Frownapalooza

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Frownapalooza
Number 80
Broadcast Date June 12, 2012
Episode Length 1:15:34
Hosts Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt

No cable-free HBO Go, Dish defends commercial skipping, Intel planning TV platform, and more.

Contents

Opening Video

The Wire: The Musical with Michael Kenneth Williams

The Big Story

  • HBO won't be offering a cable-free HBO Go option 'for now'. [1]
  • How much would the average person pay for a standalone HBO GO subscription? About $12 a month. [2]

Another Big Story

  • Intel can’t break TV’s bundles. [3]
  • Intel planning TV platform that targets ads via facial recognition. [4]

Yet Another Big Story

  • Dish chief defends commercial-skipping feature, calling it a 'necessary' response to online TV. [5]
  • DirecTV sitting on TV commercial-skipping technology. [6]

Audible

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Slipstream

  • YouTube signs music licensing deal with BMG and eight other publishers. [7]
  • HBO Go launches for Kindle Fire but continues to avoid other Android tablets. [8]
  • Disney implements 28-day waiting period for rental DVDs. [9]
  • Celluloid no more: distribution of film to cease by 2013 in the US. [10]

Tube Tops

  • Netgear's NeoTV Pro adds WiDi, makes any TV smart. [11]
  • Vudu Slingplayer. [12]
  • Upcoming Google TV set-top box will play movie streams from Android phones and tablets. [13]
  • TiVo and PayPal pair up for purchases through TV. [14]
  • SmartKey TV HDMI dongle gives ICS brains to any boob tube. [15]

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Film Falm

  • Game of Thrones is the most pirated TV show of the season. [16]
  • Watch these: Over 500 full-length movies you can stream for free. [17]

Summer Movie Draft

  • (1) Tom = $588,117,770
  • (2) Scott = $541,932,982
  • (3) Brian = $399,431,854
  • (4) Veronica = $92,340,406
  • (5) Justin = $83,411,361
  • (6) Sarah = $0

That's My Boy and Rock of Ages premiere this week.

What We're Watching

Brian

  • Prometheus
  • Legend of Korra
  • De-specialized Return of the Jedi

Tom

  • Prometheus
  • True Blood
  • Diablo III
  • Mad Men

Feedback

  • Tim Magnuson is considering cutting the cord with a Roku and Apple TV, but has a question regarding content interface through a smart TV.
  • Paul Meyer points out that although many movie theaters are 4k capable, they only display 2k content at a 1080p equivalent.
  • Harysh M. mentions that in some countries book three of Game of Thrones was split into two books, not unlike the next season of Game of Thrones.
  • LWATCDR shares his thoughts on MVPDs.

The Spoiler Zone

The boys talk Prometheus.

Great Quotes

  • Tom, "If I'm extra angry today, that's why."
    • Brian, "Is that the big story?"
    • Tom, "That is not the big story."
    • Jason, "It is now."

Fun Facts

YouTube

Links


Preceded by:
"Old Man Game Pad"
Frownapalooza
Followed by:
"The End of Blu-ray?"