Friday Links: OMG, OTT, WTF and More

By Karen Fratti 

brave venturesIt’s been a busy week and we can’t cover everything. Here’s a roundup of some good stories for your weekend reading pleasure.

1) OMG. OTT. WTF. If you missed this post by BRaVe Ventures this week, take some time to take it all in. They published this manifesto of sorts early in the week on the heels of NYC’s TV of Tomorrow Show, where many in the industry were talking about one thing: measurements and “the future.” Here’s a preview:

But OTT isn’t what they need to be WTF’ing about. Or at least not the technical aspects of it. What they need to be concerned with is measurement, what we’re calling “Over The Traditional” as in “get over the traditional ways of measuring” their attribution to live tune-in and start putting the pieces together across screens, stop relying on just traditional measurement systems and start preparing for the next wave of television.

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These guys are onto something.

2) What happened at HBO? Also on Tuesday, HBO’s CTO resigned after they decided to outsource their OTT tech to the MLB. You can check out the full scoop here. I feel Berkes, but there are worse strategic moves:

3) Let the countdown begin. If you read any end of of the year lists (shameless plug:  you should check out ours), let it be Vulture’s list of Best TV, because it might make you mad. “Olive Kitteridge?” That Roosevelt thing? Sure, they might be actually well-written, directed, and acted. But if no one tweets about a show, does it even count? Where’s my “Love and Hip Hop?”

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