This week’s selected links from @haarsager on Twitter follows. --Dennis
ATSC 3.0/HbbTV
my blog post ATSC 3.0 boost from Tribune acquisition by Sinclair. Technology360
Free over-the-air TV is going to get better. Consumer Reports
must read The three disparate visions of ATSC 3.0. Harry Jessell in TVNewsCheck
Survey: Consumers impressed by 3.0 features. TVNewsCheck …and… U.S. consumers willing to pay more for ATSC 3.0 features. Rapid TV News
‘All’ LG 4K TVs sold in South Korea to soon feature ATSC 3.0. TVTechnology
Cable/Pay-TV/MVPD/Cord-Cutting
Why an Amazon skinny bundle seems all but inevitable. Will Richmond
U.S. pay-TV subs decline by more than 800,000 in Q1 2017. Rapid TV News
Report: Majority of cord cutting occurred in last two years. TVTechnology
Life without pay TV now a viable option for many. nScreenMedia
must read Broadcasters are the new bundlers. Light Reading
Consumer Electronics
Strong 4K/Ultra HD uptake helping maintain value in challenging TV set market. Rapid TV News
The first television with Amazon Fire TV [and Alexa] built in is just fine. engadget
PBS Kids releases baby’s first HDMI dongle. engadget
Digital Video/OTT
must read Publishers’ candid thoughts on video: ‘Facebook is taking a cut of what used to be ours’. Digiday
Journalism
must read Research: A New Understanding: What Makes People Trust and Rely on News [pdf download]. Media Insight Project of American Press Institute
Radio/Podcasting/Digital Audio
New AM-to-FM translator window could open as early as July. Radio Magazine
must read Voice commands for radio. Jacobs Media Strategies
must read NPR One will test in-app [station] donations with U.S., U.K. users. Current
Social Media
Three ways social media can help broadcasters. nScreenMedia
Spectrum/Incentive Auction/Repack
In aftermath of spectrum auction, even stations that sat out could still benefit. Marc Hand in Current
Strategy/Management/Business/Legal
What to do with public TV’s spectrum auction ‘windfall’. Columbia Journalism Review
Five U.S. media trends to keep an eye on. theMediaBriefing
FCC details window for LPTV stations and TV translators displaced by incentive auction to seek new channels. Broadcast Law Blog
Buying spree brings more local TV stations to fewer big companies. Pew Research
Television
Broadcast TV maintains media dominance. MediaPost
Wireless/Broadband
Analyst: Mobile revenues flatten even as data consumption ramps up in U.S. FierceWireless
MoffettNathanson: Small cells and fiber don’t threaten tower companies. FierceWireless
