| | | | | #1 DirecTV Now Launches on Roku | | Roku announced the early release of a new DirecTV Now app on select devices along with a one-month free trial for customers who dont already get the OTT service. | | WHY THIS MATTERS: The long-anticipated debut of DirecTV Now on Rokus popular platform comes roughly six months after the service launched in late-November 2016. DirecTV Now is supported on Amazon Fire TV players and sticks, Apple TV boxes (4th generation), Android and iOS mobile devices, Chromecast streaming adapters and Chromecast built-in devices (when paired to an Android mobile device). | 5 TAKES: MCN | Engadget | Tech Crunch | CNet | CED
| | | | #2 Analyst: Cable Universe Continues to Decay | | According to an analysis of the latest Nielsen data by Brian Wieser of Pivotal Research Group, the number of pay-TV households continues to fall. Wieser says that Nielsen estimates of the cable universe for June shows a decline of 2.9%, a drop that comes despite a 1.7% increase in total TV households. That total includes only traditional cable, satellite and telco subscribers. | | WHY THIS MATTERS: The cable universe numbers are studied for clues about the health of the pay TV business, which has been under pressure from cord cutters looking to save money by dropping their subscriptions and younger cord-never consumers. | 2 TAKES: B&C | NY Post
| | | | #3 Twitter Partners with The BBC for U.K. Election Coverage | | Twitter announced that it signed a live streaming partnership with the BBC to bring live video and breaking news from the BBCs U.K. election coverage to Twitters network. | | WHY THIS MATTERS: This is the first time Twitter has ever partnered with the BBC on streaming video. The deal specifically involves five BBC election specials, including debates and election night results, among others. | 4 TAKES: Tech Crunch | Engadget | Fierce Cable | Adweek
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| | | | We see ATSC 3.0 as a bridge to what we have consistently pointed to as a mobile first opportunity for broadcasting. Its the mobile side [of the standard] that we see the most potential in, and its the mobile side that we are going to explore intensely Mobile, we believe, will become the economic enabler for massive investment in television... Our vision of a mobile first future is in taking advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity with a repack and major recapitalization in the industry to move in this direction.
Mark Aitken, Vice President of Advanced Technology, Sinclair Broadcast Group |
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| | | | TiVo May Soon Get Its Voice
BY Jeff Baumgartner
TiVo appears to be inching toward the launch of a product line that supports voice navigation, according to details uncovered by tech blogger Dave Zatz. More
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