I opted to spend last weekend with my kids and grandkids rather than compile this – go figure! – so here is a two-week or so compilation of selected links from my @haarsager Twitter account. --Dennis
ATSC 3.0/Next-Gen TV/HbbTV
- 2018 preview: ATSC 3.0 will get closer to becoming a real TV technology. FierceCable
- 4K for broadcast: Is it worth the expense. Bill Hayes in TVTechnology [repeat from June]
- New single-box solution for 9+million OTA+broadband households. nScreenMedia [this is an ATSC 1.0 device, but looks like a great, inexpensive solution later on for 3.0 conversion]
Cable/MVPD/Pay-TV/Cord-Cutting
- Most top cable nets see viewership declines in 2017. Cablefax
- must read How to cut the cord on cable. New York Times
Digital Video/OTT/VOD
- DIRECTV Now suffering outages in prime time. TV Answer Man
- must read Consumers demanding more from streaming services. Rapid TV News [I’m getting more regular buffering interruptions – every 20-30 minutes – on my high-end data subscription via Comcast and discovery sucks on pretty much every OTT service]
- Demand and supply revamping OTT outlook. TVTechnology
- New single-box solution for 9+million OTA+broadband households. nScreenMedia
- Netflix subs gain parity with pay-TV customers in U.S. Rapid TV News
- must read FAANG firms to sink teeth into tenth of total U.S. TV and video revs in 2018. Rapid TV News …and… Facebook’s plan to take on TV. MediaPost
- In 2017, TV’s streaming revolution made its biggest leap forward yet. Vulture
Public Media
- Coming next year: A Mister Rogers revival in movie theaters. MediaPost
Radio/Podcasting/Digital Audio
- must read Podcasting: Radio’s answer to on-demand programming. Radio Magazine
Television
- Broadcast nets register double-digit dip in ratings. MediaPost
