers:

It mandates minimum terms of employment for writers engaged as staff writers or in development rooms.

Staffing contracts are guaranteed for either 26 weeks or 52 weeks, providing stable income blocks.

Development deals mandating 6-month or 12-month employment support new work incubation.

Guaranteed roles and timeframes allow writers to fully focus on creative work without precarity.

Stability promotes quality output by facilitating long-term collaboration and continuity.

Standardizing deals industry-wide strengthens individual bargaining power.

Employment rules curb potential abuse of short contract cycles to circumvent benefits.

Disciplinary/cause termination procedures prevent arbitrary firing during guarantee periods.

By locking in baseline employment terms, these provisions help sustain writers' livelihoods while cultivating environments ideal for creative work - important support goals for the writing profession through negotiated guarantees. Stability and protections are key aims advanced here for stakeholders.

Evaluating how the document addresses Production Companies' interests:

Cost Control: While guaranteeing stable costs like healthcare/pensions, inflation-tied minimum increases ensure predictability.

Equity: Dispute mechanisms promote equitable, fact-based resolution against arbitrary union demands.

Flexibility: Industry expertise helps craft balanced, practical rules informed by experience of both sides.

Predictability: Multi-year format establishes mid-long term planning allowances versus constant interruptions.

Adaptability: Exceptions/modifications enable tailoring coverage reasonably based on unique factors.

Economic Factors: Provisions thoughtfully account for profitability factors like foreign/new media earnings.

Creative Autonomy: Guidelines focus on authorship/economics only without restricting story/production decisions.

Representation: Negotiating through the centralized Alliance empowers management leverage in process.

While prioritizing core worker needs, the contract demonstrates efforts to craft comprehensive yet balanced terms factoring profitability needs into an equitable agreement with built-in mechanisms ensuring flexibility and accountability on both sides. No conflicts with Production Companies' legitimate business interests were apparent.

The document establishes several provisions that can positively influence quality control and ethical standards during production:

Credit procedures uphold proper attribution, encouraging quality work deserving of recognition.

Minimum pay rates help attract and retain skilled talent, benefiting creative output.

Basic compensation/benefits support workers' wellbeing and ability to focus on quality craft.

Staffing rules promoting stable crews enhance continuity and collaboration vital to high standards.

Transparency in disputes/credits promotes confidence that merits alone will determine attribution.

Balanced negotiations respect all parties' legitimate needs, preventing corners from being unduly cut.

Protections against circumventing intent discourage tactics that could compromise integrity.

Regular renegotiations allow periodically updating rules as needed to address new challenges.

While not directly creative directives, these workplace standards help enable conditions where quality work consistent with ethical aims can reasonably thrive. Creatives are empowered and incentives prioritize merits over arbitrary factors or harmful compromises. Overall the agreement prioritizes an environment favoring control and conduct upholding high production values.

Here is an evaluation of the ethics presented in this collective bargaining agreement:

Fairness: The agreement establishes a process of good faith negotiations between equal parties and sets standards around wages, benefits and working conditions that appear to represent a good balance of interests and treat all workers fairly.

Transparency: Key terms are clearly defined upfront. Dispute resolution and credits processes promote transparency in outcomes. Certain limitations on inspections of data seem reasonable given commercial interests.

Inclusiveness: The CBA represents all union members, not just some, and sets universal standards rather than special exemptions to any membership group.

Accountability: Mechanisms like deadlines, notices and credits arbitration ensure obligations are met and workers can challenge any disputes through agreed channels and oversight.

Respect: The agreement establishes an atmosphere of mutual understanding and respect between unions and employers through professional language and recognition of each party's interests.

Integrity: Rules appear aimed at upholding the integrity of negotiations, credits and employment standards over time rather than enabling ways to circumvent the spirit of rules.

Overall, based on establishing due process, balancing interests fairly and upholding high standards of conduct, the content and aims of this agreement promote ethical practices and outcomes between workers and their representatives. No obvious unjust, harmful or deceptive provisions were noticed.

While the document does not explicitly reference the supreme law (Constitution) of the United States, its purposes and provisions appear consistent with Constitutional principles in several ways:

Freedom of Association: By allowing collectively bargained agreements between unions and employers, it protects the 1st Amendment right of workers to join together to advocate for their interests.

Due Process: Establishing clear dispute resolution procedures upholds due process rights under the 5th/14th Amendments to challenge grievances through an impartial process.

