I’m a little late in getting this collection of selected recent links from my @haarsager Twitter feed compiled. It was a busy weekend, and I didn’t even have a hurricane to blame. --Dennis
ATSC 3.0/HbbTV
- The HDTV switch revisited: Is ATSC 3.0 déjà vu all over again? Spectator.org
- Sinclair closes $240M Bonten Media deal, adds 14 stations. FierceCable
Cable/MVPD/Cord-Cutting/Pay-TV
- Comcast integrates YouTube into X1 set-top boxes. Video Nuze
- must read Unprecedented global transformation creates a perfect storm of slowing pay-TV growth. Rapid TV News
Digital Video/VOD/OTT
- must read Reach, frequency and engagement continue to expand for SVOD. nScreenMedia
- must read Shifting demographics, premium tiers drive next wave of SVOD growth. Rapid TV News
- Comcast integrates YouTube into X1 set-top boxes. Video Nuze
- For Disney’s new OTT service, success is all about the price. Video Nuze
- Roku best hope for growth not in box sales. nScreenMedia
Journalism
- Two-thirds of Americans are now getting news from social media. recode
- What I’ll tell my journalism students after Charlottesville. Columbia Journalism Review
Radio/Digital Audio/Podcasting
- How broadcasters could continue to control the dash. Radio Ink
- Report finds digital killing radio’s next gen: Broadcasters, Nielsen call foul. MediaPost …and… NAB, Nielsen respond to study predicting terrestrial radio’s downfall. Variety
- must read Podcast popularity opens important door for radio. MediaPost
- must read In the war of virtual assistants, where’s radio? Jacobs Media Strategies
Repack/Spectrum
- Tower guy to Hill: Post-auction repack should not be rushed. Broadcasting & Cable
- Lawmakers hear that pubcasters need additional $50M for repack. Current
Social Media
- must read Two-thirds of Americans are now getting news from social media. recode
Television
- must read The battle for the TV home page. nScreenMedia
- must read Broadcast-only homes see big rise. Multichannel News …and… Broadcast-only TV homes add younger viewers. MediaPost …and… Broadcast-only TV homes up 41% in last five years. Rapid TV News
- Five reasons Wall Street is right to be bearish on TV stocks. nScreenMedia …and… Media stocks sink, Comcast warns of subscriber loss. MediaPost
- How are TV homes growing if pay TV is shrinking? nScreenMedia
- must read Millennials lead in time-shifted TV usage. Rapid TV News
