In what was one of the easier predictions for 2023, Evoca TV – the high-hopes hybrid US video provider – has not survived the transition into the New Year, after failing to raise enough capital during a turbulent economic period. Owned by Edge Networks, Evoca TV’s quick capitulation since its founding in 2020 issues an ominous warning for the year ahead, not only for the ATSC 3.0 community on which Evoca TV was part of – blending ATSC 1.0 and 3.0 signals for OTA TV with broadband for OTT video – but for technology start-ups across the board. For instance, excluding the freak effect Covid-19 had on content in 2020, global content spend will experience its slowest growth in 10+…