Another installment of selected links from my @haarsager Twitter feed. --Dennis
ATSC 3.0/HbbTV
A channel-sharing proposal for ATSC 3.0. Bill Hayes (Iowa Public TV) in TVTechnology
Sinclair readies retooled ATSC 3.0 lab. TVNewsCheck
Cable/Pay-TV/Digital Video/OTT/VOD/Mobile Video
Why the 7M pay-TV subscribers that want to cut the cord don’t. nScreenMedia
Milestone marker: SVOD and DVR penetration are now on par with one another. Nielsen
3/4 of Amazon Prime members are watching video too. Video Nuze
Buffering is the leading reason for streaming subscription churn. Rapid TV News
SVOD subscribers watch services (e.g., Netflix, Amazon Prime) as much as pay-TV. nScreenMedia
must read Viewers are the real winners in Comcast-Netflix integration. Video Nuze …and… Netflix is coming to Comcast cable TV and it’s a really big deal. Forbes …and… Four sticky points in Comcast-Netflix X1 deal. nScreenMedia
Mobile video revenues to reach $25B by 2021. Rapid TV News
Convergence realized: Why TV and video are now inseparable [video]. Video Nuze
Journalism
must read Facing the new Facebook reality: The numbers behind the fright. Politico
Boston journalism nonprofit is among the first publishers to sell subscriptions on Medium. Nieman Lab
Management/Strategy/Business
must read The Total Audience Report, Q1 2016. Nielsen
A broadcaster’s guide to Washington issues. David Oxenford and David O’Connor in TVNewsCheck
WNET tests strategy to keep regular viewers watching and donating during pledge. Current
PBS is creating a channel exclusively for children. New York Times
Radio/Podcasting/Digital Audio
The BBC’s iPlayer Radio app is going global. engadget
A closer look at the future of radio. Radio Ink
The truth about online live, linear radio. Radioinfo
Two months in: Four things NPR has learned using Facebook Live. Digiday
Going gaga over podcasting. Jacobs Media Strategies
Spectrum/Incentive Auction
U.S. mobile data growth predicted to slow due to WiFi use. Android Headlines
