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[[Category:Frame Rate Episodes|.117]]
{{Infobox Episode|
  title  = Tommy and the Brain|
  number = 117|
  date   = March 25, 2013|
  length = 1:03:10|
  hosts  = [[Brian Brushwood]], [[Tom Merritt]]}}
HBO Go standalone, Nielsen family is dead, YouTube hits 1 Billion monthly user.

==Show Segments==
===[http://youtu.be/FFmjsUzDZYY?t=30s Opening Video]===
[http://vimeo.com/62092214 Biting Elbows - 'Bad Motherfucker' Official Music Video]

===[http://youtu.be/FFmjsUzDZYY?t=3m38s The Big Story]===
HBO CEO Richard Plepler casually mentions standalone HBO Go option for broadband subscribers, but it's not à la carte. <sup>[http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/21/hbo-go-monthly-subscription-access-broadband/] [http://allthingsd.com/20130322/hbo-explains-why-its-not-going-a-la-carte-any-time-soon/]</sup>

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

===[http://youtu.be/FFmjsUzDZYY?t=9m8s Another Big Story]===
The Nielsen family is dead. <sup>[http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/03/nielsen-family-is-dead/] [http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2013/03/21/nielsen-chatter-on-twitter-about-tv-shows-is-strongly-correlated-with-tv-ratings/]</sup>

===[http://youtu.be/FFmjsUzDZYY?t=20m48s Yet Another Big Story]===
As broadcast TV ratings fall, advertisers eye cable and web video. <sup>[http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/25/4145030/broadcast-tv-ratings-down-advertisers-shift-to-cable-web-video][http://allthingsd.com/20130325/why-netflix-money-may-be-expensive-for-viacom/]</sup>

===[http://youtu.be/FFmjsUzDZYY?t=26m30s Slipstream]===
* Every live-action 'Star Trek' series available for free on Hulu through end of March. <sup>[http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/22/4136850/every-episode-of-every-star-trek-series-available-for-free-on-hulu]</sup>
* Little-known Viewster scores big with free movies and TV shows. <sup>[http://paidcontent.org/2013/03/20/viewster-free-movies-comscore/]</sup>
* YouTube hits 1 billion monthly users, with more traffic coming from smartphones each year. <sup>[http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/03/21/youtube-hits-1-billion-monthly-users-with-more-traffic-coming-from-smartphones-each-year/]</sup>
* Sky Sports pay-as-you-go streaming arrives on Now TV for £9.99 per day. <sup>[http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/19/4122580/sky-sports-streaming-price-sky-now-launch]</sup>
* ABC works on an app for live streaming shows to mobile devices. <sup>[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/business/media/abc-works-on-an-app-for-streaming-shows-to-mobile-devices.html]</sup>

===[http://youtu.be/FFmjsUzDZYY?t=36m46s Tube Tops]===
* Intel launches media server reference design to speed up set-top box creation. <sup>[http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/19/intel-launches-media-server-reference-design/]</sup>
* Hulu Plus on Apple TV redesigned with simplicity and easy discovery features in mind. <sup>[http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/19/hulu-plus-on-apple-tv-redesigned/]</sup>

===[http://youtu.be/FFmjsUzDZYY?t=38m56s Film Falm]===
* Amazon greenlights pilot for 'Zombieland' TV series, viewers to vote for full series. <sup>[http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/25/4144558/amazon-adds-zombieland-tv-pilot-instant-video]</sup>
* The BBC commissions six original dramas exclusively for iPlayer over the next two years. <sup>[http://thenextweb.com/uk/2013/03/22/the-bbc-commissions-six-original-dramas-exclusively-for-iplayer-over-the-next-two-years/]</sup>
* Latest 'Star Trek Into Darkness' trailer shows Cumberbatch as a cold killer. <sup>[http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/21/4130264/international-trailer-for-star-trek-into-darkness]</sup>
* Reddit launches first original video series: 'Explain Like I'm Five'. <sup>[http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/18/4119404/reddit-original-video-series-explain-like-im-five]</sup>

===[http://youtu.be/FFmjsUzDZYY?t=46m45s Premiering This Week]===
''Game of Thrones'' and ''Doctor Who'' and ''The Walking Dead'' (also a few movies) premiere this week.

===[http://youtu.be/FFmjsUzDZYY?t=49m45s What We're Watching]===
Brian
* Kumaré
* Downton Abbey

Tom
* Archer
* The Walking Dead
* Arrow
* Futurama

===[http://youtu.be/FFmjsUzDZYY?t=52m57s Feedback]===
* Wil writes in to discuss Twitch's audience growth.
* A viewer submitted a video question regarding local ads. <sup>[http://youtu.be/FFmjsUzDZYY?t=54m37s]</sup>
* 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==
<youtube>FFmjsUzDZYY</youtube>

==Links==
* [http://twit.tv/show/frame-rate/117 TWiT Episode Archive]
* [http://wiki.twit.tv/wiki/Frame_Rate_117 TWiT Wiki]

{{Succession box|
preceded	=Redbox-curious|
followed        =Hulu's Tramp Stamp}}