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Latest revision as of 20:33, 27 July 2013

Tommy and the Brain
Number 117
Broadcast Date March 25, 2013
Episode Length 1:03:10
Hosts Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt

HBO Go standalone, Nielsen family is dead, YouTube hits 1 Billion monthly user.

Show Segments

Opening Video

Biting Elbows - 'Bad Motherfucker' Official Music Video

The Big Story

HBO CEO Richard Plepler casually mentions standalone HBO Go option for broadband subscribers, but it's not à la carte. [1] [2]

  • Brian speculates that unbundled HBO will be available before February 3, 2016. Tom believes it will be available on or after that day.

Another Big Story

The Nielsen family is dead. [3] [4]

Yet Another Big Story

As broadcast TV ratings fall, advertisers eye cable and web video. [5][6]

Slipstream

  • Every live-action 'Star Trek' series available for free on Hulu through end of March. [7]
  • Little-known Viewster scores big with free movies and TV shows. [8]
  • YouTube hits 1 billion monthly users, with more traffic coming from smartphones each year. [9]
  • Sky Sports pay-as-you-go streaming arrives on Now TV for £9.99 per day. [10]
  • ABC works on an app for live streaming shows to mobile devices. [11]

Tube Tops

  • Intel launches media server reference design to speed up set-top box creation. [12]
  • Hulu Plus on Apple TV redesigned with simplicity and easy discovery features in mind. [13]

Film Falm

  • Amazon greenlights pilot for 'Zombieland' TV series, viewers to vote for full series. [14]
  • The BBC commissions six original dramas exclusively for iPlayer over the next two years. [15]
  • Latest 'Star Trek Into Darkness' trailer shows Cumberbatch as a cold killer. [16]
  • Reddit launches first original video series: 'Explain Like I'm Five'. [17]

Premiering This Week

Game of Thrones and Doctor Who and The Walking Dead (also a few movies) premiere this week.

What We're Watching

Brian

  • Kumaré
  • Downton Abbey

Tom

  • Archer
  • The Walking Dead
  • Arrow
  • Futurama

Feedback

  • Wil writes in to discuss Twitch's audience growth.
  • A viewer submitted a video question regarding local ads. [18]
  • Ken writes in to clarify Brian's running discourse of drawing the line between parody and fan fiction spurred by School of Thrones.

Great Quotes

Fun Facts

YouTube

Links


Preceded by:
"Redbox-curious"
Tommy and the Brain
Followed by:
"Hulu's Tramp Stamp"