For when you’re done mowing the lawn, here are some selected links posted to my @haarsager Twitter feed this past week. --Dennis
ATSC 3.0/HbbTV
- Sinclair and Nexstar take a big step toward the next generation of TV. FierceCable
Broadband/Wireless
- Echoing Microsoft, House coalition asks FCC for three TV white space channels to target rural broadband. Telecompetitor
- Wi-Fi Miracast gets new features to support immersive HD, 4K Ultra HD. FierceWireless
- Gigabit LTE gains velocity as more carriers, OEMs announce support. FierceWireless
Cable/Pay-TV/Satellite
- Q2 bloodiest quarter on record for U.S. pay-TV. Rapid TV News …and… Linear pay TV lost 941k subscribers in Q2, worst quarter ever. FierceCable
- must read vMVPD profitability questioned from all sides. FierceCable
- Hulu users emerge as SVOD community most likely to drop legacy pay-TV. Rapid TV News
- Amazon is poised to nose its way into the pay-TV business. Video Nuze
Consumer Electronics
- TV sets are starting to disappear from American homes. recode
Digital Video/OTT
- vMVPD profitability questioned from all sides. FierceCable
- OTT devices surpass desktop for top digital ad platform in Q1 2017. Rapid TV News
- must read FreeWheel: OTT devices are ascendant, but challenges remain. Video Nuze …and… Link to report. FreeWheel
- Amazon is poised to nose its way into the pay-TV business. Video Nuze
Radio/Podcasting/Digital Audio
- First impressions and HD Radio. DickTaylorBlog
Social Media
- TV news – via Snapchat? Here are some ways broadcast news is trying to stay afloat. Los Angeles Times
Strategy/Management
- The digital native is a myth. Nature
- PBS chief details states of federal budget fight: “There isn’t a Plan B.” Hollywood Reporter
Television
- must read Millennials unearth an amazing hack to get free TV: the antenna. Wall Street Journal
