| | | | | #1 Verizon Fios Joins SES Ultra-HD Trials | | Satellite operator SES announced that Verizon Fios has joined its 4K distribution platform trial. Under the agreement, Verizon will receive test content from SES’ pre-packaged Ultra-HD satellite-delivery platform. | | WHY THIS MATTERS: Verizon joins a growing mix of MVPDs that are on board for the tests with SES, which is using its satellite-based platform to deliver several linear channels in the Ultra-HD format. These trials deliver 4K to customers either through managed IP multicast DOCSIS 3.0 streams or traditional digital QAM transport streams. | 5 TAKES: MCN | CED | Fierce Cable | DTVE | Broadband TV News
| | | | #2 AMC Developing Ad-Free OTT Service with a Catch | | According to a report from Reuters, AMC Networks is working on an ad-free OTT streaming service that requires both a monthly subscription fee and a pay-TV subscription. AMC is reportedly considering a price of $4.99 to $6.99 per month. | | WHY THIS MATTERS: The service will be targeted to young consumers who already have a pay TV subscription, and not be pitched as a standalone OTT service such as HBO Now or CBS All Access. Instead it will be tailored for millennials who still subscribe to a pay TV service but are among a demo that is considered a threat to cut the cord and eager to avoid ads. | 5 TAKES: MCN | Reuters | Variety | Fierce Cable | The Verge
| | | | #3 North American Pay-TV Penetration To Fall Over Next Five Years | | According to a report released today by Digital TV Research, pay TV subscriber numbers in the U.S. and Canada will fall by 10 million from 112 million in 2012 to 102 million in 2022, or roughly 9%. | | WHY THIS MATTERS: Overall, Digital TV Research suggests that pay TV penetration will drop from the peak of 87.4% in 2013 to 75.2% by 2022. Pay TV sub numbers dropped by 2 million in both 2015 and in 2016, the research notes, but it predicts the rate of decline will slow from now on, although the 2022 total will be 5 million lower than the end-2016 total. | 5 TAKES: CED | MediaPost | Rapid TV News | Broadband TV News | TBI Vision
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| | | | “I think the proof is right in front of us with what’s happening in cable and streaming services. Directors want to go there, because they’re able to tell interesting stories…. That’s where the chances are being taken. That’s where the action is now.”
– Lorenzo di Bonaventura, producer of the Transformers films |
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| | | | Digital Video, Trad TV Play the Scarcity Game
By Wayne Friedman, MediaPost
Detractors and protectors of this year’s upfront market are lining up – with digital media in the crosshairs. Could TV see another year of benefit? Facebook’s ever-changing and apologetic adjustments to its video metrics in selling its video inventory – including the average time users spend watching videos – and Google’s recent apologies in putting traditional marketers messaging next to questionable content – are two of the biggest factors. More»
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