Death Of The Industry As We Know It

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Death Of The Industry As We Know It
Number 72
Broadcast Date April 17, 2012
Episode Length 58:53
Hosts Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt

Upfronts hit the web, Ikea's Uppleva, Game of Thrones renewed for a third season, and more.

Contents

Opening Video

Happy Birthday David (Prometheus Viral)

The Big Story

  • Hulu to pitch original programming on Thursday. [1]
  • Hulu Plus subscribers top two million. [2]
  • Hulu changes deal for advertisers: now they only pay when viewers watch the whole ad. [3]
  • Web video eyes TV ad dollars, goes ga-ga for upfronts. [4]

Another Big Story

  • The 5 most over-hyped “Future of TV” topics. [5]
  • The NPD Group put out a survey suggesting that pay-TV rates could hit $200 by 2020 from an average rate of $86 per month now. [6]

Yet Another Big Story

  • Google's Brin goes off on big Hollywood. [7]
  • Netflix CEO takes swing at Comcast Xfinity over net neutrality. [8]

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Slipstream

  • YouTube gives live video streamers better production tools, ways to make money. [9]
  • Amazon massively inflates its streaming library size. [10]
  • LG opens up 3D World video store for 2011, 2012 Cinema 3D Smart TVs. [11]

Tube Tops

  • Ikea furniture with integrated TVs and sound systems coming this fall. [12]
  • Sony announces Nasne, a TV tuner and media box to bring the company's ecosystem together. [13]
  • Hauppauge adds DVR-style recording features to its Broadway streaming TV box. [14]
  • From Amazon to HBO Go to YouTube: App availability on 2012 TVs compared (big chart). [15]
  • New Roku HD media streamer reaches stores, priced at $58. [16]
  • Roku 2 XD and Roku 2 XS launch today in Canada with over 100 channels. [17]
  • MythTV 0.25 is finally available with a bundle of new features. [18]

Film Falm

  • GAME OF THRONES renewed for a third season. [19]
  • Full episode list for Season 2 of GAME OF THRONES. [20]
  • Music licensing likely keeping SNL's 'Game of Thrones' sketch off Hulu. [21]
  • Tube: a free/open pro-grade animated film raising money on Kickstarter. [22]
  • First official trailer for time-travel noir Looper will blow you away. [23]
  • Major League Gaming and TwitchTV announce partnerships with CBS. [24]
  • Uncanny Valley kickstarter. [25]
  • Piled Higher & Deeper — a movie about academia. [26]

Summer Movie Draft

  • (1) Scott = $355,876,136
  • (2) Justin = $71,771,092
  • (3) Veronica = $15,936,582
  • (4) Brian = $6,690,294
  • (5) Tom = $0
  • (5) Sarah = $0

What We're Watching

Brian

  • Memento
  • Sons of Anarchy
  • Game of Thrones

Tom

  • A Team (pilot episode)
  • Mission Impossible (pilot episode)
  • Game of Thrones
  • Eureka
  • Mad Men
  • Fringe
  • Lilyhammer

Feedback

  • Derek (Eugene, OR) defends The Big Bang Theory as a farce, but still thinks Community is a better show.
  • Mike provides an example of mainstream media embracing online viewership.
  • Matt (Vienna, VA) wants to know the legality of Vudu.
  • Matthew (Austin, TX) discusses a Pandora for streaming television programming.

Great Quotes

Fun Facts

YouTube

Links


Preceded by:
"Does Netflix Love SOPA?" 		Death Of The Industry As We Know It
 Followed by:
"TV Be Nimble"
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