Fat Birds With Slingshots

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Fat Birds With Slingshots
Number 70
Broadcast Date April 3, 2012
Episode Length 1:09:20
Hosts Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt

Is cable dominance slowing? Google TV coming to Europe, Kutcher to play Jobs, and more.

Contents

Opening Video

Downton Arby’s

The Big Story

  • Over 1 million U.S. cable subscribers cut cord in 2011. [1]
  • Is cable’s long, glorious ratings run finally over? [2]

Another Big Story

User uploads to YouTube hit one hour per second. [3]

Yet Another Big Story

Piracy cut in half in France, yet movie and music revenues drop. [4]

Squarespace

Go to Squarespace.com for your free two week trail, and use offer code: framerate4 if you decide to keep it for 10% off your first purchase on new accounts.

Slipstream

  • Netflix separates DVD and instant catalogs, distancing the two services for users. [5]
  • Netflix acquires DVD.com domain, has no plans to split DVD and streaming. [6]
  • Verizon pitches mobile video. [7]
  • Australian movie and television streaming service Quickflix launched in New Zealand on Thursday. [8]

Tube Tops

  • Google TV coming to Europe in September. [9]
  • Official Plex channel comes to Roku media streamers with new UI and photo browsing. [10]
  • How to watch HBO Go on your Apple TV, sort of. [11]

Film Falm

  • Watch the first full-length trailer for the Total Recall remake. [12]
  • Ashton Kutcher will play Steve Jobs in upcoming film. [13]
  • Rovio confirms Angry Birds mobile animation series. [14]
  • YouTube is looking for the next vlogging star. [15]
  • Watch this: 'Free the Network' documentary. [16]
  • CBS uses copyright to scuttle Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II episode. [17]
  • Hardwick, Day to launch geek and nerd friendly YouTube channels. [18]

Summer Movie Draft

  • (1) Scott = $248,483,901
  • (2) Justin = $33,457,188
  • (3) Brian = $0
  • (3) Tom = $0
  • (3) Veronica = $0
  • (3) Sarah = $0

What We're Watching

Brian

  • Star Trek Phase 2
  • Game of Thrones
  • My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Tom

  • Game of Thrones
  • Mad Men
  • Lilyhammer

Feedback

  • Graham recommends watching Shameless.
  • The_brein argues that DVDs and physical media isn't dead yet.
  • Thegeekybrit wants to cut the cord, but his wife is in the way.

The Spoiler Zone

The boys talk Game of Thrones.

Great Quotes

  • Brian, "It's like we're hosting iPad Today in 2007."

Fun Facts

YouTube

Links


Preceded by:
"Made Of Slurry"
Fat Birds With Slingshots
Followed by:
"Does Netflix Love SOPA?"