Here is another group of selected links for your leap year enjoyment from my @haarsager Twitter feed. --Dennis
Cable/MVPD/Pay-TV
must read Skinny bundles are proving to be very complicated for cable companies. Quartz
Digital Media/Mobile/OTT
Traditional news media still popular with users of mobile media. Reynolds Journalism Institute.
Has cord-cutting been overhyped? Deadline Hollywood
Three-quarters of TV viewers watch online video. Rapid TV News
must read TV Everywhere users spike, still less than 1 in 5. NScreenMedia …and… Is TV Everywhere strengthening the TV business model? NScreenMedia
Netflix killing physical video. Rapid TV News
Connected TV to grow 17%, Chromecast has big plans for 2016. Media Post
Journalism
must read As publishers lose control, are newspaper websites a dead parrot? The Guardian
must read Jeff Jarvis: Papers’ future will be in value, not volume. NetNewsCheck
Management/Strategy
must read Podcasts tied to TV shows pave way for larger strategy at WGBH. Current
Radio/Podcasting
Podcasts tied to TV shows pave way for larger strategy at WGBH. Current
Spectrum/Incentive Auction/ATSC 3.0
FCC announces previews for TV broadcasters of incentive auction initial commitment software. Broadcast Law Blog
must read Repack’s “big lift.” TV Technology
T-Mobile: 39 months and $1.75B plenty for repack. TVNewsCheck
FCC’s O’Rielly says repack changes won’t come until after spectrum auction. Morning Consult …and… Questions spectrum auction set-aside. Broadcasting & Cable
Spectrum auction decision time starts March 28. Broadcasting & Cable …and… Broadcasters to have 32-hour auction commitment window. CED Magazine
Court battle could muddy spectrum auction picture. Broadcasting & Cable …and… FCC denies spectrum auction stay request. TVNewsCheck …and… LPTV threatens to sue to block spectrum auction. Multichannel News …and… Does the FCC want to postpone the incentive auction? Comm Law Blog
Sinclair envisions ATSC 3.0 royalty windfall. TVNewsCheck
Korea to launch ATSC 3.0 broadcasts in 2017. TV Technology
NAB’s Gordon Smith: Spectrum’s higher, better use is still broadcasting. Broadcasting & Cable
must read Verizon: Video is not a money maker for LTE-broadcast. FierceWireless [NB: The wireless industry uses multicast differently than does the broadcast industry. They mean it as simultaneously transmitting the same video to multiple receivers – what broadcasters call broadcasting. In TV broadcasting, it means sending multiple programs over one channel.]
Television/Virtual Reality
Wilco in 360: Behind the scenes at NPR Music’s Tiny Desk. NPR
Are TV networks’ viewer declines related to Nielsen’s NPX? Media Post
Nielsen better watch its back. Media Life Magazine
