| Today's Top 10 Stories | | #1 | | Fox To Live Stream Primetime Programming | | | | Fox announced today that it will begin to stream its primetime entertainment programming live nationwide starting tonight with So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation. Entertainment programs will be available for authenticated pay-TV subscribers to view live on via Fox.com and Fox Now for iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Apple TV and Google Chromecast.
Why This Matters: The initiative will make Fox the first broadcaster to simulcast its primetime programming on its own digital platforms in all 210 television markets nationwide. Sports programming will not be included and live-stream viewing will not be included in Nielsen ratings for Fox programming. Although ad loads will be the same for show live streamed, the ads themselves will be different from those featured on television.
5 Takes: B&C | Variety | Deadline | THR | Media Life |
| | #2 | | Altice Licenses Olympic Content from NBC | | | | Altice USA announced that it has agreed to license the full multiplatform offering of NBC Universals coverage of the Summer Olympics next month, representing about 6,755 hours of programming, live and on-demand.
Why This Matters: Comcast/NBCU is opening up the large portion of coverage not shown on its linear networks to TV Everywhere authentication. Only around 2,000 hours of Games coverage will be available through NBCU's linear networks. Altice USA has about 4.6 million customers in 20 states.
2 Takes: MCN | Fierce Cable |
| | #3 | | Vidgo Gets Closer to Go Time | | | | Vidgo, a virtual pay TV operator in the making that popped its head up in January at International CES, said its nearing the launch of an OTT service that will provide access to local TV signals and create-your-own bundles.
Why This Matters: Robert Kostensky, Vidgos president and co-founder and a former DirecTV executive, told Next TV in an interview that Vidgo is presently in a beta trial with a handful of testers and is nearing the next phase a consumer trial, followed by a commercial launch.
The Take: MCN |
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| | THE CHATTER |  | "I appreciate that the industry has come to the table. Everyone can agree that consumers should be empowered to watch TV how they want, with the device, app or interface that they choose. We need to understand more of the details of its proposal, as well as the perspectives of all of the other stakeholders."
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler |
| | Blog Post of The Day | Moving 4K UHD From Risk to Reward
By Bruce Curtin, B&C (Guest Blog)
The advent of 4K UHD content brings new opportunities for operators along with a number of challenges in terms of costs, compatibility and compliance. Before discussing these, however, its important to note that the terms Ultra HD (UHD) and 4K have been used interchangeably by TV makers, broadcasters, the media and, as a result, consumers. While they are not the same, 4K appears to have caught on as the de facto term for both. More |
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