Equal Treatment: Terms apply universally versus creating special classes of workers, respecting 14th Amendment equal protection.

Contracts Clause: Continuing past agreement terms without retroactive changes respects the Constitutional protection of private contracts.

Interstate Commerce: Covering an industry engaged in multistate/international trade, it regulates labor matters within the Congress' interstate commerce authority.

Labor Laws: Collective bargaining promotes national labor relations/policies that Congress is authorized to regulate through legislation like the National Labor Relations Act.

While the CBA governs private actions, it aims to establish reasonable, balanced procedures and consistent baselines promoting stable expectations between parties - goals consistent with upholding rule of law and Constitutional protections for workers. No concerns about violating supreme law were identified.

Upon reviewing the document, I did not find any obvious logical fallacies.

Some reasoning presented could be scrutinized further, but appears generally sound given the context of negotiating a complex collective bargaining agreement between multiple stakeholders. Here are a few thoughts:

No appeals to emotion or popularity were noticed that could constitute Fallacies of weakness (e.g. ad populum, ad misericordiam). Tone remained professional.

Provisions establishing terms did not seem to rely on questionable premises that could reflect non sequiturs or equivocations in reasoning.

Definitions laid important groundwork and appeared self-consistent without circularity or ambiguity that might enable fallacious arguments.

Incorporation of past agreements was done reasonably vs. enforcing past decisions fallaciously.

Exceptions to rules were explained and limited without creating true fallacies of exclusion.

Dispute structures promoted impartial facts/logic over prejudices or regressions to questionable priorities.

Rationale was presented neutrally vs. apparent biases that could enable persuasive definitions, accident or ad ignorantiam fallacies.

Overall, while extensive negotiations could enable more fallacious thinking unintentionally, the document demonstrated efforts at accurate, comprehensively reasoned positions supported coherently on their own stated logic and merits. No conclusive logical fallacies were evident. Care and diligence seemed applied.

Here are the usual evaluation criteria for determining the genre of a document and my analysis of this document based on each criterion:

Intended Audience: CBAs are intended for labor unions and employers/management. This document is clearly intended for the WGA unions and AMPTP member companies.

Organization/Structure: CBAs follow an expected structure of establishing terms, referencing existing agreements, defining key terms, outlining dispute resolution processes, etc. This document closely mirrors that structure.

Language/Tone: CBAs use legal/contract language to outline obligations and technical language around industry norms. This uses such language throughout with "contract language" clearly denoted.

Purpose: CBAs aim to establish standards around pay, benefits, credits and working conditions. This document modifies an existing CBA to set baseline terms for writers' employment.

Subject Matter: CBAs cover subjects like compensation, healthcare, pensions, job duties/definitions. This addresses those subjects along with residuals, new media terms, credits and more.

Cross-references: CBAs often reference earlier/related CBAs to build out terms over time. This modifies and incorporates terms from prior WGA-AMPTP CBAs.

Based on evaluation against these typical criteria, all evidence strongly supports that this document falls into the genre of a collective bargaining agreement between a union and employers. The intended structure, legal tone, reference to existing agreements and aim of establishing employment terms align it clearly with this genre.

Overall, the quality of reason demonstrated in this document is quite high. Some evidence:

Goals are clearly outlined upfront related to establishing baseline employment terms through a transparent negotiation process between represented parties.

Key terms are logically defined at the outset for consistent understanding and application.

Modifications are reasonably explained by referencing problematic ambiguity or changing industry conditions to promote fair, effective rules.

Obligations on both sides are presented as balanced and neutral rather than biased, self-serving or illogical. Mutual understandings are emphasized.

Dispute resolution mechanisms encourage addressing disagreements rationally and fact-based rather than arbitrarily.

Standards cover expected topics through detailed yet organized provisions considering reasonable reader interpretation.

Qualifications or exceptions to rules demonstrate internal consistency with overall aims rather than appearing arbitrary or aimless.

Outside references incorporate outside knowledge or consensus as applicable to inform provisions reasonably.

While detailed and complex, the document thoughtfully explains its positions and establishes accountable, practical guidelines through language emphasizing objectivity, consistency and resolution of conflicts reasonably agreeable to represented parties. Overall, a strong efforts at quality reason is exhibited.

In evaluating the quality of this document as a collective bargaining agreement, here are some observations:

Structure and Organization: The structure and organization of the document are very clear and logical. Key terms are defined upfront and provisions are numbered for easy reference. This follows expected conventions.

