Trying to update UI elements when switching focus between collectionview cells - swift3

Question

I hope someone can help me with this problem. Below is my tvOS app screenshot:
(source: mtiaz.com)
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I am trying to do two things:
When the user scrolls down on their remote, the second item in the collectionView becomes automatically focused. I need to have it so that the first item is focused instead.
When the user manually shifts focus between items in the collectionView, I want the UI elements in the mid-section of the screen to get updated instead of having to press or select them individually.
Here is my code so far for this screen:
import UIKit
// Global variable
internal let g_CR1 = "channel_cell_01"
class DashboardVC: UIViewController, UICollectionViewDataSource, UICollectionViewDelegate {
// outlets
#IBOutlet weak var collectionView: UICollectionView!
#IBOutlet weak var lblChannelName: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var imgChannelLogo: UIImageView!
#IBOutlet weak var txtChannelDescription: UITextView!
// variables
var staticData: [Channel] = []
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// sample channels
initializeSampleData()
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
}
// MARK: - CollectionView Callbacks
func numberOfSections(in collectionView: UICollectionView) -> Int {
return 1
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, numberOfItemsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return staticData.count
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, cellForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UICollectionViewCell {
// Get or make a cell
let cell = collectionView.dequeueReusableCell(withReuseIdentifier: g_CR1, for: indexPath) as! CollectionViewCell
// Configure
cell.imgView.backgroundColor = UIColor.black
cell.imgView.image = staticData[indexPath.row].chLogo
// Return.
return cell
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, shouldSelectItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> Bool {
return true
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, didSelectItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
let currentChannel = staticData[indexPath.row]
DispatchQueue.main.async {
self.lblChannelName.text = currentChannel.chName
self.imgChannelLogo.image = currentChannel.chLogo
self.txtChannelDescription.text = currentChannel.chDescription
}
}
}

Answer 1

I was able to answer point #2. Hopefully someone may benefit from this. However I am still stomped at #1.
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, didUpdateFocusIn context: UICollectionViewFocusUpdateContext, with coordinator: UIFocusAnimationCoordinator) {
// test
print("Previous Focused Path: \(context.previouslyFocusedIndexPath)")
print("Next Focused Path: \(context.nextFocusedIndexPath)")
let currentChannel = staticData[(context.nextFocusedIndexPath?[1])!]
DispatchQueue.main.async {
self.lblChannelName.text = currentChannel.chName
self.imgChannelLogo.image = currentChannel.chLogo
self.txtChannelDescription.text = currentChannel.chDescription
}
}