Virtual Digital Cable

Short description: US multichannel video distributor

VDC Corporation

Type| Private
Industry| Television, Internet Television, IPTV, Streaming Media
Fate| Defunct
Founded| Highland Park, Illinois, United States (2010 (2010))
Headquarters| Northbrook, Illinois, USA
Products| Cablecasting, Television on the Desktop, IPTV
Website| http://www.vdc.com

VDC Corporation was a distributor of multichannel video programming that delivered live cable television through broadband connected computers in the United States. They developed and were involved in the distribution and delivery of live cable television programming channels.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Controversies
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History

VDC Corporation was founded in 2002 by Scott Wolf. VDC was a pioneer in the delivery of live cable programming to mobile devices. The company transitioned its mobile product to the delivery of live cable television to desktop computers with their Virtual Digital Cable service launched in April 2006. In October 2006, VDC became one of the first providers to utilize the Microsoft Silverlight technology to provide secure, live distribution of streaming television.

In January 2007, VDC made public its decision to file a program-access complaint with the FCC to commence a proceeding to obtain enforcement of the program access rules under the 1992 Cable TV Consumer Protection Act, to ensure vertically integrated programming providers sell their programming to VDC. Such providers include Time Warner (CNN, TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network, HBO), Liberty Media, (Discovery Channel), Cablevision (Rainbow) and Comcast (E!, Golf Channel).

In late January 2010, the company posted a notice on their website stating that they had ceased offering subscriptions pending the FCC's decision on their program-access complaint.[1] This remained in place at least until July 2011;[2] the website has since been replaced with a generic domain parking page.

## Controversies

Congress attempted to encourage growth and competition in the vertically integrated cable marketplace with the 1992 Cable TV Consumer Protection Act. Using the internet, VDC claims to have brought diversity and increased competition to the marketplace:

> The term 'multichannel video programming distributor' means an entity engaged in the business of making available for purchase, by subscribers or customers, multiple channels of video programming. Such entities include, but are not limited to, a cable operator, a multichannel multipoint distribution service, a direct broadcast satellite service, a television receive-only satellite program distributor, and a satellite master antenna television system operator, as well as buying groups or agents of all such entities.[3]

VDC's complaint with the FCC was filed against Turner Broadcasting System[4] to force Turner into compliance with the 1992 Cable Act and to recognize VDC as an MVPD. This would grant VDC mandatory access to broadcast Turner's programming on VDC's MVPD system.

The FCC debate also raises regulatory and broadcast issues involving net neutrality.

## References

1. ↑ "VDC.com - Virtual Digital Cable". http://www.vdc.com/.
2. ↑ "VDC.com - Virtual Digital Cable". http://www.vdc.com/.
3. ↑ 47 CFR 76.1000(e) - Code of Federal Regulations
4. ↑ Streamer Seeks Program Access - 1/22/2007 - Multichannel News

## External links

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Cable television providers

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Cable, satellite, and other specialty television providers in Africa, Asia and Oceania

Cable|

* Asianet Digital
* Cable TV (Hong Kong)
* Cablevision (Lebanon)
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* Cablelink
* DEN Networks
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* Malitel
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* TrueVisions
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* United Communication Service
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* VTVCab
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Satellite|

* Airtel digital TV
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* StarSat
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IPTV|

* BTV
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* NET TV (Nepal)
* Now TV (Hong Kong)
* Olleh TV
* Omantel
* La TV d'Orange (Réunion, Mayotte)
* Partner TV (Israel)
* PEO TV (Sri Lanka)
* Rostelecom
* Saudi Telecom Company
* SFR (Réunion, Mayotte)
* Singtel TV (Singapore)
* SKY Media
* Sky On Demand
* StarHub TV (Singapore)
* Uganda Telecom
* Unifi TV (Malaysia)
* USeeTV (Indonesia)
* Yes STING (Israel)

Terrestrial|

* ABS-CBN TV Plus Digital TV Receiver
* Canal+ (Myanmar)
* Easy TV by Canal+ (Congo)
* Freeview (Australia)
* Freeview (New Zealand)
* GMA Affordabox
* MYTV (Malaysia)
* StarTimes
* Sulit TV

