Today we're pleased to present the first episode of "T Time," a regular podcast featuring news and analysis of the latest developments in advanced TV and video. A joint project between ITVT and nScreenMedia, "T Time" is hosted by ITVT's Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Tracy Swedlow, and nScreenMedia's Founder and Chief Analyst, Colin Dixon.

This week, we talk about:

Comcast's purchase of Sky

whether Amazon's Recast OTA DVR is a good idea

the Snapchat/Amazon partnership

Facebook's new video assistant.

An asset swap could help simplify the complicated and somewhat adversarial relationship between Disney and Comcast. Comcast may want out of Disney’s Hulu and Disney may dump its position in Sky acquired through Fox. Would the swap be good or bad for both companies?

Freewheel’s new Video Monetization Report shows connected TV is driving growth in premium video consumption, at the expense of PCs and TV VOD. Google cast a big shadow at IBC 2018, but original solutions from Make.TV and Wicket Labs still shone through.

On paper, the Verizon 5G broadband and video bundle sounds very appealing. If 5G delivers as promised, can cable face down the challenge?

AT&T wants to pay TV channel providers based on the engagement they bring to its skinny bundles. However, companies like CBS aren’t likely to agree. They don’t need AT&T’s help. They’re perfectly capable of managing their assets online, including NFL and the Super Bowl.

Amazon’s rumored move into free, ad-supported video sounds like a good one. However, getting good content and executing well could be a challenge. Hulu’s ad and subscription revenue is growing strongly but won’t lead to profitability by 2020.

Amazon is rumored to be working on a DVR to record live television. Here are three reasons doing this makes no sense.

We discuss new data that shows most Facebook users don't use Watch, and many don't even know it exists. Two new AI projects show that the technology is being used to help video providers in ways it was impracticable to do before.

Last-mile delivery issues are driving many SVOD users to download videos from their favorite services. It doesn't look like those last-mile issues are going to get fixed any time soon. Verizon will provide an Apple TV and free YouTube TV to new 5G customers when the technology rolls out in four cities later this year. With other operators beginning to roll out 5G, seems like the battle to deliver wireless triple-play services has begun.