Here is another group of selected links worth reading from my @haarsager Twitter feed, these posted since July 31.
Big stories this week were the meltdown in media stocks, triggered, apparently, by Disney/ESPN troubles; and of course the FCC’s approval of its Procedures Public Notice relating to the upcoming (late March) incentive auction.
At the very end, I’ve inserted a must read by the Norwegian public broadcaster’s “slow TV” story that may seem odd to most you. Those who know me know me as a “Norway nut” – accepted – but this gets my pubmedia juices going, though appropriately slowly. I’ve seen parts of three of these (Hurtigruten voyage, train journey, and a knitting contest from sheep to sweater and they’re strangely mesmerizing. Someone is going to figure out how to do this in the U.S. --Dennis
Cable/MVPD/Pay-TV
Cord-cutting clouds Disney outlook. AP via NetNewsCheck …and, Programmer and pay-TV stocks get crushed as ESPN woes spur concerns of cord cutting, skinny bundles. FierceCable …and, Media, pay-TV stocks take a beating. Rapid TV News …and, Disney’s darkened outlook leads to meltdown in media stocks. Bloomberg Business
Is OTT TV propping up pay-TV? NScreenMedia
Digital Media
With sales declining, is tablet video still relevant? NScreenMedia
TV metadata is enabling a revolution in the media business. NScreenMedia
must read How the US uses mobile. theMediaBriefing
Mobile to give huge boost to online video. Rapid TV News
Content personalization: A secret driver of the OTT revolution. MediaPost
With the NHL deal, did MLB Advanced Media just become the most disruptive force in sports TV? Video Nuze
The impending move to cord-cutting signals massive revenue shift for TV. MediaPost
Incentive Auction/Spectrum/ATSC 3.0
must read ATSC 3.o: What will the “standard” look like”"? Rich Chernock in ATSC newsletter …and, ATSC 3.0: A new broadcast standard for the UltraHD and mobile age. Audioholics …and, ATSC 3.0’s global future is a blank slate. [Iowa PTV’s] Bill Hayes in TVTechnology
Huge stakes involved in FCC’s spectrum auction rules. CIO
GOP Rep’s Walden and Barton say LPTVs and translators shouldn’t be secondary to unlicensed devices following the incentive auction. Broadcasting and Cable
must read FCC adopts incentive auction procedures. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP …and, FCC doesn’t budge: votes 3-2 on incentive auction procedures. Katy on the Hill …and, FCC sets bidding rules for spectrum sale. The Hill
FCC votes to keep spectrum reserve at 30 MHz. Katy on the Hill
Playing a game of chicken in the biggest spectrum auction in history. Katy on the Hill
FCC duplex gap plan bad news for broadcasters. Jack Goodman in TVNewsCheck
T-Mobile only major carrier that seems enthusiastic about auction, as broadcasters are split. FierceWireless
must read Group owner Scripps likes spectrum, post-auction outlook. TVNewsCheck
EOBC: Let’s get on with auction. Multichannel News …and, that EOBC blog post. EOBC
AT&T’s view of the auction vote. AT&T Public Policy Blog
Journalism
NPR SVP News: “There probably hasn’t been enough change inside NPR”. Current
Management/Strategy
The long and twisted path to productivity. Greg Satell in Digital Tonto
must read Network lessons from the leader who brought you “Downton Abbey”. Forbes
Radio/Podcasting
Radio audience hits all-time high. CNN Money
Over half of all UK households (27M adults) now have DAB radio. Radio Today
Television
Television is still king, claiming 9 out of 10 video minutes viewed. Rapid TV News
Microsoft to add DVR for broadcast TV to Xbox One next year. FierceCable
CBS’s Moonves: “Broadcasting in better shape than cable.” TVNewsCheck
must read FX’s CEO says, “There is too much television,” predicts decline [371 scripted series on TV in 2014!]. Deadline Hollywood
must read NRK’s “slow TV” keen to follow reindeer. NewsinEnglish.no
