Here is this week’s compilation of links from my @haarsager Twitter feed. --Dennis
ATSC 3.0/HbbTV
- must see Opera TV and BBC HbbTV 2.0.1 live demonstration [video]. Vimeo
- must read 3.0 offers intriguing 4K delivery possibilities. TVNewsCheck
- Association of smaller cable operators alleges broadcaster hypocrisy on ATSC 3.0. TVTechnology
- Interview with Pat Butler: Next Cen TV enhances public television’s mission. ATSC
Broadband/Wireless
- Microsoft’s misguided broadband plan endangers Americans. The Hill …and… Rural groups challenge Microsoft’s spectrum push.
- Repealing net neutrality is easy. Replacing it will be hard. Wired
- DirecTV Now is quickly becoming pivotal to AT& T’s wireless business. Video Nuze
- Verizon urges FCC to confirm states’ right to opt out of FirstNet. FierceWireless
Digital Video/OTT/vMVPD/VOD
- OTT: The challenges of infrastructure. TVTechnology
- DirecTV Now is quickly becoming pivotal to AT& T’s wireless business. Video Nuze
- Analyst: vMVPDs are ‘shaping up to be a truly lousy business. FierceCable
- vMVPD affiliate deals easier to execute, no less costly. nScreenMedia
Radio/Podcasting/Digital Audio
- Radio executives, take heart – you could be working in TV. Jacobs Media Strategies
- House bill would give radio stations some repack relief. RadioWorld
- must read SVOD adoption up to 64% of homes, with 29% streaming daily. Video Nuze
Repack/Incentive Auction/Spectrum
- Senate bill would fully fund repack costs. TVNewsCheck …and… House bill would give radio stations some repack relief. RadioWorld
- Microsoft’s misguided broadband plan endangers Americans. The Hill …and… Rural groups challenge Microsoft’s spectrum push.
- No magic formula for channel sharing amounts. TVNewsCheck
Strategy/Management
- CPB convenes public TV leaders to help system innovate. Current
- Verizon urges FCC to confirm states’ right to opt out of FirstNet. FierceWireless
Television
- must read Antenna TV plus broadband sweet spot for consumers. nScreenMedia
- C3 viewership decline steepens; down double digits in Q2. MediaPost
