Re: OT: Commercial Distribution

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Hi Frey, 

 

We do not offer this service in house, but another facility in my market does and I have several clients who demand their spots are traffic'ed this way in lieu of Beta SP / Fed Ex.

 

They charge $25 to encode each :30 spot and $18 each to upload.  They include electronic traffic info.

 

Another client has us send a Digi Beta directly to Fast Channel in New York as I believe

they waive the encode fee and simply charge to upload.

 

This workflow is cost-effective if you are sending the SAME spot to MULTIPLE locations.

 

HOWEVER, if you have a project where say you tagged 30 spots for 30 markets, the multiple encode charge and upload become competitive with the Beta SP / Fed Ex scenario.

 

I used to be leary of the early encoders like Minerva as I could always see artifacts when

I saw the spots aired, but the Telestream spots look great to my eyes.

 

In closing, I have used Fast Channel send a spot ASAP for a station that needed a spot that

Fed Ex could not delvier in time and it got there lickety split.

 

Regards...Rick at nakedeye

 

 

 

 

 

 

In a message dated 1/18/2006 1:23:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, mfreyder1(at)gmail.com writes:

We've just purchased a Telestream Clip Mail Pro box and are going to start distributing our clients' tv ads through the Fast Channel distribution network.

We're the only folks in the area doing this and we're looking for some insight into offering others in our area a fair, competitive rate to use this service when needed.  Not so much a regular occurance... We're not looking to become anyone's regular distribution solution, but if someone in the area is in a pinch and needs to send a spot ASAP (as we have needed in the past) we could do that.

Is anyone else on the list offering this service to other agencies or production facilities?  What kind of "mark-up" do you use to cover costs?

Thanks in advance!

-Frey