The following selected links were posted to my @haarsager Twitter feed in the past week. --Dennis
ATSC 3.0/HbbTV
- Addressability is about to take a huge step forward. AdExchanger
- AWARN Alliance blasts T-Mobile assertion that ATSC 3.0 emergency warning capabilities are inferior. TVTechnology …and… AWARN strikes back at T-Mobile at FCC. TVNewsCheck
Cable/MVPD/Pay-TV/Cord-Cutting
- Skinny TV could be the key to cord-cutting. Rapid TV News
- Analyst: Pay-TV losses could soon accelerate to 5M a year. FierceCable
- Why you should buy a TV antenna. Yes, really. Yahoo! Finance
- Will cable’s digital efforts hit a wall? MediaPost
- Can an entertainment-centric skinny bundle succeed? Video Nuze
- must read Big generational divide over pay-TV subscriptions. Video Nuze
Digital Video/VoD/OTT
- PBS flexes its digital muscles with the Ken Burns documentary series, The Vietnam War. Decider
- IBC 2017 reports: No one path to OTT video business success. nScreenMedia …and… Innovation is key as TV broadcasters move online. nScreenMedia …and… Three ways OTT will reshape the TV market by 2027. nScreenMedia
- Video Advertising Bureau: OTT complements, not replaces, pay-TV. Rapid TV News
Journalism
- must read The media have a probability problem. FiveThirtyEight
Radio/Podcasting/Digital Audio
- Podcasts democratized radio. Now PRX wants to democratize podcasts. Fast Company
- Radio’s streaming effort may be screwed. Mark Ramsey Media part 1 and part 2
- Six lessons radio can learn from cable TV’s woes. Jacobs Media Strategies
Repack/Incentive Auction/Spectrum
- Extreme weather brings uncertainty to broadcast TV signal shuffle. Bloomberg BNA
- Incentive auction second priority filing window opens: What to know. CommLawBlog …and… FCC opens second post-auction TV filing window. Broadcasting & Cable
- FCC: First auction repack reports due Oct. 10. Broadcasting & Cable
Television
- Why you should buy a TV antenna. Yes, really. Yahoo! Finance
- must read Most TV companies unprepared for advanced TV advertising. Rapid TV News
