Here is another collection of selected links from my @haarsager Twitter feed posted in the past week. --Dennis
ATSC 3.0/HbbTV
- 21st century broadcasting, part 2 – the consumer [video interview]. nScreenMedia …and… here is part 1 posted last week …and… Keynote with NAB CTO Sam Matheny [video]. ITVT
- Could advanced TV be a $100B business? MediaPost
- In the race for local ad dollars, are big tech plans enough? MediaPost
Digital Video/OTT
- Roku is leading Amazon, Google and Apple in the media streamer race. Business Insider
- must read How to launch an OTT app. MediaPost
- Pay-TV, streaming preferences almost even. Rapid TV News
- must read Connected TV just a normal part of the U.S. home. nScreenMedia
- Nearly 3/5ths of U.S. broadband households take Netflix, Amazon and Hulu. Rapid TV News …and… Netflix is in half of all U.S. broadband households. FierceCable
Repack/Spectrum/Incentive Auction
- Broadcasters turn in $2.1B for reimbursement. TVTechnology …and… Stations’ repack expenses to hit $2B. TVNewsCheck
- Top 15 markets by incentive auction take. TVTechnology
- FCC needs to implement ‘rocket docket’ for wireless spectrum, and fast. The Hill
- must read If at first you don’t succeed, you’re Microsoft pushing its magical white space broadband. The Register …and… LPTV/translator organization: Microsoft’s white space plan would destroy community TV. Broadcasting & Cable …and… To close digital divide, Microsoft to harness unused television channels. New York Times
- Shared spectrum: Path to wireless expansion. Multichannel News
- As the digital divide grows, an untapped solution languishes [EBS, née ITFS]. Wired
Television
- The future of TV metrics. TVTechnology
