| | | | | #1 Broadcasters Start the Repack Process | | With the spectrum auction over, now the maneuvering begins as TV executives deal with the repercussions and the repack. First comes the actual payout of $10 billion to broadcasters who sold 84 MHz of spectrum plus divvying up the $1.75 billion dollar fund to hundreds of stations that will actually move into repacked channel assignments. | | WHY THIS MATTERS: Simultaneously, there is expected to be a significant ownership shuffle (including the zombie channel sidesteps), extensive fretting about the impact on FM radio stations plus an aggressive effort to convince Capitol Hill that the 39-month channel repacking timetable towards a summer 2020 deadline is not viable. | 2 TAKES: TVT | B&C
| | | | #2 Go90 Scores Womens Soccer Deal | | Verizons free, ad-based OTT service go90 has signed a multi-year deal to be the exclusive streaming partner for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the U.S. for all games save for the leagues Game of the Week on Lifetime. | | WHY THIS MATTERS: Go90 said it will feature 98 NWSL games live and via on-demand for the 2017 season, offering them at go90.com or the services iOS and Android apps. Viewers with go90 version 3.0 or later can also cast the games to TVs in tandem with Apple AirPlay and the Google Chromecast streaming adapter. | 2 TAKES: MCN | Awful Announcing
| | | | #3 Viacom, AMC, Discovery Planning Sports-Free Streaming Bundle | | According to a report from Bloomberg, AMC, Discovery and Viacom are considering launching their own streaming video service targeted at people who dont want to pay for sports programming and those who dont want local stations or broadcast networks. | | WHY THIS MATTERS: According to the report, the programmers are in talks with four to six operators about a livestreaming channel package offered over the internet. Such a service could become available later this year. The companies are aiming for a price of less than $20 per month. | 3 TAKES: MCN | Fierce Cable | MediaPost
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| | | | Weve long maintained that the incentive auction presented a rare chance for a spectrum policy win-win-win, necessary spectrum is freed up to meet demand for mobile broadband, more spectrum is made available for unlicensed use, and those interested in giving up their spectrum are compensated for their trouble.
Public Knowledge Senior Policy Counsel Phillip Berenbroick |
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| | | | The Cord Cutters Dilemma: Why So Few People Actually Take the Step
By Alan Wolk, B&C (Guest Blog)
Every few months a new study comes out showing that a sizable percentage of pay-TV subscribers are fed up with their service. They feel like they are paying too much money for too many channels they never watch, on a system that feels like it hasnt been updated since 1997. Despite these studies, cord-cutting remains rare: Q4 2016 stats show that less than 1% of all pay-TV subscribers are pulling out. Why is that? There are a number of factors that prevent viewers from cutting the cord. More
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