Here is another collection of selected links from my @haarsager Twitter account. --Dennis
ATSC 3.0/HbbTV
must read (of course) My take on ATSC 3.0 for #pubmedia. Yours truly in Technology360 …or… Current
Broadcasting killed the internet star. Radio
Cable/Satellite TV/MVPD/Pay-TV
U.S. pay-tv sees continued decline with Q1 subscriber drain. Rapid TV News …but… Cable, satellite shine as subs inch up for U.S. pay-TV leaders. Rapid TV News
Pay-TV can use their aggregator position to take on OTT. Rapid TV News
Consumer Electronics
Smart TVs surge in North America. Rapid TV News
must read Virtuous cycle driving connected TV growth. nScreenMedia4K: A lone bright spot in STB market. Rapid TV News
Over-the-air antennas are making a comeback. Vice
Digital Video/OTT
Understanding the value of platforms given the proliferation of content. Video Nuze [video]
Six steps for OTT success. TV News Check
Management/Strategy
must read Fossilized culture, not lack of funding, put news media on deathwatch. Monday Note
Radio/Digital Audio/Podcasting
Pandora for sale? Jacobs Media Strategies
must read PRX launches RadioPublic, a company that aims to redefine audio with a new app. Poynter …and… With RadioPublic, these podcasting pioneers plan to reinvent the medium. Fast Company …and… PRX announces spinoff company for new mobile listening platform. Current
must read NPR One is getting serious about the promise of new digital audiences for local journalism. Nieman Lab
Digital audio continues to boast impressive growth in the U.S.: Stats. Econsultancy
Spectrum/Incentive Auction
T-Mobile: We’ll have handsets ready to leverage incentive auction spectrum in 2017. FierceWireless …and… T-Mobile says that it could start deploying spectrum from 600-MHz auction in 2017. TMO News
Wells Fargo: High-band spectrum ‘becoming more of a focus’ heading into auction of 600-MHz spectrum. FierceWireless
Television
must read The business of too much TV. Vulture
must read TV’s new normal: How shorter runs, fewer episodes are revitalizing primetime. Variety