Defunct /
Inactive|

* Aora
* Austar
* CTH (Thailand)
* DishHD
* Dream Satellite TV
* Easy TV (Philippines)
* Galaxy (Australia)
* Home Cable
* Igloo (New Zealand)
* Kwesé TV
* Mega TV (Malaysia)
* myHD (MENA)
* Neighbourhood Cable (Australia)
* SelecTV (Australia)
* Sky Direct
* Sky Cable
* U Television (Malaysia)
* Vodafone TV (New Zealand)

* Middle East, Africa, Asia and Oceania
* Europe
* Americas
* Canada
* United States
* Latin America and the Caribbean

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Cable, satellite, and other specialty television providers in Canada

Terrestrial and satellite

Satellite|

* Bell TV
* Shaw Direct
* Telus Satellite TV

Cable|

| Major1|

* Bell (Cablevision for Val-d'Or, QC, MTS for Manitoba)
* Cogeco (Ontario, Quebec)
* Eastlink (Atlantic, Northern Ontario, Western Canada)
* Rogers Cable (Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador)
* Source (Hamilton, ON)
* Shaw (Western Canada, Northwestern Ontario)
* Vidéotron (Quebec)

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Minor|

* Access (Saskatchewan)
* Cable Axion (Magog, QC)
* CityWest (Prince Rupert, BC)
* DERYtelecom (Saguenay, QC)
* Novus Cable (select areas of BC Lower Mainland)
* Omineca Cablevision (Prince George, BC)
* Westman (Brandon, MB)

See also|

* Defunct cable and DBS companies of Canada

IPTV|

* Bell
* Fibe (Aliant)
* Fibe TV (ON/QC)
* MTS TV (MB)
* Comwave
* SaskTel MaxTV
* TekSavvy TV
* Telus Optik TV
* Tbaytel TV
* VMedia
* Zazeen

MMDS|

* Craig Wireless

* Middle East, Africa, Asia and Oceania
* Americas
* Europe

1More than 400,000 television service subscribers.

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Cable, satellite, and other specialty television providers in Europe

Cable|

* AS Starman
* Canal Digital
* Caiway
* CenterTelecom
* Com Hem
* DELTA
* dna Welho
* EVision
* ELTA-KABEL
* ER-Telecom
* Euskaltel
* Get
* Go
* IPKO
* Kabel BW
* Kabel Deutschland
* Kabelkiosk
* Kabel Noord
* Kazakhtelecom
* Kujtesa
* Lattelecom
* Madritel
* Magnet Networks
* Magyar Telekom
* Monaco Cable
* Melita Cable
* Meo
* MISS.NET
* Mtel
* M&H Company
* Naxoo
* NetCologne
* North-West Telecom
* Nowo
* Orange TV
* PostTV Luxembourg
* Primacom
* Radijus Vektor
* RCS & RDS
* Rostelecom
* R
* SEEMORE
* Serbia Broadband
* SFR
* Southern Telecom
* STV AS
* Swisscom
* Tango TV
* Telecable
* Telekabel
* Tele Columbus
* Tele2Vision
* Telemach
* Telenet
* Teledünya
* Toya
* Turksat Kablo TV
* Unitymedia
* Uralsvyazinform
* UPC Austria
* UPC Magyarország
* UPC Polska
* UPC Romania
* UPC Switzerland
* Virgin TV
* Virgin Media Ireland
* Vodafone Spain
* VolgaTelecom
* VOO
* WightFibre
* YouSee
* Ziggo

Satellite|

* A1 Bulgaria
* A1 Croatia
* Bulsatcom
* Canal Digital
* CanalDigitaal
* Canal+
* Cosmote TV
* Cyfrowy Polsat
* Digi
* DigitAlb
* Digiturk
* D-Smart
* Focus Sat
* Freesat
* Joyne
* MagtiCom
* Magio TV
* Movistar+
* MEO
* NC+
* NOS
* NOVA Cyprus
* NOVA Greece
* NTV Plus
* Orange S.A.
* Orange Poland
* Orange Romania
* Saorsat
* Sky UK
* Sky Germany
* Sky Ireland
* Sky Italy
* Skylink
* Telekom Hungary
* Telekom Romania
* TéléSAT Numérique
* T-Home
* Tivù Sat
* Total TV
* Tricolor TV
* TV Vlaanderen
* Viasat
* Viasat Ukraine
* Vip TV
* Vivacom

