Pushing Boundaries With Web Video

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Pushing Boundaries With Web Video
Number 86
Broadcast Date July 23, 2012
Episode Length 1:23:14
Hosts Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt, John Cabrera

H+ and web video, Viacom and DirecTV make up, 3D-Conversion smack-down, and more.

Contents

Opening Video

Gale whole song from Breaking Bad

Interview

Tom and Brian interview John Cabrera of H+.

The Big Story

The results of the Viacom-DirecTV skirmish, and the future of TV blackouts. [1] [2]

Another Big Story

Digital Domain threatens 3D-conversion industry with patent infringement. [3]

Yet Another Big Story

YouTube now encouraging commenters to use their real names. [4]

Slipstream

  • Amazon's new London center to focus on TV, film. [5]
  • Move over, golden record: YouTube launches partner rewards. [6]
  • Amazon Prime licenses West Wing, other Warner Bros. shows. [7]
  • Hulu rolls out a simplified player UI for the web, takes a few cues from mobile. [8]
  • Prodded by regulators, Bell unbundles its TV networks. [9]

Tube Tops

  • WD TV Play set-top box will let you play casual games, but only with navigation buttons. [10]

Film Falm

  • USA Today launches internet video guide. [11]
  • Trailer for RED DWARF X. [12]
  • Alert: Mindy Kaling's new show will be online August 27. [13]
  • Larry King Returns: New show kicks off on Hulu Tuesday. [14]
  • Hulu enters the international co-production business, with the BBC’s The Thick of It. [15]
  • Deadline's Weekly YouTube Rankings. [16]

Summer Movie Draft

  • (1) Justin = $742,986,704
  • (2) Scott = $638,037,750
  • (3) Tom = $630,446,286
  • (4) Brian = $604,748,362
  • (5) Veronica = $203,177,392
  • (6) Sarah = $68,323,490

Total Recall premieres this week.

What We're Watching

Brian

  • The Dark Knight Rises
  • Breaking Bad
  • Half of Casa de Mi Padre

Tom

  • The Dark Knight Rises
  • Breaking Bad
  • True Blood
  • Harry Potter and the Ten Years Later

John

  • The Dark Knight Rises

Feedback

  • Joe was sent a Roku from Dish and $35 to purchase shows on Amazon.
  • Seth B.'s friend and co-worker put together a well produced Y: The Last Man Rising fan film.
  • Blockman B. disagrees with Brian on Aereo.
  • Tim poses a movie draft side bet.

The Spoiler Zone

The boys talk The Dark Knight Rises and Breaking Bad.

Great Quotes

  • Brian, "You're the patent wiz, Tom!"
    • Tom, "I am so not a patent wiz, please don't tar me with that."
  • Tom, "Let's move on to yet another big story. It involves dancing girls! Actually it doesn't, well I guess it could involve dancing girls."
  • Brian, "We all hate things until suddenly we love them."

Fun Facts

YouTube

Links


Preceded by:
"There Are No Good Guys" 		Pushing Boundaries With Web Video
 Followed by:
"It's Grandma Good"
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