<![CDATA[ Latest from Next TV in Gvtc ]]> https://www.nexttv.com/tag/gvtc Thu, 29 Jan 2015 20:30:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ One America News Network Secures Carriage with GVTC ]]> https://www.nexttv.com/news/one-america-news-network-secures-carriage-gvtc-387441 cyjjpgbkSz4ptM5ZtvTMMb Thu, 29 Jan 2015 20:30:00 +0000

Herring Networks has reached an affiliate deal with Texas provider GVTC Communications for its news channel.

Under the pact, One America News Network will soon launch on GVTC systems on channel 50 in standard-definition and on high-definition channel 550.

GVTC serves a 2,000-mile region in the Lone Star State, covering areas in and around Boerne, Bulverde, Canyon Lake, Gonzales and sections of north San Antonio.  

"We're thrilled to give our customers more news choices by adding One America News Network to our channel lineup," said GVTC CEO Richie Sorrells. "One America is devoted to providing a credible source for national and international news around the clock."

"We're extremely pleased for the support extended by GVTC Communications in making One America News Network available to its customers and we're grateful for the broad distribution and the channel placement," noted Ann Schick, executive vice president of affiliate relations.  "GVTC customers will be able to easily find our news channel and we're confident that our programming lineup of national and international news, interactive talk shows, and current affairs programs will resonate well with GVTC customers."

One America News Network, a sister service to Herring’s A Wealth of Entertainment channel, also has affiliate pacts with AT&T U-verse, Verizon FiOS, Charter Communications and Century Link among other providers.

Launched on July 4, 2013, One America provides domestic and international news on a 24/7 basis.  In addition to external newsgathering sources, the network operates news bureaus in Washington, D.C. and California.  

]]> <![CDATA[ GVTC Lights Up 1-Gig In San Antonio Area ]]> https://www.nexttv.com/news/gvtc-lights-1-gig-san-antonio-area-384286 T56nASTrwxnZtLJfRftkg Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:00:00 +0000

Cable has its “Gigasphere,” but GVTC has its “GigaRegion.”

GVTC has launched a 1 Gbps Internet service spanning 2,200 miles of fiber across a 2,000 square-mile area, branded as its “GigaRegion,” that touches parts of Far North San Antonio, the Texas Hill Country, and Gonzales, Texas, and a total of about 40,000 homes. The plan is to expand fiber to an additional 2,600 homes in “select residential neighborhoods,” in the area, the company said in an announcement made Monday (Sept. 29).

The GVTC GigaRegion is a private-public partnership between the service provider and the cities of Boerne, Bulverde and Gonzales aimed at spurring economic development in the region.

According to this GVTC Web page, the company is selling a tier that offers 1 Gbps down by 100 Mbps upstream for $299.95 per month.

A video about the project presents a techno-vision and message that would seemingly rival Disney’s for EPCOT. “GVTC GigaRegion is more than just a smart home or office," the voice over proclaims. "The GVTC GigaRegion is smart living and the platform for cities of the future. It’s not just an ideal place to live, work and play, it’s the ideal place to thrive.”

“The companies that do their homework will understand what an innovative, technological  Utopia we’ve created,” Ritchie Sorrells, GVTC’s president and CEO, adds in the GigaRegion promotional reel. “They’ll jump on board and never look back. They’ll never have to. They will have enabled their businesses to embrace the next century in fiber optic evolution.”

Although GVTC is not pitching symmetric 1-Gig, its 1-Gig download service is being offered ahead of others in the region. In July, AT&T announced that it would roll its fiber-based, 1-Gig capable “GigaPower” network to parts of San Antonio, but has not announced an anticipated launch date. Google Fiber is also eyeing the region, with San Antonio having already approved a long-term, master lease deal that clears the way for the deployment of dozens of “fiber huts.”

Time Warner Cable, the area cable incumbent that’s in the process of being acquired by Comcast, has been deploying “TWC Maxx,” the label given to an all-digital upgrade project that will enable a high-end DOCSIS 3.0 tier that offers 300 Mbps in the downstream. San Antonio is among the markets that’s on tap for the TWC Maxx treatment in 2015. 

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