Todd Mundt

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Stephen Hill has published his thoughts on the working paper issued by the Digital Distribution Consortium. He finds flaws in the plan, as well as the thinking that went into it.
His critique is excellent, so you should read it all, but I’ll pull a few highlights: first, the DDC model, which is weighted toward advertising [...]

As many of you are aware, NPR brought together a group of individuals last summer to work through some of the issues of digital distribution, and to consider the potential for the success of a set of technologies that opens the world of public media content to millions of listeners and viewers online. I was [...]

The annual Integrated Media Association conference takes place in Boston this week. I’m about to begin a long day of flying to get there. IMA is repositioning itself as the public media conference, and I feel excited and weary about this year’s conference. Excitement because of the convergence of factors that Mark Fuerst notes so [...]

The members of the Digital Distribution Consortium spend most of their time talking about what kinds of technologies public media needs to serve its audience - the kinds of nuts-and-bolts services that create a rich experience for listeners and viewers who access our content online. We’re also drawing wisdom from outside the group - from [...]

Our second week of work was shortened by the holiday, but it was no less intense. We plowed through a lot.
For those of you who think this group is spending all of its time talking about system politics, using high-minded, mission-laden language, let me help you understand that this is not the case. The discussions [...]

While we’re on holiday, let me give you an update on our work.
Business Plan
Some people have asked me why we’re writing a business plan for this project. There are several reasons, among them, it’s a great way to systematically think through the many aspects of this idea - opportunities, potential partners, potential audience and customers, [...]

Communicating
Today, we worked on several things, beginning with our plan for communicating what we’re doing. I can promise you right now that this is going to be the most open change process that public radio has ever undertaken. Yes, there will be some sensitive information that we won’t share; but we are prepared to talk [...]

The doors are open on the DDC Group Wiki. We’ve created the space to share with public media the work we’re doing on this project. And as with any wiki, you have the opportunity to offer input, suggestions, and comments about what you read or what you’re thinking. The site is just getting going today [...]

A note for readers as I begin blogging the proceedings of the group: This blog is not an official mouthpiece of the group. This is my account. Over the next few days, the group will open a wiki so you can follow the proceedings and contribute your own ideas. We also plan meetings in a [...]

As the Digital Distribution Consortium convenes in Washington to begin six weeks of intensive research and development, I think it’s appropriate to open with a key statement of our intentions. Here’s the DDC Charter and Principles, as written by members of the consortium:
Our Charter
The Digital Distribution Consortium Working Group is charged, broadly speaking, with recreating [...]