It’s been busy, so this is a two-week compilation of selected links from my @haarsager Twitter feed. Because it’s been two weeks, I’ve tried to be a bit more selective than normal. --Dennis
ATSC 3.0/HbbTV
- HbbTV for TV operators. Castoola (promo)
- South Korean broadcasters ready to launch ATSC 3.0 (actually, they did 5/31). TVTechnology
- Univision joins Sinclair/Nexstar 3.0 group. TVNewsCheck …and… see my related blog post from 5/21
- Completing the ATSC 3.0 skyscraper. ATSC
- How public broadcasters are lagging behind the innovation curve of Next Gen TV. John Lawson in Current
- must read ATSC examines 3.0 progress, views future. TVTechnology
- must have pdf for your CTO ATSC 3.0 Transition and Deployment Guide, v. 2 now available. GatesAir, et al.
- Road to FCC 3.0 order could be bumpy. TVNewsCheck
- Sinclair offers 1 million free ATSC 3.0 chips to phone makers. FierceCable …and… TVNewsCheck …but… ATSC 3.0 chips in the iPhone and other smartphones? Don’t hold your breath. FierceCable (from 2/3/17)
- Next-gen TV promises immersive, personalized audio. TVTechnology
- Fox makes HD services available via HbbTV in Hungary. Digital TV Europe
Cable/MVPD/Cord-Cutting
- Cord-cutting explodes. Axios
- Comcast quietly deploys 4K set-top. FierceCable
Consumer Electronics
- Got an antenna and tuner? You can now stream live TV to your devices with Plex. Ars Technica
- Report: U.S. households own average of seven screens. TVTechnology
- The disappearing computer [Walt Mossberg’s last column]. The Verge
- HDR to drive 4K TV through to 2022. Rapid TV News
- Comcast quietly deploys 4K set-top. FierceCable
Digital Video/OTT
- must read Netflix to spend $6 billion on original content in 2017. Rapid TV News
- Mobile internet to account for a quarter of media consumption. Rapid TV News
- Research: Interest in video downloading is strong, but awareness lags. Video Nuze
- must read Connected TV and smartphone the focus of video usage growth. nScreenMedia
Radio/Podcasting
- Why radio broadcasters should joint the podcast movement. Jacobs Media Strategies
- must read Survey: Many podcast listeners are switching away from radio. Radio and Internet News
Social Media
- Facebook ramps up original video push with slew of deals. Rapid TV News
Spectrum/Incentive Auction/Repack
- Harnessing the potential of ‘unlicensed [TV] spectrum to power connectivity. New America Weekly
- WGBH, others tell FCC to allow post-auction license transferability. Broadcasting & Cable
- FCC “incentive auction” marks progress and pitfalls towards freeing wireless spectrum. Thomas Hazlett in Brookings
- LPTVs zero in on spectrum auction’s ‘Phase Zero.’ Broadcasting & Cable
Strategy/Management/Business
- Digital ad spend to eclipse TV this year. Rapid TV News …but… Forrester says it’s end times for digital and display advertising. The Drum
- Sinclair poised to become major syndie force. TVNewsCheck
- must scan (& read if you can) Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends 2017 report (355 pages). Kleiner Perkins …and… All the slides, plus analysis. Recode …and… plus highlights. Quartz
- must read Turning membership upside-down: An experiment from a nonprofit news site. Nonprofit Quarterly
- A broadcaster’s guide to Washington issues. David Oxenford and David O’Connor in TVNewsCheck
Television
- must read Nielsen: TV still dominates viewing platforms. Rapid TV News
Wireless/Broadband
- MoffettNathanson upgrades AT&T, but still skeptical about wireless long-term. FierceWireless
- Digital gap between rural and nonrural America persists. Pew Research
