| | | | | #1 Verizon Updates Go90 | | Verizon is launching a series of updates for its struggling mobile-centric video platform Go90. The updates will roll out to Android and iOS devices over the next couple of days and will make better use of Verizon Digital Media Services platform and the AOL Advertising stack. | | WHY THIS MATTERS: For users, Go90 is redesigning its UX and discovery, as well as revamping the navigation menu at the bottom of the screen. Users will get improved recommendations and prioritized live events to better position content from the NFL and NBA. | 3 TAKES: MCN | Business Insider | Fierce Cable
| | | | #2 Spectrum Auction Ends | | The FCCs incentive auction of 600 MHz spectrum officially closed today with the conclusion of the assignment phase, wrapping up an auction that started more than a year ago. Bidders committed more than $19.63 billion for TV broadcasters airwaves during the auction. Proceeds from the assignment phase in which winning participants bid on exactly which blocks of spectrum they want in each market they won provided an additional $136 million. | | WHY THIS MATTERS: Wireless carriers will be pushing to get their hands on those airwaves as quickly as possible. Operators are already urging the agency to stick to the 39-month repacking plan it has allotted to reshuffle TV broadcasters airwaves for wireless use. | 4 TAKES: B&C | Deadline | Fierce Wireless | TVT
| | | | #3 Kagan: 13% of U.S. Households Now Broadband-Only | | According to a new report from SNL Kagan, 13% of US homes now have broadband but no pay-TV package. That means one out of every six households across the country that purchases broadband access is no longer buying a multi-channel pay-TV package from its cable company. | | WHY THIS MATTERS: SNL Kagan projects the total number of broadband-only homes stood at 15.4 million at the end of 2016. In the fourth quarter alone, 400,00 homes joined the cord-cutting ranks. Over the year, 2 million cut the cord. | 4 TAKES: NY Post | Deadline | Fierce Cable | Home Media
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| | | | Probably nobody here, unless you work for a set-top box manufacturer likes the set-top box, or loves it for that matter The point is of course at the moment its our only means to provide certain quality levels, or the ability to record stuff for instance. As soon as that finds a different way to manifest itself make it smaller, hide it behind a television like the dongle-like devices, or even go to the cloud for that matter so we simply dont need hardware anymore wed be very interested to do that.
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| | | | Extending a Bridge Across Platforms
Barry Tishgart, MCN (Guest Blog)
Global linear and over-the-top (OTT) video revenue will climb to nearly $65 billion by 2021, with U.S. revenue alone projected to swell from $8.2 billion to $22.8 billion in 2021, according to Digital TV Research Ltd. Keen to capitalize on these opportunities, content providers have already seen the value of bridging workflows to deliver seamless experiences for consumers across all devices. More
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