Happy New Year!
Here are some more selected links from my @haarsager Twitter feed posted since Dec. 21. --Dennis
Cable/Satellite/MVPD/Pay-TV
Cord cutting survey: 19% of young adults have dropped cable or satellite TV service. Variety
Research: Pay-TV subscribers more interested in SVOD than non-subscribers. Video Nuze …and… Pay-TV subscribers more likely to add SVOD to the mix than cord-nevers. Rapid TV News
Americans increasingly disconnecting from pay-TV services. Rapid TV News
42% of cord cutters don’t even subscribe to home broadband. Washington Post
Digital Media/OTT
Netflix increasingly threatens TV powerhouses. New York Times
The next hot digital platforms for brands to explore in 2016. Digiday
Local TV stations begin taking advantage of OTT’s reach and ad opportunities. Fierce Online Video
It’s time for the OTT video industry to leave childhood behind. nScreenMedia
As linear TV tumbles, connected television usage grows. nScreenMedia
Journalism
must read The cult of Vice. Columbia Journalism Review
Management/Mission/Strategy
Preserving the BBC for the nation. Financial Times
Nielsen dumps diaries in set meter markets. Media Post
must read Are non-profits getting in the way of social change? Stanford Social Innovation Review
Why 2015 was the year that changed TV forever. Raw Story
Meet the new kings of content. Katya Andresen in LinkedIn
Radio/Podcasting
FM chip enables access. Radio World (from April)
NextRadio, HD Radio debut car platform. Radio World (from March)
Why podcasting is going to souind totally different in 2016. International Business Times
Spectrum/Incentive Auction/ATSC 3.0
must read LPTV/TV translators: Post-repack plans, prospects previewed. CommLawBlog
Repack faces tower crew shortage. TV Technology
Television
Can the public deal with HDR TV? PC Magazine
Why 2015 was the year that changed TV forever. Raw Story
