Dashboard 04-29-22
Twitter Hits
BIPARTISANSHIP: WEATHER CHANNEL
"40 years ago live from Atlanta, households across America were introduced to the @weatherchannel …I'm proud to lead House resolution with my colleague fr Georgia @RepLoudermilk to commemorate anniversary "
– @RepLucyMcBath
cc: @capitalweather pic.twitter.com/Wsht36whWA— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) April 28, 2022
Was happy to be an “adopted” Kansan for an hour tonight with @JerryMoran & @NTCAconnect #broadband providers. From Universal Service contributions reform to ensuring new infrastructure funding stays coordinated between agencies – alot to talk about! pic.twitter.com/JjHad6pv5S
— Shirley Bloomfield (@sbloomfield15) April 27, 2022
Some serious collector swag at LightShed today for the 104th episode of The LightShed Podcast with @WaltLightShed @BrandoLightShed @RichLightShed @CNNplus 😉 $WBD pic.twitter.com/Q7ykOhYKPQ
— Rich Greenfield, LightShed 🔦 (@RichLightShed) April 29, 2022
Research
(Source: Integral Ad Science’s Game Day Digital Strategy)
➢ Digital viewership for live sports in the U.S. expected to reach 90.7 million in 2025.
➢ 86% of U.S. consumers anticipate watching at least one major sporting event throughout the year with the most popular events being the NFL Super Bowl, the Olympics and the MLB World Series.
➢ 46% of online U.S. consumers usually watch live major sporting events on digital streaming platforms, the most popular of which include Hulu, YouTube TV and ESPN+.
Up Ahead
May 6: Free State Foundation 14th Annual Policy Conference; Washington, DC
May 6: The WICT Network Rocky Mountain Chapter’s Walk of Fame; Aurora, CO
May 6: Cablefax Regional Rainmakers Entry Deadline
May 23-25: Media Financial Management Association’s Annual Conference; Tampa, FL
Quotable
“While you are concerned about fiber, listen, you better be thinking about fixed wireless. 500,000 net adds in the first quarter alone. The other interesting thing about the data on fixed wireless, Verizon broke it out by consumer and business… right now, 50% of their fixed wireless are businesses. so don’t just think about this as a low-end consumer product. And remember what they’re also doing is combining this with their mobile offer. So if you’re a Verizon mobile subscriber, you can get this for $25. This is for real, don’t ignore it. I was ignoring it. It exists.”
– Leichtman Research Group President/Principal Analyst Bruce Leichtman presenting research on the state of the industry at BCAP’s Cable Academy Wednesday
