TV viewing among Millennials and baby boomers shows that TV is having a second Golden Age, a study by Instant.ly and YuMe found. The definitions of quality TV aren’t differing that much across generational lines, Instant.ly said Tuesday in a blog post (http://bit.ly/1qKgbLZ). The companies culled information by surveying 1,000 respondents, it said. Flexibility is a driver, with 45 percent of respondents enjoying device flexibility, and 40 percent citing the ability to stream content, it said. Respondents selected, in order, HBO, CBS and AMC as having the best entertainment quality, followed by Netflix content, it said. Millennials preferred HBO, while respondents age 35 and over chose CBS as the top network “with its more conventional comedy and drama lineup,” it said. Reasons for binge watching varied, with 44 percent wanting to immerse themselves in the show, and 40 percent claiming to have “a sense of contentment from the time spent watching TV,” it said. Networks and distribution platforms “will need to stay dialed in to the rapidly changing customer expectations, preferences and viewing habits to make the most of this trend,” it said.

The issue of whether Aereo can be treated as a cable system will be considered in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, ruled the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in an order issued Thursday. “We leave it to the district court to consider whether the issues are properly raised in these cases and, if so, to rule on the issues in the first instance.” In response to a broadcaster request for a nationwide injunction against Aereo, the streaming TV service has argued that the majority opinion in its recent Supreme Court loss means it should be treated as a cable system, and be eligible for the same copyright license such systems use (CD July 11 p10). The U.S Copyright Office has said that Aereo doesn’t qualify for such a license (CD July 18 p18).

Pandora’s global workforce had nearly equal parity between men (50.8 percent) and women (49.2 percent), its diversity report said Thursday (http://pdora.co/1q30AK2). Whites are 70.9 percent of Pandora’s U.S. employees; Asians, 12.3 percent, it said. Hispanics (7.2 percent) and blacks (3 percent) are just more than 10 percent of its U.S. workforce, it said.

NFL Now launched on Apple TV. NFL Now gives Apple TV users access to game highlights, original content from NFL Media and 32 NFL clubs, and shows and videos from the NFL Films vault, the NFL said Wednesday in a news release (http://bit.ly/1z2pwDn). It also delivers a personalized NFL viewing experience anywhere, “providing a one-of-a-kind video stream based on each fan’s favorite NFL teams, players and NFL.com Fantasy rosters and viewing preferences over time,” it said.

Disney and Mediacom signed a comprehensive distribution agreement to deliver Disney’s lineup of sports, news and entertainment content to Mediacom customers. Customers can access the content on TVs, computers, smartphones and other devices, said Disney, ESPN and Mediacom Wednesday in a news release (http://es.pn/1sUXwDs). Under the agreement, Mediacom plans to introduce new services, including ESPN Goal Line and ESPN Buzzer Beater, it said. ESPN3 will continue to be available to residential Mediacom High Speed Internet customers across screens and devices, it said.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency launched a free Spanish-language app that informs users of steps they can take before, during and after a disaster to keep their families safe. Information includes preparedness tips, locations of nearby shelters and a list of items to keep in an emergency supply kit, FEMA said Monday in a news release (http://1.usa.gov/1BuRQlU). The app also has a tool that provides information about how to offer volunteer services and donations, it said. It’s available for iPhones and Android devices, FEMA said.

BroadbandTV renewed its agreement with the NBA to manage fan-uploaded content and enhance the NBA Channel on YouTube. That channel has received more than 2.2 billion page views, and has more than 5.6 million subscribers, BroadbandTV said Tuesday in a news release (http://bit.ly/1vdj6kp).

ContentBridge, a supplier of digital supply chain software to studios, distributors and online stores, and research firm GfK Entertainment are among five new Digital Entertainment Group members, the DEG said Tuesday. Others joining are the online store Google Play, Vubiquity, the supplier of multi-platform video services whose CEO, Darcy Antonellis, is former Warner Brothers chief technology officer, and Western Digital, a hard drive and components manufacturer, the DEG said. Western Digital also is a founding member with Fox Home Entertainment, SanDisk and Warner Home Entertainment of the Secure Content Storage Association, which, according to Samsung, is working to fashion “an open ecosystem” of 4K content that one could buy at retail or download for storage or playback on any number of brands of Ultra HD TVs that will support that ecosystem.

Buckeye Cablevision again told the FCC the retransmission consent regime needs substantial and systematic reform. Buckeye Cablevision’s experience as both a broadcaster and a cable operator in retransmission consent proceedings “gives it a unique perspective on both the problems and solutions to the retransmission consent problem,” it said in an ex parte filing posted Tuesday (http://bit.ly/1qn02Ml). The filing was on a meeting at Buckeye’s headquarters with Commissioner Ajit Pai, his aide Nicholas Degani, Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, the American Cable Association and other media executives.

Nielsen Catalina Solutions (NCS) signed an agreement with FourthWall Media to use FourthWall’s anonymous TV viewing data to link advertising with retail sales. NCS plans to use FourthWall’s data to expand its TV panel, it said Monday in a news release (http://bit.ly/1oUU1oP). The larger footprint will deliver greater precision across NCS metrics “and enable measurement of smaller TV networks and programming as well as more niche brands,” it said.