IPTV|

* Andorra Telecom
* A1 TV
* Altibox
* Amis
* Beeline
* Bouygues Telecom
* BT TV
* Bulsatcom
* Canal Digital
* Cosmote TV
* CytaVision
* eir Vision
* Fastweb
* Free
* Home TV
* iNES
* Infostrada TV
* KPN
* Magenta TV
* Magnet Networks
* Moja TV
* Moldtelecom
* Movistar+
* Mtel
* Mts TV
* Meo
* Neuf Cegetel TV
* NOS
* Open IPTV
* Optimus Clix
* Orange TV
* Orange TV
* Plusnet
* Portugal Telecom
* PrimeTel
* Proximus TV
* Scarlet
* SFR
* ShqipTV
* Síminn
* Smart Telecom
* Sunrise TV
* Super TV
* T-2
* TalkTalk TV
* Tele2 Netherlands
* Telekom Romania
* Telenor
* Telia Digital-tv
* TeliaSonera
* Teo LT
* TIMvision
* Tivibu
* T-Mobile Netherlands
* YouView
* Vivacom
* Vodafone Greece
* Vodafone Ireland
* Vodafone Italy
* Vodafone Portugal
* XS4ALL

Terrestrial|

* Boxer TV Access
* Boxer TV A/S
* Digea
* Easy TV
* evotv
* Freeview
* Digitenne
* Mediaset Premium
* PlusTV
* PTDT
* RiksTV
* Saorview
* Vip TV

Defunct|

* @Home
* Alice Home TV
* Alpha Digital
* BoomTV
* Casema
* Numericable
* On Telecoms
* Romtelecom
* TDC
* Telfort
* UPC Nederland

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Cable, satellite, and other specialty television providers in Latin America and the Caribbean

Cable|

* Axtel TV (Mexico)
* Airlink Communications (Trinidad and Tobago)
* Altice Dominicana S.A.
* Antigua Cable
* Cablecom (Mexico)
* Cablemás (Mexico)
* Cable Onda
* Cablevisión (Argentina)
* CaboTelecom
* Claro Colombia
* Claro NET TV (Brazil)
* Claro TV
* Digicel Play (Caribbean)
* Columbus/FLOW (Caribbean)
* Independent Cable Network of Trinidad and Tobago (ICNTT)
* Izzi Telecom (Mexico)
* Massy Communications (Trinidad and Tobago)
* Mayaro Cable TV (Trinidad and Tobago)
* Megacable (Mexico)
* Movistar TV (Peru)
* Mundo Pacifico (Chile)
* Red Intercable (Argentina)
* RVR International (Trinidad and Tobago)
* SuperCable
* Telefónica del Sur
* TV-Cable (Ecuador)
* Une (Colombia)
* VTR (Chile)

Satellite|

* CanalSat Caraïbes (Caribbean)
* CANTV (Venezuela)
* Claro TV
* DirecTV (South America & Caribbean)
* Dish México
* Entel (Chile)
* Green Dot (Caribbean)
* Inter Satélital
* Movistar TV
* Oi TV (Brazil)
* SKY Brasil
* Sky México, Dominican Republic & Central America
* Vivo TV (Brazil)

Fiber/IPTV|

* bmobile (Trinidad and Tobago)
* Claro República Dominicana
* Movistar TV (Argentina and Chile)
* Oi TV (Brazil)
* Vivo TV (Brazil)

Terrestrial microwave|

* Multi-Choice TV

Defunct satellite|

* DirecTV Brazil
* DirecTV Mexico
* GVT TV (Brazil)
* Sky Argentina
* Sky Chile
* Sky Colombia
* Sky Ecuador
* Sky Peru
* Sky Venezuela

Defunct cable|

* Vivo TV Plus (Brazil)

* Middle East, Africa, Asia and Oceania
* Americas
* Canada
* Europe
* United States

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Cable, satellite, and other specialty television providers in the United States

Cable
MVPD|

* Adams Cable
* Altice USA
* Optimum (TV/Internet)
* Suddenlink Communications
* Armstrong
* Atlantic Broadband
* AT&T Alascom
* Blue Ridge Communications
* Blue Stream
* Broadstripe
* Buckeye Broadband
* Cable One
* Cable Services, Inc
* Charter Spectrum
* Comcast Xfinity
* Comtech21
* Consolidated Communications
* FairPoint Communications
* Cox Communications
* DoCoMo Pacific
* Emery Telcom
* Full Channel
* GCI
* Hargray
* Hood Canal Communications
* Mediacom
* Midco
* Northlake Telecom
* Northland Communications
* Liberty Puerto Rico
* Ritter Communications
* Santel Communications
* Satview Broadband
* Service Electric
* Shentel
* SRT Communications
* TDS Telecom
* TPG
* Grande Communications
* RCN Corporation
* Wave Broadband
* Troy Cablevision
* TruVista Communications
* WOW!

