Dashboard 08-12-22
Twitter Hits
A sequel that equaled. A year of planning, 350+ crew members, 4k cams, drones, dirt cams, 50+ microphones, state of the art AR technology, and the creative talents from men and women of @foxsports brought America another night to remember. https://t.co/vtlUxkkWFe
— Kris Jones (@KristopherJ) August 12, 2022
Lucky enough to be backstage for the amazing Kathy Grillo’s speech to @TheMediaInst today. Great recommendations on how to put the government and industry resources uniquely available right now to work to finally close the #DigitalDivide. @VerizonPolicy pic.twitter.com/9WQQnKisgm
— Will Johnson 📱📞☎️💻 (@WorldWideWillJo) August 10, 2022
Just got an urgent message from ESPN security: there’s a Black bear on our campus. Been here a long time and that’s a first.
— Chris LaPlaca (@espn_chris) August 10, 2022
Research
(Source: Hub Research)
➢ In general, more viewers use at least one ad-supported TV source (including cable or broadcast) (95%) than ad-free (79%).
➢ More than half of viewers say they would choose a platform with ads if it saved them as little as $4-5/month.
➢ 30% of those that describe themselves as “intolerant” of ads said they would choose an ad-supported platform if it saved money.
Up Ahead
August 23: Fiber Broadband Association Copper Mountain Regional Fiber Connect; Frisco, Colorado
September 13-14: Mid-America Cable Show
September 19-22: SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2022; Philadelphia
Oct 10-11: The WICT Network’s Annual Leadership Conference
Oct 11-12: 36th Annual NAMIC Conference
Quotable
“The common denominator of our content is love in all its many forms. We believe that all humans deserve and are indeed worthy of love and seeing themselves in loving relationships through our storytelling. Romantic love for sure, and if you add to that the love we have for parents, siblings, friends, children and beyond, simply put, our brand and our content mean something important to our viewers. We take that responsibility seriously and deliver on that promise 24/7 in everything we do… Now, while our movies and our series are created with the female viewer in mind, we know in fact that husbands, boyfriends, and dads are also watching us. Now, let’s not forget when the coach of one of my favorite teams, the Baltimore Ravens, once talked about his love for Hallmark movies in a press conference.”
– Hallmark Media CEO Wonya Lucas during the programmer’s TCA summer tour panel