Grammar and Style: The language uses appropriate contractual/legal style and grammar throughout. Contract terms are denoted. Technical industry terms are clearly explained or summarized for the reader.

Completeness: As a Memorandum of Agreement meant to revise an earlier CBA, it clearly incorporates what it modifies and outlines a comprehensive set of baseline terms spanning multiple areas of relevance.

Consistency: Terms are defined consistently and provisions reference each other cohesively. No obvious internal inconsistencies were noticed.

Clarity: While detailed, the intent and obligations established in provisions are written clearly for the intended audience of labor/management. Legal jargon is kept to a minimum.

Accuracy: As the ratified agreement between the parties, it appears to accurately establish the terms agreed upon based on the evidence.

Overall, the document demonstrates a high quality in its structure, organization, consistency, comprehensiveness and clarity as a genre-appropriate CBA meant to govern an industry. The language, definitions and incorporation of prior agreements are rigorously professional. This suggests a well-executed quality of drafting.

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— Mario Calandra (@MariusKalander) Mar 20, 2023

[mediakind]

The Transformation of Primary Video Distribution: Embracing the Future

Every day, millions of people tune in to watch their favorite TV shows, live events, and preferred media content. This massive exercise is made possible by distribution networks, which play a crucial role in delivering this content from the owners to the viewers.

Understanding the Relevance of Primary Distribution

As a system, Primary Distribution plays a vital role by enabling the transfer of media content like live sports events or 24/7 TV channels from creators and content owners to distribution entities. These distribution intermediaries such as broadcasters, Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (MVPDs), Paid TV Providers, and Over-the-top media platforms, in turn, deliver the content to consumers’ screens via the delivery network of their choice, ranging from a mobile network to a cable connection, or a satellite TV to a terrestrial TV.

When it comes to the professional distribution of live events or archive media for 24/7 channels, the distribution entities need a system that enables them to deliver the content securely, reliably, and in high quality. The video primary distribution, which has evolved from satellite transmission to IP-based delivery and cloud operations, offers flexibility, cost savings, and adaptability. Hybrid distribution models are also considered as a viable option.

Meeting the Demands of Modern Media Delivery

The critical stage of primary distribution ensures the delivery of TV channels from the content provider's video headend and uplink to the headends of each service provider. Scattered across expansive geographical regions, these headends serve as crucial intermediaries, transmitting the received TV channels to millions of paying consumers eager to savor the content.

However, any hiccups or interruptions in the primary distribution network can swiftly ripple through, causing immediate and far-reaching consequences, and impacting millions of viewers. Such disruptions can prompt customers to switch to alternative providers and have financial implications for service providers as well as content creators.

As such, in the dynamic world of content delivery, there is a pressing need for a robust solution that places the viewers at the heart of the action by securely and consistently capturing, transmitting, and delivering top-notch content across the globe.

Revolutionizing the Landscape: MediaKind's Distribution Portfolio

In the fast-paced world of media delivery, ensuring that content reaches its audience securely, reliably, and with the highest quality is paramount. MediaKind's Distribution portfolio is at the forefront of the innovation journey, transcending the evolving landscape of primary distribution applications. Here’s a snapshot of the portfolio’s impressive capabilities:

Streamlined Efficiency

Whether it is renting satellite space or managing internet bandwidth, cutting down transmission costs is crucial for broadcasters and operators. Using top-notch video codecs to keep quality high while using less bandwidth, MediaKind’s portfolio is designed to trim down transmission bandwidth requirements in multiple ways, which includes using more cost-effective internet transmission channels. Moreover, MediaKind's Distribution portfolio backs HEVC encoding, decoding, and transcoding, all aimed at reducing bandwidth and transmission expenses.

Real-Time Experience

When it comes to live sports and multi-device viewing, minimizing latency is a key focus. Low latency provides a more real-time experience and prevents issues like score notifications from appearing before viewers see the action. MediaKind’s Distribution portfolio offers various operating modes that let operators choose the best balance between latency, bandwidth, and picture quality. When compared to competing solutions in the market, MediaKind’s statistical multiplexing solution is 2 seconds lower, making it one of the best solutions to address the latency issues.

Enhanced Content Protection

Protecting high-value content like live sports from unauthorized access is essential for revenue security. MediaKind’s Distribution portfolio includes Director 128, a powerful 128-bit rotating key-based encryption solution, which makes it exceptionally challenging for pirates to access content.