Satellite
MVPD|

* Claro
* Dish Network
* DirecTV
* Glorystar
* Headend in the Sky
* OrbyTV

Fiber
MVPD
/ IPTV|

* AT&T U-verse
* CenturyLink
* Prism TV
* Cincinnati Bell Fioptics
* Claro
* Consolidated Communications
* FairPoint Communications
* EPB
* Frontier FiOS
* Google Fiber
* GTA Teleguam
* Hawaiian Telcom
* Midco
* NEP Datastream TV
* North State Communications
* Smithville Fiber
* Sonic.net
* TDS Telecom
* Verizon FiOS
* Whidbey Telecom
* Windstream Kinetic

Virtual
MVPD|

* AT&T
* AT&T TV
* WatchTV
* FuboTV
* Hulu with Live TV
* Philo
* Sling TV
* Spectrum TV Stream
* TVision Home
* Xfinity Instant TV
* YouTube TV

Over-
the-top
video|

* Amazon Prime Video
* Anime Network
* Apple
* TV
* +
* Channels
* iTunes Store
* CBS All Access
* Sony Crackle
* Crunchyroll
* CW Seed
* CuriosityStream
* DC Universe
* Disney+
* ESPN+
* Fandor
* Frndly TV
* FunimationNow
* Hallmark Movies Now
* HBO Now
* History Vault
* Hulu
* Lifetime Movie Club
* LocalBTV
* Locast
* Netflix
* Noggin
* Peacock
* Roku
* Showtime
* Starz
* Tribeca Shortlist
* UFC Fight Pass
* Univision NOW
* VivaLive TV
* Xumo
* YuppTV
* WWE Network

Defunct|

| Cable|

* Adelphia Communications Corporation
* Alameda Power and Telecom
* Astound Broadband
* AT&T Broadband
* MediaOne/Continental Cablevision
* Tele-Communications Inc.
* Baja Broadband
* US Cable
* Bresnan Communications
* Bright House Networks
* Cablevision
* Champion Broadband
* Cobridge Communications
* Community Home Entertainment
* Graceba Total Communications
* Insight Communications
* Jones Intercable
* King Videocable
* Knology
* Marcus Cable
* NPG Cable
* Paragon Cable
* Rapid Communications
* TelePrompTer/Group W Cable
* Time Warner Cable
* UA-Columbia Cablevision
* Windjammer Communications

|

Satellite|

* AlphaStar
* GlobeCast World TV
* PrimeStar
* United States Satellite Broadcasting
* Voom HD Networks

IPTV|

* Sky Angel
* Virtual Digital Cable

Terrestrial|

* USDTV
* MovieBeam

Virtual MVPD|

* CenturyLink Stream
* HD HomeRun Premium TV
* PlayStation Vue

Over-the-top|

* Aereo
* DramaFever
* go90
* Seeso

* v
* t
* e

Additional resources on North American television

North America|

* List of local television stations in North America
* DTV transition
* North American TV mini-template

Canada|

* Canadian networks
* List of Canadian television networks
* List of Canadian television channels
* List of Canadian specialty channels
* Local Canadian TV stations
* List of United States stations available in Canada
* 2001 Vancouver TV realignment
* 2007 Canada broadcast TV realignment

Mexico|

* Mexican networks
* Local Mexican TV stations

United States|

* American networks
* List of American cable and satellite networks
* List of American over-the-air networks
* Television markets
* Major network affiliates
* Local American TV stations (W)
* Local American TV stations (K)
* Spanish-language TV networks
* 1994 United States broadcast TV realignment
* 2006 United States broadcast TV realignment
* List of Canadian television stations available in the United States

* Middle East, Africa, Asia and Oceania
* Americas
* Europe

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