Ryan Fernandez, PhD

Ryan Fernandez holds a PhD in Computer Science from New York University. Ryan is a media systems researcher and technology specialist who focuses on streaming protocols, TV architectures and applied artificial intelligence.

At NixaTV, Ryan applies that background to the questions US viewers actually ask: how an IPTV stream gets from a server to the TV, why it buffers at 9pm, what a playlist or an EPG is, how many screens a plan really covers, and what to check before paying any provider.

NixaTV operates the IPTV service it writes about, so these guides are not independent journalism. They are written to be accurate anyway, because a buyer who knows what to check is a buyer who stays subscribed. Our guides do not name or rate competitors.

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