Optimal Reliability

Reliability, as an attribute, is a must in distribution systems, especially when there is premium sports content at stake. MediaKind’s advanced portfolio ensures 99.999% reliability or better, minimizing off-air time and potential customer churn. With support for redundancy models like 1 + 1 or n + m and offering geo-redundant central distribution sites, MediaKind seamlessly integrates hybrid IP and satellite distribution systems.

Augmented Operational Flexibility

Managing a primary distribution system can be complex, especially when dealing with regional blackouts and flexible event timings. Backed by the Director management platform, MediaKind offers precise control over parameters per event and per affiliate. This includes enabling or disabling access and switching to alternative services as needed, ensuring that the right content reaches the intended audience.

Future-Proof Solution

Primary distribution systems can be costly to install and replace, making scalability and future-proofing vital. MediaKind’s portfolio is built around software components, including the versatile RX1 edge device, making it easy to expand functionality, both in terms of scale and new features. With an all-IP architecture, functional units can be deployed as software-only, and the central processing hub can reside in either a public or private cloud. This means scalability, flexibility, accessibility, and rapid adaptation to evolving needs are all within reach.

Conclusion: MediaKind's Vision for Dependable and Scalable Content Distribution

In summary, MediaKind's Distribution portfolio offers a dependable and secure solution for content distribution, be it for time-sensitive events or continuous 24/7 programming. At the same time, it keeps the operational and transmission expenses in check. It also provides versatile support for satellite, all-IP, or hybrid satellite/IP solutions. Moreover, its future-proof software-based design ensures seamless growth and adjustment to meet the ever-evolving business and operational needs of contemporary distributors worldwide.

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DOJ Opens Pattern or Practice Investigation into the Mount Vernon Police Department

On December 3, 2021, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams announced that the Department of Justice opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into the Mount Vernon Police Department, pursuant to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.  The DOJ investigation will assess whether there is reasonable cause to believe that MVPD engages in a pattern or practice of: (1) discriminatory policing, in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Safe Streets Act, and the Fourteenth Amendment; (2) using excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment; (3) conducting unlawful strip and body cavity searches, in violation of the Fourth Amendment; or (4) mishandling evidence, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.  The investigation will be conducted by a team of career civil attorneys from the Special Litigation Section of the Civil Rights Division and the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.  Individuals who wish to share information related to the investigation are encouraged to contact us via email at community.mvpd@usdoj.gov, by phone at 1-866-985-1378, or through the Civil Rights Division’s Civil Rights Portal, available at https://civilrights.justice.gov/.

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Little Known Facts About Rpd Meter.

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Sampling would consist of a random number of viewers becoming calculated in a current market where by that sample represents the marketplace. Nielsen’s usage of Nearby Folks Meters (LPM) in twenty five of the top 26 markets benefit from sampling. RPD’s, on the other hand, include many different set-prime packing containers that will differ by marketplace according to the Nielsen or comScore romantic relationship While using the supplier.

Custody transfer is a metering issue exactly where pure fuel is measured on the market and possession transfers from one occasion to a different. Accuracy is a prerequisite in fiscal metering, dictated by business requirements, govt rules, custody contracts, and metrology requirements.

Cable and satellite providers gather data from their subscribers established-top packing containers. Similar to personal computers and clever telephones, the established-best bins monitor and keep their use. Return Route capable set-prime containers can retail store info of what was seen after which return that data towards the MVPD (Multi-channel Video Programming Distributor) provider.

When Nielsen retired diaries and released RPD+ The brand new measurement brought higher viewing levels in practically just about every marketplace. Katz’s Examination in the change also confirmed local shifts in hourly viewing from a single measurement to another.

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I try to turn my focus onto the screen but with every glance, I noticed something different. He has unusually long nails and skin as pale as a corpse. I remember my mother telling me stories of vicious creatures that roamed among us. There haven’t been any reports or any sightings in years but the way my pulse is quickening what I'm seeing is no coincidence. I discreetly pull out my phone and begin to dial the number for MVPD. before I could press the call button, a drunk frat boy plops beside me and starts conversing loudly with me. the suspicious guest looks over at me and I immediately look away nervously. We lock eyes one more time and it's like he can sense what my thoughts are because before I have time to react, he sinks his teeth into the player on his right.